I rate the Proton as top tier of behringer synths. I like it better then the neutron. Ease of use has a large range. Easy to get amazing sound out of it, but patches can be as complex as you like. I love the sound, it has an amazing patch bay, it’s just awesome. If you have both the Neutron and Proton, be ready for some insane cross-synth patches. They are amazing brothers, but the Proton is such an improvement! I would definitely recommend. Also the Model 15 by the way, grandmother sounds from a semi modular, cheap price, it’s a steal. Also comes with a large patch bay.
They look nice, but are expensive. I think I prefer to build my own stands with a closed back where I can do cable management. Whenever there are loads of cables everywhere, there’s chaos in my head. That’s why I struggle with finding the perfect eurorack composition, because I don’t want cables to go unnecessary lengths covering stuff I need to see. Having autism is nice when creating order with cable management but eurorack is really hard and triggering haha
I don’t mind if anything is delayed. Makes me forget about it and then suddenly I get a present! Yay! I’m waiting on the RS-9, Swords and Waves eurorack modules. Available in a few months. Yesterday I received an email stating the Swords and Waves is expected to be delivered 16-04. Major sad face but nothing I can do about it. Patience is what I must have. The Proton is available at Thomann by the way, I don’t know where you live but if it’s in Europe you’re in luck.
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Remember, this is recorded with my phone’s mic. Playing this makes me feel the bass through my body, it’s mental. It’s worth the wait, it really is one of my best synths and the patch bay is awesome.
Yeah, I blame Behringer. I never started because it’s so expensive. Now with Behringer it’s so cheap, so I bought my first synth. And a second. Etc. The bar of “should I buy this” is very low when the prices are so sexy. Now I have a decent setup of legendary clones, so now I can see which ones I never use so I can sell them. Honestly, I use almost all of them every time. So now I’m saving money for proper eurorack modules. I just ordered Error Instruments modules, they are so unique, quirky and beautiful. Also invested in Erica Synths drum modules and Endorphins Ghost among others for creating better kicks and high hats.
But I never was a student, I never had a student debt. I always made enough money to pay my bills and have something extra to spend on something nice. Now that I’m getting a bit older, I’m partying a bit less so I can afford a synth or 2 every month. Now I have enough I can focus on improving the quality of my setup. Buying second hand and selling second hand barily comes at a loss, sometimes even at a win. Behringer is cheap, but does lose a bit more value than better quality gear. But is also cheap second hand and doesn’t lose much more when selling it again a year later.
I don’t need keyboards, I really can’t play (press too much keys at the same time with my clumsy fingers). I wish I could play though. I use the Deluge as a cheat to stay dawless, it’s the best midi and cv/gate controller I’ve ever seen or used. My advice would be to don’t move that much haha! I will never move if I don’t have to, I don’t want to deal with doing all the autistic perfect cable management again. I loved doing it, because autistic, but doing it once is more then enough haha!
Don’t worry. Our tour guide, who sees this every week at least once, says it takes his breath away every single time he sees it.