FM-1 DUB TECHNO, GROOVE OS, LIVE PERFORMANCE

video upload by Grzegorz Bojanek

"After watching so many demos, and making one myself, I decided to find out if you can really perform on this little synth. I spent about two and a half hours preparing the track and learning how to edit it in GROOVE OS. In the end, I decided to use 'Performance Mode' and make a kind of dub techno track. Finding the right sounds was not easy, but I had a lot of fun making it.
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Po obejrzeniu wielu filmików z FM-1, postanowiłem sprawdzić, czy na tym małym syntezatorze można naprawdę grać na żywo. Spędziłem około dwóch i pół godziny, przygotowując utwór i ucząc się jego edycji w GROOVE OS. W końcu zdecydowałem się wykorzystać Performance Mode i zrobić utwór w stylu dub techno (na tyle, na ile to było możliwe). Znalezienie odpowiednich brzmień też nie było łatwe, ale miałem przy tym dużo frajdy. Zapraszam do posłuchania."

You can find the M-VAVE FM-1 on Amazon

TRASHBYTE: 8-bit vectoring synthesizer from DenverSynthLabs

video upload by manmade madman

"The 80's were a great time. Computer and Arcade games were everywhere, and their brand-new graphics and enticing chirping sounds filled shopping malls with excited kids armed only with quarters to play. Eventually Ataris, Commodores, TRS-80's, Apple's, and eventually NES sold systems that allowed people to play video games at home with a console. It was an engineering marvel; how to write mostly monophonic music while still allowing sound effects-- like PLAYER JUMP-- and make it as realistic as possible on severely limited hardware.

We unleashed all of that 8-bit fury here.

TRASHBYTE is a flashback to SID technology, joysticks, and arcade soundtracks. Watch and listen as you move the green '3D' joystick between 4 oscillators to make brand new retro sounds, let it randomly move itself, or make trills to make fake drums. The oscillators are all bit accurate models, left with all the imperfections 8-bit would emphasize, and their sound is instantly familiar. If that's not enough, you can lower the fidelity to 1977 and crunch them through the entire circuit (cheap opamps included) wrestling for that tiny speaker's attention. Attach that to our 16-step sequencer and you can modulate the sound step by step or let it play along with you in sync. EZ button zaps you back with arcade sounds that are byte-accurate-- but you can play it polyphonically if you like. Let it wander while you hold a note and be transported right back to your childhood.

Don't worry, it won't cost you another quarter to power up!"

Expert Sleepers Introduces 'Forever'

video uploads by Expert Sleepers

Playlist:

1. Expert Sleepers 'Forever' - Introduction
2. Expert Sleepers 'Forever' - Demo
3. Expert Sleepers 'Forever' and the NT Helper tool
4. Expert Sleepers 'Forever' - the web tool

"'Forever' is an audio freeze/infinite sustain effect based on the "Temporal Freeze" algorithm on the disting NT. It captures sound at a moment in time and sustains it indefinitely.

Three independent freeze voices each have their own gate input and toggle switch, and so can be triggered manually or by CVs from other modules.

Each voice can also overdub, layering up new source material into the frozen audio, and can play back detuned (defaulting to an octave down), adding weight and richness to the sound.

A USB port is provided for firmware updates, configuration, and MIDI control."

Iris Orbit Introduces PolyArp - A Two-Part MIDI Arpeggiator for Software and Hardware Synths

PolyArp + Nord Stage 3 88 | Standalone MIDI Arpeggiator Demo video upload by Iris Orbit

"A live demo of PolyArp in standalone mode with my Nord Stage 3 88, connected via MIDI.

I’m playing chords on the Nord, and PolyArp turns them into two arpeggio parts. The left-hand part uses a three-note chord in Up mode; the right-hand part uses a four-note chord in As Played mode. Both run at 1/16, but the patterns have different lengths, creating a polymetric feel.

PolyArp is a MIDI arpeggiator with two independent parts, each with its own rhythm, direction and octave range. It works standalone or as a plugin inside a compatible DAW, sending MIDI to hardware synths or software instruments.

Download PolyArp and start your free 7-day trial:
https://irisorbit.io/polyarp/download/

More about PolyArp and IrisOrbit:
https://irisorbit.io

Available for macOS, Windows and Linux. PolyArp generates MIDI; the sound comes from the instruments connected to it.

Questions about the setup? Leave a comment below.

#PolyArp #NordStage3 #MIDIArpeggiator"

Roland SC-88 Pro in VES — Preview

video upload by Autodafe

"🚧 Preview of an upcoming version of Vintage Emulator Studio!

Here’s a quick 30-second demo of the Roland Sound Canvas SC-88 Pro running inside VES.

This is from a new VES version currently in development, which should be released within the next 1–2 weeks.

MAME now officially has both the Roland SC-88 and SC-88 Pro marked as working, making these classic Sound Canvas modules available for proper emulation in VES.

For the demo I’m using a short open-source, ’90s-style videogame music track — a perfect fit for some classic Sound Canvas vibes. 🎮🎹

Download:
https://www.autodafe.net/vintage-emul..."

Also see:

The Usual Suspects Introduces the 88EmuPlayer Emulator

MAME Synths as Plugins?! Vintage Emulator Studio is Here

Strymon Timeline MX Demo with OB-6 Synth (no talking)

video upload by Bonedo Synthesizers

"Human Made Content – Why We Rely on Real People

More and more videos are created entirely by AI — with no real voices and no real experiences. We’ve chosen a different path!
Our videos feature real people: musicians, FOH engineers, sound designers.
With real voices, real opinions — and real sound examples.
AI can cut clips or add subtitles —but it can’t replace real experience on camera.
That’s why: Our content is made by humans, for humans.
And that’s what makes the difference!"

Rob Papen Introduces QUAD-2

video upload by Rob Papen

Press release follows:

Rob Papen announces availability of QUAD-2 virtual instrument plug-in as followup to QUAD, initially introduced as Rack Extension synthesizer for Reason

ECHT, THE NETHERLANDS: Rob Papen Inspiration Soundware is proud to announce availability of QUAD-2 as a followup to QUAD — initially introduced as its first Rack Extension synthesizer built from the ground up for the-then Swedish software company Propellerhead’s popular Reason platform (anchored around a user interface mimicking a rack full of equipment, allowing instruments, effects, and mixers to be linked together in order to create a complete production setup) back in October 2014, before popular demand drove the Dutch virtual instrument and effect plug-in developer into making it more widely available as an AAX-, AU-, and VST-compatible virtual instrument plug-in for Mac and PC in April 2020 — with an updated user interface and added features, as of October 7…

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Buchla and beyond with synth legend Suzanne Ciani | Signal Flow Podcast Ep10

video upload by Signal Sounds

"We were beyond delighted that the legendary Suzanne Ciani paid a visit to our Glasgow showroom ahead of her performance as part of Sonica 2026. Luke and Tom spoke to her about being synonymous with Buchla, and her long career in electronic music - from building synths in California in the 1960s to collaborating with Actress and continuing to tour the world with her 200-series system. Big thanks to Su ‘SHHE’ Shaw and Jenn at Electric Shores for setting this up for us.

Suzanne Ciani tour dates, tickets and releases: https://www.sevwave.com/

Sonica Glasgow: https://sonic-a.co.uk/about

Get in touch with questions, feedback and suggestions via signalflow@signalsounds.com

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:28 On being synonymous with the Buchla
08:45 Working in quad and giving life to sound
13:19 How audiences have changed
16:33 Reacting against the male-dominated classical world
20:20 Collaborating with Actress and others
25:01 Buchla vs Serge
29:04 Setup for current live performances
32:15 Outro"

Signal Flow Podcast Episodes

Technology, Creativity, and Synthesizers | Make Noise

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

"Technology has always been a part of the development of music. People in the past have imagined many possible musical futures, and sewn the seeds that led us to where we are today. Let's start thinking about some of the ways musicians have utilized encounters with technology to create new forms.

Also:
A patch with MultiWAVE and Plexiphon!
A visual score by Walker, realized sonically by Sean Mahan!

Mentioned in the video: article 'Collateral Damage' by Mark Fell: https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/...

http://www.makenoisemusic.com"

Jaap Vink and the Institute of Sonology

video upload by La Synthèse Humaine

"Jaap Vink was a technician and teacher at the Institute of Sonology in Utrecht from 1967 until his retirement in 1993. During that time he pioneered numerous techniques for the analog realization of dense electronic sounds and was a key collaborator of Roland Kayn in the 1970's and 1980's. Vink was always in search of sounds that would break the inherent periodicity of electronics, and found that feedback was the key.

This video is the third and last in a mini-series looking at Vink's techniques which were documented by the fantastic retrospective double LP on Recollections GRM. We look at two patches which are structured around two voices arising from interrelated trigger sequences.

Jaap Vink Recollections GRM LP:



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00:00 Introduction
00:47 Gottfried Michael Koenig
01:30 Philips Prospective 21e Siècle
04:14 The Institute of Sonology
05:14 Patreon Pitch

FIRST PATCH - DSC ONE

05:29 Looking at the Diagram
06:36 What is the T-DSC?
09:42 Building the First Branch
14:53 ...and the Second Branch
15:27 Refining
17:44 Listening

SECOND PATCH - DSC TWO

19:49 Decoding the DSC
21:05 A Little More About the NCOM
22:54 Branch A / Branch B
24:10 Sorting out the Rest
27:10 Refining
30:03 Listening"