Donner B1: the most affordable analog synth of 2024

Price is $130, but it's less with PROMO CODE “supmilesaway” for 15% off Donner sitewide

Review and demo of the most budget friendly / cheapest analog synth! Is this a good first synth?

Custom Synth Patches:

Stream my music:

0:00 - intro / what is the Donner B1 synth?
1:17 - original demo song
2:54 - how I made the song, every synth sound is only the B1
4:05 - synth panel walkthrough
4:49 - making a basic sequence
5:59 - synth controls
7:19 - built in effects, delay and distortion
9:17 - editing the sequencer
10:08 - editing slides, accents, gate length and ratchet
12:53 - performance mode and randomize mode
14:20 - jamming on the sequence we made
14:40 - i/o and midi connectivity
15:34 - combining the B1 with pedals
16:13 - final verdict, pros & cons

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[devinbelangermusic]

Get this synth for $115 after using PROMO CODE “supmilesaway” for 15% off!

[fuzzblightyear]

just wish i had the time, money, space and most of all talent to make music like this. Great stuff

[andyturner]

Love my B1. It's my GOTO bass synth and super easy to program. Great review thankyou 👌. Had a 303 years ago and sold mine before it became stupidly expensive. It's not worth the stupid amount of money now as it's hard to program, and in my opinion this is way better, and cheap

[MagicRoosterBluesBand]

Thanks for this excellent review. Just got one from Amazon.

[gostling]

I think this sounds just so much more like classic 303 noises than any Behringer tutorial wow.

[Jean-Mi_Paradis]

Hello! Great video! Quick question: what are the 3 pieces of gear you have at the end for the quick demo, right before the pros/cons? Thank you very much!

[garyhighley]

Oh I gotta have one now. I'm a multi instrument player but new to the synth game. 115 bucks to start playing around?

[enslavedbyvegetables]

Can you clock it to the Behringer RD-9 Analog Drum Machine? Sync them?

[nikita]

How can we possibly asses the B1 when you mix with other synths/ sound machines. Lets hear a song on its own. You did it on the final demo but it wasn`t very impressive.

[TnSn]

Mine has issues saving in song mode. I saved a pattern in #30, 31, 32, and 33, but in song mode when it goes to 32 it's the wrong note. I hate this little Chinese thing.

[CARLTONMOXLEYUnknownpianist]

Where did Drums come from?Where did Drums come from? Is it a building drum machine? Lol.
Is it a building drum machine? Lol.