Behringer PRO-800 Manual

PRO-800 Hook-up

Step 1: Hook-Up

PRO-800 Control

Step 2: Controls

Top Panel

1. PROGRAM DISPLAY – indicates current program in Preset or Manual Modes; and parameters when using the menus.
2. PROGRAM SELECT 0-9 switches. used to select program numbers 0-100. There are four banks of programs, making 400 programs overall. These buttons are also used to access menu functions as described below.
3. PRESET – when active, shows the PRO-800 is programmed according to memory. When unlit indicates manual mode, when blinking indicates that a parameter has been edited but not stored.
4. PERF – switches the PRO-800 to manual mode. Front panel controls will be active. First press accesses patch parameters, second accesses manual mode (display shows P800)
5. SETTINGS – enter the settings menu.
6. TUNE – activates tuning of oscillators and filters.
7. SYNC SOURCE – choose from internal, MIDI, USB or Sync In.
8. SYNC CLOCK – First press sets clock BPM. Second press: clock subdivision (1/4, 1/8 etc) Third press: clock in PPQN settings: 24, 48, 96, 192 are available.
9. REC – used for storing programs or sequences. Also used to latch the arpeggiator.
10. SEQ 1 – selects sequence bank 1 for recording or playback.
11. SEQ 2 – selects sequence bank 2 for recording or playback.
12. ARP UP DN – controls arpeggiator by key position. See Arpeggiator below.
13. ARP ASSIGN – controls arpeggiator by key order. See Arpeggiator below.
14. VALUE – used to adjust parameter values such as tempo.
15. FREQUENCY – adjusts the over a 4 octave range for both oscillators. The frequency range can be set using the additional parameters menu (see below).
16. SYNC – forces OSC A to follow OSC B in hard synchronization.
17. SAWTOOTH – enables a full-level waveshape containing all harmonics.
18. TRIANGLE – enables a full-level triangle wave, containing little harmonic energy.
19. PULSE – enables a full-level waveshape depending on the setting of the pulse width control.
20. PULSE WIDTH – adjusts the harmonic content of the pulse wave by setting its cycle from around 1 to 99%. 50% is approximately a square wave.
21. LEVEL – determines the volume of the oscillator. Signal is clean up to 5, then a distortion effect is gradually introduced.
22. FINE – raises OSC B frequency up to one semitone for detuning effects.
23. FIL ENV – adjusts the level of the filter envelope generator source for the Polymod.
24. OSC B – adjusts the level of OSC B source for the Polymod.
25. FREQ A – selects OSC A frequency as a destination of the Polymod.
26. FILTER – selects filter cutoff frequency as a destination of the Polymod.
27. UNISON TRACK – with no keys pressed the current program will be switched to UNISON operation where all 8 voices are assigned to one note monophonically. With a chord held and unison then engaged, the chord will track up and down the keyboard. Pressing the button while holding a single note turns the Pro 800 into a monophonic synthesizer.
28. NOISE – increase the noise generator level.
29. LFO FREQUENCY – adjust the LFO speed from about 0.25 to 20 Hz.
30. SHAPE – LFO shape selection is made in the additional parameters menu and are assigned in pairs.
    1. Tri-Pulse
    2. . Sine-Random
    3. Saw-Noise.
31. INITIAL AMOUNT – programs mod depth independently of an external MOD wheel.
32. FREQ A-B – applies LFO modulation to both oscillator frequencies.
33. PW A-B – applies LFO modulation to pulse width of both oscillators.
34. FILTER – applies LFO modulation to the filter cutoff frequency.
35. GLIDE – increases the portamento between notes.
36. CUTOFF – adjusts the cutoff frequency of the 24 dB/octave (4-pole) low-pass filter.
37. RESONANCE – adjusts the resonance of the filter. This emphasizes the frequencies around the cutoff point.
38. ENVELOPE AMOUNT – sets the depth of the applied envelope. If set to 0, the filter envelope will have no effect.
39. KEYBOARD – when the FULL switch is selected CV is applied to the filters cutoff frequency with the filter tracking the keyboard. When in the OFF position notes played higher on the keyboard will have more of their overtones suppressed than notes played in the lower register. The ½ setting gives an effect in between the FULL and OFF settings. Full setting allows a self-oscillating filter to accurately track the keyboard.
40. ATTACK – controls the attack time of the filter's envelope.
41. DECAY – controls the decay time of the filter's envelope.
42. SUSTAIN – controls the sustain level of the filter's envelope.
43. RELEASE – controls the release time of the filter's envelope.
44. ATTACK – controls the attack time of the amplifier's envelope.
45. DECAY – controls the decay time of the amplifier's envelope.
46. SUSTAIN – controls the sustain level of the amplifier's envelope.
47. RELEASE – controls the release time of the amplifier's envelope.
48. MASTER TUNE – adjust the overall tuning of the synth (+- 1 semitone).
49. POWER LED – indicates power is on.
50. VOLUME – sets the master volume.
51. SYNC IN – allows sync connection to external sources.
52. FILTER CV IN – allows the filter cutoff to be controlled by external sources. (amount set in settings)
53. PHONES – headphone connection.
54. AUDIO OUT – 1/8^th audio output.
55. MIDI IN – accepts incoming MIDI data from the selected midi channel.

Rear Panel

56. OUTPUT – Connect to a mixer or audio interface 1/4" Jack cable.
57. FOOTSWITCH – connect a footswitch for sustain control.
58. MIDI CHANNEL SELECTION. Move the four dip switches to select the MIDI channel.
    
59. MIDI OUT/THRU – MIDI OUT/ THRU for outputting MIDI data.
60. USB PORT – Capable of sending and receiving MIDI information over USB. Also used for updates.
61. POWER SWITCH – Turns the synthesizer on and off.
62. POWER INPUT – Connect the supplied power supply only.

PRO-800 Getting started

Step 3: Getting started

OVERVIEW

This 'getting started' guide will help you set up the PRO-800 and briefly introduce its capabilities.

CONNECTION

To connect the PRO-800 to your system, please consult the connection guide earlier in this document.

SOFTWARE SETUP

The PRO-800 is a USB Class Compliant MIDI device, and so no driver installation is required. The PRO-800 does not require any additional drivers to work with Windows and MacOS.

HARDWARE SETUP

Make all the connections in your system. Keep the PRO-800 power turned off when making any connections.

Ensure your sound system is turned down.

Turn on the PRO-800 before turning on any power amplifiers and turn it off last. This will help prevent any turn on or turn off "pops or thumps" in your speakers.

WARM UP TIME

We recommend leaving 15 minutes or more time for the PRO-800 to warm up before recording or live performance. (Longer if it has been brought in from the cold.) This will allow the precision analog circuits time to reach their normal operating temperature and tuned performance.

FIRMWARE UPDATE

Please check the behringer.com website regularly for any updates to the Behringer SYNTHTRIBE app.

The app looks for the latest firmware file which can then be downloaded and used to update the PRO-800.

WARM UP TUNE TIME

Upon first power-up, the PRO-800 tunes itself. The tune light illuminates, and the display indicates the oscillator or filter being tuned from A1 through A8, b1 through b8 and F1 through F8 for Oscillator A, B and the Filter respectively. The routine takes about 20 seconds to complete depending on the tuning of your instrument.

It is normal to have to retune the instrument during the first 30 minutes of operation as the electronics warm to a stable operating temperature. To tune, simply press the tuning button as required.

MANUAL/PRESET MODES

Pressing the PRESET button switches between manual mode, in which the synthesiser parameters sound parameters reflect the active sonic state of the instrument, and preset mode in which the sound is a stored patch.

You can edit a stored patch, manual patch or preset patch at any time by completing the following:

1.Press the RECORD button on the keypad. It will blink.

2.Press the two-digit location to which you want to save the patch.

The patch is saved. It will overwrite whatever sound patch was there before.

You can cancel a patch store any time while the RECORD button is blinking by pressing it before pressing another button.

ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS MENU

Below is a table summarising the parameters and keypad buttons required to access the synthesiser additional parameters. To access these parameters, press PERF once.

To select a parameter, press the keypad number repeatedly to scroll through the options, name and value will be displayed. To edit it, used the VALUE control.

LFO SHAPE

The PRO-800 supports six waveforms in addition to the standard Triangle and Square waves including Sine, (Saw) Ramp Up, Random, Noise. To select the desired waveform:

1. For Triangle, Sine or Saw:
   1. If you are in preset mode, make sure Settings is lit, else press it to access the additional parameters menu.
   2. Switch the LFO-MOD Shape button to Triangle.
   3. Press the 1 button once and use the Value control to select the Triangle, Sine or Saw. The display indicates the current selection.
2. For Square, Random or Noise:
   1. Enter Pref mode,
   2. Switch the LFO-MOD Shape button to Square.
   3. Press the 1 button once and use the Value control to select the Square, Random or Noise. The display indicates the current selection.

OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY CONTROL MODE

Oscillator A and B frequency ranges are now controllable in three modes: Octave (the default value), Chromatic and Free. The range remains the same, but it is now possible to sweep the frequency of the oscillators with a greater or smaller degree of fine control. To select the oscillator sweep mode, press button 8 twice on the additional parameters page and use the VALUE control to select it.

GLOBAL SETTINGS MENU

Access Global Settings by pressing SETTINGS once and use the keypad numbers to scroll through the options.

Holding the SETTINGS button and pressing the TUNE button lets you tune the last note played. This will be saved in the preset data.

PRESET PARAMETERS

To access the PRESET parameters hold the PRESET button and use the keypad buttons to select the parameter required.

AUTOTUNE

The TUNE button starts the auto-calibration of the oscillators and filters, muting the output during the process. A short press will reset all tuning data and fully calibrate the device. A long press will start a faster recalibration of the tuning, adjusting to temperature changes of the analog circuits.

CHORD MODE

Holding a chord and switching the UNISON TRACK on stores that chord an allows it to be transposed across the keyboard. The chord will be saved as part of the preset. This can also be set by pressing the sustain pedal while holding a chord in UNISON mode.

TRANSPOSITION

By holding the PERF and SETTINGS buttons then playing a note on an attached MIDI keyboard the keyboard will transpose to the note played relative to C.

KEYBOARD MODES

The PRO-800can be either in Polyphonic, Unison or Chord mode.

1. The synthesizer starts in Polyphonic mode, in which any new note will be assigned to one of the 8 voices.
2. If you switch Unison Track on with no pressed key, you are in Unison mode, all 8 voices will play the same note.
3. If you switch Unison Track on with one or more pressed keys, you are in Chord mode. The pattern those keys made will now be transposed over the whole keyboard range by new notes.
4. If you switch on Unison Track with one key pressed you enter single voice unison mode.

The foot switch input can be used to latch a new pattern of notes. New notes will be assigned to voices using one of those priority rules:

1. Last: New notes will always play; the oldest notes may be stolen.
2. Low: Only the lowest notes will play. In Unison or Chord mode, legato will be active.
3. High: Only the highest notes will play. In Unison or Chord mode, legato will be active.

The assignment priority is set in the additional parameters menu.

ARPEGGIATOR

The arpeggiator has two buttons to set its parameters. To set the arpeggio type hold the ARP UP-DN button and use the keypad to select:

1. – Arpeggio Up
2. – Arpeggio Down
3. – Arpeggio Up and Down
4. – Arpeggio Up then Down

To assign the arpeggiator hold the ARP ASSIGN button and use the keypad to select:

1. – Played order
2. – Random order

Holding ARP button and pressing REC holds the current notes played. The foot switch input can also be used to hold the arpeggiator.

SEQ RECORDING

1. Switch RECORD on.
2. Press either SEQ 1 or SEQ 2.
3. Start playing. (Recording does not begin until the first key is pressed.)
4. When finished, press the footswitch or RECORD at the end point you want.
5. The sequence will play continuously loop until the appropriate SEQ switch is switched off. Adjust the SPEED control as required.
6. Care must be taken to not exceed the note limit, which is approximately 400, but may be less if the specific sequence contains long rests. If the note limit is exceeded, the sequence will only contain the last 400 notes— the earliest notes will be lost.
7. When both banks are being used, care must also be taken to not exceed the 400-note limit. The sequencer assigns memory priority to the bank which is currently being recorded, and will "steal" notes from the other bank once the 400 total note limit is reached. For example, if SEQ 1 already has a 250-note sequence recorded in it, you will erase SEQ 1 if you attempt to record more than about 150 notes in SEQ 2.

SEQ PLAYBACK

1. To playback a sequence, press SEQ 1 or SEQ 2.
2. The playback speed can be varied from 1/4 to 4X real-time. The SPEED control position for 1:1 playback speed is to the left of centre. This provides more control range of higher speeds.
3. The playback speed can also be programmed. As the sequencer is playing back, set SPEED as desired, then press the RECORD switch (which will not light). Now whenever the sequence is selected it will play at this speed. The programmed speed can be edited and re-recorded (just like the synthesizer controls).

To stop, press the appropriate SEQ switch or the footswitch

POWER UP

Pressing the PRESET button while powering up the PRO-800 loads a generic preset, which can then be edited. Holding the SETTINGS button while powering up resets all settings to factory default. Holding the 0 key on the keypad while powering up performs a button test.

Eurorack Installation

The PRO-800 can be taken out of its factory chassis and fitted into a standard Eurorack case (not supplied).

We recommend that this procedure is carried out only by an experienced service technician to prevent personal injury or damage to the PRO-800. The Eurorack case will need to have a suitable power supply with enough capacity to power the PRO-800. Consumption is 1.2 A at 12 v DC.

A 10 pin to 16 pin adapter ribbon cable is supplied with the PRO-800.

Please ensure that the Eurorack case will supply +/- 12v DC and ground to the correct pins, and that the cable is at the correct orientation before proceeding.

Procedure
Please follow all steps in the correct order.

1. Disconnect the power and all other connections to the PRO-800.
2. Undo the eight screws on the top panel as shown. There is no need to undo any other screw.
3. Carefully lift the top panel assembly, and turn it over so that the PCB is facing upwards. Be careful not to pull the ribbon cable from the lower side of the main PCB.
4. Disconnect the 24 pin ribbon cable from the main PCB of the PRO-800 and remove the assembly from the chassis.

5. Store the chassis assembly and power supply in a safe, dry place.
6. Securely connect the 10 pin end of the supplied ribbon cable adapter to the main PCB of the PRO-800.
7. Having ensured that your Eurorack case is isolated from the mains connect the 16 pin end of the ribbon cable to a spare outlet in the case.
8. Secure the PRO-800 to the case using the eight panel screws.
9. Perform a full safety test before using the PRO-800.

MIDI Continuous Controllers

The Pro 800 responds to a number of MIDI CC Controls:

Specifications

PRO-800 Factory Presets

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