The Poly D is an
analog synthesizer
An analog (or analogue) synthesizer is a synthesizer that uses analog circuits and analog signals to generate sound electronically.
The earliest analog synthesizers in the 1920s and 1930s, such as the Trautonium, were built with a variety of ...
first made by
Behringer
Behringer is an audio equipment company founded by the Swiss engineer Uli Behringer on 25 January 1989, in Willich, Germany. Behringer was the 14th largest manufacturer of music products in 2007. Behringer is a worldwide, multinational grou ...
in 2019. The Poly D is based largely on the
Moog Minimoog
The Minimoog is an analog synthesizer first manufactured by Moog Music between 1970 and 1981. Designed as a more affordable, portable version of the modular Moog synthesizer, it was the first synthesizer sold in retail stores. It was first popula ...
, which was first produced from 1970-1981. The Poly D is the sixth such vintage
synthesizer
A synthesizer (also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis and ...
that Behringer has cloned.
Release
In 2016, Behringer announced that they would be releasing their first ever production synth for retail, the Deepmind 12/6, followed shortly thereafter by the Deepmind 12D, a desktop variant of the Deepmind. These synths were in turn followed the
Neutron
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, Crave, TD-3 and Model D.
On November 27th, 2019, Behringer announced that they would be releasing the Poly D, though at the time only pre orders were available from
Thomann. The Poly D was originally priced at £599 or €699, respectively.
Design and features
The Poly D weighs 22.5 pounds and has dimensions of 90 x 648 x 361 mm. The synth has four analog oscillators, which can be merged into one voice, two voices with two oscillators per voice, or split into one voice per oscillator. The oscillators are analog, not digital, and thus require occasional tuning.
There are wooden panels on either side, and the back panel is made of black aluminium, closely resembling a Minimoog. The marketable differences from the Minimoog lie in the addition of aftertouch, the BBD Stereo Chorus,
DS-1 modeled distortion circuit, Behringer arpeggiator and 32 step sequencer, and the aforementioned switchable voice modes.
See also
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Minimoog
The Minimoog is an analog synthesizer first manufactured by Moog Music between 1970 and 1981. Designed as a more affordable, portable version of the modular Moog synthesizer, it was the first synthesizer sold in retail stores. It was first popul ...
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Behringer
Behringer is an audio equipment company founded by the Swiss engineer Uli Behringer on 25 January 1989, in Willich, Germany. Behringer was the 14th largest manufacturer of music products in 2007. Behringer is a worldwide, multinational grou ...
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Synthesizer clone
A synthesizer (also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis an ...
References
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External Links
Poly D Quick Start Guideat the Musictribe and Behringer Website. Retrieved February 11th, 2022.
Musical instruments invented in the 2010s
Synthesizers