Behringer K-2 Semi-Modular Synthesizer

K-2 

Analog and Semi-Modular Synthesizer with Dual VCOs, Ring Modulator, External Signal Processor, 16-Voice Poly Chain, and Eurorack Format

Product Features

• 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

• Designed and engineered in the U.K.


K-2

Although only produced from 1978 to 1983, Korg synthesizers have been favored by numerous world-famous artists including Aphex Twin; Arcade Fire; the BBC Radiophonic Workshop; Daft Punk; Depeche Mode; A Flock of Seagulls; Gorillaz; Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark; Snarky Puppy and a host of others. An ultra-affordable homage to that iconic synthesizer with all the features of the original and then some, the K-2 lets you conjure up virtually any sound with incredible finesse and ease. With its pure analog signal path, dual authentic VCOs with 4 selectable waveforms each, plus extremely flexible VCF and VCA filters, the K-2 is sure to become your favorite keyboard.

Pure Analog Signal Path

Great care has been taken in engineering the K-2, including the true to the original VCO, VCF, and VCA designs and pure analog circuitry with matched transistors and JFETs. This highly-focused attention to detail is what gives K-2 its ultra-flexible sound shaping capability, which covers everything from super-fat bass and lead tones to stunning effects – all the way out to the otherworldly sounds of your imagination.

Rock Right Out of the Box!

Your K-2 comes ready to rock, thanks to its default signal routing that doesn’t require lifting a single patch cable to instantly create amazing sounds. The semi-modular architecture lets you easily tap into the inspired sounds of 1980s and ’90s progressive rock, wave, EDM, and synth-pop music synthesizer tracks that made rock and roll history.

Versatile VCF

The very heart of K-2’s sound is its versatile 6 dB High/12 dB Low filter, which lets you freely experiment with the High and Low-Pass Cut-off Frequencies and their respective peak (resonance) settings to dial in the perfect sound. The high-pass filter sets the level of signals below the cut-off frequency, effectively reducing the levels of the fundamental and lower-order harmonics.

Vintage Oscillators

K-2’s authentic Voltage Controlled Oscillators (VCOs) provides an incredible range of 4 variable oscillator shapes with variable pulse widths and ring modulation for the ultimate in sound creation. VCO 1 waveform choices include triangle, reverse-sawtooth, noise, and pulse, where the pulse width can be adjusted from square wave to narrow across a 4-octave range (32', 16', 8', or 4'). VCO 2’s waveform can be selected from reverse-sawtooth, square, narrow pulse, and ring, where both oscillators are operating. VCO 2’s pitch can also be varied independently across a 4-octave range (16', 8', 4', and 2'). The VCO Mixer allows you to adjust the levels of VCO 1 and VCO 2 to create an overall mix and a wide range of amazing effects.

The Envelope, Please...

K-2’s Low-Frequency Oscillator (LFO), the Modulation Generator, features a selectable Waveform (reverse sawtooth, triangle, sawtooth) with a sweepable frequency range from 0.1 to 22 Hz – and 2 separate Envelope generators to help you craft incredible sounds! Envelope Generator 1 affects the frequency modulation via controls for Delay, Attack, and Release Time, while generator 2 adjusts the cut-off frequency modulation, as well as amplitude modulation of the Voltage Control Amplifier (VCA).

16-Note Poly Chain Ready

While it is a monophonic instrument (one note at a time), K-2’s 16-note Poly Chain function lets you combine multiple synthesizers for up to 16-voice polyphony – plus provides vastly improved reliability and stability over its 1970s and '80s predecessors.