Behringer Spice

Como ya sabes "Spice" es un clon exacto del Moog Subharmonicon, así que no voy a entrar en detalles sobre sus especificaciones (que se pueden encontrar en la página de producto). Es un sintetizador que he empezado a utilizar sin leer las instrucciones y su curva de aprendizaje es muy rápida (Tengo que decir que también tengo el CRAVE y el EDGE con lo cual estos ya un poco familiarizado sin ser un experto en absoluto). Es un instrumento perfecto para iniciarse en la síntesis analógica y de entrada tienes un perfecto sinte de bajos con un sonido poderoso y cálido. La fabricación es buena y yo diria que me gusta mas la disposición de los controles que la del original.

Solo le pongo un pero, y por eso le quito una estrella, si tuviera la posibilidad de almacenar los sonidos sería perfecto, puedes conseguir grandes lineas de bajo y leads con gran facilidad, chords muy buenos, los que mencionan que esta desafinado no lo entiendo o quizas es algo que se arregló en la última actualización, si lo parcheas y lo saturas hará ruidos, no uséis el sintetizador para esto, podéis usar un pedal saturador y no maltratareis el spice.

I’ve had the Behringer Spice for about a month now, and I have to say, it's been a bit of a struggle. While I was excited to dive into the three oscillators, I’ve found it difficult to have fun with it. The sound is challenging to control, and while it's sometimes fun to fiddle with, most of the time it just doesn’t seem to come together.

One of the most frustrating aspects is the tuning. Even after going through the Quickstart guide and calibrating the synth, I find that it’s still often out of tune. This makes it hard to get a satisfying sound, especially when compared to the Behringer Crave, which I loved from the first minute of playing.

The sound itself can also be downright unpleasant. Even with all the VCO levels set to zero, it still emits a harsh tone, and I’ve experienced moments where it sounds defective. The resonance and cutoff controls don’t seem to add much character or flavor to the sound, leaving it feeling flat and lifeless. The decay is another puzzle—no matter how I tweak it, it never seems to behave as I expect.

In short, the Behringer Spice feels like a mystery to me. While it has potential, the lack of intuitive control and inconsistent sound make it hard to truly enjoy. If you're someone who appreciates the instant gratification of a synth like the Crave, the Spice may leave you frustrated. I’m still holding out hope that I can get the most out of it, but so far, it’s been a challenge.

It is really hard if not imposible to tune the oscilators and the suboscilators. i did eveything the manual says regarding the calibration and tunning process and i did not manage to get the oscilators and the suboscilators in tune along different octaves or even notes withing the same octave in both note modes equal temperament and just intonation.

The sound of the oscilators it´s great but the tunning difficulties made it a "fail "device for me.

I returned the unit after expending too much time with the manual, device, tunner etc and not being able to get anything consistent out it.