MATRIXSYNTH: New Sound Machines

Thursday, January 15, 2026

The Birth of Enigma (Prototype demo, SOMA Labs)


video upload by SOMA Laboratory

"We are drawing back the veil on what is now unfolding within our laboratory :)"

"ENIGMA is an innovative synthesizer fully controlled by the position and movement of metallic objects.
Through a unique interface developed by SOMA, every metal object placed on the surface is transformed into sound."

https://somasynths.com/enigma/

Monday, January 12, 2026

Drone Scope by Tim Kaiser


video upload by Tim Kaiser

Friday, December 26, 2025

The future of synthesiser is in China ?


video upload by errorinstruments paul tas

"Some prototypes and models that I get from Chinese manufacturers are busy with development #ambientmusic #errorinstruments #noisemusic #experimental #noisetherapy #playdate #resonance #sounddesign"

Thursday, December 11, 2025

Error Instruments Introduces Das Ritual Candle Flame Synth Noise Generator


video upload by errorinstruments paul tas



"✨ The Ritual — Let the Flame Speak ✨ The Ritual is not just an instrument. It is a presence — a small, mysterious machine that invites sound, light, and spirit to merge into one living moment. At its core, The Ritual offers two elemental voices: a warm, crackling texture like burning wood, and a deep, sub-harmonic bass that vibrates through the body. Two outputs, two energies, both ready to shape the atmosphere of your space. But the true magic lies in the heart of the machine. In the center burns a candle. Three light-sensitive sensors observe the living flame — every flicker, every breath of air, every tiny movement of light. The flame becomes the conductor, shaping rhythm, modulation, and tone. It decides the pulse. It guides the sound. It becomes an oracle of vibration. With control voltage input, three intuitive potentiometers, and full compatibility with stand-alone setups, pedal chains, and Eurorack systems, The Ritual integrates effortlessly into any sonic temple you create. Add a touch of delay, let the harmonics bloom, and suddenly the sound becomes something else — psychedelic, hypnotic, deeply alive. A soundscape where chaos becomes beauty, and the smallest movement of fire transforms the entire universe of tone. Hand-crafted by Error Instruments, built in rugged Bricky format, The Ritual invites you to surrender your control and let the flame speak. Light the candle. Start The Ritual. Let the fire shape your sound"

Sunday, December 07, 2025

Synth:Bit – 16‑Note Micro:Bit Synthesizer Keyboard Module with OLED Display



via this eBay listing

"Synth:Bit – 16‑Note Micro:Bit Synthesizer Keyboard Module with OLED Display, Battery Pack & Audio Jack, Lego‑Compatible Base, Matrix Inputs, Jumper Pins for Expansion

16‑Note Synthesizer for Micro:bit — turns your Micro:bit into a full octave keyboard (16 inputs in a 4×4 matrix) for creative music projects and experimentation.

Integrated Audio Output & Battery Pack — built‑in audio jack to hook up a speaker and a portable battery pack so you can use it anywhere.

OLED Display & Intuitive UI — clear screen interface for visual feedback, settings, and control of synthesizer parameters.

Lego‑Compatible & Breadboard Friendly — board spacing fits LEGO bricks; jumper pins allow easy breadboard or external keypad integration.

Expandable & Open Source — supports expansion via jumper pins, external keypads, or custom builds; program via MakeCode, Python, or microcontroller tools."

Thursday, December 04, 2025

Gene CHROMAGENE - First Look


video upload by Gene Synths



"Pre-order at http://genesynths.com

Sound recorded directly from the back of the synth (No added effects / eq / reverb etc).

CHROMAGENE is an all analog, stereo polyphonic synthesizer with two halves. One half is an 8 voice 2 VCO polysynth where every oscillator can be tuned independently or transposed together, the other half is a polysynth that uses the Ring Modulated output of each pair of oscillators as its signal source.

This wide range of sound sources along with two analog filters and an on-board sequencer give Chromagene a wide palette of tones and textures.

Inspired by the earliest polysynths of the 1970s, it is fully polyphonic
(all 16 notes can be played at the same time), can be tuned to any scale or tuning,
is multi-timbral and touch sensitive.

The instruments key contacts are Immersion Gold plated and non-corrosive.

At the top, there are 16 tuning controls for the 8 pairs of oscillators. Each tuning control has a momentary pitch bend touch sensor below, so you can articulate each note individually. The top row of tuning controls (VCO-1) also shifts the oscillator below it, but the second row of tuning controls are independent. This allows you to preserve the tonal relationship by using the top tuning controls, or change it by detuning VCO-2.

These tuning controls allow you to tune the 8 pairs of oscillators to any scale, from a standard equal tuning to any microtonal, non-western or even unison tuning.

VCO-1 has a Pulse Width Modulation control and each set of oscillators has a master tuning control and an individual LFO control.

The 8 analog ring modulators take the VCO signals and multiply their output. VCO-2 is converted to a triangle pre-ring-modulator so that the ring modulated signal is fully continuous and not binary like pseudo-ring-modulators in some synths. This means you can create virtually any waveform by carefully tuning the input VCOs, and an endless variety of tones can be generated for each note individually.

The two filters, which can be panned from mono to full stereo using the panning control, are all-analog all-transistor low-pass VCFs, with individual cutoff, resonance and envelope-mod controls. The envelope amount controls go from negative (inverted) to positive. VCF-1 has mixer controls for VCO-1 and 2, and VCF-2, which is for the Ring modulated notes, has LFO cutoff modulation and Panning.

The 16 independent envelope generators have Attack, Decay, Sustain and Release controls.
The sequencer can be internally or externally clocked. Custom sequencer configurations can be set up, get in touch.

The synthesizer is built into a hand-made wood case.

Specifications

16 note polyphonic, multi-timbral
16 voltage controlled oscillators, tuneable to any scale
8 ring modulators (true ring mod, not xor)
All analog. Class A audio path
2x transistor filters with cutoff, resonance, attack (env mod +/-), lfo/panning controls
16 VC Envelope Generators (Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release)
24 VC Amplifiers (1 per oscillator + 1 per ring modulator)
Oscillator LFO modulation
Pulse Width modulation
Touch-sensitive pitch bends
16-note gold plated touch sensitive keyboard
In built sequencer, internally or externally clocked
2.1mm 9v centre negative power input
Can run on an external standard type 9v battery (please ask for a special adaptor cable if required)
2x 6.35mm (1/4 inch) audio output
6.35mm (1/4 inch) external clock input
27 x 22 x 5 cm

£1,055 special introductory price.

NOTE This is a pre-order. Delivery will be approximately one month after you pre-order (date will be confirmed via email).

Synth uses a standard guitar pedal type power supply (9v tip negative), I no longer include the power supply as I receive orders from lots of different countries, but I am happy to advise on power supply models."

Tuesday, December 02, 2025

Café Quantum


video upload by Patch Point

"By Ciat-Lonbarde"



"When the Cocoquantus2 first appeared, it didn’t just find an audience—it created one. Musicians, experimentalists, producers, and curious tinkerers fell in love with its organic chaos, character, and uncanny ability to turn accidents into art. It became a modern cult instrument because you couldn’t play it without forming a relationship with it.

Café Quantum continues that lineage with reverence—then boldly invents a new chapter.

At its core, Café Quantum preserves the tactile immediacy and playful unpredictability of the Coco ecosystem. But surrounding that familiar heart are entirely new tools designed to make the instrument feel more alive, more intelligent, and more expressive.

One of the biggest leaps is the open-source programmable engine. For the first time, players can write their own behaviors—little sonic personalities— at the Cafe modules, one for each side, and the Quantum module can carry them out by patching points. Whether it’s generative patches, evolving modulation, rhythmic structures, or strange autonomous rituals, the instrument becomes a creative partner. And thanks to the dedicated banana sockets, these behaviors integrate directly into the patch ecosystem. The Cafe module becomes a blank page for your imagination, shaped as far as your coding skills can carry you

The preamp has grown up too. Now it features a Norton gain character and adds a VCA input, making external dynamics, sidechaining, and voltage-controlled level manipulation feel effortless. On top of the newly redesigned preamp features you still have the envelope follower that opens the door to all sorts of expressive interactions between incoming audio and internal modulation.

Then comes the new magic trick:
A radio-based gestural controller sits atop the entire system, allowing 4 hands-free modulation reminiscent of a theremin. Move in space, and the instrument responds—pitch, delay time, grain density, feedback paths, whatever you choose. It transforms performance from knob-twisting to full-body expression."

Monday, December 01, 2025

SynthCone Glitch Storm MK II & Pelngator M


video uploads by SynthCone

Playlist:

1. Glitch Storm MK II
2. Glitch Storm краткий обзор и пример звучания.
3. Glitch Storm PsyTranse Jam
4. Glitch Storm MK II обзор
5. GlitchStorm + PicoCore Jam
6. Sampo + Glitch Storm MKII

"⚠Ещё одна новинка⚠

Этим летом на фестивале Гудрон в г.Пермь, я увидел один забавный синтезатор. Он сразу запал мне в душу своей вариативностью и звучанием. Естественно я захотел его повторить :)

Glitch Storm MK II - Цифровой синтезатор в стиле чип тюн. Может создавать от различных мелодических паттернов, которые можно изменять, до дрона.
Имеет выход для синхронизации, хорошо дружит с PicoCore.

Цена: 8000₽
Для заказа пишите в ТГ: @SynthCone_master"

Google translated:

"⚠Another new product⚠

This summer, at the Gudron festival in Perm, I saw a funny synthesizer. It immediately caught my eye with its versatility and sound. Naturally, I wanted to replicate it :)

Glitch Storm MK II - A chip-tune-style digital synthesizer. It can create everything from a variety of customizable melodic patterns to drone sounds.
It has a sync output and works well with PicoCore.

Price: 8,000₽
To order, message me on Telegram: @SynthCone_master"

Pelngator M

video upload by SynthCone

Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Herbs and Stones Seeds - mini noise synth


video upload by Herbs and Stones

"Seeds is a DIY noise synth that will be available to build at various workshops."

https://herbs---stones.com/seeds-work...



Seeds is a portable, battery-powered noise synth.

Its operation is based on the improper use of primitive CMOS digital technology: by forcing a linear output from an integrated circuit that operates using Boolean logic, by draining it of current and pushing its inputs to their limits, organic, unpredictable, and never-replicable sounds are achieved.

Seeds is an instrument with a vast array of sounds, designed for research and experimentation.

Technical Specifications:

Power: 4 AA batteries (included in the kit)
Output: Stereo TRS minijack

Sunday, November 09, 2025

Solar Sound Card - ear modular


video upload by Sonic Seed



"A light-sensitive, portable sound generator that extends Ear Modular beyond Eurorack.

Its circuitry responds to ambient light, transforming sunlight, shadows, or small light sources into dynamic sonic textures.

Built for direct interaction with the environment, it invites musicians to listen with their eyes and see with their ears, shaping sound through the shifting presence of light.

Equipped with an integrated speaker and powered by a coin-cell battery, it functions as a self-contained instrument—intimate, mobile, and alive to its surroundings.

Solar Sound Card is a series of light-sensitive sound cards.

Each card reacts to variations in light, transforming brightness and shadow into shifting sound.

Every card includes a built-in speaker, and can also be connected to external speakers via an audio jack.

The audio output provides SP+ (tip) and SP– (ring) signals.

At present, there are seven types of Solar Sound Cards — each with its own character, circuitry, and way of playing.

More info: https://sonic-seed.com/products/solar..."

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Error Instruments Introduces Indian Resonator Standalone


video upload by errorinstruments paul tas



"✨ The Indian Resonator — now in standalone form! ✨

After years of success in Eurorack, it’s finally here — the Indian Resonator Standalone.
You asked for it… and we made it happen.

🎛️ Two self-oscillating resonant filters that modulate each other — creating deep, organic, harmonic textures.
Somewhere between a synthesizer and an Indian flute.
Warm sub-bass meets airy, flute-like highs — the “air” in the sound. 🌬️

☀️ The standalone version adds something special:
Three light-controlled modulation oscillators — play it with your hands or experiment with light!
Turn each sensor on/off, or control everything with CV.
Perfect between your guitar pedals, Teenage Engineering, or Korg Volca setup.
And yes — it’s still Eurorack compatible. ⚡

🔌 Includes power supply + demo video.
Available now."

Monday, October 20, 2025

SenSinth - VP+ .Самодельный звуковой синтезатор


video upload by VladimirRadiomay

Eglish below.

"Сенсорный синтезатор звука.
Режим сенсорной подачи созвучий.
Режим постоянного звука.
Режим подачи звука пачками, пульсацией.
Режим плавающего тона.
Четыре пары верхних сенсоров - 4 тона в с октавной разницей.
Нижняя пара - другой тон, подстраивается ручкой для минорных и мажорных созвучий.
Кнопки для добавления призвуков. Кнопка пульсации.
Ручка тембра и громкости.
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(Пожалуйста, указывайте в комментарии к переводу «Поддержка творчества»)
Спасибо каждому, кто помогает. Это мотивирует меня создавать новую музыку и браться за не лёгкий труд составления схем этих синтезаторов."

Googlish:

"Touch sound synthesizer.
Touch mode for supplying consonances.
Continuous sound mode.
Burst and pulsating sound mode.
Floating tone mode.
Four pairs of upper sensors - 4 tones with an octave difference.
The lower pair is a different tone, adjusted with a knob for minor and major consonances.
Buttons for adding overtones. Pulse button.
Tone and volume knob.
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Support:
If you like my sound creativity and you want to thank me, you can do it voluntarily by transferring to my Sberbank card: 2202 2062 7925 5298
(Please indicate in the comments to the transfer 'Support creativity')
Thank you to everyone who helps. This motivates me to create new music and take on the difficult work of drawing up the circuit diagrams of these synthesizers."

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Hesperides Mobile Synthesis Platform from Altered State Machines



From the creator of Aristotle



Currently on Kickstarter

Introducing Hesperides

Hesperides is Altered State Machines' new handheld synthesizer built

to accompany you on your venture to the outer regions of dissonance and back.

Designed for performance and explorative sonic mangling.

Every control can bring a drastic adjustment to the sound.

Go from vanilla to completely alien.

Self contained and portable, especially so with the battery pack.

Lend your support to our project, and put a little more chaos in everyone's pocket.

Altered State Machines history

Hi, we're Jesse and Ed.

Jesse became fascinated with modular synthesis around 2016 and went back to school as an electronic engineering technician to learn how to repair and create his own eurorack modules.

Altered State Machines grew out of Jesse's first project, the Aristotle sequencer which is now in its fifth iteration. Jesse is our electronics and hardware mastermind. Ed joined forces to twiddle bits with the software.

Saturday, October 11, 2025

SCRATCH FIGHTER


video upload by HOME BAKE INSTRUMENTS

"SCRATCH FIGHTER is a new musical instrument based on scratch performance using a turntable.

Although the operation is the same as scratching with a turntable, it is relatively easy to play scratches. In addition to the built-in samples, there are three sampling slots.

shop link
https://zenmarket.jp/en/mercari.aspx?..."

K-1


video upload by LMZ

#K1 #lmzvuk #analog #synthesizer #drumsynth #sounddesign #analogsound

Monday, September 15, 2025

Paxy-1


video upload by LMZ

"#analog #synth #lmz #sensorsynth #analogsynth #sounddesign #lmzvuk #noise #noisemusic #noisebox"

Sunday, September 14, 2025

Orgeldream WOAS & Modern Sounds Pluto


video upload by Koovalectro

"First day with the WOAS, sending a clock to the Pluto. Double tapping the Wavesnap button samples a distorted version of the machine’s total output into channel 4 and then plays it back. Lovely random fun"

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

DecadeBridge FOUR - Drone synth/Utility & CV Source


video upload by DecadeBridge

FOUR - CV Source

video upload by DecadeBridge



"FOUR is a 4 oscillator ( surprisingly) drone synth/utility instrument.
The 4 square wave generators are grouped into pairs and routed through 1 of 4 NOR logic gates. The outputs of the logic gates can then be mixed together to create stacked drones and chords.
FOUR can also be used as a CV source or to gate/trigger other equipment.

https://decadebridge.etsy.com/uk/list...

FOUR manual:-
https://www.decadebridge.com/Download..."

Sunday, September 07, 2025

Meet The CrankDrone by Tim Kaiser


video upload by Tim Kaiser

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Explaining Solar installation quantum cloud


video upload by errorinstruments paul tas



"Solar Installation — A Music Box from the Future

Solar Installation is an experimental synthesizer — a bridge between art, sound, and technology. It reimagines how we interact with music, offering a different and deeply artistic way to explore and create sounds.

At its core lies a patch bay that opens up endless sonic possibilities. By experimenting with its connections, you can discover countless “sweet spots” where unexpected textures and tones emerge. The engine itself is alive with movement, evolving harmonics, and shifting layers of sound.

An integrated effects processor lets you transform these tones even further, adding lo-fi echoes, delays, and atmospheric modulations to shape entirely new sonic landscapes.

What truly sets Solar Installation apart is its dual-mode oscillators. Each of the four oscillators can be controlled in two unique ways:

• Precision Mode – using traditional potentiometers for accurate, tactile manipulation.
• Light Interaction Mode – using highly sensitive light sensors that respond to movement and changes in illumination.

This makes the instrument behave like an interactive installation. By positioning it in different lighting environments or allowing natural shadows to play across its sensors, the machine evolves on its own, creating ever-changing, generative music.

Sometimes, it behaves like a futuristic music box — a self-driven system producing evolving patterns, unexpected harmonies, and “happy accidents.” It invites you to let go of control and embrace the beauty of randomness, where sound becomes an organic, living experience.

Solar Installation exists between instrument and sculpture, science and art, intention and chaos. It’s not just about making music — it’s about exploring possibilities.

Available www.errorinstruments.com #eurorack #electronicinstrument #lifeisbutadream #automobile #affordablegear #diyelectronics #circuitbending #haveitoldyoulatelythatiloveyou #modularsynth #error"

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