Behringer today shared this image of a palette of boxes of their RS-9 Rhythm Sequencer, which was originally announced back in 2022.
The Behringer RS-9 is a trigger sequencer for Eurorack modular synthesizers, based on the sequencer of their RD-9 drum machine. It features 10 individual outputs and full USB/MIDI control, so you can use it to trigger any external drum module or modules.
Pricing and Availability:
Details on availability are still to be announced, but the target price for the Behringer RS-9 sequencer is $179 USD.
What is the difference between this and Erica Drum Sequencer beyond the price?
This one is white.
Erica Synths one is black.
You’re welcome!
The Erica Synths drum sequencer has much more IO – so more channels and more analog control.
It’s also a ‘post-Elektron’ sequencer, so it’s got the same types of per-step trig capabilities that Elektron boxes have, like probability per step, retrigger per step, polymetric capabilities, etc.
The Behringer sequencer is essentially making ’80s drum sequencing available as an inexpensive Eurorack module. So, a very cost-effective option, but it seems much more limited compared to what’s possible now.
@Jert
The Behringer RD-9 sequencer, which the RS-9 is based on, has polymetric, random and probability settings. (p18 in the RD-9 manual)
Not sure how it compares exactly to the others but that is much more capable than an 80s sequencer.
Finally on board midi and usb, thx!
699 verse 179 now that’s the difference
I will bet anybody here $180 dollars that this product is garbage and won’t work anywhere near how it’s supposed to. You know how I know? When the top photo of their press release is a stack of boxes on a pallet. Thats how I know.
The pallet boxes are indeed better lit than the product itself.
I wouldn’t take that bet but it’s probably fair to assume that the top photo of boxes was an editorial choice on the Synthtopia side. With so many empty announcements from B, that’s a good lead (lede?) photo to show “looks like it’s actually coming.”
I love the people that cant stand Behringer simply because they price things for average musician. Or like how all they see is a picture and a price and they KNOw for sure its garbage. Like their opinions. “Gurrrrl, “if its not a GUCCI its not for me” crowd. It also shows how clueless they are.
Not everyone can afford “designer” names. Behiringer is providing for a much larger crowd AND YOU GET WAAAY MORE THAN THE PRICE YOU WILL PAY.
“I love the people that cant stand Behringer simply because they price things for average musician.”
I love how Behringer fanboys pretend that their critics are a bunch of intellectual snobs, avoiding the reality that most musicians just don’t want to buy cheaply made knockoffs that are made in a chinese labor camp owned by a terrible company.
y’all have done such a great job helping B make smaller companies lose money after B steals their designs. and no your website is not based under the merits of journalism. you are boosting engagement (see this comment here). and as seen by the amount of comments under all of your B posts, you’ll likely continue. i really hope for the health of the synthesizer world you don’t continue to boost companies who engage in fascist behavior but i don’t think you’ll ever get it or even care because ad revenue. yuk.
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