How To Use The Deepmind With Your Modular
Behringer, nor seemingly anyone properly documented how to use the Deepmind with CV or Gate. So I figured I’d take a stab at it.
Manual: https://media.americanmusical.com/ItemFiles/Manual/BEH_DEEPMIND12_manual.pdf
@carstensaadhoff1293
April 12, 2026 at 11:34 am
Man, i would travel the world to join a 6 month workshop with you. so super cool. absolutely what I'm going for. honest. I'm doing music actively since 35 years.
@whiteakers
April 12, 2026 at 11:34 am
You seem like a chiller Benn. Thanks for the videos
@LaymensLament
April 12, 2026 at 11:34 am
What, I didnt even know about that. Must needs check it out. Deepmind is such a great synth. I got a 12 voice beast used for 400 bucks and it basically always sounds good.
@sub-jec-tiv
April 12, 2026 at 11:34 am
Use both Mac and PC professionally for 30+ years for demanding creative work, they are both just fine. I have never been physically threatened by a Mac user, though i have been verbally attacked by PC users for defending the idea that both platforms are just fine. Benn, you look like an aggro douche when you espouse tribalism over something as pointless as a computer OS. The human race is literally on the verge of extinction because of our inability to grow up past tribalism and lack of respect for other people and our ecosystem.
@Korfmaker
April 12, 2026 at 11:34 am
Hello Benn, that what you're doing in the video, would that also be possible in combination with the TR8s? I'd like to connect my Deepmind the way you did it! https://youtu.be/uJ998ugHgX8
@flightofsound2497
April 12, 2026 at 11:34 am
Impossible to follow with that music in the background. Why?
@Strateggo
April 12, 2026 at 11:34 am
Nice tee shirt. Where can I find one like that?
@FMVideozify
April 12, 2026 at 11:34 am
dude this isn't in sync at all
@ThatFrickinCat
April 12, 2026 at 11:34 am
Hi, you have mentioned that you have re-wired cable for FootCtrl/CV, what does it mean? I am a total noob in this case and also wanted to hook my Deepmind to a small modular system in the future the way you have presented and hopefully not blowing things up, could you describe how this cable should be modified, that would be awesome 🙂
@AtomkeySinclair
April 12, 2026 at 11:34 am
Is there a way to trigger the DM12's sequencer steps using an external clock or the CV? My intention is to run a few notes when triggered by a Roland TR-8S. I want the designated 'instrument track' on the TR-8S to advance the deepmind's sequence one step at a time every time there is a step on the TR for the given track. Thanks for the time you took on this – great content for otherwise missing informs on the topic.
@morten2bach
April 12, 2026 at 11:34 am
From the Deepmind manual:
7.3.3 Pedal Settings: "The PEDAL/CV input can also work with a CV (Control Voltage) input from any
source with a 0 to +5 Volt output, for example, the control voltage from a
modular synthesizer"
So 0 to +5 volts.
@liquidj2956
April 12, 2026 at 11:34 am
So….I an idiot. Have no idea what I'm doing. Have way too much gear and no idea how to use it. Is there any point to having a software rig (Ableton with a push 2) AND hardware? I have a Kurzweil 2600, Fa08, Microbrute, Moog Opus 3 and a deep mind 12. So what do I get rid of? I absolutely love the sound of the DM but is there a way to get all the synths to talk to each other. I need help. I suck at learning. Help!
@belconetto
April 12, 2026 at 11:34 am
Not clear enough
@kifransurone
April 12, 2026 at 11:34 am
good job
@surj1kal
April 12, 2026 at 11:34 am
sick shirt dude where did you get it?
@92beebo
April 12, 2026 at 11:34 am
I wonder how to do it the other way. I am using a PC DAW to control my instruments and am used to control them via MIDI / USB MIDI. I recently bought a small modular and now want to control it. I need a MIDI-To-CV converter, right? Can someone recommend a good one? Thanks in advance.
@thalesvondasos
April 12, 2026 at 11:34 am
What's a floating ring cable?
@brgolsen
April 12, 2026 at 11:34 am
Hi! Can you please make a new video of this with more details? I have the Deepmind12, Korg MS-50 and MS-10, but I can not make it work. Thanks!
@RoloThe777
April 12, 2026 at 11:34 am
Can you also use it as your DAW controller? For example to control your mainstage or your Logic sessions?
@xtalll6297
April 12, 2026 at 11:34 am
Thank-you! Bought a Deepmind 12 recently and am starting my first module rack soon 🙂
@chatolars
April 12, 2026 at 11:34 am
Excellent video, thanks for sharing
@Lambofgodfan666
April 12, 2026 at 11:34 am
Hi Benn,
I was wondering if you could do a tutorial on how to make drum sounds from synths as you appear to be doing here. I've been trying to find tutorials on how to do it but there don't seem to be many I can find that use Fruity Loops or explain things as well as you do. Thanks for reading this and doing these videos they're all really interesting.
@hollybrabra
April 12, 2026 at 11:34 am
Hey. First of all, I like your channel a lot. This seems to be one of the few gear-oriented channels hosted by someone who really knows what they’re talking about. I have kind of a general question that applies to both the deepmind as well as the Mother 32. I’m thinking about getting both but my concern is that on both you only get a saw and square/pwm shape for the oscillator(s). Not having a triangle or sine shape concerns me. I find that with subtractive synthesis I stick to saw and square waves a lot but that sometimes for something like a really basic bass sound I’ll reach for a triangle wave. I’m just curious what your take on this is? Like, is there a way to achieve the kind of mellow vibe of a triangle/sine with a saw or square? I’m relatively new to the world of synths, so sorry if this seems like an odd question.
@Didahdrieghe
April 12, 2026 at 11:34 am
Damn, LOVE your videos Benn. Keep em coming! Any videos on eurorack/analog rytm would make me super happy.
@DrewKane
April 12, 2026 at 11:34 am
You look remarkably like CM Punk.
@squackles
April 12, 2026 at 11:34 am
3:54 As if an Apple fanboy would know how to throw a punch 😉
@binershock
April 12, 2026 at 11:34 am
The noodling at the end was too short. Left it playing while making dinner and didn’t want it to end
@Tedreque
April 12, 2026 at 11:34 am
Hi Benn!
Which headphones do you use at the end of the video (and all other videos)? Are these Audio-Technica ATH-M50x?
Thanks!
@robertsyrett1992
April 12, 2026 at 11:34 am
Wow, that's a great melody. I'm impressed that it was procedurally generated. Can you go over how you would sync your octatrack to your modular clock?