Novation Drum Station Brochure from 1988

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Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Demo with Synth

video upload by Bonedo Synthesizers

"In this video, we explore the Dreadbox Artemis—a 6-voice polyphonic analog synthesizer that combines vintage warmth with modern flexibility. Featuring dual VCOs with waveshaping, a powerful filter section, and high-quality stereo effects by Sinevibes, Artemis is designed for expressive sound design. With MPE support, polyphonic aftertouch, and a built-in sequencer, it's a versatile tool for any synth enthusiast."

Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual Reverb Demo (no talking) - with Synths

video upload by Limbic Bits

0:00 IDM Lead (Dual Frozen Hall)
1:37 Dub Chord (Dual Frozen Hall)
2:56 Techno Bass (Serial Studio Spring and Hall)
4:03 Swing Arp (Serial Room and Shimmer)
6:40 FM Lead (Dual Shimmer and Pitch Shimmer)
8:49 Saw Lead (Serial - Frozen Hall and Cathedral
11:10 Club Bass (Dual Room)
11:37 Apex Arp (all Shimmers)
12:57 Droned (Dual Infinite)

JHS Colour Box v2 Lovely Saturation [FX w/ Synthesizers #19] Demo

video upload by gstormelectro

"Audio + Video by G-Storm Electro c. 2025

Today I am exploring various synth and percussion elements through the JHS Colour Box v2 for that lovely vintage console saturation. Or downright savage noise when pushed harder, if that's your bag. A/B comparison effect on/bypass except the last section, got lost in the moment on that one. Tried my best to mind the levels, but now and then the volume is a bit inconsistent. Some normalization applied to remedy some of that, you understand. The EQ applied some nice touches, really helps pick out some sweet spots here and there. Recorded direct on iPhone via EPM6 mixer via Go:Mixer:Pro-X.

0:00 Novation Bass Station II
0:44 Bass Station II
1:22 Bass Station II
2:01 Oberheim DX
3:10 Behringer 2600
3:45 Eurorack 208HP Percussion System
5:15 Pittsburgh Modular Taiga
6:06 Roland JX-3P via Big Sky on Hall reverb"

Novation Bass Station Analog Keyboard Synthesizer

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Tangerine dream -LOGOS 2025 (red part) by graal7

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"new logos red part by graal 7
summit-juno 6-korg ms20 -matrix and drum brute"

Launch Control XL 3 vs MK2 // Live set ideas // Review & tutorial // Novation LC XL3

video upload by loopop

Get access to dozens of analog and digital synth multisamples, as well as my exclusive In-Complete Book of Electronic Music Ideas, Tips and Tricks, on my Patreon: ► / loopop"

TIMELINE:
0:00 Intro
1:20 What’s new?
1:40 Screen
2:50 Encoders
3:35 RGB LEDs
4:00 MIDI I/O
4:25 DAW transport
4:45 DAW control
6:00 DAW mixer
6:20 Solo/Arm
6:40 Mute/Select
7:00 User modes
8:00 Build
8:30 Settings
9:00 Live set tips
11:30 Pros & cons
13:30 Outro

Novation Drum Station V2 Rackmount Drum Synthesizer

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Making a favorite Prophet 5 Patch on the Novation Summit and Korg multi/poly

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Demo - Brutal Techno - Novation Circuit Tracks Pack by Yves Big City

video upload by Isotonik Studios

"This isn’t polite techno. This is teeth-grinding, chest-pounding, warehouse-breaking sound design—built specifically for the Novation Circuit.

With Brutal Techno, we push the synth engine into overdrive: distorted hoovers, snarling acid, rolling kick synths, haunting pads, and searing leads. And it’s all built around a one-finger technique—press a single note and unleash full-scale rave sequences without menu diving or finger gymnastics.

Drawing from the energy of AK Sports, Trym, and Amelie Lens, this pack captures the chaotic pulse of fast techno and rave culture—engineered for aggressive live sets and fearless sound explorers.

What’s Inside:

128 Presets – including hoover leads, fat synth kicks, acid basslines, distorted pads, and sequenced riffs
64 Samples – punchy one-shots for drums and FX to bring grit and drive to every beat
32 Demo Sessions – instant rave templates to perform or remix on the fly
One-Finger Techno – play a single note to trigger full sequences and wild patterns
Fully tagged, performance-optimized, and ready to overload your dancefloor
This is for the producers who want to destroy comfort zones. Whether you’re crafting brutal drops, relentless groove loops, or jacking live jams, Brutal Techno gives you the tools to be loud, fast, and unapologetically raw.

Not for everyone. Perfect for the right ones

Made for Novation Circuit Tracks but compatible with OG circuit.

AVAILABLE HERE: https://isotonikstudios.com/product/b...

MORE FROM YVES BIG CITY: https://isotonikstudios.com/product-c..."

Oxi one | MicroFreak Arturia | Novation Peak | Ambient music session.

video upload by Onyx track

Novation Peak Synthesizer Wavetable Creation fun

video upload by James Dyson

Erica Synths Echolocator Demo (no talking) with Novation Circuit Tracks

video upload by Bonedo Synthesizers

0:00 Ambient Delay Verb
1:12 Dub Delays (Preset Morph)
2:47 Echolocator on Pads
3:53 Echolocator on Drums

PinkPantheress vs Underworld (Circuit Tracks Mashup Remix)

video upload by Guinan

"Time for a bonus extra upload. The remix nobody asked for! (I dropped enough hints but nobody took the bait). I couldn't resist doing a version of this song that brought the Underworld version of 'Dark&Long (Dark Train)' with PinkPantheress' 'Illegal'.

Hopefully all previous glitches with the music are sorted and you can enjoy this version. It was programmed and played on just a single Novation Circuit Tracks. If you'd like more details as to how the track was put together check out the videos for the two component parts,"

It’s great… but is it worth two Bass Stations?: Moog Messenger review

video upload by MusicRadar Tech

"Messenger is Moog’s latest analogue monosynth, filling a hole left in the company’s lineup left after the Subsequent 25 was discontinued earlier this year.

Despite a simple, understated look, Messenger is a deceptively complex monosynth with a sound that more than lives up to Moog’s sonic heritage. But it enters a competitive monosynth market with a price well above some competitively equipped instruments.

Does Messenger have enough to say to justify its price tag? We explore its capabilities to find out…"

Improve your Circuit Tracks workflow with these sound automation tricks

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"In our latest video, Dylan demonstrates how to tweak and automate sounds using the Circuit Tracks. He covers a variety of techniques and shares valuable tips for enhancing your music production within the Circuit workflow, helping you get more out of your setup.

Chapters:
00:00 - Tweaking and automating sounds on the Circuit Tracks
00:24 - Browsing Presets with Circuit Tracks
01:21 - Making an eight bar chord part on Circuit Tracks
02:53 - Making a two bar bass part on Circuit Tracks
04:05 - Automate to extend the bass phrase with Circuit Tracks
05:44 - Automate FX Sends on Circuit Tracks
06:34 - Final beat and performance on the Circuit Tracks"

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An AUTHENTIC 90s Dance Music Setup

video upload by AudioPilz

"Hey everybody, this video is a dream come true as we are going to do something I’ve been wanting to do since I was a broke teenager back in the day: build an Original 90s Dance Music Production Setup including synths, drum machine, recording gear and sequencer.

All the equipment we will be using for making music today was brought to the market before the year 2000 and while you might be longing for the workflows of these seemingly simpler times - be careful what you wish for.

00:00 Introduction
00:33 Why 90s EDM Setups were revolutionary
01:14 THE SYNTHS - Novation Bass Station Rack (1995)
01:46 Doepfer MS-404 (1994) - The Eurorack Predecessor
02:05 Roland JV-1080 (1994) - The ROMpler
02:30 Jomox Airbase 99 (1999) - The Drum Machine
03:09 Roland JX8P (1985) - The Keyboard
03:36 THE SEQUENCER - Alesis MMT-8 (1987)
04:22 THE MIXER - Mackie CR-1604 VLZ (1996)
05:01 THE EFFECTS - Alesis 3630 , Roland Space Echo RE-201 ,...
05:38 THE RECORDER - Fostex D-10 DAT Recorder (1993)
06:12 Your favorite 90s Dance Record might be a DAWless Jam ( Trance Jam )
06:55 THE MULTITRACK RECORDER - Alesis ADAT XT (1996)
07:18 Syncing ADATs to a Sequencer - JLC dataSYNC2 (1997)
07:49 Sample CD Big Beat Jam
08:21 Outro"

Novation UltraNova w/ Original Box

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Children/Robert Miles - (Novation Circuits Dream Version)

video upload by Guinan

"Huge thanks to @hansotto8563 for this suggestion. Thanks again to all subscribers for their support. I’ve always loved this track and it remains a favourite to this day.

First released in 1995 this song was originally composed by DJ Robert Miles (real name Roberto Concina) as a ‘wind-down’ track for the end of his DJ sets. Credited as starting the genre of ‘dream house’ it was conceived as a way of reducing the death toll for clubbers returning from Italian clubs and falling asleep at the wheel.

The whole track was programmed and played on just the two machines’ pictured, a Novation Circuit Tracks and Circuit Rhythm. No additional synth or effects were used and the track was recorded straight from the output of the Rhythm (which mixed in the audio input from the Tracks).

I hope you enjoy the end result and check back soon for more tunes.

More details for synth nerds;

I’ve been thinking for a while as to how to cover this. Very much of the 90’s, it used sampled instruments and this made it harder to keep this an all-Circuit track. So much of the track relies on the impact of the piano and guitar samples I needed to reproduce these convincingly. I used my Circuit Rhythm purely as an expander in this case and all the sequences are played from the Circuit Tracks.

The Circuit Rhythm is running purely as a MIDI slave device for channels 3 and 4 only. I plan to detail how to do this in another video – mainly because the title ‘Make Rhythm Your Slave’ popped into my head and seemed too good to waste!

The original piano sound was apparently played on a Kurzweil K2000 and I managed to find a sample of the same sound. The Rhythm is monophonic and the sample is not multisampled but I think (with lot’s of reverb and delay) I managed to get it sounding not too bad.

The patches are self-programmed and I had some fun putting together the thunder and rain ambience effects from free online sample libraries.

The tracks are as follows.
TRACKS
Synth 1 – M1 Organ bass-like patch
Synth 2 – phased detuned sawtooth pad
MIDI 1 – MIDI channel 3 to piano sample track on Rhythm
MIDI 2 – MIDI channel 4 to acoustic guitar sample on Rhythm
Drum 1 – bass drum, 909 sample
Drum 2 – 909 snare sample
Drum 3 – 909 hihat and closed hihat samples.
Drum 4 – ambient samples for thunder, rain etc. (from various free online sample libraries) edited via phaser effect as per original track.
RHYTHM
Track 3 (MIDI channel 3) Kurzweil K2000 sample.
Track 4 (MIDI channel 4) Kawai acoustic guitar sample.

The remaining sample tracks and sequencer on the Rhythm were not used (to reduce the complexity of the track). I based the track on the Dreams version of the song and had to simplify it somewhat to fit in the Tracks. Many of the patterns were played at quarter speed and the notes played unquantized to use micro-steps to squeeze longer squences in. Nonetheless I’ve had to simplify the arrangement but I hope I’ve captured the spirit of this classic.

Thanks once again for watching. Fire away with any questions in the comments and stay tuned"

Bad Snacks goes "Cutie" to "Bad" - Cooking With Meris (4k)

video upload by Meris

"Come immerse yourself in a NEW tonal culinary show called COOKING WITH MERIS. We'll unveil spectacular artists that will showcase Meris pedals in a variety of dishes that will surely satisfy your palette. Explore the tantalizing high quality effects of Meris that will ignite your senses. Each artist will demonstrate how to make their savory patches from scratch. At the end of each show, the artist will show you how they make their real signature cocktail. The concept has been a year in the making. Here in episode 2, is Bad Snacks. She reveals 3 secret recipes + signature cocktail. Watch as she performs her new single 'Moon Bloom' using ENZO X, prEDITOR v3 and Ableton Live."

Cascade 05 | Synthesizer Ambient with Novation Summit

video upload by Moon Kyoo

"Two weeks in Korea felt like 5 days, leaving with some good memories 🏊 Here's my last jam of the trip, ambient as usual with a bit of late-night vibes.

Everything here was recorded live with the Novation Summit, with a sub layer added by pitching the original recordings down an octave."