The Phaser Behind Siamese Dream and Black Ark Dub | Mu-Tron Bi-Phase

video upload by Nostalgic Explorer

"In the early '70s, a guitar synth project died before it ever reached the shelves. Two engineers rescued the pieces, set up shop in a former chicken coop in New Jersey, and built something that would end up on Lee "Scratch" Perry's mixing desk at Black Ark... and all over Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream.

Explorers, I waited years to get my hands on a #MuTron Bi-Phase. This is the very first time I plug it in, with no rehearsal: just two phasors, two sweep generators, and a lot of curiosity. Then I run a full Digitakt jam through it to hear what this #Phaser does to an entire track.

And at the end, I answer the question every #VintageGear collector faces sooner or later: is the real thing worth it when there's a plugin for everything? I'll also confess what this one cost me.

Tell me where you land in the comments. Hardware or VST?

CHAPTERS
00:00 The Package I Waited Years For
00:41 A Lost Synth, a Plane Crash and a Chicken Coop
02:02 Unboxing the Mu-Tron Bi-Phase
02:42 Plugging It In for the First Time
02:58 Phasor A on Its Own
04:16 Bringing In Phasor B
04:45 Flipping the Sweep in Reverse
05:02 Gen 1, Gen 2 or the Pedal?
05:17 Both Phasors Swirling Together
05:44 Running the Digitakt Through It
06:34 The Jam
10:50 A Holy Grail?
11:05 Hardware vs. VST
12:23 Why I Finally Bought One

— Gio"

Elektron Digitone II 16-Track Polyphonic Digital Synthesizer

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Elektron Machinedrum MDX.20 - part01

video upload by van gee (vangeemusic)

"testing new MDX.20 firmware
improvised jam by vangeemusic"

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123 (Sting VST / Octatrack / TT-303 / MSW 810 / Nymphes / Moog)

video upload by Iftah

https://www.if-tah.com/devices/sting/

Let's cook Techno with Digitakt II 🎛️

video upload by Yan Cook

"The sample pack I use in the video:
https://yancook.gumroad.com/l/atsp

00:00 — Preview
01:02 — Project Setup
04:12 — Kick
05:18 — Sub
08:18 — Bass
13:50 — SFX
17:26 — Clap
19:58 — Closed HH
22:00 — Open HH
23:20 — Ride
25:10 — Perc
27:26 — Pad"

DnB foundations on Tonverk

video upload by Elektron

"VoltageCtrlr sketches out a nice little Tonverk DnB foundation of breaks, one-shots, and Wavefinder. This is all it takes to get up and running. Then you get to take it wherever the track needs to go."

TinyGreg added a sampler to the Elektron Model:Cycles (and a lot more) | Model-TG

video upload by TinyGreg

"A laid-back walkthrough of Model-TG, my free, open-source firmware additions for the Elektron Model:Cycles (OS 1.13). Everything the Cycles already does still works; this adds a full Sampler machine and a pile of new features on top.

Flash your own copy of Model-TG here (you need your own copy of the OS stock firmware:
https://tinygregaudio.github.io/Model...

Source, user guide and every button combo:
https://github.com/TinyGregAudio/Mode...

What's in it:
• A Sampler machine on any track: per-pattern samples, sample locks, reverse, a waveform view
• Seven playback modes: One shot, Loop, Slice, Granular, Stretch, Pluck and Wave (wavetables)
• Slice by equal size, transient or two kinds of manual chopping.
• Resampling of a track, the whole mix, or your computer's audio over USB
• Stereo samples, and uploading your own WAVs with Elektron Transfer
• A performance page with beat-repeat and 12 master FX
• Attack, Filter and Resonance on all the stock machines
• Slide trigs: glide any p-locked parameter from one trig to the next
• Scale Lock, a CPU/memory page, and lower CPU use overall

Thanks to drumkilla (elektron-model-tweaks) for the latching mute, trig preview and browser scroll tweaks, and to mischa85 for elektron-firmware-tool.

Model-TG is unofficial: it is not made, supported or endorsed by Elektron. Install it at your own risk, and back up your projects first. You can go back to the stock OS at any time. "Elektron" and "Model:Cycles" are trademarks of Elektron Music Machines.

#Elektron #ModelCycles #Sampler #Firmware #Synth #ModelTG"

Elektron, OP-1, Kaleidoscope | Pure Synth Hardware Sound

video upload by Mamotreco

"A short and sweet hardware synth jam. Hopefully the start of something beautiful.

Gear featured in this setup:
• Teenage Engineering OP-1
• Vadim Minkin's Kaleidoscope Synth
• Elektron Octatrack
• Elektron Analog Four
• Teenage Engineering K.O. Sidekick EP-136

Recorded live with no external overdubs or DAWs."

SATURDAY: Elektron Digitone 2, Outbox 8, Analog 4 and Eventide Tricera Chorus.

video upload by Acid Gray

"Digitone 2 and Analog 4 on a melancholic IDM-jam building the first track for my next album.

Digitone 2 used for pads (Swarmer machines) plus Tricera Chorus and reverb. The other tracks are used for drums and percussion.

Here Outbox 8 really shines, as you now can use the DN as synth, drum machine and external sequencer - and still go for hardware recordings.

Analog 4:
T1: Lead
T2: Bass
T3: Additional Pad
T4: Pluck

Will use the DN2 / A4 combo definitely more frequently.

Had severe issues with my BlueBox today, as no separate FX tracks were recorded, although the option was selected, so I added reverb and delay in Logic X Pro this time."

Live at Home II (Elektron Digitone // MFB Tanzbar // Roland S1 // Teenage Engineering KO Sidekick)

video upload by 2-Minute Warning

"It's been almost a year since I last used my Elektron Digitone. The knobs had gradually become sticky, making the instrument pretty unpleasant to use. Since this seems to be an issue other people have experienced too (and I've had similar problems with other gear), I eventually decided to buy replacement knobs and swap them myself.

And honestly, this machine is too good to stay on the shelf!

To celebrate its return, here's a second "Live at Home" session: a 14-minute live set built mainly around patterns I recorded on the Digitone before I stopped using it.

The setup:
Elektron Digitone : the heart of the setup, sequencing the Roland S-1 and sending program changes to switch its sounds throughout the set.
Roland S-1 : mainly handling the bass.
MFB Tanzbär : adding some extra analog drums, using its own internal sequencer.
Teenage Engineering KO Sidekick : processing the Tanzbär (Channel 1) and the Digitone (Channel 2), with onboard effects for breaks, transitions, and a bit of hands-on sound shaping.

The Digitone acts as the master clock, with MIDI running from the Digitone to the S-1 and then to the Tanzbär. While the Digitone sequences the S-1, the Tanzbär keeps its own patterns running in sync with the rest of the setup.

No elaborate concept this time, just a chance to revisit some old patterns, bring the Digitone back into the mix, and see where the machines take me.

As always, the performance was recorded in a single take. I mixed and mastered the individual tracks afterwards in Ableton Live, but the musical performance itself wasn't edited or fixed.

00:00 Track 01 01:21 Track 02 03:04 Track 03 05:06 Track 04 06:26 Track 05 07:55 Track 06 09:07 Track 07 10:37 Track 08 12:28 Track 09 12:52 Track 10"

undo machine live demo v2

video upload by aural explorations

"Undo Machine is out: https://undomachine.com

I built a small macOS app to solve something that had been bugging me for a while: capturing my current sound, freely changing it, then returning to where I started.

I’ve come to love that kind of workflow on the Torso S-4 and T-1. It’s useful for sound design and live performance, so I wanted to bring it to my Analog Four and Novation Peak.

This video shows Capture, Undo, Return and Morph in action. Undo Machine currently supports Novation Peak, Analog Four MKII, Bitwig Studio and Ableton Live and can be controlled by any Midi capable device.

Want this for your instrument too? Download Undo Machine and run the guided device test. Your results can help me investigate whether support is possible.

Available for macOS on Apple Silicon, with a 14-day trial."

"What does it do?

Imagine you could freeze the state of your entire hardware or hybrid setup while performing, creating or producing—then explore, mutate, distort and intensify your sound, knowing you can always return to your baseline at the push of a button or smoothly morph back with a fader.
That’s Undo Machine."

Lofi Crunch with the Three Stems & Generation Loss (Model:Cycles)

video upload by Duskmos

"For this Signal Colors: Layers video, the ‪@herbs.stones‬ Three Stems feeds some massive crunch into the lo-fi character of the ‪@ChaseBlissAudio‬ Generation Loss MKII. These two pair up to bring some serious crispy lofi vibes to the ‪@WeAreElektron‬ Model:Cycles."

Elektron Syntakt 12 Track Drum Computer and Synthesizer SN A3S2219L8248-74

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Machinedrum Editor Alpha 0.3.3

video upload by Ticco Ross

"Testing the alpha version of this new release of the Machinedrum emulator.
The developer’s idea is not so much to emulate the Machinedrum’s interface 1:1, but rather to create a more accessible and intuitive implementation of all the Machinedrum’s capabilities.
It’s all there for you to explore.
This magnificent idea will undoubtedly be well received. In fact, until now I hadn’t realized just how complete and powerful the Machinedrum is.
It’s still in Alpha version—don’t forget that. It’s getting better every day. And don’t forget to support the developers if you have the chance.
Here’s all the info & downloads:
https://mdmm.dev/"

Mnemonic - Recorded live at Essence Festival Oct 2026 - Elektron Tonverk & Eurorack

video upload by Abre Ojos

"Recorded at the Essence Festival in Canberra 3-4 October 2026.

Here is a quick run through of the whole set up: • Elektron Tonverk & Eurorack live set up wa... [Below]

Check out the Essence Festival: https://www.essencefestival.com.au/

@WeAreElektron Tonverk
@ModbapModular Trinity 2.0
@NoiseEngineering Manis Iteritas, Terci Ruina & Viol Ruina
Monsoon, Knit & uRings
Forge TME VHIKK-X
@Endorphines Ghost & Sqwk Dirty to Me
@EricaSynths Black Joystick 2
@busycircuits Pams New Workout
@DivKid DivSkip
@intellijel Multigrain
@1010music Bluebox

Video:
Live visuals using Battle Between the Worlds (1969) from Archive.org played through cracked ancient iPad and processed through:
Video microscope
iPhne camera
Roland V1-HD
@entropyandsons Recursion Studio
Resolume Avenue
Recorded with Rodecaster Video
Dark ambient audiovisual stuff: https://abreojos.net"

Elektron Tonverk & Eurorack live set up walk through

video upload by Abre Ojos

"This was recorded the morning before my live set at the Essence Festival in Canberra 3-4 October 2026.

Here is a quick run through of the whole set up. Make sure to watch the Tonverk MIDI mapping set up for more info:
• Elektron Tonverk vs Eurorack Modular - Mak... [posted here]

00:00 Intro ramble & the concept
01:06 The Tonverk set up
04:35 Into the modular - the Manis Iteritas & Ghost
7:17 The Modbap Trinity sounds
16:15 Plaits (Knit) into the Multigrain
20:31 The VHIKK-X & Bib"

vortex ... Elektron Syntakt ... electro, psybient

video upload by substan

"A performance on the Elektron Syntakt.
Recorded in one take.
Mastered in post.

As always .. the project file, music and Sound Pack are available for my patrons.
The great support from my patrons makes all of this possible ... thank you so much guys !! / substan

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

Machinedrum Plug-in Interpretation: MDSYN Presets – Not the ROM, the Other One

video upload by StigmaAudio

Also see:
Elektron Machinedrum & Monomachine Emulations Come to Software for the ROM versions/clones in software
Monomodule -1.0.1-Beta (Elektron Monomachine emulator) - for a non ROM clone software emulation

As for this video:

"It's not the ROM. It's the other one.

MDSYN is Stigma Audio's 16-track synthetic percussion sequencer: every sound is synthesized in real time. It is a reinterpretation, not an emulation — no firmware, no ROM, its own engine.

This video is a single live take: a run through twenty presets, pattern switching on the fly, a look at the FX, SYNTH and ROUT pages, track mutes, step pages, save and reload, and the delay and reverb sends. When the knobs move on their own, they are being played from an LPD8 controller over MIDI CC.

This plugin comes from my personal collection. Maybe I'll release it one day, but probably not in this design. It is a personal project, not affiliated with or endorsed by any hardware manufacturer; all trademarks belong to their respective owners.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:10 Presets and patterns
3:25 The FX page
5:33 Save, synth page and reload
6:32 Track mutes
9:32 Step pages
10:57 Knob edits
12:33 Routing, delay and reverb sends
13:08 More presets
14:46 Outro"

Treeetone & Digitakt #synth #synthesizer #electronicmusic #digitakt #bass #eletron #music #sound

video upload by

"#treeetone - аналоговый синтезатор с тремя осциляторами, фильтром и двумя огибающими.
Так же имеет встроенный MIDI to CV converter.

Жирный бас под управлением Digitakt🤟
Лучше слушать в колонки или наушники🎧"

Googlish:

"#treeetone is an analog synthesizer featuring three oscillators, a filter, and two envelopes.
It also includes a built-in MIDI-to-CV converter.

Fat bass controlled by the Digitakt 🤟
Best heard through speakers or headphones 🎧"

Previously:

Низкочастотные пульсации синтезатора Treeetone

video upload by SynthCone

The Digitakt II and Outbox 8 Are Perfect Companions

video upload by EZBOT

"The Digitakt II is my favorite sampler I own, I absolutely love it. Now that I have Outbox 8 on the table, I am constantly trying to find the perfect way to utilze external effects for individual tracks. It's truly a journey. I recently found a cheap mixer that I can use to sum outputs post-fx, it feels like it's finally starting to come together. Let's dive in and chat about it, maybe make some tunes while we are at it."



EZBOT resources: https://www.patreon.com/ezbot, https://ko-fi.com/ezbot/, https://www.modbang.com

NINE INCH NAILS - That's What I Get (Sequential PRO 3 & Digitakt 2)

video upload by nicola neeco

"I tried to get as close as possible to the original bass sound from That’s What I Get by Nine Inch Nails, from their debut album Pretty Hate Machine, using the Sequential PRO 3.

I used the PRO 3’s third, digital oscillator to approximate the original character, which to my ears sounds like a sampled based sound (possibly played on an E-mu Emax).

At a certain point, though, I came across this slightly FM-like sound that I really liked, so I decided to use it. For the drums, I used the Elektron Digitakt, loaded with samples from the classic Roland R-70 drum machine.

#nineinchnails #trentreznor #nin #sequentialpro3 #prettyhatemachine #digitakt2"