Is Behringer Responding to the FM-1 Revolution?

video upload by PhilipsKnobs

"behringer has put the KICK source code on github, and it got me wondering if the FM-1 has helped kick off something bigger in the synth world.

in this video, i take a look at what they've actually released and why i think it's interesting. is open-source software the future of music hardware, or am i reading too much into it?

obviously, we don't know if this has anything to do with the FM-1, but i'd love to hear what you think.

github: https://github.com/MusicTribeOpenSour..."

Behringer's Open Source Synth will Change Everything | THAT SYNTH SHOW

video upload by SYNTH SAMURAI

UGLY MPC by Behringer…does anyone want this?

video upload by SON WU

"A NEW and UGLY MPC, but not made by AKAI! It seems like Behringer has the first prototype of their MPC One clone ready and is asking for your help to bring it to life by open-sourcing the firmware. What do you think about this sampler? And how long will it take until they actually release it?"

"Behringer KICK (BE 0700-AAM)

Source code for the Behringer KICK.

Key features

AI camera for gesture control
Touchscreen
16 RGB pads, 8 banks
Sampler with sample editing, step sequencer and looper
Over 300 built-in effects
4 assignable knobs and a jog wheel
MIDI in/out, USB and 4 CV / Gate jacks"

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Analog Tube Jam - Recodrum + Tube Bass

video upload by Arthur Joly

M-VAVE SMK-37 PRO / Elite Open-Source Firmware｜Workbench & Operation Guide

video upload by M-VAVE

You can find the M-Vave SMK-37 Pro on Amazon.

"🎹 Explore open-source possibilities with the M-VAVE SMK-37 PRO / Elite MIDI keyboards!

• Open-source workbench interface overview
• Open-source firmware flashing tutorial
• SMK-37 PRO / Elite operation demo
• Projects & Tones feature overview

🌐 M-VAVE Open-Source Workbench:
https://open.m-vave.com/"

Wing Pinger: Meng Qi Music - Beijing Modular 26

video upload by sonicstate

"Meng Qi *from Meng Qi Music gave us a look at *Wing Pinger the new handheld version of the resonant analogue instrument. He explained that the earlier 2019 version used a larger wooden enclosure - the new version has a smaller metal enclosure with a touchscreen/keyboard.

Wing Pinger uses two analogue resonating filters which can ping each other through logic circuits including a shift register, and they support direct frequency modulation. The touchscreen supports fast response, gesture control, latching and note panning. A Q envelope changes the response from pad-like to more percussive sounds. It also includes tape emulation, noise controls and an internal delay with the filters in the feedback loop.

Availability is expected around November or December, with pricing hopefully around a couple of hundred US dollars.

More Info: https://www.mengqimusic.com"

Custom MIDI Controllers: Entropy Music - Beijing Modular 26

video upload by sonicstate

I believe this is the first post to feature Entropy Music, not to be confused with Entropy & Sons.

"We spoke to Muyang from Entropy Music about their range of *Custom MIDI Controllers*, including a compact motorised fader unit and several bespoke controller examples.

They explained that the range includes ready-to-ship products as well as one-off builds. The four-channel motorised fader controller supports MCU and HUI protocols, so it works with Pro Tools, Logic and other compatible DAWs. It also includes a system mode with 16 banks, and it can control orchestral library expression and automation.

The custom side of the range allows different controls, layouts and enclosure styles to be combined. Examples included magnetic connections, button-based controllers, a GLM controller for mapping functions in Genelec’s GLM software, and VU meter modules. The meters can display audio level, MIDI CC values or other data, including OSC where required.

A web editor assigns parameters and stores them in memory. Entropy Music also offers pocket-sized controllers, including models used with iPad live sets. Products ship internationally, with custom builds made in small quantities using 3D printing, wood, stainless steel or aluminium.

More Info: https://entropymusic.cc"

POSIN: 'One-Stop' fabrication - Beijing Modular 26

video upload by sonicstate

Note this apepars to be the first post on the site to feature POSIN.

"POSIN offers a complete 'one-stop shop' service for manufacture of electronic products, covering PCB production, metal panels, FR4 panels, SMT assembly, enclosures, full assembled samples and printing.

The workflow starts with the customer supplying design files. Production takes place in-house rather than being split between separate suppliers. Small prototype quantities are supported, so a design can go through testing before moving into larger production runs. Wendy said a typical sample or prototype might be turned around in about a month, including PCB work, panel production, engineering checks and testing.

More Info: http://www.posinpcb.com/"

Display Controls: Lakeview - Beijing Modular 26

video upload by sonicstate

Note this appears to be the first post on the site to feature Lakeview.

"We spoke to Casey from Lakeview about their range of display controls, including screen-equipped buttons, illuminated tactile switches, rotary-style display controls and rack-format LCD touch panels.

Casey explained that the company is based in Shenzhen and that its main market is currently broadcast. The screen buttons include LCD, OLED and TFT versions, and the displayed image changes when the button is pressed. They are programmable via SPI interface.

The tactile switch range includes clicky and silent options, both with physical feedback. Colour options include single-colour, bi-colour, RGB and addressable RGB versions. Lakeview also offers LCD touch panels in 1RU to 5RU sizes, with a standard 2RU panel shown.

There is no minimum order quantity for standard items, and single units are available. Custom work also has no minimum quantity, though tooling or mould costs apply. The screen buttons cost around $20 per unit, with volume pricing available."

M-VAVE FM-1 / Vibe Coding An Original Firmware / New Synthesis Method Invented???

video upload by HanzVolt

"FORM is born"

I feel like I'm watching a sci-fi movie.

M-VAVE on Amazon

Tommy Meter Wavetable Synths

video upload by Tim Kaiser

PlantsSystem-FiveGenerativeVideo

video upload by plantssystem

"Here is a digest video of five generative sound pieces I made for the Raspberry Pi Pico 2 (RP2350). Each one is a self-contained instrument: switch it on and it plays by itself, with a small screen showing what is happening and a joystick and four buttons to steer it on most pieces.

Hardware: Raspberry Pi Pico 2 (RP2350) with a Waveshare Pico-Audio board for stereo audio out and a Waveshare Pico-LCD-1.3 (240x240 display, joystick, A/B/X/Y buttons). All sound is generated on the Pico 2 itself; there are no external synths or samplers. The firmware is written in Arduino (arduino-pico core).

The pieces in the video:

AMBIENTWS: Switch it on and just listen. An endless ambient piece that breathes in Japanese scales (hirajoshi, miyako-bushi, Ryukyu) and Maj7 progressions, layering a granular voice, a physical-model voice and a pulse/rhythm voice, and pausing now and then to catch its breath. It can follow USB MIDI clock.

AZIMUTH: Clicks, sine pings and noise bursts tick like a glitching heartbeat, with a kick, bass and arpeggios racing across the stereo field. Patterns repeat bar by bar and renew every four bars, or can be frozen in place.

GIBSON: A recorded voice keeps talking until it shatters, stutters, reverses and bit-crushes for a few seconds, then calmly picks up where it left off.

LAWRENCE: In an empty room a grand piano quietly composes. Each melody is heard once, and a new piece is born at every start.

PROPHETIQUE: A 5-voice polyphonic generative sequencer built from a single Prophet-5 note. Four tracks play the phrases of an original song, and as you change how many notes are dropped, the playback direction and how pitches are chosen, the song unravels, rearranges itself and drifts away from the original.

The source code is not public. The pieces are shared only as firmware with a few artists for their own work and live use.

Credits:
GIBSON voice: from "William Gibson on Technology" by Jeff Lacy ( • William Gibson on technology ), used under CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/.... The audio was cut into phrases and is glitched in real time.
LAWRENCE piano: Salamander Grand Piano V3 by Alexander Holm, CC BY 3.0. Samples were converted to 8-bit and a subset of pitches is used."

Erica Synths LXR-02 Firmware is Now Open Source

via Erica Synths

"The LXR-02 drum machine firmware is now open source and available on the Erica Synths GitHub! We live in an era of "vibe hacking", where Al-assisted tools let musicians and developers alike reshape software in ways that were hard to imagine only a few months ago. With that in mind, we have decided to open the LXR-02 firmware to the community. We are curious to see what new ideas, features and approaches emerge, and where this experiment will take the instrument. We invite you to explore the code, experiment with it, and share your results with the community."

Small box, big tunes.

video upload by TŒRN

See the intro post here.

ARP Odyssey SUB-oscillator

video upload by Lackan

"This SUB-oscillator PCB was originally designed for the Oberheim SEM, but will work on most vintageanalog synths.
Depending on synth, installation may vary, this video shows the installation in an vintage ARP Odyssey.
The installation is fully reversible and leaves no ugly marks on the synth."

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15 Years making CUSTOM MIDI CONTROLLERS, in 15 minutes

video upload by Yaeltex

"Even if we turned 10 years some months ago, we've been actually making custom controllers for 15 years already. Join Mat in this workshop timeline, where he shares some story of our creations, from the first DIY projects to our first commercial controllers, up to the V2 system released in 2020.

V3 is coming :)"

Daisy Pod - Build Your OWN Music Gear (Beginner-Friendly) | Unboxing & First Look

video upload by Pocket Trax

DYI Wersi Wersivoice BBD triple chorus on Solton Project 100

video upload by ohm-studi-ohm

"This triple chorus uses Panasonic MN3004 BBD chipsets, the same used in choruses / ensemble fx in the Roland Jupiter 4, RS-09, VP-330, Korg Polysix, Trident and some more.

This one is an ensemble fx and gives you instant string synth sound.

I demo it with a Solton Project 100 which is a extremely nice sounding 6 voices analog polysynth (which btw has a wonderful built in stereo triple chorus not used in this video but I will demo the synth in a future video).

Mono IN / Mono OUT / true bypass / runs on AC 90 - 250v"

Hop Tactile - touch and play- Brooklyn SPEXPO 26

video upload by sonicstate

"Saima from Hop gave us a look at Tactile, an open-source standalone synth from Hop, developed from work in classrooms at Daniel's Music Foundation, a nonprofit working with disabled musicians.

Tactile is wireless, includes its own speaker and comes in light and dark colourways. The playing surface is pressure sensitive and has nine zones. The edges play a major scale, while the centre acts as a random sequencer. Additional areas control half-step bend, octave bend and a single-stage looper.

Patch changes use physical texture pads, with each pad linking a tactile surface to a matching sound character, including smoother and more bit-crushed responses. Key cards transpose the instrument; it defaults to A and changes key when a card is inserted.

Tactile is available from Hop's website. A separate Tactile Sidekick is in prototype and adds CV and MIDI interfacing for Eurorack and controller use.

More Info: https://hop-sounds.com"

Recusion DEMO

video upload by Arthur Joly

Formlessness: Live Looping on Handbuilt MIDI Instruments (LEDs + Pure Data)

video upload by

"This is a video recording of an improvisation without form, and maybe even without rhythm. Created with self-made instruments. More info on this project can be found at the following links:

https://smomid.com/
https://www.instagram.com/smomid/?hl=en
https://smomid.bandcamp.com/"

Soothing Ambient Synth Meditation | Isochronic Tones for Deep Calm

video upload by Smomid

"Soothing ambient synth meditation, performed live on glowing handmade synthesizers. Gentle isochronic tones, slow pulsing filters and soft bells to help you relax, unwind and find deep calm.

Use this music for meditation, relaxation, stress relief, yoga, studying, focus, or winding down before sleep. Isochronic tones work through regular speakers, so you don’t need headphones (though they sound lovely with them).

Everything you hear is played live, with no loops or pre-recorded tracks. The rhythmic filter movements are synced to the tones, and the LEDs respond as the music evolves. I synthesized the bell tones as well. All the audio was created using Pure Data open source programming software.

🎛️ About the instruments
All the instruments used in this video were designed and handmade by me. The blue boxes I call Pyramidi and the guitar shaped instrument I call a Smomid. There is some info available about these instruments at my website: Smomid.com"