Walkthrough of the Behringer Kobol

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I m a Behringer fan and not shy to say that .

[@XnazxulX]

Same.. i mean reproductions at an affordable price.. what is not to like about that

[@philtobin9510]

@@XnazxulX Amen brother....They've just made high end synth in monetary reach of everyone.

[@iloveACID]

Yes 😊 agree. I laugh at the haters and brand snobbery 😂

[@tommyheron464]

Me too.

[@riotbell5365]

This is a really nice walk through. It's definitely a quirky but inspiring design.

[@marni-man]

Thank you for a nice and tidy walkthrough. Especially the LFO to VCO2 workaround was something that I wouldn't have thought out myself. Great!

[@sunilsolanki]

Sounds killer, can't wait to get mine and pair it with the Bro 1 and Barp 2600.

[@truthministry.]

There is a RSF Kobol 1978 keyboard version on Reverb right now for a bargain £15,207.92

[@HatredPrime]

More clones come more people will realize there is no magic in precedessors, synth is a synth.

[@jean-louispech4921]

​@@HatredPrime The original kobol has some specific features on the sound level that made it different and desirable at ghe era of the Kingston of the monosynths. With the very s'appelle envlopes, and the powerful overdrive of the filter, the kobol had sounds unmatched by moog or ARP, etc... This is not the average monosynth.

[@supercompooper]

mine cost $1234567890 because it has the black diamond 💎 knobs 😊

[@nicholasrichardson102]

its useful to have a dozen or so 3.5mm male jacks (the kind bought to make cables) and keep them nearby for "dead jacking" so you can easily patch in/denormal connections like the LFO to pitch. it beats having a cable plugged in/hanging across the face of the synth.

[@salosling3404]

So right out of the box new, mine won't drone on its own without MIDI or a patch cable plugged into 'gate in' *EVEN IF THAT CABLE ISN'T PATCHED IN TO ANYTHING ELSE*. Do i have a faulty unit? this is my 4th behringer desktop and never had this happen before....

[@philippebackprotips]

Thank you for this excellent presentation. This box is really fun to use. I am sampling it into the MPC as I use it w a keystep w the sequencer and then chop the samples onto the pads for further composition. From drums to leads, drones, and fm bells, that thing can do a lot!

[@kezstone1]

Thank you for the very clear and concise walk through. I'm familiar with synths but patching is something I've never really bothered to get my head around, until now. The Kobol sounds great, it's very different to anything I've owned before, it's quirky but just invites you to play. Everything is very simple yet works in synergy.

[@PeresD]

Got mine today ,love it. A different approach but I love it.

[@InstantNoddles]

Nice intro video into the synth! Just got mine a few days ago. I've also got one of those little helpers whose keen on knocking out random notes 😀

[@Dobroz99]

Wow newbie to synths but I do like the sound of this synth. So glad you posted this with explanations. Do you have a step by step on creating a sound. This is great, don’t get me wrong. It’s just my lack of knowledge. Thanks again.

[@robotussin_synths]

Hi thanks for the comment. I can do a step-by-step guide if you like. Very basically, every analogue synth works the same - an oscillator vibrates to create a tone. Usually synths have two oscillators that trigger every time you press a key. Two together means the sound is thicker and richer. This tone runs through a filter, which filters bits out, then into an amplifier which changes the sound over time. This synth works like that. Most do. That's the basics and then there are lots of interesting ways to change that. Do you own a synth? If you can, you should buy a cheap one like this one and play around. I'd be happy to help with any questions!

[@Dobroz99]

Thnk you! Yes have a Behringer MS 1 that I am using to learn programming basics. I realize that there are similar basics but they all have some unique differences. As I learn more, difference’s I’ll become more obvious. I plan on ordering one of these soon. It has a pleasing sound I like. I would not ask you go to the amount of work required to do a video. Thank you for the your response. 😊

[@NEKRWSPHERE]

LOL Robotussin is an awesome name 😝 Subbed. Indeed. It's difficult to find a decent review of this synth. Very cheap too, I almost couldn't believe it seeing just how many patch points it has. I was going to go for it but I'm leaning Proton lately. I have too many Behringer products as is though, but everyone knows that once you get the Neutron, you will be itching to assemble the rest of the atom. Even the super tiny synths Behringer will eventually release called "Up Quark, "Down Quark", "Charmed Quark" and so on. Just kidding, I'm going only for the most basic Classical Physics Bohr model of atom. Not sure I would even fall for P-meson or mu-meson. But they won't go as far as "electron" not to confuse with the one and only "EleKtron"? Will they? I just may get it if they do.

[@marcbrasse747]

Dials Labs made a very good VST of the Polykobol, the one you where not yet aware of. It sounds so good it makes one wonder if the hassle of using a VST might still be worth it.

[@gru_day]

I do not care how aggressive B campaign are, as long they give me good quality product for low price. Unfortunately I had technical problems with K2 & CAT. I had also CRAVE that was just not enough for me and NEUTRON that was great in func but not intuitive enough after update (cryptic shortcuts). One that I really liked was TD-3 but Donner B1 is more easy to opperate. Now I gave Behringer last chance with KOBOL, as I love how quirky this synth is. Just simple SYNTH at first and very complex after u warp yr self around it. But I already experience some technical issues (again)... synth just got silent out of nowhere two times, when I was jamming yesterday. After reset it worked fine again. Nevertheless that gave me worries. Do u have experienced something similar?

[@andreievkalupniek5717]

I was thinking you could possibly take the noise out into the voltage processor input and then out again to the VCF audio in to mix up some noise in the patch since VCF audio in does not have a knob control

[@brettlemmings]

nice demo! 👍

[@robotussin_synths]

Thanks!

[@NicolasMelis]

didn’t know you have a youtube channel! nice!

[@al.cavalu]

Same, just got here from IG!

[@NicolasMelis]

@@al.cavalu yeah me too :))

[@stefanop761]

I bought just yesterday my one and i found out it's a bit complicated to get a sound, compare the wasp for example, anyway thank you for the video, well explained and I hope it could help me out, anyway what keyboard are you using for? thx

[@robotussin_synths]

I use a Yamaha DX7 as my mother keyboard, but it's not designed to be one so not really recommended. What are you using?

[@stefanop761]

@@robotussin_synths I'm using the Akai mpk mini plus and even if I selected all the dip switches way down (for ch1) I don't get any note from the midi keyboard, another point is suddenly, moving some pots, I "kill the sound" of the kobol... I'm in trouble 😅

[@stefanop761]

​@@robotussin_synthsbasically Akai midi out to kobol midi in

[@robotussin_synths]

@@stefanop761 If you can't trigger it with the Akai then how do you get any sound? And which pots kill the sound? It might be a faulty model or it might be normal behaviour, depending on which pots you're moving. I may be able to help with some advice - let me know!

[@OmarBonifacino]

Wow great 😮

[@OmarBonifacino]

Nice tutorial

[@gasparpini]

Heeey thank you for the vídeo!! Up there do you have a Recosynth? Make some video pleassee

[@robotussin_synths]

Thanks! I'm going to do one this weekend!

[@thomaswhudson]

How would you compare this to the Behringer Poly D?

[@robotussin_synths]

In fact, I have never played with the Poly D. But it's poly and three-oscillator, so a very different synth. This has more versatility as you can patch the signal around but it's monophonic and only two oscillators.

[@aftertheendtimes]

I really don't know why prople are anti Behringer, and if they have a behringer gadget they excuse for having it,.. I have Been using behringer gear since 1995 and they have a outstanding support and only one intem has failed and i got a new one in days, Cheers

[@stefanop761]

well for some reason I was too, especially in the first stage of clone pedals, then when I got into the electronic music I found a bunch of behringer synths/modular very great and realistic sound, so I understood I need to listen more my ears than before, of course not all are good or suit my needs, anyway I'm a happy user if the wasp n hopefully of the Kobol too

[@synthebo]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🤩🤩🤩

[@temporoboto]

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[@justinb9387]

when is there gonna be a poly kobol , i dont want another small thing like the boog which was so bad ... this is a kobol but really , its the polykobol you need , when can you get them ?

[@robotussin_synths]

Poly kobol is a rare beast. Not sure even Behringer could get one to clone!

[@goonfish]

​@@robotussin_synths I believe they've actually been working on one since this finished protos! 🙃 The CV Expander II brother for this is the one I'm really looking forward to hearing about, personally. But yeah, the PolyBobol proto shots looked like a beast of a machine size-wise, so I'm expecting it might be another UBX-level of radio silence until we get some more news...

[@jean-louispech4921]

The polykobol is one of the most complex synth in their box, and there are a few models for making comparisons, test, etc... It could take time, even if they have already the basic board of a voice. Like for the UB-XA they nedd to recreate the organic sound.

[@justinb9387]

there is software vs so they can copy that one@@robotussin_synths

[@justinb9387]

i want the poly kobol , i dont know if this little one is good - also the cs80 will be out soon , prob for xmas so i need that one @@goonfish

[@tadams1227]

So then, if youre so critical of Behringer, why are you even bothering to to do a review on this? I can't stand people who hate companies but use their equipment. Geez!

[@moosey62]

White male guilt

[@Liliedugg]

He quite literally told you why in the video. Geez