Behringer RD-6 Review 

Hello everyone! We made a Deep Dive Episode on the RD-6 with an easy to understand explanation of Track Write Mode (Song Mode) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ysJm9rfNW1M.html in which we show how Song Mode / Track Write Mode really works (also applicable to the Roland TR-606), how to copy and paste patterns and how the RD-6 is synced to other devices.

I love the high production value in this videos. No annoying jump cuts, no out of focus, no focus hunting, no shadows. This is an example to everyone making videos on RU-vid. Should be way higher rated!

This stuff is great. No hectic editing. Just clear information.

Props to Behringer for the 6 outputs for the individual instruments + one Mix output. The connectivity is excellent for this price range.

LOVE the clean, positive and deep reviews! You deserve a lecturer position with the skill you present!

A quick correction (thanks to Andrew Henderson for pointing this out): Copying and pasting patterns IS indeed possible on the RD-6. What a relief! Here's how you do it... 1. Go to the source pattern in WRITE MODE while the sequencer is stopped 2. Press FUNCTION + CPY simultaneously 3. Go to the target pattern 4. Press FUNCTION + PST simultaneously

🥁🎛🪛You can adjust the white noise or snare amount of the snare by removing the back cover and adjusting a trim pot just right of the center of the back of the unit, where the sticker covers the back. I took precise measurements and drilled a tiny hole in my back cover so I can easily adjust the sound without removing the cover. It is not wildly dramatic, but you can go from a very soft ballad snare to more explosive, old school, noisy burst.💥

Random garbage!? That's my favourite feature. IMHO, all synths & Drum Machines should do this. It's amazing what you can come up with when you leave things to chance. Just ask John Cage...

Exceptionally in depth. I'm in awe of your innerstanding of the RD-6. I'll be returning to learn more once mine arrives. Thank you so much for sharing. I hope you continue to do what you do. I think you have expertise and a very specific way of communicating and helping which is in demand here. I hope you continue to create videos. They quality is so high. Wishing you lots of joy on your journey.

VERY clear explanation of this instrument, great voice too. Subbed!

The "is what it is" drum machine! 😂 I like it.

Great video, beautiful visuals (the colour palette is lush), plus bonus Totoro... excellent work.

Waiting on this in the mail! Just found your channel, immediately subscribed

Super clear and informative dude, great work!

Real good review. Thank you for your work

Thanks for giving me the "last step" information that shows how simple it is to change how many steps are in a pattern. I looked all over the internet, manuals included, for the same information and you provided it in seconds.

Excellent video product review and tips.

Wow. That's what i call a review. Clean, specifically, perfectly described.

I would personally LOVE a video tutorial on the track mode. I do not do live performances and want to put tracks together from beginning to end in a studio environment. To be able to learn the ins and outs of using the track mode, would be great.

Absolutely first class Kapitan!!! So clear, so precise. I just bought one this afternoon second hand. Okay I have a new Volca drums which soundwise knocks socks of the RD6 but it takes longer to learn where everything is. The RD6 is very well laid out IMHO and not overwhelming to a 73 year old like me. There are lots of things that can be done with minimalistic kit when combined with say a Korg Monotribe etc etc etc. Thanks

Just got the lime green version this morning ..cool..looks really neat

love your content! sorry I'm finding it in Q2 of 2021 I joined your Patreon! Very excited to see more!

Subbed for reasons. Thank you so far. Drums are my Nemesis :)

Wow, this whole video is an art piece

Cool Voice Dude, and very good video.

Sounds excellent but I’m so glad I found this review because the lack of swing is a bit of a deal breaker for me, Probably the Drumbrute Impact is the more useful, more modern choice. Thank you.

Boooiii good one... more please! Nice vid.. good relaxed voice and nice video! subbed... ✌️

the snare and the hi hats are two distinctive sounds of the 606.. sequencer is simple with no gimmicks.. for the price i think its a good choice. and with the single outs you can pimp the bd and toms fe. with external eqs/effects if you like.

This is simplistic a drum machine gets, but it’s analog and classic I want one

Thanks for the informative video. I will subscribe to your channel.

Great video! I’ve come back to it the past year and a half multiple times because of my interest in the rd-6. Now, I’m fully committed to buy one and make some noise. Recently found motivation again for music so a new instrument might open some new doors. Also, your production of the videos and sound is great. Cant forget your research that goes into the videos either, always supper informative. I feel I learn new things everyday about gear Ik lol. Keep this up!

Toffe video man! Ga zo door!

great review. would love to see you do a comparison of all the 606 clones and judge them on how good they sound. I don't know much about the cyclone 606 or acid lab 606 but it's evident that the RD-6 hats sound better than the Roland TR-06. half tempted to get an original because of awesome the hats are!

Nice! 👍

Thinking off getting this as my first drum machine. It seems pretty simple so I think I’ll get it, just asking the professionals what they think and if I should get some other one! I was also thinking off getting a po!

great video! looks like a fine option to a MIDI hardware rig using a DAW. Amazing channel, like and susc

I should mention that you can in fact swing the drums by sending a swung MIDI sync signal, at least that works with the Korg Minilogue. Shame they didn't add at least a pitch and a swing knob, but then again for the price it's reasonable

. Love your very dry sense of humour, Captain 🤭 .

This was a VERY well done video. Thorough and really made me laugh when you buzzed the red version on screen, for functions that were not available. I do believe you have given some misinformation on a few points however. 1.) I have seen videos where cpy and pst DOES in fact work for patterns. You said this is not the case. I will try and follow up with links to said videos. 2.) You mentioned the RD-6 does not respond to incoming midi and this is also not true. You can fully program the RD-6 externally and to boot, external sequences respond to accent PER INSTRUMENT and not only PER STEP, so a huge bonus there.

thank *YOU*

My favourite thing is the two trigger outputs, if you use them to trigger a TD-3 and a TD-3 MO then you can get some quite complexed melodies and modular sequencing going

The beat on the outro is cool with the ratchet hats

Great Review!!!

love the footswitch part! 🤣

Thank - you 🎶💥🎶

Already have a tr8 and tb3 but ive been super tempted to buy this and td 303 to go with it purely because of the 90s clear blue shell and the fact they are dirt cheap lmao. Im a sucker for clear casing

I would beg to see a video about RD6 mod ! Also you forgot to talk about the drumatix from acid lab, which is (more than) a 606 clone but still a clone imo :) great content as always !!

10:15 "with some cheesy 80s reverb added in post" - come on, that sounds cool af

Can't believe they threw the DR-110 clap in there. I've always paired my 606 with my 110, mostly to add that clap. It's like they read my mind. 606 always distorts very well. Cool they added that too. If they make a MO version, I'll mess my pants.

I'm glad I watched this before deciding to buy or not.

Color coordinated trainers were a nice touch 😄

Love that distortion

Hi, Captain Pikant! Really love your channel's production quality. For a beginner on a budget, would you recommend this and the Behringer bass synth for a first look at music-making? Cheers

Seems like the footswitch jack would be useful for synching with Eurorack etc.

The information was very clearly imparted. Well structured and not an “Erm….” In sight.

Why couldn't they have put a patch point into the distortion?

I’m subscribed and I own the tr-06 :-) Brillant content!

Everyone, Captain Pikant and The Intern are working hard over on Patreon! Their cheat sheets and transcriptions are top quality.

This blue version looks and sounds great

Excellent review, very very good video. Terribly designed machine.

Funny how instead of having pots for clap and cymbal they have one pot for both and a switch to select between them in the sequencer.

Quality channel ! I've just subscribed

Thanks for the overview! What I don't see mentioned in many (or any) reviews: As I understand it sends all sequenced events via MIDI OUT as separate MIDI notes per track/instrument. Thus it can also be used as a basic 8-track MIDI sequencer to trigger samples on a sampler/groovebox (or you could just replace let's say the bassdrum, in case you need a different one). Sure, it doesn't have microtiming, parameter locks / automation and swing, yet as far as I know you won't find a hardware multitrack MIDI sequencer at this price point (the volcas don't have MIDI out, so can't be used for that, and it should be mentioned that you probably can't change the assigned MIDI notes, so your sampler would have to be able to adopt to the received MIDI notes - it's between 36 and 51 as far as I know) (in case you know any others with a lower price point than IK Multimedia Uno Drum / Circuit Tracks / Elektron Model Cycles / Samples, Arturia DrumBrute Impact, I'm glad to be told). I'm quite curious about the upcoming Sonicware Bass & Beats (probably beginning/mid 2022, around 200 bucks) which could fill a gap in the field of budget but mighty sequencers.

I just picked up one of these. It's a bit of a learning curve for me as I'm an idiot, but I'm loving it as a live jamming tool. I really need advice on the write mode and how to create a song. The manual doesn't seem to be very clear.

Nice video. New sub here. Thank you

Does the "clone" device also have an analog CLK output for f.e. interfacing with vintage synth like Roland SH-101?

That is an interesting bug you found. First time I have seen this mentioned. You should really bring this to the attention of Behringer and let them know that you have mentioned this bug in a video. This would be nice to have fixed in a firmware update.

Its not a BAD drum kit. Especially for like analogue freaks,. or Nostalgic synth folks like Myself i will say though it is ONLY worth the 130$ you do get what you pay for. I am very thankful I snagged My TR8 ARIA when I did. the 7x7 package. and I dig the performance edge that it gives, where one can go inbetween the normal xox sewuencing and 'on the fly' record live. Limited by a sixteen step sequencer. I dont know why sequncers dont have a ^4 step STANDARD at least,. however restrictions cause creativity by default

Yeah! Don't Lose My Number by Phil Collins!

Fun fact: in Brazil one of these costs 1900 of our current money and a Drumbrute Impact around 3000. Volcas beats around 1000 to 1500. Our salary here turns out to be around 1400. Ouch

was thinking about getting this and heard some complains that syncing it to a syth is appearantly a headache or doesnt work very well at all, can anyone confirm or deny this?

Great video! Can you control the sounds with midi pads?

Could you do a tutorial on the behringer Td-3? I would love that!

Great! Sounds like a 606!

Gonna be my second synth :3

Anyone know where to get one of these in america? All of the websites I've found are out of stock

Hello, in the manual it states the 2 trigger outputs are +15v is this a print error ? It seems very high any help appreciated :)

How do I go about getting these transcriptions ?

saludos genio

Hmmmmm, I might be tempted to get this model but only if I wanted to trigger it from my Yamaha DTX Multi 12, since I love synthesized drum sounds but prefer playing the sounds live into audio inputs. Doesn’t seem like it’s worth the effort, since there isn’t individual editability and only one output. Out of curiosity though, does it easily synch with the Behringer 303 duplicate? It would be sensational if Behringer ground out a simulated SDSV module - but one equipped with expanded user memory like on the SDS7.

about to purchase my 1st machine thinking of the RD-3 or 6 to if see how I like it before spending Money on the Roland versions what machine would recommend 1st I was thiniing the RD-3 giving the history of the 303

If you're using with a DAW based midi sequencer then you should be able to use the drum sounds outside the grid as a sound modular correct?

I'm kinda intrigued by this because of it's low price but its limitations seem like it would annoy the hell outta me over time.

The DR 110 clap is very sweet.

do i need it a daw to get sound or can i play it straight out of an amp or speakers

I'll stick to volcaBeats, almost same stuff, plus every instrument can be a bit "tunned", and a reverb/delay global postpo. Korg lacks of a more detailed sequencer functions though.

What cable do you need to connect to a mixer? I only get sound from one (left)monitor (via mixer).

I'm waiting for an RD-8

is it possible to connect it to a midi keyboard and play the sounds with the keys? and can you also use a sequencer with it?

Captain Pikant: "Hi tom." People named Tom: "How did you know I was here?"

Did Paul Hardcastle's "19" use a 606? This kinda reminds me of that sound. Anyway, great demo.

Can the RD6 output midi notes ? or is the midi out just for sync ?

Another great thing about the RD-6, is it incorporated the 'feature' of being able to use the tempo mode to change the decay of the OH, if the RD-6 is clocked as a slave, from an external source. If the RD-6 is clocked externally, turning the tempo knob will change the decay of the OH for another/different flavour of programming.

Is it possible to send swing to it please. Thank you. So I think you mentioned the MIDI was controlled separately. Does that mean you can't control it with another drum machine or sequencer please? XOX, meh!

can i use the distortion on individual channels?

Hi Captain Pikant! Are u the "bad gear" dude?

Distortion sounds sick on the kick and snare but a bit grating on the hats

Did they fix this clap volume issue in later units?

Hi Tom!

I wish the td3 and rd6 had motion sequence. Like the korg electribe