Currently have the B2600 next to the euro rack and I realized that its VCA out is euro rack level. It’s the out I use most of the time as it bypasses the spring reverb and so is ‘clean’.
I was comparing its saw wave to the PRO 3 and it’s considerable. B2600 is buzzier, perhaps rawer sounding while the Pro 3 is warmer or what I think of when I think of an analog saw. Beyond the raw oscillator, the filters are quite different as well. I am pretty sure anyone would say that the Pro 3 has better filters although I have always been disappointed with its ladder filter specifically.
I point all this out because I wonder why I have both of them. Pro 3 is the premium product, but doesn’t have a premium feel. While the B2600 is an efficient remake of a synth from the 1970’s that I never knew existed until I got it.
I think these two machines perfectly encapsulate the progress made in synthesizers in 50 years with the addition of digital memory; sequencing; mod matrix; and compact packaging.
I was comparing its saw wave to the PRO 3 and it’s considerable. B2600 is buzzier, perhaps rawer sounding while the Pro 3 is warmer or what I think of when I think of an analog saw. Beyond the raw oscillator, the filters are quite different as well. I am pretty sure anyone would say that the Pro 3 has better filters although I have always been disappointed with its ladder filter specifically.
I point all this out because I wonder why I have both of them. Pro 3 is the premium product, but doesn’t have a premium feel. While the B2600 is an efficient remake of a synth from the 1970’s that I never knew existed until I got it.
I think these two machines perfectly encapsulate the progress made in synthesizers in 50 years with the addition of digital memory; sequencing; mod matrix; and compact packaging.
Statistics: Posted by Constructed Identity — Wed Aug 20, 2025 6:44 pm