Equipment Information
As being one of the synthesizers, or instruments in my collection, here follows some music production equipment information about its capability.
Overview
- Classic Analog String Ensemble Synthesizer with 49-Voice Polyphony, BBD Chorus Ensemble, Vintage Phase Shifter and Eurorack Format.
Specifications
Synthesizer Architecture
| Number of voices | 49-voice polyphonic, monophonic for contrabass and cello |
| Type | Analog |
| Effects | Chorus, phaser |
| MIDI channels | 16 |
Connectivity
| MIDI in / thru | 5-pin DIN |
| USB | Type B |
| Main output | 6.35 mm (1/4″) TRS jack, servo-balanced |
| Impedance | 1 kΩ |
| Max output level | 12 dBu |
| Audio out / phones | 3.5 mm (1/8″) TRS, stereo |
| Impedance | min 32 Ω |
| Max output level | 8.2 dBu @ 600 Ω |
| Phaser in | 3.5 mm (1/8″) TS, unbalanced |
| Phaser out | 3.5 mm (1/8″) TS, unbalanced |
| Exp pedal | 3.5 mm (1/8″) TS, unbalanced |
| Trig out | 3.5 mm (1/8″) TS, unbalanced |
| Voltage range | 0 to 5 V |
| Gate out | 3.5 mm (1/8″) TS, unbalanced |
| Voltage range | 0 to 5 V |
Tone Section
| Buttons | Contrabass, cello, viola, violin, trumpet, horn |
| Controls | Volume bass, crescendo, sustain, volume, tune |
Modulation Section
| Buttons | Modulation, phaser |
| Controls | Color, rate |
USB
| Type | Class-compliant USB 2.0, type B |
Power Requirements
| External power adapter | 12 V DC, 1000 mA |
| Power consumption | 10 W |
Physical
| Dimensions | 374 x 136 x 93 mm (14.7 x 5.4 x 3.7″) |
| Weight | 1.6 kg (3.5 lbs) |
Availability
The Behringer VC340 is still in production, so it can equally be found new or used.