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ARP Foundation Fall Fundraiser - Less Than One Week To Go!

This is just a reminder, The ARP Foundation Fall Fundraiser is ending on October 13th. They are seeking funding to acquire and preserve rare pieces of synthesizer history and to grow the Foundation's ARPs for All education program. In addition to helping them reach their goal and help others, there are some personal perks for supporters.

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New Firmware Turns the FM-1 Into an Omnichord

video upload by substatica drones

"FoMni turns the M-VAVE FM-1 into an Omnchord. FoMni is free chord harp firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1, inspired by the Suzuki Omnichord. Pick a chord on the black keys, run a finger across the white keys, and it rings out. Behind it are an organ-like chord, a bass, and the OM-84's ten rhythms, which can play the bass and chord in time.

FoMni Firmware - https://charlesvestal.github.io/fm1-f..."

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

Introducing VC-01 Voicecrafter - Vocal Synthesizer and Sequencer

video upload by Olydian Musical Instruments

"Voicecrafter is a vocal musical synthesizer based on the unholy union between computers and the human voice.

At its heart are 380 different syllables, which can be selected at will, and sequenced together to make rudimentary computer-human language.

FEATURES:
Formant Synthesis Engine
Consonant-vowel Sampling Engine
20+ Sample Banks
Per-Engine Effects
Global Effects: Vibrato, Reverb, 3 Delay Types
2 LFOs
Pitch Bend Wheel
Portamento
Envelope Controls for each Engine
Three-Octave Machanical Keyboard
Store Thousands of Sequencer Steps for Long Pre-Written Playback
Presets, Saving, and Recalling
Stereo Spread Control
Looping and Overdubbing

More information will be coming.

Discover a new musical language: olydianmusic.com"

Meet the Stylophone Mini - A Playable Stylophone Keychain Synthesizer

You can find the Stylophone Mini at Perfect Circuit and Amazon.

Press release follows:

The Stylophone Mini puts iconic synth sound in your pocket...

The fully playable miniature instrument combines a metal keyboard, stylus and speaker in three collectible colours

The Stylophone Mini is a pocket-sized, fully playable celebration of one of electronic music’s most recognisable instruments.

Inspired by the original Stylophone, first introduced in 1968, the Stylophone Mini shrinks the unmistakable synth experience into a compact format made to travel. It is small enough to carry with your keys, clip to a bag or keep close at hand, yet it can still be used to play real melodies with the familiar stylus and distinctive Stylophone sound.

From David Bowie to Kraftwerk, countless artists have used Stylophone synths since 1968 and Stylophone currently offers an extensive range of products for the home and studio.

More than a collectible, the Stylophone Mini features a miniature metal keyboard, functional stylus and integrated speaker. Its simple, hands-on design makes it easy to pick up and play wherever inspiration grabs you.

Designed for music fans of all ages, it turns spare moments into opportunities to experiment, create simple tunes and share sound.

With no cables, apps or additional equipment required, the Stylophone Mini offers an immediate way for newcomers to discover Stylophone and for longtime fans to carry a little piece of synth history with them.

John Simpson, CEO Stylophone says "Stylophone is an iconic brand and we wanted to create something that allowed fast, easy creativity and also showcase a beloved synth. In the age of AI, we wanted to make something simple, fun and real".

The new model will be offered in three collectible colours: original, white and pink.

Launch date: October 8th.

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Dark Cinematic Atmosphere | Hydrasynth Deluxe & Novation Summit (Custom Patches & SFX)

video upload by Paweł Spychała

"An original Dark Cinematic Atmosphere track featuring custom synth patches and custom sound effects created from my own field recordings.

Sound Design & Gear used:
• ASM Hydrasynth Deluxe – Custom synth patches
• Novation Summit – Custom synth patches
• Bitwig Studio – DAW, arranging, and mixing
• Field Recordings – Custom sound effects designed and processed from my original environmental audio recordings

My Free SFX Download : https://pixabay.com/pl/users/audiopap..."

The Exorcist - Tubular Bells - Modular Synth Cover - Supernatural Darkness

video upload by Supernatural Darkness

"Michael Oldfield's 1973 debut album Tubular Bells, intro theme used for the Exorcist.

Primary modules used: ALA Beehive (Plaits clone) 4MS Ensemble Oscillator, ALA Qarv Function Generator. Behringer Poly D (Moog Clone)"

Heartbeat Eurorack Module Demo - fka Pulse - Rhythmic Gate Looping, Finger Drumming, Stepped CV

video upload by Sonoclast Music

"Demonstrating the Sonoclast Heartbeat (fka Pulse) with funky drummer finger drumming at the beginning.

The Heartbeat is a eurorack module designed around a high quality arcade button. Use the button to finger drum or to program a rhythmic loop. Use the Duration CV to modulate parameters in other modules according to the rhythmic loop."

The Heartbeat* is a eurorack module designed around a high quality arcade button. Use the button to finger drum or to program a rhythmic loop. Use the Duration CV to modulate parameters in other modules according to the rhythmic loop.

*The Heartbeat was first released as the Pulse (shown to the right), however it was renamed because there are so many other things with the name Pulse in the synthesizer/eurorack space.

Specifications

Record and play a rhythmic gate loop composed of up to 250 gates at a resolution of 10 microseconds.

Adjust the tempo of the gate loop across a range of half as fast up to twice as fast.

Use Duration CV–voltages that correspond to the durations between beats–to modulate parameters in other modules.

Mute the gate loop, and play the arcade button as a live gate source.

6hp wide. 30mm deep.

Requires 60mA on the +12V rail and 30mA on the -12V rail. Powered via a standard 10-pin eurorack power cable.

Bos Legio: Cowbell voice on the Legio platform

video upload by Noise Engineering

"Bos Legio is a cowbell and agogô-style percussion voice with three different synthesis engines because, obviously, you need more cowbell.

Let's start with Mode. This switches between three completely different ways to make your bells: an 808-inspired square-wave engine, an additive bell, and an FM/ring-mod engine for much more metallic textures.

Decay controls how long every hit rings out. Tone changes the harmonic character of the sound.

Then there's Tilt. This shifts the overall brightness between dark, normal, and bright.

Pitch tracks 1 volt per octave, and a quick press of the Pitch encoder also mutes the voice.

Bring another signal into the FM inputs and Bos starts getting a little less bell-like.

Today your Legio has a fever for cowbell. Tomorrow it can be a supersaw, wavefolder, granular processor, or physical-modeling voice. And they're all free to swap over a USB connection.

23 Firmwares.One Legio.

Visit noiseengineering.us or your favorite retailer to get a Legio module in your case."

8 voice poly to 12 voices

video upload by Craig Barnes

"This is the synth I made last year which was an 8 voice bi-timbral analogue polysynth with AS3340 VCOs and AS3372 filters in matrix 12 configuration. As happy as I was with the synth I thought it would be great to make use of what I've learnt on my last 12 voice DCO polysynth and apply it to this build. So I created some smaller 6 voice cards, made the LFOs in software on the PICOs and rewrote all the controller software. Early days, but it's sort of working, one voice card is slight louder than the other and it's effects don't work. I'm sure there is a lot more to do yet."