MATRIXSYNTH: Getting Started with Semi-Modular Synthesizers (feat. Sarah Belle Reid)


Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Getting Started with Semi-Modular Synthesizers (feat. Sarah Belle Reid)


video upload by Perfect Circuit

"Getting started with modular synths can be daunting — but semi-modular synthesizers can be an affordable + accessible entry point, providing a streamlined workflow and a huge range of musical possibilities.

In this video, our friend ‪@sarahbellereid‬ walks through some of the advantages and disadvantages of semi-modular synths. She then offers recommendations of some of her favorite instruments for folks new to modular and semi-modular gear: namely, the Moog Mavis, the Cre8audio East Beast and West Pest, and the Make Noise 0-Coast.

Get started learning modular synthesis with Sarah Belle Reid's FREE online course:
https://www.soundandsynthesis.com/fir...

Or, join the waitlist for her full program, Learning Sound & Synthesis:
https://www.soundandsynthesis.com/wai...

Learn more about our favorite semimodular gear:
https://www.perfectcircuit.com/signal...

Scope out a brief history of the idea of so-called 'East Coast' and 'West Coast' synthesis:
https://www.perfectcircuit.com/signal...

0:00 Introduction
1:00 What is a Semi-Modular Synthesizer?
2:28 East Coast + West Coast—What Does it Mean?
4:17 Moog Mavis
7:28 Cre8audio + Pittsburgh Modular East Beast
10:56 Cre8audio + Pittsburgh Modular West Pest
15:39 Make Noise 0-Coast
20:25 Takeaways + Next Steps"

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