Behringer controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2020
KIRN CorkSniffer advertisement controversy
A fictional-product video was criticized as a personal attack on Peter Kirn and for allegedly using antisemitic imagery. The company characterized the material as satire and issued an apology that was subsequently deleted.
2020
Behringer faces criticism over Swing controller design
Public backlash
Behringer faced criticism over allegations that its Swing MIDI controller copied the design of Arturia's KeyStep. Arturia said the products were not a collaboration and described the competition as unfair; the article does not establish a finding of infringement.
Company response
Clarification — Arturia
Arturia released a statement clarifying that the product was not a collaboration between the two companies
Source excerpt
Behringer is under fire again, this time for allegedly copying the design of the Arturia KeyStep with their new product Swing.
Arturia released a statement clarifying that the product was not a collaboration between the two companies
2006
FCC emissions-testing dispute
The FCC alleged that around 50 products had not been tested under required US conducted- and radiated-emissions procedures and proposed a $1 million penalty. Behringer said it had misunderstood the distinction between European CE compliance and US FCC verification requirements.