Behringer launches its Oberheim DMX clone, the BMX

Behringer has finally lifted the lid on the DMX, its clone of the classic Oberheim DMX drum machine. The launch continues something of a hot streak for Behringer, which just last week debuted its Roland Juno-60 clone, the JN-80.

Word of the BMX has floated around the Behringer community for some time, with a prototype teased all the way back in March 2023. Now, the BMX is officially available for preorder, with first units expected to ship in May 2026.

First launched in 1980, the Oberheim DMX found its way onto a number of classic records – including The Police’s Every Breath You Take and Madonna’s Holiday – and holds its title as the second digital drum machine to be commercially available after the Linn LM-1 (which Behringer also took inspiration from for its LM Drum unit, released in December 2024).

Adhering to Behringer’s general approach to clones of classic gear, the BMX isn’t an exact remake of the DMX, and features a number of modern and updated specs to bring it into the modern era – while keeping the price well below what one would pay for an original DMX unit.

The Behringer BMX features original DMX sounds, analogue filters and 8/12-bit sound engine, with updated specs coming in the way of digital effects, an LCD screen, MIDI support and 24 velocity-sensitive pads, which are notably larger than the buttons on the original DMX.

The BMX features eight-voice architecture with independent level and pan controls for each voice, eight independent analogue outputs for external processing or recording your rhythms as multi-track audio, as well as a 64-step drum sequencer supporting poly-meter, step-repeat, note-repeat, real-time triggering, track-mute and track-solo.

You can also store up to 16 songs and 256 patterns, which can be imported or exported during playback. The BMX also features a Pattern Mode, which allows you to arrange patterns into full songs, and a Song Mode, which can be used to chaining songs together during live sets.

In terms of I/O, the BMX sports MIDI In, Out and Thru via five-pin DIN, USB MIDI, ¼” stereo output, headphone out, three trigger outputs and a sync in/out, plus eight channel outputs and a line input.

The BMX is available now for preorder, priced at $459. For more information, head to Behringer.

Sam is the Associate News Editor for Guitar.com and MusicTech. Thoroughly immersed in music culture for the majority of his life, Sam has played guitar for 20 years, studied music technology and production at university, and also written for the likes of MusicRadar, Guitar World, Total Guitar and Metal Hammer.