Behringer 1027 Sequencer ~ back to the roots

The Behringer 1027 adds sequencing to the Arp 2500 series and has some interesting features to offer. Despite having three channels and some modulation capabilities, the 1027 is a quite rudimentary 3 channel sequencer with no quantization, no range selection and no individual channel transport. Welcome to the analog world!
0:00 intro and general layout
2:00 the quirky internal clock
5:40 the step input
6:07 morphable waveform VCO
7:17 analog it is
8:42 self modulation
10:13 shorten the sequence
11:17 chain the channels (with the 1050)
12:21 form factor and limitations
13:38 outro
13:55 demo #1: 3 channel fun
18:32 demo #2: morphable waveform osc (with 182 module as sequencer)
23:08 longer version of the intro tune
Thanks for watching & stay tuned!

[@HerrDext3r]

That shriveled leaf touching side of your synth disturbs me more than it should xD

Hahaha! Me too! I was wondering why and what... gear p*orn I guess? ;)

[@walrtbstudios5430]

I miss my 960, but not the 54hp it occupied, so I now have one of these on its way to me. It will fit nicely in one of my 40hp skiffs.

[@Banksyyt]

Beautifully done. Thank you for doing this.

[@soniklink-WKD4496]

I have so much to learn! lol :), awesome hints & tips here. Great demo & such varied compositions too, nice 🙂👍

[@joshuabpolys]

Great stuff! Thx!

[@marthafulton2625]

Thanks for your post on the '2500' series.Very 'informative and helpful'!

[@DisciplinedCommotion]

great demo and sequencers.

[@TheScreamingFrog916]

Great description of the Sequencer and its uses. Thinking about getting the 2500 series modules, to go along with my 2600 synth. Like your combination of the 2500 and 100 series modules, very powerful setup. Thanks for sharing, and best wishes for your continued success.

[@DJfreddyfresh]

Great job!

[@lorrenaelliott161]

14:05 bliss …. Thank you 🙏

[@ZackYouTube]

Great video, buddy.

[@gabesudholt]

excellent

[@pointmisser]

Great overview. Just a small addition (excuse me if you did mention it and I missed it): the step function is also very useful to use the sequencer with an external clock (for instance to sync it to a DAW). There's even some quite unpredictable but useful behavior where if you use the step input as an external input while running the internal clock at the same time you can get some nice polyrhythms going.

[@synthesizer83]

Thanks! I might have missed this while talking about the audio rate advancing. The "normal" use of this input is as you said, and these polyrhythms are very interresting!

[@anthonymiller4703]

I like that tip bout the step input while running the internal clock, I never imagined polyrhythms on a step sequencer- really cool!

[@usaroman]

Would love to see and hear such polyrhythms in action.

[@patriciaoudart1508]

🙏🧡💚I walk the same analogic way but you are the professor👌😏, I was looking as a priority to this particular sequencer, but standing the end of the shortage.. thanks for the sequences exploration🙋😺🐶👌

[@davidlewis1787]

What’s the wobbly thing? It’s faintly disturbing

[@HatredPrime]

It's penis with Hood on.

[@johnsmith-zv1lo]

WOW !! now i cannot unsee it... what is it ??

[@dimension-ji7xk]

It looks a cable that connects it to a Oscilloscope

[@mag7450]

That's an analogue hardware plugin

[@alexanderscott6332]

It’s a either a shrivelled leaf of a plant or…

[@TenThousandFeetTall]

Great video. Learning a lot! But what the heck is that cock looking plant next to your rig?

[@goonfish]

Just the natural reaction to ARP sequencing! 〰️🍆〰️

[@mixolydian2010]

Thanks for the informative video but couldn't concentrate for wondering what the object is to the left? :-}

[@electron7373]

Thanks for showing all the feature of the 1027 seq. Is that tuner/frequency measuring unit to the right an Arduino based project?

[@synthesizer83]

I'm not sure what the platform is here, the module is named ZeroScope and is from VPME.

[@philippe939]

Really nice, thank you. Do you have any patching models?? 👍

[@flourfree2K]

Well the SQ-1 being so flexible... BUT! * It is quantized (that is, DIGITAL). * It doesn't feature a RESET INPUT, which is very important for me.

[@synthesizer83]

True! And: It doesn't keep its speed and tuning when you switch it off and on again. Differences are subtle, but still very frustrating when you accidentally unplug it.

[@Banksyyt]

Agreed. Reset is a 'must have' x

[@seansnyder7744]

I bought the 962 sequential switch module to essentially turn the 1027 into a 24 step sequencer if I so choose to do so :) Threw in a Pico quantizer as well for quick and easy accurate pitch. Have you done any calibration of the 1004's? The 1v/octave tracking on my modules are terrible :/ I ran them through a tuner to check pitch drift between frequencies and had some major drift unfortunately.

[@synthesizer83]

Yep, without quantizer, taming this 24 step beast is quite elaborate... The 1004 is fine here, and I usually try to avoid fiddling around with any tuning trimmers cause I worsen things there usually ;) With the unquantized sequencers from the 2500 series it doesn't matter anyway if the tracking is good, cause you just tune by ear...

[@seansnyder7744]

@@synthesizer83 I just realized I typed "frequency" instead of octave when checking the voltage drift between octaves. My bad. Thanks again for the video! Your video on the 1050 was very helpful as well!

[@saltlake71]

Nice video. Do you think this module can play well with a Crave? Pls, can you tell the micro scope brand and model? and where to buy it? ;-)

[@synthesizer83]

Should do well with the Crave, I guess. The scope is ZeroScope from VPME. Should be in stores, I have mine from Thomann.

[@VSM1975]

Hi , thanks for the great video , can you explain how to patch it for the 24 step sequence? I just got some of the modules and can't seem to figure it out ? do you need 3 osc to do it or can you do it with one osc ?

[@synthesizer83]

You can use the 1050 to switch between the sequences of the 1027. After 8 steps you switch to the next, then to the next, and so on. So 3x8 gives you the full 24 step experience.

[@NicleT]

Beautiful presentation. Very informative. May I ask what is that strange purple… thing at the left of your rack. My OCD does that I can’t take my eyes off it, haha!

[@synthesizer83]

Lol that stupid thing has already raised some questions. It's some sort of plant, I removed it in the meantime because it died.

[@NicleT]

@@synthesizer83 haha! That’s hilarious! Anyway, I really appreciate your content 👍

[@borisborisov500]

Yeah, it really looks like something else, very unfortunate choice 😂😂😂

[@fedemanfredi]

Wonderful video!! There is a way to patch a random step play?

[@synthesizer83]

No, not a simple one - I was thinking for a moment now if one comes to mind, but I think random sequences would be hard to achieve.

[@flinkerfurz]

Once again very interesting vid. But what is the wobbeling alien left on the device. Looks like a MYNOK (be careful it will damage the hull of the sequencer) ;o)

[@andyq9669]

I thought it was a slab of meat....a blow-up meat balloon.

[@returnofthemilk]

A plant leaf?

[@synthesizer83]

Haha, yeah it's a plant. A weird looking one. Think it's dead already.

[@NuisanceMan]

I thought it was a vegetative dick.

[@UNDERMIND_AUDIO]

What scope are you using?

[@synthesizer83]

It is the VPME ZeroScope. Very handy!

[@ozhalljr]

I love your videos, but the vibrating thing on the left is SO distracting in this video.. What is is?

[@synthesizer83]

That is (or was) a strange looking plant, which died in the meantime (not surprising though I guess).

[@tomalast]

How to proper sync 1027 ? i use STEP but CLK OUT don't give me any signal (for ENV) ...

[@synthesizer83]

Hmm CLK OUT might be working only if the internal clock is running. Otherwise, if you provide an external clock, grab a multiple and use it for the envelope as well.

[@vadimduda2656]

the sequencer plays every step, is it possible to make it not play for example 3 and 4 steps?

[@synthesizer83]

No it's very basic, just plays every step. However, you could use the second track and a VCA or VC switch to mute certain steps.

[@NTRSN-Archive]

This sequences you can't recreate these on midi

[@DisciplinedCommotion]

Hi, help please, how do I patch the 1027 to the 1004, hope you can help. Regards Tim.

[@synthesizer83]

Well, cv out to cv in, basically ;) In more detail, take CV A from the 1027 and feed it into KBD IN on the 1004, then tune the steps in column A on the 1027 to get a melody.

[@DisciplinedCommotion]

@@synthesizer83 cheers for the info, I am starting to understand a bit more now

[@liranp5901]

when i saw the 60 year old Arp 2500 i was amazed imagine someone 60 years from now walk into a room filled with modules but the logo is Behringer... nahh absolutely disgusting