"ALESIS Andromeda A6" Short Live !

video upload by KATSUNORI UJIIE Official YouTube Channel

Vekte Beta 1.2.0: Introducing ARP, Drumkit, and more modulations!

video upload by Våld Labs

"VEKTE 1.2 is here. 16 channels, 36 algorithms, fully deterministic — everything you see is everything it plays.

Every channel now has a mode. SEQ is the sequencer you know. ARP turns a channel into an arpeggiator that plays whatever pattern the engine generated, from your keyboard or driven by another VEKTE channel. KIT turns it into a fixed 12-note kit built from any scale. One octave, still very beta: point it at a drum kit mapped within one octave and let the algorithms play the pads.

Channels can play each other. Route a SEQ channel into an ARP channel and the sequence becomes the arp's conductor. Melodies that play melodies, chained as deep as you like.

APPROACH and FILL are two new humanizers that improvise in-scale passing notes between your notes. APPROACH sneaks short pickups in before the next note, FILL bridges the whole gap like a melodic tie. Deterministic, visible on the piano roll before they sound, always in key.

Plus ratchets with musical rates, six interpolation shapes for modulation, smarter ties that show what they play, humanize that wraps the loop, and three weeks of beta fixes. For now APPROACH, FILL and ratchet are reached through MOD lanes only. Dedicated knobs are coming.

Every patch is a short shareable key. Copy Key / Paste Key in the menu, paste yours in the comments.

valdlabs.com/vekte"

OXI E16 Is The Perfect Partner For The Performance Mixer

video upload by EZBOT

"The OXI E16 is a powerful MIDI controller with macros, scenes, looping and more. Today I will show you how I integrated it into my performance templates for the Elektron Octatrack. Video includes a small review of the unit and compares it to the Neuzeit Drop. The OXI E16 file is a free download on patreon.com/ezbot and ko-fi.com/ezbot."

Can M-VAVE FM-1 make a FULL SONG? All sounds from this pocket FM synthesizer / no talking demo tune

video upload by jesuzmario

"Creating a whole track with only M-Vave FM1 tweaked factory presets (even the drum sounds). Each layer was recorded through SSL 2+ audio interface to Ableton Live. Used mostly internal FM-1 effects. Some EQ/panning (as it is mono) and a bit reverb+delay added in Ableton.

You can check my comparison of M-Vave FM-1 vs. Yamaha DX7 here:"

Real budget DX7 in your pocket? Vintage Yamaha DX7 vs. new M-Vave FM-1 sound comparison (no talking)

video upload by jesuzmario

"Loaded the same patches to the original Yamaha DX7 and the new chinese M-Vave FM-1 portable mini FM synthesizer. All recorded simultaneously through SSL 2+ to ableton live, with some gain staging, but no processing. They sound pretty close, what do you think?"

Roland D-50: Legendary Sounds You Need to Hear. This iconic Synth still sounds incredible today!

video upload by Elmar Mihm

"Discover the iconic sound of the Roland D-50, one of the most influential digital synthesizers of all time. In this series, I explore its legendary presets, hidden gems, and unique textures that shaped countless records.

🎹 Expect rich pads, digital bells, evolving atmospheres, and classic ‘80s vibes.

No external FX or EQ

#synth #synthesizer #music"

Roland SH-7 Analog Synthesizer Demos

video upload by Innerspace Race

Playlist:

1. Roland analog synthesizer filter mod
2. Roland SH 7 analog synthesizer filter rez
3. Roland SH 7 drum loop fx’s
4. Roland SH 7 Sample and hold

In Memoriam of Kevin Kelley of The Audio Playground

Amy Kelly, wife of Kevin Kelley, wrote in to let me know of her husband Kevin Kelley's passing in 2024. You might remember Kevin Kelley mentioned directly in numerous posts here on MATRIXSYNTH going all the way back to 2007. Kevin ran the Audio Playground aka keyboardmuseum.org which was created back in 2000. (Note keyboardmuseum.org is no longer active, the link takes you to posts referencing the site).

The Audio Playground was a synth museum in Winter Park, Florida. One of the great things I loved about the site was that Kevin hosted samples of the synths featured, including virtual sound sheets, so you could get an idea of what they sounded like. Back then that was actually quite rare.

Kevin was also an owner of the uber rare Technos Acxel synthesizer. You can see it pictured below as well as in previous posts featuring Kevin.

Included below are some pics of Kevin with his daughters and his cats sent in by his wife Amy.


"He was a wonderful and brilliant man as well as a great dad and husband. His three daughters and I miss him tremendously." - Amy

Amy still has his Technos Acxel and is working on bringing it back to life. I've sent her a few leads, but if anyone out there can help with the following, please feel free to reach out (matrixsynth@gmail.com).

"The system successfully powers on and initializes the Grapher console, but it is currently hanging at the initial splash screen ('Forget Technology, think music'). I suspect the data sectors on the original 3.5" boot floppy have degraded over time. I am looking to write a fresh sector-by-sector image to a healthy 720KB DD disk to isolate the issue.

My hope is that someone out there might have a raw disk image (.img or .hfe format) compatible with this era of the hardware."

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New Enclosures for MidiVolts Desktop and Poly Sequencer!

video upload by Space Brain Circuits

"MidiVolts Desktop:
https://spacebraincircuits.com/pages/...

Poly Sequencer:
https://spacebraincircuits.com/pages/...

Upgraded Sheet Metal Enclosures:
https://spacebraincircuits.com/produc..."

The Hope - Circuit3 & Vince Clarke [excerpt] from Metanoia: Music From Therapy

video upload by Circuit 3

"Circuit3 announces Metanoia: Music From Therapy, an instrumental album of analogue synthesis, personal reckoning, and a collaboration with Vince Clarke that reshaped the project.

The album closes with ‘The Hope’, the collaboration with Vince Clarke. Across 11 minutes, it builds a melodic drone landscape that holds both hopelessness and hope at the same time. The piece suggests that neither feeling disappears; they sit beside each other, always present, always waiting to be recognised.

Limited CD / LP editions released August 14 2026 through circuit3.bandcamp.com
Unlimited digital edition released August 14 2026 through mortalitytables.bandcamp.com

Not available on streaming services

Circuit3, the retro-futurist project of Dublin-based Peter Fitzpatrick, steps away from his melodic synthpop background on Metanoia. The album moves into spacious, quietly expressive instrumentals. The sound is minimal and tactile, shaped by the classic late‑70s and early‑80s electronic vocabulary without being locked inside it."

FL Studio 26 and the NEW FLkey - The perfect match!

video upload by Novation

"Find out more about our latest FLkey here - https://novationmusic.com/flkey?utm_s...

With the recent release of FL Studio 2026, we decided to check out the latest updates and see how they integrate with our new FLkey.

In this video, Vini walks you through some of FL Studio 2026's new features, explaining how FLkey can help your workflow, especially when using these new Image Line software updates, and why the new FLkey is the perfect match for FL Studio."

Chapters:
0:00 - FL Studio 26 is here!
0:56 - A quick look at the Gopher assistant
2:03 - Playing layered FPC pads in Drum Pad Mode
4:43 - FLkey controlling Transmitter with Plugin Encoder Mode
7:18 - Luxeverb's Feedforward pitch mode
9:41 - Exploring the new, redesigned Flex plugin
12:04 - Creating an FLkey Custom Mode to navigate Flex
15:50 - FLkey bundled with FL Studio Producer Edition

🎹 Suggested videos to watch next:



Playlist:

1. The New FLkey is here: the go-to controller for FL Studio
2. How sequencer mode on the new FLkey works
3. Jay Cactus: How to Make a Drill Beat with FLkey and FL Studio