• analog Drum synthesizer
• Clone of the Pearl Syncussion-1 (1979)
• Desktop case (19" & Eurorack compatible)
• 2 identical channels
• 6 oscillator modes per channel
• LFO with square or triangle waveform
• Pitch envelope switchable up/off/down
• Decay envelope for the VCA
• Sample & Hold
  
• Trigger button
• Adjustable sensitivity for the trigger inputs
• Individual outputs with small and large jacks
• 2 trigger & CV inputs each
• Mute input to deactivate the decay envelope
• Headphone output
• MIDI In & Thru
• USB MIDI
  

An Eldorado for electro sounds

The Syncussion consists of two similarly constructed synthesizer channels, each of which can be played in unison and has six modes. Modes A-E consist of different one to two oscillator combinations, Mode F is a noise generator. Tune (pitch) Decay (VCA envelope), Width (filter cutoff), Sweep (pitch envelope) and LFO can be set for each part. The LFO affects the pitch and offers either a square or triangle waveform. In addition, a Sample & Hold function can be switched on to modulate the pitch, which generates a different voltage with each new trigger and thus provides even more varied sounds. Mode A is best suited for powerful kick drums and bassline-like sounds. Mode F is a specialist for analogue hi-hats, snares and rhythmic noise tails. Modes B-E deliver an enormous bandwidth of banging electro-zaps, FM-like, atonal sounds, piu, whoop, bells and everything else that could be mixed into a 909 in a techno context. If you like older releases by Aphex Twin or The Third Space will already be familiar with the sounds of syncussion.

Electronic drums without a sequencer?

Exactly, because back in 1979 the concept was to play the syncussion with trigger pads as an extension of the sound palette in the drum set-up. Behringer's adaptation is far more flexible. On the one hand, the Drum synthesizer can be triggered with trigger pads or a sequencer from the Eurorack modular system thanks to the adjustable sensitivity of the trigger inputs; on the other hand, it can also be triggered in the classic way with the trigger outputs of the Behringer drum computer RD-6, RD-8 MkII and RD-9 respectively Roland TR-x0x / Din Sync RE-x0x. The Syncussion SY-1 offers two modes via MIDI and USB, giving you the choice between fixed notes without pitch control or an extended mode with pitch control of around five octaves.