Tech Talk | 10 Years of Montage with Kier Darby & John Melas

video upload by Yamaha Synths Official

"Join Yamaha's Nate Tschetter and Hans-Peter Henkel for a special Tech Talk celebrating 10 years of Yamaha Montage.

They're joined by Kier Darby, creator of the KDX Montage Editor, and John Melas, developer of the renowned Yamaha editor and librarian software, for a conversation about the evolution of Montage over the past decade.

Together they discuss the development of the Montage platform, Motion Control, FM-X, AN-X, Polyphonic Aftertouch, MIDI 2.0, favourite features, live performance, sound design, and the software tools that help Montage users get even more from their instruments.

Whether you've been using Montage since its launch or you've recently discovered Montage M, this Tech Talk offers insights and perspectives from people who know the platform inside and out.

What has been your favourite Yamaha Montage feature over the past 10 years? Let us know in the comments."

Vermona drumDING Workshop at SchneidersLaden

video upload by SchneidersLaden

"On March 26th we had Vermona in the showroom for a deep dive into one of the standout instruments of SUPERBOOTH25: drumDING.

Blending analog drum synthesis with sampling and sequencing, drumDING opens up a fluid, hands-on workflow where sounds can be created, captured, and reshaped on the fly. With features like parameter locks, polymetrics and performative controls, it’s built for spontaneous groove building and evolving rhythmic structures.

In this workshop, Thomas walks you through the concept, demonstrates the workflow, and shows how quickly ideas can turn into fully formed patterns."

You can find additional posts featuring the drumDING here.

Dina Pearlman Interview at Superbooth 2026

video upload by Antonus

https://alanrpearlmanfoundation.org/

"As many of you know, at Superbooth 2026 we had the incredible opportunity to meet Dina Pearlman—daughter of Alan R. Pearlman and founder of the ARP Foundation.

We took this special occasion to ask her a few questions about ARP, the foundation, and the legacy of these legendary instruments. Dina is an amazing human being and was so warm and welcoming to us. We hope you enjoy this interview as much as we did!

Notes:
Audio note: Please excuse the background noise inside the tent!
Image note: The photo shown at 2:35 is for representative purposes only and does not depict the actual board of the foundation."

SUPERBOOTH 27 Set for May 6 - 8, 2027 at FEZ Berlin

Press release follows:

Berlin, the 21st of July 2026

The SUPERBOOTH BERLIN — the world’s biggest trade fair and festival for electronic musical instruments — is excited to announce the date for next year’s SUPERBOOTH27 along with a look back at this year’s SB26, featuring this year’s visitor numbers and more.

SUPERBOOTH27 DATE
The SB27 will be happening from the 6th to the 8th of May 2027 at the FEZ Berlin.

More information about the start of ticket pre-order sales and other details related to next year’s SuperBooth will follow later in the year.

SB26: NUMBERS & STATS

The SUPERBOOTH saw a total of 9600 visitors (excluding staff and exhibitors) at the FEZ across all three days of the event.

The total number of brands and manufacturers exhibiting their newest developments was 320, with those exhibitors coming from 35 different countries across the globe.

The SB26’s stages featured performances from over 50 international artists, with an outstanding closing b2b performance from Tunegirl and Colin Benders.

Covering the event were over 230 members of the press, including dozens of well-known YouTubers and content creators.

SB26: HIGHLIGHTS & ADDITIONS
Overall, the SB26 was another successful edition of the SuperBooth, with all involved parties coming together to channel the event’s unique mix of tradeshow passion and relaxed festival vibes across the exhibition areas, concerts and sold-out workshops.

A very positively received new addition this year were two headphone-only areas in half of area W and two tents in outside area Z.

The new FLINTA* area for female, non-binary, transgender and gender-diverse people was received very well by those attending it.

There was a new talks stage in the Bungalowdorf area, the Stromkult stage that featured live conversations with artists like Polygonia and Anna Z and brands like Verbos and Doepfer.

At the Strandbühne stage, there was a new product presentation format with Korg Berlin and Schwarzmann (Henrik Schwarz and Frank Wiedemann).

There were also new installation projects, including installations in the circus tent and foyer entry area. There are already plans for more installations next year.

For more information, please visit www.Superbooth.com

See the SUPERBOOTH label below for coverage of previous events.

Shear Electronics RELIC bi-timbral 8-voice polyphonic analog synthesizer inspired by Oberheim OB-X

video upload by Milk Audio Store

"The Relic by Shear Electronics is an ambitious, discrete analog polyphonic synthesizer that serves as a highly authentic tribute to the classic 1970s Oberheim OB-X. Developed over nearly a decade by Jacob Brashears, it boasts fully independent voice core processors and a deeply detailed analog signal path.

Architecture: 8-voice bi-timbral analog synthesizer.
Voice Cores: Features 8 fully independent voice processors, allowing each voice to be completely autonomous.
Oscillators & Filters: Each voice includes two SEM-topology oscillators and a continuously morphable state-variable filter.
Envelopes & Modulation: Includes 4 DAHDSR envelopes and 4 LFOs, utilizing digitally simulated classic envelope profiles."

Why Does This Synth Have Only One Oscillator? | Superbooth 2026

video upload by Music Journey with Paul

https://www.gsmusic.com/synth-store

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:59 Matt Johnson performing on Bree6
01:20 Bree6 - is one oscillator enough?
04:50 e7 presentation - the flagship synth
10:47 From hobby to family business
12:03 The only polysynths from Lating America
12:24 Finding a gap in the market
13:02 From idea to first customer
14:11 Argentina gave us Lionel Messi & GS Music

"GS Music is one of the most interesting boutique synthesizer companies I discovered at Superbooth 2026.

I spoke with Guido Salaya, the founder and lead engineer of GS Music, about how a small family business from Argentina grew into a company designing and manufacturing analog polyphonic synthesizers.

Their main instruments include the 7-voice GS Music e7 and the 6-voice Bree6, available as a desktop and keyboard version. At Superbooth 2026, GS Music also showed the new Bree6 Four Octave Edition - a 49-key, 4-octave version of their analog polysynth.

Featuring fantastic performance of ‪@MattJohnsonskeyspace‬ to show capabilities of Bree6.

In this interview we discuss:
why he built a synth with only one oscillator,
the philosophy behind keeping instruments simple,
how GS Music started as a hobby,
why they chose to build analog polyphonic synthesizers,
how product ideas become finished synthesizers,
the challenges of manufacturing hardware in Argentina,
what makes GS Music different from larger synth manufacturers.

If you enjoy boutique synthesizers and hearing the stories behind the people who build them, I think you’ll enjoy this conversation."

Modal Electronics Superbooth 26

video upload by Take the Fear out the Gear

"Hi everybody this time we bring you the Modal Electronics Superbooth 26 interview with Barry featuring the new element one."

Superbooth 2026 - Dada Machines - EveryDiv

video upload by Stromkult

"At Superbooth 2026, we stumbled upon Nicolas Bougaïeff demonstrating a new module created in collaboration with Dada Machines and Jelle Akkermann. The module is called EveryDiv (short for 'Every Division and Duration'). It brings polytemporal clock generation to the Eurorack format by calculating and generating additional clocks derived from a main clock, paving the way for complex yet quantized polyrhythmic operations."

via Dada Machines

Every Division and Duration is a polytemporal instrument in 12HP Eurorack format.

Play with six different, musically connected tempi.

Create tuplets in realtime via grid MIDI controller.

Time itself as an expressive musical parameter.

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Sonicstate Superbooth Berlin 2026 Videos

video uploads by Sonicstate

Massive Superbooth playlist by Sonicstate. You can use the player controls once started to skip around.

Erica Synths Steampipe at Superbooth 2026

video upload by Tweeeeeak!

"No talking, just tweaking the steam and pipe physical modelling parameters, jamming and droning, in Erica Synths red room, at Superbooth 2026.

00:00 - Bang the pipe 1
02:01 - ... into drone 1
02:52 - ... into drone 2
07:06 - Ethereal
08:46 - Call to arms
10:43 - Bang the pipe 2
13:19 - Smoke the pipe
14:57 - Bagpipes?
16:18 - Bang the pipe 3 and end"

Implexus at Superbooth 2026

video upload by Tweeeeeak!

"That wave folder crisp sound.... There are no sequencers here, only LFOs working on a stale note...."

Sequentix Cirklon 2 indepth interview and demo Superbooth 26

video upload by Take the Fear out the Gear

"Hi everybody this time we bring you the Sequentix Cirklon 2 in depth interview and demo with Colin.

Plus Colin shows us his brand new project and some of his vintage projects from the past.

Cirklon 2 is the latest version of our multi-track hardware sequencer. With the same MIDI, CV and USB device connectivity as its predecessor, it adds USB host support, a full-colour TFT display, 4 x data memory and a major CPU performance boost.

Cirklon 2 is designed to be the beating heart of your hardware MIDI, analogue or hybrid set up - whether in the studio or on the road.

With rock solid timing, intuitive workflow and superb build quality, Cirklon 2 is designed, manufactured and tested in Berlin to exacting standards.

The user-interface is based around:

480x128 pixel full-colour TFT touch-screen.
19 rotary encoders with push-switches.
2 assignable knobs.
35 high-quality Cherry keys with integrated LEDs.
A further 35 tri-colour status LEDs.
Basic model has 5 fully independent MIDI in and out ports.
USB host and device ports
CVIO option adds 16 CV and 8 gate outputs.
Movable rear panel allows desktop or rackmount use

website https://www.sequentix.com/"

The Story Behind the 3rd Wave Synth - Interview with Bob Coover

video upload by Music Journey with Paul

"The Story Behind the 3rd Wave Synth - Interview with Bob Coover

Robert Coover, founder of Groove Synthesis and the mind behind the 3rd Wave synthesizer, shares the story of how this instrument came to life at Superbooth 2025 event in Berlin.

In this 9-minute interview he talks about:
working with Dave Smith at Sequential,
why he wanted to revive the iconic PPG Wave sound,
how four synthesis methods (wavetable, analog, FM, sampling) came together in the 3rd Wave,
the challenges of creating a high-end synth as a small team,
the evolution from the keyboard version to the desktop module,
what’s next for Groove Synthesis – a new product so unique it may even get a patent.

💡 If you’re into synth history, sound design, or want to know what drives independent makers to create instruments at this level – this is for you.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:23 Working with Dave Smith at Sequential
02:07 The ambition behind the 3rd Wave
03:57 The start of Bob's career
04:38 The launch of the 3rd Wave and Groove Synethesis
05:28 3rd Wave Keyboard and Desktop
06:28 Expanding the 3rd Wave with sampling
07:19 About the built-in sequencer
08:15 The new mystery product coming in 2026!"

UDO DMNO was created to scream!

video upload by Music Journey with Paul

"At Superbooth 2026 in Berlin, I sat down with George Hearn, founder and lead engineer of UDO Audio, outside a beautifully designed glamping tent that reflected the same attention to detail found in UDO’s instruments.

We started talking about the new DOMINO synth… but very quickly the conversation became something much deeper.

Minimalism in synth design. Playing synths for pure enjoyment. The state of flow. And the mistakes we make when thinking about creativity.

Chapters
00:00 Great Moments
01:02 Intro
01:34 Why George Created the DMNO?
02:43 The Clever Design of DMNO!
04:03 Entering the Flow State
04:22 The market gap UDO is filling
06:04 Happy Accidents
06:48 A Deep Dive into Synth Architecture
08:35 Who is Buying UDO Audio Synths?
10:09 The Creative Barriers We Build
11:28 The Reality of Running a Boutique Synth Company
12:49 The Future of UDO Audio

Song used in the intro: YouTube Audio Library - Turn In The Sun - Simon Herody."

Redshift 6: Can This Analog Synth Replace Your VSTs?

video upload by Music Journey with Paul

"At Superbooth 2026, I spoke with Timo from Supercritical Synthesizers about one of the most ambitious analog polysynths on the market today - a unique 6-voice analog polysynth from Finland that takes a very different approach to synthesis.

With 96 analog oscillators, multi-timbral architecture, MPE support, evolving firmware updates and a variable character engine that can shift between different vintage-inspired flavors, Redshift 6 blurs the line between traditional analog hardware and modern software flexibility.

In this interview and sound demo we talk about who Redshift 6 is for, how its unusual interface works, the latest firmware innovations, and why some of its sounds might make you think you’re listening to a DX-style digital synth - even though the signal path remains analog.

Chapters:
00:00 Demo #1
00:13 What is Redshift 6?
00:55 Demo #2
02:14 More About Specs
02:43 Who Is It For?
03:48 The Unique User Interface
05:14 Firmware Updates & New Features
05:54 The New Delta Wave Oscillator Engine
06:28 Demo #3
08:24 The Best Of Both Worlds: Hardware & Software
09:15 Summary from Timo
03:33 Demo #4 - Starting with the Init patch"

Katla at Superbooth 2026

video upload by Tweeeeeak!

"Listen with good bass headphones... 😁
No talking, just loading and tweaking some patches.

0:00 - Bass/Lead 1 0:51 - Bass/Lead 2 1:21 - Sequence 1 2:27 - Bass/Lead 3 3:08 - Bass/Lead 4 3:53 - Sequence 2 4:39 - Bass/Lead 5 5:39 - Sequence 3 6:02 - Drone 1 7:07 - Drone 2"

Love Synthesizers First Love interview and sounds superbooth 26

video upload by Take the Fear out the Gear

"Hi everybody this time we bring you the Love Instruments first love interview and sounds at superbooth 26

First Love is a desktop 4-part multi-timbral FM Synthesizer with deep FM editing and waveshaping options. FM synthesis doesn’t always have to be DX-7-style. Love Synthesizers proves this.

Instead of dragging the user into the next operator nightmare, they’ve developed their own playful concept consisting of a 7-inch touchscreen, knobs, and buttons. This is supported by a colorful user interface that tries to enhance this new FM synthesis experience

For example, to create FM, you swipe one oscillator to another with your finger, and so on. At Superbooth 2026, the developers, including founder Kári Halldórsson, showcased the progress they have made over the past few months.

This includes a finished sound engine featuring four polyphonic FM synthesizers, a dedicated onboard FX engine with reverb, delay, chorus, and freezer per part, and the now-implemented 'The Playground'.

website https://www.lovesynthesizers.com/"

See the Love Synthesizers label below for addtional posts.

UDO DMNO at Superbooth 2026

video upload by Tweeeeeak!

"No talking, just loading and tweaking some patches:

00:00 - Slow pad 1
01:15 - Arp 1
05:22 - Arp 2
06:33 - Brassy pad
07:20 - Lead 1 + bass
07:38 - Lead 2
07:51 - Lead 3 (harsh)
08:14 - Drone pad 1
09:52 - Drone pad 2
10:24 - Bass arp + lead + resonance + distortion
13:42 - Bass arp + lead (reprise, filter opening)
14:43 - Slow pad 2 + ending"

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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Kiviak Instruments interview Superbooth 26

video upload by Take the Fear out the Gear

"Hi everybody this time we bring you the Kiviak Instruments interview at Superbooth 26

website https://kiviak-instruments.com/

WoFi
This portable lofi synthesizer transforms any sample into a unique sound.
With its Texturer engine and intuitive interface, WoFi blends sampling and synthesis for limitless creative exploration.

Its compact size and rechargeable battery let you play, compose, and create wherever you are.

The WoFi integrates easily into any setup. Its extensive inputs, outputs, and seamless connectivity make it easy to record samples, share your patches, and explore new sounds.

Whether you’re a beginner or a pro, WoFi offers you endless possibilities."