Deep Effects

Given that Behringer’s holding company own a smorgasbord of music tech companies, including Klark Teknik and TC Electronic, it’s no surprise that they’ve taken advantage of this for the effects. The manual names the ‘device inspiration’ for each of the 34 DSPderived effects and many are based on classic units from Lexicon, Roland and others.

There are four effect slots that can be placed together in an insert or FX send configuration. Used as a send, the effects do not interfere with the audio path of the analogue synth engine. Ten different routings, including some with feedback, allow for some very creative effect configurations that go much further than most onboard effects. The quality of effects, and the scope for editing, is also high. For example, you can add a chorus followed by modulated hall reverb (inspired by the Lexicon 480L) that also feeds back into a pitchshifter and delay which is then routed into the reverb. Instant Eno/Lanois ‘shimmer’.

While the effects may not be quite as good as the real thing, or some of the better plug-in emulations, they are an integral and welcome part of the DeepMind sound.