“We are sad that we have lost you. We are grateful that we were able to live with you. Steffen Marienberg *September 30, 1961 +August 19, 2025 In silent mourning: his Sigrid, his brother Holger, and all relatives. Alterode, August 2025. The funeral service, followed by the urn burial, will take place on Saturday, September 13, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at the Hoym cemetery.”
The Marienberg Devices Envelope Generator B lets you create precise ADSR control voltages to fit any filter or VCA response. Here are a few examples of static ADSR shapes on fast sounds.
Published on May 12, 2020 THE TUESDAY NIGHT MACHINES
"Here’s a creepy, multitrack noise music jam in stereo, patched around the Marienberg Devices VC Multimode Filter A and VC Envelope Generator B modules.
My goal was to play my 5U Modular Synth on its own, which can be challenging as I don’t have any traditional sequencers in there. Right now I don’t even have a regular 5U VCA. But, thanks to the Marienberg ADSR’s multitude of gate outputs and a mixer, I could patch a simple CV sequencer together. The Marienberg Multimode VCF is not just used as a regular filter, but also as an analog FM Operator, thanks to its nice sine wave and pitch tracking. The VCO and utilities are Oakley MU and MOTM modules by Krisp1 and the reverb is a large Klangbau Köln Spring Reverb."
"Gotharman's Little Deformer 3, Gotharman's PolySpaze and my Marienberg + Oakley 5U Modular Synthesizer are having little Berlin School kind of synth jam session.
First, I patched up a typical analog synth sound with my 5U Marienberg/Oakley Modular Synth, which let me transpose the VCO and add fast FM with two switches.
I then programmed a 4 note sequence on Gotharman's Little Deformer 3 and sent it to the Modular via the CV.OCD MIDI to CV converter, which is easier for musical CV sequencing than the Deformer's own CV outputs.
The Linnstrument MIDI controller triggers the red Gotharman PolySpaze polysynth, which plays a morphable pad sound. Very simple, no MPE, etc. All audio goes into the Little Deformer 3, where it is mixed with the LD3's own sounds and processed with delay and granular audio FX.
On the LD3 there are three percussive parts playing and another 5 step sequence, which I fade in around the middle or so. All sounds can be muted, volume-controlled and even modulated with the mappable fron panel knobs. Of course, I also created a second morph layer, with a slightly different melody and changed FX settings, that produce more glitchiness and also tighter delay FX.
It was fun :) Let me know if you have questions in the comments below! Thanks for watching!
I love to hear from you and talk about synths and stuff, so always feel welcome to post a comment or send me an e-mail to: ➤ tuesdaynightmachines@gmail.com
Published on Mar 28, 2019 THE TUESDAY NIGHT MACHINES
"At Thomann's Synth Reactor 2019 I had the unique opportunity to meet and talk to Steffen and Holger Marienberg extensively. I filmed an interview with Holger about the origins of the the company Marienberg Devices Germany, in which he also demonstrated some of their 5U modular synth modules. This interview was recorded in German language though, so I made this summary video here for my English viewers =)"
Marienberg Devices Germany make high-end analog synthesizer modules and this filter really demonstrates this. Take the resonance knob for example, which is tuned in a way that turning it feels smooth in regards to the changing audio we hear. No dead spots or overly sensitive regions at the end of the scale. The filter also functions as a precise 1V/Oct sine wave VCO, offering a stable amplitude and incredibly quick settling time after pitch changes. So you won't hear glide effects between pitch CV jumps. This is important not just for musical playing of the filter, but also for analog FM synthesis, for which this module is great as well."
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0:24 Filter Front Panel
0:41 Low Pass, Band Pass & High Pass Cutoff Sweeps
1:08 Resonance / Emphasis Control
1:40 Notch Filter & Notch Structure
3:20 Resonance Knob Response
4:03 Self-Oscillation & FM
4:49 1V/Oct Tracking Measurements
6:05 Amplitude Stability
6:15 Settling Time
7:10 Filter Pings
8:54 Filter Mode Phase Shift
10:41 Additional Info & Thanks!
Marienberg Devices Germany make high-end analog synthesizer modules, which are not just fun for making music, but also for use as reference devices for demonstration purposes. So apart from looking at the VCF's specific features, we will also learn about typical analog filter behaviours and use cases, which are applicable to filters of other manufacturers and formats as well (e.g. AE Modular, Serge Modular, Eurorack, dotcom Modular, etc.)."
"A quick run of Marienberg Modular; 5U format from MusikMesse. Nice sounding modular, with a good selection of modules and a hip "960-style sequencer. Enjoy."
Published on Mar 17, 2019 The Tuesday Night Machines
"Got a chance to play a Marienberg Devices Analog Modular Synthesizer at Thomann Synth Reactor 2019 ... you know, the rare high-end 5U monster synth from Germany! In this video I combine analog FM sounds, filter pings and subtractive synthesis, while challenging myself by not using a keyboard, a sequencer or external audio effects."
Little Boots, i haven't known you before, until J.-M. Jarre's new album was released. And now, with this track, i will say thank you for the music. (It's realy nice !) I wish you all good things, and every time a good sound. ;)
Greatings from germany
KneTo
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Published on Mar 12, 2014 AudioCentralMagazine·196 videos
"Marienberg Modular is a mighty 5U-format modular synthesizer, with a lot of clever features and a powerful step sequencer 8x3 (in a 9 unit lenght!!!)."
"A basic 4 voice poly modular synth patch (Synth Tech VCOs, Moon VCFs, Oakley VCAs, COTK EGs) with a lot of processing (COTK Spectral Modulator and Phase Processor, Oakley Flanger/Chorus) modulated by (Synth Tech, Krisp1, Modcan, and Marienberg LFOs)"
Index: 0:00 - Beginning 0:25 - Features Listed (with example of two voices interacting) 2:20 - Basic Tests 9:30 - Using an EG to modulate gain 12:06 - Example 2 of two voices interacting 12:53 - Simple percussion sound design 14:49 - Melodic example 1 of subtle warming/mild distortion 18:03 - Processing complex sounds with heavy distortion 20:38 - Melodic example 2 of subtle warming/mild distortion 22:43 - Example 3 of two voices interacting 23:49 - Drone modulation 26:32 - End
Models of modular gear used in this video (that I can remember!): Club Of The Knobs: C914B, C964, C966, C969, C1660 Grove Audio: G714 Marienberg: VC Sine Phase VCO Modcan: 31B, 40B, 55B, 58B, 60B, 73B Moon Modular: 517, 526, 564, 565, 565E, 569, 592 STG Soundlabs: EG, Oscillator Synthesis Technology MOTM: 101, 300, 320 Synthetic Sound Labs: 1530 Tube VCA / Timbral Gate
Other production gear used: Roland: A-88 MIDI keyboard MOTU: MTPAV Mellotron: M4000D Rack Strymon Engineering: Timeline and BigSky pedals Lexicon: MX400 effects rack Samson: S-Patch Plus patch bays Allen and Heath: MixWizard 20-S Canon: C100 cameras, CN-E lenses Dracast and Fotodiox: LED lighting Tascam: SD-20M flash recorder
Post production gear used: Lavry Engineering: Blue DA converters Little Labs: Model 5 AES router Coleman Audio: M3-PH audio switcher PMC: dB1+ monitors, XB1-A sub Neumann: KM120 monitors Avantone: MixCubes Microsoft: Windows 10 Pro Sony: Vegas Pro 13 NLE software
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Noisebug store in Pomona CA made a nice trade with me for some gear so I picked up a second Synthetic Soundlabs Tube VCA to do stereo patches with them, something I’ve wanted to try ever since I got the first one! The patch is pretty simple, just a MIDI keyboard into a Synthesis Technology MOTM-650 interface to create CV and gate voltages, a Noise Engineering Cursus Iteritas Magnus VCO's audio output mult’d into the two SSL Tube VCAs, the separate outputs of a single STG Soundlabs Envelope Generator in 'Pyramid Blaster' mode modulated the Tube VCAs, and three outputs of a Marienberg Devices Sine Phase VCO is modulating the Cursus VCO via a couple Synthesizers.com Q125 signal processors."
What a busy year it has been in the world of synths.
This is going to be one doozy of a post, so bear with me. This post is a review of the year in synths for 2013. We begin with Tributes to Those We Lost This Year, followed by New Manufacturers & Makers, Older Manufacturers Added to the Site, New Gear Announcements, Top 10 Posts by Traffic, My Standout Posts for the Year, and finally This Years' Synth Events. I did my best to keep things as short and concise as possible.
All missed and never to be forgotten. Take a moment to remember them.
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New Manufacturers & Makers
Starting last January, I decided to keep a running list of every new manufacturer and maker introduced to the site during the year. This is something I haven't done before and I thought it would be interesting to see how many there were in the year. It's easy to focus on the big synth announcements throughout the year, but what about all the new makers and brands? I shouln't have to go considerably into the significance of new designers on the scene, so I'll just say two things regarding them. One, the number of new makers is a direct reflection on the interest in our scene, and two, these are the creators of new gear which directly translate into new designs not previously available to us. Think about that for a moment. These are makers and designs that did not exist before. They are part of our synth history. So what is the total count of new synth designers for the year? A whopping 113. Think about that a bit. One hundred and thirteen new synth designers and brands this year alone.
Here they are (note a handful date back to 2012, but 2013 marked their momentum and availability):
"I’ve been getting a bit burnt out doing endless video editing lately so when my friend David (Kindred Lost) made a nice cover/demo of his Moog 960 style sequencer doing the bass sequence from Tangerine Dream’s 'Rubycon' and said 'nothing but the 960 can do this' so I fired up my trusty Moon 569 sequencer to see if I could do it too! 🤓 David’s demo sound much more 'Moogy' that mine and is closer to the original TD track, I mainly just wanted to see if I could recreate similar patterns. Check out David's video 👌😎: • Franke and Ruby [posted here]
I used the following modules:
Moon Modular: 569 sequencer
Oakley: Slim VCO B (as VC clock)
Marienberg: Envelope Generator A, VC Sine Phase Oscillator
Noise Engineering: Cursus Iteritas Magnus VCO
STG Soundlabs: Post-Lawsuit Lowpass Filter
Synthetic Sound Labs: Tube VCA, Quad LFO
Synthesizers.com: Q125 Signal Processor
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