The Skeleton Dance | A new original score to the Disney animated classic!

video upload by CatSynth TV

"Just in time for Halloween, we present a new original score for Disney's 1929 animated short, *The Skeleton Dance*. The music reflects the character of original animation, which is at once both macabre and humorous.

All music by Amanda Chaudhary using the following instruments
Software synthesizers:
AudioModeling SWAM Double Bass, Baritone Saxiphone, Trombone, and Trumpet
BFD3 drums
Arturia Mellotron and Pigments
Cherry Audio Penetaphonic, Spirit, Atomika
Dawesome Myth
Anukari 3D
EastWest Pop Brass, Orchestral Percussion Gold

Vintage Hardware:
Octave CAT
Yamaha RX5 drum machine

Eurorack modules, etc:
2hp Cat
Buchla 158 "Red Panel"
Strymon Magmeto and Starlab
Metasonix R54
Noise Engineering Sync Bucina
Arturia MiniBrute 2

Source:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi..."

Patreon: / catsynth | https://shop.catsynth.com | https://ko-fi.com/catsynth

See the Halloween post below for additional posts.

Condukt 2.0 Beta with M-VAVE FM1

video upload by Condukt

"Showing off some new stuff, including Shift Register sequencer and the new Fader Bank"

See the Condukt label below for additional posts.

Liminal Sound Devices Burg: 18 modules in one synth (walk-through)

video upload by electro sportive magnitude

"walking through all 18 individual Burg modules

00:00 Intro
01:16 Input amplifier
03:33 VCOs
04:29 Wavefold/Lowpass Gate
05:15 Wasp Filter
06:50 VCAs
07:50 LFOs
09:18 PT2399 Delays
13:12 Mixer
14:00 Touch Keyboard
17:35 Distortion
19:50 Output
20:00 LDRs

Burg is a great way to start with modular synthesis and plugging in patchcables ;) It provides you with all necessary tools to start your modular journey now. It is a standalone synth voice, complex multi FX processor, controller for external gear or all at once. The perfect companion to any setup, if you already have modular stuff, wanna connect with instruments or other gear. It can work for many different musical approaches and creative processes, it bridges between the analog modular world and external gear. The unique combination of circuits let you customize your desired sound in all analogue ways.

Available at Perfect Circuits

Find the manual and other stuff here:
https://liminalsound.de/"

Waldorf Teases New Neptune Synth?

via Waldorf

"That’s how we test drive new instruments."

SWITCHTRIX ELECTRONICS VCS100

video upload by SWITCHTRIX ELECTRONICS

"Here is our latest synth.VCS100.

It's a combination of the VCS3 and SYNTHI 100 circuits built into a large VCS3 style case.

SPECIFICATIONS

6 x VCS3 A style oscillators.
Each oscillator features variable sync,variable cv depth and voltage controlled shape.

Oscillators 1 and 2 feature sub octave generators.Sine output can be switched to – 1 octave square and the ramp output – 2 octave square.

Oscillators 3-6 also feature additional waveforms.
The square output can also be switched to ramp or sample and hold(noise input).
The triangle output can be switched to fixed square or random voltage(this samples the next oscillators triangle)

VCS3 diode ladder filter.Slew/Unslew.Variable cv depth

Synthi 100 multimode filter.Variable cv depth.Low,band and high pass modes

2 x VCS3/Synthi 100 Ring Modulators

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diceFriend is absolute madness 👹 watch your volume knob! 🔥

video upload by Richard Devine

"@sigilinstruments diceFriend is absolute madness 👹 watch your volume knob! 🔥"

Note, this appears to be the first post to feature diceFriend.



Pics and details via Perfect Circuit

"Experimental by design, diceFriend by Sigil Instruments is a compact standalone synthesizer with manifold personalities that will be particularly appreciated by those who enjoy adventurous instruments. Stripped of screens and menus, diceFriend centers intuitive gesture and listening as the core of the music-making experience. The sound and behavior of diceFriend are entirely determined by the installed OS, and there are already more than a dozen varieties, ranging from pulsar and modal synthesis to engines inspired by Rob Hordijk's Blippoo Box and Peter Blasser's chaotic instruments.

Each enclosure is a hand-crafted wood piece, so every unit has its own unique look. Control-wise, it features three brass touchpads and six unlabeled knobs that, together with a SHIFT layer, provide direct access to twelve parameters. The namesake DICE button is a randomizer driven by a PRNG combined with thermal noise. Pressing it randomizes all twelve parameters as well as internal synth variables, setting the instrument into an entirely new state—and with 281 trillion possible states, you can be sure never to exhaust the options. Cleverly, after a roll, the knobs pick up from their randomized values only once moved, so nothing jumps abruptly.

A long press of the DICE button switches between two OS-contingent modes. AS (Autonomous State) typically treats diceFriend as a generative playground, with chaotic attractors and Rungler-style shift registers driving the algorithm. TS (Touch Synthesis) mode activates the three brass pads for tactile interaction, where pressure and hold time shape dynamics and timbre.

Lastly, a 3.5mm stereo line output sits alongside two CV inputs on banana jacks that act as clock, trigger, or modulation sources depending on the OS. Over USB-C, diceFriend appears as a class-compliant MIDI device with clock send and receive, and it can double as a CV-to-MIDI interface for other gear. Boasting plentiful stochastic adventures for sonic explorers of all stripes, diceFriend from Sigil Instruments is a musical companion you want to roll with again and again.

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Sequential Prophet 6 /CLASSIC Synths & More

video upload by Arty Party

00:00 Intro 00:03 Classic Prophet 00:25 Organic Pluck 00:49 Simple Clav 01:09 Chorus Pluck 01:33 In Its Place 01:57 Tommy Bass 02:29 Classic Brass 02:51 Vintage Horns 03:13 Analog Pad 03:37 Air Pad 04:00 Future Pad 04:24 OB-XA 04:55 Sunset 05:19 Stardust 05:45 FM Pad 06:07 Crystal Pad 06:46 Cosmo 07:11 Reso Pad 07:37 Prophet Sweep 08:16 Aliens 08:44 Galaxy Pad 09:13 Galaxy Pad 2 09:39 Falling Stars 10:11 Night Bells 10:45 Levitating

Sequential Prophet 6 /Funky Leads & Basses

video upload by Arty Party

00:00 Intro 00:05 Lost in Space 00:20 Fusion Lead 00:38 2 Octave Harmonics 00:56 Cosmic Lead 01:13 Shining Eyes 01:34 Express Lead 01:52 3 Octave Square 02:09 Jamiroquai Lead 02:29 Nasty LD 02:46 Talking Lead 03:08 Phat Bass 03:22 Sawtooth Bass 03:40 Analog is On 03:59 Square Bass 04:17 Moog Bass 04:37 Funky Bass 04:58 Thriller Bass 05:26 Man in the Mirror 05:56 Black or White 06:26 Don't Stop Till You Get Enough

Critter & Guitari Microphone 3: Go Collect Some Sounds

video upload by Critter & Guitari

https://critterandguitari.com/mic

"Meet Microphone 3 from Critter & Guitari: a battery-powered microphone for collecting sounds wherever you go.

Since it runs on two AAA batteries, Microphone 3 doesn’t need phantom power. That means you can plug it straight into all kinds of gear, like field recorders, guitar pedals, synths, mixers, and audio interfaces. Run your voice through a delay pedal, capture birdsong on a portable recorder, or feed your room straight into a sampler.

The gain knob is where things get fun. Turn it to set the mic’s sensitivity for quiet whispers or loud rooms, or crank it all the way up to use it as a gritty distortion effect.

It mounts on any mic stand or boom, and it’s built with a durable powder-coated aluminum enclosure."

Curves & Membranes 1.5 - New filters, expanded orbital modulators + more for the Beizer-wave synth

video upload by Unusable Engineering

"Curves & Membranes 1.5.0 adds two new filter modes, new orbital modulation patterns and polyphonic glide to the 'everything is visual' bezier waveform synthesizer for macOS and Windows.

In the first part of this video, I run a simple sequence from the Arturia Keystep and play around with some of the new features, mainly the new filter modes on a patch with some twisted and eased orbital modulators.In the middle part I play it in 4 voice paraphonic mode to show off internal overdrive.

In the end I run the first sequence again.

Regarding the two new filter modes:
The new Filter Bank mode has 32 bands spaced in minor thirds, with per-band feedback and drive. All three filter points shape the bank, so you can move several resonant regions around at once. The new Pressure mode takes a different approach: each band opens in response to the signal going into it, with controls for sensitivity, recovery and drive. The original Membrane filter is still there too.

A bit on the orbs:
Every orbital modulator now has Easing and Twist. Easing speeds up and slows down different parts of the movement while keeping the overall cycle time. Twist turns the circular path into a horizontal or vertical figure-eight. Both work with ellipse, rotation and the envelope-style half-turns.

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Mutable Dreams 1.2 — Warmer Worlds, Your Own Sequences | M-VAVE FM-1

video upload by Kid Bunka

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

"Mutable Dreams 1.2 for the M-VAVE FM-1: warmer voices, personal sequences and a living interface — shaped by your feedback.

PLAY, EDIT, INSTALL & BACK UP
https://mutable-dreams.sugarypixie10....
Firmware, browsable source and release notes:
https://github.com/kidbee85-beep/muta...
Update and return-to-stock guide:
https://mutable-dreams.sugarypixie10....

WHAT'S NEW
• 15 freely assignable sound engines, including Velvet Keys, Spectral Bloom and Breath Texture.
• 288 tones and 92 musical Biomes plus Blank: 64 additional tones and 16 additional Biomes, with refined existing sounds.
• 32-step sequences per track: notes, rests, velocity, gate and chance; phrase generators, keyboard/MIDI step entry and monophonic live recording.
• Four optional chord journeys across selected tracks.
• Smoother shared granular transitions, filtered Air noise and a more diffuse room.
• Reactive landscapes, clearer lettering and sequence views; hold function buttons for help.
• Keep your own worlds with 16 User Biomes, 64 user sound slots, JSON patch exchange and .mddb bank backups.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Shaped by listening
00:14 A gentler palette
00:44 Make the phrase yours
01:14 Room to breathe
01:34 A living interface
01:54 Keep exploring

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