Test: Behringer System 100
At the beginning of the 80s, the Roland System-100m offered an affordable entry into the modular world. Since it was used prominently in the field of synth pop by musicians and bands such as Vince Clarke, Depeche Mode, Tears For Fears and Human League, it became a coveted classic. Behringer is bringing this dual-built modular synthesizer back with its System 100 in Eurorack format and wants to give a new generation an affordable entry into the modular synth area.
Module selection
We have put together a compact, yet flexible, good-sounding and, for Eurorack standards, very inexpensive system with a handful of modules. The modules are available together for just under 500 Euro, which is almost the price you pay for one module alone in Roland‘s replica System-500. Beginners have to add about 150 Euro for a suitable case and power supply, also in this respect Behringer is currently one of the cheapest suppliers on the market with the Eurorack 104. If no other equipment like an Arturia KeyStep is available, a MIDI-to-CV/Gate interface should also be bought in order to be able to control the system via the DAW or an external MIDI keyboard.
Installation is simple: each module includes a ribbon cable for the power supply, which is connected to
