Here’s a shut up and play style demo of the new Behringer BX1 FM synthesizer, introduced at the 2025 NAMM Show, held Jan 21–25 in Anaheim, CA.
The video captures Jim Heywood testing out the Behringer BX1 on the show floor:
The Behringer BX1 is a new keyboard synthesizer that copies the Yamaha DX1 synthesizer from the ’80s. Official details for the BX1 are still to come.
Check out the audio demo and share your thoughts in the comments!
Video via Sonic State
Best part of the video
That dude tapping away on LM Drum. ?
Apparently FX section is not available yet, so what we hear is dry sound.
Sounds pretty good as is, but…
I still think that Yamaha SY 77, 99 series offer much more in scope of sound.
Somehow marriage of DX architecture and digital waves sounds more appealing to me 😉
Yamaha really peaked with the SY/TG 77 series.
sounds nice. always a fan of digital into analog filters.
That’s why it’s really a new instrument.
I wonder if B (or others) have considered cloning/reviving E-mu, Roland L/A, Ensoniq, or other digital-into-analog designs?
Digitone keys is a million times more exciting than this.
Also discontinued about half a decade ago and not a great comparison because sequencers. If anything the comparison would be vs Hydrasynth, Opsix or MiniFreak.
MiniFreak seems like the closest with analog filters?
Does Digitone II support MPE? Analog filters?
Re. Yamaha above;
Their AN1x & Novation Nova’s were nice too!
Who has got the space for this thing?
EssenceFM is my FM synth of choice these days; it replaced my TX802.
The touch screen and flexible envelopes makes it a programming FM more intuitive.
I liked EssenceFM a lot, but then was like why not just use a tablet and I switched to Bitwig and iPad.
After everything we’ve been hearing about the 32 filters and he spent 10 mins playing and didn’t bother to use the filters
Thanks for your opinion of my opinion. Digitone 1 (keys) Sound engine alone is a gazillion times more accessible, practical and usable than how this comes off. Nobody even knows what the DX1 was or cared except for probably 1,000 people in the world. And it’s insulting to even imply the DNA of the CS80 is inside. But cool. What do I know
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Digitone doesn’t have 32 voices and no analog filters.
Why are my comments held for moderation Synthhead can you please explain/ or cut this out? It’s unnecessary.
welcome to the club. lol. why worry, nothing we say here means anything anyway. just influencers, blog jockeys, and trolls.
if it was, they wouldnt. For a B product there could be repetitive and unproductive comments. It isnt a forum and they might not have a lot of staff to do the moderating. I dont mind a delay if it keep everything civilised.
it’s only used for personal comments…. so, all those B comments? let ’em through! lol seriously, read just 40 comments a day? nice work if you can get it.
DX1 had a wooden keybed with polyphonic aftertouch? I wonder how it compares to the Prophet T8 keybed.