Behringer Crave

Based on the old Prophet 5 with it's CEM3340 VCO bolted to an emulation of the classic 4-Pole 24dB Moog ladder filter plus a ton of extras, the Crave offers blinding value for money and would have to be your first choice for getting into a real semi-modular true analog Mono synthesiser on a budget.

Based on the old Prophet 5 with it's CEM3340 VCO bolted to an emulation of the classic 4-Pole 24dB Moog ladder filter plus a ton of extras, the Crave offers blinding value for money and would have to be your first choice for getting into a real semi-modular true analog Mono synthesiser on a budget.

Yes it's not a polysynth at this ridiculously low price but delivers as huge variety of every type of classic mono synth sound from thundering deep, growling or edgy basses to popcorn blips, rasping metallic or quacky leads, classic mono analog brass, gorgeous ambient style 'film score' patterns (just add some reverb & delay etc) & more, with Pulse Width & Oscillator Mod via envelope or LFO and a variable Noise/external audio source to blend in, all giving Crave a vast palette of sounds before you even get into patching which takes it off to an ever wider universe of sound creation.

There's a built in Arpeggiator AND 32 step sequencer with 64 onboard storage locations & 47 different controls can be adjusted in real time via MIDI with some via the front panel rotary controls.

If you want to get into modular synthesis the Crave offers a vast Matrix of 18 x 14 In/Out connectors on standard Euro 1/8" jack & comes with six included patch cables to begin experimenting with internal patching even if you don't have any other modular components to add in to the mix.

With it's all metal case construction & quality build appearance, the Crave is simply stunning value for money at around £165 GBP.