Grab This Bass Synth by the Horns!
Since the 1970s, the iconic sounds of a singular bass synth have maintained a unique stranglehold on the public musical imagination. Now, thanks to the meticulous engineering of Behringer’s sound designers, TORO charges forth with the vaunted voltages of luscious lows and the distinctive character of its predecessor while adding a few contemporary accommodations. Its elegant design serves up heaps of uncompromising lows without a complicated interface. Precision-crafted circuitry ensures everything from the distinctive lowpass ladder filter to the furthest reaches of its 5-octave range is easily controlled, delighting Sweetwater’s synthesists with its accommodating housing and straightforward design. If you’re clamoring for that classic bass synth sound, then you no longer need to worry about seeing red!
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Classic heart, modern magic
A meticulously designed, all-analog signal path forms the heart of TORO, providing faithful, era-accurate sonics with the VCA, VCF, and VCO designs. Whether you’re after arena-rocking basses, harmonized intervals, or searing leads, TORO’s dual-VCO architecture spans a 5-octave range, unwavering in its aural integrity. With such a focus on tone crafting, there are only four presets: Toro, Tuba, Bass, and Variable, each with its own buttons for quick selection. Otherwise, 23 control points are available to hone your sound. Moreover, with the Poly Chain function, you can link up to 16 TORO units together: up to 32 voices of polyphony in a chorus of bass synths.
Shaping with mid-century finesse
TORO doesn’t just look the part of its aspirational era. The analog circuitry lets you engage the iconic lowpass ladder filter that has eluded synthesists for decades, resulting in smooth, full, rich tones with cutoff and emphasis controls for fine-tuning. Glide can be adjusted with its own slider or toggled entirely from a dedicated button, alongside octave and decay controls. If you’ve noticed the CV inputs for pitch and filter values, as well as the gate input, then know that Eurorack compatibility doesn’t stop there. The flexible construction means the synth can be removed from its housing entirely, mounted into any studio or performance rig, and instantly accessible from almost any controller via 5-pin MIDI input.
Behringer TORO Features:
- Painstakingly modeled circuitry means era-accurate, all-analog signal pathways for rich, lush bass synth sonics
- 5-octave range provides plenty of tonal flexibility without compromising its defining character
- Dual-VCO architecture allows for immense, detuned sounds, or precise intervals, making for a range of timbral and tonal possibilities
- VCOs can be freely mixed to elicit complex tonal balances and constructions
- Straightforward interface totals just 23 control points and iconic mid-century design cues for a historical style that sounds as good as it looks
- Lowpass ladder filter was precision engineered to produce the vaunted, vintage sounds of its spiritual predecessor
- Eurorack compatibility includes gate and CV inputs for pitch and filter, making for colorful modulation options
- 4 presets — Variable, Toro, Tuba, and Bass — are given individual buttons for quick access and streamlined tone-crafting
- Modern accommodations include 5-pin MIDI input for flexible control options and voice priority assignment
- Versatile housing design lets you take TORO straight into Eurorack with ease
- Poly Chain functionality means up to 16 units of simultaneous TORO operation, upwards of 32 voices of polyphony
- Adjustable Glide parameter means versatile voicing beyond tone and timbre
