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Wednesday, April 01, 2026

drone music / Lefty’s Sound Lab DARK MATTER / Eventide BLACKHOLE / by GIPNOZER


video upload by G I P N O Z E R

"Rain beat against the grimy glass of my office, as if the darkness itself were trying to force its way in. I sat, leaning against the battered back of my chair, watching the city drown in this invisible energy. They called it dark matter, but that was just a word, a pathetic attempt to describe something that had long since ceased to be mere matter. It breathed, pulsated, permeated the edges of reality, distorting the angles of perception and memory. People changed, became... different. Not evil, not mad, but simply *not the same*. Their faces seemed to blur, losing their clarity, until they became masks reflecting something ancient and alien. I saw it absorbing light, not simply extinguishing it, but reprocessing it, turning it into something new, something that defies description. And I knew that sooner or later she would get to me, swallow me up in her bottomless dark ocean, turning me into another brick in the foundation of something incomprehensible, something that would come when the universe got tired of being the universe.
. . .
sound gear:
_ Lefty’s Sound Lab DARK MATTER / ‪@leftyssoundlab‬
_ Eventide BLACKHOLE
_ Tascam DR40x"



"Dark Matter is a Russian Chthonic Synthesizer, shortly, Chthonizer - your portal to another sound worlds and dimensions. 100% analog circuit."

OMNICYCLONE Major update, 1.5.


video upload by SPHERICAL SOUND SOCIETY

"It has a new generative phrasing mode and a compressor for extra punch. The background noises are from my dirty recording, the output when you use it is crystal clear.

You can order one here:

https://www.tindie.com/products/39230/

The firmware is free for previous customers. If you purchased an OMNICYCLONE, send me a message with your name, mail and order number for me to send you this latest version."

BASTL Instruments Thyme+ w/ Original Box

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Arturia - MiniBrute 25-Key Synthesizer

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Nord - Lead 1 Rack

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Moog - Minimoog Voyager Rack Mount Edition w/ Input & Output Expanders

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TAFFY TIME with GTE | Make Noise


video upload by MAKEN0ISE

"Gestural Time Extraction... Sawtooth Clock Multiplication... The Extraction of Time from the Gesture!"

http://www.makenoisemusic.com

First Steps with OXI One MKII / EP. 8: Matriceal mode


video upload by OXI Instruments

All parts

"Explore Matriceal mode on the OXI One MKII — a powerful and experimental sequencing environment built around independent parameter lanes.

In this video, you’ll learn how to build evolving patterns by separating rhythm, pitch, and modulation into flexible matrices. From trigs and notes to interval, pulses, and probability, Matriceal opens up a new way of composing—focused on emergence, variation, and discovery.

A deep yet intuitive system designed to generate complex sequences from simple ideas."

00:00 Introduction
01:22 Overview of matriceal
01:59 Trig lane
02:53 Randomizations
04:10 Note lane
04:52 Column view
05:55 Interval lane
08:00 Pulse lane
09:46 Velocity lane
10:23 Octave lane
10:53 Gate length
11:37 Trig probability lane
12:02 Repeat lane
12:30 Glide lane
12:37 Copy and paste
13:01 Internal and external keyboard
13:39 Adding a second track

Making Rythms from Feedback with the Zakal from Colossus Audio and the Metal Fetishist


video upload by Body Synths

"The "pairing series" is back! In this one we explore the Zakal, a spring reverb / feedback device from Colossus Audio. We start by using the Metal Fetishist as a sound source but quickly flip the tables and use it as a sound processor instead, making Rythms with the feedback tones that come through its input from the Zakal.

The background noise you may hear comes from my microphone, not from the instruments. I will be more careful next time.

https://bodysynths.com/ | https://www.colossusaudio.com/"




"Zakal is a resonant audio feedback instrument. It generates feedback using reverb springs, with the feedback signal shaped by a low-pass filter and a delay in the feedback path or simple feedback. Additionally, Zakal can function as a spring reverb effect, offering versatile sonic possibilities.

Zakal contains amplification and recovery circuits designed to generate audio feedback through its reverb springs.

A switch allows you to engage the LPF and Delay within the feedback path, enabling creative control over the frequencies fed back into the spring reverb, shaping unique resonant textures.

When used as a spring reverb effects unit, the POST EQ provides precise shaping of the wet signal, offering enhanced tonal flexibility.

At the end of the chain, a 3-band EQ provides additional shaping of the output, offering precise control over the final sound. When used as a spring reverb effects unit, the EQ enhances the wet signal for even greater tonal versatility.

ZAKAL does not include a power supply. It operates on a standard 9V DC (negative center, 2.1mm barrel plug) compatible with most guitar pedal power supplies. If you do not own one feel free to reach out, and I’ll help you find a suitable option."

Exelvision Exeldrums



This one was spotted and sent in via Ivan Trajkovic aka dejayiwan. This is the first post to feature Exelvision.

via the Rare & Old Computers blog

"As I said in another blog post I find the computers of the 1980s French company Exelvision interesting and under-appreciated. Not only featured these computers (French) speech synthesis, but it had also one of the most interesting and quirky add-ons of the 80s: a digital drum computer (well, sort of)! Fitting into the naming scheme of Exelvisions products, it was called the “Exeldrums”. It was first sold in 1985 for 1200 French Francs (about 400 USD today)."

See Rare & Old Computers for the full post.
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