New Product From Elektron Coming Soon

via Modular Square on Facebook:

"Stoppez les rotatives ! La prochaine machine d'Elektron est sur le point d'être révélée ! Et comme chaque sortie chez Elektron, ça risque de faire du bruit...

Tout ce que l'on sait, c'est que ce produit sera le tout premier d'une nouvelle gamme, et qu'il ne remplacera pas les autres produits du catalogue.

Suspense !"

Googlish:

"Stop the presses! The next Elektron machine is about to be revealed! And since each output in Elektron, it might make noise ...

All that is known is that this product will be the first of a new line, and it will not replace other products in the catalog.

Suspense!"

http://modularsquare.com/Elektron.htm

J3PO Prophet Rev 2 Patches - Official Sounds Demo

video by J3PO

"The J3PO Prophet Rev 2 Patches — for the DSI/Sequential Prophet Rev 2 synthesizer.

You can buy these patches for your Prophet Rev 2 from www.j3po.net

There are 50 patches in this bank and they will load to User Bank 3 patches 1-50 on your Rev 2. The cost is $35 USD.

The Prophet Rev 2 has become one of my favorite synths of all time, due to its incredible modulation capabilities and pure sound. Although the Rev 2 sometimes gets overshadowed by its more expensive siblings such as the Prophet 6, OB-6, and Prophet 5/10, I have found that with a little time and careful programming, the Rev 2 stands up to the others. In many situations, it actually outshines them. Many thanks to Jason Cooper over at www.voicecomponentmodeling.com for providing the inspiration to create even more compelling patches for this instrument.

This collection of sounds is loosely divided into three categories: 1. Contemporary (Progressive Soul, Hip-Hop, Fusion) 2. Vintage (Synth Wave, Electro Funk, Outrun), and Cinematic (Drama, Suspense, and Retro). I hope you enjoy these sounds as much as I enjoyed making them.

00:00​ Intro
00:04​ Contemporary (Progressive Soul, Hip-Hop, Fusion)
09:09​ Vintage (Synth Wave, Electro Funk, Outrun)
14:58​ Cinematic (Drama, Suspense, and Retro)
25:47​ Outro

Available from www.j3po.net

I also have patches available for the Prophet 6, OB-6, Prophet 5/10 and a free bank of 50 sounds for the free VST synth 'OB-Xd' — all available on my website. If you're a Nord Stage 3 user, download my bank from the Nord Keyboards website."

Action Suspense Drone On A Tempest

Published on Apr 20, 2017 Dj Puzzle

"Was sketching out an action suspense drones and pluses jam on my Dave Smith Tempest and though hey why not video it. So this is a rough sketch. I love working on this genre. I have several of these types of songs on TV most of which are in the show Wicked Tuna but I also have some in Lock Up, Growing Up Hip Hop, and Shark Week. I will tighten up the tom tom part at the end. Will probably multi track sever tom tom sounds to give it a nice big build up. Thanks for watching and please subscribe to my channel for more."

Zenhiser CINEMATIC 80’S PRESETS

A Sylenth sound pack in via MATRIXSYNTH Member, KNOBZ.NET. You'll find the set at Zenhiser here along with demos.

"Turn your Sylenth synth into an 80’s time machine with a beautiful collection of synth presets designed exclusively for an 80’s soundtrack era. This cohesive preset pack will inspire your retro fuelled content with suspense ridden strings, evocative pads, time defying bass, emotive arpeggios, impeccable brass, fm synth leads and reminiscent keys of a time where music reigned supreme.

Using today’s techniques to create the unmistakable golden age of synth sounds, Cinematic 80’s Presets takes your Sylenth synth on a journey far beyond the boundaries of Blade Runner, Tron, Day Of The Dead & The Breakfast Club. This nostalgic collection is perfect for musicians requiring to envelop their tracks with an alternative emotion of yesteryear character. Featuring a comprehensive range of synth possibilities these 80’s presets will transcend your musical creations into the suspense, anticipation and tension they truly need. Geared towards the more emotive side of 80’s soundtracks you’ll be entranced within minutes as you browse through the plethora of 80’s fuelled sounds.

All presets within the collection can be used 100% royalty free and are available for download in both individual preset FXP and bank file FXB format. Please note: Lennar Digital Sylenth is required for use with this preset pack. Download it now and turn your synth into an 80’s soundtrack monster

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MPC Key 61 Studio Strings Plugin | Sessions w/ Mike Patrick

video upload by AkaiProVideo

"Studio Strings delivers the finest stringed orchestral instruments to your fingertips. Add tension, drama, and suspense to any composition with the articulate solo or ensemble sounds presets of this elegant plugin instrument engine."

The Synth Sounds of John Carpenter: Halloween, The Fog, Assault on Precinct 13

Published on Oct 27, 2016 Reverb.com

"John Carpenter has been a master of horror, suspense, and science fiction for 40 years, Directing cult classics such as Halloween, The Thing, and Big Trouble In Little China. But many do not know that Carpenter was also the man behind the soundtracks for nearly all of his films, often using synthesizers and keyboards of the day to craft sounds that are now synonymous with Horror and Science Fiction.

In this video, Justin DeLay shows us how to approximate three classic Carpenter themes on synthesizers of the day, and gives tips and suggestions on how you can be inspired to experiment at home, all while getting followed by a mysterious Shape...

0:00 - Intro
1:04 - "Halloween" Main Piano Theme
3:04 - "Halloween" Pads, Drums
4:45 - John Carpenter's Synthesizers
5:55 - "The Fog" Theme on Juno 106
9:00 - "The Fog" Pads and Bass on Moog and Prophet
10:55 - "Assault on Precinct 13" Theme
13:30 - The Shape Closes In on Mr. DeLay

Read More about John Carpenter and download our John Carpenter MIDI clip pack at: http://bit.ly/2eJO84L

Synthesizers Used:
Ensoniq ESQ-1: http://bit.ly/2eRPcAX
Roland Juno 106: http://bit.ly/2bORcHQ
Sequential Circuits Prophet 5: http://bit.ly/2bPIooc
MiniMoog Model D: http://bit.ly/2bD3ClM
Ableton Live: http://bit.ly/2coU2Zo
Roland 606: http://bit.ly/2dX7wtE

Hosted by Justin DeLay
Directed and Edited by Michael Lux
Photographed by John Gagen & Michael Lux
Eric Slager as The Shape
Sawyer Hildebrandt as School Buddy #1
Titles and Pumpkin by Eric Slager"

Lyra8-1 // Soma Lyra-8 Organismic Synthesizer

Published on Jun 11, 2018 Lost For Words

"Warning: harsh tones and heavy distortion ... and hopefully you like that kind of thing!

I've had the Lyra 8 for 4 days now and have spent a few moments with it. It's a crazy, crazy synth unit but there are moments of design genius and beauty that dispel any doubts I've had about buying it!

Here I'm playing it without touching the sensors and I've created a kind of 3 track piece. Bringing up the Hold and Sharp knobs to fade in the parts. No external CV input.

Voices 7&8 come in first and they have LFO modulation engaged. The complex LFOs are set to OR have sync off - creating a pitchy pattern fed to those two voices

Voices 3&4 are FM cross-modulated by 1&2 and so you see me playing the Mod knob above 1&2 in order to change the pitch back and forth.

Voices 5&6 are set to a higher pitch drone to bring in some suspense towards the end, along with heavier distortion. I've added a little reverb to smudge the hard edges.

Subtle feedback modulation and some slower LFO settings create some wonderful sounds from the Lyra. Whenever I turn this thing on I get lost in it for hours... 6 or 7 hours!"

Tom Oberheim Two Voice Pro: Excerpt from Yesterday Afternoon

Published on Oct 10, 2016 darkenergymedia

"While the New TVS Pro is a 'reissue' of the TVS of the classic SEM sound of the 70's, there are a few details that have transformed this instrument - once destined to sit atop a Hammond B-3 or in a multi-keyboard rack, the new TVS feels really at home playing with my modular systems, providing handy pitch and timing reference, and it makes a nice compact master keyboard for playing polyphonic synths without having to fire up the DAW.

ABOUT THE VIDEO:

The Tom Oberheim TVS Pro plays sequence #1, while supplying clock to the modular systems' sequencers.

- a Karp hi hat
- a Wiard kick
- a Tonestar grand casa
- MiniMod Bass
- Elements chunk
- Serge funk
- 2 Roland MKS 80 Super Jupiters pad, played from TVS Pro Keyboard Local OFF.

- a Wiard Pedal tone
- Wiard mayhem

- Serge and Nebulae suspense

The music in the video is performed live, without overdubbing or editing - special thanks to Anthony Baldino for sprucing up the mix before the shoot.


Thanks, Tom!

- Gary Chang

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uploaded in 4K

directed by Chris Morgan
http://www.darkenergymedia.com

produced by Geoff Farr / GSF Agency
http://www.gsfagency.com

Tom Oberheim:
http://www.tomoberheim.com"

Suspenseful beats w/ Great Conjunction FM + Phantasmal Force MIDI controller and Mengqi Wingie MKii

video upload by Arman Bohn

"Resonant suspense.

The Great Conjunction (pile of parts in the middle) is sending FM drums, bass, and synths through the 1010bluebox to the Wingie MKii which mixes in some tonal resonance. The Phantasmal Force is controlling the notes of the resonance by sending chords on MIDI channels 1&2."

Stereo Field Landscape / Outsider Sound Design

Published on Mar 7, 2018 Outsider Sound Design

"Negative Feedback Recording Sessions / Outsider Sound Design

Negative Feedback is a sound sample pack created by recording performances using an atonal feedback synthesizer. The instrument features two analog stereo preamp circuits which are manipulated by touch creating connections with skin across gold metal plates. Gestural hand motions across the plates produce sounds and textures that are otherworldly and in some instances beyond human hearing. Be careful! Perfect for science fiction, horror, suspense, or any project that requires the highly unusual.

Negative Feedback includes 190 samples unprocessed, 100 samples processed with hardware effects, and 100 samples processed with software effects. 390 .wav files in total. (96k sample rate, 24 bit)

Sample pack available for purchase at www.outsidersounddesign.com"

You can find some info on the Landscape Stereo Field here.

Minimal Audio Current: Dark Ambient Cinematic Presets Demo

video upload by Anton Anru

Minimal Audio Current 'Dystopian Soundscapes' is a collection of 50 atmospheric presets that evoke the feel of dark sci-fi soundtracks, dystopian films, thrillers, games, and dystopian novels. The soundset includes: 12 Pads, 8 Strings, 6 Drones, 7 Keys, 8 Synths, 9 Textures.

🎆 Get the soundset: https://bit.ly/3MTxpdH

🧬 Exploring this relatively new plugin was a fascinating experience, and I was thoroughly impressed with its capabilities. The sampler and granular engines, outstanding effects quality, and extensive wavetable synthesis options played a pivotal role in shaping this sound bank.

🗃 Each preset in this collection has a cohesive style, blending noise, distortion, and vintage tape emulation, striking a balance between experimental elements and playable, accessible sounds. The pack includes atonal sounds, drones, and textures perfect for creating tension and suspense. The core of the collection consists of atmospheric sounds, ranging from soft, expansive, and lush to bright, shimmering, distorted, orchestral, vintage, and more.

🧿 These presets are versatile and can be used in any genre where a dark atmosphere is essential, such as techno, ambient, IDM, industrial, drum and bass, and others. This collection is also an invaluable resource for soundtrack composers, game developers, audiobook producers, video creators, advertisers, and social media content creators.

🎚 Each preset is carefully programmed, with dozens of modulations, velocity settings, mod wheel mappings, and macros, providing a wide range of expressive and creative possibilities.

🎛 The macros are a significant part of the soundset. They can change tone, stereo width, modulation depth and rate, noise level, distortion, detuning, space/echo/reverb, effects mix, envelope parameters, and others.
You may control them via MIDI controller, use them for automation, or map the macros to your DAW modulators like LFO, Shaper, and others.

💡 Ensure that you are using the latest plugin version.
Installation:
Open the plugin. Push Menu -> Show User Presets. You will see a folder with the plugin banks of presets. Put the folder "Anton Anru - Dystopian Soundscapes" here.
Open the plugin again. Push Menu -> Rescan Presets Folders. You will see the new soundset in the plugin, both in the Steam Tab (Local) and in the upper presets bar.
In case you don't see the new soundset, relaunch the plugin.

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Other Worlds - Cinematic Textures

http://www.zero-g.co.uk/store/other-worlds-p549.php
(click through for demos)

"BRAND NEW RELEASE!
INTRODUCTORY OFFER! 20% off until Thursday 24 Dec 2015 - only $55.99

Created by the producer of our highly acclaimed Haunted Ground sample library, OTHER WORLDS is a huge 4.6Gb library delving into the exploration and creation of cinematic textures.

Atmospheric, organic, soothing, melodic, evolving, morphing, dissonant, distorted, piercing, chilling, eerie, driving, dark, noisy, bright, floating, spacious, overwhelming...

Whatever the flavour, Other Worlds brings you a vast collection of cinematic textures and atmospheres created by sound designer Adam Pietruszko. Utilising a combination of different synthesis techniques from analog subtractive, through digital FM, to physical modelling and more, all combined with intricate effects and reverb programming, the results are a library full of evolving and spacious sounds that will literally fill your productions.

The timbres range from modern sci-fi, out-of-this-world, electronica layers and effects, through eerie stingers, sweeps and howls, all the way to horror-filled, suspenseful atmospheres and melodic sequences for action/drama. Also included are ‘musique-concrete’ and avant-garde experimental textures together with analog modular synthesis sounds reminiscent of the great 70s movie soundtracks.

This library is aimed at providing instant inspiration to the contemporary cinematic soundtrack and sound effects producer as well as raw material for experimentation in any genre of music. Use the sounds out-of-the-box as background layers for motion picture scoring applications or load them into your favourite sampler to chop up, transform, reverse, filter and make them a musical base for your compositions. Anything is possible and encouraged...

The library contains 500 samples in both Acidized Wav and AIFF (Apple loops) file format all recorded in stunning 48KHz and 24bit resolution using high fidelity source materials. EXS24, Kontakt, HALion and NN-XT instruments are also included for ease of use in adding the sounds to your favourite sampler. All the samples in this library are 100% original and royalty-free for your musical use without any additional licensing fees.

Includes:
* 500 Acidized WAV files
* 500 AIFF Apple Loops
* 516 Kontakt Instruments (full version of Kontakt required)
* 516 EXS24 Instruments
* 516 HALion Instruments
* 516 NN-XT Instruments

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Jen "string machine" string synthesizer

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

via this auction

"From the 70s - A Fantastic vintage tone and has genuinely brilliant polyphonic,analogue string synth sounds. ThinkJohn Carpenter suspense, low, deep, fat bass, rich string sounds witha balanced beautiful high end.

Sustain / cello
attack / viola
tone / violin

All on sliders. (left to right)

Autosustain, ensemble, solo, organ buttons. Volume and tuning knobs, single output on rear"

Carbon Electra: Cinematic Dimensions

A new pack via supporting MATRIXSYNTH member Adam Pietruszko of knobz.net:

"The Cinematic Dimensions expansion for Carbon Electra journeys through ambient cinematic electronica, film sound design and thrilling effects. These timbres have been carefully designed for creating emotive sounds suitable for all styles of productions requiring a level of depth.

Cinematic Dimensions consists of 64 patches with drifting keys, luscious pads, sweet bells and rich bass. The included textures, drones and fx will suit scoring scenes and adding an element of sci-fi, mystery, suspense and drama for your tracks.

Produced by Adam Pietruszko (knobz.net), specialising in avant-garde cinematic sound design. Audio demo produced by Kanigu.

Be sure to check out the audio demo located in the multimedia player!

Features

13 x Keys
10 x Pads
9 x Textures
7 x Bells
6 x Bass
5 x Sequencers
3 x Drones
3 x Plucks
2 x Perccussion
2 x Lead
4 x FX
System Requirements

Carbon Electra: 1.11 +
Note: Users must update to v1.11 to load the expansion file."

You can find it at Pugin Boutique here.

Zero-G Releases Haunted Ground Sample Library

Zero-G: Haunted Ground from Adam Pietruszko on Vimeo.

50% off until tomorrow, June 3rd!
Get it here: http://www.zero-g.co.uk/store/haunted-ground-p536.php

"BRAND NEW RELEASE! HAUNTED GROUND - Ambience & FX from Abandoned Places, by Adam Pietruszko.

Introductory offer until Wednesday 3rd June - 50% OFF.

Haunted Ground is an avant-garde sound library inspired by the unique character of abandoned places. The structures that man left to crumble as time ticks away, now brought to life in this collection of samples. Created by sound designer Adam Pietruszko specializing in visual and aural documentation of forsaken buildings, to provide you with the atmosphere and spirit of these forbidden locations. This library took a year to plan, prepare and record. Carefully choosing locations as recording sites and inspiration was taken from countless photographs, schematics and abandoned structure history resources.

The mood of abandoned factories, warehouses and installations has been recreated via means of analog and digital synthesis, along with the sounds captured on-site via field recording, to bring you closer to the exploration, all properly mangled and warped, for that particular eerie feeling.

The sounds of this library give insight into the afterlife of these seemingly dead and quiet buildings. For beneath the rubble, rust and peeling paint, there lies another dimension. The ghosts of workers and inhabitants roam the rooms, halls, corridors and attics, longing for the life that had been taken away from their homes. The machines, furnaces and tools remember their duties, but their shift is over. Delve in the echoes of the past and explore their legacy and hidden nature.

This library is aimed at cinematic and game sound producers, looking to bring a touch of reflection, suspense and nostalgia into their works. Also a contemporary electronic musician will find many inspiring sounds to exploit.

All sounds have been captured in 24-bit, 48kHz audio and are split into 4 categories, for easy construction of your own custom abandoned places sound scenes.

Haunted Ground Demo 1 - Condemned Hospital (mp3)
Haunted Ground Demo 2 - Factory Drones (mp3)
Haunted Ground Demo 3 - Haunted Prison(mp3)
Haunted Ground Demo 4 - Old Cottage (mp3)

The categories and gear used in the recordings are as follows:

Entities and Spirits – eerie sounds of ghosts and lost souls, for that haunted feeling. You'll find chants, drones and atmospheres as well as numerous sweeps and whines. Most of these sounds were created using a semi-modular analog synth setup (Moog Little Phatty Tribute Edition Serial No. 1165 with CV Out Mod, a collection of Moog Moogerfooger analog effects + WMD Geiger Counter digital wave-shaping distortion unit).

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GABRIEL'S OBOE - HOFFMAN'S THEREMIN - 1929

YouTube via copperleaves — April 08, 2010 — "This is the GABRIEL'S OBOE theme from Italian composer Ennio Morricone's score for the film, THE MISSION. Through the miracle of "green screen" I have been able to place myself inside the theremin. Yes, those giant glass tanks behind me are actually the delicate little vacuum tubes that give the RCA theremin its distinctive voice.

This instrument was once the property of Doctor Samuel Hoffman, who used it on the soundtracks of such classic films as THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, SPELLBOUND, THE TEN COMMANDMENTS and many other suspense and SciFi movies of the late 1940's and 1950's. At that time, he modified the instrument for use in the recording studio by putting special audio output jacks on it so that external speakers could be plugged into the RCA theremin amplifier. For this recording, I used a CLARATONE speaker that was specially built by Florida vintage theremin expert Reid Welch (you can see it mounted on a pole behind me and to my left).

This speaker was designed to emulate the sound of the vintage Jensen speaker used by the late, great theremin virtuosa, Clara Rockmore. Because Reid had been a personal friend of Clara Rockmore, he had the opportunity to study her instrument and her speaker set up. His CLARATONE has a 10 inch cone and a particularly warm, sweet and definitely human voice."

Ult Sound DS-4 Toyo Gakki Drum Synthesizer Demo

Published on Nov 26, 2013 kanallı kanal·36 videos

Googlish description further below.

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Introducing Scene: Nightshade | Native Instruments

video upload by Native Instruments

"Meet Nightshade, part of the Scene series – a collection of lightweight, cinematic tools crafted for media composers. Featuring over 100 horror-inspired presets, Nightshade blends eerie synths, droning strings, and haunting choir textures to summon unsettling soundscapes. From ghostly whispers to deep, cinematic swells, it’s perfect for effortless scoring of fear, tension, and suspense."

The sounds of Scene: Nightshade | Native Instruments

video upload by Native Instruments

"Join product specialist Matt Lara as he dives into the eerie world of Scene: Nightshade. Explore how this compact cinematic instrument blends haunting choirs, droning strings, and spectral synths into one intuitive XY pad interface."

Press release follows:

Berlin, April 17, 2025 – Native Instruments today released Scene: Nightshade, a powerful virtual instrument designed to create immersive horror and moody soundtracks, and the latest addition to their Scene series. Nightshade delivers a sinister fusion of deep strings, haunting vocal pads, eerie plucks, and ominous synth textures, wrapped in a streamlined interface for effortless sound exploration. At the heart of Nightshade is an XY pad, enabling composers to morph between 16 ghostly sound layers, creating evolving soundscapes instantly.

Designed to evoke the full spectrum of cinematic horror, Nightshade vividly conjures feelings from creeping tension to overwhelming dread with unsettling plucks and shimmering overtones. Nightshade empowers artists to design truly chilling soundscapes that will captivate audiences.

Key Features:

· Sinister Palette: Haunting synths, droning strings, and eerie plucks crafted for cinematic horror soundtracks.

· XY Pad Control: Quickly morph between 16 hybrid sound sources for dynamic sound manipulation.

· Scales and Modes: Easily stay in key with a wide selection of scales and modes.

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New Loops Releases "Atmospheric Textures (WAV/DUNE 3 Presets)"

via supporting member, New Loops:

"New Loops has released Atmospheric Textures (WAV/DUNE 3 Presets), 100 atmospheres,soundscapes, backing pads, and ambience's to add tension and suspense to your music.

You'll find a wide range of synthesised sounds including, dark cinematic pads, intense noise-scapes, distorted drones, atonal atmospheres, shimmering pads, alarming sounds, deep rumbles, and more. Atmospheric Textures has over 1 GB of sounds ranging from 14 seconds to 1 minute long. All audio is 24-bit, 44.1kHz WAV files. These WAV files can be used as audio, or used in sample players.

These sounds are suitable for many genres including cinematic soundtrack and film scores, atmospheres and soundscapes, game music and effects, video sound tracks, and also useful for electronica, ambient, drum and bass, techno, and more.

New Loops Atmospheric Textures is available in 2 separate formats - audio WAV and Dune 3 Edition (sold separately). Atmospheric Textures – Dune 3 Edition features 100 presets for Synapse Audio's Dune 3 (includes WAV files).

Intro Price: £14.99 until September 30th, 2021 (Reg. £19.99). Use coupon INSPIRE20 for and extra 20% off store wide. Free demo presets are available to download here."

DUNE-Inspired Suspense-Style composition (Discrete Synthesizers CMS MR-15 Modular Synth & Eurorack)

video upload by Piotr Garbaczonek

"Thanks for watching!
After watching Dune for the second time last week, I wanted to make a new Dune-inspired composition. The scene I am specifically talking about is when Paul and his mother are walking through the desert, trying to find the Fremen, and they almost get eaten by a sandworm. I used the CMS synth for the dynamic arpeggio pattern and the eurorack for every other element. Everything is also going through multiple instances of Valhalla Shimmer in Ableton. If you want more detailed patch notes, go become my Patron here:
https://www.patreon.com/pgarbaczonek?...
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Here are some links of mine: https://linktr.ee/pgarbaczonek"