Seamlessly integrate your hardware synth into a digital setup

Quick Tip for everyone who wants to seamlessly integrate a hardware synthesiser into their digital setup. Basically use it comfortably as a master keyboard and „almost“ as comfortable as a plug-in at the same time! If you grew up with hardware synths you probably know this, but pretty much all people getting their first hardware synth stumble over this problem.

Hardware used in the video
Behringer Deepmind 12

Audio Interface UMC22

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These tips and tricks makes lifes easier. My biggest problem is that I'd want all them behringer synths. It's insane how much Behringer rocks.

[niclas]

Ich habe deine Arduino und Synthesizer Videos auf deinem Kanal schon sehr gemocht, schön dich jetzt hier wieder zu sehen.

[mark-yjsg]

Wow Behringer are talking to us, Roland Yamaha Korg take note. This is how it should be done

[muzikman]

Behringer on top of their game, they didn't have to do this video, they're just nice people :-) Already knew about this but great tips for newbies.

[MarkGardnerBonnie]

Dude, that was an EXCELLENT and informative tip. Thank you. I have had issues recording into Logic, but did not have it hooked up correctly.

[Gonzomat]

Ah didn't know what the local setting does. I got some other synths and got the same problem but finally I understand how to fix this issue. Thanks!

[JimmiG]

I love that the DeepMind has Wi-Fi. I can use the editor over Wi-Fi so the USB connection is available for use with the DAW as usual.

Also, Program/Bank Change messages are your friend. In most DAWs, you can select what Bank and Program should be used on each MIDI track, so you don't have to remember which patch you used in which project. As soon as you load the project, the synth automatically switches to the correct patch. I hope more future Behringer synths will come with patch memories, it makes life so much easier in a DAW-centric setup.

[shirkhan]

Nice to see götz working for behringer. I learned alot from him some years ago about diy midi conttollers. And now posting a very good solution video!! 👍

[fakshen]

Always note the patch number and name from your hardware synth in the track name and/or audio file. If you ever come back to session and want to overdub something new a few days/weeks later it'll save a lot of grief... especially if your synth can hold dozens of patches. SysEx dumps are helpful too... but that's a much longer discussion.

[spookypen]

Local Off

Thank you whoever implemented this and thank you for this vid. 😎👍

[broodx]

Dude!!!! Beers on me if you ever get to SA(Texas) My treat.
I just spent yesterday smashing on synths and clicking everything off and even put back my smaller interface without effects and still couldn't find where that damn echoey weak metal reverb sound was coming from. Even reset up all of my external instruments in Ableton.

Damn man. Wow.
I had alot of those bleep moments, while trying to control my anger as I live next to an elementary school. Literally.

I'm old to messing with gear but still new I guess to integrating it to laptop. Last time I attempted making industrial electronic music I was using a tascam.
Which by my surprise, may be ideal lol with cassettes making a crazy return.

Well anyway my brother from another. Thanks man. Bad ass and hats off to you.

Just recently got a pro 1 so now on to synthesis 101. ;)

Keep up the great work and damn the pro 1 is a beast . (Just got sound )

[warrentriantafelo]

I have integrated a Deepmind 12 into my setup. I have problems with midi clock jitter. Setup is Reaper on an MSI laptop -> RME Babyface <-> Deepmind 12. Regardless of whether I use midi over USB, midi via RME Babyface, or sync the clock in my DAW to the clock in the Deepmind 12, the clock jitter is bad enough that an arp on the Deepmind will be far enough out of time with Reaper to be unusable after 10-15 seconds. I can't believe there is any problem with the Deepmind 12 clock, nor with the RME interface or drivers. I'm confident the clock instability is in Reaper, the processing power of my computer, and speed of the USB buss in the laptop. Workaround is to draw the arp into individual midi notes in Reaper, as the latency isn't much of a problem and if consistent, can be adjusted for. I would however very happily buy a Behringer product that would function like an Expert Sleepers Usamo or E-RM Midiclock, to eliminate the clock jitter.

[alphabeets]

Local Control On/Off has been useful and has existed since the beginnings of MIDI 40 years ago.

[samuelcastelli]

Great tips! It's fun watching this video that uses a deepmind while my own deepmind is in front of me on the desk lol. Thanks for the video!

[mathiaslarsson]

Please create an official plug-in editor where I can put it on a MIDI track in a DAW project, work on the sound on the hardware synth the save it as a preset in the plug-in editor, then recall it if needed in the future to the hardware. Make one plug-in editor for multiple of your current hardware synths. This would make the workflow even more safe to return to older projects and make sure you do not lose important saved presets when working with Behringer hardware synths.

[fahimdawer]

I was having the same problem with my Juno Ds and now I can try local Great video

[BritoWorx]

Behringer is for the people....Thank You

[georgeray]

Great tip. Thanks for adding to the usefulness of my DM12!

[TamarinPamarin]

02:00 This is a great tip and reminder.

[gearpunk]

how to do this with a synth that has no local off option, like the Odyssey?