Nick's video of a quick visit to the show floor before the opening of Music China 2026 gathered a load of interest, primarily because Nick & Tami X ended up having a sneaky peek under the wraps at the Behringer stand...
Today the show officially started, so one of the first visits was a whilstle-stop tour of some of the new items - Kevin from Behringer gave us a look at Pro-16, RD-765 and several other early units at Music China 2026.
The Pro-16 is a 16-voice synth based on the Prophet-5 voice architecture. It supports poly aftertouch and includes a split mode with separate left and right parts. The unit is in final form, with global release already underway and China availability expected soon.
The RD-765 is a new drum machine with a layout that references Linndrum and classic Roland-style boxes. It includes classic FX routing, separate outputs, three trigger outputs, MIDI in and out, sync, and an input for sampling. It currently contains basic samples across 16 voices, stores kits, and allows different sounds to be assigned to pads.
We also saw the BCR-32, which includes a sequencer and four pairs of CV outputs. Other early units included a Polyvox-style synth, the JT-2 Mutator envelope follower, Mini Pops-style rhythm hardware, several controllers, and monophonic D-Mini, AKS-Mini and CS-Mini units.
Pricing, details and release dates for many of these remain a bit of a mystery though - I'm sure we'll find out more soon.
More Info: https://www.behringer.com/
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