A Legend Comes Back to Life - Introducing MS-5

For decades now there's been a notable community of online synthesists asking for this legendary and rare synth to be brought back in it's full analog glory, and it's about time someone answered their call.
More info at behringer.com
Video & Music created by Patrick with the Behringer MS-5.
00:00 Intro
00:33 MS-5 Intro Song
01:20 Prologue
01:52 Return of a Legend
03:35 Oscillator Demos
04:48 Osc Sync Sounds
05:21 Ring Modulation
05:41 Techy Demo
07:27 Jam Licks
08:59 Arp Mash
11:02 Beta Tester Thoughts

[@Umtree]

What a terrible time to be poor 😢

[@Soso-km8er]

Behringer just released the „Vintage“ soft synth, so don’t despair. While analog gear is nice, limited financial capabilities have never been less relevant for musical talent. A used MacBook with Logic (or just a laptop with Ubuntu Studio) is all one needs. Top notch production capability is available for everybody who can watch KZbin. Our society was considered rich, yet 35 years ago I had nothing except a flute and an old piano. Be thankful.

[@scottm8685]

Right there with you.

[@thefumigator]

I'm in that team too

[@dicksledge4211]

Best time to be poor out of all of the times. Who do you think these are for?

[@spick1923]

A great time to get rich hawking off other designers products though!

[@diderichlangmannen]

F I N A L L Y ! This series from Roland was always my absolute favorite of all times! Thank you very much, Behringer, for making this dream come alive again.

[@user-ok7vg6bt4g]

Congratulations! Great work. The oscillators... All of it sounds spot on. The form factors as well as the I/O options are all on point. Well done.

[@thesrabbit]

Sounds great. Probably the best demo ever on this channel too. Well done.

[@Goettel]

"in stock and immediately shipping from our factory". This is the way.

[@deanrinehart]

And yet…when you follow the links…it’s not. True Behringer form.

[@Dudderlyful]

​@@deanrinehartnothing but absolute diamond perfection will be good enough right

[@AbsurdTV1]

Omg yes. #synthsamurai

[@entertaintech4374]

@@Dudderlyfulif you mean having product ready for delivery, then absolutely 😅

[@Station2Station-du2gh]

@@Dudderlyful he's right. If it's not available for sale at the usual Beringer resellers, this follows a Beringer pattern. so if you call "diamond perfection" being able to actually purchase something that they say you can purchase now, then yes, we required diamond perfection.

[@TH3_FURY]

This thing sounds so good and I can't imagine all the sound design possibilities it can do ! Anyway ! Bravissimo Patrick, you give us another magnificent demo, thanks for that ! You are like a prophet who always comes to tell us good news and the idea of having an M/SH5 in my armada makes my GAS rise ! Greetings !

[@JonManness]

This sounds so freaking sweet! Bravo Behringer!

[@wouterdesmedt1736]

Thanks for using that font for the Synthesizer. Beautiful synth.

[@bcj842]

I don't care what anyone says. Behringer is the coolest synth developer out there today rivaled only by UDO. Their mission to collect and re-engineer ancient, museum-piece equipment and bring them into mass production again in hardware form is honorable.

[@DurararaX2]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 "honorable"

[@bcj842]

@@DurararaX2 Nobody else is going to make replicas like these. Not everyone can get the real things and Behringer modernizes them to be capable of more than the originals. It'd be another matter entirely if they were making complete junk, but their machines are actually remarkably solid considering how little they cost. It's a great business for them and it makes the synth market far more accessible. That's a win for everyone.

[@malikdavis6091]

In my opinion behringer is cool as hell so is UDO, but ASM takes the cake

[@Justsobusy]

Y’all are smoking crack and have no idea what a good synth is

[@bcj842]

@@malikdavis6091 You make a good point! I always forget about Hydra. Those really are amazing.

[@fin795]

Hey Patrick! Great to see you again doing another demo, always know it's going to be ace when it's you doing it. Love the demo tune! Would love to hear a longer version. Very impressed with the sound of the MS5 so far, will you be doing any more demos in the future? Would love to hear more, also raw saw basses to hear it's tone. Thanks again.

[@therealmattmann]

Awesome! I can't wait to hear all the demos people will do of this beast!

[@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx]

Judging by recent history there will be numerous such videos but made only by a select group of KZbin synthfluencers, while in the real world we go buy gear from other makers that's actually available.

[@Scrumper66]

Good sounds! Good synth! And good idea to recreation of this synth! Very nice!!!

[@KILLAGORILLA7000]

Very nicely made demo. I wish I could justify / fit more analog monosynths in my life

[@synthebo]

Bravo, Patrick!!! Fantastic!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@MUNRO13]

This sounds amazing.

[@bk3artistlabel834]

Love the intro, well done🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@zeitgeist909]

How exactly do you remortgage a car?

[@abelincoln7473]

Just sell a kidney and you're good to go. You'll even get a trip to Mexico out of it for free...

[@sirjaunty1]

Maybe if you chop the wheels, cement the body into some ground you own, then call it a 'compact but functional', living space😊 ..but yeah, lol.

[@jimbotron70]

Ask your friendly neighbourhood loan shark 🦈

[@roseutterback5755]

Seen it before in the hood

[@PatternRecognitionMusic]

You start by approaching your financial institution. Or, if you're squeamish about that, you can do it online - just search "refinanace car loan."

[@aaronmoya]

Epic news!!! I’ll definitely be getting one of these!! 🎉

[@zach5539]

This sounds phenomenal, well done to the behringer team!

[@AlchemicalAudio]

Great demo. Your products are looking much better, moving towards substance over hype was a smart move.

[@michaelscottpettis]

Awesome work sounds great

[@hulkslayer626]

Wow! Absolutely amazing job Behringer! 👏 👏 👏 👏 Once I pay off my System 55 from Sweetwater, I will habe to get the perfect 3 tier stand for my Poly D. And then add the Mono-Poly and now this! Epic!

[@Naotaku]

I must admit, I didn't know about the SH-5. But this sounds fantastic! The demo song is fire.

[@EdEditz]

It was a new one on me too :)

[@embazle]

I love Behringer. My first product of theirs was a 5 channel mixer. got two of them, then got an 12 channel. now got their x-touch controller and a Behringer X-AIR mixer, played with their Wing mixer and it is amazing also. Their only synth I owned was their Deepmind 12, still young in the synth world, I ended up selling it and while I don't regret it, I miss having it. Since then following the Behringer journey in what you'd call replicating copying other older synths, having that cost friendly alternative to bask in the experience that once was; is such a gift. I can't imagine how many hours of circuit analysis, engineering, and program processing it must take to re-create and even implement additional features to their products, must take, and I certainly don't see anyone else doing that. It's a hats off and dance in my opinion. The MS-5 looks and sounds fantastic!

[@JonMurray]

Looks and sounds awesome mate. Lovely noises and it looks premium and refined. Cracking job guys ✌🏻

[@markjupiter4]

Fantastic demo, so glad your back demo-ing them. Who would have thought this possible a few years ago. Your right, it is a very exciting time to be alive, if your into synths :) How are you getting on with the SEM modules? can't wait for them

[@kellysereda4961]

Most of the modern synth demos I've listened to on YT make me think the synth must sound better in person, but this one actually sounds solid via the demo.

[@XanderEwald]

Sounds sweet, will have to check it out. Love that 70s Roland filter sound.

[@ToddCampopiano]

Wow, this sounds (and looks) really great. To my ears it's the best sounding clone that Behringer has made.

[@googlingthevoid]

Agreed!

[@thomaskrasemann709]

I honestly hope that Behringer continues rebuilding vintage synths. Hope the Korg PS series is among them. 3100, 3200 or 3300. This legendary sound needs affordable recreation!

[@gwugluud]

Ten years from now, they’ll still be “announcing” it.

[@Robguitarjarvis]

Wow this really sounds fantastic

[@marsmediapro]

Thanks Patrick! This synth looks and sounds awesome; it would pair nicely with my Roland SH3a synth!

[@ruudvincent6078]

This thing is unbelievable good sounding

[@Novaheart1998]

I was waiting for this, Im getting it! I have no Behringer products. I had a chance to buy an original one 25 years ago for cheap and passed it up 😢

[@BroodXindustrial]

Oh yeah. This smokes! Bring it on! 75 is alive! Can't wait to shred this Damn good one guys. Keep em coming. Loving the gear. Killing it. (Stereo) Yum. Feeling alive-er!! :)

[@d3tuned378]

Why do you talk like a boomer

[@lordundhimself1310]

This thing really does sound great

[@beatjuggernauts3828]

BEHRINGER BCR2000

[@glenesis]

Need bcr2000

[@obshaky]

Yes. I need at least 3 for control of VST in laptop and iPad

[@michaelmueller9816]

@@obshakyI'm really sorry for you

[@joebrewer4529]

I mean, the only thing I can think this point is how hard can it be?

[@asynchronicity]

They could just clone the BCR2000😅

[@Dogboy73]

Love the 'Arp Mash' section. Some really nice sounds in that section.

[@lambertfooks7358]

No menu diving? Love it!

[@JiveTalker78]

This thing sounds amazing!

[@dxtrs_mnpltr]

Available where? Is says “available in several months” at Thomann. By the way, It would have been great to have syncable lfo’s! 😢

[@lundsweden]

This is really great, thankyou Behringer! But, having said that, it would be great if it came in a desktop module form too. I'd also love this filter to become available as a stand alone module I could use with my System 100 modular synth.

[@davidgoode7416]

Excellent demo

[@EcoCentrist]

phew, this sounds on par with my Sub Phatty.. Behringer, please never stop never stopping.

[@RoyChartier]

With respect, the Sub Phatty has a much warmer, deeper, fatter sound. It definitely lives up to its name. This is a nice recreation of the original, but seems to lack the warmth and juicy fatness of the original. Perhaps some more tweaking before release will be able to get it closer to sounding more like the original.

[@Matthew-pq3us]

Man it sounds nice can't wait until it out completely

[@buhlir]

berhinger you are crushing it lately, I seriously want all the synths you guys are remaking. The only thing that I would love to see change, is your logo and color. Especially the color. It may be trivial, but also maybe not. People get the moog logo tattooed because it's so simple and rad. I really believe the logo could really change how berhinger is seen and how it feels when you buy one of your products. But otherwise keep up what you're doing cuz I freaking love it!

[@dicefall9]

Well I must say this synth's got character! That intro track is stellar, it reminds me of the late 90s trance music I used to love so much!!

[@PatternRecognitionMusic]

Not even halfway through the video, I'm sitting here thinking to myself, I really want to stay focused on building my eurorack rig and I don't really have a lot of space for more full-size keyboards, but DAAAAAAAYUM this thing sounds so tasty!

[@waggon321]

Magnificent!

[@paulmint1775]

Damn that sounds Awesome !!

[@SR-ih1be]

I have to post twice on the MS-5. This thing has so much balls. I can't wait to get my hands on these balls.

[@step2191]

sounds like fun. hopefully these will be here by christmas. i placed an order for a UBX-A and it wont be arriving until August!

[@Jimbo386000]

Damn this synth sounds so good!

[@InFamousProductions]

What’s amazing is how clean yet thick the oscillators are.

[@ghostfrom1950]

Thought the same thing. Amazing

[@__teles__]

Some oscillators sound better than others? I'd say no BUT the signal path after the oscillator can suck the life and warmth out of them. High pass filters are essential on a synth but might do this, capacitors for DC blocking also can strip the goodness from oscillators.

[@jd808]

@@__teles__ no all oscillators are the same.. and you even talk about capacitors? LOL

[@richardtrussell8220]

Capacitors used for DC blocking, an essential tool, act as low pass filters. So value and dielectric material very much effective the sound as it passes through.

[@jd808]

@@richardtrussell8220 if you say all oscillators sound the same you have no idea what you are talking about... love the lesson about capacitors and dielectric materials i swear people amaze me

[@trippypages7309]

Clone the ALESIS ANDROMEDA 🙏

[@user-sx2iw2hq3l]

I think that Behriinger never could do it.

[@trippypages7309]

@@user-sx2iw2hq3l hi✌️... Why?

[@alicelaranjeira3127]

Wanna bet? 😊​@@user-sx2iw2hq3l

[@TheGamingBigT]

This!!!!!!!!!

[@tubescreamin74]

❤oh yes they can / will. 🎉

[@Djpuzzle]

Love your jams bro. Give a share to your bandcamp when you can.

[@Myexpectationsarerealistic]

👍🏻 Very nice soundscape.

[@atheerhanna]

beautiful sound!! .. really

[@georgegeez8708]

This thing sounds so sweet. Definitely going to buy MS-5. I've been waiting for this one. My Behringer collection just keeps growing. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@dmcinnis23]

Such CRRRRISPY sounds!❤

[@tblv9300]

Sounds great

[@KeskeinenAika]

Thank you, again.

[@LarcTald]

Beautiful

[@NickSBailey]

very nice :) sound wise and design

[@gwsound]

Sounds really nice. I hope the usb midi is more stable than on the remake of the Solina. But anyway this shift within Behringer towards creating analog synths is remarkable.🎉

[@prospectnyc]

incredible! wow

[@ozhalljr]

Nice Demo!

[@arnaudduvivier5648]

Alors là je dis "Bravo!" Magnifiques sonorités, splendide design, belle réussite.

[@nezmirage9565]

The original was my first synth. Great drone machine!

[@SeQFreQ369]

My 2nd, loved the sound, hated the weight, often had to carry it up a very steep hill, or 3 flights of stairs. Hopefully you don't need a forklift for this one.

[@CaalamusTube]

0:15 What an eclectic selection of recommended videos! XP

[@fortheloveofnoise9298]

chipmunk jones

[@CaalamusTube]

@@fortheloveofnoise9298 I don't see that one!

[@fiddlestickzmuzik]

There is absolutely zero chance of me not buying one of these. Something different for a change, mixing the external input with your sound and band pass filtering, ring mod, sweeeeet.

[@adytech5788]

Very cool thx you Behringer, we hope you will release mk2 with full midi version & patch saving with 500 memory preset

[@SpiritualAudioChannel]

Good stuff!

[@AmbientShores]

This thing sounds out of this world. I love the Moog-style design.

[@AB-dz4yb]

its roland style design

[@jon_gee]

Sounds really good. Damn!

[@alessandropaglia2812]

For 1 sec I thought it was the korg ms-50 😮 but it's an idea: the behringer(s) k-1 k-2 k-5 all in the same form factor...btw congrats guys, the oscillators sound fantastic ❤️

[@ET2carbon]

Same here

[@Rompler_Rocco]

I just yesterday had to sell SO many synths I never wanted to sell. Rough times. So, this truly is awesome, Behringer. But I'm going to go ahead and cry about this one.

[@sirjaunty1]

So sorry to hear that. Hope they come back to you soon, my friend.

[@Rompler_Rocco]

@@sirjaunty1 Thank you so much, I really appreciate the kind comment 🙏

[@PatternRecognitionMusic]

Been there, done that. Let go of some really cool pieces along the way. Keep your chin up, rough times don't last forever. Fortunately, we have arrived in a time when excellent and usable synth gear can be had at very reasonable price points, and even if you never regain your old collection, you will surely find gear that allows you to continue to pursue your passion!

[@Rompler_Rocco]

@@PatternRecognitionMusic that is a great point, thanks very much!

[@user-ok7vg6bt4g]

I hope things turn around for you. No platitudes, but an honest hope and well wishes for you.

[@Expectaz]

Yes! A legend reborn

[@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx]

Not actually 'born', more a case of pregnant... possibly.

[@Expectaz]

@@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx Hahahaha true

[@kristianborisov5928]

Sounds gorgeous! You might change my mind about synths without memory with this one.

[@pauljeavons8878]

Synth sounds very versatile. And unique. I like unique. That filter is a key manipulator from the looks of things. I have that awe for Roland SH.

[@whitedragondojo]

Did someone geek out all over the keyboard ? Nasty opening line for this video. Butters says it the best "Oh, it's sticky".

[@ELACEBAL]

Dear Behringer I cant wait anymore for the Roland CR78 drumbox. Please!!!

[@moshik5]

Thats really great and all, really! Kudus to all! But my friend is asking whats the deal with the 'MS 1 - mkII' ?

[@juanocordoba]

awesome synth

[@inneryard]

Just awesome

[@paulmint1775]

OH YES !! Ive been waiting for this !!! Eat static eat ya heart out !!

[@roseutterback5755]

Wow 🤩 way to go

[@Clarence_Jr_Ross]

I cannot wait to get mine.

[@thepcgamer2169]

@Behringer Is there a MS-1 MKII in the works ?

[@obshaky]

seconded

[@eento06]

There should be yes

[@roseutterback5755]

Soon apparently but there is a guy modding the ms1 s hive mind synthesis he is doing some wild things with them

[@AboveTheTrees00]

@@roseutterback5755got the link for those mods you're talking about?

[@user-wg6mt3se1n]

will there be a pink mattel edition?

[@tq2769]

yes please

[@WingHouseCup]

Wow, it sounds damn good.

[@circuitslave]

Y'all got any update on the Linn Drum?😋

[@martijn_nl]

Powerful!

[@lundsweden]

Its got the OG System 100 filter in it, actually it goes one better, it has a bandpass mode in addition to the LPF.

[@scottm8685]

I think this is the best demo ever made.

[@fufhi3102]

Really nice sounds! Totally love it!

[@seedmole]

Pretty sick!

[@elekktrikk_home_video]

Such a beauty. Thank you Behringer! 😃🤩🤩👍

[@Bernd_Bruening]

The original one was built into a tolex flight case and extremely heavy. I’m tempted !