Manatee Synth Tutorial 1 - Installation, Navigation, Basic Editing

video upload by Fred's Lab

"Welcome to the first Manatee tutorial!

In this video, we introduce Manatee, Fred's Lab's 16-voice, 4-part spectral synthesizer, and walk through everything you need to get started.
You will learn what Manatee is, what equipment you need to play it, and how to navigate its interface efficiently.

Covered are the fundamentals of installation, navigation, preset management, and basic editing, including hidden and special pages, multi mode, and how to switch on the MPE support.

Background music: 'Eletrosamba' by Quincas Moreira - YouTube Audio Library"

TuuL: Trigged Randomizer

video upload by gotharman

"Triggering the parameter randomizers for an effect and an oscillator, using a modulator.
Later in the video, things gets a bit faster, and different effects are selected :)"

www.gotharman.dk

Make Noise Trio: 50 Combo Patches for Strega+0coast+0ctrl. No Talk Sound Demo. Live Jam/Performance

video upload by Anton Anru

"VOLTAGE IN SHADOW is a collection of 50 combo patches and patterns for a semi-modular system by Make Noise: 0-COAST + 0-CTRL + STREGA. It includes textures, basses, leads, drones, chords, percussion, and FXs.
💎 There is a wide range of timbres inside the pack: soft and bright, musical and experimental, harmonic and FX-like, cyclic and generative, slow and fast, analog- and digital-style, dry and atmospheric, clean and distorted.

📦 Get these patches: https://antonanru.sellfy.store/p/make...

🦠 This is one of the most complex works I’ve done. It required a lot of time and effort, but I also received huge pleasure and inspiration while working with such interesting and unique devices.
The patches turned out to be very fluid, dynamic, and non-static — largely due to the “alive” and sensitive nature of the synths. However, this also creates some difficulty when recreating the patches from images: even small changes in knob positions can affect the final result.

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Jamuary 29 2026 - Folding Entertainment System

video upload by Captain Credible

"What have you done! Wavefolding the dulcet tones of the Nintendo Entertainment system is blasphemy! But it does sound pretty sick, right. Shredded nostalgia injected srtaight into my earholes. As a side note, can somebody explain to me why the NES pulse wave is so recognonizable? it just sounds grittier and angrier than other pulse waves. Am I right? or have i lost it? #NES #midines #rolandP6 #polyendtracker #nts1mk2"

Depusheng Micro Mix DX600 mixer.

JAMUARY26#29 SOFIA ISLAND (Rings, Clouds, etc)

video upload by FL3SHB4CK

"HAPPY NEW YEAR! HAPPY JAMUARY26!
One brand new jam everyday in this Jamuary 2026, enjoy!
https://fl3shb4ck.bandcamp.com/follow_me

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SISTER!

Sofia is a little Greek island in the Ionian Sea.
Rings, Clouds, etc
Pam, Hyperchaos Deluxe, QTone, NanoRings, Beads

Make some noise!"

Is The Tonverk A Good Drum Machine?

video upload by EZBOT

"The Tonverk is not specifically a drum machine though it offers many features that suit a drum machine well. Today we will explore and discuss how good the Tonverk is as a drum machine and a few ideas on how to work with drums from my own perspective. Come on in and join the conversation!"

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

Sounds of the N.U.S.S. Skiff System | Make Noise

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

"A few patches on the New Universal Skiff System!

0:00 Summing FM Filterbeats
2:32 In-Skiff Feedback (thanx Pete!)
3:11 Just Intonation Harmonies
4:27 Shifting Tones
7:27 BIG BLOOP

https://www.makenoisemusic.com/synthe..."

DataMind Audio ReFractalizer and Concatenator live at Buchla & Friends

video upload by CatSynth TV

"Join us as Ben Cantil of DataMind Audio gives us a tour of Concatenator and ReFractalizer at Buchla & Friends 2026 in Los Angeles.

Concatenator is an audio mosaicing plug-in that instantly turns any sound library into a playable instrument using any microphone, instrument, or audio file as a real time input. Refractalizer is a granular synthesizer that allows one to apply musical approaches to time and space in granular synthesis. It lets you bend time, transform samples, and morph effortlessly between rhythmic chopping, granular sound-scapes, and conventional synthesizer sounds.

To find out more, please visit https://datamindaudio.ai/
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Please consider supporting this channel to help us bring you more synthesizer tutorials and other content.
Merch: https://shop.catsynth.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/catsynth
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/catsynth"

Radical1 (new additive synth)

video upload by DATABROTH

"Read my review: https://www.databroth.com/blog/radica...

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

Jamuary 28th 2026 - The Posthuman

video upload by Captain Credible

"In a very roundabout and confused way this piece attempts to tackle the topic of technological darwinism. Will we end? Can I fit all my soul into the machine or is something lost to posterity ? Does 'psychological continuity matter' or will my digital offspring be just fine?
As an LLM I once knew put it: 'The you that uploads still dies.' I told it it was being creepy and that it should chill out.
#polyendtracker #norns #rolandj6

JAMUARY26#28 THE DEPTHS II

video upload by FL3SHB4CK

"HAPPY NEW YEAR! HAPPY JAMUARY26!
One brand new jam everyday in this Jamuary 2026, enjoy!
https://fl3shb4ck.bandcamp.com/follow_me

NanoRings, Battering Ram, Noiswasp, Bean Jelly, SPLISH

Make some noise!"

Roland S-1 - "Electric Motion" Soundbank

video upload by LFOstore

"ROLAND S-1 'Electric Motion' Soundbank 48 patterns

BUY: https://kav-sound-explorer.sellfy.sto...

The ROLAND S-1 "Electric Motion" sound bank consists of 48 patterns, each containing a patch and sequence, designed to create synth, bass and sequencer lines, evolving tones, perfect for electronic music.

Soundbank Description

The 'Electric Motion' soundbank is an expansion for the ROLAND S-1 synthesizer.Presets are designed to inspire creativity and elevate compositions, offering ready-to-use sounds straight out of the box without the need for external effects or post-processing.

Detailed instructions are included, patterns are loaded from 2-01 to 4-16 (48 patterns)

Ready-to-Use: All sounds are provided as dry demos (no external effects or post-processing added to the demo tracks), allowing users to understand their raw potential within the ROLAND S-1 effects section.

Made by A.Kav"

NEW: 200 ALL-NEW MOOG MESSENGER ULTIMATE PATCHES, PLUS FREE PATCH PACK

video upload by ULTIMATE PATCHES

"Ultimate Patches has just released the all-new Moog Messenger Ultimate Patches: 200 high-quality presets with classic sounds spanning the 30s / 50s / 60s / 70s / 80s / 90s / 00s / 10s / 20s with polys, pads, leads, keys, basses, percussion and fx, and classic non-synth instruments including acoustic and electric guitars / basses, acoustic pianos, rhodes and wurlitzer electric pianos, B3 / Vox / Farfisa organs, clavinet, vibraphone, accordion, harmonica, various world / orchestral instruments, and many others.

The collection spans the genres of classic and modern pop & rock, cinematic, orchestral, hiphop, vaporwave, retrocade, country, latin, R&B, reggae, jazz, chiptune, reggaeton, country, dubstep, tech/deep/retro house, trance, modular, experimental, synthwave, retropop and more.

Pricing & Availability: Available now as an instant digital download at ultimatepatches.com starting at $19.99 per volume.

The Free 15 Patch Taster Pack is available now (no registration required): https://www.ultimatepatches.com/free-synth-presets-patches.html"

HiChord Update: They Added a SAMPLER

video upload by Pocket Trax

"There’s a new HiChord update, and it adds a few new features, including a sampler functionality. In this video, I focus on the sampler: how to upload samples using the Companion App, and start playing them inside HiChord using different modes like Arp and Repeat, plus the built-in effects. The sampler is still pretty basic for now (hope the team will improve it in the long run) but it already has a lot of character. Between the effects, slight glitches, and lo-fi artifacts, you can get some really interesting sonic textures out of it.

I didn’t have time to explore every new feature in this update, so this video sticks to the sampler only.

#hichord #sampler #synth"

https://hichord.shop/

JAMUARY26#27 THE DEPTHS I

video upload by FL3SHB4CK

"HAPPY NEW YEAR! HAPPY JAMUARY26!
One brand new jam everyday in this Jamuary 2026, enjoy!
https://fl3shb4ck.bandcamp.com/follow_me

NanoRings, Battering Ram, Noiswasp, Bean Jelly, SPLISH

Make some noise!"

Jamuary 27th 2026 - Birds Eye

video upload by Captain Credible

"They can see it all from up there, but are they real? What would you do if you could fly? would you be scared of falling? These are all questions I addressed in todays jam. Hope thats ok.
Sincerely
Daniel.

#polyendtracker #op1 #rolands1"

Update on PlayFader 30% Off Sale & Free Worldwide Shipping

Update to this post, via Play All Day:

"Sorry, we had some issues with free shipping not being applied to orders on our webstore over the weekend. We also had a local postal system outage at the end of last week 🙄

But we’re up-to-date with orders today and free shipping is now automatically applied at checkout. Thanks to everyone for the amazing response!!!

Save 30% on PlayFader
Ends 31st January
Plus free worldwide shipping! Guaranteed!

Visit the store

play all day"
video upload by Play All Day

PlayFader PlayMates - Digitakt - Think - Jungle Breaks mash up Pt2

"Watch him first add some random fills with the Random Fun FX. Then he gets really i to it with the Roll Fun Fx to mash up the beat beyond recognition 😎

Is PlayFader the best jungle breaks mash-up sequencer? OK, big claim, and we’re not that bigheaded, but we definitely think PlayFader is one of the most expressive and versatile sequencers out there.

Don’t program your music… play it!

Patch notes:
Playfader controls the first channel of Digitakt in slice mode, with the Think break loaded. Moving the fader enables us to play different slices of the break, and the second channel plays a chord stab sample (but PF can also play lush chords over MIDI).
We add a sprinkle of Random Fun FX at the end of each bar to create some dynamic fills, then we switch to the Roll Fun FX and catch little loops at each press of Play, setting and changing the time division on the fly to mash up the beat pattern and bring the heat 🔥

He’s also using our unique Window Latch function to free up more fingers for playing. With Window Latch you don’t need to keep hold any button combos down along the top row. It’s a powerful performance feature!

PlayFader includes 7 FUN FX modes which allow you to take your patterns to extreme new places and back again at the push of a button… the FUN button!

Learn more and visit https://goplayallday.com

Love and Patches
Play All Day"

Fred's Lab Tooro Custom Patches [Bank 1] by synth_nyc

via synth_nyc

"I’m pleased to inform you that Fred’s Lab just released my 50 Tooro Custom Patches [Bank 1]. You can listen to them in high resolution (24bit 96kHz PCM WAV masters, FLAC encoded) on my site (optimized for Chrome on MacOS and Windows):
https://synthnyc.com/index.php/album/freds-lab-tooro-custom-patches-bank-1/

or in low resolution on my bandcamp:
https://synthnyc.bandcamp.com/album/freds-lab-tooro-custom-patches-bank-1

All recorded at 24bit 96kHz PCM on UAD Apollo X hardware with mostly UAD FX.

All patches have been created from scratch using my TouchOSC bidirectional editor for the Tooro: https://vimeo.com/1148477983

Most patches have MW, Velocity, AT and PB configured.

All patches have their volume normalized, so there is no audio jumping from going to one patch to the next.

All patches have been named, though you will need an editor that supports this Tooro feature, or you can simply see it using SYSEX Librarian.

As usual, I’ve tried to highlight what I think is unique about the Tooro. I particularly like the Shaper (analog) filter which I think blends beautifully with the digital oscillators.
Also the LFOs AM mode is quite interesting when combined with a LFO Rise value.

This synth has a lot of (strong) character; like the Modal 002 and Super 6 to give an example of hybrid synths with (strong) character (IMHO); but sounds completely different.

I hope you’ll enjoy those 50 Tooro Custom Patches as much as I’ve enjoyed programming them.

They are available for purchase on Fred’s Lab website: https://fredslab.net/shop/shop-front.php"

The Magic of the Envelopes of the ‪@StudioElectronics‬ SE-3X

video upload by Solidtrax

"@Unison_Detune asked if I could make a video demonstrating some pluck sounds using the different envelopes of the Studio Electronics SE-3X.

Well, here it is. Perhaps other followers or new viewers of this channel will find it interesting too.

More about the studio electronics SE-3X can be found here:
https://www.studioelectronics.com/

And my reviews of both the SE-02 and SE-3X can be found here:
https://solidtrax.nl/studio-electroni...
and here:
https://solidtrax.nl/studio-electroni...

Everything is recorded in and with:
‪@bitwig‬ Studio - I used their excellent arpeggiator and the smooth hardware integration. More information can be found here: https://bitwig.com
‪@Sinevibes‬
I used the excellent plugins Vague, Hollow, and Integer. More information can be found here: https://sinevib.es"

GS Music Bree 6 - This Synth Oozes Character! #gsmusic #bree6 #sounddesign

video upload by Scott McAuley Sounds

"Patches will be available at https://www.orano.co.uk/shop or http://www.synthsounds.co.uk

With exception to drums, all sounds are from the ‪@GSMusicArg‬ Bree6

For you programmers out there, the Bree6 is and excellent little synth for working on the fly, extremely fast workflow, and very rewarding results.

a different 'Film Score' type demo this one.

Enjoy & Thanks for checking it out.
Scott.

© Scott McAuley. All rights reserved.
#custom #sounds #bree6