Behringer CAT - Full Review
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As a MIDI keyboard I use the Arturia Minilab (Mk I) Black Edition. I built a little frame around the knobs so I can put the synth on top.
00:00 Intro
01:04 Overview
01:36 Octave's History
05:07 Basic Functions
09:33 Basic Patches
13:03 LFO
15:33 ADSR Repeat
16:20 ADSR Modulation
17:59 Frequency Modulation
21:42 Cross Modulation
22:50 Filter Self-Oscillation
24:50 Sync
27:44 Poly Mode
31:20 In & Outputs
32:17 Final Performance
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I spend the last ten days recording an album with the CAT: keenonkeys.bandcamp.com/album/behringer-cat
And I had a closer look at the strange behavior of the sync modes as shown in the video ( 26:04 ). The dropouts mainly occur when you try to create sweeps with LFO or ADSR. The lower the notes the more dropouts you get, and it's getting worse if the sub octave of VCO1 is involved. But I am not quite sure if this is the case with all models. I have read a couple of reviews and not all of them mentioned this.
I am loving it so far! “Shine On Your Crazy Cat” is a fantastic song, and “Danger Cat” has phat leads like you wouldn’t believe. \m/
dark side of the cat is beautiful. congrats and thx ;) s2
cool, which seq did u use in Cat Lovers? thanks
Absolutely amazing. "A Saucerful of Milk" is my favorite :-D
@@bluematrix5001 The Arpeggiator of the Yamaha PSS-A50
By far the best demo of the Cat I've seen.
Agreed!
not only cat, but every synth
Its somewhat no demo but a very good detailed guide/review. There are more "entertaining" demos. But if you have the cat, its worth soooo much.
A great program list included for CAT users.
Seriously, this is a treasure trove of patch ideas. I don't think I've ever seen so inspirational tutorial. Calling this a "review" is a huge understatement.
Good fan boy.
@@lambertlambert7076lol what
What a world class presentation!
Picture, sound, editing, content knowledge, the history documentary, musicianship and if I’ve forgotten anything, that was probably top class as well.
My thanks and appreciation.
35 Years ago: I self built an Elektor Formant Analog Synthesizer. Now: I ordered a Behringer CAT to teach my 5 year old daughter to make electronic music. She loves it and is always smiling, when she hears the funny "meowish" sounds. :-) Thank you for this fantsatic review!
You need to find her one of those Cheshire cat midi keyboards, too cute.
Selbstgelötet.... ahhh, die fetten Jahre.
@@Pulse2AM B. Toys Meowsic
You can change the "lower note has priority" setting using the PC software or using sysex commands (see manual). This applies to all beringer synths.
Oh wow, that's great to know!
Just received my Cat. Your demo was one of the most inspiring demos of this or really any other instrument I’ve seen. Wonderful long form video!!!
Thank you for an incredibly well made video review. This is one of the best reviews I have ever seen - period. This is not a cheap compliment to be taken lightly as I have watched quite a lot over the years and my favourite youtube channels regarding synthesizer reviews are loopop (for tutorials/reviews), starsky carr (technical overview), Alex Ball (history, performance, humor), musictrackjp (reviews), bad gear (HUMOR), Andrew Huang (overall content) and Tim Shoebridge (overall content). So the competition is rather fierce but you managed to give them a run for their money and made it look easy. Chapeau!
I was on the brink of adding the Cat to my collection and clicked on your video on my mobile phone thinking it was Starsky's and I was immediately drawn in by your voice. It has perfect timbre and a soothing quality and I could listen to it for hours. Then there is the video length and content composition - just perfect. Some historical background without going in too deep and then the introduction of the Synthesizer in general, followed by examples of the use of the different sections. And everything is spot on and sounds absolutely amazing. Oh and did I mention your voice...?
Too make a long story short: I have obviously bought the Cat (and will have a hard time making it sound as nice as you did), subscribed to your channel and hope that you will throw in a synthesizer review every now and then as I am not so much into older keyboards w/o synth capability). I don't really care which Synthesizer it is as long as I just can listen to that voice :-)...
Thank you again and keep up the excellent work!
Thank you very much. I am sure you're gonna have a lot of fun with the CAT. I am still quite happy with it and I will certainly do a couple more Synth reviews in the future.
Yes, you mentioned the heavy hitters and Keen on Keys can keep company with them with this quality production. Really nice vocal production. Easy to listen to and good audio over all. It makes it enjoyable to take in what you have to offer.
it is fantastic that there are no reverb or delay on fx, so we can hear real sound of synth. today, every synth, vst, demo, has a lot of reverb, and when you remove tham, you find out that you have nothing
I have some synths that I basically do 90% of the sound design with effects, like the Microbrute. Others like the Mother-32 don't even need effects. But I love each for the purposes I use them for.
This Cat sure does purrr, I love it. I also appreciate the fact that you sound like a German Liam Neeson
The blending of wave forms on synths in general is underrated. Have to have this
When a guy who actually knows what he's doing demos a synth.
Perfect music store salesman
You could say he's "Keen On Keys"
it becomes a crash course. that I'm following because I've just been gifted one of these.
Nah he’s gay
Exactly. Very professional and knowledgeable.
Excellent review, great programming and fantastic production. Top notch all around. Thanks so much for making this video!
One of the best synth tutorials I've seen generally. So informative and no nonsense
Wow, I wasn‘t prepared to watch such a good review/demo/tutorial/whatever! I really appreciate the style. Not so fast and chatty as many other video, but also not boring. And the outro tune is killer! 😃
Man, your review is the best I've ever seen! Outstanding!
I do not comment often, but I had to on this review. Not only an in depth product review but a full on synth tutorial with a huge amount of great sounding patches and well formulated explanation. I am baffled how many totally different sounds can be achieved with a seemingly simple parameter list. Makes me question the use of modern digital synths with lots of polyphony and endless modulation possibilities. This synth seems so much more hands on and fun and surprisingly versatile. Great video!
A lot of musicians don't know how to patch a synth. Especially with modern VSTs from the likes of U-He where you have literally thousands of patches people become patch hunters. The great thing about the (new)old synths is that it forces you to understand how sound is made. In defense of VSTs like Hive or Diva if you do take it upon yourself to learn how to use them the results can be amazing.
Brilliant review and demo. Best patches I've seen so far. 👍
I've watched this video like maybe 3 times now and every time it feels like the little melody's you play just get more and more familiar, even the first time it felt like I knew all the melodies and now it just feels even more like I know all of them, all in all I've attributed it to this CZcams video just being magic idk, anyways absolutely loved every second of this, it deservers millions of views.
What a great demo and tutorial... There's a great story I have about this synth, but this was awesome!
I can tell you this, this review/demo is great and you have one of the best speaking voices/pace I have heard in any gear reviewing channel. Happy 2022!
Best Synth presentation ever, I really enjoyed it. I hope you review other Behringer Modules
Excellent rundown!!! Super quality info and presentation. All there is to know! I thought loopop was the only one who could master the perfection of product guides like this. Comparing the two of you, his excels in navigation with the time cues on the screen but yours tops his in performance demonstrations and in clarity and comprehensiveness, it’s a draw. (Edit: Didn't notice the time cues in the description when looking on my iPhone. This makes it even greater!)
excellent !
please more videos like this your are on the top of the synth review with this one !
VERY good job, full and deep research on the model reviewed, full quality, thanks a lot
Excellent and exhaustive review! Thank you!
The quality of this video is amazing!
Best video about the Cat synth! Very clear and cool sounds.
This is how you do a review! Excellent job, awesome sounds!
I think this is the synth I have been always looking for, seems very hands on and versatile. Somehow I have overlooked this until recently, thank you for very good review!
Excellent video-and the outro song is amazingly good!
Great review Keen!!!!! Thanks
Great review. Loved how you went through so much and then provided that awesome song at the end. It’s an amazing sounding synth... and guess what? It arrives at my doorstep next week!
Thanks for this complete demonstration on the use of CAT. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
This is honestly the best video to sell me on the Cat. I didn't think much of it because other videos didn't mention the modulation possibilities. I'm glad to realize it's far capable than what I gave it credit for!
Fantastic and professionally presented as always! I look forward to your video on the PSS 480 if that's still in the works :)
Starsky Carr did a review which mention everything including the quirks not sure if you have seen that one ??
Wow.....this synth sounds incredible, vibe and fat tone for days. Thanks for an excellent video
Nice job! Thanks for the timestamped parts. I had the CAT a long time ago, recently got the bCat. Learned new things to do with your demo, especially the 4 note sequencer. I had not thought about the self modulation with the jacks... was thinking about how to interface with VCV rack, for more fun... anyway, thanks much!
First of all, fantastic demo, thank you. This is one of those gems I'm so glad to have picked up. It gets pretty deep and I found can be tricky when first learning the interface; your review/tutorial introduced me to configurations I haven't even considered. The first time I sat down with it I twisted knobs and flicked switches to a point where I lost sound output and couldnt figure how to regain any semblence of a workable patch. Each time I decided to sit with it, new configurations became apparent. I honestly think its extremely underrated out of behringer's vintage repro line. Thanks again for bringing out all these sounds, Bravo!
Excellent and comprehensive demo, thank you.
Thanks for make a video demonstrating it's potential for pleasant sounds. I've been well informed on how it screeches. Most appreciated.
...and that's a pretty jamming tune at the end there.
YES! PLEASE! Make a synth tutorial video that covers basics and goes through higher concepts.
Very good review! You really show what such a relatively simple 'mono' analogue synth can actualy do.
No additional synth tutorial needed I suppose, in a way this is a synth tutorial and a review in one.
Still one of my all time favorite synth presentation. Skillful, passionate, well articulated in word and play, resourceful and brilliant video and audioquality.
It also perfectly brings the character of this device to life. Thank you Sir for all this effort.
Definitely a great demo / review. This is going to be one of my next Behringer synths to join the arsenal. 👍👍👍👍👍
Your playing is stellar! Excellent video.
amazing video and I feel like you have the right voice for these kind of videos
Really lovely demo. Thanks for handling this proper. Do more of these Behringer synths! :) Thanks!
Outstanding review! Even better tune at the end!! Thank you. Liked and Subscribed
Absolutely love the sounds poppin off that thing. The theremin even sounds amazing.
Simply the Best Demo!!! Please do more demo's on other analog synthesizers.
wow this has real character, great review, love the jam at the end
Thank you for the review, very interesting.
Great tutorial! love the song at the end!
more synth videos!
this is the best cat review i've seen
The best review of the CAT. Thank you!
The outro demo is Fantastic!
This was perfect 👌 video review keep this quality up. Real showed what this thing can do.
Your video is totally another level. Thank you so much!!!!
Loved the video. The more in depth the better for me. One thing though. That synth is screaming out for effects! Its kinda mind blowing just how much effects change the raw sounds. A little sweet reverb goes a long way. Of course then you get people complaining they want to hear it raw to better judge the sound but for me I'd never use any of those sounds raw. Anyway, thoroughly enjoyed the walkthrough. I'd never even heard of the original before. I want to see that last synth they made now too. It looks wild. The Voyetra one. Cheers.
I really like the no-effects showcase myself - keeps it easier to understand. =)
Though I think Keen adds some effects in post when he uses the synths for the music (he mentioned in the past reviews and in the sampling process how-to), so the arrangements we hear *do* show just *how much* effects can change and improve the raw output. There’s definitely panning and reverb in there!
@@MyOtheHedgeFox I'm a simple man. I put it through the massive reverb from another dimension and it all sounds great haha.
That's so true! I have a Casio CT-630 - a 1987 PCM-sample based synth that I inherited from my uncle, but I never really used it to make music because it sounds ridiculous. Yesterday I saw some videos of using guitar pedals with synths, so I tried and put it through a flanger, some compression and reverb, and WOW! You suddenly get very powerful, punchy leads and basses, and best of all, since it's PCM based, it has complex waveforms and lots of harmonics that the effects seem to latch on :D :D
BRILLIANT!!! ...Great sounds, review (tutorial!) & absolutely wonderful musicality as well!!! BRAVO!!
Had me glued to the end, and I normally switch off with some reviewers. Behringer released this statement on their facebook "CAT. In dual mode the note priority has now changed to from low to last note" Nice job, cool synth and you should do some more synth reviews.THANKS
Excellent review and tutorial
Yes, please make the synth explanation video, if you haven't already... Please, just make any video... They are so much joy, they are precious.
Excellent review in every way!
What a review!!! Thank you so much !!! Best review ever!!!
Great demo! Thanks👍
epic outro!!!! thanks for the vid :)
brilliant review
The production value on this is amazing
Very thorough. It is an interesting synth for sure.
Awesome video with a brief story of the Synth! Suscribed.
the piece you play in the final performance is an absolute banger
I'm of the opinion that there's room enough on your channel to review whatever bits of goodness you feel is entertaining and educational to put out there - Keen, you could review a DX7 and find things about it that no one else thought was interesting and make that the focal point of a half-hour video that would capture the imagination! You do you and we'll follow happily along: believe me.
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This one was WAY fun, educational, comprehensive, exhaustive and concise! Far and away the best Behringer synth review on the Tubes. Many thanks for this gift!
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The Cat is definitely the synth to get if you're into retro video game music and you want to analog it up!
The Cat is, by far, the most interesting clone Behringer has made as far as I'm concerned. I was never aware of the original, and by most accounts it seems like a fairly obscure synth, but good god, what a great choice of one to recreate. It's deceptively simple, and capable of plenty of common sounds, yet to my ears, has a real capability for knock-out sounds that are fatter and fuller than a lot comparable instruments.
I have the Model D, and that's great, don't get me wrong. Classic sounds, and very capable. But the Cat is the one that gets under my skin and makes me crave more of those sounds. All of them. The weirder the better.
how stable is the Cat's tuning?
@@JeezVince If it's as stable as the Model D, then it should be very good.
@@rars0n Sorry I misread and thought you had the CAT. Cheers, mate.
@@JeezVince No worries, I'm probably going to buy one soon.
I always felt LFO delay was an essential feature - Brilliant presentation - Thanks for doing this. Cheers.
Very enjoyable review. Thanks.
Love this channel!
awesome work
OMG. I listened to your A Saucerful Of Milk and amazed! Truly wonderful!
Thanks for showing us what this Kitty-CAT can do. I had no idea that it was this versatile.
Damn, this is a seruosuly quality video. Love the synth history lesson at the start, basically a mini documentary.
Well you nailed it. It is amazing that from your channel you are quite new to analogue synths? Great video.📺
Excellent video! (Listening to the album on bandcamp as I type) I suspected that this synth was a sleeper. It has such a range of sound design possibilities. Thanks so much for taking the time to craft such a well thought out walk through. 🙏
Good review. Definitely a tempting product. A friend had the original Cat back in the 80s. Great synth.
la mejor demostración que he visto de un sinte. Muy bien explicado, monton de sonidos buenos, conciso y ademas con talento musical. Un crack
Heck yeah, that jam at the very end! Very nice.
I bought one of these and have been watching this video on repeat to satisfy my hype while I wait for it to arrive
Thank you for making this great video and using your talents for such a comprehensive demo. Yes, please do more in-depth analysis like this but kindly continue with your original focus on vintage mini keyboards as well 😄. That’s a unique success.
Thank you! And don't worry, I will certainly keep the focus on mini keyboards.
@@KeenOnKeys if you can review the Casio PT-30, this coulf be perfect, it's probably one of the most interesting mini-keyboard in my opinion
Wonderful presentation. Thanks!
Only 8k subs? Excellently produced video and fantastic playing!
Nice review, complete
Awesome! Especially outro song. Subbed
This video was extremely helpful, especially for understanding some of the unorthodox quirks of this synth. I just got the CAT yesterday, and thought that the weird mono mode keyboard tracking (only changing for descending pitches) and S&H behavior meant that mine was defective! Now that I know that it’s supposed to function that way, I can work around it.
From the history portion, I would love a Voyetra 8. The sounds New Order got out of that were quite fantastic.
Just listened to your album, your music is great.
great review! thank you!
Please make a synth explanation video as it will help people who are unfamiliar with all the terms and features to understand everything a lot better. For the uninitiated, it can be a bit daunting and overwhelming to hear so many terms and features mentioned without a proper, in-depth explanation as to what they do and can be used for. Really great videos and channel here. Very cool to see and hear so many awesome keyboards, their features and sounds. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, skill, talent and experience. Looking forward to many more videos. Keep up the awesome work!...
Excellent Video!!!!
Thanks very much for the album of this synthesiser. 👍😃
This is possibly the best video imo. Better gear, better video. I'd like to see you try some of the other classic boutique modules from Roland and behringer.
Fantastic video !