Showing posts with label Updates. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Updates. Show all posts
Monday, August 31, 2026
Korg Prologue - Elixir Vol.1 OUT NOW! (Vid 1 of 2) - #korg #prologue #presets
video upload by Scott McAuley Sounds
Update:
Korg Prologue - Elixir Vol.1 OUT NOW! (Vid 2 of 2 - Sounds 51 to 101) - #korg #prologue #presets
video upload by Scott McAuley Sounds
"Patches will be available at https://www.orano.co.uk/shop or http://www.synthsounds.co.uk
Only Prologue factory effects used in this demo!
This bank will include a huge FREE BONUS -
Three (YES THREE) brand new custom multi engine oscillators,
and also 5 wavetable oscillators so will allow you to create sounds you have never been able to create before!
DXOSC - This is an FM Oscillator with 25 Algorithms, Adjustable 2:1 Ratio, Adjustable 3/4:1 Ratio, mod generator (LFO) with 24 Shapes, Speed Control & Depth Control.
TZFM - This is Built with dual waveforms A&B - A has 46 wave shapes, B Has 44, TZFM can be sent AtoB, or BtoA, with depth control, adjustable Ringmod, and adjustable Bitcrush, you can also set for NO tzfm if you purely want to utilise the 90 different waveforms, the shape knob fully left is Wave A, centre is Wave A&B mixed, Fully Right is Wave B, so you can mix and match as you like.
STEPr - is quite similar to TZFM, but has the additional very unique feature of being able to step through each of A & B's waveforms per note pressed, you can step A only, or B only, or both A&B together, These also have the option to dial in some TZFM for adding some crunch / dirt, they also have adjustable ringmod mix, and adjustable bitcrush mix. Like the TZFM Osc, you can also set for NO tzfm if you purely want to utilise the 90 different waveforms, the shape knob fully left is Wave A, centre is Wave A&B mixed, Fully Right is Wave B, so you can mix and match as you like.
I hope you enjoy!
© Scott McAuley. All rights reserved.
#custom #sounds #prologue"
See dealers on the right for pricing and availability on gear.
LABELS/MORE: Korg, MATRIXSYNTH Members, Updates
LABELS/MORE: Korg, MATRIXSYNTH Members, Updates
Friday, August 28, 2026
STUDIO ELECTRONICS OBIE RACK
Note: links to listings are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.
via this Reverb listing
"The Studio Electronics Obie Rack is a rare, custom 19-inch rackmount unit containing two vintage Oberheim SEM (Synthesizer Expander Module) units combined with a custom MIDI interface by Studio Electronics.
Key Features
Core Sound: Houses two original 1978 Oberheim SEM analog synth modules for classic, warm analog tones.
MIDI Integration: Upgraded by Studio Electronics with MIDI control (including velocity/dynamics, modulation, and aftertouch).
Front Panel Controls: Includes adjustments for octave range, multi-trigger, MIDI channel, pitch bend, LFO, glide, and volume.
Rear Panel Connections: Features MIDI In/Out/Thru, standard unbalanced mono audio outputs, and an IEC power socket.
Rarity: Estimated at roughly 100 units ever built/modified by Studio Electronics."
Interesting Update via Ersatzplanet in the comments: "Most people don't know but those Obie front panels are also custom made for this unit. Two standard SEMs won't fit side by side in a standard 19" rack. The PCBs will, but the panels are too wide."
via this Reverb listing
"The Studio Electronics Obie Rack is a rare, custom 19-inch rackmount unit containing two vintage Oberheim SEM (Synthesizer Expander Module) units combined with a custom MIDI interface by Studio Electronics.
Key Features
Core Sound: Houses two original 1978 Oberheim SEM analog synth modules for classic, warm analog tones.
MIDI Integration: Upgraded by Studio Electronics with MIDI control (including velocity/dynamics, modulation, and aftertouch).
Front Panel Controls: Includes adjustments for octave range, multi-trigger, MIDI channel, pitch bend, LFO, glide, and volume.
Rear Panel Connections: Features MIDI In/Out/Thru, standard unbalanced mono audio outputs, and an IEC power socket.
Rarity: Estimated at roughly 100 units ever built/modified by Studio Electronics."
Interesting Update via Ersatzplanet in the comments: "Most people don't know but those Obie front panels are also custom made for this unit. Two standard SEMs won't fit side by side in a standard 19" rack. The PCBs will, but the panels are too wide."
See dealers on the right for pricing and availability on gear.
LABELS/MORE: Auctions, Reverb, Studio Electronics, Updates
LABELS/MORE: Auctions, Reverb, Studio Electronics, Updates
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Cherry Audio Introduces Memorymode 2
video uploads by Cherry Audio
Playlist:
1. Cherry Audio | Introduction to Memorymode 2 with Tim Shoebridge
2. Cherry Audio | "Memory Flow" by Steve Peglar with Memorymode 2
3. Cherry Audio | Foundation Presets Pack for Memorymode 2
"Memorymode 2 - Inspired by one of the most iconic polyphonic programmable analog synthesizers of the 1980s: the legendary Memorymoog. This is not just a basic version update; Cherry Audio has completely transformed its highly acclaimed 2021 flagship synthesizer by employing cutting-edge analysis and emulation techniques, resulting in unmatched accuracy and precision. Furthermore, we have significantly expanded its features, firmly establishing Memorymode 2 as the definitive successor to both the original synth and our groundbreaking tribute to it.
https://cherryaudio.com/products/memo...
Memorymode 2 is now available for only $69 at cherryaudio.com and at authorized resellers. Owners of Memorymode version 1 can upgrade to Memorymode 2 at the discounted price of only $39 from the Cherry Audio store at https://store.cherryaudio.com/bundles..."
User videos:
Playlist:
1. Memorymode 2 by Cherry Audio: the Memorymoog comes alive again! - CatSynth TV
2. Cherry Audio Memorymode V2 Fantastic Virtual Analog Synthesizer Moog VST - Rik Marston Official
3. Cherry Audio | Foundation Presets Pack for Memorymode 2 - James Dyson
4. New Synthesizer Cherry Audio MemoryMode V2 - James Dyson Live Stream
Foundation Presets Pack:
"100% of the proceeds from August sales of Foundation go to The Bob Moog Foundation!
Discover an impressive array of sounds with the Foundation Preset Pack for Memorymode 2, available exclusively from Cherry Audio for only $9.99. All proceeds from August 2026 sales of this pack will benefit the @moogfoundation, now celebrating its 20th anniversary. The Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the legacy of synthesizer pioneer Bob Moog through education, archives, and the Moogseum.
https://store.cherryaudio.com/presets...
This massive collection features 275 additional presets, expertly crafted by the select team of sound designers James Dyson, Scott McAuley, and Ger Hughes. These presets fully utilize the innovative features of Memorymode 2, including layers and splits, polyphonic sequencers, the Touch Animator, dual arpeggiators, and the updated effects library. The result is a stunning showcase of additional dynamic sounds and motion for Memorymode 2.
The Bob Moog Foundation: https://moogfoundation.org/
Our deepest thanks go to the team of James Dyson (@James-Dyson), Scott McAuley (@scottmcauleysounds), and Ger Hughes of CustomSonics (https://customsonics.bandcamp.com/) for the donation of their time and talent to this effort.
This preset pack requires ownership of the Memorymode 2 synthesizer by Cherry Audio. Once you obtain it, the collection will be automatically downloaded and added to your presets."
Update: press release follows:
See dealers on the right for pricing and availability on gear.
LABELS/MORE: Cherry Audio, MOOG, New Soft Synths, News, Soft Synths, Updates
LABELS/MORE: Cherry Audio, MOOG, New Soft Synths, News, Soft Synths, Updates
This Eurorack filter has AUTO DYNAMICS! // Flow 3 from Joranalogue *MEGA DEMO*
video upload by DivKid and Joranalogue Audio Design
"As we'd expect from Joranalogue, they take inspiration from classic, seemingly simple functions and turn them into musical and technically impressive devices. Flow 3 is a compact filter that builds upon on the idea of an auto wah, it's a filter with 'auto dynamics'. There's on board modulation, that can modulate itself or your modular system, stave variable filter outputs, CV over everything and an easy to play with layout in 6HP."
Update: Press release follows:
Joranalogue Audio Design announces availability of Flow 3 auto-dynamic filter module for Eurorack that sounds bigger than it looks
STEKENE, BELGIUM: having made its impressive-sounding debut during a showcase at SUPERBOOTH26, May 7-9, FEZ-Berlin, Germany, high-quality Eurorack music synthesiser modules-maker Joranalogue Audio Design is proud to announce availability of Flow 3 — an auto-dynamic filter that sounds bigger than it looks, thanks to the novel variation on the classic state variable filter topology that lies behind its compact 6 HP panel — as of August 25…
Firstly, Flow 3’s core integrator saturation of its simultaneous — low-pass (LP2), attenuates frequencies above the filter frequency (or cutoff) at -12 dB/octave and self-oscillates at a phase of 180°; bandpass (BP2), selects a band of frequencies around the filter frequency (but below and above that the attenuation slope is -6 dB) and self-oscillates at a phase of 90°; and high-pass (HP2), attenuates frequencies below the filter frequency at -12 dB/octave and self-oscillates at a phase of 0° — outputs provide for a sound that is clean yet distinctive.
RESONANCE response is exceptionally smooth — it, too, can easily reach self-oscillation (at higher feedback levels), the temperature compensation and exact calibration effectively transforming Flow 3 into a reliable quadrature sine/cosine VCO (Voltage-Controlled Oscillator) with tight pitch tracking.
The ace up Flow 3’s sleeve, however, lies in its auto-dynamic nature — helpfully highlighted by the non-erasable AUTO DYNAMIC FILTER graphic positioned across that compact, clean-cut 6 HP panel. After all, it is a filter that can modulate itself, achieved by a combined DECAY generator/envelope follower circuit controlling the filter frequency over an adjustable range; either fire decay envelopes from external triggers, or flip it to AUTO mode to follow along with the incoming signal’s amplitude envelope (or both, simultaneously).
Saying all that, then, creating heavy-hitting analogue kick drum sounds becomes a breeze, but, with a bit of patching, Flow 3 can even be used as a spectrum splitter (or crossover), cleanly separating the full audio range into low and high portions, for dual-band signal processing — perfectly possible thanks to the Linkwitz-Riley filter response at minimum resonance.
Ultimately, users of Flow 3 can clearly get carried away as the Eurorack module concerned creatively takes the old auto-filter concept to new voltage-controlled heights, hearing for themselves exactly what the fuss was all about at that impressive-sounding SUPERBOOTH26 showcase!
Coming complete with a 16-to-10-pin Eurorack power cable, two black M3 x 6 mm hex screws, two black nylon washers, and a hex key, Flow 3 is available as a 6 HP module — measuring 128.5 mm (H) x 30 mm (W) x 52 mm (D) with a +12 V: 45 mA/-12 V: 45 mA maximum current draw, reverse polarity (MOSFET) power protection, 100 kΩ impedance inputs and 0 Ω (compensated) impedance outputs — through Joranalogue Audio Design’s growing global network of authorised dealers at a MSRP (Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price) of €215.00 EUR or $225.00 USD.
Check with dealers on the right.
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LABELS/MORE: eurorack, JORANALOGUE, New Modules, News, Updates
LABELS/MORE: eurorack, JORANALOGUE, New Modules, News, Updates
Saturday, August 08, 2026
External MIDI Amiga Synth? Wait, what?!
video upload by Jeremy Parker
"A few years ago I restored my childhood Amiga 500, and only recently found a way to use a soft synth, Aegis Sonix V2, with external MIDI control. I saw @magicalsynthadventure3216 video on the topic a while back, and on a whim decided to revisit the idea of using my Amiga as a synth. Thanks to an Amibay.com forum thread, I learned that it's pretty easy to get Aegis Sonix V2 to respond to incoming MIDI, and so I was off to the races. Enjoy!
Magical Synth Adventures video: • Commodore Amiga Music Production: Modern S... [below]
Amibay thread: https://www.amibay.com/threads/aegis-...
Stone OakValley Studios info on Aegis Sonix: https://www.stone-oakvalley-studios.c...
OctaMED info: https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/10...
00:00 Intro
02:28 The Solution
03:33 Sonix Demo
05:31 Sonix & Reaper
07:33 Amiga Groove
Commodore Amiga Music Production: Modern Sound Design on Retro Hardware
video upload by Magical Synth Adventure
"A delve into obscure software instruments on the Commodore Amiga. Here I look into both realtime & non-realtime varieties, covering a staggering array of synthesis types!
Additional attributions:
I forgot to give a shout out to uncle Brian! Sorry uncle Brian!
Endless Tunnel Animation: KRITRIMVAULT
Syndicate Intro: BullFrog Productions
Links:
SOFTWARE
http://old.exotica.org.uk/websites/dr...
http://ftp2.grandis.nu/turransearch/"
Update: An interesting side note is that Sonix was released in 1987 with a beta in 1986. That's 10 years earlier than Dave Smith's Seer Systems Reality, which was released in 1997. Seer Systems Reality is often credited as the world's first soft synth. Curious if the distinction was between an editor/interface for the existing Amiga sound chip vs. a self contained software synthesizer.
I asked Google AI just to see what it would say. Here it is:
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LABELS/MORE: Amiga, Chiptune, MATRIXSYNTH Members, Seer, Soft Synths, Updates
LABELS/MORE: Amiga, Chiptune, MATRIXSYNTH Members, Seer, Soft Synths, Updates
Friday, July 31, 2026
S2400 gets automation.. (beta firmware)
video upload by Isla Electronics
"We're super excited to announce a new S2400 firmware BETA version that includes among other fixes, automation recording for MIDI tracks (CC, Pitch Bend, Aftertouch etc) and filter automation for sampler tracks. A new project template system has also been implemented.
Visit https://forum.islaelectronics.com to grab the download.
Have a fantastic weekend, and don't forget to tune into the pro synth network show at 7pm UK time. They have a little announcement to make on our behalf.
@ProSynthNetwork"
Update:
Pro Synth Network LIVE! - Episode 330
video upload by Pro Synth Network
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LABELS/MORE: ISLA, New Updates, News, Updates
LABELS/MORE: ISLA, New Updates, News, Updates
Thursday, July 23, 2026
Synthesizers.com Introduces Q210 Complex Noise
video uploads by synthesizersdotcom
Update: videos just released and added above. Note the playlist is in the order released by Synthesizers.com.
Playlist:
1. Meet the Q210 Complex Noise | Synthesizers.com Newest Module
2. A Quick Overview of the Q210 Complex Noise
3. Using Q210 Complex Noise To Clock Q173 Gate Math
4. Q210 Complex Noise Random Gate Discussion
5. A quick Q210 Complex Noise Patch
6. Another Q210 Complex Noise Patch
7. Changing speed of Random Gates on Q210 Complex Noise
8. CHAOS OUTPUT on the Q210 COMPLEX NOISE
via Synthesizers.com
"This is Synthesizers.com's first new module in two years, and we're excited to share it with you: the Q210 Complex Noise.
The Q210 Complex Noise is noisemaker's playground. Though capable of standard white noise fare, the Q210 can help provide you with decidedly boundary pushing timbres, not usually found in your typical 5U module.
Beyond noise, the Q210 is also comfortable generating random gates, which when routed to VCAS or drum sounds, can help launch your next ambient composition into science fiction territory.
Depending on how you approach the module, the Q210 can be a tame texture ready to mix in with a completed track. However if you push it, the Q210 can become the basis of an entire soundscape, especially when paired with filters, VCAS, and envelopes. Sounds both dramatic and explosive are quite easy to conjure."
See dealers on the right for pricing and availability on gear.
LABELS/MORE: 5U, New Modules, News, synthesizers.com, Updates
LABELS/MORE: 5U, New Modules, News, synthesizers.com, Updates
Wednesday, July 08, 2026
New Analogue Solutions FILTOPIA Analogue Monosynth Incoming
"Fusebox X is an analogue monosynth with 3 note poly capabilities"
Priced £1,799.00
Update: additional pics and details added.

Filtopia will be a limited edition synth - we are only building 200 units.
Stereo analogue monosynth - with a 5 Multi-Mode filter Filterbank - to give glorious and unique filter sweeps!
USP - THE FILTER BANK
Filtopia’s key USP is a bank of 5 analogue filters wired in parallel. Glorious multi-band filter sweeps are possible. With some tweaking you can also get vowel types sounds.
5 filters doesn’t mean just 5 filters, by having offset filter-cutoff frequencies, with some high resonance levels, can mimic the way the human voice works. Something that can’t be done with a single filter.
Aside from the uniqueness of a multi-channel filter bank for filtering, Filtopia is fully loaded with VCOs, LFOs, EGs, etc.
Filterbank - 5 analogue multi-mode filters - superb multi-filter sweeps, and even vowel sounds!
3 VCOs - can be routed to some or many of the filters as dictated by the front panel.
5 VCFs - Multi-Mode - wired in parallel.
2 VCAs - one has Echo.
3 EGs - full ADSR.
2 LFOs.
Noise.
2 Sub-Osc.
MIDI to CV.
8 step CV sequencer.
Stereo Outs.
See dealers on the right for pricing and availability on gear.
LABELS/MORE: Analogue Solutions, New Synths, News, Updates
LABELS/MORE: Analogue Solutions, New Synths, News, Updates
Three New N.U.S.S. Firmwares! | Make Noise
video upload by MAKEN0ISE
"Announcing firmware updates for all three New Universal Synthesizer System modules: MultiWAVE, PoliMATHS, and MultiMod!
Update here: https://www.makenoise-manuals.com/fir...
More info in the modules' manuals at http://www.makenoisemusic.com"
Update:
"The new firmware features include:
1. New Cross Mod option on MultiWAVE for internal audio rate modulation
2. Custom scale quantizer option on MultiWAVE
3. Use PoliMATHS to generate offsets and easily use a connected QXG pair as a mixer, among other tricks
4. Extended Oscillations range on PoliMATHS
5. MultiMod Channel Index updated to work more smoothly when processing audio
See below for a full list!
See dealers on the right for pricing and availability on gear.
LABELS/MORE: eurorack, MAKEN0ISE, MATRIXSYNTH Members, New Updates, News, Updates
LABELS/MORE: eurorack, MAKEN0ISE, MATRIXSYNTH Members, New Updates, News, Updates
Tuesday, July 07, 2026
Leveling EQ Amplifier (LEQA) Tutorial
video upload by 4ms Company
"The Leveling EQ Amplifier (LEQA) is now available and shipping for $349 USD! Add polished compression, musical EQ, and stereo width processing to your Eurorack system with one intuitive end-of-chain processor, built to make great mixes effortless."
See the announcement post here.
Update: and a video by DivKid:
Fantastic Colour & Shape for your Eurorack System // 4ms LEQA Levelling EQ Amplifier
video upload by DivKid
"Join us for a dive into EQ, compression and stereo image creation and control with the 4ms LEQA, Levelling EQ Amplifier. Not only is this a demo of this specific module but a deeper look across many musical styles at how these tools work, why you might want or need them and how they sit within a Eurorack modular environment. I hope it highlights these production tools not just as an end of chain bit of a colour but as a creative important tool for music making and sound shaping while highlighting how to listen to what they do."
*TIMING INDEX // CHAPTERS*
Monday, June 29, 2026
New Ondioline modèle 56 Incoming
video upload by matrixsynth
via Ondioline
"We are proud to annonce the renew of this iconic early synth !
Our Ondioline prototype is running great since months and the first production unit should leave the workshop before winter.
We stay as close as possible to the original Georges Jenny design and philosophy.
Full analogue tube synth (12 in total) as stunning expressivity with suspended/wobbling keyboard and pressure sensitive keys !
Full specifications and price TBA
https://www.ondioline.fr/
https://www.instagram.com/ondioline.fr/"
See Georges Jenny, inventor of the Ondioline, demonstrating one in 1948 here.
See dealers on the right for pricing and availability on gear.
LABELS/MORE: New Synths, News, ondioline, Teasers, Updates
LABELS/MORE: New Synths, News, ondioline, Teasers, Updates
Monday, June 08, 2026
Sound Workshop Introduces Flexur - Expressive Synthesizer Based on the Trautonium
video upload by Sound Workshop
via Sound Workshop
Easy to pick up, hard to put down.
Two Trautonium inspired floating touch bars allow for continuous volume and pitch control. This expressive interface is paired with a streamlined knob per function synth, so you can start playing right away. Despite the constrained feature set, the sensitive bars allow for weeks, months, and years of rewarding practice.
Go as complex as you like
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LABELS/MORE: New Synths, News, Sound Workshop, Trautonium, Updates
LABELS/MORE: New Synths, News, Sound Workshop, Trautonium, Updates
Thursday, May 07, 2026
Special Announcement from Make Noise!
video upload by MAKEN0ISE
http://www.makenoisemusic.com
"Make Noise is proud to announce Plexiphon!
The Make Noise Soundhack Plexiphon is a stereo, modeless spatial texturizer which allows for continuously morphing between reverberations and multi-tap echoes, the widest range of possible results being neither reverb nor echo, and all results highlighting and amplifying character previously hidden in the source material being processed.
The Plexus control simultaneously modulates the number of feedback paths in the algorithm, and their entanglement together. The Size of the paths determines the temporal relation between them, operating like a “delay time,” or a “room size,” at either extreme of Plexus.
Diffuse and Color offer softening/sharpening/darkening/brightening effects over time.
Couple and Skew are stereo operations: Couple determines to what degree the left and right sides are isolated or intermingled (from “dual mono” to fully interlaced stereo), while Skew offers simultaneous inverse or tandem control of the left and right paths on the Plexus, Size, and Color parameters.
The Send gate input (normalled high, or patchable) determines whether and when the input signal will be fed into the Plexus.
See dealers on the right for pricing and availability on gear.
LABELS/MORE: Make Noise, MATRIXSYNTH Members, News, Updates
LABELS/MORE: Make Noise, MATRIXSYNTH Members, News, Updates
Bastl Introduces Kalimba - Physical Modelling & FM Kalimba Synth
video uploads by Bastl
Playlist:
1. Bastl Kalimba: An Expressive Instrument for Intuitive Electronic Music Exploration
2. Bastl Kalimba - Demo Overview
3. Bastl Kalimba is such a fever dream - HAINBACH
4. WTF did they make? Bastl Kalimba! - ANDREW HUANG
Press release follows:
Bastl Instruments are very proud to announce the release of their new instrument - Bastl Kalimba, a unique desktop instrument that combines microphones, touch sensors, and an accelerometer, with a user interface inspired by the traditional kalimba and its main interaction element: the tines.
We believe that this combination of features and physical interface leads to intuitive creativity and easy musical expression.
Just play it, you already know it.
See dealers on the right for pricing and availability on gear.
LABELS/MORE: Bastl Instruments, New Synths, News, Superbooth, Updates
LABELS/MORE: Bastl Instruments, New Synths, News, Superbooth, Updates
Erica Synths Introduces Resonant Filterbank
video upload by Erica Synths

Erica Synths new desktop Resonant Filterbank is set to ship on May 18th. Check with dealers on the right on price and availability.
Details via Erica Synths:
Desktop Resonant Filterbank is a performance and studio production-friendly FX unit - an analog stereo filterbank. It has a set of ten bandpass filters with hands-on control over each bands’ boost or cut and complex control configurations that can turn it into an unconventional multimode filter with an envelope follower and an instrument on its own when played with various resonance settings or even an experimental sound generator for no-input mixer-like setups.
You can use it with synthesizers, drum machines, modular setups and thanks to an analogue GAIN STAGE that boosts incoming signals up to +24dB, with guitars and pretty much any other instrument. This is a tool that can let you discover entirely new sounds from the instruments you thought you knew inside-out.
User snapshots (presets), MIDI control over all parameters and a sleek aluminium case to match our lineup of compact desktop units will make the Resonant Filterbank and integral part of many studio and live performance setups.
See dealers on the right for pricing and availability on gear.
LABELS/MORE: Erica Synths, New Synth Effects, News, Superbooth, Updates
LABELS/MORE: Erica Synths, New Synth Effects, News, Superbooth, Updates
Wednesday, May 06, 2026
New Polyend Drums Analog / Digital Drum Machine Incoming
video upload by Polyend
"Drums is an analog and digital drum machine built for immediacy, depth, and performance."


Features.
Analog voices.
Four analog voices built on modern SSI chips create a dense, classic tone with modern flexibility. Each stacks dual analog VCOs, a dedicated noise source, and additional digital oscillator for hybrid layering or precise FM modulation. Each shaped through a multimode analog filter and VCA, giving you everything from tight percussion to evolving synth textures.
Instruments.
Multiple analog and digital synthesis methods, sample-based instruments, and eight independent LFOs give you the core tools for creating and modulating drum sounds. With over forty instruments, each containing its own sub-mode mutations, you get hundreds of options to choose from.
Live performance.
Drums is designed for real-time control. Use the X0Y fader to morph kits, trigger fills instantly, and switch between patterns or sound kits without stopping playback. Key parameters stay close, so changes can be made while the pattern is running.
Effects.
Drums includes three dedicated effects groups. Send effects for shared processing. Insert effects for individual tracks. A master chain for the final mix. Inserts can be sequenced per track, so effects become part of the rhythm rather than something added at the end.
Power
The device runs on a dual-core main CPU, with auxiliary processors handling peripherals and analog control. Internal audio processing is done in 32-bit floating point at 96kHz, with 24-bit/96 kHz DAC and ADC conversion for audio input and output.
Ins & Outs.
2 × 1/4” audio out jacks
8 × 1/4” individual track output jacks
1 × 1/4” stereo headphone jack
2 × 1/4” audio in jacks
1 x 1/8” MIDI In jack
1 x 1/8” MIDI Out jack
1 x 1/8” MIDI Thru jack
USB C
Size and Weight.
Height (w/ knob): 1.69 inches (4.3 cm)
Width: 17.56 inches (44.6 cm)
Depth: 11.50 inches (29.2 cm)
See dealers on the right for pricing and availability on gear.
LABELS/MORE: New Drum Machines, News, Polyend, Updates
LABELS/MORE: New Drum Machines, News, Polyend, Updates
Tuesday, May 05, 2026
Meet Ziggy, the new desktop instrument from Buchla!
video upload by Buchla
"Meet the Buchla Ziggy - a new instrument formed around the famous Buchla “complex oscillator.” With a new, “unpatched” instrument experience, Ziggy offers quick, gestural means of assigning modulation and composing music. Ziggy incorporates many of the Buchla innovations that have long been taken for granted: digital control over the analog audio, additive synthesis, unique and musical interactions, and the focus on making an “instrument” rather than a “synthesizer.”
All sounds in the video were made with the Ziggy!
Learn more and preorder yours now at Buchla.com, a Buchla dealer, or Kickstarter!"
Update: additional pics via Perfect Circuit added below.
What is Ziggy?


The Buchla Ziggy is a new instrument formed around the famous Buchla “complex oscillator.” With a new, “unpatched” instrument experience, Ziggy offers quick, gestural means of assigning modulation and composing music. Ziggy incorporates many of the Buchla innovations that have long been taken for granted: digital control over the analog audio, additive synthesis, unique and musical interactions, and the focus on making an “instrument” rather than a “synthesizer.”
Ziggy modernizes and simplifies a familiar Buchla tradition: composing music in a style of synthesis often associated with the western coast of America. Like any musical instrument, it can be played on its own, crafting sequences and sounds from its unique arrangement of controls. It pairs very nicely with a portable keyboard like the Buchla LEM218, but It also plays with a large range of third-party devices and DAWs through MIDI, USB, and 1v/octave CV.
There are a number of unique ways to shape your sounds internally and externally. The Cycler is an original modulation source that acts like the combination of a clock, envelope generator, LFO and random generator. With it, you can modulate pitch and timbre and/or trigger the gate envelopes. Other modulation sources include an “extra” slow LFO and external MIDI control. Rather than using cumbersome patchcords, modulation is assigned with switch selection and dialed in with the encoder or its own associated sliders.The modulation oscillator acts as the primary modulation source at low frequency or audio rates to modulate the Complex Oscillator with AM or FM modulation, and is often blended as a second sound source. The Envelope for the Low Pass Gate (a combination amplifier/filter) can be shaped by selecting common envelopes and manipulated in time and amount, rather than attack, decay, sustain, release.
Creatively, it is easy to quickly make music and design sounds with Ziggy. Assigning modulation to different parameters is made with simple gestures of holding buttons and moving sliders. Surprise is certain, with a source of “uncertainty” available for the Cycler’s attributes. Sounds are easily saved with the simple preset system. Glowing LEDs indicate assignments and modulations. Its unique analog sounds are sure to delight and entertain. Special chaotic modulators can be accessed from the menus, driving the sounds in unusual ways. Scales and alternate tunings expand your musical universe while pitch sliders can be quantized to scales to make them melodically playable
Musically, Ziggy is versatile. With two analog oscillators, multiple modulators, a variety of tunings, envelopes, and wavefolding and shaping, there’s a variety of sounds to be made. While Buchla is often associated with the purely experimental, there’s strange strings, wonderful drums, exotic leads, plucky percussions, and deeply felt basses that can be synthesized from Ziggy.
Practically, Ziggy fits well in a small studio. The patchcord-free design, simple USB-C power, and comprehensive MIDI control makes it easy to add to your kit; its handsome, durable enclosure of oak and steel with classic Buchla style makes it belong. Configure the device through its simple menus or using a web browser and the web app.
Update: additional pics via Perfect Circuit
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Sunday, May 03, 2026
New Apæron AFOUR Synthesizer Incoming
Update: new videos added above.
Development videos:
video uploads by Apæron
Playlist:
1. AFOUR - Sound Test Kraftwerk
2. AFOUR - looper in progress.
3. AFOUR - Arpeggiator v0.1
4. AFOUR - Ducker & Arps
• 44 knobs • instant boot time • 27 velocity sensitive keys • 4 channels • mod matrix • MIDI • arpeggiator • looper • more specs to come...
WE'RE GOING TO SUPERBOOTH MEET US AT B059
Development videos:
video uploads by Apæron
Playlist:
1. AFOUR - Sound Test Kraftwerk
2. AFOUR - looper in progress.
3. AFOUR - Arpeggiator v0.1
4. AFOUR - Ducker & Arps
• 44 knobs • instant boot time • 27 velocity sensitive keys • 4 channels • mod matrix • MIDI • arpeggiator • looper • more specs to come...
WE'RE GOING TO SUPERBOOTH MEET US AT B059
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026
THIS EURORACK MODULE BREAKS TIME | ADDAC System - ADDAC406 Clock Bender
video upload by DANIELE
"The ADDAC406 Clock Bender by ADDAC System, it turns simple rhythms, into complex syncopated patterns through unconventional clock divisions."
0:00 Intro
0:19 Overview
0:50 Clock input and BPM detection
1:17 A & B channels
1:43 BPM multiplier
2:09 Beats duration
2:26 B channel and white background
3:07 Resetting one or both channels
3:43 Curves duration and progress bar
3:53 Balance control
4:12 Left and right curves
4:37 One shot mode
5:21 Loop Mode
5:39 Fine: pause and bpm fine-tuning
6:03 Rest, hold and infinite rest/hold
7:51 Save settings
8:13 First patch
9:21 Second patch
Update:
Diving deep into Clock Bender, a novel trigger generator from ADDAC System
video upload by Perceptes and ADDAC System
"In this video, we'll be diving deep into Clock Bender, a new Eurorack module from ADDAC System that generates constantly changing trigger patterns from an input clock signal."
"This module introduces a unique approach to rhythm, it can add complexity to any pattern by superimposing extremely odd divisions creating syncopation and rhythmic complexity. It provides extensive possibilities for rhythmic creation, transforming static rhythmic patterns into dynamic and complex rhythmic layering enhancing the rhythmic foundation set by the primary clock. It allows users to explore and generate rhythms in previously unattainable ways.
The module operates by taking an input clock signal and generating two new independent outputs that dynamically accelerates or decelerates the BPM toward a user-defined destination BPM over a specified number of beats. Meaning that the output generation is never constant, they will always be dynamically accelerating or decelerating, where no interval between two pulses is the same, the current interval will always be shorter or longer than the previous interval.
This principle will generate unique metrics that when played against the main clock will create extremely unique patterns, from simple swing /syncopation to beyond free-jazz completely unexpected while mathematically justified metrics.
Tech Specs:
8HP
4.5cm deep
110mA on +12V
20mA on -12v"
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Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Mood swinger synthesiser
video upload by errorinstruments paul tas
Testing mood swinger with the sequencer
video upload by errorinstruments paul tas
Update:
Mood swinger synthesizer how to use
video upload by errorinstruments paul tas

Mood Swinger — Drone FM Emotion Synthesizer
A voltage-controlled experimental instrument designed to play emotion as sound. The Mood Swinger merges FM drone synthesis with tactile performance controls, letting you sculpt evolving soundscapes that shift between love, pain, happiness, and anger.
At the center is a gamepad-inspired joystick interface, allowing expressive, real-time modulation of complex drone layers. A built-in light-sensitive sensor reacts to environmental changes, adding organic movement and unpredictability to the sound.
The system generates cross-modulated frequencies and evolving textures, blending harmonic warmth with harsh dissonance. Push the controls far enough, and the gate opens, unleashing intense, unstable sonic states.
Features:
* FM-based drone engine with deep modulation
* Emotional state switching: Pain / Happy / Anger / Love
* Joystick controller for expressive performance
* Light sensor for reactive sound modulation
* Full CV control (Eurorack compatible)
* Works as both standalone instrument and modular system component
* Integrates with sequencers, LFOs, and external CV sources
This isn’t just a synthesizer—it’s a performance instrument for emotional exploration, where tension and harmony continuously collide.
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