Nikolator - Musical Tesla Coil simulator (demo)

video upload by Hügelton Instruments

"Nikolator is a physical modeling synthesizer based on a musical Tesla coil.
Instead of using conventional oscillators or samples, it generates sound by modeling the resonant circuit, discharge and resulting sound in the air.
We have made the Tesla coil itself into a playable software instrument.

Features
・Physical modeling of a musical Tesla coil
・Monophonic and polyphonic modes
・Voltage, current and discharge controls
・Adjustable arc length, branching and channel behavior
・Drive envelope
・4 × 6 modulation matrix
・Paraphonic valve low pass filter
・Twenty-two factory presets and user presets
・MIDI velocity, pitch bend, modulation wheel and sustain pedal with assignable modulation routing

Available for macOS (AU / VST3 / Standalone) and Windows (VST3).
https://hugelton.itch.io/nikolator"

follow-up to this post

Diatonic Diamond – Generative Harmonic Sequencer

video upload by Mute State

"Find the generative harmonic sequencer here: https://www.mutestate.com/diatonicseq...
The generative harmonic sequencer creates af diatonic field of chords from a scale, moves around between the derived chords (or intervals and triads) after a set number of bars (in this case 4) a portal into another scale and key is created ... by either reinterpreting the active chord, mutating on of the notes by a semitone, or converting it into its negative counterpart using negative harmony. In this demo the sequencer controlled an Elektron digitone, a teensy based bass synth (digitaur) and an Elektron digitakt. The sequencer has seven tracks in total, a bass track, a harmony track and a melody track and finally four drum tracks. Besides midi it also has an internal sound engine."

Overtonium - Sound Examples

video upload by Benjamin Dehli

"Some sounds from 11 of the factory presets in Overtonium."
"Played on an Expressive E Osmose CE. Everything you hear comes from the plugin, with no external effects."

Free for macOS, Windows and Linux: https://benjamindehli.github.io/overt...

"Overtonium is a 32-partial additive synthesizer laid out like a 32-channel mixer. Every channel is one sine oscillator locked to a harmonic of the played note, and every channel has its own tuning, envelope and modulation.

The control worth reaching for first is TUNE. It sweeps each partial continuously between equal temperament and just intonation. At the just end the partial sits at an exact integer ratio with the fundamental and the whole stack fuses into a single timbre. At the equal end each partial snaps to the nearest semitone and the same stack smears into a chord.

Formats: VST3, AU (macOS), LV2 (Linux) and standalone.

Free and open source under the AGPLv3."

Waldorf Wave (48 voice) Emulation in Software

video upload by Dave Whiting

"This video showcases my software recreation of the legendary Waldorf Wave—a hybrid wavetable synthesizer known for its huge digital oscillators, analogue filters and unusually complex hardware architecture.

The project is built in C++ using JUCE and is available as a standalone instrument and plug-in. Rather than simply making a modern synth that sounds similar, I’ve tried to reproduce the structure and behaviour of the original machine.

The emulation models:

• The Wave’s 250 kHz, 8-bit time-multiplexed wavetable oscillator system
• Signed mixer overflow—including the characteristic Waldorf “ASIC Mix Bug”
• Digital 12 dB high-pass filtering
• CEM3387-style reconstruction filtering, resonant four-pole low-pass filtering, VCAs and panning
• 12-bit stepped control voltages, sample-and-hold behaviour, saturation, noise and output coupling
• Three independent 16-voice WDV boards, matching a fully expanded 48-voice Wave
• The original 480 × 64 monochrome LCD and front-panel workflow

The instrument can also run authenticated Waldorf Wave OS 1.700 firmware. An emulated 68000 CPU executes the original main operating system, while a second runtime executes the genuine WDV voice-board program. Their shared-memory communication, voice-update masks, semaphores and hardware-register writes are reproduced and traced inside the model.

The oscillator ASIC itself remains undocumented, so its internal operation is represented by a behavioural model based on the Wave’s published architecture, firmware activity and known hardware characteristics. This is therefore an ongoing reverse-engineering and preservation project—not a claim of perfect, bit-exact emulation.

Waldorf and Wave are trademarks of their respective owner. This independent project is not affiliated with or endorsed by Waldorf Music.

#WaldorfWave #WavetableSynth #Synthesizer #AudioPlugin #MusicTechnology #ReverseEngineering #JUCE #VintageSynth"

Explore the project and source code on GitHub: https://github.com/mo0kid/wave

Ocean Swift launches Wave Editor a standalone audio editor for Windows and Apple Silicon

Press release follows:

Ocean Swift launches Wave Editor a standalone audio editor for Windows and Apple Silicon.

Ocean Swift's Wave Editor – Offers studio-grade processing without bloat and unnecessary features.

The processing is Ocean Swift's own DSP, the same code that runs in DevOcean Modular and the Sound Creator Suite. Tone shaping, dynamics, character and repair, alongside the everyday work of gain, fades, phase, silence and format conversion. It is a growing library, and it grows from a platform that has been under development for years.

Every effect can be applied to one channel or both. Loop points can be found automatically, snapped to zero crossings, and crossfaded so they stop clicking. Files carry their RIFF metadata and NKS tags intact.

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Befaco ARK Release Date

See the intro video here, and additional posts here. Check with dealers on the right on upcoming availability.

via Befaco

"Dear friends,

The time has come.
ARK is ready and you cannot imagine what this milestone means to us, this is the biggest project we've been involved in, and it could not have happened without the best of the super heroes by our side: Mangu from Tesseract modular!

Release date is October 26th and final sales price after taxes is 666€ - $765USD. ARK also comes as a POD bundle for standalone action for 808€ - 920USD

What is ARK?​

ARK is a music production computer where algorithms, chance, and signals converge in a single creative workspace.

A 16-track canvas where you can place CV generators, drum voices, synth voices, and different types of samplers, including drum players, slicers, and granular samplers.

At its core is a powerful composition system built around scales, chords, and harmonic relationships. Build progressions, generate melodies, and develop musical ideas that stay connected to the harmonic context of your track."

Detune - Synthesis Sound Design App for the iPhone

Press release follows:

"Aito Ventures is launching an new app. Detune is an iPhone app that teaches sound design and music theory through short interactive lessons. It runs its own wavetable synth engine, and every lesson, challenge and free-play session is played on that engine rather than on video.

The Sound Synthesis path is 29 modules across seven acts, covering waveforms, the volume envelope, the filter, two-oscillator patches, filter envelopes, the LFO, resonance, effects, mono and glide, the sub oscillator, noise, the modulation matrix, and FM, ring modulation and hard sync. Each act ends with a checkpoint patch the user builds from scratch and keeps.

The Music Theory path is ten modules (scales, triads, chord changes, minor colour, fifths and octaves, chord progressions, melody, keys, and rhythm) taught by ear, with no notation required.

Challenges are ear-based: pick the brighter of two sounds, match a target patch, place the notes. A daily patch gives one sound-design problem per day.

Synth engine: two wavetable oscillators plus a sub oscillator and noise source; low-pass, band-pass and high-pass filter with resonance; two envelopes; LFO; modulation matrix; delay, reverb, distortion, chorus and phaser.

Pricing: free to download. Pro unlocks every module in both paths and unlimited lessons: $59.99 per year with a 7-day free trial, or $12.99 per month."

https://www.getdetune.com

SynthSkool Degauss 3D Vintage Synth Sampler Now Available

See the walkthrough previously posted here.

via SynthSkool where you'll find full details.

"DEGAUSS is a sampler instrument for macOS and Windows (VST3/AU) that puts rare vintage synthesizers behind a fully functional green phosphor CRT display. The library was sampled over the years in synth studios, private collections and on my own gear. The interface is designed as a physical object: the scope switches between green, blue, red and an anaglyph 3D mode, the cabinet's power switch bypasses the plugin, and a hidden panel below the screen holds volume, contrast and brightness controls. The promo shoot was done on a real 1980s green phosphor monitor, not rendered.

Price: $99"

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Traveler version 1.1.0 Now Available

video upload by KeySolutions Sounds and Mike Martin

"Traveler 1.1.0 expands your sound-design options with a new wavetable browser, graphical envelope editing, deeper modulation, and improved DAW compatibility.

For more information on Traveler or to download the 14 day demo visit:

https://www.keysolutionssounds.com"

Waldorf Announce Iridium Core OS 4.1.0 Update

via Waldorf

"FREE UPDATE — 16 Voices Increased Polyphony

Good news for Iridium Core users! We have started the first public beta of Iridium Core OS 4.1.0, a free firmware update for all Iridium Core users that increases polyphony from 12 to 16 voices.

With this update, Iridium Core now offers the same polyphony as the other Iridium models.

The final update will be available soon, free of charge, to all Iridium Core users via your My Waldorf account."

Synthetic Sound Labs Announces Wave Oracle™

Synthesizer module review of the the Wave Oracle video upload by Synthesizer Sound Design

"Synthetic Sound Labs Wave Oracle Model 1910

This video is a review of the 5U / MU multi-function module from Synthetic Sound labs - The Wave Oracle.

The Wave Oracle exists to inspire curiosity about signals—and creativity in what you do with them. Your synthesizer makes voltages, but you usually experience the result through your ears. Wave Oracle adds another way to explore: you can see what is happening while you listen.

Time Index

00:42 Title
00:45 What is the Wave Oracle01:22 What I like about the Wave Oracle
02:56 How I will use the Wave Oracle
03:38 Review of the functions or the Wave Oracle
05:05 Examples
05:08 Understanding Modules Better
05:45 Inverted Envelopes Made Easy
08:26 Examining Harmonics
09:48 Through-Zero FM
10:54 Lissajous figures
12:33 Final Thoughts

** THIS VIDEO IS SPONSORED BY SYNTHETIC SOUND LABS ** they have funded the creation of this video."

Press release follows:

Synthetic Sound Labs announces Wave Oracle™, a multi-function signal visualization and learning instrument designed specifically for modular synthesizers. See and explore your sounds.

Wave Oracle™ combines oscilloscope, XY, spectrum analysis, tuning, metering, audio-responsive visualization and integrated learning functions in a single module. Four signal inputs allow several points in a synthesizer patch to remain connected simultaneously, with channel selection available within applicable modes.

Wave Oracle™ is designed to be easy to learn and use, without requiring a background in electronics or test equipment.

SCOPE
Wave Oracle™ can display signals from oscillators, envelopes, LFOs, modulation and complete voices.

The oscilloscope views these as voltage changing over time, revealing the actual shape and timing of a signal. Laboratory-style adjustable timebases, vertical scaling, positioning and triggering allow visualization and measurement of up to four independent synth signals at once.

XY
Plots two signals against one another to display phase and frequency relationships, modulation and Lissajous figures. XY uses Channels 1 and 2 as its X and Y signal sources.

FFT
Where SCOPE shows voltage over time, Wave Oracle™’s FFT modes reveal frequency content and how it changes over time. Multiple spectrum displays provide different views of fundamentals, harmonics, noise, filter response and the evolving spectral content of complex sounds and complete voices.

Automatic and manual display scaling accommodate signals ranging from individual oscillators to dynamic musical material.

TUNER
Measures frequency and musical pitch for oscillator tuning, matching pitches and checking oscillator tracking.

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Overlooked Module #18: ARC (Analogue Research) D6

video upload by Musical Miscellany & More

"I met the folks from Analogue Research (ARC) at Knobcon 14 (2026) and really liked this 3hp module. It's like a logic module met a random source. The D6 is basically the electronic equivalent of a die roll.

Learn more about the D6 here: https://www.analogueresearch.com/prod...

Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/musicalmisce...
Join my Discord Community: / discord"

"ARC’s D6 is a 3hp pseudorandom logic generator that models rolling a six sided die. When a pulse is sent to the 'roll' input, one of the six outputs goes high (approx 6v). This logic high is held until another pulse is sent to 'roll.'

The D6 is a built on 20th century CMOS technology - no code, no firmware, no microcontrollers. Output 3 and 4 have a higher chance of being rolled than outputs 1, 2 and 5, 6. It is possible that the same output is rolled on consecutive pulse inputs, in which case no change to the high logic output will be noted.

Add indeterminacy to your patches, or several D6 can be patched in an analogue computer to automate dice rolling for tabletop roleplaying games like Shadowrun... I guess?"

CLICK FOR MORE »

Introducing Loop, an Idea Machine by Polyend

video upload by Polyend

"This is Loop, an 8-track Performance Looper."



Some pics and details via Perfect Circuit

"The Polyend Loop is a complete loop-based audio workstation that brings you 4 independent loopers alongside 4 tracks of sample-based percussion with built-in effects. Each of the 4 loopers offers up to 52 seconds of recording time in mono or stereo with the option for forward, reverse, or ping-pong playback. Add discrete effects to each channel with myriad reverb and delay options, along with classic modulation effects, like chorus, vibrato, phaser, and tape effects; shaper effects give you overdrives, distortions, and other waveshapers, use the panning option for spatialization, and the filter can give you a nice bit of sonic sculpting. Indeed, this is the perfect device to not just sketch ideas, but create an entire album's worth of sonic world-building.

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osmose firmware update 2.3 - overview

video upload by Expressive E

"Osmose keeps evolving. Firmware 2.3 is a major free update for every Osmose owner, taking the instrument further with deep DAW Control and Ctrl-e.

In this overview, Chris shows how Osmose now brings together its unique internal sound engine, expressive MIDI control, deep DAW integration and a growing software ecosystem through Ctrl-e — all from the same multidimensional keyboard.

See DAW Control in action, explore the 900+ expressive presets included with Ctrl-e, discover the new bottom action bar and improved MIDI integration, learn how to install firmware 2.3 and get started with Ctrl-e."

⏱ Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:38 DAW Control
1:45 Ctrl-e
5:05 Get more sounds
5:28 External MIDI Mode
7:08 Other Improvements
8:57 How to Update
9:18 Outro

WGD Modualr Has Been Busy… 3 New Eurorack Projects!

video upload by wgd modular

"In this video, I’m giving you a quick update on what I’ve been working on over the summer and showing three new projects that have recently made their way into my Eurorack setup.

🎛️ First up is kefir, a simple 24HP four-channel stereo mixer with input normalization. I needed another stereo mixer for my 1U row, so I took one of my already proven mixer designs and turned it into a dedicated 1U utility module.

🍉 I also made a 1U version of melon. Since a 4HP Eurorack module fits perfectly into a 1U row when rotated by 90 degrees, I designed a new 22HP panel for the existing melon PCB. The module now fits nicely into my 1U row, and there are already more new firmwares in development including a port of the Mutable Instruments Elements engine.

🌱 Lastly, I completely redesigned my Daisy-based stereo multi-effects module. The new version is called carciofo and is built around the new Electrosmith Seed 3. It is only 6HP wide and adds two buttons and a WS2812B RGB LED for a much more flexible interface.

For this video I’m also taking the new Quattro firmware for a spin, which puts drive, chorus, delay and reverb behind the four knobs."

⏱️ Chapters 00:00 – Intro 00:03 – Coming Up 00:19 – Kefir: 1U Stereo Mixer 00:50 – Melon goes 1U 01:42 – Melon Mod 303 Demo 02:30 – Carciofo: 6HP Stereo Multi-FX 03:01 – Quattro demo 04:18 – Final thoughts

OXI App 2.0 is out!

video upload by OXI Instruments

"OXI App is the best friend of your One sequencer or E16.
We just released a new version, with the new community tab, a tool to promote the sharing of instrument definitions, scenes and script.
Download it now here:
https://oxiinstruments.com/support"

Akai S900 and S950 with custom Operating Systems

video upload by Mike Feedback

"I developed a custom operating system for the Akai S900 and Akai S950 samplers which turns them into real-time signal processors. You can run audio through them and have them add that 12-bit grit without having to worry about sample time.

If you have an s900 or s950, download it for free:

https://s900fx.com
https://s950fx.com

#akai #beatmaking #boombap #hiphop #akaimpc #hiphopbeats #12bit #lofi #sample #s900 #s950 #mpc #s900fx #s950fx"

This one is in via Ivan Trajkovic aka deejayiwan.

S900FX and S950FX Anti-Alias mod

video upload by Mike Feedback

"I corrected a sample rate bug and added the ability to turn off the anti-alias filter in the latest version of S900FX and S950FX.

S900FX and S950FX are custom operating systems for the Akai S900 and Akai S950 that turn the hardware into signal processors that allow you to apply their 12-bit grit to the audio signal in real-time. Pass the audio through them and record into your modern sampler.

Get them for free." [links above]

Update: new demo from Mikus Pilatus:

New Akai S950FX OS - monitoring thought converters and filter

video upload by Mikus Pilatus

"What a legend ! 2x new Akai S900 / S950 OS out and they are both dope."

Plexiphon Is Now Shipping! | Make Noise

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

"On Saturday, October 3rd, at 3 pm, Tom Erbe will be at Perfect Circuit in Burbank, California, talking about all things Plexiphon and soundhack. The event is free!

The Make Noise Soundhack Plexiphon is a stereo, modeless spatial texturizer which allows for continuously morphing between reverberations and multi-tap echoes, the widest range of possible results being neither reverb nor echo, and all results highlighting and amplifying character previously hidden in the source material being processed.

The Plexus control simultaneously modulates the number of feedback paths in the algorithm, and their entanglement together. The Size of the paths determines the temporal relation between them, operating like a 'delay time,' or a 'room size,' at either extreme of Plexus.

Diffuse and Color offer softening/sharpening/darkening/brightening effects over time.

Couple and Skew are stereo operations: Couple determines to what degree the left and right sides are isolated or intermingled (from 'dual mono' to fully interlaced stereo), while Skew offers simultaneous inverse or tandem control of the left and right paths on the Plexus, Size, and Color parameters.

The Send gate input (normalled high, or patchable) determines whether and when the input signal will be fed into the Plexus.

An envelope follower is provided at the CV output for re-integration of the Plexus into its own controls or elsewhere in the voltage controlled system.

Plexiphon is built from entirely new code by Tom Erbe, specifically for Make Noise’s newest digital hardware.

http://www.makenoisemusic.com/modules..."

New Maschine 3.7 update and Expansions | Native Instruments

video upload by Native Instruments

"Maschine is alive and evolving. The latest update packs in a host of fresh features. To celebrate, we’re launching three special Expansions, including Thirty – a Native Instruments 30th birthday addition.

Check it out: https://www.native-instruments.com/pa...

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:30 New Paris Heat Expansion
00:55 Generate tab
02:45 Melody generation
04:21 Chord generation
05:43 Variation tab
07:33 New Rage Circuit Expansion
07:56 Euclidean generation
10:12 New Thirty Expansion
10:29 Note probability
11:53 Probability lock
12:25 Free update
12:47 Outro"

Update: press release follows:

A MAJOR UPDATE FOR MASCHINE 3

Maschine 3 is Native Instruments' beat-making and music production software, usable on its own or with Maschine hardware. It's built to keep musical ideas flowing at every step, letting producers lay down beats, sample, arrange, and perform with virtual instruments or their own sounds, solo or inside a DAW. Maschine 3.7 adds a set of creative sequencing tools designed to get producers out of a blank grid and into a groove faster than ever.

Key Update Features

RANDOM NOTE GENERATOR: Let Maschine write the notes. Set the odds and start from an idea instead of an empty grid.

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Synthskool Phosphor Renamed to Degauss

NEW VST PLUGIN: Full Breakdown video upload by kleemannbeats

https://synthskool.com/degauss/

0:00 – Why the Rename + What DEGAUSS Is
0:34 – Oscilloscope, Preset Browser & Macro Controls
1:28 – The Edit Page: Sample Engine Basics
2:04 – Pad Into Pluck, Pluck Into Pad
3:04 – Low Pass Filter Sweeps
3:24 – How Presets & Samples Work Together
3:57 – LFOs: Volume & Panning (DAW Sync)
5:26 – Chorus + Coming Update: Your Own Samples
5:55 – Filter LFO
6:12 – Stereo Delay: Decoupled Channels & Freeze
7:37 – Reverb & Reverb Freeze
8:10 – MIDI Mapping: Play It Like a Real Instrument
9:19 – Misc Page: UI Colors, 3D Mode & Grain