Bloop Groop Weekender Set for Sunday, Mar 22

You can find full details on the upcoming event this weekend at https://www.bloopgroop.com/...

"Bloop Groop, Dublin's hardware-synth hub famous for its low-pressure “Hang, Jam, Play” sessions, announces its debut 3-day Weekender from Friday 20 to Monday 23 March 2026, with live electronic shows, low-stakes sets, maker demos, talks and hands-on DIY.

Since late 2024, Bloop Groop - founded by Caroline Swords and Gary Byrne - has quietly grown into a regular fixture of Dublin’s electronic music calendar, hosting informal meets where newcomers and old pros share short, loud hardware sets to a friendly crowd. The project now counts a core membership (and surprisingly civilized WhatsApp community) in the hundreds, with over 150 live performances hosted across jams, meets and gigs in Dublin City spaces like The Digital Hub and Trinity College Dublin. The gang shares knowledge, support, and collaborates on music. And, of course, buys and sells each other gear!"

https://www.bloopgroop.com/

Alien 303 V2 (MONO) vs. Alien 4DX (Binaural space 3D Sound) | Acid Evolution Comparison

video upload by G-Sonique

"Alien 303 V2 (MONO) vs. Alien 4DX (Binaural space 3D Sound) comparison

Is Mono Acid dead? 🛸 In this video, we compare the legendary Alien 303 V2 with the groundbreaking Alien 4DX Binaural Topology synthesizer.

While traditional acid synths are usually mono and "flat," the new Alien 4DX uses a special 3D binaural topology that emulates analog circuits and DSP chips to place the sound directly in a 3D/4D space around your head. No quadraphonic setup needed – just your headphones or 2 speakers.

What’s the difference?

Alien 303 V2: The classic, punchy, '2D' mono acid lead that defined a generation.

Alien 4DX: A massive, organic, and harmonically rich sound that fills the entire stereo field using psychoacoustic principles (time shifts, phase distortion, and frequency modulation).


Key Features of Alien 4DX:

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Homework test 1

video upload by Giorgio Sancristoforo

"First test run of a new software"

Komodo by Krakli - Free Semi Modular Synthesiser Demo

video upload by steve webb

"32Bit only https://plugins4free.com/plugin/2943/"

"Komodo is a semi-modular synthesizer.

It has a vast range of self contained synth engines, Virtual Analog, Physical modelling, FM, and Bell tones (Ring mod) all routable via filters, Vector controllers, and a variety of envelopes and LFOs then on to multiple effects stages.

Each sound engine can furthermore be controlled by a combination of Keyboard, Sequencers or Arpeggiators.

Things can get crazy very quickly. Its also a very large GUI so some may struggle to fit it onto their screens. Komodo has historically not been that popular as it is a dificult beast to tame but persevere and you will be rewarded."

?Gitaar & ?TR606 & RC500

video upload by Gijs Gieskes

https://gieskes.nl/instruments/?file=...
https://gieskes.nl/instruments/?file=...

00:00 ..
02:17 The cassette player
02:34 ..
04:34 Drums and Guitar with distortion
07:03 I gave you my song

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Oberheim Matrix 1000 Clone Test (Voice 2 issue)

video upload by Martin Jan Köhler

Lese TEURI

video upload by DATABROTH

"Read my full review here: https://www.databroth.com/blog/teuri-...

00:00 Pads
01:03 Kicks
03:24 Noise


video uploads by Lese Audio Technologies

Teuri is for Distortion Morphing.

Teuri’s “Cellular Distortion” system puts multiple distortion models at different points on an XY pad and lets you live in the tension between them. Drag through the grid and blend through textures that were never meant to coexist. ragged fuzz bleeding into clinical overdrive, soft saturation collapsing into bitcrush.

No snapping, no quantizing, just continuous, organic layers of deterioration.

Since the different models can produce sound at different levels, Teuri internally handles these differences to give you a smooth morphing experience.

Highlights
Model Selection

Teuri comes with a broad palette of distortion characters; from analog circuit models to experimental processes that have no hardware counterpart.

Whether you’re reaching for the warmth of a pushed tube stage, the grind of a germanium fuzz distortion, or something that treats your audio less like a signal and more like a material to be torn apart, Teuri’s model selection is built to cover the full range of what distortion can mean.

Distortion Cells

Different distortion models are added on an XY pad, and the internal “Positional Blending” system handles smooth blending between them, regardless of model. The “blender” also attempts to balance between the gain differences that the models have in real-time.

Modulate More

Teuri has a modulation system, similar to the one in Glow and Smear. Offering up to four modulators which can be optionally synchronized to the DAW’s BPM & retriggered by the DAW’s playback state.

https://lese.io/plugin/teuri

JMT SYNTH / SRV-1b

video upload by beatsville store

https://beatsville.jp



A desktop spring reverb unit featuring a built-in miniature spring.

You can use its high-quality, authentic spring to achieve a beautiful, classic reverb—or you can dive headfirst into the lush, vibrant resonance of a wildly oscillating spring, letting yourself drift and drown in its saturated wetness. It gets absolutely drenched.

And while nobody explicitly told you to shake it, smack it around, or slam it against the table... well, naturally, you’re going to do it. After all, there’s a real spring inside that actually shakes! It’s the thrill of the authentic.

Mix the clean-boosted signal (GAIN) with the spring-reverb-processed signal (REVERB), then adjust the overall output volume using the LEVEL control.

When the switch is in the down position, the signal bypasses the effect, passing directly from IN to OUT. The LED illuminates when the effect is active.

*Powered by a DC 9V power adapter (center-negative / Tip = -); sold separately.

Baby Audio GRAINFERNO

video upload by DATABROTH

"Read my full review here: www.databroth.com/blog/grainferno-review

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

00:00 Melody and tweaking
02:56 SFX
03:54 Ambience
04:43 Chaotic Percussion"

Granular synthesis redefined

Break your samples apart to build new and unique sounds

Play any audio file like a synthesizer-in tune with your song

Explore a new world of sound design with audio as your raw material

A firestorm of granular power

Grainferno is an advanced granular instrument built around a new way of synthesizing sound from existing audio. Its next-gen grain engine breaks your samples into microscopic fragments and rebuilds them into entirely new textures.

From pristine tonal clouds to experimental digital noise, Grainferno turns your sample library into an endless source of playable inspiration.

Make a synth from any sound

Grainferno can generate grains at speeds fast enough to cross into the audio range. At these rates, grains stop behaving like texture and start acting like oscillators-turning any audio file into a playable synth voice.

Even at audio rates, traces of the original sonic character remain, giving you unique synth building blocks with the spectral fingerprint of your source audio.

Add modulation and grain-level shaping to build ready-to-use granular synth tones that stay in tune with your song like a traditional synth.

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Nightverb 1.02 update

video upload by Erica Synths

"This update adds a compressor and a noise gate, making it possible to create a true gated‑reverb effect. Famous from the 80s productions, gated reverb is an audio processing technique that combines reverb with a noise gate to create punchy sounds while keeping the mix clean.

More info: https://www.ericasynths.lv/news/post/..."

synthiota CircuitPython Drone Synthesizer Demonstration

video upload by ReLiC

"Full demonstration of the synthiota Drone. 8 Oscillators, 3 LFOs, effects, and more!

Hardware: https://github.com/todbot/synthiota
Software: https://github.com/relic-se/CircuitPy...
CircuitPython: https://circuitpython.org/

Libraries:
https://circuitpython-synthvoice.read...
https://circuitpython-synthiota.readt...
https://circuitpython-waveform.readth..."

Also see "tbish" update on "synthiota" board

CircuitPython Drone Synthesizer Demo on synthiota

video upload by ReLiC

"8-voice drone synthesizer written in CircuitPython for the Synthiota."

Software: https://github.com/relic-se/CircuitPy...
Hardware: https://github.com/todbot/synthiota

Dronage Terminal

video upload by Fedir Tkachov Music

"Simple ambient composition consisting of 3 drone layers and one sad sequence"

Dronage Terminal: Basics Tutorial

video upload by Bruce Menace

(Teaser) Taneler v0.1.0 - An ambient loop workstation in your terminal

video upload by Bruce Menace



via https://boorch.itch.io/dronage-terminal

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.

SYNTH-WERK Reintroduces Moon Modular

via SYNTH-WERK

"The next MOON MODULAR Modul from SYNTH-WERK…

It was the last filter design in 2024 from Gert Jalass, now available from SYNTH-WERK.

It is available and can be ordered from us, noisebug in USA and Schneiders Laden in Berlin.

More MOON MODULAR modules will follow…

Best regards,

Gerhard & Team

European Price: 390 Euro plus TAX"

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Introducing the Temecula DSP DEEP/4

video uploads by TemeculaDSP

via Temecula DSP

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.

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Heritage Patch Assistant

video upload by f1oat3d

"Preview of the new Patch Assistant feature that guides you in connecting physical cables according to the loaded preset."

DiscoDSP Releases Retromulator Based on The Usual Suspects dsp56300 Engine

via DiscoDSP

[Note: although DiscoDSP gives credit to The Usual Suspects, it's my understanding TUS is not happy about it. From a forum:

"He basically took our source, put his own wrapper on it and is trying to sell it and use it to promote his own business. Can't prevent it, but frankly this is reprehensible IMHO.

Yes. He knows he cannot legally "sell" it due to the licensing model our code is published under. Therefore he sells "support" of "his development efforts" to include difficult things like "git clone" and other Arcane and extremely difficult stuff. sigh... I'd strongly advise anyone using it not to actually pay him for it, but that is just my opinion.]

What isn't clear is whether the UI is just the player above or includes the full editors by The Usual Suspects. I'm hearing it's just the player, which in effect might be an upsell for the full editors by The Usual Suspects.

That said:

"Retromulator brings legendary hardware cores back to life through authentic low-level emulation. The virtual analog synths are powered by a faithful recreation of the Motorola DSP 56300 processor, the Yamaha DX7 runs a full emulation of its original chip set, and the Akai S1000 sampler plays your SF2, SFZ, and Bliss sample banks with studio-quality interpolation. Each core runs its actual firmware or sample data — delivering the unmistakable character of hardware that defined electronic music from the early 80s through the 2000s.

Unlike traditional software emulations that recreate synthesizer behavior by approximation, Retromulator emulates the original integrated circuits at the hardware level. The virtual analog synths run on a cycle-accurate Motorola DSP 56300, the Yamaha DX7 runs a full emulation of its Hitachi HD6303R sub-CPU and Yamaha YM21280/YM21290 EGS/OPS chip set, and the Akai S1000 sampler runs on the SFZero v3.0.0 engine with 8-point sinc interpolation supporting SF2, SFZ, ZBP, and ZBB sample banks. Each core executes its authentic firmware or sample data exactly as intended.

Load the ROM firmware from your own hardware or sample banks from your library, place them in the designated folder, and Retromulator takes care of the rest. The result is not an approximation — it is the real hardware running inside your DAW.

Retromulator is built on Gearmulator, an open-source synthesizer emulation project by the dsp56300 team. We are grateful for their extraordinary work in bringing these classic instruments back to life."

You can find demos of the dsp56300 engines in previous posts here.

Featured synths:

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KOSMOS – A Generative MIDI Sequencer for RP2040 (DIY Project)

You might recall KOSMOS from previous posts here. Plantssystem aka GreyScale wrote in to let us know the source code has been released. Details and link to the github repository follow.

"KOSMOS is a compact, self‑contained generative MIDI sequencer built on the Raspberry Pi Pico (RP2040).

Power it on, and it immediately begins producing evolving melodic patterns — no DAW, no clock source, no setup.

The project combines a Euclidean rhythm engine, Japanese‑mode melodic generation (Hirajoshi / Insen / Miyakobushi),
and a 240×240 LCD UI for real‑time visualization of steps, probabilities, and phrase movement.

A small instrument with a surprisingly expressive voice.

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Meet the Akuto Studio Chord Machine AKT-0.1: first jam with Torso S-4

video upload by Freaky Tweaky



"SWITCH BETWEEN 3 DIFFERENT KEYBOARD MODES TO PLAY CHORDS AND MELODIES (TONNETZ, ACCORDION, PIANO)

ADD DEPTH TO YOUR TRACK BY USING THE SCREEN TO MIX UP TO 4 MIDI EFFECTS SIMULTANEOUSLY AND PLAY NOTES IN DIRECT, BIMANUAL OR STRUM MODE

USE THE ROTARY KNOB TO SEAMLESSLY NAVIGATE THROUGH SEMITONES, OCTAVES AND CONTROL THE PITCH TO TRANSPOSE ANY TYPE OF CHORD"

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Xaoc Devices Kamieniec II - new features!

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Check with dealers on the right for availability.

XAOC Devices Kamieniec II Phaser and Allpass Expansion Review

video upload by Molten Music Technology




"KAMIENIEC II
ANALOG RESONANT PHASE ROTATOR

ALLPASS EXTENSION

MODELS OF 1977

Introducing two new Xaoc Devices products: Kamieniec II and its Allpass Expansion sidekick. Kamieniec II is an updated and extended revision of Kamieniec - our analog module inspired by a range of classic phaser effect units from the 1970s. We aimed to preserve the classic sound while making Kamieniec versatile enough to shine with any modular sound source. The newly released module shares the basic specifications with its predecessor: 4 and 6-stage outputs, built in triangle LFO (with a separate output in the true modular spirit), manual resonance control (up to extremely high values), and spicy feedback routing modes. On the other hand, Kamieniec II is a truly new beast with redesigned circuitry and new features, such as voltage control over resonance, a third feedback mode, and an LFO reset input. We have retained the chaining feature and we are glad to say Kamieniec II is fully compatible with the original Kamieniec, so you can easily mix and match both generations of the module should you develop a craving for more stages.

Want even more stages without sacrificing precious HP in your case? We've got you covered. Enter the Allpass Expansion - an optional circuit board installed at the back of Kamieniec II. It adds up to 16 sweepable stages for a total of 22 (!), making Kamieniec II one of the most multidimensional and versatile analog phasers available in Eurorack.

Oh, and one last thing - Kamieniec II is 10HP.

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Rave Generation VA-1000

video upload by Heiner Kruse - The Green Man(TGM) - sound.report

"Rave Generation VA-1000
#soundreport #tgm #thegreenman #thegreenmantgm #tgmthegreenman #heinerkruse
#basswerk #soundofcologne #soundcologne #modularesynthesizer #modularsynthesizers
#synthesizercloud #greenmansound #amazona"

via https://www.proaudiostar.com/

"VA-1000 is a 16-voice virtual-analog synth built for speed: JP-style Ultrasaw, deep unison, a 9-mode filter with audio-rate LP FM 12, expressive LFOs and three envelopes, plus chorus / delay / reverb with ducking, all on a clean one-page UI. Software Download (NO HARDWARE INCLUDED)"