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DELIA Macro Oscillator Mode Update Melbourne Instruments Hybrid Analog Polysynth

video upload by Melbourne Instruments

"Introducing the powerful new Macro Oscillator Mode firmware update for DELIA, Melbourne Instruments' motorized hybrid polysynth. This major enhancement adds 45 synthesis waveform models using open-source code from Émilie Gillet’s Mutable Instruments Braids, one of the most celebrated Eurorack synth modules.

This new mode dramatically expands Delia’s sonic capabilities, unlocking a new world of synthesis, from classic analog textures to cutting-edge digital experimentation. Powered by Delia’s innovative architecture, the new Macro Oscillator Mode delivers an incredibly versatile hands-on sound design experience unlike any other.

This video demonstrates just some of the 50 new presets, exploring the sonic possibilities of the new Macro Oscillator.

Each waveform model is shaped by two expressive parameters, Timbre and Color, adapted from the original Braids module. These controls affect multiple tonal dimensions simultaneously, producing evolving, complex, and musically responsive sounds.

Macro Oscillator Mode introduces a diverse palette of waveform types, including:
• classic analog VCO emulation
• additive and digital synthesis
• vowel/formant synthesis
• 2-operator FM
• simulation of string and wind instruments
• wavetable synthesis with smooth XY interpolation
• filtered/colored/pitched noise
• granular synthesis
• electronic drum sound simulation

0:00 Intro
0:50 Let's explore new presets
0:56 Lifeforce Stack
1:10 Science Fact
1:28 4UP
1:43 Glass Diver
1:57 Well Strung
2:12 Trance 8000
2:27 Bass Folder 1
2:43 Rez Kick Pattern
2:53 Spectral Keys
3:12 Destination Pad
3:34 Rough Talker
3:51 Poly Wah
4:14 RND Walk
4:29 Cycling Flutter
4:46 Big House
4:59 Macromash Wobbler
5:12 Mario Arp
5:24 56k Modem
5:38 Ultimate Trance

The Macro Oscillator firmware update is available now for all Delia users, download here:
https://www.melbourneinstruments.com/...

Learn more about Delia:
https://www.melbourneinstruments.com/...

Discover more at Melbourne Instruments
https://www.melbourneinstruments.com/"

Café Quantum

video upload by Patch Point

"By Ciat-Lonbarde"

"When the Cocoquantus2 first appeared, it didn’t just find an audience—it created one. Musicians, experimentalists, producers, and curious tinkerers fell in love with its organic chaos, character, and uncanny ability to turn accidents into art. It became a modern cult instrument because you couldn’t play it without forming a relationship with it.

Café Quantum continues that lineage with reverence—then boldly invents a new chapter.

At its core, Café Quantum preserves the tactile immediacy and playful unpredictability of the Coco ecosystem. But surrounding that familiar heart are entirely new tools designed to make the instrument feel more alive, more intelligent, and more expressive.

One of the biggest leaps is the open-source programmable engine. For the first time, players can write their own behaviors—little sonic personalities— at the Cafe modules, one for each side, and the Quantum module can carry them out by patching points. Whether it’s generative patches, evolving modulation, rhythmic structures, or strange autonomous rituals, the instrument becomes a creative partner. And thanks to the dedicated banana sockets, these behaviors integrate directly into the patch ecosystem. The Cafe module becomes a blank page for your imagination, shaped as far as your coding skills can carry you

The preamp has grown up too. Now it features a Norton gain character and adds a VCA input, making external dynamics, sidechaining, and voltage-controlled level manipulation feel effortless. On top of the newly redesigned preamp features you still have the envelope follower that opens the door to all sorts of expressive interactions between incoming audio and internal modulation.

Then comes the new magic trick:
A radio-based gestural controller sits atop the entire system, allowing 4 hands-free modulation reminiscent of a theremin. Move in space, and the instrument responds—pitch, delay time, grain density, feedback paths, whatever you choose. It transforms performance from knob-twisting to full-body expression."

How much vintage analog synths cost in 1996

video upload by mylarmelodies

"In this video I'll leaf through 29 year old classified ads for 'vintage' analogue synths (they're a lot more vintage now) in Sound on Sound. A trip down memory lane to ask: Were vintage synths LOADS cheaper then? Well, yeah. But also, maybe not like you may think. Thoughts on this and much more contained herein. 👉 / mylarmelodies 🙌

CHAPTERS
00:00 The price of analog synths in '96
17:15 My 1996 studio & why I want one again"

SEQUENTIAL FOURM - Demo by Giaga Robot

video upload by Algam EKO

Meet the ginTronic transparentSea

video upload by ginTronic

Playlist:

1. ginTronic – transparentSea

"Meet the ginTronic transparentSea – a creative multi-effect device packed with stereo delays, modulation, and tempo-sync magic.

Germany pre order starting January 1st 2026!
Join our waitlist to stay updated!
https://gintronic.io

00:00 Intro
00:52 Delays
02:23 Chorus
02:44 Tremolo
03:18 Heat / Reverb / Filter
04:02 Midi & Clock Sync
05:19 Stutter
05:47 Demo 1
08:22 Demo 2

DoP: Hans Bauer (ravir)
Edit & Grading: Jonny Polka"

2. ginTronic – transparentSea (stutter with a volca beats)

3. ginTronic – transparentSea (development demo)

"I’m very proud to introduce you to our new digital multi effects unit, the transparentSea.

It’s designed for live table top musicians who like to go DAWless but also works well in a studio environment.

The basic idea is to have an all in 1 FX solution without a screen and with minimal hidden features. Dedicated knobs for every parameter and responsive Buttons with RGB LEDs.

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Erica Synths x 112db Introduce XENODRIVE stereo distortion/overdrive/waveshaper

video upload by Erica Synths

Check with dealers on the right for availability and price.

"Xenodrive is unique stereo distortion/overdrive/waveshaper FX unit with an algorithm developed by 112db and Erica Synths – from nuanced harmonic enhancement to total sonic destruction.

Timeline:

00:01 - Take 1 / Move waveshaped and distorted
01:45 - Take 2 / Kaossilator synth line waveshaped and distorted
02:29 - Take 3 / ER-1 compressed, distorted and waveshaped
04:22 - Take 4 / Bass guitar waveshaped
06:31 - Take 5 / Kaossilator hardcore kicks
07:25 - Take 6 / Bassline waveshaped
09:19 - Take 7 / Wave Bard wave shaped (peset switching with footswitch)
10:22 - Take 8 / Dub guitar with boost and Echolocator (pedal is used to modulate EQ shift)
11:30 - Take 9 / MC-303 destroyed with Xenodrive
12:30 - Take 10 / Monotribe distorted and waveshaped
14:33 - Take 11 / Guitar shredding
15:15 - Take 12 / Motor Pedal drone waveshaping with Zen Delay on top"

"Xenodrive is a hands-on tool for shaping your sounds in the studio or during live shows – from nuanced harmonic enhancement to total sonic destruction. Featuring 12 parameters for detailed sound design, save/recall functions for all parameters, MIDI control over all parameters and a sleek aluminium case to match our lineup of compact desktop units, the Xenodrive will elevate your sound in any live show, studio or sonic experiment."

BalterLITE - FREE Dual sampler/sequencer

video upload by DecadeBridge

"BalterLITE is free to download from
https://www.decadebridge.com/free-plu...

BalterLITE features two samplers with dedicated 32 step sequencers for gate, pitch and volume. I am releasing this 'as is' as I have no time to develop it further. It is a little 'old skool' and kooky but is good for creating percussive sequences or stranger sounds when using longer samples."

"BalterLITE is a 2 channel sample player with an old skool approach. Each sampler features a gate, pitch and level sequencer for each of its 32 steps. It also features envelope generators for the lopass filters, a global envelope triggered by a midi note on event, a volume envelope triggered by each step that is active alongside a sample pitch decay control."

Using Stuff Wrong: Patching with Mimetic Digitwolis

video upload by Noise Engineering

0:14 Setting up steps
0:28 Sample and Hold
1:40 Clock Division and Generation
2:55 Random Pitch Generator

In this walkthrough, we’re “using stuff wrong” in the best way possible, taking Mimetic Digitwolis far beyond sequencing. Today we explore three creative patches that didn’t make the manual, but absolutely deserve a place in your rack.

You’ll learn how to turn MD2 into:
• A sample and hold, using external CV and triggers
• A clock divider or MIDI-to-analog clock converter
• A random pitch generator, inspired by classic Source of Uncertainty tricks

We’ll walk through setup, mappings, and patching step-by-step, with screen views and module closeups.

Whether you’re using MD2 as your main sequencer or as a multifunction utility, these techniques open up a new world of modulation, randomness, and timing tricks.

More MD2 resources:
• Generative sequencing
• Configuration & workflow
• MIDI integration
• Firmware updates
Check out all these Mimetic Digitwolis videos here:"

Erica Synths Hexdrums // First look - out of the box demo

video upload by Starsky Carr

"Get ready for a hands-on first look at the Erica Synths HEXDRUMS — a powerful, analog-style digital drum module designed for punchy, modern electronic production. It's really easy to get going - this is a zero-manual out of the box demo!! gulp :)

n this video I go through the Hexdrums sounds, create a basic pattern, and show a couple of performance tweaks so you can hear exactly what it can do live or in a studio environment.

Whether you're into techno, IDM, industrial, electro, or modular percussion, this demo shows the sonic character of the Hexdrums"