Will microtonal music save us from the AI apocalypse? | Signal Flow Podcast Ep8

video upload by Signal Sounds, Tom Churchill, Luukke

"Tom and Luke shoot the breeze about new pedals, making videos, playing live, exploring alternative tunings, and whether microtonality might be the key to staying one step ahead of AI-generated music…

Gear discussed:
Whimsical Raps Atrium:
https://www.signalsounds.com/whimsica...
Fancyyyyy Synthesis K-Accumulator:
https://www.signalsounds.com/fancyyyy..."

First Patch // Whimsical Raps - Atrium | Dark Ambient

video upload by Luukke

"This is the first preset/patch I have made on the Whimsical Raps - Atrium, and it was made in the first hour or so of getting it home.

I wanted to show it here, as I feel like a lot of the stuff I've heard online so far is in the pretty/beautiful category. But the Form engine in particular is wonderfully chaotic and capable of getting into much gnarlier territory. The patch itself tonally reminds me of some of the feedback patches i've done with the Serge.

Many many thank yous to Trent + Dani and everyone at Whimsical Raps. Atrium is incredibly inspiring, immediate and interactive. A true musical instrument.

Lightly processed in Ableton with delay from Echoboy."

TERRA LUNA MERCURIO | Doctor Fungus #arpoloop

video upload by LepLoop

"🌍 Voyage 5: A Meditative Return 🧘‍♂️

In the penultimate installment of The ArpoLoop Space Sessions, Doctor Fungus guides us through a more relaxed, reflective journey. We drift through the familiar resonances of TERRA, the soft pulses of LUNA, and the quiet, sun-drenched orbits of MERCURIO.

This session highlights the ArpoLoop’s ability to generate gentle, evolving textures. Watch as the note generator creates a space for meditation, with slow-moving sequences that mimic the peaceful drift of a satellite in orbit.

🎹The Synth: ArpoLoop www.leploop.org/2024/05/14/the-arpoloop-synth/
👨‍🎨The Artist: Doctor Fungus

💬 Which part of this sonic evolution do you prefer? Please let us know in the comments!

#arpoloop #leploop #doctorfungus #meditativesynth #spaceambient #modularsynth #analogsequencer #sounddesign #ambientmusic #spacechill"

SuperStarSaw: Far beyond conventional supersaws!

video upload by CatSynth TV

"We present SuperStarSaws, a new instrument from Native Instruments and A. G. Cook that expands on the concept of supersaws. It has two supersaw oscillators, or swarms, where the individual sawtooth partials can be spread both in frequency and space beyond the traditional detuning associated with supersaws to create dynamic swarms of sound, strange arpeggios, and more. The graphic morpher in the center allows one to quickly and smoothly change parameters between saved settings.

Please consider supporting this channel to help us bring you more synthesizer tutorials and other content."

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

00:00 Introduction
00:21 What are "supersaws"?
00:49 Overview of the SuperStarSaw interface
02:11 A few factory presets
03:39 Swarm oscillator deep dive
09:38 The morpher
11:49 Filter, amp, and amplitude envelope
16:10 Effects
19:31 Modulation options
22:45 Randomization with the dice controls
24:34 More factory presets
29:25 Conclusion

Photo credits:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi..."

🎛️ 🎹 Turning a Thrift Store Projector Case into a Daisy Pod Synth + Amp

video upload by Foggy Mountain Spaceship and TrimPath

"A synthesizer, an amplifier, and a Bluetooth speaker, all built into a vintage projector case from a thrift store. Sound generation runs on an Electrosmith Daisy Pod.

It's the companion piece to the Banjo-Synth (BS-1) I built in 2024. The BS-1 plays it, this box makes the sounds. It was challenging and a lot of fun to build, I hope you enjoy the video.

🧰 The Parts:
Electrosmith Daisy Pod
Vintage Argus Projector Box
CME H2MIDI Pro Interface
JBL Home Audio Speaker
Vangoa PS-01 Rechargeable 9V Power
ZK-502T Bluetooth Amplifier Board"

See this previous post for additional demos and details on the Banjo Synth.

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Dark side - OP-XY jungleish jam

video upload by Dan Chippendale

Gear used:

Music:
Teenage Engineering OP-XY
Novation Launch Control 3
Teenage Engineering EP-136 Sidekick

Video:
Fujifilm X-E5
Motu M2 Audio interface
Mac Studio with Logic Pro X

Sounds from the Studio #electronicmusic

video upload by HanzVolt

"No AI was used in the making of this video.."

Oberheim Xpander and Nord 2x Emulator ( Nodal Red 2x ) #electronicmusic

video upload by HanzVolt

"messin around in the studio as usual..."

The Tone Garden - free generative browser based synth by Mycelium Sky

via Mycelium Sky

"The Tone Garden is a free generative synth in the browser. Fifteen voices, each hand-written in Web Audio, over a weather-driven ambient ground. Nothing to install, no signup, zero third-party requests — and the whole patch lives in the share URL, so a sound is a link you can pass around.

The licence on the page: anything rendered is free for anybody to use, monetized or not, no credit required — and it's forward-only, so if the terms ever change, whatever's already been made stays free permanently.

Plain fact, since your readers care about this one: the record behind the project was made with generative AI; the instrument has not one AI-generated byte in it. Both stated on the site."

Twisted Electrons Introduces vMEGAfm — The Original MEGAfm, Rebuilt for Your DAW

video upload by

"Get vMEGAfm for macOS + Windows:
https://www.twisted-electrons.com

Built from the original MEGAfm by the same designer, using the original firmware, schematic-derived analogue modelling and an audio-trained GRU output stage. Twelve voices of tactile four-operator FM — rebuilt for your DAW and standalone.

AU · VST3 · standalone · 109 factory presets · full MPE support.

Desktop licence includes instant macOS + Windows delivery and a personal serial by email.

Also available separately for iPad on the App Store.

#vMEGAfm #MEGAfm #FMSynthesis #Synthesizer #VST"

Mono Two by Monomono: MS20 Spirit Inside Ableton Live

video upload by Isotonik Studios, Monomono Audio · Max for Live Devices, Push Patterns

"Mono Two by Monomono is a monophonic Max for Live synthesiser built around the semi-modular spirit of the Korg MS20, optimised for Ableton Live and fully operational on Push 3 Standalone. In this walkthrough we go from first filter sweep to full patchbay session, covering everything that makes this device tick. Monomono have expanded on the original MS20 architecture with dual filter circuit switching, tempo-synced LFO, bipolar and unipolar envelope modes, stereo spread, and a guided patchbay with attenuator and multiplier utilities.

GET MONO TWO BY MONOMONO
https://isotonikstudios.com/product/m...

In this walkthrough, we'll explore:

Dual oscillator architecture with waveform selection, pulse width, and ring modulation
K35 versus OTA filter circuit comparison and real-time switching
Filter sweep with peak resonance and highpass filter in action
LFO shapes, free and synced modes, phase reset, and tempo sync
Envelope Generator 1 with delay, attack, and release for frequency modulation
Envelope Generator 2 bipolar and unipolar modes, hold, and legato switching
Modulation visualisation on dials showing scope and depth of applied modulation
Stereo spread control from full mono to wide stereo
Patchbay walkthrough with attenuator, multiplier, and guided orange-highlight routing
Push 3 Standalone patchbay navigation and sample-and-hold patch demonstration

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TEM features update

video upload by Giorgio Sancristoforo

"New features of Traditional Electronic Music software.
A graphical score notation with electronic music generation in the style of Georgy Ligeti's Artikulation.

Added features: Pan with automation and zone selection
Articulations: Crescendo, diminuendo, tremolo, vibrato, trillo, accento, frullato
FM synthesis between sinusoidal impulse and waveforms"

Organismi OR-1 free sequencer for iPad -- experimentation

video upload by Peter Kirn

via Organismi Instruments

OR—1

Patterns that breathe on their own.

Features

Four independent voices
Euclidean rhythms
Stochastic drift
Natural polyrhythm
Shared modulators
Scale & chord harmony
Built for performance
Compatibility

macOS 10.13 or newer
Apple Silicon / Intel
VST3, AUv2, AUv3 (iPad version from AppleStore), CLAP and Standalone

You can find a write-up by Peter Kirn on Create Digital Music.
Note an OR-2 Granular Effects Engine is also in the works:

OR—2

Granular effects to explore sounds from the other side.

Features

Four independent voices
Euclidean rhythms
Stochastic drift
Natural polyrhythm
Shared modulators
Scale & chord harmony
Built for performance
Compatibility


macOS 10.13 or newer
Apple Silicon / Intel
VST3, AUv2, CLAP and Standalone

Midimalism

video upload by Captain Credible

"This tiny, easy to build midicontroller got an upgrade and learned some new tricks!"

You might remember Midimalism from this previous post.

Quadnic Drone w Infusor + SH5-VCF

video upload by gstormelectro

"c.2026 video and audio by G-Storm Electro

Four voices of the gorgeous Quadnic faded in/out using Infusor mixer. Into SH5-VCF dual filter, panning to VCF and BPF. The VCF/BPF panned left/right. LFO going to VCF cv input."

Moffenzeef The Runner v2.0 Drone Synthesizer

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via this listing

Additional Perfect Circuit listings

You can find demos in additional posts here.

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Moffenzeef MSG II Synthesizer

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Additional Perfect Circuit listings

You can find a video featuring a purple model in this previous post.

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Skot Wiedmann Hyve Touch Synth (No Enclosure) SN K1448M

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Additional Perfect Circuit listings

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Beetlecrab Tempera meets Novation Mininova sounds - sonic chaos!

video upload by hirundo1984

"Alright, there are nearly endless possibilities of exploring various sounds and creating something new. This might be a very interesting combo."

Beetlecrab Tempera - after 3 days of using it

video upload by hirundo1984

"I recently received my unit from Beetlecrab and was super excited about it! At this moment I'm still learning the very basics, trying to figure out what is what, how do things work etc.

There are things that I find pretty straightforward, others are still confusing. Overall, the menu diving isn't bad at all, most of the things are pretty intuitive.

What is new to me (that's my first granular device) is how exactly do these emitters work, I will need to spend some time with the manual. They all behave differently.

Anyway, so that's one of my first attempts to create something on this wonderful device. Hopefully within next week or two I can learn a thing or two and come up with something different."

Creating Loops with Granular Sounds | Intellijel Multigrain, Sealegs and Swells

video upload by Intellijel

"With some simple patching, you can create loops and rhythms with Multigrain to accompany your beats - ranging from MPC-style chops to time-stretched samples. This video explores some of the possibilities at a simple level, which have the potential for developing into more complex patches.

Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction and patch
00:53 - Setting up a looping Sound
03:18 - Modulating START
05:02 - Switching out Samples
05:59 - Modulating PITCH
08:06 - Using SYNC
09:31 - Summary"

The Strangest, Most Interesting Synth He's Played This Year (Morphor Echon6)

video upload by Starsky Carr

"The Morphor Echon6 is the world's first analog modal polysynth — a genuine departure from the wall of subtractive synths flooding the market right now. In this review and demo I dig into its Karplus-Strong-based exciter and resonator, six voices you can split into six independent monosynths, and a modulation system so intuitive it doesn't need a menu. Full raw demo at the end so you can hear it completely unprocessed.

WHAT IS MODAL SYNTHESIS?
Modal synthesis uses a Karplus-Strong oscillator — an exciter (like a pluck, bow, or hammer) run through a resonator (like a string or instrument body) — to fake physical, plucked/struck sounds. First proposed by Kevin Karplus and Alexander Strong back in 1982, you'll recognise the concept from modules like Mutable Instruments Plaits, Rings and Braids, and digital oscillators in synths like the Arturia MiniFreak and Korg Minilogue XD. The Echon6 takes that same idea and builds it entirely in analog circuitry — as far as I know, the first synth to pull that off.

CHAPTERS
0:00 What's coming up
1:43 DEMO JAM #1 - glitchy ambient
5:40 What is modal synthesis? (Karplus-Strong explained)
6:53 Front panel overview
7:52 Six voice groups patch demo
9:53 DEMO JAM #2 - as an FX unit on drums
12:20 SIx voices in unison - CHORD MODE?
13:06 DEMO JAM #3 - 6 unique voices
13:48 Exciter section deep dive
21:15 BBD resonator deep dive
25:47 Modulation section deep dive
36:22 Building a musical patch from scratch
41:16 DEMO JAM #4 - A Love Story ;) IYKYK
43:15 Echon6 vs Erica Synths Steampipe
45:00 Final thoughts
45:40 Patreon & website
46:13 DEMO JAM #5 Intro raw (maybe a little reverb at the end)

MY TAKE
The Echon6 is a genuinely fresh alternative to the current glut of subtractive synths — your Jupiters, Junos, Prophets, and OB-style clones. It felt natural within minutes, the modulation is some of the cleverest I've used on any hardware synth, and the build quality is excellent. Compared to the Erica Synths Steampipe (digital modal synthesis), the Echon6 is easier to learn, while the Steampipe can get more chaotic, faster, thanks to its distortion and reverb. Both are worth a look if experimental modal synthesis is your thing — but the Echon6 gets a big thumbs up from me.

GEAR MENTIONED
Morphor Echon6 (analog modal polysynth, reviewed here)
Erica Synths Steampipe (digital modal synth, comparison)
Mutable Instruments Plaits / Rings / Braids
Arturia MiniFreak
Korg Minilogue XD

MORE PATCHES, SAMPLES & TUTORIALS
Patreon: www.patreon.com/starskycarr - patches, samples, tutorials and more
www.starskycarr.com - patches, samples, free and cheap goodies"