Behringer K-2 Product Information Document - Page 1

Product Information Document Synthesizers and Samplers K-2 Analog and Semi-Modular Synthesizer with Dual VCOs, Ring Modulator, External Signal Processor, 16-Voice Poly Chain and Eurorack Format ## Amazing analog synthesizer with dual VCO design allows for insanely fat music creation ## Authentic reproduction of original circuitry with matched transistors and JFETs ## Pure analog signal path based on authentic VCO, VCF and VCA designs ## Semi-modular architecture with default routings requires no patching for immediate performance ## First and second generation filter design (high pass/low pass with peak/resonance) ## 4 variable oscillator shapes with variable pulse widths and ring modulation for ultimate sounds ## Dedicated and fully analog triangle/square wave LFO ## 2 analog Envelope Generators for modulation of VCF and VCA ## 16-voice Poly Chain allows combining multiple synthesizers for up to 16 voice polyphony ## Complete Eurorack solution - main module can be transferred to a standard Eurorack case ## 36 controls give you direct and real-time access to all important parameters ## External audio input for processing external sound sources ## Comprehensive USB/MIDI implementation with MIDI channel and Voice Priority selection ## 3-Year Warranty Program* ## Designed and engineered in the U.K. *Warranty details can be found at musictribe.com. A Brief History of Analog Synthesis The modern synthesizer's evolution began in 1919, when a Russian physicist named Lev Termen (also known as Léon Theremin) invented one of the first electronic musical instruments - the Theremin. It was a simple oscillator that was played by moving the performer's hand in the vicinity of the instrument's antenna. An outstanding example of the Theremin's use can be heard on the Beach Boys iconic smash hit "Good Vibrations". Ondioline In the late 1930s, French musician Georges Jenny invented what he called the Ondioline, a monophonic electronic keyboard capable of generating a wide range of sounds. The keyboard even allowed the player to produce natural-sounding vibrato by depressing a key and using side-to-side finger movements. You can hear the Ondioline on Del Shannon's "Runaway".