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Saturday, May 10, 2025

Synthesizers.com Joins synthCube



Some news sent my way via John L Rice

via synthCube on modwiggler:

"We are happy to announce here (first) that Synthesizers.com will be joining our portfolio of synthCube brands here just outside of Boston. We spent the weekend packing all of the assets, inventory, demo units etc into trucks and will be taking the next few weeks to get everything set up again in our shop. We owe much gratitude to Roger Arrick for the initial effort to design and start the company in the first place, to James Allen and others who took on Dotcom when Roger passed it along to them, and to the most recent owners for their stewardship of Dotcom in the interim. If you're a designer / maker of dotcom/MU 5U modules, we hope that this helps re-energize interest in your products too... frankly, the more options that customers have, the better for those customers and for the format itself. Part of how we will measure success is NOT by how many makers we put out of business, rather it will be how many makers will now grow faster, and how many new makers might come in and create more dotcom/MU 5U innovations? We'll post more details about future plans here and in other channels when we have some time, and we look forward to hearing your feedback, ideas, and suggestions on how best to inspire and support the current generations of Dotcom users and how to improve the products and solutions for the next generation as well. We know Dotcom/5U won't ever be as popular as Eurorack, and that's OK; BUT we are equally confident that there will always be a place for high quality, large format, serious synth instruments and modules and 5U will be around for the long haul. How does that saying go? 'We liked the product so much we bought the company.'

Monika and Chris"

Sounds from Superbooth 2025: NONO Modular Logic Keyboard⁠


video upload by Perfect Circuit

"We're on the ground in Berlin at the year's biggest synth event. Stay up to date with all the latest gear news, announcements, and preorder info on our Superbooth coverage hub."

Sounds from Superbooth 2025: Xaoc Devices Oradea⁠


video upload by Perfect Circuit

"We're on the ground in Berlin at the year's biggest synth event. Stay up to date with all the latest gear news, announcements, and preorder info on our Superbooth coverage hub."

Sounds from Superbooth 2025: Koma Monoplex sequencers


video upload by Perfect Circuit

"We're on the ground in Berlin at the year's biggest synth event. Stay up to date with all the latest gear news, announcements, and preorder info on our Superbooth coverage hub."

219 First Poly Test


video upload by Todd Barton

"I'm just begging to grok this awesome controller. Stay tuned for me brief explorations and eventually some in depth videos.

https://black-corporation.com/
https://sourceofuncertainty.com/

FM Synth Showdown: Kodamo EssenceFM mk2 vs Twisted Electrons MegaFM mk2 – Tone Test


video upload by j bowman

"🔊 Time of the Sines dives deep into FM sound design as we compare two striking FM synths: the Twisted Electrons MegaFM mk2 and the Kodamo EssenceFM mk2. If you're passionate about FM synthesis or looking to explore rich, evolving digital textures, this is the video for you.

🎛️ We explore the core tone of both the MegaFM and EssenceFM, showcasing their sonic character. Whether you're designing cinematic textures, punchy basses, or ethereal pads, these FM synths offer radically different workflows and results.

👀 Perfect for fans of the Kodamo EssenceFM, the Twisted Electrons MegaFM, and those curious about modern FM synth options. This A/B comparison gives you insight into their unique voices a."

Protean, We created a thing.


video upload by sonicLAB

1. Protean, A sonic odyssey. 2. Protean, A sonic odyssey. 3. Protean, A perpetual dialogue of art and science. 4. Protean, A transforming sonic being.

"PROTEAN is a unique software synthesizer, a groundbreaking audiovisual instrument for sound designers and composers. It uses fluid dynamics and relevant particle forces/interactions to render and organize hundreds of sine waves. Designed & developed by Sinan Bokesoy with presets creations by Ryan Pryor, Laurent Mialon, and Daito Manabe. Protean represents our most ambitious development to date—a true bridge between sonic art and science. Available for OSX and Windows on the sonicLAB/sonicPlanet web-store."

Dream of the moons | Roland Jupiter 6, Rhodes Piano, and Fractal Audio FM3 lush ambient soundscape


video upload by MIDERA

"Wow, made it to 11,000 subscribers. It’s funny because it would seem like a “success” so to speak… but it’s not so different than when I only had 100 subscribers or 500, or 5,000. Truthfully, I guess the successes I have are raising my kids, it’s the time I truly feel like “I made it.” My career doesn’t feel so successful either. But I do enjoy the stuff I do here, and I suppose doing it has allowed me to write at least 21 albums worth of electronic music, which in itself is a feat I suppose.

Success just doesn’t seem to be an endpoint. You can look at someone who seems successful, and they can be moments from catastrophe, either self-inflicted or otherwise, or they don’t view their lives as successful at all. It’s like success is that pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. You think it’s there and all you have to do is catch up with it, but you really won’t ever see it, because there is no pot of gold. Some of the most miserable, hateful people I know… have lots of the stuff. I guess I am learning something in this world: that money and success won’t be there to make me happy. But I feel real joy around my family, and some joy around things I achieve, but it’s pretty clear that there will never be a thing that I do that tells me that I was or will be successful. And that’s good enough for me.

Roland Jupiter 6 #rolandjupiter
Rhodes piano #rhodespiano
Fractal Audio FM3 #fractalaudiofm3"

Sounds from Superbooth 2025: new Herbs and Stones!⁠


video upload by Perfect Circuit

"We're on the ground in Berlin at the year's biggest synth event. Stay up to date with all the latest gear news, announcements, and preorder info on our Superbooth coverage hub."

PPG Synthesizer 1002 @Superbooth25 AMAZONA.de


video upload by AMAZONA Music Mag

"Der neue PPG Synthesizer 1002 auf der Superbooth 25 in Berlin. Alle News rund um die Superbooth wie immer auf AMAZONA.de"

Teenage Engineering Field System Goes All Black | Superbooth 2025


video upload by Thomann Synthesizers

"At Superbooth 2025, Teenage Engineering introduced a new black colorway for several devices in its Field System, creating a more unified look across its portable production tools. The updated lineup includes black editions of the TP-7 field recorder, TX-6 mixer, and CM-15 condenser microphone. The OP–XY sequencer, which was already available in black, remains unchanged, while the OP–1 Field synthesizer, also part of the ecosystem, retains its original silver finish.

The Field System is designed for seamless integration and mobility, offering a modular setup for musicians and producers who need flexibility on the move. All devices are battery-powered and use USB-C connectivity, allowing them to function both independently and together. The new black editions maintain the same technical specifications as their predecessors, now with a consistent visual identity across most of the range."

Yamaha CS-30 First Look | Synth Discussion | Live Studio Performance


video upload by Dr. Synthy Pants

"Envelope-journeys, resonance-whispers,
Patching possibilities, crafting symphonies from electricity.

What stories sleep in the CS-30's vintage circuits?

Patch-point pulses, filter-sweeps,
Hands command, coaxing the latent into form.

MODULATE
FILTER
EVOLVE

A resonant voice from dual cores now unleashed,
and my soul resonates, a harmonious, kinetic release."

Sounds from Superbooth 2025: Kaona Sisyphus⁠


video upload by Perfect Circuit

"We're on the ground in Berlin at the year's biggest synth event. Stay up to date with all the latest gear news, announcements, and preorder info on our Superbooth coverage hub."

Sounds from Superbooth 2025: 1010 Music Bento⁠


video upload by Perfect Circuit

"We're on the ground in Berlin at the year's biggest synth event. Stay up to date with all the latest gear news, announcements, and preorder info on our Superbooth coverage hub."

Beat Friend Drum Machine Demo


video upload by audio.computer

"Beat Friend is a benevolent, semi-autonomous analogue drum machine. It wants to help."



"Beat Friend is the first offering from audio.computer, a UK-based duo making ‘benevolent, semi-autonomous music machines’. Beat Friend is an analogue drum machine, using circuits based on the ‘twin-t’s from the legendary Roland CR-78. Each drum has a slider that changes the drum’s complexity within one of the 30+ preset patterns, which already allows hundreds of variations on any given beat.

But wait! There’s more! Turning the Enthusiasm knob allows Beat Friend to add or subtract notes from the pattern as it sees fit, either keeping the pulse of the pattern or going completely off piste. It's like having an enthusiastic robot Labrador playing a 70's electronic drum kit just for you.

All the sounds are routed through a Triforce of digital and analogue effects, which...well, you just have to turn knobs to find out what they do. If you’ve ever wanted to base a track on a 7/8 samba through a bit-and sample crusher, then this is the unit for you.

And, sure, if you’re a control freak who absolutely must design every bar, you can control the drums individually via MIDI. It even includes a letterpress-printed manual, numbered to match your unit.

Beat Friend plays in glorious mono and is powered by a universal 12V power supply (included in the box)."

https://audio.computer/

EP 133 KO2 // stupidest song ever made?


video upload by Woody Piano Shack

"TEENAGE ENGINEERING EP–133 K.O. II live jam demo."

MORE WOODY PIANO SHACK
https://woodypianoshack.com

Prova del Prophet 600 da Organ Studio Italia – Il primo synth analogico con MIDI!


video upload by SICK FOR SYNTH

Roland TR-08 Solo Improvisation


video upload by Akihiko Matsumoto

"Individual Drum Kit Recording:



Dope808 Sample Pack: Updated with 16 Wild South Kit Sounds

The Dope808 Sample Pack has been expanded with 16 brand new one-shot samples from the South Kit, bringing an aggressive and raw texture designed to energize any bass-heavy production.

Built on the iconic foundation of the Roland TR-808, these sounds have been reimagined and processed to cut through modern genres including trap, dubstep, bass music, and forward-thinking electronic styles. Expect deep sub-heavy kicks, distorted hits, and gritty percussive elements that add weight and character to your tracks.

This pack keeps growing. Once you own it, every future update is completely free. More sounds are regularly added at no extra cost.

If you already purchased Dope808, the new files are available now. If not, this is the perfect time to get on board."

【Performance & Machine】Analog Synth Brass Sound Solo with moog one


video upload by nicolai maruhama

"This is the demo of moog one. It's from my album 「Mysterious Life After Death」. It's in Progress tho.
I made this sound with 3 OSC and I used X/Y PAD.

Please Enjoy thanks!
nicolai maruhama"

SAMPO Psy Jam


video upload by SynthCone

"SAMPO - Маленький семплер, с большими возможностями.
(ZeptoCore clone)
Цена: 15000₽

Для заказа пишите в ТГ: @SynthCone_master

Способен хранить до 32гБ стерео семплов (16 бит, 44,1Кгц)
Сэмплы хранятся на microSD карте (16 банков, по 16 семплов)
Имеет 16 эффектов (дилэй, ревер, фузз, фильт, сатуратор и др.)
Можно использовать как драм машину, загружая звуки барабанов и прописывать свои ритмы.
Встроенный бас синтезатор.
MIDI usb-c вх/вых, синхронизация.
Множество различных настроек и возможностей."

Googlish:

"SAMPO - A small sampler with great capabilities.
(ZeptoCore clone)
Price: 15,000₽

To order, write to TG: @SynthCone_master

Can store up to 32GB of stereo samples (16 bit, 44.1 kHz)
Samples are stored on a microSD card (16 banks, 16 samples each)
Has 16 effects (delay, reverb, fuzz, filter, saturator, etc.)
Can be used as a drum machine, loading drum sounds and writing your own rhythms.
Built-in bass synthesizer.
MIDI usb-c in/out, synchronization.
Lots of different settings and capabilities."
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