Melbourne's Synthtemple - 160+ playable synths, two studios, Atmos enabled, and available to hire!

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"Tony Osmond's Synthtemple is the ultimate destination for electronic musicians. This globally significant collection of more than 160 both genre-defining and rare synths is all patched and playable, enabling instant creativity. Its two studios, designed by acoustic engineers, are Atmos enabled, with top-end Genelec monitoring. Patching is both analog and digital, and recording via Logic or ProTools.

Highlights in the collection include the world's largest Roland 700 system, early Moog synths, rarities like the Buchla 406, three Yamaha CS-80s (and a DX1!) and much, much more.

Set in the inner-eastern suburb of Kew in Melbourne, Australia, and opening in early 2025, Synthtemple is set to be become a major international drawcard.

mutech.media's Paul Frech interviews owner and synth collector Tony Osmond about the collection, the studio, the long path to its creation, and what people can do with all this raw synth power!"

See the Synthtemple label below for more.

Oberheim Xpander DNB

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Leidenschaft

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Eurorack Modular Synthesizer
Strymon Big Sky MX
19.12.2024
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Meet POLYGENE by LA Priest

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POLYGENE is an all analog, class A, all-transistor polyphonic synthesizer.

Inspired by the earliest polysynths of the 1970s, it is fully polyphonic (all 24 notes can be played at the same time), can be tuned to any scale or tuning, is multi-timbral and completely touch sensitive.

Touching any part of the synthesizer bridges connections in the circuitry and creates a unique sound.

Every area of the instrument's gold plated circuitry can change its tone. At the top, oscillator transistors can be synchronised by touching them, while below there are 24 pressure sensitive polyphonic pads and at the bottom a 24 note keyboard triggers a more familiar polyphonic synthesizer voice.

All of these can be played simultaneously and there are many more effects of the circuitry to be discovered, as each of the traces react differently to the touch.

12 tuning controls allow you to tune the 12 pairs of oscillators to any scale, from a standard equal tuning to any microtonal, non-western or even unison tuning.

The bottom 3 oscillators can go into the sub-bass range and using the oscillator sync method of bridging the transistors by hand, the bass oscillators can play a wider range of notes.

By using transistors as the only active components in the instrument, each oscillator passes through only a handful of sound shaping components before reaching your ears. Instruments that rely heavily on transistors (like the Minimoog and EMS Synthi for example) are famous for their raw, untamed sound that has much to do with this circuit topology.

The synthesizer is built into a hand-made cedar wood case.

Power supply not included as power supplies vary a lot from country to country but power is standard 9v effects pedal type power. Use a good standard 9v power supply designed for effects pedals.

Specifications

- 24 note polyphonic, mutli-timbral
- Hand made using quality through-hole components
- Discrete analog all-transistor circuitry (no ICs, analog or digital)
- 24 oscillators (12 tunable + 12 sub oscs)
- 24 VC Envelope Generators
- 24 VC Amplifiers
- Unique diode filter with attack, lfo and cross modulation via touch pads
- Oscillator LFO modulation
- Touch-sensitive pitch bend
- 2x 24 note gold touch sensitive mini keyboards
- 2.1mm 9v centre negative power input
- 6.35mm audio output
- 27 x 18 x 5 cm

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Waldorf Quantum MK2 w/Adam

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Tiptop AutoPlay

video upload by Todd Barton

"A little automatic playing patch with Tiptop Buchla modules.

My Patreon: / synthtodd"

SOUNDMIT RETURNS TO TURIN FROM JULY 4 TO 6, 2025

Press release follows:

SOUNDMIT RETURNS TO TURIN FROM JULY 4 TO 6, 2025: THE 14TH EDITION FOCUSED ON INNOVATION AND PASSION FOR MUSIC After a one-year break, Soundmit – the international event dedicated to synthesizers, modular synth, professional audio technologies, and vintage instruments – returns for its 14th edition. From July 4 to 6, 2025, the Sporting Dora in Torino will host an unmissable three-day event with exhibitions, live electronic music performances, and opportunities for industry professionals and enthusiasts to meet.

A RENEWED EVENT, A STRATEGIC NEW DATE

"After over a decade of success, Soundmit took a pause in 2024," says organizer Francesco Mulassano. "This break allowed us to work on an even richer and more engaging format. The new timing in July is not coincidental: the proximity to the Kappa FuturFestival, one of Europe's most renowned electronic music events, creates an ideal context for Soundmit. The presence of an already targeted audience increases visibility and visitor attendance, while still maintaining our autonomy as an independent and unique event."

A STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY FOR VISITORS AND EXHIBITORS
Situated just 100 meters from Kappa FuturFestival, Sporting Dora is located in one of the most vibrant areas for festival-goers, offering Soundmit's exhibitors exclusive access to an audience already passionate about electronic music and audio technologies.

For exhibitors, this strategic location represents a valuable opportunity to reach new contacts, expand their network, and showcase their products in an international and dynamic setting.

INNOVATION AND A PASSION FOR VINTAGE
Soundmit remains the meeting point for international exhibitors and enthusiasts, offering spaces dedicated to the latest innovations in synthesizers and professional audio technologies, as well as vintage instruments that have shaped the history of music. This edition will also feature live electronic music performances, providing participants with a more immersive and complete experience.

AN UNMISSABLE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Soundmit is a unique opportunity to discover cutting-edge instruments, immerse oneself in the allure of vintage gear, and experience electronic music from every angle. Industry professionals, artists, and curious attendees can engage in an interactive and stimulating environment that has earned Soundmit a central role in the international music community.

JOIN US FROM JULY 4 TO 6 AT SPORTING DORA IN TURIN!
Don’t miss the 14th edition of Soundmit: three days dedicated to music, technology, and the passion for sound.

INFO & CONTACTS
For more information, program updates, and ticket purchases, sign up for our newsletter at soundmit.com/en/soundmit-newsletter and visit our official website: www.soundmit.com

Tangible Instruments Arpeggio Now Shipping

You might remember Tangible Instruments Arpeggio from back in 2020. After a few delays, Arpeggio is now shipping! Details follow:

"Arpeggio is a portable, wireless, battery powered arpeggiator, sequencer, and synth with a built-in speaker that lets you easily compose, save, and perform melodies. It creates a looping sequence of the notes you select in real time. It’s a new musical instrument designed to give you the freedom to make melodies with nuance and distinction. Save hundreds of melodies and create millions of arpeggiator styles and rhythms. Control your gear wirelessly with MIDI over bluetooth or go old school with control voltage and gate. Arpeggio retails for $379 USD. We are now taking orders on our website (https://tangibleinstruments.com/). Limited quantities shipping January 2025"

Below you'll find images of the arpeggiator, sequencer, and synthesizer overlays from the user guide. These are included with Arpeggio.

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Ambient w/ Moog One, Prophet-10, Modular Synthesizer | Snow Crystal 2024-12-19 by atnr

video upload by atnr

"A composition using the ‪@MoogSynthesizers‬ Moog One, ‪@SequentialLLC‬ Prophet-10, and a modular synthesizer. While the Moog One and Prophet-10 are played manually, the modular synth produces drone sounds with Plaits and clicking sounds with the STO.

The clicking sounds are randomized using the ‪@4msCompany‬ Quad Clock Distributor and Monome White Whale."

Wonderful Christmas Time ☃️🌲 Paul McCartney ~ Vintage Synthesizer Recreation ~ RetroSound

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"(c)2007-24 by RetroSound
supported by UVI: http://bit.ly/retrosound-uvi

❤️ Support #RetroSound​ channel: https://retrosound.creator-spring.com

One of my favorite christmas songs from the late 70s.
Wonderful Christmas by Paul McCartney and The Wings
Written by Paul McCartney (1979)

Featured the Moog Source and the Oberheim OB-X.
(Original SC Prophet5)

This cover song series contains my own recreations of my favourite songs from the last 50 years. The original music from which I take inspiration belong to their respective owners. I recreate tracks only for personal passion and to pay homage to these tracks. My intention is not to create covers that sound exactly like the original (if you want to hear identical sounds, please listen the original). It's more of an inspiration with my sounds from the old synthesizers from the past and of course the great appreciation for the original performers and producers. Check out the original songs with the original artists here on YouTube. Thank you. RetroSound synthesizer demo videos since january 2007. Everything is free. If you like my work, you can also support me with the purchase of my merchandise stuff or my music. Shop: https://retrosound.creator-spring.com/ Bandcamp: https://retrosound.bandcamp.com/album..."

Akai EWI3020M Modifications

video upload by Maffez Synthmods

"Came across this lovely module by chance - CEM3374 and CEM3378, wow! Easy to mod as well :) gave it some more filter responses, more FM/FFM depth, and bumped the signal level up a bit. Micro-mono-xpander-light, heh..."

PERfourMER MKII - Sync Session #2: Total Sync

video upload by vermonagear

"On most synthesizers with hard sync, all oscillators receive the same information via MIDI or, if available, from the internal keyboard.

The structure of the *PERfourMER MKII*, however, allows the oscillators to be hard-synced while each can play an individual sequence.

In this video, we send three different MIDI sequences to the PERfourMER MKII and play with different sync combinations. We added a little reverberation to each synthesizer channel and combined it with some rhythm, played with the *DRM1 MKIV*."

SILHOUETTE SPORT kickstarter demo - 19th december 2024

video upload by Pit Przygodda

"This video introduces the portable audiovisual synthesizer SILHOUETTE SPORT on occasion of its kickstarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...

The SILHOUETTE SPORT is the new forthcoming synthesizer made by Pit Przygodda. It is the new sprout in the SILHOUETTE synthesizer family, joining the SILHOUETTE EINS. Infos: http://silhouette-synthesizer.de/

Enjoy! Join!"



The SILHOUETTE SPORT is an innovative audiovisual synthesizer that transforms visuals and motion to sound and rhythm. The interdisciplinary approach liberates the inherent connection between various senses and actions like seeing, moving and listening. To play along these intersections wakes basic intuitions and leads to a widespread field of cross-sensual beauty, poetry and joy.

The SPORT has a camera on board, and it is portable: Ready to search and find visuals in the outside world to play with - dance like. It can also load picture and movie files. The special 'Vimpler' ('visual sampler') function closes the audiovisual circuit: Incoming audio gets transformed to a picture, ready for artistic sound resynthesis.

The SILHOUETTE SPORT is invented and build by German musician and artist Pit Przygodda, and it is the new smaller-in-size-and-prize sprout in the SILHOUETTE synthesizer family and joins the bigger SILHOUETTE EINS (2021).

Technical Features

audiovisual sound synthesis ("Silhouette Synthesis")

visually created audio waves (timbres)

visually controlled sequences

motion transfer between visuals and sound

real time action

readable visual inputs: camera, picture and movie files

"Vimpler" function: audio-to-picture-to-audio

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New England Synth Fest Set for The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Mass., Saturday, January 11

New England Synth Fest on Saturday, January 11, 6pm at The Clark Art Institute (225 South St, Williamstown, Mass. 01267).

Performances by Architrave, Hissquiet, Michael William Gilbert, NXOR, and OrangePeelMystic.

FREE. For more info, see the event page at The Clark. Follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, and Linkedin for more info and updates.

Robot Voice for Happy Nerding FX Aid

video upload by Happy Nerding

"Robot Voice effect added to the Shifters section."

The VCOs of 2024

video upload by Omri Cohen

"You can find these patches, along with many others, available on my Patreon page - / patches-from-of-118076045

00:00 - Introduction
00:22 - MuxX Oscillators
04:12 - Biset
08:29 - Ouros
11:05 - Venom
14:36 - Ensemble"

Xfer Serum Dark Industrial Noise Techno Presets No Talk demo

video upload by Anton Anru

"Xfer Serum - Technolize is a preset pack designed for atmospheric industrial, industrial techno, and noise genres. It draws inspiration from artists like Gesaffelstein, Mr. Oizo, Crystal Castles, Scorn, and Coil, who may not strictly represent the genre but contribute to a unique sound.
🌌 The result features rich and deep basses, immersive atmospheric pads, and metallic noisy leads, creating an interesting auditory experience. Many sounds are saturated with distortion, which is great for both aggressive sounds and noisy lo-fi.

📦 Get these presets: https://antonanru.sellfy.store/p/seru...

The bank includes 51 Presets: 17 Basses, 2 Drones, 7 Leads, 9 Pads, 11 Plucks, 3 Percs, 2 Synths.

👤 The author of the soundset is skendi (Arseniy Pushkov).

Whether you're producing techno, ambient, IDM, industrial, drum and bass, or any genre that demands a dark, moody aesthetic, these sounds will add depth and character to your music.

🎛 Macros can change tone, stereo width, modulation depth and rate, noise level, distortion, detuning, space/echo/reverb, effects mix, envelope parameters, and others.
You may control them via MIDI controller, use them for automation, or map the macros to your DAW modulators like LFO, Shaper, and others.
ModWheel adds expressiveness to the timbre.

💡 Ensure that you are using the latest plugin version. Version 1.368 or higher is required.
Installation: Open the Serum menu and click 'Show Serum Presets Folder.' You will see folders containing different Serum content. Open the 'Presets' folder and place the new bank of presets there.

Contents:
00:00 BS Grizzly / BS Iron Step / PD Anxiety
01:30 BS Room Destroying / BS Repeating / PD DigiChoir / LD Noisy / PL Voltage
03:02 PD Black & White / BS Acid Runner / PL Pulsed / PL Vanished / PL Vintage
04:09 BS Wobbly Dark / BS Talking / PD Ghosty / SY Mechanical Space / LD Electro Acid
06:16 PR Bass Kick / PR Metallic Snare / PR Metallic Hat / BS Boiling / PD Electric
07:27 DR Dark and Lonely / LD Robot / DR Feel The Voice / BS A Little Wobbled
09:24 SY Short / PD Magic / BS Thick Shot / LD Detuned Lo-Fi / BS Muzzle Reese
11:00 BS Detuned Dreams / PL Low & Jumpy / LD Dirty Hoover / PL Velocity Reacted / BS Weird & Thick
12:18 BS Shot / LD Broken / PD Oil / PL Wench
13:22 PD Tonnel / BS Mechanic / BS Mechanic"

Exploring Tracktion's BIOTEK 3

video upload by DATABROTH

"Read my review here: https://www.databroth.com/blog/biotek...

check out my presets and wavetables at https://gumroad.com/databroth
join my Patreon / databroth"

1970s Cordovox Freeman String Symphonizer (Model CSS) 5-Octave String Machine

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"1970s Cordovox Freeman String Symphonizer / synthesizer. An excellent alternative to the ARP Solina. Works as expected and sounds unbelievably lush, guaranteed to standout in a mix! Unit includes AC power cable and original lid as pictured."

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Electronic Music Laboratories Electrocomp EML-101

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"EML101 - Just serviced and calibrated in Paris by Benoit Guivarche /insta/ @bg_.s (Air, La Femme, etc) - Serial number 1095, serials started at 200 making this number 895 out of about 1000 ever made by the Connecticut based company in the 70s. If you already have the standard Korg and Moog offerings this synth will bridge the gap and give you a different playing field. It has 4 oscillators, can be duophonic, amplifiers can be overdriven if desired simply by cranking the osc volumes, has ring mod, 2 envelopes, tons of modulation capabilities, a super musical beast of a synth. I've had it for 25 years now, I'm going to regret it, but it's time to pass the torch."

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Red Roland SH-101

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Roland Jupiter-8 61-Key Synthesizer with MD-8 MIDI DCD Converter Module

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"Daughter needs tuition money so parting ways with my Jup-8.

I've had for 15 years in a smoke-free studio. Comes with flight case for safe shipping and a Roland MD-8 Midi module for connecting to the DCB port.

Will ship Jupiter 8 in flight case, with MD-8 separately.

Could probably use servicing as has 'scratchy' volume pot."

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Roland MRS-2 ProMars 37-Key Duophonic Synthesizer w/ Roland Case

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Teisco 100P

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Mono analog synthesizer keyboard from the late 70s. A bit similar to an SH-2000. It has a spring reverb. Everything works very well."

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Akai Professional AX60 Programmable Polyphonic Synthesizer SN 10525-20829

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Boss DR-110 w/ Backlit LCD & Silver Case SN 294600

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"This legendary drum machine is fully working and includes the original case, manual, and a compatible AC adaptor.

This DR-110 has been modified so that the LCD is backlit."

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Templo Devices T2 - Recreation of the Maestro G2 Guitar Synth Effects Pedal

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video upload by 60 Cycle Hum

"Back in the late 60's Maestro came out with a multi effects unit that was super weird. Fuzz, tremolo, envelope filter, low octave and even percussion settings all mashed together into a playing dynamic triggered, creativity inducing fever dream. Half a century later Templo has recreated that experience with pedalboard friendly modern convenience."

You can find some pics of the original G2 here.

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"Templo Devices T2 Multi-Effect

Based on a classic coveted Maestro Rhythm N' Sound effect console from the 60's, this unit has kept the original analog flavor, while adding some much needed footswitch functionality.

Combining many unique effects in a handy, pedal-board friendly version, the Templo T2 has the following features:

PERCUSSION

-A percussion synthesizer with 4 different sounds that are triggered by the instrument attack

BASS STRINGS

- A sub-octave generator with quick decay on initial pick attack


FUZZ

- A fuzz effect with parallel dry-blend option (Natural Amp)

WOW WOW

- A triggered filter effect with two fixed (cocked wah) color tone positions

ECHO REPEAT

- A percussive tremolo that resets with each note played giving the illusion of a delay effect.

The main advantage to this unit over a vintage unit (besides availability and price) is the handy footswitching arrangement:

The CANCEL footswitch true-bypasses the entire pedal.

The FUZZ footswitch toggles the fuzz effect, and:

-When the fuzz is bypassed, the Natural Amp setting is always on.

-When fuzz is engaged, the Natural Amp rocker switch toggles a dry blend in parallel with the fuzz

The WOW footswitch bypasses the modulation section, comprising the WOW-WOW, ECHO REPEAT and COLOR TONES 1 and 2 effects. These can be selected for use with the rocker switches and then bypassed using the footswitch.

This pedal is very fun, funky and colorful, imparting a vintage, somewhat lofi vibe to your sonic signature.

The T2 operates on a standard 18V DC center negative power supply.

We recommend running it from a dedicated power supply, as it may sometimes have issues with a multi-output supply.

All analog construction, with mechanical true bypass switching."

Wir sind die Roboter kraftwerk on Wersi Organ

video upload by Thorsten Sith

"Wir sind die Roboter kraftwerk #synth #70s #synthesizer #electronicmusic #evergreenhits Wersi Orgel"

ULT-SOUND DS-1 FM modulation and percussion sounds

video upload by Korablove Roman

"ULT-SOUND DS-1 is the eurorack version of a single voice from the DS-4M. DS-1 consists of all the possibilities of all 3 versions of the DS-4 machines made by Toyo Gakki. Additional functions include LFO speed and amount controls, LFO RETRIGGER, SWEEP amount, MIX between VCO and NOISE sources (yes, all 4 noise types are included), MIX control and EXTERNAL INPUT. There are 2 versions of panels: "classic" black and white and 'custom' yellow blue.
Pre-order is open here: www.ult-sound.com/product-page/ult-sound-ds-1"

Big Punchy Kicks from BLAST with friends Hatz & Etna // Patching Panda at Machina Bristronica 2024

video upload by DivKid

"Here we have Luis from Patching Panda presenting his new Blast and v3 Hatz module (along with a preview of his new trigger sequencer) in a DivKid Discussion ... on the DivKid stage ... at Machina Bristonica 2024. Unfortunately we had a lot of issues with these files so the discussion has been cut down heavily to work with what we have."

*TIMING INDEX // CHAPTERS*
00:00 Intro
00:25 Blast
05:44 Hatz v3
07:24 Etna

Augmented MALLETS Play | Acoustic Instruments Reinvented | ARTURIA Free Gift

video upload by Arturia

"Introducing Augmented MALLETS Play, a software instrument that fuses the percussive and harmonic charm of the marimba, vibraphone and celeste with cutting-edge synthesis - giving you immediate access to a diverse range of authentic, hybrid, and contemporary mallet sounds.

🎁 Download it for #FREE until January 2nd, 2025

_DISCOVER
Discover Augmented MALLETS Play → https://bit.ly/3DnYog0"

Playthrough | Augmented MALLETS Play | ARTURIA

video upload by Arturia

"Follow Matt Paull and experience the sonic beauty of Augmented MALLETS Play in this immersive playthrough. No talking - just a captivating journey through ethereal mallet tones, hybrid textures, and percussive expressions."

EMS VCS3 Oxygene 5 bubbles Jean-Michel Jarre

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EMS VCS3 Oxygene 6 Jean-Michel Jarre

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Modular Sound Quality

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"It can be a real drag if you're starting with modular and get a noisy signal from your case, even when you don't run any sounds yet. It can be an even bigger drag if you still encounter these problems years later. It doesn't have to be just hum and interference, it can be your mains, too many USB loops on the same PC, etc. In most cases, these problems are about bad power and your modules may be in survival mode. And how about output modules? Does a cheap output sound worse compared to an expensive one?
I had no idea where to find the low hanging fruit in our quest for best possible sound quality."

KORG MODWAVE ♫ 24 FREE Custom Sounds ► CHRISTMAS 2024

video upload by Synth Cloud

🚀 CHRISTMAS: https://www.synthonia.com/marketplace...

"Synthy Claus reached out with a special gift for all synthesizer and electronic music enthusiasts! Known for having the largest collection of synthesizers, he selected the Korg Modwave to capture the true Christmas spirit. This soundset features a blend of classic holiday sounds, including Christmas bells, percussion, mallets, morphing pads, and immersive sound effects like the wind, footsteps in the snow, and even Synthy Claus' laughter.

Inside this festive soundset, you’ll find 24 exclusive presets, each with a special holiday message from the LFO Store team. May this collection bring you Love, Peace, and Luck this holiday season. Get ready to create magical Christmas sounds with this free, royalty-free collection designed for both hardware and software versions of Korg Modwave."