ImpulseDie – Patchable Drum Synth & Looper | Out Now (inspired by SOMA Pulsar-23)

video upload by Diego Capoccitti

"ImpulseDie is out: a drum synthesizer you patch with cables, inspired by SOMA Pulsar-23. In this video: the hardware that inspired it, a quick look around, and a techno groove built from an empty panel, one cable at a time.

Four voices (kick, bass, snare, hi-hat), four tape-style loopers with a piano-roll view, a clock divider, the SHAOS random generator, an LFO, delay, reverb, distortion and 122 pins: any output can go into any input.

▶ Desktop plugin – €9.99
macOS and Windows · VST3, AU, AAX
Pay once, use on 2 computers · Free 15-day demo, all features
https://www.diegocapoccitti.it/shop.p...

▶ iPad + iPhone – €5.99
Standalone app + AUv3 instrument and AUv3 effect · Pay once, no subscription
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/impulse...


Manual (PDF): https://www.diegocapoccitti.it/INSTAL...
Chapters
0:00 Inspired by SOMA Pulsar-23
0:20 A look around
1:07 Build a patch from scratch
2:35 Out now: prices and links

The patch in this video
CLOCK 4 → BD TRIG · BD ENV → BD MOD (AMT up a little)
CLOCK 16 → HHT TRIG
CLOCK 2 → INV → PULSE CONVERTER 1 → SD TRIG
CLOCK 16 → SHAOS CLK · SHAOS 2BIT DIR → ATTENUATOR 2 (about 0.48) → BASS CV IN
BASS in CV mode · CLOCK 16 → BASS TRIG · BASS ENV → BASS MOD (LPF)
LFO triangle → HHT MOD (HPF) · SD and HHT FX sends into the delay, parallel distortion
Then flip SHAOS to 16 when you hear a phrase you like.


Pulsar-23 photos: SOMA Laboratory.
ImpulseDie is an independent product inspired by SOMA Pulsar-23. It is not affiliated with, licensed by or endorsed by SOMA Laboratory. SOMA, SOMA Laboratory and Pulsar-23 are trademarks of their owner. Algorithms, code and graphics are property of Diego Capoccitti / 34Audiovisuals."

ImpulseDie // SOMA Pulsar-23-inspired drum machine, desktop & iOS, Diego Capoccitti // Walkthrough
video upload by Gavinski’s Tutorials

"This is a walkthrough of the ImpulseDie plugin for iOS and desktop by Diego Capoccitti, a four-voice drum synth (kick, bass, snare, hi-hat) with a tape-style looper and a set of small utility modules that you connect with virtual cables. This is an unofficial emulation of the Soma Labs Pulsar-23 hardware. Soma Labs know about this release and have no issue with it, btw. This video explains most of ImpulseDie’s important controls, and will teach you how to use the app much faster than going through the manual will.

You can go very experimental here, but you can also make much more conventional drum grooves, and early in the video I demo both styles.

Note that although you can go very deep with your cable patching, you can also use ImpulseDie in a much simpler way, focusing on dialing in the sounds of the main voices and recording your drums manually, as in the hardware, or using the looper page of this app which even allows you to draw your hits in, something that is not possible with the hardware but which is very very useful indeed.

Thanks to Diego for sponsoring this video. Sponsorships pay for my time, not my opinions, and I only do sponsored videos on apps that I like.

iOS price: €5.99 / $4,99
Desktop price: €9.99 / $9.99

Requirements: iOS 15 / macOS 12.0 Monterey / Windows 10 (64-bit)

AppStore Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/impulse...

Desktop link:
www.diegocapoccitti.it/shop.php

ImpulseDie is an independent product, inspired by SOMA Pulsar-23. It is not affiliated with, licensed by or endorsed by SOMA Laboratory, and contains no code, circuit designs or samples from SOMA Laboratory. SOMA, SOMA Laboratory and Pulsar-23 are trademarks of their owner. All algorithms, code and artwork are the property of Diego Capoccitti / 34Audiovisuals."

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TED-8 1.5 - New Sequencer Editor Tour

video upload by discoDSP

https://www.discodsp.com/ted8/

MPE Explorations with TRAVELER

video upload by KeySolutions Sounds

"Continuing our journey and developing sounds and features for the next version of Traveler."

GFORCE MATRIX 12 VST IS AMAZING!! | Presets Preview

video upload by Sergio Frias

"THE BEST VST EMULATION EVER OF THE MATRIX 12
sit back and enjoy !!"

See the announcement post here for addtiional demos and details.

Oberheim Matrix 12 by Gforce - Presets Preview

video upload by Simon Le Grec

"Oberheim Matrix 12 by Gforce - Presets Preview
'The most ambitious analogue synthesiser Oberheim ever made'

Over 570 patches, including 380+ new patches and 190+ original Matrix-12 and Xpander patches.

Created in collaboration with Oberheim and Marcus Ryle, one of the original designers, who worked alongside the team throughout, GForce modelled the oscillators, filter, and envelope shapes against the hardware.

Get the Product here: https://www.gforcesoftware.com/produc..." Sounds 00:00 Intro 00:05 AR 00:08 Danger 02:04 Silent Heights 02:38 Deep Water 03:13 Cosmic Drops 03:30 Cosmic Energy 04:11 Flying Rhythm 05:33 Metallic Colors 06:09 Reso Filter 06:21 Agressive OSC´s 07:29 Ambient Vibes 07:42 Cosmic Lights 09:00 Cosmic Flow 10:00 TranceNation 10:30 Kronos 12:22 Dancing Noise 13:35 BASS 13:40 ResoNation 15:00 Escape from New York 16:00 Hard Bass 17:03 Hard Sync 17:13 Classic Bass 17:47 80´s Bass 18:20 Dance Bass 18:45 Hypnotic Bass 19:19 AcidNation 19:38 SH Modulation 20:28 Lost in Time 21:25 Loveparade 22:00 HITS 22:25 KEYS 22:30 Legends 23:39 Radioactivity 24:17 Crystal Lake 24:40 Dreamy Pads 25:06 Memories 25:45 Deep Thoughts 26:51 Oceans 27:44 Deep House 28:04 China 1984 28:52 LEADS 29:06 Electric Lead 29:25 Digital Mellow 29:53 Phased Modulators 31:00 Falling 31:35 Laser 32:18 Underwater Lights 32:39 PADS 32:52 Stratosphere 33:51 Analog Brass 34:10 Vergangenheit 34:49 Old Lake House 35:45 Romantique 36:17 Flying Melodies 37:12 TEXTURES 37:31 Danger Zone

Schmidt Vi Plugin Coming November 10

video upload by Schmidt-Synthesizer

"The Schmidt-Vi plugin is a virtual recreation of our legendary Schmidt Eight Voice Polyphonic Synthesizer.
Available starting November 10 in our shop and at Waldorf Music."

Additional posts

GROND by TJB Audio | Cinematic Impact Sound Design in VCV Rack

video upload by SATURATA MODULAR

"Exploring GROND by TJB Audio, a sample-based impact design environment for VCV Rack 2.

GROND allows you to combine, layer, and transform samples into complex cinematic sound events. Featuring sample banks, randomisation, timing and alignment controls, Doppler processing, Disperser, distortion, spectral delay, and multiband processing, it offers plenty of possibilities for experimental sound design.

Download this patch: / grond-by-tjb-in-174443581

For this demonstration, I'm using MONOLITH — PART 01, my original cinematic sound library featuring 10 massive braams and 10 dramatic piano hits.

MONOLITH is designed for cinematic titles, film trailers, sci-fi productions, dramatic transitions, and atmospheric compositions.

MONOLITH — PART 01 is available on my Patreon, included with all subscription tiers or as an individual purchase.

🎧Get MONOLITH: / monolith-1-piano-174368683

GROND by TJB Audio:
https://github.com/tjbaudiodesign/TJB...
https://library.vcvrack.com/TJBAudio/..."

GForce Software Introduces Virtual Oberheim Matrix-12

video uploads by GForce Software

https://www.gforcesoftware.com/product/oberheim-matrix-12/

Playlist:

1. GForce Oberheim Matrix-12 With Alex Ball
2. GForce Oberheim Matrix-12 - Patch Playthrough
3. GForce Oberheim Matrix-12 Walkthrough

"The Oberheim Matrix-12 is the synth you've asked us for more than any other, and it's here. Oberheim's most ambitious analogue synthesiser, reborn with modern power.

The Matrix-12 gave Vangelis, Depeche Mode, The Orb and Technotronic some of the thickest pads, sweeps and basses ever recorded. Twelve voices, a fifteen-mode filter and Matrix Modulation, with the routing map printed on the panel because no screen could show it.

This is the only official Oberheim Matrix-12 and Xpander software instrument, created with Oberheim and Marcus Ryle, the original designer. We modelled the oscillators, filter and envelope shapes against the hardware, then made the matrix visible. Drag from any source to any knob and watch the Flow diagram and Mod Matrix show exactly how each voice is built.

Six keyboard zones with micro arpeggiators, full MPE, four Macros, onboard delay and reverb, and over 570 patches, including 190+ originals from the Matrix-12 and Xpander. The deepest synth Oberheim ever made is now the easiest to understand.

Presented by Alex Ball.

Analogue Soul. Digital Power."

I Own a Matrix-12. GForce Got Closer Than I Wanted.

video upload by Vulture Culture

"I own an Oberheim Matrix-12. GForce and Oberheim have made the first official plugin version of it, so I put the two side by side and tried to break both.

What I found:

VCO drift is identical, which is the thing people actually want from an analog emulation.

Filter FM is where plugins usually fail, Arturia in particular, and it is the most impressive thing here.

All fifteen filter modes are very close, though you generally have to push the resonance further on the software to match.

There are real differences in the noise, in oscillator brightness and in the envelope and LFO times. Some of those might be my 41 year old unit rather than their model.

It does not sound exactly like my hardware. It might sound exactly like the hardware they modelled it on.

DISCLOSURE: GForce paid me to design some of the factory presets for this plugin. They did not ask or pay me to make this video, and they have no control over what I say in it."

The most ambitious analogue synthesiser Oberheim® ever made, Matrix-12, reborn with modern power. Twelve voices, a fifteen-mode filter and Matrix Modulation, with the routing map printed on the panel because no screen could show it. Rare, heavy and costly to keep alive ever since. This is the only official Oberheim® Matrix-12 and Xpander software instrument, reimagined. Official Oberheim, With Marcus Ryle

The only official Oberheim Matrix-12 and Xpander software instrument, created with Oberheim and Marcus Ryle, one of the Matrix-12’s original designers.
Over 570 Patches Included
Over 570 Patches Included
Over 570 patches, including 380+ new patches and 190+ original Matrix-12 and Xpander patches.
Expression That Plays Like Hardware
Expression That Plays Like Hardware
Velocity, release velocity, pressure with rise and fall, full MPE with per-patch timbre curves, and four global Macros.

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Rob Papen QUAD-2: Phase Distortion, Waveshaping, Filters, Oh my!

video upload by CatSynth TV

"We present QUAD-2, a powerful software synthesizer from Rob Papen. The heart of QUAD-2 is its oscillators, each of which have a variety of waveforms and versatile phase-direction and waveshaping functions, as well as a variety of cross-modulation options. Along with dual filters with a several different signal configurations and filter modes, and myriad modulation options, it has an almost bewildering number of degrees of freedom. But we break it all down for you in this detailed tutorial to help you understand its features and how to use them in your own sound design.

To find out more, please visit https://www.robpapen.com/Quad-2.html

Please consider supporting this channel to help us bring you more synthesizer tutorials and other content.


Merch: https://shop.catsynth.com
Patreon: / catsynth
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/catsynth

00:00 Introduction
00:20 Overview
01:33 A few factory presets
02:52 Oscillator 1
13:06 Using both oscillators
18:49 The filter section
27:15 The amplifier section
28:34 Effects
32:53 Arpeggiator and sequencer
35:42 More factory presets
41:03 Conclusion"

Retromulator 2.1 - Oberheim Matrix 1000 Core Audio Demo

video upload by discoDSP

OBERHEIM MATRIX-1000

Six-voice analog rack from 1987 with 1000 patches, built around the Curtis CEM3396 voice chip. The core runs the original firmware on an emulated Motorola 6809 board, which drives six CEM3396 voice models oversampled 2x. Banks 2 to 9 are read from the patch EPROM, all 96 patch parameters are mapped to MIDI CC, and both LFOs can sync to the host tempo or MIDI clock.

https://www.discodsp.com/retromulator/

IFAH Instruments Introduces TONEHOLD Instrument 01

video upload by Ifah Instruments

"Introducing TONEHOLD Instrument 01.

Studio-crafted sound, ready to play.

A first glimpse into the instrument, its textures, and its possibilities.



Every sound was recorded in the studio from analog synths (Moog, Prophet V, Polysix) and a Rhodes, then run through guitar pedals and compressors.

39 presets at launch, a new kit recorded in the studio every month."

Discover TONEHOLD:
https://tonehold.ifahinstruments.com/...

"holic" v0.1 | M5Stack Tab5 Drum Machine & Sequencer

video upload by alloutofsync

"Meet holic, an experimental drum machine built on M5Stack Tab5. Inspired by the playful workflow of the Pocket Operator PO-32 tonic.

A 16-step sequencer with four drum tracks, controlled entirely by touch. Build rhythms with kick, snare, hi-hat, and noise.

The drum sounds are synthesized in code and prepared at startup. Create four patterns and switch between them at the next bar. Edit steps during playback, mute tracks, and play sounds live.

Retro LCD visuals and small animations react to the beat(not yet). Designed for portrait use, with audio through the headset output. This first proof of concept explores how a touchscreen can feel like an instrument.

More informations about:
M5Stack Tab5
https://docs.m5stack.com/en/core/Tab5"

You can find the M5Stack Tab5 on Amazon

TRoss 303 Acid Bass Synthesizer for Ableton Live / Max for Live

video upload by Ticco Ross

"Classic acid character with modern ways to create, transform and perform your basslines.

Get TRoss 303

TRoss 303 combines a TB-303-style synthesizer and step sequencer with 64-pattern memory, pattern chaining, controlled random generation and MIDI export.

Its analog circuitry has been modelled component by component from the original schematics, capturing the interaction of the oscillator, filter, envelopes, accents and slides.

All controls are MIDI-mappable, so you can connect your favourite controller and shape the sound hands-on.

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DØS: the ultimate polysynth by DenverSynthLabs

video upload by manmade madman

00:00 Overview and patch demos
12:10 System Architecture
15:30 New Oscillator updates
19:42 Filters improvements, types, cascading
25:20 Sequencer modulation

'The Moog One was released in 2018 to much fanfare and high expectations. By all accounts, it was the greatest analog polysynth ever made; 16 voices, 3 oscillators, dual filters, knob-per-function, and Eventide effects. On paper at least, it was unbelievable. In person, it was astounding to play. Sounds were unlike anything ever made, and it lived up to the hype. But there were problems underneath. The volume knob was an unfamiliar taper. The filters didn't really drive much. There was very little distortion because of so much headroom in the mixer. The effects were underwhelming. And the fan noise to cool all that analog circuitry was loud and omnipresent. I know all this, because I beta tested it for over a year. All told, I entered 119 bugs and feature requests. To Moog's credit, they fixed about 89 of them.

When we set out to make this the ultimate homage version, we wanted everything possible, including improvements. But that wasn't enough; it had to play my original patches, offer all the improvements we could think of, and sound exactly like the original, but better.

TL;DR: it does.

The oscillators now include all the familiar analog shapes-- with sharpening, digital wavetables (including your own if you're bold enough), drawable shapes, and much more. The filters include the originals, modelled to within a dB at all ranges, plus most classic analog synth cart type additions, learned from all our other synth models. Plus, we added patch jacks for fast modulation routes. Plus, DRIVE and analog feedback loop lifted from Minimoog circuitry. CP3 mixer technology for even more vintage clarity. Instability along the way that isn't intrusive. Freely routable better snappy envelopes. A sequencer that outputs multiple lanes that you can drag anywhere. Effects that start with what should've shipped in the original, enhanced with legendary features. And if that's not enough, you can use your own VST3 effects inside it-- a world's first! All of this wrapped up in our EZ button. Randomize your way to your next sound and get there faster than you would've guessed.
And best of all--- a cooling fan that is near dead silent, measured to within .001 dB of the original, then completely cancelled out!

All new factory patches, plus my original 161 patches for your enjoyment.

Now available: https://store.denversynth.com/dos.html"

Euclidean Rhythm Sequencer: Student Project - Music China 2026

video upload by sonicstate

"We spoke to Lorrain from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music at M-China26 about two projects developed for her undergraduate coursework. Euclidean rhythm sequencer is a browser-based piece that lets you tap to change the sequence and record your own sound. It uses web technologies, including WebAudio and WebMidi, and was running on a local network rather than as a public web service.

The second project is a visual and sound piece based around a pet cat. It uses wave terrain synthesis, with the cat chasing a light across changing terrain. The terrain height defines the waveform, and the cat's movement changes the resulting sound.

This is coursework rather than a commercial product, we wish Lorrain well in her chosen career once she graduates.

More Info:
https://en.shcmusic.edu.cn/"

“AI Is Theft”, Unless It Benefits You

video upload by Scott's Synth Stuff

Note, some of his points are how many feel about Behringer making "clones", especially of gear currently in production.

"Musicians attack anyone who uses AI in music, then cheer when someone vibe-codes new firmware for their synth. Is that a double standard?

In one weekend in October, three different aftermarket firmwares hit the $60 M-Vave FM1. One made it a virtual analog synth, one a four-track groovebox, and one a Roland-style drum machine. Most of them were built by non-programmers using AI tools like Claude Code. Then M-Vave released an official open-source SDK, and Akai and Behringer are moving the same way.

In this video I look at where the creative community draws its line on AI, and why that line seems to move depending on who gets hurt:

Why AI-coded firmware gets cheers while AI music gets attacked
AI code is trained on decades of human developers’ work, just as AI music is trained on artists
AI clones of the Adobe suite, and illegal Hydrasynth emulators that run stolen ROMs
The real risks: a bricked MPC2000, DSP timing bugs, possible malware and abandoned projects
Why manufacturers are now handing firmware development to their users
My own AI use, including my thumbnails, and where I draw the line

This video isn’t against AI and it isn’t for it. It’s about being consistent. Where is your line, and does it still hold when the thing on offer is free?"

OMG ! THE BEST FREE ROLAND 303 EMULATION !

video upload by Sergio Frias

"rom here:
https://www.planetemu.net/en/rom/mame...

download synth here:
https://lemusdev.org/download

Many thanks for Lemus for developing this amazing skin"

'Escape from New York' Theme (Prophet-10 Rev4 + Drums) Cover - John Carpenter

video upload by PKN Synth

"Main Theme by John Carpenter in association with Alan Howarth. I had covered this a long while ago, but always intended to revisit it. This updated version is a combination of my favorite elements from each released version of the theme.
/ pknolan

A huge thank you to my friend Javier Puretz on drums.

Keyboards & Production by Paul Nolan

Filmed by Paul Nolan and Daniel McConnell
Editing and 80s graphics by PN in Davinci Resolve.

Hardware Synths used:
Sequential Prophet-10 Rev4
Ensoniq ESQ-1 (stereo bass)

Other gear used:
Yamaha Stage Custom Birch Kit
Ludwig 70s Acrolite Snare
Zildjian K Cymbals
Arturia KeyLab Essential mk3 MIDI Controller
Fender Sunburst Strat ...(didn't show this on camera since I'm not a great player) It's playing chord layers.

Software:
Korg Arp Odyssey
Cherry Audio Quadra
NI Scarbee Rickenbacker Bass
NI Session Guitarist - Electric Mint (for chord layers)
Shreddage 3 Stratus Free (for wide strat)

If you read this far.. did you catch the hints of the Escape From L.A. theme I threw in, or the EFNY end credits outro? Let me know in the comments!"

matrix note: giving this one the Halloween label, not for the movie, but for John Carpenter, and for the mood.

A small monster from Berlin

video upload by TheGrimRapper

"Dark beats and slightly ridiculous music tools for Halloween.

Monster Maker is a browser beat machine for dark, Memphis-inspired beats, built just for fun. It's free and will stay free.

Have a play:
https://thehumants.com/monster-maker/

Runs in desktop Chrome, Edge or Brave.
For personal, non-commercial projects and experiments.

Questions or feedback:
thegrimrapper@thehumants.com

Keep cookin'."

Additional details via the developer:

"You can build a whole track in it: lay down drums and 808s, play or draw melodies with the Horror Keys, record your voice and chop your own samples. There's a song arranger, mixer, live vocal FX with a talkbox mode, tape echo, reverb and a step-sequenced glitch rack. MIDI keyboard input and clock sync are in there too, and you can record or render the result to WAV.

I also added a few skins and hid some Easter eggs. Curious if you'll find them."

MASSIVE XL

video upload by DATABROTH

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

Retromulator 2.1 - Nordic Factory Bank Demo

video upload by discoDSP

nordic rack - clavia nord lead rack

"The original Nord Lead from 1995, running on Nordic, a C++ reimplementation of the Nord Lead 1 DSP program. It was written clean room from the behaviour of the unit, is bit exact to the original DSP program and was checked against a real Nord Lead 1, so no ROM or firmware is needed. 48 voices, unison, morph, arpeggiator and all four slots A-D, each on its own MIDI channel, with its own editor below the rack. Nord Lead 2 programs can be imported and exported."

"Eighteen legends, one plugin. From 90s digital synths running bit-exact on an emulated 56k DSP, through FM and sound chips like the DX7, OPL3, SID and Ayumi, samplers and trackers like the Akai S1000 and FastTracker, all the way to the classic Wurlitzer 200A, Oberheim Matrix-1000 and Minimoog Model D, modeled from their analog circuits, and the Hammond B3 with its tonewheels and Leslie speaker.

Version 2.0 opens every sound parameter of each instrument on a board below the rack.

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