LARKING — Quantized Ambient Drone Instrument

video upload by recoverysounds

www.recoveryeffects.com

"Larking is a 4 voice ambient drone synthesizer that redefines what a playable synth can be. Pitch is quantized, with each voice locking to a selectable key and one of eight musical modes for consistent harmonic control.

A standalone instrument for immediate tactile performance and tonal exploration, Larking functions as a sound design tool, performance instrument, or central voice in effects based setups. It integrates easily into pedalboard systems and complex signal chains.

Without traditional keys, it shifts focus from fixed patterns to guided harmonic discovery. Voices can be triggered via onboard controls, gate inputs, or MIDI, supporting hands on playing, modular systems, and sequencing.

Each voice features independent pitch control that snaps to scale degrees, enabling open ended melodic movement within a stable musical framework.

At its core is a morphing tonal engine. The Shape control moves each voice from a warm sine like foundation into harmonic saturation with analog style overtones, grit, and complexity, delivering a deep resonant low end with strong weight and bass response. Attack and Decay shape voice response from percussive rhythmic strikes to slow evolving swells that dissolve into space.

A global LFO modulates pitch across all voices, from subtle drift to extreme instability. Onboard reverb expands everything into a deep spatial field and atmospheric wash. The result is an instrument between a melodic synth, drone machine, and experimental performance tool, grounded in musical structure and open to pitch based exploration."

Prophet 10 and MIDI MORPHEUS - an LFO generator for the Prophet 10

video upload by MIDERA

"When I was playing around with the Roland MKS-80, I kept thinking "My Prophet 10 sounds soooo much like this, do I really need to spend $$$ on getting an MKS?" The things I loved so much about the MKS (and actually the Kawai SX-240 which I sold) related to the LFO. I love a good reverse saw LFO and a random LFO. Notably, these are absent from the Prophet 10.

I started building another device I haven't showcased yet, and I realized I could repurpose that work to make an LFO module, which is what you're seeing here. So what can it do? It currently targets multiple CC destinations with adjustable depth, speed, and waveform shape.

Been having a lot of fun with it so far, creating sounds the Prophet 10 could not do unless I had a Yorick LFE, which is no longer made and was a little too expensive for me to justify purchasing. This is far cheaper (although I don't want to think about how much I've spent in parts/time building this!).

Cheers

NI RAUM used for reverb
#nativeinstruments #raum #sequentialprophet10"

Audio Damage Releases Traverse Lo-Fi Tape Effect

via Audio Damage

"Traverse is a lo-fi tape effect and stereo delay in one plugin. The cassette side runs a hysteresis-modeled tape engine with Drive, Wow, Flutter, and a tilt-EQ Tone control. The delay side does what delays do — Time, Feedback, Width, sync, ping-pong. A Post-Delay routing toggle lets you swap their order, so you can use it as either a tape-flavored delay or a cassette effect with a delay built in.

Layered on top: a four-control splice system for procedural dropouts, and a procedural noise generator with nine styles — Hiss, Crackle, Dust, Fan Rumble, 60Hz Hum, 50Hz Hum, White, Pink, and the Califone Card Reader. The noise routes into the cassette path, so whatever else you've dialed in shapes it on the way out.

This is the third entry in our Motion Effects family, alongside Ascent and Descent. Same as the rest of our catalog: Mac, Windows, Linux, and iOS. No DRM, no subscriptions, no dongles, perpetual license."

You can find additional details at Audio Damage.

Arithmophone Pentatone - New iOS Music App

video upload by Arithmophone

"The Arithmophone Pentatone is a new iOS music app featuring an easy-to-play pentatonic keyboard and a built-in synthesizer."

"Pentatone is available now in the Apple App Store, for iPhones and iPads running iOS 15 or above.

The app is completely free (no in app purchases, no ads or tracking).

Most iOS music apps either give you piano keys or a grid-based interface. Pentatone takes a fresh approach, optimised for the ergonomics of touchscreen devices and inspired by instruments like the kora and mbira. It also has a sophisticated scale selection system that includes all the common pentatonic scale types and unlocks some more unusual ones.

Pentatone features:

An easy-to-play keyboard, split for two handed playing

An original pentatonic scale system with 9 selectable scales, in just intonation or standard tuning

A custom Audiokit-based synth engine (binaural 2x2 operator FM with stereo detune, resonant filter, delay and reverb)

25 preset sounds with macro sliders for tone and ambience

Initial touch and aftertouch response, both polyphonic

User feedback from the public beta:

"this has such a nice design and ui, colors are fresh and remind me of piet mondrian"

"Sounds incredible and can’t wait to use this in my workflow!"

"This is an inspiringly expressive instrument, my friend! Really a joy to interact with."

"Amazing! Love the simple UI and the musical keyboard. Also the sounds are lovely!"

"It’s very fun to play!"

"Looks beautiful!!!"

The app is completely free (no in app purchases, no ads or tracking)."

Out Now: Carbon Electra 2 | Scale Lock, Wave Terrain & Diatonic Sequencing

video upload by Scaler Music

Out Now: Carbon Electra 2 | Scale Lock, Wave Terrain & Diatonic Sequencing

video upload by Scaler Music

"Carbon Electra 2 is the world’s most musical synth. combining wave terrain synthesis, Scale Lock, chord progressions and diatonic sequencing in one powerful instrument.

Get Carbon Electra 2 at https://scalermusic.com/products/carb...

Carbon Electra 2 takes the much-loved sound of the original Carbon Electra and reimagines it for a new generation of producers, composers and sound designers.

In this first announcement video, Davide Carbone gives you a sneak preview of some of the new features, including:

• All-new Wave Terrain Oscillators
• Load your own terrain from PNG images
• Scale Lock for chords, oscillators and MIDI input
• Scale degree-based oscillator tuning
• Diatonic Sequencer
• Diatonic Note Sequencer
• Step sequencing and musical motion tools

Carbon Electra 2 is designed to make synthesis more musical, more intuitive and more creative - letting you generate basslines, melodies, chord motions, textures and evolving synth parts that stay locked to the key and scale of your track.

Powerful synthesis meets musical intelligence."

Carbon Electra 2 | The BEST Presets Demo (No Talking) ‪@scalermusic‬

video upload by Davide Puxeddu

"Discover the raw power of the officially released Carbon Electra 2 by Scaler Music! In this video, I showcase a carefully curated selection of my absolute favorite presets out of the 362 included, taking you on a sonic journey through this incredible synthesizer.

No talking, just pure, unadulterated sound design. Put on your studio headphones or turn up your monitors to experience the massive basses, lush pads, and cutting leads generated by the brand new Wave Terrain oscillators and the Scale-Aware musical filters. Whether you are producing electronic music, cinematic scores, or synthwave, these patches demonstrate exactly what this upgraded 4-oscillator synth engine is capable of.

More Info: https://scalermusic.com"

MPC Live III Retro | A New Special-Edition Colorway Inspired by the Original MPCs of the Late ‘80s

video upload by Akai Professional

"Meet MPC Live III Retro, a special-edition colorway inspired by the original MPCs of the late ‘80s. From sampling and sequencing to arranging full songs, it’s an all-in-one production powerhouse. Create wherever inspiration strikes and stay in the standalone MPC workflow from start to finish.

Now available worldwide."

Jynth – Physics Analog Synth - Teaser

video upload by Fingerlab

"Meet Jynth, the new synth by Fingerlab for iPhone, iPad and Mac — the warm, analog soul of the iconic Roland Juno-106, reimagined with a groundbreaking Physics Engine for organic, living sound.

Jynth will be available on June 4, 2026.
Pre-order it now for free on the App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/jynth-p...

Designed for leads, basses, keys & pads, Jynth delivers that classic vintage character you love — housed in a meticulously crafted, photo-realistic interface that looks as good as it sounds.

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Korg USA Mourns the Passing of Jack Hotop, Legendary Sound Designer and Innovator

Some sad news in via Korg.

You can find posts on MATRIXSYNTH featuring Jack Hotop here for a look back on his influence in the synthesizer community. The first post was a simple pic back in 2006.

Press release from Korg follows:

Over a 40-Year Career, the Influential Synthesist and Accomplished Touring Keyboardist Shaped the Sonic Architecture of More Than 100 Landmark Instruments, Including the Historic M1 Workstation

MELVILLE, N.Y. - Korg USA announces with deep sadness the passing of longtime employee, celebrated sound designer, and musical instrument industry icon Jack Hotop. Joining Korg USA (then Unicord) in 1983, Hotop started as Senior Voicing Manager and spent over four decades driving the development, sound design, programming, voicing, and product demonstrations for more than 100 Korg products. As a pioneering engineer and exceptionally skilled performer, his extensive contributions helped guide the evolution of synthesizers and digital workstations from the early 1980s through the modern era, leaving an indelible imprint on instruments used by musicians around the world and for generations to come.

Hotop’s foundational expertise was anchored in a rigorous musical and technical background. Raised in a musical family, he began piano lessons at age seven, inspired by his father, a musician featured on several Broadway cast recordings, and numerous pianists on his mother’s side. By age 14, he was actively performing in local bands on a Gibson 101 organ. He pursued formal training at the Berklee College of Music, majoring in arranging, composition, and accompaniment, before expanding into emerging music technology at the Boston School of Electronic Music under Roger Powell. It was there that Hotop established his core synthesis fundamentals using early hardware including the ARP Odyssey, 2600, 2500, and EMS Synthi, building a deep understanding of waveforms, envelopes, low-frequency oscillators, and modulators.

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introducing splines

video upload by Þ

"A first tour of the new splines eurorack module by thorn.audio out now.
For more information please visit the manual page at:
://thorn.audio/splines"

This one was sent my way via Meska.

"Splines is a visual vector curve generator in Eurorack format, with a wide frequency range and a built in quantizer, cv scope and cv processing capability.

It can be used in ways similar to a wavetable VCO, LFO, step sequencer or envelope generator.

Onboard quantizer scales, backups and firmware updates are managed as you would use an external USB drive.

It’s a small, shallow, multifaceted addition to any setup, and for touring rigs it can fill many roles in exchange for little space and weight.

in depth.
In the technical sense "splines" are most commonly used in 3d modelling, animation and vector graphics. It's essentially just a way of creating a curved path from one point to another.

In this module, you have up to sixteen user configurable points or nodes which function much like a step sequencer, where the X axis represents time and the Y axis represents voltage.

When the phase(time) reaches the X position of a node, the 1v/oct output changes to the Y position value of that node.

Each of the sixteen nodes also has a configurable trigger setting, determining if the gate output goes high when the phase crosses the X position of the node.

The nodes are connected by a spline and the shape of this spline is determined by three parameters; Tension, Continuity and Bias. The spline output gives you a voltage following this curve.

Tension changes how extreme the curve between the nodes is.

Continuity sets the angle of the spline at the node.

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ST Modular - Rattlecore (Piezo Preamp & Filter PCB)

video upload by ST Modular (Stefan)

"Rattlecore is a compact, high-gain piezo preamp PCB with an integrated high-pass filter. It is designed for DIY noise boxes, contact microphones, and experimental sound sources.

In this video, I briefly demonstrate a DIY wooden enclosure with installed metal parts that houses the Rattlecore PCB and can be played as a sound source.

More info: st-modular.de

00:00 Chapter 1
00:32 Chapter 2
01:29 Chapter 3
03:15 Chapter 4
04:23 Chapter 5"

key features
High-quality OPA1656-based preamp
Adjustable gain from +10 dB up to +50 dB
Integrated high-pass filter (47 Hz – 4.8 kHz)
Optimized for piezo contact microphones
Clean virtual ground via TLE2426 rail splitter
Onboard power LED
Protection diodes on input
Compact PCB for easy enclosure builds
Designed for 9V DC operation (battery or DC)
Soft grounding option for enclosure

ARTURIA Introduces Memory V | Analog Ladder Titan

Playlist:

1. Memory V | Analog ladder titan | ARTURIA
2. Memory V | Overview Tutorial | ARTURIA
3. Arturia Memory V: The Infamous Memorymoog reborn! - CatSynth TV
4. Arturia MEMORY V - The Memorymoog is BACK! Factory Presets Demo (No Talking) - Davide Puxeddu
5. Arturia Memory V | No Talking | - DKS SYNTH LAB



"Wield phenomenal power with Memory V, Arturia’s definitive software reimagining of the legendary Memorymoog. A titanic, front-of-mix analog instrument built for commanding leads, bold brass, and true polyphonic depth — delivering unmistakable vintage weight with modern stability and control. Harness the raw, expressive character of a true analog classic, reborn for today’s production workflows.

Memory V captures the colossal analog character and triple-oscillator architecture of one of the rarest polyphonic synthesizers ever made, recreated with Arturia’s advanced TAE® technology and expanded with modern modulation, arpeggiation, effects and expressive workflow integration.

From towering brass and dense basses to evolving leads, cinematic pads and unstable analog textures, Memory V delivers the unmistakable weight of early-80s polyphonic synthesis in a reliable, production-ready instrument.

_A true Analog Titan

Memory V honors the architecture that defined an era of polyphonic synthesis, and adds the tools you need to push it further.

Best-in class recreation

Discover the weight, movement and edge of the original hardware, preserved through component-accurate TAE® modelling of its oscillators, filter, mixer, drive and analog non-linearities.

Triple-oscillator architecture

Three free-running oscillators per voice deliver the harmonic depth that set the Memorymoog apart. Stack Square, Ramp and Triangle waveforms, shape pulse width and sync oscillators for rich, animated sounds

Legendary ladder filter

Shape sound with a modelled low-pass ladder filter per voice, complete with 24 dB and 12 dB modes, self-oscillation and Bass Compensation to preserve low-end weight at higher resonance.

Authentic analog feel

Use Vintage and Dispersion controls to introduce continuous analog drift, then fine-tune variation across pitch, pulse width, levels, cutoff, emphasis, modulation and envelope times.

Modern modulation and FX

Drag-and-drop modulation, a four-layer Multi-Arp and a 4-slot FX rack with 17+ studio-grade effects bring contemporary sound design into the legendary Memorymoog architecture.

300+ mix-ready presets

Explore a curated library of dense, front-of-mix sounds spanning vintage brass, saturated basses, cinematic pads, evolving textures, expressive leads and modern electronic tones.

Memory V: introductory offer

To celebrate the launch, eligible Arturia users can unlock a limited-time introductory offer on Memory V and selected bundle options."

https://www.arturia.com/products/software-instruments/memory-v/overview

"Meet DVNA, a compact chord & texture synthesizer from Doboz."

Prologue to DVNAvideo upload by Doboz



DVNA walkthrough

video upload by Doboz

"DVNA is a compact synthesizer built for creating rich harmonic textures with minimal effort. Play a single key and get a chord, or intervals of your choice across its four oscillators... monophonic input, polyphonic results.

A built-in note quantizer locks your pitch to any of 25 scales, while the tuning modes let you dial in everything from fixed chord voicings to free microtonal tuning. Oscillator mixing and stereo panning are controlled through morphing systems, so a single knob sweep transforms your entire mix at once. The signal then flows through a stereo multi-mode filter, overdrive, and a choice of reverb or delays.

The 12-key capacitive keyboard responds to finger contact area, generating a continuous pressure signal that can be routed throughout the instrument. DVNA also accepts MIDI over TRS, syncs to MIDI clock, and responds to MIDI CC for external control. 128 presets capture all parameters, keeping your favorite patches ready to recall instantly."

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DRUM DESIGNER DEMO

video upload by Noise Lab Sweden

"Here’s finally a demo of Drum Designer, a compact 18HP drum module for eurorack, built around six analog drum voices—each one with a personality of its own. Drawing inspiration from legendary analog drum machines, Drum Designer reinterprets those classic sounds through an entirely new circuit design, resulting in something familiar yet unmistakably original. This demo takes you through the separate voices and also a couple of examples with additional instruments."

DRUM DESIGNER
€370.00 (MSRP)

Drum Designer is a compact drum module built around a set of essential drum voices—each one with a personality of its own. Drawing inspiration from the legendary analog drum machines we all know and love, Drum Designer reinterprets those classic sounds through an entirely new circuit design, resulting in something familiar yet unmistakably original.

Built to thrive in any modular setup, simply feed it gates from your favorite sequencer—or any source capable of generating rhythmic patterns—and let Drum Designer deliver punchy, characterful drums with confidence. With a clean, self-explanatory interface made for fast, hands-on control, it's ideal for both studio work and live performance.

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More than RingMod with Dwyfor Tech Modrwy

video upload by Robots Are Red

"Ring Mod and Wavefolding? Mobius Strip Mod?

For More info, visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/45109599...

Modrwy is a 4hp Ring Mod and flavorful Wavefolder module guaranteed to spice up any voice.

This video explores Modrwy via some patch challenges provided by Dwyfor Tech.

Special thanks to Dwyfor Tech for providing the modules for this video."

Dwyfor Tech Modrwy - Eurorack DIY Ring Modulator, Waveshaper, Wavefolder, Analogue Multiplier

"Modrwy is DC-coupled ring modulator, based around a vintage transistor array IC, with waveshaping and wavefolding abilities based on overdriving the inputs. Despite being small and simple to use, Modrwy is full of its own flavour and can be used to modulate and morph any CV or audio source of your choosing.

Modrwy is entirely realised with through-hole components for ease of assembly. All our front panels are high-quality anodised CMYK prints on chunky, quality brushed aluminium sheet stock, made in the UK.

- 4hp wide, 3U high.
- Conforms to Eurorack (Doepfer A-100) standards.
- 33mm depth required for mounting.
- 40mA +12V, 20mA -12V

You can find the build/user manual at https://tinyurl.com/dt-modrwy - We highly recommend giving it a read before buying, to make sure it's the right kit for you.

I can assemble kits to order to provide you with a completed module, dependent on my free time. I charge £50 for my time and labour in this case. Send me a message for availability and details.

Production partners
DwyforTech makes this item with help from PCB manufacturing company, Hong Kong and Front panel printing company, Bury St, England"

KORG Droplet v2 – Analog Pluck (with KORG minilogue xd)

video upload by Sinevibes

"Droplet v2 is a raindrop delay effect, designed and developed by Sinevibes. Available as a plugin for a variety of KORG synthesizers: https://www.sinevibes.com/korgdroplet/"

KORG Droplet v2 – Synth Bell (with KORG NTS-3)

video upload by Sinevibes

Kenton Electronics interview Superbooth 26

video upload by Take the Fear out the Gear

"Hi everybody this time we bring you the kenton electronics interview at Superbooth 26. Website https://kentonuk.com/

Coming Soon – Kenton Interchanger

The Interchanger is a very flexible, programmable MIDI patch bay – something many of our users have been asking us to make for a long time! Its feature set makes it just as useful on stage as it is in the studio, while retaining the ease of use that our products are known for; not to mention build quality and reliability you can depend on.

12x DIN MIDI inputs and outputs – 8 pairs of IN/OUT on the back, plus 4 pairs of IN/OUT on the front.

1 x 3.5mm TRS MIDI input and 4x 3.5mm TRS MIDI Outputs.

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plantssystem to debut “KOSMOS2” at Hamamatsu Micro Maker Faire 2026

video upload by plantssystem

plantssystem will debut the new generative sound engine 'KOSMOS2' at Hamamatsu Micro Maker Faire 2026, exhibited at the ISGK Instruments booth.

KOSMOS2 is a multi‑layer generative audio engine running on the Raspberry Pi Pico2 and powered by the PRA32‑U2/M digital synth engine from ISGK Instruments.

This marks the first public appearance of the KOSMOS2 system.

Designed for smooth, continuously evolving musical structures, KOSMOS2 features:

- 4‑part generative architecture (Melody / Bass / Chord / Sequence)
- PRA32‑U2/M engine providing stable, high‑quality digital synthesis

- Deterministic yet evolving generative behavior
- Real‑time control via external UI and MIDI
- Fully embedded implementation on Pico2 hardware

Hamamatsu — the city of musical instruments — is the perfect place for this debut.
Visitors can experience KOSMOS2 directly at the ISGK Instruments booth."

https://plantssystem.github.io/KOSMOS2-SITE/

https://makezine.jp/event/makerfaire/hamamatsummf2026/

WINDANG [LFSR Noise Synthesizer] | Sound Sculpting Instrument | Official Demo

video upload by Gen Thalz

Watch your volume levels. See this post for an updated video.

"*WINDANG is a Linear Feedback Shift Register (LFSR) based noise synthesizer. A deterministic pseudo-random instrument featuring an LPF, LPG, VCOs, and Glitch Echo; capable of deep sound design and noise sculpting.

//All sounds in this video were generated entirely by WINDANG. No external effects pedals or post-processing were used.
Recorded directly through a Behringer mixer into a GoPro Hero10, with all mixer parameters set to center.

Visit my website for more info: https://www.genthalz.com/"

WINDANG Is An LFSR Noise Synthesizer Built Around A Digital Noise Synthesis Technique Known As The Linear Feedback Shift Register.

An LFSR Is A Logic Circuit That Generates Repeating Streams Of Bits Through A Chain Of Flip-Flops And Recursive Feedback, Creating Complex Pseudo-Random Sequences That Drift Between Pattern And Chaos.

A Deterministic Machine Pretending To Be Chaotic.

WINDANG Produces A Wide Range Of Unstable Digital Textures: From Rubbery Pulses And Slushy Modulation To Metallic Chatter, Percussive Glitches, Harsh Static, Broken-Glass Noise, And Abrasive Mirror-Scraping Frequencies. Designed For Harsh Noise, Experimental Electronics, Industrial Sound, And Exploratory Synthesis.

SPECS:
– 2 Triangle VCO
– LFSR (Linear Feedback Shift Register)
– LowPass Filter With Resonance
– Vactrol LoPass Gate
– Glitch Echo With 2 Mode Freeze
– 4 CV Inputs

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Dreadbox Artemis firmware update 1.2 – new BBD effects

video upload by Sinevibes

"Dreadbox Artemis firmware update 1.2 is coming very soon! And here's a preview of the new BBD resonator and BBD playground effects which we've added to its Sinevibes effects collection."

Isla Electronics Update: Caladan, S2400, Kordbot

video upload by Isla Electronics

"'A quick check in and catch up with what's going on over at the new Isla HQ.
May 22nd S2400 FW Update available now check out the forum post here:
https://forum.islaelectronics.com/t/s..."