Behringer EDGE : semi-modular percussion synth

Yes to all those questions except for the last one. There is no pitch mod out connection on the patch matrix. But I’ve been having a blast with the Edge and my Digitakt/Drambo setup. I’m currently trying the Crave out as well. The Edge basically fixes all the issues I had with the DFAM at less than a third of the price. It resets and everything when I start the clock on the Digitakt.

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Finally got mine… and it feels to me like you actually CAN’T send it MIDI notes while the sequencer is running… which is annoying. can’t work out a way to make MIDI notes advance a step either really, which is a shame…

had me trying to work out a way to advance a step from the Digitakt DIN sync, which, I mean, didn’t work. But is certainly another modulation source. Lolz.

I never even thought about sending it external notes while the sequencer is running, but I like that idea. I know you can play the thing like a “conventional” synth when the seq isn’t running though. If you ever find a solution to this problem, please keep us posted!

I also discovered there is a midi out/thru port bug where it currently only lets information through on the dip switch channel. There is a topic about it on their forums already. Pretty annoying little bug ngl.

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Typical behringer really!

It would be much better if you could just turn off the pitch for both oscillators and send notes, so all the other stuff from the sequencer happens over your melody…
I guess you’d need to disconnect velocity too tho maybe

Ah well, can’t grumble much for 160 quid!

They might implement these things in firmware updates, we’ll see. Either way, I’m pleasantly surprised by this thing for the price.

Just received mine and it’s super cool. Instant techno and full of surprises.

Sorry if this is already mentioned, I did a quick search and couldn’t find it - is it normal that the HP filter doesn’t go that high at maximum cutoff? As in, the LP at minimum cutoff is silent, whereas the HP at maximum cutoff still has a lot of high end and really just the bass removed. Not a problem if so, just wanted to confirm it was normal.

Edit: sounds like it is normal

I am in love :heart_eyes:

What a ridiculous thing it is

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I don’t have an Edge and don’t know if that hp filter behaviour is normal, but it might be that there are trimmer pots inside which can adjust the min/max hp/lp cutoff points. Worth removing the cover to have a look. If you do then feel free to post a pic here and we’ll see if we can identify the correct trimmer to adjust.

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I think I’m in the minority here, but I don’t like how it sounds. I play it side by side with the DFAM and much prefer the sound to that.

Still for the price it’s a no brainer and has some great features!!

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Haha I probably will wait and see what others say before opening it up, my track record opening stuff up is not amazing, but thanks for the advice!

Just got mine yesterday, played with it for awhile before I added my Oxi one. Adding the modular stuff just makes it so much better

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@Niko or @Habit_Reform (sorry just picked you both as you recently replied in this thread) - if you have a minute to check how “high” your highpass filters, I’d appreciate it! Just want to check mine isn’t faulty.

Damn you for getting me back on this synth after I reluctantly called it a day :rofl:

Don’t worry it’s not your machine - seems to be the standard behaviour

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Hehe. Thank you for checking!

Hi! What can I do with an edge and OXI one? Thanks

i love this thing, it really punches above its weight and sounds like a bunch of much more pricey eurorack to my ears. technoooooo

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Yeah this is a great description! You can get some really wild heavy analog Mike Parker type sounds out of it.

What’s impressed me most so far is how full of sweet spots it is. You don’t really need to think about what you’re doing, you just keep stumbling upon cool stuff - but the architecture is simple enough that you can then reverse engineer what’s going on and refine to taste.

I know the architecture is basically copied from Moog so can’t credit B for that, but it’s a really smart blend of simple components with the potential for quite complex results.

There’s no way to do polyrhythms right? Would be cool to have say a 6 rather than 8 step loop. I remember seeing some hack using one row of sequencer to make the tempo go really fast for the last n steps (I think? Something like that) for the DFAM but I don’t want to sacrifice a row of sequencing.

Mine took a while to show up, so long in fact I had completely forgot about it … anyway, a few thoughts for the mix

I might be in the minority here, but these pots are way too stiff and the issue is compounded by the larger diameter caps they use.

It’s a bit annoying they use different looking caps on this compared to the crave, but that’s a price you pay for buying at this end of the market

Another one is no effort is made to add value, beyond a few small things, but the sparsely populated top row of jack I/o is screaming for a mult or a few other access points and it’s a shame they didn’t have an assign out … I see a few missed opportunities, but it’s nonetheless a rewarding concept (the dfam) when you get the hang of it

It’s easy to get sublime things happening, but not always easy to return to those as there’s just so many interacting parameters, it’s a great thing that Moog created and I think the filter they have is better tuned judging by the average of all videos I have seen since. But as with any device like this, it’s whether you like what it can do for you and not whether it is a 1:1 attempt.

My biggest gripe is the cheap knob caps … annoyingly with 34 of them there will be no cheap fix, but I will aim to shrink the sequencing ones to help the clarity, access and rotational speed. They’re using plastic shafts as opposed to the metal ones from the crave. The line out (VCA) is in an annoying position too, but that’s the kind of finesse you just can’t expect. The colour could be worse, but it’s close enough to Boss BF2 vibes to almost pass.

All that said it is terrific fun, sounds awesome and takes you to new territory. Using a sequencer row for tempo can result in wonderful timing shifts, once fine tuned it gives good results with an organic vibe. It’s easier to get it into interesting territory than the relatively polite and conventional crave. It’s also easier to quickly kill the mojo with a few bad tweaks, guess it needs a bit of time getting to know how it reacts

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I really don’t like the knobs either. Too stiff and there isn’t a good grip for them.

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