MATRIXSYNTH

Sunday, December 07, 2025

Patching @ 3am - Featuring Humongous Frog

video upload by justin3am

"In this episode we will be talking to musician @HumongousFrog and he'll be performing for us.

Here is a link to Kyle's bandcamp and instagram.
https://hfrog.bandcamp.com/ / herrmania"

"Kyle was playing an Elektron Modal Cycles, Novation Circuit Tracks, Arturia MicroFreak and a Korg KP3."

EMW Introduces the WCS-X - MINI SYNTHESIZER

video upload by EMW Synthesizers

3 digital oscillators (30 waveforms each) + noise
Analog VCF (Band-Pass / Low-Pass)
Analog VCA
Analog LFO
Analog ADSR
Adjustable glide
Pitch modulation via LFO

CS-80 Arpeggio

video upload by rimela

Modular vid #330

video upload by Phisynth

"Modcan, Serge & BugBrand modulars, Pulsar-23 sequenced by Dual Benjolin, BB DDSR & Scrotum Labs Grilles, Waldorf Iridium & Hydrasynth sequenced by Torso T-1 and Oxi One #modcan #bugbrand #sergemodular #scrotumlabs #hydrasynth #waldorfiridium #somapulsar23 #torsoT1 #oxione #eventideclipse"

Sequential Oberheim OB-6 new sounds

video upload by Synthratix

"Hello, this time I am presenting my own sounds tweaked on my OB-6 modern analog synthesizer. This model has high-end sharp sounding oscillators and juicy filters which is a common feature of Oberheim synths."

Update:

Sequential OB-6 dynamic spacious sequence

video upload by Synthratix

Akai MPC Key 37 ARP Odyssey Virtual Analog Plug-in Synthesizer Sampler Rik Marston

video upload by Rik Marston Official

"Synthesizer Sampler Demo by Rik Marston
*Watch in HD!* *NO Talking!* *Turn it up!*
My Etsy store: AhnyxianSoundDesign
https://www.etsy.com/shop/AhnyxianSou..."

A Flutter in space | Eurorack Patch with Qu-Bit Stardust

video upload by Mars Machine

"My second patch with @QuBitElectronix Stardust! Plaits through Clouds is the main lead. Stardust is playing a loop recorded from 2hp Pluck, with delay from Mimeophon."

Do more with your VCAs! (Eurorack Patch Tips) // Cryfder from Dwyfor Tech

video upload by DivKid

"Join us in this video for plenty of patch tips on making the most of your VCAs with things like sidechaining, driving into wave shaping, how to patch cross faders and panners and plenty more.

Here's the Cryfder dual VCA and 1950s micro tube saturating mixer from Dwyfor Tech. Like their other modules there's some fascinating inspirations and design with the module so with that in mind I have an interview with Dan from Dwyfor Tech on my website, check that out here // https://divkidvideo.com/cryfder/

DIY kits, PCBs/panels and modules built to order are available from Dwyfor Tech Directly on
Reverb // https://reverb.com/uk/shop/dwyfortech
Etsy // https://www.etsy.com/shop/DwyforTech

*SUPPORT*
If you'd like to support work like this and the wider range of what I do, considering heading over to Patreon at https://bit.ly/DK-patreon and supporting for as little as $1 a month to gain access to the DivKid Discord community, plus lots of exclusives such as PDF patchbooks, videos and more. https://bit.ly/DK-patreon"

The Most Beautiful Synth In The World?

video upload by Oscillator Sink

"Sometimes an instrument comes into your life and it feels like it was designed and built just for you. The Polygene 2 from Gene Synths, for me, is one of those instruments. An instrument that looks forwards and backwards, that sounds fantastic, demands that the player interacts with it on its own terms and, yes, looks utterly stunning.

In this video we're going to explore it together, how it sounds, how it plays and how it makes us feel!

https://genesynths.com/

FX used in the second part of the video and the intros: Hate Echo by Circuitbenders.co.uk and the GFI Specular Reverb v3.

http://www.oscillatorsink.com"

Additional Polygene posts

Is 8-bit Protein good for you? Waldorf's most affordable synth reviewed // Tutorial, sounds

video upload by loopop

"Want to explore these sounds at home? Check out my multi-sampled instruments on Patreon (along with my ever expanding book...):
► Patreon: / loopop"

TIMELINE:
0:00 Intro
2:10 Overview
4:30 Workflow
7:00 Build
7:45 I/O
8:25 Oscillators
11:15 Noise/dirt
12:15 LP/HP filter
13:20 Drive “filter”
15:00 Pan
15:20 Envelopes
17:10 LFOs
18:15 Mod matrix
18:55 Effects
22:20 Arp
23:55 Sequencer
25:10 Multi modes
27:45 Flavor
28:30 Chords
29:05 Scale
29:50 CC map
31:15 Misc
31:35 Pros & cons
34:20 Some sounds

Ambient synth jam, Prophet 10, Oberheim OBX8, Tasty Chips Gr1

video upload by P wizard

Sequential Prophet 10 - clicky resonant bass line

video upload by Synthratix

"One of the best analog synths ever made and designed - The Prophet 10 by Sequential (Dave Smith Instruments) I made this bass being inspired by Depeche Mode's No-Disco intro riff made on Arp 2600."

Groove Is In The Heart/Deee-Lite (Circuit Tracks Version)

video upload by Guinan

"I watched ‪@smallplatesmusic‬ excellent video detailing the story behind the samples used in the very excellent 1990 track 'Groove Is In The Heart' by Deee-Lite and thought it warranted a Circuit Tracks version.

I cleared the decks this afternoon and got to work!

(Check out the highly recommended original video below)

James recreates many of his tracks using Koala software and I've taken some of his edits, sprinkled a few extra ones from the original sources and have shoehorned them into a Circuit Tracks arrangement.

Everything you hear was programmed into and played on a single Circuit Tracks with no additional effects or synths. Hopefully it shows what a great sample player/drum machine it can be! (probably not quite how Novation thought this machine would be used - but it kinda works!)

The only non-original sources are a couple of Linn drum samples to beef up the rhythm, some General MIDI 'scratching' samples and some finger clicking and verbal gymnastics from the man himself, ‪@smallplatesmusic‬

More details for synths nerds
BPM=122
No synths on this mate! Only samples!!
No 'butter' notes either..."

"Groove Is in the Heart": Sample Breakdown, stories, recreating Deee-Lite track in Koala Sampler

video upload by small plates music

"Built on Herbie Hancock’s "Bring Down the Birds" and Vernon Burch’s 'Get Up' but including some very unexpected, sound effects, sitcom snippets, and belly‑dancing records, Groove Is In The Heart has big hidden depths.

I'll dig into the samples and tell you the stories behind each one:

Miles Davis’s 'butter notes,'
How an innocent sounding sample is hiding one of the dirtiest of house divas
A tenuous link with Donald Trump
Is belly dancing Greek? And why do we care?

In the end I will drop the samples into Koala Sampler (on my iPhone) and try to recreate the track. Because yes, we have Deee Lite at home.

Perfect for fans of sample culture, music history, and anyone curious about how one of the most joyful dance tracks ever was crafted.

0:00 - Introduction Overview of 'Groove Is in the Heart'

0:42 - Herbie Hancock 'Bring Down The Birds'
Origins of the melodic bassline and guitar and the Blow-Up soundtrack. Why Miles Davis did (not) tell Herbie to lay off the butter

2:17 - Vernon Burch 'Get Up'.
Burch’s career and gospel recordings, with surprising Stevie Wonder cameo.

3:08 - Combining the Hancock and Burch samples using the Koala sampler.

3:39 - Imagine my surprise when this “Trumpet” is actually supposed to be a woman’s scream?

4:30 - Hateful Head Helen / Sweet Pssy Pauline, HIDDEN FILTH. This is the original sample btw- • Hateful head helen ACAPELLA

5:35 - Sitcom Sample (Green Acres) The “I-I-I-I” vocal clip comes from a 1960s sitcom theme tune. Watch Donald Trump at the 2005 Emmys performing the same theme tune.

7:33 – Belly Dance Record Sample Intro chant “We’re going to dance and have some fun” from Tomee and the Grecian Knights. Discussion of belly dancing trend and what the hell a Bosonk is meant to be.

9:22 – Latin Percussion by Ray Barretto, plus studio-made finger clicks.

9:49 – Rebuilding the Track in Koala- Live attempt.

11:07 – Closing Performance Final recreation of the track showing how the samples are layered together.'

Random Granular Beat

video upload by gotharman

"Running a beat through the Zaturn Zero Xfade Granulator and modulating the Time parameter with a random generator.
Most sounds are generated using VCF7.
www.gotharman.dk"

Xenodrive on synth, drums, drone and SFX (no talk)

video upload by Richard DeHove

"First up: Erica Synths sent me the Xenodrive, so my thanks to the kind crew in Latvia. And did you know Latvia and Tasmania are almost identical in size? Not sure that fact will prove useful to you, but who knows.

The Xenodrive joins the Echolocator and Nightverb in Erica Synths' desktop range. Older members include the DB-01, LXR-02 and AcidboxIII. The Zen delay eats at a different table because of its slightly different case size. Perhaps we can speculate on what's next? I'm thinking of a sampler-looper thing. Thoughts?

Back to the alien-green Xenodrive. But before we get there it's interesting that alien stuff is associated with the colour green. If you read fairy tales in their original form then you'll know green was always the colour of witches and other evil folk.

So the Xeno: Stereo dirt, drive, waveshaping, distortion and tube screaming. Dial in just a touch or destroy everything. Lots of knobs plus presets. It's a rare beast.

Aggressive effects can lead to aggressive knob twiddling spinning from zero to ten looking for the big changes. Sometimes it's true: the parameter might be linear from not much to lots. I find the Darkglass B3K works like that: There's not much true variation as you wind up the knobs, you simply get more. But that's not how many parameters work here. If you rotate wildly from 1 to 10 you'll miss all the flavors. That's especially true of the rotate parameter, the drive tone, and the X and Y waves. With all these you'll find variations with tiny movements.

Another parameter I really appreciated was the noise gate threshold - one of the few things that doesn't get a dedicated knob. Dirt and distortion pedals are notoriously noisy so a noise gate at the end of the chain can save you from lingering hiss. You can hear this in the first drum demo here. It begins with long tails and then I wind back the gate. Fun also to use it as a hard release rather than just a noise killer.

I tried to give a variety of scenarios in this demo. My unexpected favorite was how good it was at simulating the details of shortwave heterodyne noise.

0:00 Synth demo
2:45 Drum demo 1
7:48 Throbbing Gristle
9:30 Shortwave
11:55 Drum demo 2
15:26 Feedback drone
17:19 Cheese demo
19:00 Drum demo 3

Many thanks to my kind patrons who keep this channel ad-free
My website: https://richarddehove.com/"

This switch UNLOCKS your Donner MEDO

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"I don't know why this is not the factory default, really. #donner #medo #donnermedo #midicontroller #synth #groovebox Music demo begins at 05:58

Maks' MIDI forwarder: https://maks.github.io/webmidirouter/

HÄLP ZIS CHANNEL
https://www.patreon.com/floyd_steinberg
https://floydsteinberg.gumroad.com/
https://floydsteinberg.bandcamp.com/"

Moog Musonics Sonic V Synthesizer

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via this eBay listing

"We got this unit from its original owner. It was very well taken care of over the years and came to us in great working order for a non-refurbished vintage piece - everything works, there might be slight crackle from dirty contacts here and there, and some controls might not move as smoothly as we'd like, but its pretty surprising how well it functions. We normally do full rebuilds of these that includes lots of servicing, cleaning inside and out, and future-proofing before we resell them, but this work takes a long time and costs us a lot. Since we already have another example in stock that's received our meticulous refurb job but that hasn't sold yet (use our site's search feature for sonic v to find it), we figured we'd offer this one as-is for less for now. If the other one sells first, we will likely give this one the full treatment and up the price once it's done.

The original wooden frame surrounding the front panel on the stock sonic V is thin and protrudes and has been broken in other examples we have seen. This one's frame broke a long time ago, so the original owner had a woodworker redo that section. As you can see, the newer wood is slightly lighter in color. When this unit was photographed, the bottom right corner of this section was a bit loose, but we have since glued it back in place, in case you noticed it looking slightly lifted in the photos. It's now fine. The control panel to the left of the keyboard was replaced long ago with a third party panel."

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