Lyra-8 Expressive Lead with SEM Pro, Semblance and Taurus III Sequencing

Published on Oct 11, 2017 martinjazz78

"For your maximum pleasure use good speakers or good headphones while watching/listening to this video.

I openly admit I am still very far from mastering Lyra-8 on at least intermediate level. At the moment, I don't think I am able to predict more than 60% of what's going to happen in the next moment, if I tweak this knob, switch or change this or that on the instrument. But still it produces so expressive and inspiring sounds no matter what, so you just want to play it. As most of the videos I saw before I decided to order Lyra-8 were Lyra-8 as solo instruments, I am also very happy and glad Lyra integrates so naturally and easily into the rest of my set up.

This video is an excerpt from about two hours long improvisation/dawless synth jam. In this segment I managed to turn Lyra-8 into what I would call expressive lead synth, but I have no problem, if you disagree with such label in the context of this video and how Lyra-8 sounds in it. Anyway the rest of the set up is SEM Pro by Tom Oberheim, Semblance by Analogue Solutions and Taurus III Bass Pedals - all sequenced by Cirklon hardware sequencer. Additionally there is also Elements Synthesizer by Ken Macbeth producing self-generated and beautifully organic sounds. Lyra-8, SEM Pro, Semblance and Taurus III are also processed through Strymon Big Sky for reverb and SEM Pro with Semblance also through the vintage tape Roland Space Echo for delay.

Enjoy ;)"

Soma Labs Lyra-8 Organismic Synthesizer & Volca Drum | ambient dystopian sci-fi soundscapes | #3

video upload by Nate Connelly

"Soma Laboratories Lyra 8 analogue synthesizer drone machine with Korg Volca Drum & Strymon Bigsky. Another little jam I created late last night. I'm still finding my way around this synth and attempting to control it as best I can. It's pretty wild and unruly."

Soma Labs Lyra-8 Organismic Synthesizer & Volca Drum | ambient drone soundscapes | #2


"Soma Laboratories Lyra 8 analogue synthesizer drone machine with Korg Volca Drum & Strymon Bigsky. A little industrial ambient drone jam I put together. I've been trying to tame this mad machine and find my way into some practical uses for it."

Soma Labs Lyra-8 Organismic Synthesizer | live ambient industrial noise & drones exploration | #1

video upload by

"Soma Laboratories Lyra 8 analogue synthesizer drone machine & Strymon Bigsky. Here are the best parts from the first hour or so I spent with this amazing synthesizer. I tuned each of the eight oscillators to a random scale before recording in an attempt to create something semi-melodic and harmonic (rather than just noise). I felt my way around and let the Lyra lead the way.

I hadn't read the manual - just watched a few video on Youtube. I made this video to give other folk a rough idea of what they might expect the first time they play it, provided you approach this instrument with an already basic understanding of now synthesizers work.

00:00 - melodic start
01:36 - awesome harmonics
02:21 - insane phasing and squealing
03:02 - nice little chord echo sequence
04:02 - insanity
04:30 - growls & delay feedbacks
06:16 - something more melodic again
07:29 - alarm type noise
08:17 - odd drones from elsewhere"

Lyra-8 Masterclass | Because we ain't no dummies.

video upload by Cinematic Laborat

"I wanted to share what I learned about Lyra-8, but I am no master. It's a bit pretentious to even call this a Masterclass, but I don't consider my audience as 'dummies' either. I guess the only true master out there is Vlad Kreimer, and I bet he's still learning Lyra-8.
It's a design, designed to escape the designer. It will play along for a while, but at some point it will just be impossible to control. Once you realize this, you're on your way becoming a master. You would not even try to control it and just enjoy where it takes you. So in a twisted way, Lyra-8 isn't hard to play, it's hard to accept it as it is. If you manage to master this, playing Lyra-8 is easy.

I truly enjoyed making this video, for myself and for you. I hope it will help, and I hope you'll enjoy it too. This video is dedicated to Eric, who is outthere somewhere waiting for the moment when I finally have some time on Zoom.

@somasynths #lyra8 #masterclass #tutorial"

New LYRA8-FX Eurorack Module by SOMA laboratory

LYRA8-FX by SOMA laboratory (demo) Published on Mar 21, 2018 Vlad Kreimer

"New SOMA product. Estimated net price 190-220 Euros.
More information you can find here:
https://somasynths.com/lyra8-fx/

As the tonal generator used KOTELNIKOV SM042 VCO.
https://www.sssrlabs.com/
As the LFO - Doepher A-111-5
As the step sequencer - Doepfer A-155

The panel in the main part of the video is the laboratory prototype.
The mass production version is HQ scratchproof photo aluminium.
Photos of the final panel you can find here:
https://somasynths.com/lyra8-fx/

Vlad Kreimer. 21.03.2018"

Also see LYRA-8 as an FX processor (SOMA laboratory) (LYRA-8 with external IN only is the equivalent of LYRA8-FX)

"LYRA8-FX is an FX processor that can give you a significant part of the mysterious LYRA-8 sound.
LYRA8-FX consists of the FX section from the LYRA-8, expanded with CV controls and packed into a Eurorack module.
It contains a double modulated lo-fi delay with cross-feedback and the unique possibility of self-modulation, where the delay output signal modulates its own sample rate. Also, it packs a parallel distortion with CV control of the drive. The distortion is after the delay.
It’s much more than a delay – you can get a simple reverb, comb filter, chorus and much more cool FXs which are hard to describe.

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LYRA-8 through MÄANDER // Filterbank Synthesizer Drone Music #TTNM

Published on Jun 2, 2020 THE TUESDAY NIGHT MACHINES

"SOMA LYRA-8 drone music processed by the FLAME MÄANDER synthesizer’s filter bank. MORE INFO BELOW :)

♥ SUPPORT: http://bit.ly/ttnm-support ♥

Cameron Entzminger sent me an audio file of a Soma Lyra-8 performance to run through the Flame Mäander’s filter bank.

You can listen to the original Lyra-8 audio file here:
https://soundcloud.com/cambot_music/l...

In this video I first fade in the various filter bank channels. Then I morph to the filter bank’s 12-track envelope sequencer, which adds rhythm to the drone and introduces stereo panning effects. The 10 filter bands above the bass frequencies are split between the left and right channels when you plug cables into both audio output sockets.

Later on, I add sequenced white noise shots from the Mäander and additional percussion from Bram Bos’ Ruismaker iOS drum machine, turning the Lyra-8 drone into some kind of dark industrial beat music.

Cameron’s music releases:
https://soundcloud.com/cambot_music/s...
https://cameronentzminger.bandcamp.co..."

THE TUESDAY NIGHT MACHINES FLAME MÄANDER posts

SOMA Lab ORNAMENT-8 Organismic Sequencer

ORNAMENT-8 organismic sequencer. Demo (SOMA Lab)

Vlad Kreimer

"An experimental analog modular sequencer based on a completely new principle of synthesis of behaviour."

ORNAMENT-8 self developing composition (demo by SOMA Lab)

Vlad Kreimer

"Example of generative self-developing composition"

ORNAMENT-8 example of performance. (demo by SOMA laboratory)

via SOMA Lab

"ORNAMENT can be controlled via Eurorack-compatible Control Voltage. The output of ORNAMENT is also standard CV signals that can control LYRA-8, PULSAR-23, Eurorack systems and any equipment that can receive CV, including non-audio ones such as lighting setups or electromechanical installations. For controlling LYRA-8 we developed a special adapter for easy connection to the LYRA sensors while also preserving the ability to play it normally with your fingers.

The adapter attaches to LYRA’s surface using magnets which make installation easy and safe. ORNAMENT, as an organismic sequencer, complements LYRA’s organismic synthesis nature, making them a perfect pair.

ORNAMENT-8 is based on a completely new principle of synthesis of behaviour. Instead of a vertical structure with a tempo generator on top and some memory for storing sequenced events, we have a dynamic equilibrium inside a horizontal structure without any memory, just an infinite “now” that generates the next moment of behaviour. In certain key aspects, it resembles a neural network where there is no difference between “processor” and “memory”, where functions are blurred and all structures are very flexible. Because the ORNAMENT is fully modular, you can connect any number of ORNAMENTs into a single network, creating very complex multi-dimensional structures with the same complex behaviour. For those with philosophical inclinations, ORNAMENT is a playground the size of a box of chocolates where you can study fundamental laws of life and society, going beyond linear logical thinking.

ORNAMENT-8 was designed by Vadim Minkin, the new creative mind who recently joined SOMA laboratory. ORNAMENT is intended to be the first in a line of SOMA sequencers developing new principles of behaviour generation and control."

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SOMA Lyra-16: "Valkyries"

Published on May 22, 2020

Pink Lyra. They are available. See the dealers on the right.

"(Try loud with headphones for the bass) So I was talking to/caught up with a friend recently. He had a play on the Lyra (PS playing a Lyra changes a man), and after his transition to drone, he asked me a good question: "What better instrument is there for drone music than a Lyra-8?".

He challenged me on it, and rephrased the question to "I bet you can't think of a better drone synth than a Lyra-8".

I asked him what the odds were, and we agreed on a cup of coffee for the winner.

I went away and had a think about it for a good 23 minutes or so, after which it dawned on me: better than a Lyra-8 for drone music is... two Lyra-8's.

Obvious, really.

So: I win, and he owes me a coffee :)

PS the included is relatively 'mild'. You should hear it when a line out is taken from each Lyra... into each Lyra. If you've ever seen the movie 'Event Horizon', you'll know what I'm talking about i.e a direct portal to hell. I'll upload an example in the near future. It could create a black hole, but it will be worth the risk as it could help out CERN with their research. And even if we do all perish in the blackness: there's worse ways to depart. I'll see you all there.

PPS the audio/video sync is off on this one. I think it is due to my being zoomed in with the camera. But it'll do for upload purposes.

Enjoy/all best
Kris"

The Soma LYRA-8 Experience

video upload by Patchwerks

"In this video Matthew (aka @EZBOT_ ) demonstrates the Soma Lyra 8. LYRA-8 is based on eight generators, which will be referred to as voices. Their design is not like a traditional subtractive synthesis VCO. Instead of having a linear or logarithmic dependency on control voltage, they resemble the tone generators in old electric organs. Hence the use of the term “voices” instead of “VCOs”. Lyra uses non-linearity a lot, and the voices are constructed in such a way that allows for non-linearity to express itself.

Get yourself a Soma Lyra 8 here: https://bit.ly/soma_lyra_8

www.patchwerks.com

Video by: Matthew Piecora"

Soma Labs Lyra 8 #4 improv | dark electronic ambient industrial soundscape | a short film nightmare

video upload by Nate Connelly

"Soma Laboratories Lyra 8 analogue synthesizer drone machine.

I created this soundscape and short film for Halloween 2021. A friend and I went for a walk around beacon fell to do some filming and sound recording a few weeks ago, but the weather was far too wet and windy to do either!

However, I managed to get a few shots of the spectacular foggy atmospheres on my Osmo action, and thought they would pair well with the otherworldy sounds of the Lyra 8... so here we are.

The samples are from some radio show about haunted woodlands I recorded late on night on my field recorder.

I hope you enjoy. Please like & subscribe for more videos.

soma labs, lyra 8, synthesizer, synth, ambient music, drone music, experimental, noise, distortion, big sky, lyra, drone, ambient, organic, organismic

℗ Nate Connelly"

Lyra-8 processed by the Yamaha ProR3

Published on Jan 20, 2018 Sequenox

"Intellijel Metropolis modulates the Lyra-8 and it is processed by a flanged reverb on the 1995 Yamaha ProR3 Digital Reverberator. #lyra8 Rhythm AD Neuron"

Lyra-8 feedback 100% flanged reverb

Published on Jan 21, 2018 Sequenox

"Lyra-8 with Mod Delay at 100% feedback with Yamaha ProR3 Digital Reverberator on flanged reverb. #lyra8"

The Soma Lyra-8 Experiments

Published on Jul 9, 2017 bmot

"The first recording from my initial explorations of the new Lyra-8 Organismic Synthesizer. There are 2 videos uploaded right now, more will follow when I have some time."

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Mondaynight droning with [Custom] Soma Lyra-8

video upload by Futile_Soundscapes

"Playing with my DIY Soma Lyra-8 in combination with my Zoom MS-70CDR."

And a view from the side:

Sunday Droneday w/Digitakt - Lyra-8 - MS70CDR

video upload by Futile_Soundscapes

Droning away with a lovely setup.
Elektron Digitakt
Soma Lyra-8 ((DIY))
Zoom MS-70CDR

Duos by Le Corbeau-Poisson

A release from new supporting member, Le Corbeau-Poisson.

I am happy to present my first album to you. It is a collection of 5 more or less prepared improvisations played on Eurorack, Serge Modular, Buchla Music Easel and Soma Lyra 8. These musical pieces have as their themes the earth, living beings and the energies which bind them all. I hope you will like it. Thank you.

- Serge Modular and Soma Lyra 8 on "Vent et montagnes"
- Eurorack and Soma Lyra 8 on "Dents et incantations"
- Buchla Music Easel and Soma Lyra 8 on "Forêt et attirances"
- Eurorack on "Serpents et ronde"
- Eurorack on "Savane et volupté"

released March 3, 2020

Played live in studio and recorded in one take by Emmanuel Bawin

https://lecorbeau-poisson.bandcamp.com/album/duos

Elmyra2 Revisited with Imitor, Melotus & Desmodus Versio

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"It's been two months since I supported the Elmyra2 launch wave. But it's not gathering dust. It's maturing like good wine. This video doesn't add much to the first one, except I'll be using a lot more CV and starting RAW with no effects. Indeed, it reminds a bit of the Lyra-8 sonically, but the Elmyra is much easier to control and there's no built in FM. You'll need a masterclass for Lyra-8, but you can just play Elmyra and make dark organic drones, textures and music. I've included some short Lyra-8 snippets for you to compare. Elmyra 2 can't go to the high notes, where Lyra-8 can go higher than you can hear. So I will not compare them, but enjoy them both."

Exploring Modulation Pt. 3 - Mod Delay // Lyra-8 Organismic Drone Synth Tutorial

Published on Jan 26, 2020 Ron Cavagnaro

"Please make sure to keep your volume at a moderate level. Due to the experimental quality of this synth some parts may become noisy to some, and extremely irritable to others.

This tutorial is about how to wildly change the tones even more with the Soma Labs Lyra-8 Drone Synth, using the mod delay.

This is The Soma Labs Lyra-8 Organismic Drone Synth. It is an experimental analog synthesizer that creates cinematic, strange, beautiful, and cerebral soundscapes."

Exploring Modulation Lyra-8 posts

LIRA•8 VST // Organismic Synthesizer in Software

Mike Moreno DSP

Download: http://gum.co/lira-8
Source Code (GitHub): https://github.com/MikeMorenoDSP/LIRA-8

Available for free as VST3 and standalone for Linux64, Windows and MacOS.

Disclaimer: The Lira•8 project is not affiliated and does not represent SOMA laboratories.

The Lira•8 is a digital attempt at emulating SOMA Lab's Lyra-8 signal flow and sound.
The Lyra 8 is a Russian drone synthesizer with 8 tunable voices each, FM, dual delay, hyper LFO and distortion.
It makes it optimal for drones, ambient landscapes, outer space sounds, etc."

Coffee and Drones: Soma Lyra-8 and Ornament-8

video upload by Matt Lowery

"I drink a delicious Ethiopian Yirgacheffe while the Lyra-8 rips a hole in the space-time continuum.

Lyra-8 is being sequenced by Ornament-8. What a hoot.

I added a touch of space echo and Valhalla Vintage Verb in post for width."

Lyra-8 by SOMA synths - First Impressions

Published on Sep 26, 2017 martinjazz78

"Warning: audio track of this video contains very rich harmonic content. It makes no sense to listen to this without good speakers or good headphones. If you are using headphones, please be very careful about the volume level and expect everything to get even worse for your ears towards the end of the video.

These are my very first moments with the one and only Lyra-8 by SOMA synths. Although I am very far from only lightly mastering this mighty instrument, I have to say it's absolutely awesome and incredibly inspiring synth and I am totally woved by the sounds Lyra produces.

For the one interested in logistic details, I got on the waiting list in August last year, so I waited 13 months for my Lyra. My unit was assembled in Poland and I have to say the quality of their is absolutely impeccable and absolutely professional.

Regarding this short video, Lyra-8 plays together with Polivoks Pro (modern reissue of classic Soviet synthesizer). This was of course the must first thing to put these two synths together. Both synths are processed through Strymon Big Sky for reverb. I didn't plan any filming and recording tonight, so camera is my cell phone only. Sound is stereo output from my Motu interface into Ableton Live. Video was edited in Final Cut.

Enjoy and mind your ears ;)"

Soma Lyra 8 and JMT Synth LD2 Ambient Drone

video upload by riotbell

"This is a drone piece featuring the Soma Lyra 8 and the JMT Synth LD2. The Lyra is running directly into the LD2 in order to access its filter and delay.

A short phrase on the Lyra begins the piece, is looped on the Microcosm (offscreen) and then more oscillators are slowly worked in as the piece progresses, including the oscillators of the LD2.

I've been curious how these two unique drone synths would work together for some time, though I haven't been able to find an LD2 until recently. A dedicated filter does a lot to rein in some of the brighter tendencies of the Lyra 8."

Lyra-8 (& Matrixbrute etc): "Rivulets"

Published on Dec 26, 2019 Kris Lennox

"Hello all - Merry Christmas to everyone. I trust everyone is well/enjoying the festivities. To the track: two Lyra-8's, Matrixbrute, plus a few others. The second Lyra (the distant, high one: very obvious at the end) is a beautiful sound; very reminiscent of the glass armonica.

Something more musical on the Lyra-8 this time (the last track was quite dark!). Good to hear the Lyra in context with other instruments. It works very well/pairs nicely - especially with the Matrixbrute.

Soundcloud link here - https://soundcloud.com/user-736798162...

Enjoy/all best
Kris"