MATRIXSYNTH

Friday, October 23, 2026

PlantsSystem-FiveGenerativeVideo

video upload by plantssystem

"Here is a digest video of five generative sound pieces I made for the Raspberry Pi Pico 2 (RP2350). Each one is a self-contained instrument: switch it on and it plays by itself, with a small screen showing what is happening and a joystick and four buttons to steer it on most pieces.

Hardware: Raspberry Pi Pico 2 (RP2350) with a Waveshare Pico-Audio board for stereo audio out and a Waveshare Pico-LCD-1.3 (240x240 display, joystick, A/B/X/Y buttons). All sound is generated on the Pico 2 itself; there are no external synths or samplers. The firmware is written in Arduino (arduino-pico core).

The pieces in the video:

AMBIENTWS: Switch it on and just listen. An endless ambient piece that breathes in Japanese scales (hirajoshi, miyako-bushi, Ryukyu) and Maj7 progressions, layering a granular voice, a physical-model voice and a pulse/rhythm voice, and pausing now and then to catch its breath. It can follow USB MIDI clock.

AZIMUTH: Clicks, sine pings and noise bursts tick like a glitching heartbeat, with a kick, bass and arpeggios racing across the stereo field. Patterns repeat bar by bar and renew every four bars, or can be frozen in place.

GIBSON: A recorded voice keeps talking until it shatters, stutters, reverses and bit-crushes for a few seconds, then calmly picks up where it left off.

LAWRENCE: In an empty room a grand piano quietly composes. Each melody is heard once, and a new piece is born at every start.

PROPHETIQUE: A 5-voice polyphonic generative sequencer built from a single Prophet-5 note. Four tracks play the phrases of an original song, and as you change how many notes are dropped, the playback direction and how pitches are chosen, the song unravels, rearranges itself and drifts away from the original.

The source code is not public. The pieces are shared only as firmware with a few artists for their own work and live use.

Credits:
GIBSON voice: from "William Gibson on Technology" by Jeff Lacy ( • William Gibson on technology ), used under CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/.... The audio was cut into phrases and is glitched in real time.
LAWRENCE piano: Salamander Grand Piano V3 by Alexander Holm, CC BY 3.0. Samples were converted to 8-bit and a subset of pitches is used."

Teenage Engineering OP-1 Alternate Firmare by Popcorp & Hundekraft

video uploads by dj mindless

"all credit to Popcorp, Hundekraft and all responsible for creating this monster of a firmware!"

Playlist:

1. OP-1 OG Custom Firmware Iter Synth Granular C64 Arp Clouds, Father & Washer FX Hundekraft 3.0
2. New Synth Engines Supersaw Mbira Oxbow New Effects Washer Filter Snowglobe & C64 Arp OP-1 Custom FW
3. OP-1 New Monster🤯 Custom Firmware & FX Suite: Father/Crush/Hail/Plate/Reverb/Stutter/Palme/In A Room
4. OP-1 Custom Firmware FX PALME by Musica Obscura WARBLE Maiko Pruett GIN DRUM SYNTH Squarewave Studio
5. New Synth Engines Wavetable and SID Hundekraft 3.0 OP-1 Custom Firmware
6. OP-1 Custom Firmware 4 Track MIDI Sequencer + ELG Synth engine
7. OP-1 New 4 Track MIDI Sequencer ELG Synth Hundekraft 3.0 Custom Firmware
8. OP-1 New Synth Engines EVA and FM Bell Hundekraft 3.0 Custom Firmware
9. OP-1 Custom Firmware HK 3.0 Pew, Taffy and Wavetable Synth Engines

https://hundekraft.github.io/op1-work...

Your OP–1. A little more yours.

What Happened to ROLI?

video upload by Sam Gutman

"In this video I say a few words about what has happened with Roli, makers of the Seaboard and Airwave and pioneers of MPE expressive keyboard technology."

Craig Padilla - First Light Over Aurora (Live) - MST/Division6, MatrixBrute, MPC ONE, Modx M

video upload by Craig Padilla

"Please consider donating a much appreciated monetary tip to the performer to:
PayPal.me/CraigPadillaMusic

Trick or treat! Here we go again with another live performance in the studio! This time it's inspired by the spirit of Halloween! And, once again, it's been captured on video by Colleen Padilla.

'First Light Over Aurora' was performed in front of my wife's parents. Colleen had suggested that they should be here for this recording because they hadn't personally experienced one of my live performances. Thankfully, they enjoyed it. And their energy in the room during the performance was inspiring. It's always a treat for me to be able to play my music for others in a live setting.

This song features heavy use of four synthesizers and effects:
Akai MPC ONE
Yamaha MODX M7
Synthrotek MST & Division 6 Modular with Source Audio Collider
Arturia MatrixBrute
Hologram Microcosm
TC Electronics Ditto X4

The Mattson Mini Modular and ARP 2500 Sequencer modules are here on display, but they were used for another epic track, 'The Trench Protocol'.

This song will be available on my new live album 'The Trench Protocol - Live'. It's available at www.CraigPadilla.com."

10.21.2026 improvised house jam

video upload by ROSHANE

"6 minutes of an improvised house jam

Roland Sh101
Roland S-1
Arturia Microfreak
Sequential Prophet 6
Ableton Live 12
Novation Launchkey 61"

Now Available! The Official OPTIGAN Desktop Plugin!

"If you’re a fan of iOptigan, we’ve again partnered with Stefan Stenzel, this time to bring you the official Optigan Plugin for your desktop DAW environment!"

Features

Contains all 40 original discs and three prototype discs
Fifteen discs include multiple revisions
Can sync perfectly to DAW
Flex option for setting pitch independent from tempo
Chord detection to trigger chord buttons
Computer keyboard modes for chord and effect buttons
MIDI in and out for scale tones, chord and effect buttons
Panoptigon compatible
Upside-down disc loading
Spring reverb emulation
Optical metronome

The Optigan Plugin is now available! Click here to go grab it!"

Side note: some of you might remember Stefan Stenzel from Waldorf.

M-VAVE FM-1 | Official V16 Firmware: A Multitimbral Beast! (Stereo FX & New Presets)

video upload by NatLife Sounds

You can find the M-VAVE FM-1 on Amazon.

"New "Ambient & Dreams V2: Analog Vibes" soundbank (Official release tomorrow + new Video-demo): https://natlifesounds.com/product/amb...

Download V16 Firmware: https://www.m-vave.com/download

So, I'm pleased to present the official release of firmware B16 for the M-Wave FM-1, which includes the following major changes:

8-Part Multitimbral Architecture: You can now layer up to 8 different sounds or play 8 independent patches simultaneously via separate MIDI channels.
Expanded Polyphony: Total synthesis voices increased from 12 to 20, dynamically shared across all 8 parts.
Upgraded Sequencer Grid: Up to 64 steps (increased from 16) with a brand-new 8-track, 8-column arrangement layout for seamless live playback.
- Global Stereo FX Architecture: The 6 built-in effects are now fully stereo. However, they now function as a single shared global FX chain for all 8 voices. Changing individual voice presets no longer alters the shared FX settings.
Per-Voice Tuning & Pan: Each of the 8 parts features independent volume, level, pan, and fine-tuning (-100 to +100 cents).
Expanded MIDI CC Control: Added support for MIDI CC11 (Expression), CC7 (Master Volume), and dedicated CC70–93 range for external FX modulation.
Enhanced Workflow: Features direct patch import/export, DX7 standard SysEx (.syx) bank transmission, and customizable RGB UI color schemes.

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Every FM-1 Firmware Should Be as Easy as Melodee

video upload by substatica drones

M-VAVE on Amazon

"Building a loop and going over some features of Melodee, an intuitive groovebox firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1. The Melodee firmware expands the FM-1 with five sound engines, including Prophet-style synthesis, 6-operator FM, CZ, SID and drums, alongside a four-track, 64-step sequencer. It also adds recording, effects and hands-on sequencing tools designed to make building complete loops fast and intuitive.

MELODEE Firmware - https://keremimo.github.io/melodee/we...

FM-1 is a true frequency-modulation synthesizer in your pocket. Six independent sine-wave operators combine through 32 algorithms to recreate the iconic timbres of the FM era — pianos, strings, brass, basses and electronic synths. It comes loaded with 128 factory tones and a color TFT screen that draws the live algorithm structure and oscillator waveform. A 27-key silicone piano-layout keyboard with OCT-/OCT+ over 8 octaves, MONO/POLY voicing (up to 12-voice polyphony), six built-in effects (Filter / Reverb / Delay / Distortion / Chorus / Phaser), a 7-mode arpeggiator and 16-step sequencer turn it into a complete creation rig."

00:00 - Intro
00:08 - FM6, Prophet-5, XOX and SID engines
00:13 - Select root note and scale (SEL)
00:27 - Enable chord mode (SEL, CHRD)
00:41 - Adjust sequence length (SEQ, LEN)
00:52 - Arm recording (REC)
01:12 - Enable per-track FX (FX)
01:51 - Add another pattern to track (SEQ, PATTERNS)
01:58 - Adjust new pattern SEQ length (SEQ, LEN)
02:07 - Track 1 is now on Pattern (P2)
02:42 - Hold SEQ and press white key to queue the next pattern
03:18 - Select track (ALGORITHM)
05:01 - Adjust track levels (GLO)
05:34 - Select patch (PRESETS)
05:45 - Per-track arpeggiator (ARP)
07:04 - Hold EDIT to undo last recording

Speak and Key Speak by Max for Cats

video upload by max forcats

Speak
Speak is a polyphonic Max for Live instrument that turns typed words into speech in the style of a 1980s Speak & Spell. It encodes each word into coarse chip-style LPC frames and decodes them live in eight voices. MIDI notes set the pitch, so any word can be played as a melody or a chord. It speaks six languages (English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Japanese), and it can freeze a vowel, stutter at any point in a word and apply a 10-point modulation curve. Vibrato has several shapes and a fade-in, and there are controls for tract size, tilt and intonation.

SpeakKeys
SpeakKeys uses the same voice engine, but each of 48 MIDI keys has its own word and its own pitch instead of speaking one word chromatically. You type a word and a semitone pitch for each key, and a note shows the note that plays it and the note that sounds, so you can program little songs and play them from a keyboard or a clip. The keys are laid out in four banks of 12 and are saved with presets. A pair of mappable Select Key and Select Pitch controls lets you edit all 48 pitches from a few Push encoders. It shares the language, vibrato, global pitch and tone controls with Speak. Max for Cats crafts Software Instruments, Effects, MIDI devices, Sound Design and Samples for Ableton Live.

https://maxforcats.gumroad.com/l/zjvtye

Malfunction v3 circuit-bent filter – a serious menace to your drum beats 😈

video upload by Sinevibes

4 decades of industrial synth sounds with the NOVATION PEAK

video upload by Tonepusher

"Explore 40 years of industrial music and synth sound design with the Novation Peak! From the classic analog sounds of the 1980s to the complex digital textures of the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s, I'm looking at four decades of industrial, EBM, and dark electronic music using just one synthesizer."

🔊Sounds, Presets & Templates🔊
Samples & Presets►https://www.tonepusher.com/
Patreon(synth presets,templates,store discounts)► / tonepusher

“The Lonely Prince” | a cold spellbinding jam

video upload by No Lake

"We are all princes in our own studios, creating again and again, hoping to change history, hoping to be remembered. Some work hard, others take hazardous shortcuts, but all want to create more and more. Music is captivating; it's a demanding, merciless, wonderful mistress.

Headphones 🎧 recommended"

https://nolake.bandcamp.com/ - also on Spotify.

The Friday Walkabout - Beijing Modular 26

video upload by sonicstate

"Nick takes a walk on Friday through Beijing Modular 26 as the venue moves from setup into performances, with a focus on The Cube, the exhibition halls, installation spaces and live rooms.

The Cube includes large atrium areas, exhibition halls, video walls, projection installations and multiple performance spaces. The layout includes an ambient room, a techno room, a modular stage and a Dolby Atmos stage. Several rooms use Void sound systems, while the Atmos space uses a Genelec multichannel setup.

The event is free to attend, with artists playing short sets throughout the day and into the night. The ambient room runs in an EMOM-style format, with tables set up for compact live rigs and performances happening in close succession.

It's an amazing space, and a really interesting mix of art, architecture and music - quite an experience!

More Info: https://modularcommune.com/"

Rig Tour with Glenn Keteleer - Beijing Modular 26

video upload by sonicstate

"Nick chatted to to Glenn Keteleer (aka Linear Straight and Radical G*) about his compact ambient performance rig, built around *SOMA Pipe and Warp a Torso S-4 and *SOMA Cosmos*.

The setup starts with a mono output from the Pipe breakout box into Warp, which has a new firmware release that lets the sample rate run at 24kHz instead of 48kHz, giving more CPU headroom and longer reverb times.

The signal then runs in stereo to the Torso S-4. The S-4 weighs under one kilogram (great for flying with!) and includes four loopers, granular processing, distortion, delay and reverb. From there, the rig feeds Soma Cosmos. Cosmos runs pitched firmware, and with the drive control fully wet it can take material down by an octave.

As the whole performance comes from Pipe, with no additional sound sources, the setup remains improvisational rather than pre-arranged, and Glenn can respond on the fly.

More Info: Instagram: / glennketeleer"

Live Modular System: Jungle of Wires - Beijing Modular 26

video upload by sonicstate

"apologies for the crappy sound demo in the video, btw - we were having power issues with our recording setup and the sound is very sub-par - live in the room it sounds great!

Mandy aka Jungle of Wires gave us a look at her compact live modular system, which she brought for ambient, techno and Dolby Atmos performances. She explained that the aim was to fit as much varied sound as possible into a small case.

The rack includes a Chaos mixer/VCA, a This Is Not Rocket Science Bob and Steve reverb/delay, a Knobula PolyCinematic for synth-wave textures, Manis Iteritas for plucks and bass parts, and Marbles as the main sequencer. Pamela also handles timing duties, with different patching for the techno set.

She demonstrated the ambient patch with Bob and Steve handling the reverb processing, while the S-4 sits at the end of the chain and adds samples. For techno, the patch changes focus toward kick, hi-hat, percussion and bass.

Instagram: / jungleofwires

Bandcamp: Jungleofwires.bandcamp.com"

Ocean Swift Releases Flow Field for the Waldorf Blofeld Family

video upload by Ocean Swift / Faxi Nadu

"Grab it here: https://oceanswift.net/product/flow-f...

Flow Field is a dedicated preset pack for all varieties of the Waldorf Blofeld (hardware and plugin) compatible with the Blofeld Keys, Blofeld Desktop and the Blofeld Plugin, engineered specifically for cinematic scoring with a distinct sci-fi techno twist.

Taking full advantage of the Blofeld’s big, liquid sound architecture, this collection delivers a raw, eclectically technological sonic palette designed to inject futuristic tension and atmospheric depth into your productions.

The collection includes over 142 presets delivered in both the Blofeld .bpz format and .nksf format for NKS support. The sounds cover a wide range of scoring and production needs, featuring cinematic pads, alchemical atmospheres, rich textures, evolving arpeggios, crispy keys, and gnarly effects.

#blofeld #waldorf #WaldorfBlofeld #CinematicScoring #SoundDesign #NKSPresets #OceanSwiftSynthesis'

Erica Synths LXR-02 Firmware is Now Open Source

via Erica Synths

"The LXR-02 drum machine firmware is now open source and available on the Erica Synths GitHub! We live in an era of "vibe hacking", where Al-assisted tools let musicians and developers alike reshape software in ways that were hard to imagine only a few months ago. With that in mind, we have decided to open the LXR-02 firmware to the community. We are curious to see what new ideas, features and approaches emerge, and where this experiment will take the instrument. We invite you to explore the code, experiment with it, and share your results with the community."

ELZ_1 core | Sound Design Examples #2 Piano

video upload by SONICWARE

"Dr. Endo demonstrates how to create unique sounds with the ELZ_1 core, exploring its creative possibilities. https://sonicware.jp/pages/elz_1-core

ELZ_1 core is a compact synthesizer module designed to bring the ELZ_1 sound into the gear you already use - keyboards, MIDI controllers, DAWs, and live rigs.

● 18 Distinctive Synth Engines ● 49 Versatile Effects ● 2 USB Ports for PC & Controller

This is a made-to-order product and will not be available in stores. Available exclusively through our webshop.

#SONICWARE #ELZ1core #ELZ1 #ELZ_1 #Synthesizer #SynthModule #CompactSynth #Keyboardist #DAW #MusicProduction #MIDIController #SynthEffects #SoundDesign #HardwareSynth #WavetableSynth #FMSynth #GranularSynth #PhysicalModelingSynth #VirtualAnalogSynth #LowBitSynth #8BitSynth #NoiseSynth"