Knock Out 🎚️(Teenage Engineering K.O.-Sidekick EP-136 // MFB Tanzbar // Roland S-1 // J-6)

video upload by 2-Minute Warning

"A new little piece of gear joins the setup! 🎛️

This time, I'm introducing the Teenage Engineering KO II Sidekick EP-136 , a small but surprisingly powerful little mixer, and a very welcome addition to the setup.

And this one is a little different from my last jams: there's no external sequencers like the Squarp Hapax or Arturia Keystep Pro involved! 😄

Instead, I'm using the built-in sequencers of all 3 instruments in the setup: the MFB Tanzbär , Roland S-1 and *Roland J-6*. It's actually quite refreshing to let the instruments take care of their own sequences for once.

The Tanzbär is on Channel 1 , bringing its punchy analog drums to the party. Channel 2 is shared by the Roland S-1 and *Roland J-6*: the J-6 handles the bass and chords, while the S-1 also provides the lead chimes during the intro.

The problem? The Sidekick only has *2 stereo channels*.

So, naturally, I had to cheat a little. 😄

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PTF SM-1 SAMPLER PLUGIN (VST3, AU) (MAC & WINDOWS) Full Roland MS-1 Sampler Simulation demo 1

video upload by PAST TO FUTURE

"The classic vintage phrase sampler, recreated end-to-end! Every nuance, circuit behavior, and analog grit of the original machine has been captured—100% powered by advanced neural modeling.

Full Hardware & Software Simulation: Models every single detail of how the original unit samples, colors, and processes sound.

4 Neural-Measured Grades: From clean and punchy (HIGH) to dusty, lo-fi grit (LONG2), each recording grade is an individual neural model capturing the true character, playback clock, and harmonic footprint of the machine.

True-to-Form Workflow: Features 8 pads across 4 banks (32 total slots), tape-style master pitch shift, virtual memory card storage, and a side-chain input for live sampling directly inside your DAW.

Format & OS Support: Available as VST3 and Audio Unit (AU) for macOS (Intel & Apple Silicon) and VST3 for Windows.

Get the authentic vibe, texture, and character of real vintage hardware—right in your box!

Available at:
https://pasttofuturereverbs...

49$ Intro Price (69$ Regular)"

TRON: Legacy – End Titles | Synth Cover

video upload by Marcus Padrini

"Meu desprentesioso cover de “End Titles”, da trilha de TRON: Legacy, composta pelo Daft Punk. Sequenciei a performance no MPC Keys 61 e gravei tudo ao vivo , contando principalmente com o Donner B1 como synth principal.

O Donner B1 traz os sons inspirados na TB-303, já tem overdrive e delay embutidos, o que facilita chegar numa sonoridade mais próxima do synth da trilha. A Roland TR-6S faz a bateria, com compressor e um filtro low pass para a parte final; o Air JURA no MPC e o EMW VPoly 6X ficaram responsáveis pelos pads e o Behringer Solina, por strings. O lead fica com o Moog Sub 37, com sub oscilador na parte final."

"My casual cover of 'End Titles' from the *TRON: Legacy* soundtrack, composed by Daft Punk. I sequenced the performance on the MPC Keys 61 and recorded everything live, relying primarily on the Donner B1 as the main synth.

The Donner B1 delivers TB-303-inspired sounds and features built-in overdrive and delay, making it easier to achieve a tone close to the original soundtrack synth. The Roland TR-6S handles the drums, using a compressor and a low-pass filter for the final section; the Air JURA (on the MPC) and the EMW VPoly 6X cover the pads, while the Behringer Solina handles the strings. The lead part is played by the Moog Sub 37, incorporating a sub-oscillator during the finale."

Electronica w/ Twisted Rhythms and Reversed Loops | Every single moment 2026-09-26 by atnr

video upload by atnr

"An electronica piece built from twisting rhythm patterns and tightly repeating loops.

This piece was created with the volca fm2, TR-08, and OP-1 field.

On the volca fm2, two patterns are switched during playback while the NIGHTSKY adds filtering and reverb.

On the OP-1 field, a short-decay sequence is looped using the ENDLESS sequencer. A loop recorded with the MICROCOSM PHRASE LOOPER is layered over it while being played back in reverse.

On the TR-08, a rhythm pattern is played while the MOOD MKII applies pitch shifting.

🎵 [Gear Used in This Video]

Synthesizers
KORG volca fm2
OP-1 field

Drum Machine
Roland TR-08

Effects
Strymon NIGHTSKY
Hologram Electronics MICROCOSM
Chase Bliss MOOD MKII

☕ [Support & Listen to atnr]

Music Software: https://store.atnr.net
Bandcamp: https://atnr.bandcamp.com
Streaming (Spotify / Apple Music)"

Vintage Roland Juno-6 + Juno-60 + Juno-106: Sounds + Jams

video upload by Perfect Circuit

"The more Juno, the more Juno that you don't know...

In this video we explore a triumphant trio of peak vintage synth design from Roland, jamming and sharing sounds from the Juno-6, Juno-60, and Juno-106.

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Perfect Circuit is an independent electronic instrument shop with an online store at https://www.perfectcircuit.com/ and a Burbank, California showroom at 2405 Empire Ave. We're open seven days a week, 12-8 PM, and our entire inventory is available to try out in person. Get your hands on the most excellent analog and digital synthesizers, effect pedals, Eurorack modular synths, drum machines, recording gear, and more!

Learn about electronic music, techniques, and gear on our blog, Signal: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/signal"

dawless techno - ROLLING BASS made with Novation's Bass Station 2

video upload by boite obscure

"dawless music
I used mainly one oscillator for the bass-patch.
instruments used: Novation Bass Station 2 (swifty edition), Arturia Keystep Pro, Sequential Prophet REV2, Hydrasynth Explorer, mopho x4, Roland TR8S

#rolling bass #melodic techno"

He Put 6 Classic Synths Inside the MiniFreak

video upload by Starsky Carr

"Can the Arturia MiniFreak recreate the character of six classic synths? With the V5 update and custom wavetables, I’m bringing tones from the *Minimoog, Prophet-5, Juno-106, Jupiter-8, Korg DW-8000 and Oberheim OB-X into the MiniFreak.

There’s more to an oscillator than a perfect saw or square wave. We’ll hear how different source waveforms affect the sound, explore the Juno’s bass bump, and combine pulse, saw and sub waves for some properly vintage tones.

Along the way, I demonstrate importing wavetables, compare classic oscillator flavours and explain why holding back on modulation and effects can help capture that vintage character.

These aren’t exact emulations—the filters and envelopes still play their part—but there’s plenty of character to explore.

The vintage sound packs are available for MiniFreak and Serum on my website. For more patches, samples and tutorials, join me on Patreon.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Six classic synths inside the MiniFreak
1:30 DW-8000 wavetables explained
2:36 DW-8000 patches
4:11 OB-X8 bank
6:23 PWM shootout: Juno vs Oberheim vs Prophet
7:20 Juno-106 high-pass modes
9:02 Prophet-5 PWM
12:03 Jupiter-8 bank
13:58 How to keep sounds vintage"

The Sumo Legend Behind YMO's Rydeen (Reimagined on Vintage Synths)

video upload by Nostalgic Explorer

"What does a legendary sumo wrestler have to do with one of the most influential synth-pop tracks ever made? 🎹

Yellow Magic Orchestra was formed by three geniuses: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yukihiro Takahashi, and Haruomi Hosono, who released the album Solid State Survivor, featuring the song "Rydeen." This song helped shape the sound of early video game music and influenced generations of electronic artists — and the story behind it is stranger than you'd expect. This episode traces the band's outsized legacy before diving into a full reimagination of the classic on the Moog Voyager, Roland Juno-60, and LinnDrum.

Chapters:
0:00 Meet the Band That Rewired Electronic Music
0:28 Two Legends Gone, One Icon Remains
1:23 From Oscar Wins to Underground Side Projects
2:24 The Untold Story Behind 'Rydeen'
3:53 Reimagining Rydeen on the Moog Voyager & Juno-60
7:02 Final Thoughts & What's Next"

Ambient Ø launchpad pro mk3 TR-6S GODJ 20260922

video upload by a/n

"made by SONICWARE Ambient Ø , novation launchpad pro mk3 , Roland TR-6S , JDSound GODJ
including splice samples
mash up with ' Both Sides, Now ' by Joni Mitchell"

123456 (Sting/TT 303, TR 606, Roland JX3P, Moog Minitaur, Dreadbox Nymphes)

video upload by Iftah

00:00 - 01:55 - 1
01:56 - 03:59 - 2
04:00 - 07:21 - 3
07:22 - 09:04 - 4
09:05 - 12:56 - 5
12:57 - 14:43 - 6

Get sting here https://www.if-tah.com/devices/sting/

Roland D-50 vs D-110: Can You Hear the Difference?

video upload by Ian Dixon

"The Roland D-50 and Roland D-110 both come from Roland's late-80s Linear Arithmetic synthesis era, but do they actually sound the same? In this blind comparison I play similar D-50 and D-110 sounds side by side, including warm pads, Soundtrack, synth bells, electric pianos, synth brass, Fantasia/Fantasy style patches, and dual-layer sounds, then reveal which synth was which.

The D-50 is the classic performance synth behind so many iconic digital sounds, while the D-110 is the rackmount, multi-timbral workhorse built for MIDI studios. This test is about the real character of each instrument: the modulation, the shimmer, the effects, the PCM attack, and how close the D-110 can get to the D-50 in practice.

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Free Roland D-50 Editor & Librarian – Edit Patches in Your Browser

video upload by Ian Dixon

"My free Roland D-50 Editor Librarian is a browser-based Web MIDI tool for backing up, browsing, importing and editing D-50 sounds without sending your patch data to the cloud.

In this video I show the full workflow from the YouTube transcript: connecting the D-50 over MIDI, enabling SysEx, reading the current edit buffer, opening a patch library, sending sounds to the synth, receiving a full bulk dump from the D-50, saving a library backup, importing SysEx banks, and editing classic D-50 patches such as Fantasia. The editor also makes it easier to work with the D-50's upper and lower tones, partials, PCM and synthesis structures, ring modulation, filter and amp envelopes, reverb, tuning and patch management.

The aim is to give the Roland D-50 a modern librarian/editor workflow: build a large library of card sounds and custom patches, search for sounds quickly, send patches to the edit buffer when recording, and avoid constantly swapping cards or managing small internal banks by hand.

https://thedigitallifestyle.com/w/TDL...

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NINE INCH NAILS - Head Like a Hole (Sequential PRO 3 & Elektron DIgitakt 2)

video upload by nicola neeco

"Playing the bassline and drums from Nine Inch Nails’ Head Like a Hole (Pretty Hate Machine).

Synth Bass: Sequential Pro 3 (my own sound design)
Drums: Elektron Digitakt 2, using samples from the Roland R8 drum machine

All performed and programmed by hand.

#nineinchnails #trentreznor #nin #sequentialpro3 #prettyhatemachine"

He wasn't expecting that... Jupiter 8 vs Magnolia

video upload by Starsky Carr

"*Vintage legend vs modern contender — two 8-voice all-analogue polysynths, 45 years apart. I fully expected the Jupiter-8 to win this one. It didn't.*

I set out to score the Frap Tools Magnolia against the Roland Jupiter-8 across price, features, reliability, repairability and — the hard part — sound. Spoiler: it wasn't close on most of those, and then the sound test threw me a curveball I wasn't expecting.

Watch to the end for the verdict, and let me know in the comments which one you'd actually want on your desk.

*⏱ TIMESTAMPS*
0:00 – Two 8-voice analogue polys, 45 years apart
1:08 – Sound test begins: matching a big warm pad
2:56 – Filters, envelopes & adding pitch LFO
4:13 – PWM comparison
6:11 – Fat square bass & an acid bass
8:20 – FM face-off
11:30 – Wave folding (Jupiter-8 can't do this at all)
11:46 – High-pass filter tricks — the MS-20 move
12:29 – Pick Your Winner
14:31 – Final thoughts

*🔧 GEAR IN THIS VIDEO*
Frap Tools Magnolia — 8-voice all-analogue polysynth, thru-zero linear FM, wave folder, 16 modulation sources into 38 destinations
Roland Jupiter-8 — 8-voice all-analogue polysynth (1981)

*🎹 MORE FROM ME*
Patches, samples & wavetables: https://starskycarr.com"

SPACE 1oh1 (Roland SH-101 BLUE - 1oh1 Mod by Tubbutec, Roland Space Echo RE-201)

video upload by Acid Gray

"First time I set up the SH-101 for a random- arp jam in my studio after getting it (rather unexpected in the summer break) along with the Roland RE-201 Space Echo.

Recorded in a single take on 1010 BlueBox - Cloud Reverb added here on top or the spring reverb from the Space Echo.

I learned today, that the 101 can't generate a clock signal - here the LFO speed is used to trigger the arp (not the tightest tempo I have ever had, but I wanted to keep things simple).

Was seriously surprised about the variety you can get of it.
Thanks to ‪@tubbutec‬ for the superb development of the 1oh1 retrofit - I wouldn't wanna miss it and ‪@analogiapl‬ for the overhaul of this stunning unit.

Next take will be a combination of TR-808, SH-101 and a TB-303 ."

The Usual Suspects Introduces the 88EmuPlayer Emulator

Demo video upload by Numero Uno

Also see Retromulator 1.6 What's New

"Low-level Sound Canvas series emulator, running the original firmware. Every sound you hear is from the emulator, no additional processing applied.

theusualsuspects.io/downloads/88emuplayer
Join our Discord: discord.gg/WJ9cxySnsM

00:00 Overblow – Night Slave (SC-88Pro)
00:25 Myth – SC-88 Demos (SC-88)
01:26 Departure For Space – Gradius (MIDI Power Pro 5) (SC-88Pro)
02:40 Stellar – HaruMKT (POWER! SC-55) (SC-55mk2)
04:14 Within End's Reach – MelonadeM (SC-8850)
05:56 Plok! Breezy Beach – HaruMKT (SC-8850)
07:19 DANCE II – Idecs Hyper Groove (SC-88Pro)

08:46 WALL FIVE MIX – SC-8850 Demos (SC-8850)
09:59 Embarrassment – Policenauts (MIDI Power Pro 3) (SC-88Pro)
11:07 Jazz & Fusion 2 – Idecs Hyper Groove (SC-8850)
12:04 Six and Seven – Theme Hospital (SC-88)
13:23 passport.mid – Windows 3.0 (SC-88)

Thanks to HaruMKT and MelonadeM for contributing with their compositions!
All the emulators are original work by TUS, except the SC-55 emulation core which is originally based on the work of NukeYKT."

"88Emu emulates the hardware inside most Sound Canvas modules and related earlier sound generators, used for retro gaming and DTM. It runs the original firmware on emulated CPUs and sound chips, including the firmware’s instrument selection, voice allocation, effects, MIDI handling and front-panel behavior. You supply the ROM images; they are not included.

88EmuPlayer is NOT a DAW-compatible plugin, but instead a standalone application for playing MIDI files and using those devices from a MIDI keyboard, sequencer or game. 88EmuCli uses the same emulation to render files to WAV offline using a command line interface, without having to wait for the song to play in real time."

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Roland SR-JV80-98 JV Experience II Expansion Board

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Roland PN-D10-03 Sound Library ROM Card

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Roland MT-32 MIDI Synthesizer Module

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Roland Boutique JX-08 Virtual Analog Synthesizer Module

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