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Sunday, September 27, 2026

New EMW S-8000 Sample Synthesizer

TEST SOUNDS - O SINTETIZADOR MAIS COMPLETO QUE JÁ TOQUEI.S-8000. BY TIAGO MALLEN ‪@emwsynthesizers‬
video upload by Tiago Mallen

"The EMW S-8000 is an 8-voice polyphonic sample-based synthesizer with stereo audio, multimode filtering, envelopes, modulation, effects, and extensive sound-shaping capabilities. It also comes with a large built-in sample library, ready to explore right out of the box."

via EMW

Explore a new world of sampling with the power and flexibility of modern technology.

The S-8000 combines a compact sample player, synthesizer and effects processor in a single instrument, allowing you to create complete instruments from WAV files using single samples or multi-samples. With pitch, gain, Root Key, start point and loop controls, the S-8000 gives you everything you need to shape and play your own samples.

Its powerful synthesis section features a resonant VCF with dedicated envelope, VCA with ADSR and LFO with multiple waveforms, along with Velocity, Mod Wheel and Aftertouch modulation. A wide range of effects, including Chorus, Phaser, Delay, Reverb, Bloom and Stereo Spread, further expands its sonic possibilities.

Samples are stored on a microSD card, making it easy to build and organize large sound libraries. The S-8000 also includes MIDI IN/THRU, a color graphic display and high-quality stereo audio output, with many synthesis, performance and effects parameters available for external control via MIDI CC.

The S-8000 also comes with a growing library of samples organized by instrument and equipment. EMW regularly expands this collection with new sounds and updates, allowing the S-8000 to continuously grow with new instruments and sonic possibilities.

S-8000 — powerful sampling and synthesis in a compact instrument.

Roland Juno-X Jupiter-8 Model Expansion Zen-Core Virtual Analog Synthesizer

video upload by Rik Marston Official

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GODWIN MPS88 - The Final Boss That Does Whatever You Ask

video upload by Vintage Audio Institute Italia

Another first to be featured on the site, the GODWIN MPS88

00:00 Setting up and Plugging in
01:24 Specifications and Introduction
02:22 Auto Accompaniment Section
04:26 The Mystery Explained / Musical Interlude
05:27 Drum Machine
08:09 Upper Manual Sounds
10:40 Musical Interlude
11:29 Monophonic Synth
12:55 A Brief History of Godwin Auto Comp Machines
13:24 Lower Manual
16:25 Last Musical Interlude

After our videos on the predecessors Godwin CD1 and CD2 we felt we had to continue all the way to the finish line of Godwins output of amazing and rare, combination instruments.
The GODWIN MPS 88 was most likely the last instrument to come out of the factory and BOY is it something special!
It doesn't look like any other Italian instrument that we've laid eyes on, and the majority of the sounds are unique to this machine.

You'll find all the information we've managed to unearth in the video but a quick roundup would look like this.

The instrument consists of mainly 6 instrument sections with individual volumes divided between two manuals - all playable simultaneously.

1. DRUM MACHINE - sample based sounds
2. AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT section (bass, chords and arpeggiator)
3. 2 x PARAPHONIC PRESETS (upper / lower orchestra)
4. SOLO PRESETS (monophonic synth)
5. 2 X ORGAN FLUTES (organ footages)
6. 2 X STRINGS / CHOIR

There are only minor modulation possibilities available but the spring reverb is nice and deep and the Chorus and Leslie effects are great too, although they might deserve a closer look by our tech since we're not sure they function properly.

If you're into rare Italian synths and drum machines you can subscribe to our channel and please check out our other videos of rare gems, but you might also enjoy the V.A.I. website, an encyclopedia of Italian Vintage Synths and Drum Machines:

https://www.vintageaudioinstitute.com/"

Yamaha EMR-1 Digital Drummer Sound Demo

video upload by Runningonair

Note: this appears to be the first demo featuring the EMR-1 on the site. There was one previous post featuring the EMR-1 in Yamaha's half rack series here.

"In this video I demo patterns from the Yamaha EMR-1 Digital Drummer, released in 1988. The patterns vary in usefulness but the lofi digital sounds (8/12bit) could be good for sampling. The individual sounds can apparently be played via a midi utility, but I've not looked into that so far.

All patterns are at 120BPM, for those that would like to try them out."

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Grooving with B.A.C.H.

video upload by Kaona Modular Music

"A short example of B.A.C.H. in use, featuring its Groove mode."

Playing a Fugue with B.A.C.H.

video upload by Kaona Modular Music

"A short musical example with B.A.C.H., a generative Eurorack module.

Here, B.A.C.H. is used to build a polyphonic fugue, with several voices developing and interacting over time.

B.A.C.H. was designed to explore generative composition, counterpoint, repetition and evolution (without trying to replace the musician!)."

B.A.C.H. generates melodic, harmonic and rhythmic structures in real time. At each clock pulse, it determines the activity of the four tracks, along with their pitches, durations and dynamics. The result is shaped by the selected compositional language and the constraints defined by the musician.

The module controls a modular system directly through its Gate, Pitch and Mod outputs. It can also control MIDI synthesizers and sound modules. Each voice has its own configurable MIDI channel.

Twelve compositional languages
FUGUE constructs a multi-voice exposition from a subject, answers, a countersubject and episodes.

CANON develops a leading line through imitation, transposition, delay, contrary motion, retrograde or augmentation.

PROBA uses Markov chains and several transition vocabularies to produce directed randomness.

TINTINNABULI combines a melodic voice with voices whose notes are drawn from a triad or the current chord.

MINIMAL applies gradual processes of phase shifting, addition, substitution and hocketing.

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Levitate Expansion synth from Synamodec

video upload by Synamodec

"Hi everyone, this is the Levitate Expansion synth from Synamodec.
The Synamodec Levitate Expansion is a massively upgraded version of the original standalone desktop synthesizer. While the standard Levitate primarily consisted of just three simplified blocks (Legus, Neura, and the Nxpctd delay), the Expansion turns the machine into a deep semi-modular instrument by adding the following new modules, expanded sections, and dedicated processing blocks: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

1. New Sound & Modulation Modules
• "Crazy" Module: An entirely new, dedicated noise/sound generator designed for extra sonic chaos, which includes its own LFO and EQ controls. [1, 2]
• 6 LFOs (Low-Frequency Oscillators): The standard edition had highly limited internal modulation. The expansion adds 6 independent LFOs distributed across the modules (e.g., inside Legus, Crazy, the VCFs, and the Phaser/Delay) to dynamically modulate parameters. [1, 2, 3]
• VCA & Dedicated Envelope Generator: A full Voltage Controlled Amplifier accompanied by a dedicated ADSR/Envelope generator and a Gate/Trigger output for syncing with external hardware. [1]

2. New Audio Processing & Effects Blocks
• Dual VCF (Voltage Controlled Filters): Two filters designed exclusively for this edition with individual level controls for external inputs, high-pass (HP) and band-pass (BP) outputs.
• Phaser / Delay: Replaces the basic delay block with an advanced Phaser/Delay unit capable of extensive CV modulation.
• Dedicated Fuzz & Distortion: Two distinct, independent analog overdrive circuits allowing you to grit up your signals separately.
• 6-Band EQ / Filter: A fixed frequency equalizer section to shape the tone of your mix.
• Master Mixer: A comprehensive mixing stage featuring physical levels and a lever to blend pure audio signals with heavily processed ones. [1, 2, 3]

3. Expanded Features on Existing Blocks
• Legus Expanded: Upgraded with an extra exterior output, an external audio input, and 2 integrated CV inputs.
• Neura Expanded: Boosted into a Triple Oscillator setup featuring an increased count of signal generators and a dedicated external output. [1, 2]

4. Eurorack Patch Points
Unlike the standalone standard unit, the Expansion adds a vast matrix of external CV inputs and outputs. This allows every module to cross-patch internally or interact seamlessly with external Eurorack gear.

If you're interested, send me a message and we can chat. It’s on sale throughout October. miguel@synamodec.com"

AE Machine Preset Tour: This Is Just the Test Bench

video upload by Emiliano

"Six minutes through the factory bank of AE Machine, one preset after another, no edits, no post processing.

Two things worth knowing while you listen. First: a preset here is not a knob snapshot. It dresses the entire machine on recall: the voices, the Markov matrix, the modulation, and on the sampler side its own samples, slice analysis, loop region and playback state. Load a preset and the instrument arrives fully clothed.

Second, and this is the part I care about: what you hear in this video is a proving ground, not the point. Behind the factory bank sits a generative preset Assembler. You give it a numeric seed and it breeds entire banks from a mother and a father preset, with probability weights deciding how far each family drifts. Same seed, same bank, forever: your favourite accident becomes repeatable. The factory presets are simply the ones I kept while testing it.

The sample side is handled by a built in library manager: load audio from anywhere and the machine quietly keeps its own copy, so presets never lose their samples, and assigning or unloading a sampler works the way a hardware box would do it.

Monitors or good headphones recommended, most of this lives in the low end.

AE Machine releases October 2.

Launch price for the first days, then it goes up. Manual and details: https://www.peamarte.it/ae"

See the announcement post here.

NUX NTK-61/Z review: a 61 keys and channel aftertouch MIDI controller keyboard

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"The NUX NTK-61Z MIDI controller has a lot of functionality for the asking price, channel aftertouch and DAW integration via Mackie or HUI protocol being among them. Table of contents:

00:00 demo
00:40 Hi, what's this?
01:18 in the box
02:02 hardware overview
04:58 firmware features: arpeggiator
06:10 channel select
06:25 scale
06:45 note repeat
07:00 modes
07:28 controller setup
07:39 DAW setup
08:11 scenes
08:44 app
08:52 conclusion"

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