Motionless // Teenage Engineering OP-1f and Ableton Live ambient

video upload by Stefano Mattia

"I made this piece on my OP-1f a few days after my neighbour’s cat died. We found him motionless on the terrace, under the rain.

I had seen him around many times, in the ordinary way you notice the familiar things around you without really thinking about them.

I don’t have much else to say about it. I just made this small piece and somehow it felt right to dedicate it to him."

THEY'RE EATING THE DOGS!

video upload by Peter Grenader

"...they're eating the cats! Their eating...THE PETS!

Real time manipulation of one of donald trump's more famous 'truths'"

Catoff LFG. Variable Analog LFO.

video upload by temaniak - click CC for subtitles once the video begins.

Low Frequency Generator

Advanced LFO with five standard waves (triangle, sine, inverted sawtooth, sawtooth, square) and two modified waves based on triangle and sine the morphing of which can be controlled by CV.

Frequency range: 0,1Hz-100Hz (X1 range mode) / 0,01Hz-10Hz (X0,1 range mode)
Output signal amplitude depending upon the position of the BIAS control:
BIAS= 0: -5v/+5v
BIAS=-5: -10v/0v
BIAS=+5: 0v/+10v
CV inputs responds: -10v/+10v
EOC (End Of Circle) signal level: +5v / 1ms
Trig and Reset inputs threshold: 4v

Controls and sockets:
RATE Pot - Waves Frequency
BIAS Pot - Polarity offset from zero
TURN Pot - Morphing of two modified waves
Waves outputs 3,5mm jack sockets: triangle, sine, inverted sawtooth, sawtooth, square and 2 modified waves
EOC socket: End Of Circle impulse
Input 3,5mm jack sockets:
Trig - resets the wave and holds the reset when the gate is on
Reset - resets the wave and immediately resumes. Сan work as Sync input

63 Sticky synth knobs?! Here’s how I cleaned them (with a little help from Zara XD)

video upload by Solidtrax

"Many synth manufacturers use these nice rubbery knobs, but after a while, these tend to get really sticky. I needed these two instruments for a project, so I decided to clean them. A bit of a shout-out to A big shout-out to ‪@charliedont‬ & ‪@LESINDES‬ for the inspiration. I’ve added a third method as well. Plus, I used a bit of common sense to get the knobs off easily and clean them properly.

Music is composed with the help of the ‪@ArturiaOfficial‬ DrumBrute, The MicroFreak and the new ‪@bitwig‬ Studio 6.1. Used ‪@CytomicAudio‬ The Scream as well."

@Graal7 and moog [and Sylvester]

video upload by graal7

"moog one and minimoog"

Today Will Be Better - Live Minimal Ambient w/Gamma Mini Synth & Pocket Master (Omni Preset)

video upload by Interstellar Excavation

"Gamma Mini Synth is great fun, and the last update made it even better. There is now a built in looper, which I used here in place of the pocket master loop recorder, and if you change presets, the looper will change to that preset as well. I didn't do any preset changes here, but thought it was worth noting. I had it set to 4 bars, but it can go longer"

Building a Full TECHNO Track With the RELIQ: First play with description

video upload by Starsky Carr

"I built an entire techno track using the Reliq hybrid control surface — sequencing CV, gates, and MIDI together. This is a quick preview before my full in-depth Reliq review drops, made for anyone who just wants to see what it can actually do in a real track.

In this short hardware jam, the Reliq's Breakout Module handles every CV and gate connection to my Eurorack rack, while its onboard LFOs and envelopes replace modules I'd normally need patched in separately — freeing up rack space while adding an extra oscillator's worth of movement. MIDI runs straight to the Dreadbox Artemis alongside it, all synced from the same sequencer. You'll hear polyrhythmic drum sequencing too — kick and closed hi-hat running full bars, snare on the backbeat at a different rate, and a 4-step open hi-hat loop sitting on the offbeats.

This is a fast, feature-packed look at the Reliq's matrix routing, CV/gate output, MIDI output, LFOs, and envelopes all working together in one musical piece — not a full walkthrough (that's coming soon), just proof of what one box can do.

What's covered:

Reliq Breakout Module: CV + gate patching into Eurorack
Onboard LFOs and envelopes standing in for extra modules
Simultaneous CV and MIDI sequencing (Eurorack + Dreadbox Artemis)
Polyrhythmic step sequencing across multiple tracks
Building a full techno track hardware-only, no DAW"

See the Reliq label below for additional posts.

In Memoriam of Kevin Kelley of The Audio Playground

Amy Kelly, wife of Kevin Kelley, wrote in to let me know of her husband Kevin Kelley's passing in 2024. You might remember Kevin Kelley mentioned directly in numerous posts here on MATRIXSYNTH going all the way back to 2007. Kevin ran the Audio Playground aka keyboardmuseum.org which was created back in 2000. (Note keyboardmuseum.org is no longer active, the link takes you to posts referencing the site).

The Audio Playground was a synth museum in Winter Park, Florida. One of the great things I loved about the site was that Kevin hosted samples of the synths featured, including virtual sound sheets, so you could get an idea of what they sounded like. Back then that was actually quite rare.

Kevin was also an owner of the uber rare Technos Acxel synthesizer. You can see it pictured below as well as in previous posts featuring Kevin.

Included below are some pics of Kevin with his daughters and his cats sent in by his wife Amy.


"He was a wonderful and brilliant man as well as a great dad and husband. His three daughters and I miss him tremendously." - Amy

Amy still has his Technos Acxel and is working on bringing it back to life. I've sent her a few leads, but if anyone out there can help with the following, please feel free to reach out (matrixsynth@gmail.com).

"The system successfully powers on and initializes the Grapher console, but it is currently hanging at the initial splash screen ('Forget Technology, think music'). I suspect the data sectors on the original 3.5" boot floppy have degraded over time. I am looking to write a fresh sector-by-sector image to a healthy 720KB DD disk to isolate the issue.

My hope is that someone out there might have a raw disk image (.img or .hfe format) compatible with this era of the hardware."

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No Plan, Just Sound | Live Hardware Jam with Ableton Move × Circuit

video upload by microMarie

"Tonight was something different: no prepared DJ set, no finished tracks — just the Ableton Move, Novation Circuit and a lot of improvisation.

I built loops, switched between both machines and tried to turn spontaneous ideas into a live electronic performance. Not everything was planned, not everything was perfect — but that is exactly what makes a hardware jam exciting.

Expect melodic moments, driving drums, changing grooves and a few chaotic experiments along the way."

👉 soundcloud.com/micromarie_official

Rest in Peace PENELOPE the Synth Kitty

Long time reader Adam Abraham wrote in to let me know his little synth kitty PENELOPE has passed away. You might recognize these pics from prior posts, Odyssey Cat and KORG MS20 with KORG 35 Filter & Synth Cat.

According to Adam, she's been a synthhead by his side since day one. These little friends keep us company along our journey. She will be sorely missed.

ORLA Micro Partner - 9 Fake Nokia Ringtones ☎️

video upload by General Midi Guy ⚡

This is the first demo of one to be featured on the site. One came up for sale back in 2020.

"Was bored and made a bunch of Nokia styled ringtone sounds on my General Midi device Orla Micro Partner, start the party! Ringtone rave all night :p

#nokia #generalmidi #ringtonemusic #ringtones #90snostalgia

Make your own ringtones and send em to me, my favourite music, just upload somewhere and post a link, mp3 is fine but 16/44 is even better for maximum enjoyment 😺

(b) general midi guy 2026

and send me your old Nokia phones to :p"

Stefan Torto feat. Narya - Hang Lovers (Live on Oxi One mk2)

video upload by Stefan Torto

"Jamming with Oxi One mk2 and Novation LaunchPad Pro mk3.
My music : https://stefantorto.bandcamp.com/
Get my sample packs : https://www.stefantorto.com/sample-packs
Website : https://www.stefantorto.com"

monomachine + oto bam

video upload by studio snippets

Eternal Sequence - Oxi One mk2, Dreadbox Erebus, Nyx & Hades

video upload by Stefan Torto

"Jamming with Oxi One mk2, Dreadbox Erebus, Nyx & Hades.
My music : https://stefantorto.bandcamp.com/
Get my sample packs : https://www.stefantorto.com/sample-packs
Website : https://www.stefantorto.com

Special thanks to https://www.synthesizer.gr/

Synths : Dreadbox Erebus, Nyx & Hades
Sequencer : Oxi One mk2
Eurorack : Arturia Rack Brute 6U
Mixer : Cosmotronic Cosmix Pro
Fx : FX Aid (x2)
Groovebox : Roland mc101"

PGB-1 + Volcas + modular 3D stands

video upload by Wee Noise Makers

"PGB-1 + Volcas + our modular stands = amazing dawless setup! More info at weenoisemakers.com"

And a dancing cat.

Bastl Kalimba! A fun new instrument at #Superbooth 2026

video upload by CatSynth TV

"A brief demo of the new Bastl Instruments Kalimba. This prototype is very playable as both a traditional kalmbia and a synthesizer with scales, microtuning, and an arpeggiator.

Our pal Zip gets into the action a bit."

Patreon: / catsynth | https://shop.catsynth.com | https://ko-fi.com/catsynth

Bad Gear - It's a MESS!!!

video upload by AudioPilz

"Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most-hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about Make Noise 0-Coast. This 2016 wannabe music tech influencer must-have and flyover state synth tried to bridge the gap between buchlaesque exploration and moog-ish accessibility and offers a wide range of modular flatulences with a mostly useless built-in anti-Eurorack safeguard. What a mess!"

Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
00:47 Overview Make Noise 0-Coast
01:24 Oscillator
01:35 Overtone, Multiply, Linear FM
02:07 Random Generator
02:19 Slope
02:50 Contour
03:04 Mixer, Dynamics ( Buchla-style LPG )
03:32 Make Noise MATHS (stripped-down version;)
03:41 Midi, Menu LFO, Arpeggiator
04:14 Patches (Yes, I did a Krell Patch ;)
04:47 Pricing, Thanks
05:02 H*te Screen
05:25 Jam 1 ( Nerdy Techno )
06:14 Jam 2 ( Nerdy Elektro )
07:21 Finale ( NormCore )
07:48 VERDICT

Déjà vu: Flexible Fader Control for Audio & CV│Bastl Instruments

video upload by Bastl Instruments

"Bastl Déjà vu is a Swiss knife for your Eurorack System that adds fader control to your modular system for many scenarios. It stands out as a simple yet powerful utility module that can do crossfading, mixing, signal boosting, voltage processing, attenuation or attenuversion. All that in 4HP and with the possibility to chain several of them to mix even more signals."



Powerful Voltage Utility module for voltage processing, attenuation, signal boosting, crossfading, and mixing

Déjà vu adds fader control to your modular system and it stands out as a simple yet powerful utility module that can do voltage processing, mixing, attenuation, attenuversion, signal boosting, crossfading and mixing.

All that in 4HP and with the possibility of chaining several units to mix even more signals.

SWISS KNIFE FOR YOUR RACK

Déjà vu has two almost identical channels A and B. Each channel has the FADER input and the ADD input and an output with light indication. The FADER MODE switch alters the behavior of the module, either attentuating or attenuverting the FADER input where the ADD input will be added to the processed FADER input. The last option is crossfading between the FADER Input and the ADD input which is great for creating performance oriented macro controls.

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Telepathic Orchid ORC—1 Keyboard

Note: links to listings are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.

via this eBay listing

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(⸝⸝⸝O﹏ O⸝⸝⸝) Jam On ‪@Akai_Pro‬ MPC Live III

video upload by Isobutane

"This is a live take of a track called (⸝⸝⸝O﹏ O⸝⸝⸝) from my EP (•˕ •マ.ᐟ If you want to get it, you can do so here:



Thank you for watching🫶

#akaimpclive #akaimpc #beatmaking #musicproduction #beats #jungle #oldschooljungle"