Synth Stuff Ep. 91 - Novation Ultranova

video upload by tritonrecordings

"The Novation Ultranova is one underrated synth. On one hand, they're kind of "old news," but they are cheap, and full of great sounds. The overall sound of the Ultranova reminds me of something like the Korg Radias, but these fetch much lower prices than the Radias does. Editing sounds is fairly intuitive despite the interface. Definitely worth checking out if you come across one. I use one in my live rig, since it's something easy to replace if needed, it weighs nothing, and there are plenty of them out there."

A Rare First Listen: Four Classic Oberheims

video upload by Jose's Vintage Keys

"I was lucky enough to borrow three beautiful vintage Oberheims from a good friend. Together with my own OB-X, that gave me the rare chance to put four classic Oberheim polys side by side: the OB-X, OB-Xa, OB-8 and EVS.

This is not a polished shootout or a scientific comparison. It is simply a first impression, a first test after the synths came back from major servicing. Just playing, listening and enjoying that unmistakable Oberheim sound.

Huge thanks to my friend for trusting me with these incredible instruments. I’m a lucky man.

In this video:
OB-X
OB-Xa
OB-8
EVS

Four legendary Oberheims in one room. What a sound."

A Roland MKS-80 REV5 demo

video upload by MIDERA

"April has not been an easy month. Incoming medical procedure (May 1st) and a whole host of other problems/issues... This track is a good representation of it, because my video was corrupted. So you'll have to make do without the visuals, unfortunately.

NI RAUM used for reverb

#rolandmks80 #nativeinstruments #roland"

Twenties - Hybrid Setup Jam (Analog + Move)

video upload by 2-Minute Warning

"This one’s built around two main pieces of gear: the Vermona Perfourmer handling nearly all melodic duties (bass, plucks, lead), and the Ableton Move taking care of drums plus a few piano/strings layers.

You already know the Perfourmer is one of my all-time favorites, but the Move keeps surprising me: super versatile for a 4-track box, and I feel like it doesn’t get as much love as it deserves ❤️

Everything is sequenced from the Hapax, I skipped the Move’s internal sequencer this time as it's easier to control all the sequences only on one machine. The breaks come from the Hapax 'FILL' feature as usual.

I treated the Perfourmer like three separate instruments:
Voices 1 & 2 → plucks (through H90)
Voice 3 → bass (Apocalypse + Julianna)
Voice 4 → lead (Lofi Junky + BigSky + Pill for ducking)"

༄ 🜃 𝑾𝑨𝑳𝑷𝑼𝑹𝑮𝑰𝑺𝑵𝑨𝑪𝑯𝑻 🜃༄ /// Ambient Jam w/ Polygene II & Torso S4

video upload by Somnambule

"Hi folks!

༄ 🜃 𝑾𝑨𝑳𝑷𝑼𝑹𝑮𝑰𝑺𝑵𝑨𝑪𝑯𝑻 🜃༄ 2026 A Hypnotic Sonic Journey Through the Witches’ Night
On this special night, when the veil between the worlds grows thin, I captured an atmospheric live performance. With the Gene Synths Polygene II and the Torso S-4, rich and multi-layered sounds emerged, blending drone-like textures with sparkling details.
The entire music was played live – no grid, no sequencers, just pure improvisation and intuition. Welcome to the Brocken.

Best sound with headphones 🖖👽"

Exploring the Sequential Fourm: an underrated synth gem

video upload by Signal Sounds

"Our good friend The Unperson returns to the Signal Sounds channel to put the Sequential Fourm through its paces.

Fourm offers the classic sound and quality of Sequential at an unprecedented price point. Drawing on some of the best synths of all time, this compact analogue powerhouse boasts some fantastic features like poly aftertouch and a flexible arpeggiator/sequencer.

Buy here: https://www.signalsounds.com/sequenti..."

SEQUENTIAL FOURM: 4 voces analógicas para recrear un clásico

video upload by Hispasonic

Click CC for subtitles at the bottom of the player once the video starts.

Video descpription in Googlish:

Instead of a traditional review of the Sequential Fourm, we decided to take a different approach: putting it to work on a specific track. And not just any track: "Fade to Grey" by Visage—an absolute classic of 1980s British synth-pop. Every melodic and accompanying track you’re about to hear was created exclusively using the Fourm, starting from factory sounds (drawn from the approximately 300 initial presets) with only minimal tweaks. The only element not provided by the synth is the drums: an AI-generated Roland CR-78-style pattern, occasionally reinforced with a kick and snare from Logic’s sound library.

Along the way, Pablo demonstrates how to truly harness the power of a modern polyphonic analog synthesizer: polyphonic aftertouch (key for the lead vocal line, where some notes come alive while others fade out completely), intense mixer feedback (ranging from subtle thickening to nonlinear behavior with "ghost" harmonics), audio-rate filter modulation from Oscillator 2 (adding anything from brightness and vocal-like character to total sonic breakdown, depending on the intensity), glide for creating transition sweeps, and the LFO in random mode feeding the filter to ensure every note sounds unique.

We also cover specific recording techniques: layering basslines via MIDI using two different sounds and panning them; doubling hand-played pads so that the two takes aren't identical; and recording a MIDI pattern to free up both hands, allowing you to perform real-time timbral tweaks—adjusting the filter, resonance, and modulation intensity—during the actual audio recording.

📝 A quick refresher on the Fourm: a compact 4-voice analog synthesizer featuring two VCOs per voice, a 4-pole low-pass filter derived from the Prophet-5, one global LFO, two ADSR envelopes, a mixer with feedback capabilities, no internal effects, a mono output, a 37-key "slim" Tactive keyboard with polyphonic aftertouch, and a modulation matrix—inherited from the Pro-1—that is directly accessible right on the front panel. 00:00 Original vs. Fourm Version
00:24 Intro
01:35 Fourm Features
03:34 Polyphonic Aftertouch
04:57 "Fade to Grey" Intro
07:07 Bass
08:34 Chords
10:17 Sweep
12:32 Melody
18:50 "Clavi" Sound
19:34 Drums
20:39 Full "Fade to Grey" Version

Making Music With The Sonicware ELZ_1 Play

video upload by craigwilliamsmusic

I-710 Long Beach to CA 47 San Pedro | Complete Drive

video upload by CatSynth TV

"We continue our exploration of Terminal Island and its surroundings with a trip along Interstate 710 (Seaside Freeway) and California Highway 47. We start in Long Beach, and follow I-710 over the Long Beach International Gateway Bridge onto Terminal Island. We are treated to wide-open views of the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles on the island. I-710 ends at a junction with CA 47 and the Terminal Island Freeway (CA 47 & CA 103). We follow CA 47 east over the scenic Vincent Thomas Bridge into the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles. CA 47 ends and transitions into I-110 north (the Harbor Freeway), which will feature in a future video.

Original music by Amanda Chaudhary, featuring a solo by our cat Big Merp!
Synthesizers and instruments used:
BFD3 Drums
Vintage Minimoog
Kenton USB Solo mk2
Audio Modeling SWAM Trumpet
Arturia Augmented Persia, CP-70 V, LX-24 reverb, Mix DRUMS
Cherry Audio Filtomika, Novachord, Chroma, Stardust tape delay
Dawesome KULT
Anukari 3D physics modeling synthesizer
Qu-bit Prism module (Eurorack)
EastWest Ministry of Rock 2, Hollywood Orchestral Percussion"

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0:00 Introduction
0:10 Heading south in I-710 in Long Beach
1:19 Crossing the Long Beach International Gateway bridge
1:50 Terminal Island
2:13 Transitioning from I-710 to CA 47
2:57 Crossing the Vincent Thomas Bridge
3:20 Entering San Pedro
4:04 Conclusion

Self-Organization in Circuits and Society

video upload by La Synthèse Humaine

"New Uses for Old Circuits is a series looking at linear and nonlinear processes in the modular system.

In this video we look deeper into the idea of Self-Organization and how to create sounds that David Tudor might describe as 'free to be themselves.'

0:00 Intro
1:32 Self-Organization in Sound
4:05 Self-Organization in Society
5:09 Slef-Organization in Language
6:40 Patching a Self-Organizing System"