"Rain beat against the grimy glass of my office, as if the darkness itself were trying to force its way in. I sat, leaning against the battered back of my chair, watching the city drown in this invisible energy. They called it dark matter, but that was just a word, a pathetic attempt to describe something that had long since ceased to be mere matter. It breathed, pulsated, permeated the edges of reality, distorting the angles of perception and memory. People changed, became... different. Not evil, not mad, but simply *not the same*. Their faces seemed to blur, losing their clarity, until they became masks reflecting something ancient and alien. I saw it absorbing light, not simply extinguishing it, but reprocessing it, turning it into something new, something that defies description. And I knew that sooner or later she would get to me, swallow me up in her bottomless dark ocean, turning me into another brick in the foundation of something incomprehensible, something that would come when the universe got tired of being the universe.
. . .
sound gear:
_ Lefty’s Sound Lab DARK MATTER / @leftyssoundlab
_ Eventide BLACKHOLE
_ Tascam DR40x"
"Dark Matter is a Russian Chthonic Synthesizer, shortly, Chthonizer - your portal to another sound worlds and dimensions.
100% analog circuit."
"Cold sand creaked beneath limbs I couldn't remember having acquired. Metal and flesh, woven into an inconceivable construct, pulsed with a dim, inner light. The planet was dead, scorched to the bone, only rusted rock and endless dunes on the horizon. I didn't know who I was, what I was, or how I had ended up here. My memories held only fragments of alien sensations, echoes of long-forgotten knowledge that didn't add up to a coherent picture. I was a mechanism, not crafted by hand, but grown like a mushroom on the rotting wood of space. My purpose? Nonexistent. My past? Emptiness. I simply wandered, driven by an instinct I couldn't explain, across this lifeless land, like a ghost forgotten even by death. And with every step, with every breath, I felt this planet, this emptiness, creeping into me, erasing the last vestiges of what could have been.
. . .
sound gear:
_ Diogenes' Lantern by Kakos Nonos / @kakosnonos4541
_ Universe Zen ВОСХОД-2 / www.universe-zen.ru
_ Tascam DR40x
. . .
musician's account:
Bandcamp: https://gipnoz.bandcamp.com
Instagram: / gipnozer.sound
Telegram: https://t.me/gipnozer_sound
VK: https://vk.com/gipnozer"
"Diogenes' Lantern" is a 12-voice drone synthesizer. However, it is capable of generating noise, ambient textures, and melodies alike. The synth features a unique control system designed to eliminate the need for a thousand knobs to manage every parameter; instead, it works as follows: One knob sets the value for the first oscillator, while a second knob determines the *offset*—how much the value of each subsequent oscillator differs from the one preceding it. This method is used to control all parameters: frequency, waveforms, and signal combination types.
Link to the VK group: https://vk.com/musicnoisebox
Features: 12 oscillators with adjustable waveforms 16 waveforms that morph smoothly into one another 8 signal combination schemes (for pairs of signals) that morph smoothly into one another 3 filter types with resonance (HP, LP, Res) Filter LFO with selectable triangle, square, or oscillator/combiner-derived waveforms A second LFO featuring complex waveforms, capable of modulating synthesis parameters—including the filter (providing two dedicated LFOs for the filter) Tone quantization capability (quantizing to the tonic or fifth) 6-button keyboard interface; individual keys can be custom-configured, or a layout can be selected from 63 presets Attack, Release, and Glide controls Killswitch with smooth fade-out/fade-in functionality Randomize button, allowing for independent randomization of synthesis parameters and LFO settings "Move" mode: each key is assigned its own unique synthesis preset Polyphonic mode with 6, 4, or 2-voice polyphony Support for 432 Hz tuning Distortion effect Smoothly adjustable "Mass" parameter ...of sound, where the number of operating units can be regulated.
Note the above is a playlist for the the Anti Rave Frosty Edition. The listing below is for the Slopes Edition. Not sure how or if they differ. This appears to be the first post to feature Twin Tropiques.
"Fully Analog Patchable Synth with Aligator clips included.....Very unique sound and is perfect for Noise, Odd Glitchy sounds....All all the available patch opportunities, you can get some really sync'd Percussive Rhythms...Nice squishy Textures and lot's of Clocks, Gates, Noise, Logic, Dividers...it really is packed with features...You can also interact with other Eurorack Gear.
Specs below.......
2 VCO's (pulse and triangle outputs
Unique capacitor switching low pass filter capable of a wide range of sounds
- percussive pinging, metallic sounds, additive and comb synthesis, lush and mellow to harsh and abrasive mayhem
-3 XOR gates which can generate logic outputs from pulse inputs or can be used to ring modulate pulse waves
-pseudo random chaos generator inspired by the famous rungler module by Rob Hordijk, has clock and data inputs and chaos output, great as a sound source or for modulations + 4 circuit bending touch sensitive patch points)
-The circuit bent patch points allow a range of WTF type of non linear and unpredictable modulation, depending on how and where you patch them
-2 slope generators with voltage control on attack and release, end of cycle pulse output, and trigger, hold, and loop inputs
-2 waveshapers with 2 voltage control inputs each, for overdriving and mangling internal or external signals
In this demo we walk through everything Birds offers: four generative styles (Stormo, Ostinato, Cantabile, and Puntillista), eight pitch mutation algorithms, and independent gate evolution controls that keep both the melody and the rhythm moving as the sequence plays.
The core idea is straightforward. Generate a sequence, set your Difference Limit, and Birds will drift away from that original reference and back toward it -- creating variation that stays musical. The bird-on-wire interface shows you exactly which notes are original, which have evolved, and which are inactive, so you always know where the sequence stands.
Whether you're building evolving loop beds, generating melodic material for a live set, or just breaking out of patterns you've played a hundred times, Birds gives you a sequence that works with you rather than sitting still.
Birds reads Ableton Live's scale and root key directly. Use it diatonic for in-key lines or switch scale mode off for chromatic and atonal results. Drive it from Ableton's transport or use MIDI Trigger mode to sync it to external hardware."
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Static sequences repeat. Birds evolves. This MaxforLive instrument generates 16-step melodic sequences and mutates them in real time -- drifting away from the original idea and back again, creating melodies that breathe, shift, and surprise without losing their thread.
Inside you'll find:
Four generative styles -- Stormo, Ostinato, Cantabile, and Puntillista -- each producing distinct melodic character
Eight pitch evolution algorithms including Chromatic, Gravity, Smooth, Drift, Interval, and Rotate
Difference Limit control to set how far the sequence drifts from the original reference
Independent gate evolution with Shuffle, Density, and Chaos controls for rhythmic mutation
Generation tab with full control over density, note range, velocity range, and motif length
Here's to you my 'No talking demo' of this FREE emulation of the Ensoniq SD-1 developed by Sojus Records, which brings back to life this iconic synthesizers!
This VST3 plugin is a faithful, hardware-level emulation of one of the most unique digital synthesizers of the early ’90s.
Originally released in 1990, the Ensoniq SD-1 comes from a lineage of evolving Transwave wavetable synthesizers, following the ESQ-1, SQ-80, and VFX series. It combines additive-style waveform layering with powerful modulation, placing it alongside classics like the PPG Wave and Waldorf Microwave in the world of hybrid digital synthesis.
This "MAME-based" VST3 plugin brings the SD-1/32 to life inside your DAW for the first time. Despite being a proof-of-concept, it is already fully functional and incredibly deep.
The demo showcases some of the presets created directly from the engine – from lush pads and evolving textures to digital timbres and analog-style patches. Each patch can layer up to 6 waveforms from the original ROM, shaped by dual multi-mode filters, complex envelopes, LFOs, and an extensive modulation matrix. The built-in effects processor adds classic reverb, chorus, flanging, and delay.
Key features of the plugin include: • Full VST3 support (Windows & macOS, Intel + ARM) • Complete MIDI implementation including polyphonic aftertouch • Full VST automation (all controls) • Import of original VFX / VFX-SD / SD-1 SysEx files • Resizable GUI with multiple panel layouts • Support for original disk images and cartridges • Optional multi-output routing (main + aux) • Built-in sequencer support (with original OS disk) • And much more...
⚠️ Important: This plugin requires original Ensoniq SD-1 ROM files (not included for copyright reasons). Please check the documentation for setup instructions.
⚠️ Note: Due to the nature of the emulation, CPU usage can be high and only one instance can run per DAW session.
This project is an exciting step toward preserving and reimagining classic digital synthesizers in modern workflows. If you’re into vintage gear, wavetable synthesis, or rare digital textures, this is definitely worth exploring.
"This is an extremely rare toy from 2023—one that, for some reason, seems to have been on the market for only a very short time—yet it is anything but a mere toy.
The controller pairs via Bluetooth with an app called X808. This app runs exclusively on iPhone or iPad. There is a stripped-down freeware version (featuring limited synth and effect parameters) and a full version available for 8 euros. Both versions provide access to a few acoustic kits as well as ALL THE ESSENTIAL ROLAND drum machines—specifically the 808, 909, 606, 707, 626, 727, CR78, and CR80. Furthermore, it includes a full-fledged bass synthesizer and *two* full-fledged Kaoss Pads!
I tested the device using only the freeware version, and even that alone is absolutely incredible.
Naturally, you can program beats, basslines, and even full songs; moreover, the controller features an extremely intuitive design—well, as one would expect, since it *is* designed for children.
Something seems to have gone wrong with the marketing, however, because a unit this powerful really shouldn't be classified as a 'toy' anymore.
The device is brand new and has been tested just once.
The internal batteries are charged via USB.
Incidentally, the user manual translates the term 'mixer' as 'stirring device.' Got it?"
A drone workstation for the terminal, featuring 4x famously open sourced macro oscillator synth module whose name must not be spoken, extensive modulation capabilities, and custom tailored effects including a granular delay.
The screenshots demonstrate how the tool looks like when it's launched through Rio Terminal, an amazing terminal emulator that supports RetroArch shaders. For clarity, Rio Terminal is NOT a requirement.
I highly recommend downloading a Nerd Font (like JetBrains Mono Nerd) and using it on your preferred terminal emulator to make sure all special characters used in the UI id splayed as expected though.
There's a README.md file included in the downloads. It's in Markdown format. It's human-readable with any text editor, but I strongly suggest using an app that supports Markdown format to view it with better formatting. Worst case scenario, you can paste it into a Markdown viewer website like this to read it properly.
DEEP/4 is a painstaking recreation of one of the most powerful multi-effects processors ever built. Every algorithm has been rebuilt at the instruction level from the original 24-bit DSP hardware, preserving the exact digital character of the algorithms that made these units legendary in studios worldwide.
All 43 original algorithms, mathematically verified against the original DSP architecture. No guesswork.
Features
Four Independent Effects Engines
The DEEP/4 is a powerhouse multi-effects processor featuring 43 fully programmable, high-fidelity algorithms including reverbs, chorus, flanging, delays, distortion, and pitch shifting. Operate it as a single massive effects system, a pair of stereo processors, or four entirely independent units. Its advanced routing matrix supports true serial, parallel, and feedback configurations to sculpt complex effect topologies that conventional units simply can't touch. Flexible Multi-Unit Routing
Run all four units in series for massive effect chains, split them into parallel paths for layered textures, or use feedback routing to create evolving, self-modulating soundscapes. DEEP/4 provides independent routing control for each pair (A/B and C/D) plus a main bus link — supporting serial, parallel, and two feedback configurations with adjustable feedback amount. Use it as a single 4-unit processor, two independent stereo pairs, or four standalone effects. 43 Algorithms Across 7 Categories
From lush reverbs and complex multi-tap delays to pitch shifters, dynamics processors, and guitar amp simulations — every algorithm from the original hardware is here, rebuilt at the instruction level and fully programmable.
"Musical exploration of new eurorack filter by Crazy Chicken Modular - SHRIMPY."
Shrimpy is a fully analog multimode voltage-controlled filter with three simultaneous audio outputs: low-pass, band-pass, and high-pass. It was designed with a strong focus on character rather than neutrality.
The resonance is voiced to emphasize midrange frequencies, giving the filter a present, expressive tone that cuts through a mix. At higher settings, it becomes vivid and assertive without collapsing into thinness.
At the heart of Shrimpy lies an unusual distortion chain integrated directly into the filter core. This distortion adds a pleasant crunch, enriching the sound. When pushed further, it can turn glitchy and rustling, introducing rough textures and unstable edges that make the filter feel alive. It should be noted that the distortion sound characteristics will depend on the Shrimpy settings and the input signal, since distortion occurs in the filter core itself, rather than at its input or output.
All parameters are fully voltage-controllable:
Cutoff frequency (with and without attenuator)
Resonance
Distortion amount
This makes Shrimpy a flexible yet opinionated sound processing tool, well suited for experimental patches, aggressive basses, textured leads, drones, and evolving soundscapes."
"Evolution of the original Phonec Synthesizer, retaining it's distinctive character while introducing new and expanded features with an improved workflow.
Inspired by the remnants of the video age, Phonec3 embraces the haunting qualities of decay and imperfection, exploring the various facets of aging sound. Drifting tones, fragile textures, faded melodies, distant atmospheres and irregular harmonics form a palette that feels organic and evolving. Aside from it's quirky nature, Phonec3 is a unique and powerful synthesizer, capable of producing a wide range of sounds in the realm of vintage analogue tones, lo-fi synthscapes, ethereal ambiance, minimal techno sequences, retro leads and hard hitting synth basses. It's intuitive GUI attempts to strike a balance between form and function, making it a very practical tool that can be creatively inspiring to work with."
Features: Dual Oscillators with various combinations: Mix, Ring, X-wave, logic. Sub Oscillator for beefing up the low end. Cascading lowpass filter with 4 stages + Milk & Acid Filters. Post Highpass Filter. Pre/Post Filter Distortion. 3-Stage Filter Separation. Melt: A unique feature that adds instant character to any patch with drifting pitch and amplitude fluctuations. Extended Melt functionality with extra tweaks under the hood. Arpeggiator that works in conjunction with a set of Note & Modulation Sequencers. Note Sequencer: 16-step pattern sequencer for pitch ranging -/+ one octave. Scale Mode: Locks the Note Sequencer to scale for snapping to harmony. Pitch Wheel Quantizer for note-stepped pitch bending that can snap to Scale Mode. Modulation Sequencer: 16-step pattern sequencer for amplitude and filter cutoff. 3 LFOs: BPM or Manual modes w/ Keytracking, and Note Retrigger. HFO (High Frequency Oscillator): FM style audio-rate modulator. 3 Modulation Envelopes for several additional parameters. Aftertouch and Modwheel control of multiple parameters at once. On-board FX include: EQ: A 3-Band Parametric Equalizer. Chorus: A lush chorus with multi-voice stereo spread. Echo: A dub-style delay unit with bandpass filter. Pan-Tracking. Patch Randomization of Sub-sections. Sub-presets: load/save settings for sub sections Preset Import from Phonec2 (bank import coming soon) Custom GUI scaling. Intuitive patch management system. Several presets to get you started.
"Surface32 is a groundbreaking, multitimbral control surface ecosystem that completely removes the friction between tactile hardware sound design and modern digital workflows. By seamlessly fusing a premium physical controller with a suite of synchronized software clients, Surface32 brings total bidirectional editing to the electronic musician's studio.
Surface32 is the system's brain. Featuring 36 continuous rotary encoders paired with 36 dedicated OLED screens, it holds up to 16 complete hardware synthesizer parameter sets (Instrument Definitions) in its memory at any given time. It bidirectionally updates your synthesizers and your software clients screens instantly, allowing you to work exactly how you want.
Surface32 operates on a dual-tier communication network. It talks to your hardware synthesizers using pure MIDI CC, NRPN, or SYSEX, while simultaneously communicating with the software clients using high-speed NRPN and SYSEX. If you turn a knob on the hardware, the software fader moves. If you move a software fader, the hardware OLED updates. All with zero feedback loops.
You can find the full technical specifications, architecture diagrams, and the different DAW/DAW-less workflows on synth_nyc here.
"Burg is a great way to start with modular synthesis and plugging in patchcables ;) It provides you with all necessary tools to start your modular journey now. It is a standalone synth voice, complex multi FX processor, controller for external gear or all at once. The perfect companion to any setup, if you already have modular stuff, wanna connect with instruments or other gear. It can work for many different musical approaches and creative processes, it bridges between the analog modular world and external gear. The unique combination of circuits let you customize your desired sound in all analogue ways.
18 individual and characterful modules allow you to explore beautiful and weird interactions. You can easily create dynamic melodies, harmonic drones, weird noises and outer space sound effects. If you plug-in an instrument, a microphone, your favorite tunes or the internal sounds, it is easy to modulate any signal with a crispy filter (wasp-style), a wavefolder, some heavy distortion and a double delay to glitch your mind away. With 55 patching points in total, possible combinations are almost endless. The intuitive touchpad interface gives easy control over multiple CV and gate signals at the same time and is the main modulation source of the Burg system.
Two light dependent controllers guarantee a unique behavior and can be modified easily according to your needs or for experiments. Also other modules can be modified by exchanging components on the back plate, so customizing the frequency range of the oscillators/LFOs or shaping your individual clipping distortion with different types of diodes is possible.
There are two power bus connectors on the backplate so Burg can be used as a power supply for other eurorack modules as well. The internal power supply can be powered with USB-C (barrel jack) from 9V to 18V (center positive) and can work as a power supply for small modular racks using a flying bus cable."
"Debussy’s Clair de Lune… played on a Moog Muse… then politely fed into Entropy Encoder (unusable.ai) until it started hallucinating.
This is a pre-release preview with automation-heavy settings and sequenced randomization firing at different musical divisions, so the “codec decay” breathes and glitches in time. Expect swish, birdies, smear, framey wobble, and the occasional moment where reality briefly loses its license.
🎛️ Source: Moog Muse
🧪 FX: Entropy Encoder (pre-release preview)
🌀 Automation + synced random at multiple time divisions
1. 7 Channel Mixer For My Modular Synth.
2. Medusa - Sound Effects for Modular Synths
3. Buffered Multi for Modular Synths. Powered by Arduino
4. Digital Delay Module - Powered by Arduino
5. Bleep - Modular Drum Synth - powered by Arduino
6. Solar - A Modular Synth, Powered by Arduino
7. Groove Box Modular Synth - Arduino Nano
8. Freaq FM Synth. My Take on the Awesome MeeBleeps Synth
9. Mutant Generative Synth - Powered by Arduino
"Start at 1:20 for a little fun jam.
Got some time to work on "tbish" TB-303 emulator in CircuitPython.
This video shows some of the updates.
The updates include:
new mapped_pot_controller to allow the pots to have different modes
sequencer has separate lane for slides so that accent & slide can happen on same step
tbish_synth now has 4 different waveforms to choose from
can edit the sequence steps, both notes and accents/slides/mutes
can switch between sequences
can adjust bpm & steps_per_beat
actually using the LEDs
Been working on this for a while and it's finally at a point where I want to share it.
*Tresse* is a standalone polyphonic synthesizer built around Mutable Instruments' Plaits DSP code, running on an ESP32-S3 with a custom PCB. Three voices of polyphony, 38 synthesis engines, USB, DIN/TRS and Bluetooth MIDI, and perhaps Ableton Link and our upcoming stack (VMB) Våld Modular Bus, expected to ship this summer, and which will a new wireless comms protocol with negligible latency, auto discovery and machine mesh capabilities (to be released soon). Also enough knobs and encoders to actually play the thing without menu-diving, and a battery for when you're bored outside of your studio.
*The core idea:* take the full Plaits engine library — all 24 algorithms — and make it polyphonic in a self-contained hardware instrument. Then keep going and add 14 more custom engines on top. There are hundreds of options similar to this in modular systems and i thought why not bring all these god-level creative tools to bedroom, desktop producers who don't have the money or the space (or will) to mingle in the modular space, and bring them one contained box with all they need.
What's inside
*ESP32-S3* doing all the DSP across both cores (voices 0+1 on Core 1, voice 2 on Core 0, parallel render) **PCM5102A DAC**, 24-bit output, 32kHz sample rate *4 pots + 4 rotary encoders* through CD74HC4067 mux and MCP23017 I2C expander *OLED display* (128×64) for patch info, engine select, preset browsing *USB MIDI + BLE MIDI* — works with everything, no adapter needed for wireless Custom PCB, all through-hole friendly
38 engines
The first 24 are straight from Plaits — East Coast, Phase Distortion, all three DX7 variants, Terrain, String/Chords, Chiptune, Wavetable, Speech, Swarm, Particle, the Rings modes, the three drum engines, etc.
Then 14 custom engines built from scratch:
*Karplus-Strong* — proper physical string modeling with excitation morphing (noise → impulse → tonal) *ByteBeat* — 8 classic formulas with pitch-tracked rate, gets wild *CZ Phase Distortion* — Casio CZ-style, three distortion shapes *Supersaw* — up to 7 detuned saws with PWM, the obvious one but it needed to exist *Formant* — vowel synthesis with 3 bandpass resonators, gender shift control *2-Op FM* — clean FM with 13 ratios and operator feedback *Wavefolder* — sine/tri/saw/square source into a proper folder with bias *Noise Drums* — SVF-based with pitch envelope, covers kicks through metallic hits *Modal Resonator* — 8 tuned bandpass partials, morphs from harmonic → bell → bar inharmonicity, with a bowed excitation mode *Sympathetic Strings* — 3 coupled Karplus delay lines with controllable coupling and interval ratios *Comb Resonator* — 4 parallel comb filters with spread control *Drawbars* — organ-style additive with 8 Hammond-ratio partials *Complex Oscillator* — FM into wavefolder, Buchla-adjacent territory *Grain Noise* — granular noise with smoothing, good for textures and pads
Controls
Three parameter layers accessible via toggle buttons:
*Normal* — Timbre, Morph, Harmonics, Color on pots; Attack, Decay, FM, LFO Depth on encoders *MOD* — Fold, Detune, Ring Mod, Chorus on pots; LFO destination/shape/speed/sync on encoders *SHIFT* — Filter Cutoff/Reso/Env/Type on pots; Portamento, Octave, Vibrato depth/speed on encoders
Hold both buttons → engine select overlay. Double-tap MOD → system menu (randomizer, MIDI config, play mode). Double-tap SHIFT → preset browser across three banks (own patches, generated, branches).
Play modes: Poly, Mono, and chord modes (Major, Minor, 7th, Sus4, Power, Octave).
The randomizer is one of my favorite things — it generates random patches with procedural names (stuff like "Velvet Moth" or "Iron Shard"), you scroll through them with the encoder, and save the ones you like to a generated preset bank. 512 slots each for generated and branch presets, 128 for your own.
What it sounds like
Honestly covers a lot of ground. The Plaits engines already span everything from classic analog to FM to physical modeling to noise, and the custom engines fill in some gaps I wanted — proper supersaw, real Karplus-Strong, the modal/sympathetic stuff for metallic and evolving tones, and the ByteBeat engine for when you want to go full chaos. The global FX chain (filter, wavefolder, ring mod, chorus) ties everything together.
The project should be available from April 2026, in kit or assembled units! Price to be discolsed once i have the final FINAL prototype, but shouldn't hurt the wallet.
This is a *Våld Labs* project from Lisbon Portugal. Much more to come.
Would love to hear what people think, and happy to answer questions about the build or the DSP. Be aware that this is a pretty advenced prototype, but still a prototype"
"Introducing my second sequencer for the Disting NT: Tintinnalogia. This Lua script (written with Claude) is an implementation of 'change ringing.' Invented in 17C England, change ringing is essentially a procedure for ringing church bells. It’s an early example of algorithmic composition, and is also proto-minimalist in its emphasis on a fixed, deterministic process. So...perfect for music-making on the modular!
All Tintinnalogia needs is a sample player with multiple trigger inputs: eg ALM Squid Salmple, Bitbox, or Disting’s own Sample Player.
Random thought: if the number of bells could be increased to 12, the script could be a twelve-tone serialism machine!
Katherine Hunt, 'The Art of Changes: Bell-Ringing, Anagrams, and the Culture of Combination in Seventeenth-Century England,' Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies (2018): connects change ringing to 'mathematical recreations' and to Early Modern ars combinatoria such as anagrams. If there was a meaning to change ringing, it was the 'exhaustion of meaning.'
Margaret Aston, Broken Idols of the English Reformation (2015): specifically, the chapter on bells.
Robert Adam Hill, 'The Reformation of the Bells in Early Modern England' (PhD thesis, 2012): dispels the assumption that bells lost their earlier, sacred meanings in the era of change ringing.
Brian Eno, 'Bells and their History,' Sound Unbound: Sampling Digital Music and Culture, ed. Paul D. Miller (2008). 'The same supply of metal would be made into cannon in wartime and would go back to bells after hostilities were over'
Ambient Engine is designed not just for 'making songs' but as a 'device that continuously generates sound.'
Load samples
Adjust the playback range and density
Add fluctuations with modulation
Record in real time
Even without playing, the sound continues to change autonomously according to the parameter settings.
Import sounds recorded with your smartphone and instantly create your own ambient music."
This one is in via GreyScale aka plantssystem whose videos you have likely seen on the site.
"GreyScale is a compact, self‑contained MIDI sequencer built entirely around the Raspberry Pi Pico (RP2040).
Its minimal hardware footprint hides a surprisingly deep generative engine, combining Euclidean rhythm generation, step sequencing, probability control, and evolving melodic behavior.
The clean GreyScale UI provides immediate visual feedback — step activity, Euclid parameters, probability states — all rendered on a crisp LCD. A joystick and four dedicated buttons offer fast, tactile control, keeping the workflow musical and instrument‑like rather than menu‑driven.
GreyScale runs completely standalone with standard MIDI output, making it an ideal partner for hardware synths, desktop modules, or DAW setups.
Designed for spontaneity and long‑form generative performance, it encourages exploration and rewards experimentation.
A small instrument with a refined feel, GreyScale blends DIY charm with a polished, modern sequencing experience."
