It was August 2017 when Behringer first teased the synth community with a shot of an obvious clone of the classic Roland SH-101 keytar synthesizer being wielded by one of their employees. It was simply called the MS-101. This one photo was enough to set the synth corner of the internet alight until the next Behringer synth cloning news!
Then earlier this year at Superbooth 2018, Behringer revealed much more about their upcoming SH-101 clone. We even got a video demo of the prototype in action and features and spec too.
There's no sign they are slowing down after their Model D, 808, Pro-One and ARP Odyssey cloned (as well as their original DeepMind and Neutron) synths. The German music instrument company's recreation of the Roland SH-101 (MS-101) is pretty impressive at first look... and Uli Behringer, on Gearslutz, explained that this eagerly awaited synthesizer is now entering pre-production, and should be in full production in January 2019:
"We're now in pre-production with the MS-101. It took longer than we anticipated as we're running our factory at near maximum capacity. Pre-production means we're now producing around 50 units to ensure everything is in order. Provided we don't find any issues, mass production will then commence a month later, which would be January. "
We're still waiting for details such as price to be revealed, but after the Model D and Neutron, we wouldn't bet against a $299 USD price tag.
Price: TBA
Available: In production in January 2019. In shops?
[Via: Gearslutz]
Web: https://www.gearslutz.com/board/showpost.php?p=13690461&postcount=590
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