More sounds of the Behringer Wave (Dry/No FX/no talking)

You've asked for more, so here's some more sounds of the Behringer Wave :-)
This time straight into the audio interface, no effects, just normalized audio.
Hope you find it useful!

[@tomnoise23]

You've asked for more, so here's some more sounds of the Behringer Wave :-) This time straight into the audio interface, no effects, just normalized audio. Hope you find it useful!

[@Dudderlyful]

Finally! Thank you

[@arturslacinjans7185]

Thank you, that's what I needed!

[@florentchatelain3057]

Thank you Tom ! It sounds gorgeous. #takemymoney

[@synthmaven]

This thing sounds DOPE ! I don't care how close it is to the original.

[@sub-jec-tiv]

@@synthmavenYep. I’m pleasantly surprised by the quality of the filters for the price. Very cool

[@magneticmonopole7824]

Slave To The Rhythm! I'll be getting one of these. Great Demo.

[@monodux]

What a fantastic sounding synth. I really love this one.

[@markg5713]

The first time I knew for certain that I was hearing a PPG Wave was on the amazing album Worlds Apart by Saga. Stunning. I flew back to Syco Systems in London to get a 2.2. They had the original Quanteq Room Simulator on demo as well. I’m fairly sure the Waveterm was on demo too. It’s great that Behringer has produced this. A wonderful instrument that can now be enjoyed by a new generation.

[@philfisher8962]

I remember visiting Syco Sistems in Conduit Street (if I’m not mistaken) next to Paddington Station, London, to see the Fairlight and PPGs,(and I also remember reading about the Quantum Room Generator) but just to see them as a synth freak!!!! I also visited the NED Synclavier in London and Madrid too.

[@philfisher8962]

I saw a PPG in Golders Green, London in about 1987

[@aardvarkmindshank]

The wave term was on demo. I remember travelling to London with my mate as teenagers for the day to go visit and they were kind enough to give us a demo. They were still preparing the demo suite at the time. Paint pots everywhere and the PPG and Waveterm sat in the middle of the room. Happy days.

[@hexahexametermeter]

Patrick Ohearn's Ancient Dreams album is pretty much a PPG extravaganza.

[@hexahexametermeter]

The bells in the middle of Wind Him Up and growling pads in I've Been Framed

[@fredvain]

Really, really good demo, especially the sound at 1:40, absolutely incredible!! Thanks for taking the time to make this demo. Looking forward to get my own! :)

[@AndyFirebladeMuza]

Sounds great, can't wait for mine to turn up. Thanks for the demo.

[@Gerald_Daniel]

Balm for the ears. Of course we made it to 'here'. What a fine sound, neither too thick nor too thin.

[@blackclock7278]

Always good to hear a B-Movie fan out there in the wilds of KZbin!

[@Thusila234]

sounds so much more crisp than the arturia minifreak, which is also entirely digital, but guess behringer + old circuitry of cultclassics just makes a synth more epic. damn, they did it again hey. behringer deserves a nobel price for sound innovation (re-novation)

[@BullyMaguire4ever]

@@Thusila234 minifreak has analog filters.

[@Thusila234]

@@BullyMaguire4ever Ah ok, but i use the vst output anyway

[@Genshi]

@@Thusila234you mean USB Output?

[@Genshi]

@AC_Martin only if you don't know what you are doing. If you can't make the Microfreak sound musical, then you need more experience and practice...

[@Thusila234]

@@Genshi microfreak is cool, but i prefer exporting the vst. Just one click and its bounced. Without needing realtime export. I just use the synth as a controller. Otherwise i always get this latency

[@Robguitarjarvis]

This is a really strange synth, very unique. I think I’ll definitely be getting one.

[@Robguitarjarvis]

@ definitely 👍🏼

[@SPAZZOID100]

It’s a PPG recreation.

[@bill_astro_music]

Thanks for another great demo Tom. The Wave sounds great with no FX, the potential of this thing is huge.

[@TonyCrenshawsLatte]

This synth sounds so ridiculously delicious.

[@blueeyedsoulman]

I had a 2.2 for a while. It was in the shop being repaired more than I was using it. Faulty voice cards. It was fragile and very prone to weird noise artifacts which you may or may not like. I got rid of it and started using Korg and Studiologic stuff. Now I mostly use software synths and I have more time to play and less financial investment. My bands had no idea what I was using at any given time. They liked my programming and playing. Lighter instruments led to faster setup and breakdown time.

[@MrSmithUK]

@@blueeyedsoulman The 2.3 was the same- frighteningly fragile. I sold mine in the end. Not my best idea, as it turns out.

[@darbyorr]

Two minutes in and already Slave to the Rhythm and Duel...get out! What a fantastic sounding synth. Thanks for the superb demo.

[@chrisdigiuseppe7717]

I went to the Vintage Synth Museum in LA a couple years ago, and out of all the incredible machines I had a chance to play there, the PPG Wave was one of my top 3. Very excited to add one of these to my collection. Great demo!

[@MusicFed]

What were the other two?

[@chrisdigiuseppe7717]

@MusicFed Elka Synthex and Yamaha CS-80!

[@MusicFed]

@@chrisdigiuseppe7717 excellent taste - never tried any of these 3

[@shardsrecordingstudio-matt2247]

I watched 2 different synth museum vids hoping they'd crack open the PPG haha, and they never did, I was like C'MON!!!

[@chrisdigiuseppe7717]

@@shardsrecordingstudio-matt2247 oh man its worth a visit if you are ever out that way!

[@mik300z]

I'm 55, and this year decided I was content with my studio..all my years of knowledge (and cash!) building up my ideal sound, 8 synths that I love and know inside out. Then this comes out, it is sooo quirky, and unusual..i.loved how TD used it....hmmm🤔🤔....😊

[@tomnoise23]

I feel you (I‘m 57). It never stops …

[@mik300z]

@tomnoise23 I might pick your brain in a month or two, perhaps even to see you make a patch from scratch and go through the process?! I'm hoping to do a cover this year of 'charly the kid' by TD, from the firestarter OST. I absolutely love this tune and pretty sure the PPG was all over it. Thanks again Tom , greetings from the emerald Isle 😊

[@joestone3030]

@@mik300z One of my favorite songs... since i inhale this at cinema 1984 🥰

[@joestone3030]

me 2.... i'm 58 ☺

[@sokoleski]

WOOAAA... this things sounds so RICH!!! 😻

[@raskinlex]

This synth doesn't need effects , natural 3d perception on every sound

[@christdolphin69]

I very rarely put effects on my Waldorf M, which sounds dang near identical to this thing, which is crazy to me. They’ve done excellent work here I think we’re witnessing a new Behringer level of quality

[@centrodelarosa7122]

Yes I'm hearing that too . I've not heard a better sound quality for my liking.

[@CaleAnderson]

Very great point!

[@phils7108]

excellent demo. Many thanks!

[@crybo]

Sounds exellent and looks excellent. Thomann doing a very tempting price on it just now, if it was'nt already tempting enough. Just don't have the room right now for it. Great demo!

[@domlisboa4024]

Sounds great. I haven’t heard the original in my studio but as a standalone thing the filter sounds good as is the basic sound. Very interesting synth.

[@EDDIE.EDDISON]

Cant wait to get one. Been waiting years for an affordable clone this good.

[@sub-jec-tiv]

Ugh, it sounds great! I’ve always wanted to be Depeche Mode in 1983! 🥰 Would love a desktop version

[@Nenko_Music]

yes

[@housebandthexenos2569]

I understand that Ugh. It's the almost wishing it didnt sound spectacular which creates the burning compulsion.

[@decimal1815]

Sounds great to me. Very warm when needed. Cold when needed. Not interested in a clone, and this does something interesting for me that sounds very 80s. 😊

[@KyoshoVintageBuggys]

THX 4 this sounds. I preordered this dude in store in cologne. Such so nice device.

[@MusicFed]

I never played an original but this one sounds very well in its own right

[@beyondmiddleagedman7240]

So nice to listen to a demo dry. I know what the synth sounds like. Not the effects boxes.

[@ogasi1798]

cheers Tom 🙂 and happy new year fella

[@tomnoise23]

@@ogasi1798 thanks Jamie, likewise! 🤝

[@unreleasedgoodies]

Thank you! Getting one for sure.

[@jamesmacleod671]

🎵slave to the rhythm, love to the rhythm🎵

[@JohnHallberg-v4o]

Lovley sounds.

[@hirokwatanabe]

タンジェリンドリームがppg を使っていた頃を思い出します。 いい音です。

[@Datachrome]

Didn't expect a Nowhere Girl cover in this !!

[@tomnoise23]

I hope the surprise was not unpleasant.

[@Datachrome]

@@tomnoise23 nope, was great!

[@tomnoise23]

@ 😉

[@rayjones-x7l]

yep i like it cant wait to get mine thanks Mr T

[@ingostromitzky497]

Slave to the rhythm

[@tomnoise23]

slave to the wave 😀

[@entropybentwhistle]

If you’re Jonesing to stay in people’s good Graces.

[@emdotambient]

Came here to say the same thing.

[@jumpstar9000]

@@ingostromitzky497 ooh baby!

[@seaningram3285]

@@entropybentwhistle "Don't cry. It's only the Rhythm."

[@koosfockens1707]

thanks very much for this further demo.

[@Calito_G]

Nice timing from Behringer for all the Justice fans ✝️

[@popcycles]

it's only business

[@WaveRiderMusic]

that is a good demo, thanks

[@100DollarHeadache]

5:20 - I perked up hearing that riff from The Twins. First artist who made me want a PPG Wave - I ended up with a Microwave.

[@TheScreamingFrog916]

Sounds great. Might have to get one 😊

[@recursiveidentity]

Totally getting this one

[@tihinter]

thanks so much for showing the notes of that famous Slave To The Rhythm intro! Been waiting for this for so many years!

[@tomnoise23]

@@tihinter well, to be honest, I found the chords in a tutorial on KZbin 😁

[@tihinter]

@@docdelete why? because it didn’t mean that much to me. Yes, after studying jazz piano for 5 years at a renowned European university of music and after 25+ years as a professional musician and producer, I could have easily transcribed those chords, if I would have been in an urge to do so. But, simply as I said, I am thankful to the original poster for his sharing. And glad to be reminded of this great song and its great use of the JX8P presets (as far as I remember, or were there additional Synclavier layers, too?) in the original.

[@gameon2000]

❤ A great demonstration!

[@Thusila234]

love the propaganda -duel piano sound at 1.20 (Rspcta)!!!!!

[@tron944]

I thought that sounded familiar too. Great song, I was turned on to them by Synthmania's website of famous synth sounds.

[@DavePortsmouth1964]

Nice bit of B-Movie in there ;)

[@EdRZ-sw3mt]

I just ordered mine.

[@doktabob328]

It does sound lovely, but while listening to it I realised that running my DeepMind 12 and Wavestate in *parallel*, treating them as one synth, can give me anything the Wave can do, and a whole lot more. DM/WS has that blend of digital and analog, but much more hifi and artifact-free, and with a whole lot more features and potential. Don’t get me wrong, I like the PPG-style sound a lot. If I was looking for a synth, it would definitely be on the short list. However, if you’re looking for ultimate sonic flexibility and pristine audio - the DeepMind/Wavestate combo is top of my list. The impression I get is that synthesists overlook using multiple synths in parallel as one voice. It’s freaking awesome.

[@sub-jec-tiv]

True. Layering is the jAm. Too bad DM doesn’t have audio in. You could really merge the tones.

[@doktabob328]

@@sub-jec-tiv Line-in is always a nice option. As it is, I have two stereo outs, which opens the door for really dialing in eq, and doing morphs in the edit/mix. And hey, there are so many ways to go, like sampling the DM/WS mix and feeding it back into Wavestate. That combination of synths is a whole world of psychedelic bliss 😊

[@doktabob328]

@@sub-jec-tiv A thought … DeepMind desktop and Wavestate Native (software version, cheap, and identical) probably costs less than a Wave. Certainly comparable. But the bang-for-buck of DM/WS is unbeatable IMO.

[@agerven]

Interesting, since the Wavestate is said to have all the original PPG wavetables on board. I don't know in what location of the memory they are, and haven't had time yet to search for them. What sets the PPG Wave (2.3) apart from other synths of the same era are the analog filters and the loopable envelopes. But then the Wavestate has a rich set of good filter emulations as well as loopable envelopes ...

[@Bernd_Bruening]

Sehr schön! Auf den Synth freue ich mich sehr.

[@tomnoise23]

Danke. Bin gespannt, ob er mit deinem Wave mithalten kann!

[@Bernd_Bruening]

@@tomnoise23habe leider kein Original, aber scheint jetzt auch nicht mehr nötig. Ich bin ziemlich beeindruckt

[@tomnoise23]

@ dann habe ich das verwechselt. Ich war mir fast sicher, dass Du da ein Video auf dem Channel hattest.

[@Bernd_Bruening]

@ synth legend aka Rüdiger

[@shaunm1030]

Great demo!👍 Can you imagine how it would sound if they could have squeezed the Deepmind effects unit in somewhere. 🤔😁

[@tomnoise23]

That would be cool!

[@frankwirth422]

sounds great. thanks.

[@DawlessHouseMusic]

You had me at Slave to the Rhythm

[@PierreRipplinger]

First seconds "Slave To The Rhythm".

[@laptopdj]

Dat “Ballet Dancer” bell, daaaaaaamn

[@infolla6769]

A must have from Behringer in addition to the DM12.

[@KiR_3d]

it's pitty that they don't insert that FX block in new poly-synths anymore!

[@sub-jec-tiv]

@@KiR_3d Yeah the excellent modulatable DM12 effects make that synth 20x more interesting.

[@christopherkennedy314]

"I CANT WAIT FOR THE WEEKEND TO BEGIN"( FIRST CHORDS SEQUENCE)

[@JAMIEPHILLIPS-g3j]

Love the sound, could be from 80s troma horror movie!

[@kaiherrmann3477]

Hope, there will be an Desktop Version too..🙏🏼 ( Behringer UB-Xa D ..)

[@KickzNBeatz]

@@kaiherrmann3477 That would be amazing

[@TheCoolProfessor]

This is great if you're tripping on mushrooms.

[@AbsurdTV1]

Great video 🎉

[@UniQueWerkx]

WOW!! That sounds awesome! I really love that sound at 1:40!! Is that a preset or one you programmed? Fine demo too!! Thank you!!

[@tomnoise23]

@@UniQueWerkx Thanks a lot! That’s one of my own presets using Group A and B (two sounds at once)

[@UniQueWerkx]

@@tomnoise23 It's *very* impressive, IMO!!

[@RIP_Milhouse]

If John Carpenter was a synth, he would be this one.

[@SPAZZOID100]

He never used the PPG to my knowledge.

[@bilko6652]

My memory is faded now but weren't Syco Systems in Conduit Place? When myself and a friend visited, they were receiving a delivery of Fairlight CMI's, wouldn't let us in tho! 😞

[@ingostromitzky497]

Thanks for the video, without any effects the wave sounds so good. Behringer could easily double the price, it is definitely a no brainer

[@alpha1217]

shhh! 🤫

[@WizardOfTheKremlin]

@@alpha1217 ha, my exact thought too. Let's not give them ideas

[@AliothSenator]

Delete this comment. Thanks.

[@ingostromitzky497]

@@AliothSenator let me shortly think about that 🤔…..

[@treetopjones737]

B. isn't like Moog ( Muse for example ).

[@sub-jec-tiv]

I wonder if Thomas Dolby had this, if he could re-create the bass sound from Windpower. He said it was kind of a happy accident. One of the coolest bass synth patches of all time

[@cnfuzz]

He had the mainframe versions of the 360a , very different since these had no filter and different waves , at some point they dropped in an elevator shaft beyond repair, then he had a 2.3 for years with no memory storage that he used to make sounds on the fly with during sessions

[@Neonanism]

Really looking forward to this synth. I am hearing some clicky attack on some of the presets. Is this easily remedied with rolling the attack off a touch?

[@tomnoise23]

@@Neonanism yes indeed.

[@oliverziehme8981]

Nice 1!

[@TheMorningIWokeUpDead]

damn I kinda lost interest of this already because of the bad demos but now I want it even more

[@synthmaven]

How's the action on those button keys?

[@Fr___ie]

@@synthmaven bump

[@cnfuzz]

Can tell right away it sounds different than my 2.3 wich does not say it sounds bad

[@agerven]

That may be due to the possibility of the Behringer Wave to use the wavetables in 8-bit (wave 2.1 and 2.2) or 12 bit (wave 2.3) resolution. Don't know what is selected here. To me it sounds very similar to the Microwave 1.0 (12 bit), of which i am a 30+ year owner. The microwave has identical wavetables to the PPG 2.3, that i owned for a very brief moment. In a recording or live performance the differences with the original, if any, are virtually unnoticable.

[@Thusila234]

damn so cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@bumfie]

wow at 2:47 the piano line for nowhere girl -B Movie

[@stinkypete9070]

Sounds great - smaller than I thought too! One to take to friends houses and what not

[@danmaduff8919]

Wait a second - @8:30 in you record a sequence but then change 'keys' of the sequence on the fly like an arp on hold?! Don't think I've ever seen that before! Can any other synths do this? I have a Roland System-8 and don't think it has that capability.

[@tomnoise23]

@@danmaduff8919 I don‘t have a System 8 but many synths with inbuilt sequencers can do that. On the Wave you can choose if the keyboard transposes the sequence or play live over it.

[@halcyo]

Nice! Believe it or not though, I'd like to hear it WITH some nice ambient reverbs and other fx. All the videos so far have been dry. Wanna hear what this thing's full potential is!

[@sub-jec-tiv]

Sounds like, time to send browser audio through plugins 🤖

[@cnfuzz]

A good synth has movement and space without reverb , it's the real test .

[@Nenko_Music]

Nowhere Girl......... !

[@seaningram3285]

2:20 Duel (Bittersweet) by Propaganda.

[@x10dc90]

I think I heard “Duel” intro from Propaganda in 2:18

[@tomnoise23]

@@x10dc90 confirmed 😉

[@xisotopex]

sounds fantastic. do you have anything else that you could compare it to? like some of the korg digital synths or the modal synth?

[@tomnoise23]

@@xisotopex No, I used to use some digital wavetable synths in the 90s. Nowadays I have the Waldorf M and also Plugins, but I don‘t see the point in comparing them. They are different in too many ways.

[@SPAZZOID100]

Compare it to the original PPG.

[@tomnoise23]

@@SPAZZOID100 Buy me one. 😄

[@sillyworm]

Someone likes Boards Of Canada.

[@tomnoise23]

@@sillyworm someone else too!

[@Thusila234]

sound very behringerly crisp for a digital synth, they didnt really made much digital synths before did they? apart from the mini's ?

[@SPAZZOID100]

It’s a PPG

[@philfisher8962]

Hello to all. I need some advice, please. I'm wondering if I should sell somethings to get either this Behringer Wave or the Behringer Deepmind. I'm thinking about selling my Viscount Legend Expander or not (I have a video on it under another name - PIDMJ Productions). In theory I have a potential buyer, but I'm not sure if he's pulled out or not. The VLE has got me a lot of views, not as many as here though, and is a really great organ module with Physical Modelling etc. BUT ... a copy of a PPG Wave!!!!! However, I think you could get more ambient sounds out of the DeepMind. Any advice? I do have other keyboards with organ drawbars, so in theory I can replace the VLE, but it is such a professional machine. Should I risk it and get either a Wave or DM? I feel the DM would get more ambient and organ sounds but the Wave looks fantastic.

[@tomnoise23]

The deepmind comes with Build in effects which might be a benefit for ambient stuff.

[@centrodelarosa7122]

Does it have patch memory ? So I can create my own patch and save it ?

[@tomnoise23]

@@centrodelarosa7122 yes, it has a memory of 2 banks with 100 presets each. All can be overwritten.

[@centrodelarosa7122]

@tomnoise23 thanks so much was having trouble finding that information .

[@gw33b]

BOC❤

[@ConductiveIRL]

Great video. Are the keypad buttons spongy like the RD-9? Or are they like the original wave and clicky?

[@tomnoise23]

@@ConductiveIRL Never touched an RD-9. On the Wave they remind me of a computer Keyboard

[@ConductiveIRL]

@ awesome. That’s what I was hoping for. Not that it makes any difference related to the sound of the synth. Thanks again for making great content.

[@indigoskywalker]

sounds great! is that an RE-303 i see there 😉

[@tomnoise23]

@@indigoskywalker good spot!

[@Zebselcabron]

sounds like the dry Argon 8

[@tomnoise23]

Interesting. Never had an Argon 8.

[@neuzethmusic131]

Had an Argon 8 and yes, the Wave reminds me of it... Unfortunately the Argon is not a matured product.

[@SPAZZOID100]

Vice versa

[@acidjack]

Danke lieber Tom :)

[@KiR_3d]

Sounds unusual to me! Would be cool to hear some FM (or FM-like) sounds!

[@soamericandad]

The only sound that makes me excited is that Portishead like organ at 7:00

[@maxmeier532]

what is the wave on the smaller screen supposed to tell me?

[@tomnoise23]

@@maxmeier532 it’s an oscilloscope, showing the output waveform and the names of the wavetables or transient waves on loading.

[@kafkawilde4604]

What is the click on attack

[@tomnoise23]

I guess it is due to the combination of 80s digital technology and very fast envelopes times.

[@JAMIEPHILLIPS-g3j]

Are these stock sounds and if not have you considered making patches?

[@tomnoise23]

Mostly stock sounds and a few tweaked ones

[@piet245]

Can it also load sounds from Wave2 and 2.3? There are many in Sysex format.

[@tomnoise23]

Good question - I didn't try

[@tomnoise23]

@@piet245 I have just tried to send a PPG sysex file without success. So it seems this doesn‘t work.

[@paphundekel1926]

So whats the build quality like?

[@pummeluff230]

Can it load custom wavetables or can you turn samples and load them up?

[@tomnoise23]

@@pummeluff230 Yes

[@marzzz1]

Dammit, did you really have to start off with "Slave To The Rhythm?" Though I believe the original was a Synclavier...

[@tomnoise23]

@@marzzz1 No, but I wanted it - that Sound kind of reminded me…😁

[@cnfuzz]

Horn said the opening was Roland jx10

[@laptopdj]

Produce Like A Pro channel has a long Stephen Lipson interview, where he talks about STTR demonstrating different parts of the multitrack. Can’t get any more authentic in terms of how and what than SL.

[@mu_zines]

The original sound comes from Andy Richards, and combines a vocal sample of a session vocalist he had recorded with other PPG sounds…

[@decimal1815]

​@@cnfuzzsounds like it's more than one patch layered.. probably more than one synth knowing Horn

[@ecclesoul]

1:40

[@tanoi242]

I can't stand behringer but I always love your presentation approach and your impressive sound design skills

[@tomnoise23]

@@tanoi242 thank you, I feel flattered!!

[@jakobthiesen]

Has anyone put this side by side with a real ppg yet?

[@RichardOlpin]

Other than all the beta testers you mean?

[@blueeyedsoulman]

I had a 2.2 for a while. It was in the shop being repaired more than I was using it. Faulty voice cards. It was fragile and very prone to weird noise artifacts which you may or may not like. I got rid of it and started using Korg and Studiologic stuff. Now I mostly use software synths and I have more time to play and less financial investment. My bands had no idea what I was using at any given time. They liked my programming and playing. Lighter instruments led to faster setup and breakdown time.

[@jakobthiesen]

@@RichardOlpin yes, hopefully we can hear a B2B to an OG ppg to see how close they got it...:)

[@cnfuzz]

​@@jakobthieseni'll do it if they lend me a behringer , i do think it's slightly closer than Waldorf V3 , but you have to hear it in the flesh as KZbin sound can't handle it's detail

[@texacomann]

Odered