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Behringer Mix-Sequencer Module 1050

4.6 out of 5 stars from 15 customer ratings

Eurorack Module

  • 8-Channel mixer, sequencer and sequential switch
  • Options available per channel: signal input, attenuator, mute button and solo switch
  • Maximum number of steps can be set
  • Configurable for 2 x 4 or 1 x 8 operations
  • Master control for each group of four
  • An internal clock generator (0.5 - 150 Hz)
  • An external clock input
  • Current consumption: 110 mA (+12 V) / 20 mA (-12 V)
  • Width: 24 HP
  • Depth: 42 mm
  • Available since February 2022
  • Item number 527816
  • Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
  • Width 24 TE / HP
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The modular legend in a Eurorack format

In the early 70s, the US company ARP released the 2500 synthesizer, designed to compete with the modular systems pioneered and popularised by Moog. The 2500 was used by musicians in experimental electronica, like Jean-Michel Jarre and Vangelis, as well rockstars like Pete Townshend, Elton John, and Depeche Mode's Vince Clarke. It was even seen on screen in Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". The vast and very complex 2500 had a different architecture to the products made by its competitor Moog, using matrix switches to connect the modules instead of the more conventional patch cables. This legend of electronic music has become extremely difficult to find today, and even then at prices only a rockstar could afford. Now, the Behringer 2500 Series is reviving and remaking the ARP 2500, porting it into a far more affordable Eurorack format. The Module 1050 is a combination of a mixer and a clock sequencer that is capable of some very unusual functions.

Behringer Mix-Sequencer Module 1050, switches and dials

A mixer for all sequences

The Behringer Mix-Sequencer Module 1050 is equipped with eight inputs, which can also be used as two separate units with four channels each. The level of every channel can be adjusted individually, and each channel also has its own on/off switch and solo switch. If the 1050 is being used in sequencer mode, the channels can be activated sequentially by the internal clock – or an external one, for instance the Behringer Clocked Sequential Control Module 1027, which can be connected to the 1050 via a ribbon cable on the circuit board itself. The number of sequentially activated channels can be limited or divided up into two sequences with four steps each: In dual usage, the two units can be connected to two separate outputs.

Behringer Mix-Sequencer Module 1050

The elite system for everyone

The modules in the Behringer 2500 series are modern versions of what is quite simply a legend; despite this, they represent a very budget-friendly entry into the world of modular synthesizers. Many of the modules in the series are based around a dual version of their central component, or they combine two entirely different functions in one device, making these already affordable modules even more appealing. For comparatively little outlay, users can put together a powerful basis system that they can then modify and upgrade as desired: In practice, this means they can truly create their dream setup, limited only by their imagination – even effectively integrating other Eurorack modules with wholly different concepts, for instance. Of course, the Behringer 2500 is first and foremost a fantastic opportunity for anyone who has ever wanted to give the incredibly rare original a try.

Behringer Mix-Sequencer Module 1050, manufacturer's logo

About Behringer

The company, which was founded in Germany by Uli Behringer and now manufactures its products in China, has been known for affordable and great-value equipment since its very first product, the Studio Exciter F. An array of mixing consoles (such as the Eurodesk MX8000), signal processors, and later sound amplification and monitoring equipment, has made it possible for countless musicians to fit out their home studios, practice rooms, and mobile PAs within budget limits that were previously unthinkable. The acquisition of other companies, including Midas, Klark Teknik, and TC Electronic, meant that new product groups were added - and also resulted in the technical expertise of these companies being incorporated into product development.

An unusual and creative concept

If the Behringer Mix-Sequencer Module 1050 is connected to the individual outputs of a VCO or a multimode filter, their output signals are sequenced in the tempo of the clock input. And if – instead of the clock – it's the gate signal of a keyboard or step sequencer being used, the switching occurs with every note. Either way, the sound changes in time with the clock's rhythm or the notes as they are played. Unlike other clock sequencers, the 1050's dials also allow the input levels to be adjusted: At very high clock speeds, entirely new sounds can be produced this way. Creative musicians can take any sound source – an external audio signal, or a group of samples – and turn it into something that might sound more like granular synthesis or glitch. When used as a mixer, too, the Module 1050 is ideal for live performances, because the channels can be instantly muted or switched to solo at the touch of a button.

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At last an answer to patching.
Bob Breeks 04.05.2022
Personally this module is the answer to a huge issue, creating a short gated type sound on a modular has required envelopes and vca's, with this little baby one can pipe a vco direct into a channel and leave the sound triggering to the 1050, no extra modules, nice. Eight chanels is enough for a expansive drum kit and a bass. I love it. I will be buying another soon at this price its a bargin.
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Mix-sequencing FTW!
iotar 14.11.2024
The 2500 range of modules give some really interesting insights into the quirky, early days of modular, and the 1050 Mix-Sequencer is no exception. Sure it's a fully functioning eight channel mixer, with volume, mute and solo controls, but once you start clocking a selection of up to eight channels, it gets really interesting. Throw in a second clock signal and two separate sequences can weave up and down the grid, routed to two separate outputs, or both.

Paired with the 1027 Clocked Sequential Control, it can also be used to expand that module to fire off CV sequences of up to 24 steps.

Quite apart from all these inspiring functions, it's a good-looking device, and has all of the functional charm of vintage elevator controls or perhaps a Soviet nuclear power station. What can I say? I like it!
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was dauert wird gut !
JanCzmok 22.06.2022
Da die ursprüngliche Lieferzeit des Modules seitens Behringer etwas dauerte, war die Erwartung gross.
Wurde aber nicht enttäuscht, ausführliche Anleitung anbei und Verarbeitung top. Die Funktionen sind ähnlich kompliziert wie das Original, aber die Funktionen sind, wenn man die verstanden hat, top und gut umgesetzt.

Definitiv ein Modul was man für einen 2500 Clone braucht.
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Un module étrange pour le 2500 BARP
AnalogGuy 02.01.2025
On n'en voit pas l'utilité de prime abord. Ensuite on se dit que ce n'est jamais qu'un mixer 1x8 ou 2x4 accolé à un sequential switch, deux fonctions réalisables dans beaucoup moins d'espace.
Et puis au bout du compte on a tous les modules du 2500 BARP sauf celui-là, pas cher en plus, et on l'achète.
Et puis on le connecte au 1027, et là on découvre que toutes ses fonctions ajoutées à celle du 1027 ouvrent des voies particulières. Et qu'il n'est pas si inutile que ça. On peut penser un patch dans l'esprit d'un 2500, et c'est ce qui compte.
Donc oui il est gros, et les HP qu'il consomme coûtent plus cher que le module, c'est vrai. Mais si vous avez les modules du 2500 Behringer achetez le 1050 avant de le regretter et que Behringer arrête de le produire.
Si vous n'avez pas de 2500 BARP, c'est aussi un module intéressant, mixeur de son et de cv, sequential switch, bien adapté aussi pour la performance avec ses switchs. Et qui coûte moins que l'équivalent en modules séparés même chez Doepfer.
De fait, si vous avez les HP libres, n'hésitez pas !
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