PRO-800: why I ordered it (with prophetic jam)

Yes, it's late but the PRO-800 can be ordered now. There may be reasons why years have passed since the first announcement - nevertheless, here are my reasons for Behringers keyless version of the Prophet 600.

[@duketranslucent3rd]

Always enjoy your videos, Pete. Hope you're well, and nice jam at the end there!

[@PeteMidi]

Thanks a lot for the nice feedback! 😊

[@lundsweden]

Supposed to be 80,000 pre orders... if so, that will make the Pro800 one of the most popular synths of all time! If Behringer are making $100 on each synth, thats 8 million in profit (not prophet!) alone.

[@PeteMidi]

😄

[@texacomann]

With the profit, they will build a Prophet 5 but as 8

[@drsamurai009]

With so many vintage synth pages, there's a lot of info on the production run for classics like how many Minimoogs or Prophet 5s were made, although those numbers are approximations. It's even closer to real numbers when you get to the number of Korg M-1s or Yamaha DX-7s that were made. The number of production runs for these modern synths is really up there, probably helped by the fact that with KZbin, the mass public finds out and gets to see/hear them in action on these content pages. Makes me wonder how many OB-X8s there will be and how many sales when the production run is over, and that makes me wonder.... how many people would have been clamoring for the vintage synths of old when they were brand new if KZbin had existed back then? Hey that new Prophet 5 sounds awesome. I gotta get one ;) The production run of the new rev 4 has got to be way higher than the total revs 1, 2 and 3 combined...

[@xntricity6446]

​@@texacomann a pro 16 is in the pipeline for behringer

[@tudorcotoi7011]

That jam took me places I didn’t know I could remember. Thanks for the nostalgia vaporwave trip!

[@PeteMidi]

Thanks for the nice feedback! 😊

[@sensorycircuits1338]

Got mine yesterday, incredibly versatile box & the 50 knobs & switches make live sound sculpting a dream.

[@realestatecult3105]

Excellent prophetic jam, Pete!

[@PeteMidi]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@paulwhiting1731]

I ordered one as well. The expected delivery date, here, in the States is the 2nd week of October. So I will need patience in abundance. Should be worth the wait. Thanks Pete for all your great videos.

[@PeteMidi]

Thanks for the great feedback! 😊

[@Magnus_Loov]

What? On Thomann the expected delivery time is 12-15 weeks, which means sometime in August. Aren't you able to order from Thomann in the states as well?

[@synthmaven]

Still faster than the remaining batch of Avalons :-(

[@Timecop1983]

I ordered from Thomann on the day they were available and it will arrive tomorrow or monday. Now the wait time is much longer.

[@realzneo]

Good to see you Pete!! Great jam!!

[@PeteMidi]

Thanks a lot! 😊

[@Magnus_Loov]

Sensational price for a great 8 voice all analog Polysynth. I mean this is cheaper than the mere 4 voice Korg Minilogue Xd. And, yes, the fact that you now can store patches is something that is the most important aspect of it. That is what is holding me back from ordering more Behringer Synths. I only have the Model D (which is good) and the TD-1 (which was more a disappointment to be honest). But I'm fed up with the lack of patch storage for the Model D when the Legend is sounding almost identical and can store patches (And is polyphonic).

[@Paul_Grace]

and...plenty of sequential instruments available as a plug in if you are comfortable working in the box. UHE Diva covers most analogue synth sounds, it's pretty much a classic itself!

[@MikeA0110]

Wonderful as always to see your video uploads. Hope youre doing terrific

[@PeteMidi]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@AbsurdTV1]

nice cool jam!

[@PeteMidi]

Many thanks! 😊

[@wildeyestudios5]

Amazing sound, can you make this kind of sound on mini freak or op1 Field? I'm thinking of getting the mini freak or op1 Field to complete my setup with some synthetic sounds to my handpan looping station

[@schepler2]

Really enjoyed the "prophetic jam"!

[@PeteMidi]

Great - many thanks! 😊

[@marcbrasse747]

And I actually mean that as a compliment! Very John Carpenter!

[@PeteMidi]

Many thanks! 😊

[@TiberianFiend]

That's a fantastic price for an analog poly, but I still want to wait for the Pro 16 or UB-Xa desktop versions. I have no idea how long I'll be waiting, though. 😕

[@xntricity6446]

Get them all

[@marcbrasse747]

The music reminds me of the review video of an Italian rip off of Escape From New York I saw just a few minutes ago. How fitting! 😊👍

[@PeteMidi]

😄

[@ultramet]

I was told the debut date in the US would be July 2023. I preordered about a month ago

[@PeteMidi]

If it arrives this summer I will be happy 😉

[@texacomann]

Did the Pro 800 already arrive? Because mine is already landed here in Heidelberg! And yes this synth suprises me always again and again!

[@PeteMidi]

No, still waiting for mine .... Just curious: where & when did you order?

[@texacomann]

@@PeteMidi Thomann in Germany

[@TheEstateOfHoHu]

But by now his pro800 has arrived, because I ordered mine afterwords and it has arrived yesterday. But @PeteMidi will be playing with it the whole time, so we can expect the relating video in a week or two I think.

[@dharmaone77]

are all the params midi controllable? is there a good VST/AU editor for this yet?

[@TheEstateOfHoHu]

yes and no

[@jonnyhead]

Sooooooo excited 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@PeteMidi]

😊

[@zedaudiolab]

I see you ordered this @thomann too haha. I’m waiting for the same 12 to 15 weeks 😅

[@PeteMidi]

😄

[@dpalaoro]

Any updates, signs, or feelings of arrival?

[@PeteMidi]

10 to 13 weeks 😉

[@glencromusic]

I ordered mine from andertons 369 quid 2 weeks ago and expected on 30th June... hopefully they meant 2023 😁

[@PeteMidi]

😅

[@preservedjams4109]

The pro-800 isn’t stereo, that other 1/4 inch jack is for a foot switch

[@specialistsound]

but 2 of them are 😆. Have pre ordered 2, them gonna run them through 2 sem filters (doepfer) and then insert the big sky. I'm hoping with a small degree of confidence that it will sound epic. Am very impressed with what behringer are doing here.

[@preservedjams4109]

@@specialistsound that’s about as stereo as it gets then! It does seem like many people have gone for two units. I think I even saw that someone had 3…. I couldn’t believe the price, had to get one the morning of the announcement. It sounds lush in the demos - Behringer are smashing it.

[@PeteMidi]

I just meant the combination of prophet 5 and pro-800 would be stereo, in contrast to the prophet 5 extension board. But I'm also tempted to order a second 800 😉

[@preservedjams4109]

@@PeteMidi aaaah I see! Yes it certainly is tempting. Can’t wait to hear it alongside the pro-1

[@OhRaez]

I need to give Behringer a chance with their other gear. I always want an original or a remake from the OM. But whenever I hear Behringer's replica/remake versions, I'm always surprised. Maybe I need more than my TD-1 haha. Good video as usual Pete 👍👍

[@PeteMidi]

Thanks a lot for the feedback! 😊

[@ericMT]

I have several of their newer synths and they are all good. Really impressive for the price.