Soundtoys Spring Sale

Soundtoys is currently having a Spring Sale through March 2nd. The sale features indidividual plugins as well as the bundle pictured to the left.

Click here for details.

Playing the Korg PS-3100 solo jam.

April 29, 2024 video upload by CZRider01 Man

SetonixSynth Marsupial Dual / Stereo VCF for Eurorack - Sound demo

video upload by SetonixSynth

"This demo contains four patches with the SetonixSynth Marsupial configured in four different ways: as parallel (stereo) low-pass, parallel band-pass, series (mono) low-pass and series band-pass.

To showcase the sound of the filter, there is minimal external processing. For the stereo patches the sound source is the Infrasonic Audio Warp Core, while for the mono patches the sound source is a simple sawtooth wave from our Rottnest analog VCO. The Marsupial is being modulated by a single Infinite Machinery ADSR, which is also modulating the gain level through a transparent VCA. No external fx or compression are applied."

Folktek Alter 1, Effect 5: Distortion Multi-Filter

video upload by Folktek

"Playing around with an arpeggiated sequence through the Alter 1, Effect 5: Distortion Multi-Filter."

zeptocore webmidi keyboard control & diy guide

video upload by infinitedigits

"goto zeptocore.com in Chrome and plug in a zeptocore. then use your keyboard to play the zeptocore."

zeptocore diy guide

video upload by infinitedigits

"zeptocore kits available friday (05/03): https://zeptocore.com

full guide: https://zeptocore.com/diy

00:00 getting started
00:19 prepping the board
01:06 soldering female headers
01:52 soldering male headers
02:48 soldering the speaker
04:15 soldering the potentiometers
05:15 soldering the battery holder
05:55 toppers
06:09 (optional) gluing battery pack
06:48 firmware
07:40 adding samples"

Elektron Digitakt II and testing the Euclidean sequencer (very quickly)

video upload by Bobo Meijer

"Just did a short sketch of something and I tested the Euclidean sequencer and it was pretty straightforward as expected. Using it can be a very fast way to creating interesting rhythms."

Hardware Jams Weekend Challenge - Polymeter 5/4 with 4/4

video upload by SynthAddict

"Maschine+

Arabic scale fun with non-Arabic drums/perc"

live synth demo - Waldorf Microwave XT, etc.

video upload by SynthAddict

Patch demos start at 7:00, but the talk up to it is worth a listen. He mentions the Nextel paint which breaks down over time. I was able to remedy my Pulse+ with a specific brand of cleaning wipes. See this post for details.

Riverflows /// Cascadia, Sealegs, OB6 & Pulsar-23 noises

video upload by Jon Gee

“Nothing is something worth doing” -old Shpongle proverb

Dust. Noise. Analog. Digital. House. Live. – Syntakt x Sequential Prophet Rev 2

video upload by Dan Chippendale

"Happy jam today. I need some happy vibes. Hope you do too.

#dawlessjam #electronicmusic #livejam #musicproduction

Gear used:

Elektron Syntakt
Dave Smith Sequential Prophet Rev 2
Hologram Chroma Console
Motu M2 Audio interface
Panasonic Lumix LX100
Panasonic Lumix S5
Mac Studio
Logic Pro X"

Dark jam with the Ableton Push 3 Standalone and Novation AFX Station

video upload by Jay Hosking

"A live synthesizer jam performed entirely on hardware.

This is the fourth track I've made specifically for the Push 3, and the first where I've used Ableton Live to make the entirety of the song. Some of Live 12's new features, like the generative sequencer tools, can be a fun way to get quickly inspired. I still miss many aspects of Reason when working in Live, but it's fun to change things up.

Kudos to the amazing Novation AFX Station. This synth has a fantastic panel, is a great size (not too big, not too small), two levels of drive/distortion, two filter options, great either clean or gritty, excellent resonance on the filter, etc. The more I use it, the more I love it. It's been around for 11 years, and there are more expensive mono synths, but I'd reach for this one before most for something dark and interesting.

I'm either 40 or 50 percent through this particular album/set and really happy with the music so far. The Push 3 really allows me to create songs in a way that no other setup has allowed. And while there are many features I wish it had (especially more on the side of performance), I'm finding myself happier and happier thinking of it as my live-set device. Can't wait to take these songs on the road.

Ableton Push 3 — most sounds, effects, and performance
Novation AFX Station — mono synth melody/lead thing

Performed and recorded live, with EQ, compression, and limiting on the master.

https://jayhosking.bandcamp.com"

First Eurorack Jam with CORAL’s Upgraded Acid Engine

video upload by OXI Instruments

"First Eurorack Jam with the upgraded ACID engine included in the upcoming CORAL 2.0 release. As always, all sounds are played by coral! 🧨

This new release adds a delay effect and many other improvements 🙌🏻🙌🏻

Stay tuned for the final release!"

Elektron Digitakt II | First Techno Jam

video upload by Slava Soloma

"Got my DT II quite early and like it so far. This is my first jam with some samples I imported from my OG Digitakt and some synths sounds I recorded. The 16 tracks really open up the Device.
Recorded straight into Iphone ProMax 15 without further Processing (only master Overdrive on the DT)"

The Worlds First Benjolin - Sample Pack - Obsolete Soundlab

video upload by THIS MUSEUM IS (NOT) OBSOLETE

Also see THE First Surviving BENJOLIN Synthesizer. And the story is quite interesting!

"Purchase here: https://this-museum-is-not-obsolete.c...

The Obsolete Soundlab Presents -The Worlds First Benjolin Sample Pack

We picked up the worlds first(?) Benjolin in The Hague whilst on tour last month. It’s massive, obnoxious and absolutely brilliant. We’ve recorded a range of sounds from the machine for your sonic pleasure.

An in depth video on the story of this marvellous machine will be up on the look mum no computer channel.

All sounds featured in the video are included in the pack.

#benjolin #samplepack #diysynth #sounddesign

Sample Pack Includes:

100+ Short & Long Sounds.

All Samples are 48Khz 24bit

All proceeds go towards maintaining and improving the museum.
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All TMINO Sample Packs Available here :- https://this-museum-is-not-obsolete.c...
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Special Announcement from Make Noise!

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

PrssPnt theme music by Sam!

"The PrssPnt music synthesizer module is a controller in which several signals are generated by touching the printed copper wire at the bottom of the instrument. Touching PrssPnt, you become part of the circuit, generating a total of four simultaneous signals (two CV, two Gate).

The basic function of PrssPnt will be familiar to anyone who has used Pressure Points or 0-CTRL. It could be seen as a single “souped-up” channel of one of these devices. Since it is a single channel, the tuned voltage outputs are not relevant, and instead are replaced with more playable sensitivity controls and alternate pressure and gate outputs.


• Momentary Gate output remains high as long as it is being pressed
• Toggled Gate output goes high and low with each successive press of the plate: press it to make it go high, press it again to make it go low
• Pressure output generates a positive control signal proportional to the amount of Pressure applied, further tailored by the Sensitivity Panel Control
• Smooth Touch Function recreates the useful patch of sending a Pressure Output through a carefully tuned slew limiter for extended function generation
• Turning up the Slew amount will allow for larger than life functions with very long decay to be generated by hand.
• All four outputs available simultaneously


Specs:
4hp
14mA @+12V
0mA @-12V
30mm depth (incl. power cable)

https://www.makenoisemusic.com/module..."

"The Ch. Svr music synthesizer module is a small utility module, offering several channels of signal-processing that will be useful in just about any modular system. As a condensation/extension of the sum/offset/attenuversion aspects of MATHS, it continues the great tradition of sculpting the control signals we use to sculpt our sound signals.

• Scale, amplify, attenuate, or invert an incoming signal using Channels 1 or 2
• Generate DC offsets when Channel 1 or 2 is unpatched
• Crossfade between two signals, or attenuate one signal, using Channel 3
• SUM and INVerted Sum Bus for addition, subtraction, mirroring, inversion etc.
• Individual Channel Outputs for Channels 1 and 2 allow independent use of all three channels
• Anywhere you need more subtle modulation, Ch. Svr is there for you… now all your eurorack slivers may have subtle and intentional modulation they deserve!


Specs:
6hp
20mA @+12V
10mA @-12V
30mm depth (incl. power cable)

https://www.makenoisemusic.com/module..."

ERBE-VERB THUNDER | Make Noise

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

"With the Erbe-Verb and Morphagene, we can apply heavy manipulation of space, but also perhaps disrupt time.

Special thanks to Sam, Lee, Bayley, Mike, Lewis, and Sun Ra.

http://www.makenoisemusic.com"

Designing A Case For Percussion // Eurorack with SP404 & Digitakt

video upload by Michael Manning

"My new album: https://sovnrecords.bandcamp.com/albu...

In this video I talk through my process of using a small ALM 52hp Eurorack Case to expand my percussion options within a setup. It is driven via a Digitakt which feeds into an African rhythm derived trigger module. Everything is then fed into an SP404.

This is the basis for my attempt at creating and performing live music. In the future I hope to show more developments into this process and eventually film a live set for this channel."

The Minimoog Book by Bjooks

video upload by Bjooks

via Kickstarter

"Hi, I'm Kim Bjørn, the founder of Bjooks. We're an independent publishing company at the intersection of music, visual arts, history, engineering, and pop culture. My first book was funded via Kickstarter in 2017, and since then we have done two other successful Kickstarter campaigns and released another four books - seven titles in total. THE MINIMOOG BOOK is our most vital project yet, documenting and delving deep into the iconic electronic instrument that has shaped generations of musicians and songs. We've already spent a massive amount of funds on exclusive photography, research, and production - and we need your help in getting the last bits together to release this important title.

We’re deeply privileged to bring this beautiful book to Kickstarter for our loyal readers and enthusiasts everywhere. Your support in making this labor of love a reality will mean the world to us, the music world - and hopefully you as well :)

Please check out the campaign and select a reward - your support is highly appreciated, and we can't wait to get this visually stunning and informative coffee table book in your hands later in the year.

Thanks,
Kim Bjørn, Copenhagen, April 2024"

NoisyFruitsLab 8SEQm - Mini 8 Step Sequencer for Eurorack Synthesizer

video upload by NoisyFruitsLab

"8SEQ Mini is an 8 step sequencer with digital heart and analogue spirit.

A classic sequencer shrinked into 4HP, packed with features that make it quite big.

8SEQm Main Module

Clock Friendly – You can feed it with Triggers, Gates, VCOs, LFOs and even envelopes ….

LED Buttons For Manual Step Jumps – Choose your favorite step by hitting its button

Unquantized Notes – CV output with exactly 6 Octaves

4 Play Modes – Forwards, Reverse, Pendulum & Random

Variable Seqencer Length – From 2 – 8 Steps

Clock Divisions – Divide the incoming clock by 8 divisions

Keyboard Mode – Set your notes and play them with the 8 step buttons

8SEQm Expander Module

1 Channel of step based triggers

1 Channel of constantly firing random triggers

Sequencer Reset – Resets the sequencer to step 1

4HP
Depth: 40mm (powered)
Power Main Module
+12V 36mA
-12V 22mA

Power Expander
+12V 48mA
-12V 20mA

available @noisyfruitslab"

Typhoon pitch shifter algorithm sound demo

video upload by Meska

"Here a quick demo of the algorithm 2 in typhon super parasit : pitch shifter
RTFM : https://github.com/capital-G/typhoon-...

Thank you for watching.
My name is Meska of the statik collective . I've been making mostly "dark and expérimental" music for more than ten years now, i'v learn so much online, now it's time for me to share my knoledge, my exploration and this channel is a place to talk about the tools, sound design and techniques to make music with.

You can stream my albums and EPs at https://statikwave.bandcamp.com/

If you'd like to support the channel​ consider buying music from bandcamp ;)"

Cray Sharrouds

video upload by Cray

"First day on modular for a while"

M.U.E.N - Opus 2 I Music Video l Novation Circuit Tracks

video upload by MUEN inc.

Synapse Audio Dune 3 - "Retro Future" Soundset (50 presets)

video upload by LFOstore

"𝑨 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒂𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒆...
The future rests on the past, and the popularization of the sounds of the 80s and 90s today is a natural phenomenon. But what if you preserve the taste and style of those good times, but add a modern look, quality and wide modulation capabilities? The result will be a fresh sound, which is presented in the new soundset for DUNE3!

In this soundset, LFO Store’s leading sound designer, Otto K. Schwarz, has prepared some beautiful analog bass sequences, stylized drum sections, a wide variety of bright lead instruments and plucks, warm pads and other interesting sound solutions! All the presets come with advanced modulation techniques - with modulation wheel, velocity and expression assigned, which allows you to modulate and customize the sounds deeply, to the needs of your own musical works.

These sounds are suitable for both studio work and live performances, and may be used in the different styles of music - ambient, cinematic, electronic dance music and so on. Prepare yourself for the new discoveries and insights!"

https://lfo.store/

MIDI TOOLS VOLUME ONE by Philip Meyer

video uploads by Isotonik Studios

AVAILABLE HERE: https://isotonikstudios.com/product/midi-tools-by-philip-meyer/

"This is a collection of 12 devices for making rhythmic music in Ableton Live 12. They are some of the first Max for Live MIDI Tools, which is a new class of Live device that generates and transforms MIDI clips.

I’ve always liked to make complex rhythmic music, but in the past I found the piano roll in Live to be clunky and tedious to use. MIDI Tools resolve this problem by allowing us to create simple devices that automate processes that would be tedious or impossible to execute manually. Every device in this collection is designed to help you make exciting, novel rhythmic music quickly and playfully.

The 'quickly and playfully' is really important to me. For me, making electronic music has always been about getting a pattern running, listening to it, then tweaking it with whatever knobs and sliders are available to me. Working this way puts you in a sort of dialog with the machine, where you’re acting, then listening, then acting, then listening, and so forth. This process works best when the cycles are fast, which means that the tools have to be fun and easy to use. They have to deliver results quickly.

I could summarize the practical value of these tools with three statements:

They generate ideas to get my creativity flowing

They all you to create rhythms (such as nested rhythms, rallentandos, and polyrhythms) that are very difficult to create using the piano roll interface

They help you create variations on rhythmic and melodic ideas, to make your music varied and interesting. I’ve also found that the power of these devices really emerges when you use them in serial workflows. By this I mean that you start with some initial MIDI (maybe from a Generator, or maybe not), then process the MIDI with several different transformers.

You can see an example of a serial process in THIS VIDEO, in which I create some rhythmic containers using the Blocks generator, then used the Divs transformer to subdivide those containers to create a new rhythm, then used Feel to dial in the groove. There’s tons of ways to mix and match the devices, which means lots of space to develop your own favorite approaches.

These devices all work with Ableton 12’s new Scales feature. When a scale is enabled on the MIDI clip, the device will only produce notes that are in key. If you disable the scale, then you can work chromatically. The devices are also aware of Live’s themes, so your devices will always match the look and feel of your Live set."

Nonconformist Controllable Crunch // Neutral Labs Elmyra2

video upload by Starsky Carr

"Dirty, crunch, experimental and lo-fi spring to mind once you start playing with this.. It can be more gentle, but its character is definitely happier on dark side (ironic as I got the new white version).

The Elmyra2 from Neutral Labs is a 4 voice wavetable eurorack semi modular synth with a grungy delay, multimode filter and a circuit bending along filter.... what's not to like!

In this I make a few demo tracks exploring different ways to play it.. from simply using the touch pads, to triggering from drums. outputs and a sequencer and playing via CV and Gate from the Keystep as well as using the internal sequencer.

Lots to play with, and hours of meditative pleasure tweaking to perfection.

Enjoy... and maybe click on an affiliate link, join Patreon or pick up a sample pack or 2 from my website.

https://starskycarr.com"

0:00 Track#1 and intro
1:35 Overview
3:15 The Oscillators
5:09 Advanced Options and Menu
7:50 Filter modes
8:34 OUCH!
11:35 Dirty FX
12:47 Pitch Quantize
13:15 LFOs
15:23 Track#2 Different Triggers
17:13 Sequencer
18:26 Track#3 From the Sequencer
18:44 Track#4 actually Track 1 again but you can watch the tweaks
20:02 So... there you have it

Moog Minimoog Voyager 10th Anniversary Gold Edition in Ash White Case

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"Minimoog voyager 10th anniversary gold edition. This Moog is an enigma…please read on to uncover the details. Here’s what I know. What it is: The electronics are the 10th anniversary gold plated edition. Everything about it indicates that is the case. It has the lighted blue logo on the back and all the earmarkings of the gold plated edition released in 2012. What I don’t know: Why is it in a white ash case? Never seen another like it. Usually, the synth came in a dark case with an anniversary plaque. I have tried to obtain information from Moog but didn’t get far. The synth has a Moog serial number plate on the case however Moog was unable to provide any additional information. The unit functions beautifully and it’s super clean. Comes with custom heavy duty cover. I do not have any paperwork (manual etc.) nor do I have the original box.Includes an AC cord."

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Dave Smith Instruments Pro 2

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Novation Nova Desktop Synthesizer SN 01305

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YAMAHA DX7-IIFD

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awaken sleeping giants ... Elektron Digitakt II .. psybient

video upload by substan

"Welcome Digitakt II ... I wasn't expecting you but I'm glad you're here.

A performance on the Elektron Digitakt II.
Recorded in one take into Zoom M4.
Mastered in post.

The great support from my patrons makes all of this possible ... thank you so much guys !!

Substan Bandcamp Page: https://substan.bandcamp.com"

Loom: Bleass Megalit

video upload by Aodyo Instruments

"This is a demo of Loom controlling the Bleass Megalit virtual instrument.

Loom is a multidimensional MPE MIDI Controller designed for immediate playability and expressiveness.
At Aodyo Instruments, we have drawn on our previous experience with the Sylphyo and the Anyma synthesizers to offer musicians a versatile and powerful device.
Whether you play live, record in the studio or compose music in your bedroom, Loom will become a flexible and original addition to your setup."