Total Immersion

video upload by MIDI IN

"I don't have very much to say about this. After a 'dry' creative spell, I had an idea and this happened very quickly.

The underwater clips were kindly contributed by the following Pixabay creators. Thank you to them.
Relaxing_Guru
angelicavaihel
ColorfulBackground
Jackdrafahl
ChristianBodhi
olenchic
Mohamed_hassan
motionstock"

Featuring the MIDI IN MIDISID & MIDIPan. See the labels below for additional posts.

Introducing Absynth 6 – weird by design | Native Instruments

video upload by Native Instruments

"Absynth is back and better than ever. The legendary semi-modular synth built for evolving textures, immersive atmospheres, and expressive sound – now with new presets, a reimagined Mutator, Preset Explorer, surround sound and MPE support, plus much more."

And a few supporting member videos followed by the press release with images:

DATABROTH

video upload by DATABROTH

"Read my full review here: https://www.databroth.com/blog/absynt...
Join me December 12th at 9 AM PT in the Native Instruments discord as I live stream Absynth 6

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

00:00 First Patch
01:21 Biolumin
02:21 Crystal Pad
03:14 Glitters
04:25 Refractions
05:41 Patch Six
06:33 Aetherized

Absynth 6 Review is Here: The King of Cloudy Pads Returns #absynth6 #absynth #nativeinstruments"

Ocean Swift / Faxi Nadu
video uploads by Ocean Swift / Faxi Nadu

Grab the Ocean Swift Absynth Collective for a huge expansion of over +780 presets! https://oceanswift.net/product/absynt...

Playlist:

1. Absynth 6 Review is Here: The King of Cloudy Pads Returns #absynth6 #absynth #nativeinstruments

"Native Instruments has finally released Absynth 6! In this exclusive first look review, we dive deep into the completely redesigned GUI, the new MPE capabilities, and the massive library of new presets Ocean Swift helped design.

After years of waiting, the legendary semi-modular synthesizer is back. As one of the external sound designers for this release, we've spent months exploring the new engine. In this video, we break down exactly what makes Absynth special and why the new UX modernization changes the game for sound designers and composers.

We cover everything from the new HD Mode and browsing workflow to the advanced envelope shapers that made Absynth famous - now easier to use than ever.

The King of Cloudy Pads Returns? Finally here!

#Absynth6 #absynth #NativeInstruments #SoundDesign #Synthesizer #MusicProduction #VSTPlugin #newgear

00:00:00 Absynth Is Back!
00:01:16 UX and UI Remake
00:03:15 Revamped Macros
00:04:22 MPE and PolyAT
00:06:22 New Synthesis
00:08:00 Browsing
00:08:27 New Presets
00:09:48 Get +780 Presets!
00:11:13 New Samples
00:13:10 In Love"

2. Absynth 6 - Design a Patch From Scratch | Layers, Clouds, Macros & Note FX #absynth6 #sounddesign

Along the way we explore the unique features that make Absynth special: working with all three layers, using per-layer envelopes, dialing in note-aware effects, assigning macros, shaping clouds and filters, and sprinkling in small tricks and workflow tidbits. By the end of the video you’ll have a clear understanding of how to approach your own Absynth 6 patch design - whether you’re after cloudy pads, moving textures or more experimental tones. If you’re just getting into Absynth 6 or want to go deeper than presets, this walkthrough will help you unlock the synth’s semi-modular possibilities and design your own signature sounds.

Press release follows:


Native Instruments makes things “Weird by Design” with the return of fan-favorite soft-synth Absynth 6

The semi-modular powerhouse, overhauled for a new generation of musicians, featuring full MPE polyphonic aftertouch, surround support and an AI-powered browser

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Ocean Swift releases Tyrian Tine - Free Unstable Chime Engine for Kontakt Player

video uploads by Ocean Swift / Faxi Nadu

"Ocean Swift announces the release of Tyrian Tine - a FREE compact, yet potent Kontakt NKS instrument for generating unique, randomized bell and chime tones. Its asymmetric dual-layer engine pairs a wavetable oscillator - with purposeful instability, morphing, and controlled randomization - with a sample oscillator curated from bells, kalimbas, music boxes, and other metallic oddities. The result ranges from crystalline fantasy tintinnabulation to gritty, bronze-like strikes and haloed sci-fi swells.

Tyrian Tine lives where chapel glass meets starship hulls. Play a note and bells bloom like constellations; strikes flare, then drift into haloed swells that hang in the air like omens. It feels less like triggering samples and more like waking a signal - intimate one moment, cathedral-wide the next, always poised on the edge of a story. Tyrian Tine doesn’t just make bells - it sketches scenes: ruined kingdoms, cold moons, quiet victories."

You can find additional info and the free download at https://oceanswift.net/product/tyrian-tine/.

Stretcher Bass

video upload by gotharman

"Treating a bass sound with the Stretcher effect, and gets some interesting results :)"

www.gotharman.dk

PlantsSystem-PlantsEcho

video upload by plantssystem

"'PlantsEcho' by PlantsSystem is an organic electro track that quietly blends the smoothness of electronic sounds with the textures of natural objects.

The softly pulsating beat evokes the gentle vibrations of walking on earth, and the sound textures gently carry the feeling of wind and light.

Without a clear melody, the 'touch' of the sound resonates directly as emotion, bringing a gentle sense of calm to the listener's heart. While avoiding overstimulation, the track still has a strong, breathing groove, combining the comfort of breathing in nature with the refinement unique to electronic music.

#plantssystem #synthesizer #techno #prophet5 #echo #plants #organic"

Prophet 12 digital-analog hybrid synth patch demos | no talking

video upload by Mamotreco

"Playing and tweaking through several presets on the Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 12 Desktop synth. Hear how the combination of digital oscillators and analog filters sounds.

https://mamotreco.com

Current channel music compilation: https://mamotreco.bandcamp.com
Previous music releases available here: https://synthandsundry.bandcamp.com"

LIGHT & DARK Sound Bank for PROPHET 08 - PROPHET REV 2 🔥🔥🔥 #synth #davesmith #sequential #prophet

video upload by SMV Producer

"All sounds were directly recorded into Ableton Live. The sounds were programmed on a Prophet 08 and as stated on the Sequential website, are also compatible with the Prophet Rev 2.

Sound banks available for purchase at: https://gumroad.com/smvproducer

Other links:
Bandcamp : https://sergiomassimilianovarvazzo.ba...
Instagram: / smv_producer
Smartlink: https://ffm.bio/smv_producer"

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Waldorf Protein - Unboxing & 4 Custom Sequenced Presets (absolute No Talking)

video upload by NatLife Sounds

"Four sequences straight out of the preset/sequence pack I’m working on right now.
Everything you hear is 100 % pure Waldorf Protein – no external effects, no nothing.
Absolute No Talking, as usual :)

Let me know what you think of the sounds – honestly curious.

Pack coming soon.

TIMELINE:
00:00 - Unboxing
01:15 - SEQ RA
03:13 - SEQ High Road
04:22 - SEQ Dream
05:48 - SEQ Nat Code

My preset packs & shop:
https://natlifesounds.com/products/

#WaldorfProtein #CustomPresets #AbsoluteNoTalking #SynthDemo"

HWJ WC - Stranger Vibes (WIP)

video upload by SynthAddict

"For this week's Stranger Things inspired challenge, I added many style tropes from several of the ST soundtrack selections but still made it more my style. Good fun, but I ran out of time to finish all I had planned."

Acoustic Instruments + Infiltrator (INCOSPICUOUS Presets)

video upload by DATABROTH

Follow-up to this post.

"databroth.gumroad.com/l/inconspicuous
https://www.databroth.com/blog/incons...

INCONSPICUOUS is my third pack for Infiltrator, following INCOHERENCE and INCOGNIZANCE, Inconspicuous has less of a focus overt and destructive remixing and instead prioritizes more subtle and and transformational motion.

In my previous two packs, the incoming audio could end up being completely unrecognizable sometimes, this pack takes care to transform your sound while still leaving the underlying musical concepts in tact (for the most part). As the name suggests, these presets are a bit less "conspicuous" than the others, though still representing my personal flavors and sound design concepts.

00:00 Intro
00:22 Kalimba
01:29 Steel Tongue Drum
02:24 Kalimba with chain
03:15 Classical Guitar"

Oberheim PHASOR P-100 Pedal aka Maestro MPS-2 Miniphase. 1974 Pot & Chip dates SN 1605

Note: links to listings are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.
video upload by Edward Jones

Casio MT-40 through Oberheim Phasor P-100

video upload by Edward Jones

via this eBay listing

Pics of the inside below.

"Genuine 1974/5 early production Oberheim Phasor aka Maestro Mini-Phase.

This is legitimately a piece of guitar pedal history!

IC and Pot values date this to Late 74. IC dates are 18th and 23rd week of 1974. Pot 38th week 1974.

All original, all parts functioning.
All capacitors are working as intended, so none have been changed.

Designed by legendary Tom Oberheim.
While it's not the first phaser to ever hit the shelves, the Maestro Mini-Phase and this Phasor are the firs "Pedal" format phaser in the form factor we all know and love.

This is a buffered bypass pedal.
Anyone claiming theirs is True Bypass has either modified it, or misunderstands true bypass and are just using it as a buzzword.
I included the schematic for you.

This has seen little use it has not been used for the last 25 years as it was in storage.
The owner had it stores in a box of miscellaneous equipment, which was mislabled.
Some battery leakage as shown, but the battery holder is not adjacent to PCB so no functional damage occurred.
I haven't attempted to remediate the damage as I don't want to damage the paint."

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Patching @ 3am - Featuring Humongous Frog

video upload by justin3am

"In this episode we will be talking to musician @HumongousFrog and he'll be performing for us.

Here is a link to Kyle's bandcamp and instagram.
https://hfrog.bandcamp.com/ / herrmania"

"Kyle was playing an Elektron Modal Cycles, Novation Circuit Tracks, Arturia MicroFreak and a Korg KP3."

Akai MPC Key 37 ARP Odyssey Virtual Analog Plug-in Synthesizer Sampler Rik Marston

video upload by Rik Marston Official

"Synthesizer Sampler Demo by Rik Marston
*Watch in HD!* *NO Talking!* *Turn it up!*
My Etsy store: AhnyxianSoundDesign
https://www.etsy.com/shop/AhnyxianSou..."

Random Granular Beat

video upload by gotharman

"Running a beat through the Zaturn Zero Xfade Granulator and modulating the Time parameter with a random generator.
Most sounds are generated using VCF7.
www.gotharman.dk"

Xenodrive on synth, drums, drone and SFX (no talk)

video upload by Richard DeHove

"First up: Erica Synths sent me the Xenodrive, so my thanks to the kind crew in Latvia. And did you know Latvia and Tasmania are almost identical in size? Not sure that fact will prove useful to you, but who knows.

The Xenodrive joins the Echolocator and Nightverb in Erica Synths' desktop range. Older members include the DB-01, LXR-02 and AcidboxIII. The Zen delay eats at a different table because of its slightly different case size. Perhaps we can speculate on what's next? I'm thinking of a sampler-looper thing. Thoughts?

Back to the alien-green Xenodrive. But before we get there it's interesting that alien stuff is associated with the colour green. If you read fairy tales in their original form then you'll know green was always the colour of witches and other evil folk.

So the Xeno: Stereo dirt, drive, waveshaping, distortion and tube screaming. Dial in just a touch or destroy everything. Lots of knobs plus presets. It's a rare beast.

Aggressive effects can lead to aggressive knob twiddling spinning from zero to ten looking for the big changes. Sometimes it's true: the parameter might be linear from not much to lots. I find the Darkglass B3K works like that: There's not much true variation as you wind up the knobs, you simply get more. But that's not how many parameters work here. If you rotate wildly from 1 to 10 you'll miss all the flavors. That's especially true of the rotate parameter, the drive tone, and the X and Y waves. With all these you'll find variations with tiny movements.

Another parameter I really appreciated was the noise gate threshold - one of the few things that doesn't get a dedicated knob. Dirt and distortion pedals are notoriously noisy so a noise gate at the end of the chain can save you from lingering hiss. You can hear this in the first drum demo here. It begins with long tails and then I wind back the gate. Fun also to use it as a hard release rather than just a noise killer.

I tried to give a variety of scenarios in this demo. My unexpected favorite was how good it was at simulating the details of shortwave heterodyne noise.

0:00 Synth demo
2:45 Drum demo 1
7:48 Throbbing Gristle
9:30 Shortwave
11:55 Drum demo 2
15:26 Feedback drone
17:19 Cheese demo
19:00 Drum demo 3

Many thanks to my kind patrons who keep this channel ad-free
My website: https://richarddehove.com/"

This switch UNLOCKS your Donner MEDO

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"I don't know why this is not the factory default, really. #donner #medo #donnermedo #midicontroller #synth #groovebox Music demo begins at 05:58

Maks' MIDI forwarder: https://maks.github.io/webmidirouter/

HÄLP ZIS CHANNEL
https://www.patreon.com/floyd_steinberg
https://floydsteinberg.gumroad.com/
https://floydsteinberg.bandcamp.com/"

Akai MPC Key 37 Solina Lush Vintage String Synth Sampler Rik Marston

video upload by Rik Marston Official

"Synthesizer Sampler Demo by Rik Marston
*Watch in HD!* *NO Talking!* *Turn it up!*
My Etsy store: AhnyxianSoundDesign
https://www.etsy.com/shop/AhnyxianSou..."

Tight industrial jam by Stephen McCaul of Noise Engineering

video upload by Noise Engineering

"Here's a tight industrial jam by Noise Engineering's Chief Noisemaker Stephen McCaul.

The bottom case is a six voice case with Incus Iteritas Alia (2), Debel Iteritas Alia, Tymp Legio, Manis Iteritas Alia, Virt Iter Legio + Ampla Legio.

There is a Librae Legio for the percussion submix (paralleling the main mix) and an Electus Versio on a send. The rhythm sequencing is from an experimental prototype that isn't really product worthy.

Pitch sequencing comes from Opp Ned. And the Xer Mixa mixer ties it all together.

The top case is an effects rig for another project but i used a Fala Versio and a Yester Versio in that case for some additional effects.

Join us on Discord! Invite link: / discord"

Waldorf Iridium - "Neon Heart" 40 Presets and Sequences (Soundset)

video upload by LFOstore

"We continue Waldorf Iridium soundsets series & present "Neon Heart" now is the time for Analog & Vintage Sounds!

Buy: https://lfostore.sellfy.store/p/waldo...
More Waldorf Iridium presets: https://lfostore.sellfy.store/search/...

Waldorf Iridium is a powerful synthesizer with great potential and an incredible variety of sounds.

Welcome to the warmly vintage world!

40 presets and sequences ready to breathe new colors into your music and inspire creativity.

Cinematic, Electronic, Ambient, Retrowave, create new music worlds with Waldorf Iridium and 'Neon Heart'

In the bank you will find neon pads, arps, sequences ,leads, plucks ,warm poly and bass that will fill your compositions with new colors and emotions.

Every patch of our soundset is musical & can be immediately used in your tracks & production.

Enjoy and may the music come with you!"

Neuro Bass for Serum 2 by Dejin

video upload by NatLife Sounds

"Buy Link: https://natlifesounds.com/product/neu...
Meet our new artist, Dejin, with his hard-hitting sound for Serum 2

Neuro Bass for Serum 2 by Dejin delivers 35 meticulously crafted bass presets, polished to perfection and engineered for maximum impact in Neurofunk, Dubstep, and Drum & Bass. Each sound is built with precise detailing, clean power, and aggressive clarity, giving producers a fully refined toolkit for modern heavy bass music.

The pack includes:

Sub-Basses - solid, balanced, mix-ready foundations.
Dynamic Wobbles and Growls - expressive movement with deep modulation control.
Dense Reeses - wide, layered tones shaped for strong low-end pressure.
Sharp Stabs and Plucks - tight, focused attack sounds that cut straight through the rhythm.
Gritty and Distorted Basses - raw, character-driven textures with sharpened edge.

A compact but elite collection for producers who demand precision, intensity, and expertly perfected sound design."