MATRIXSYNTH

Saturday, October 31, 2026

Prepping for tour; experiment combining Death LFO with Proximity Feedback Machine (Optical Theremin)

video upload by Tim Kaiser

Mindburner MIDI | NIBBLE chiptunes synthesizer

video upload by Mindburner

NIBBLE – CHIPTUNE SYNTH MODULE

8-Voice Chip Synth • Wave Editor • Chip Drums + Speech • Hand-Built in Northern Ireland

The sound of NES, Game Boy and C64 in a desktop MIDI box – play it from any keyboard, sequencer or DAW

WHAT IS IT?

NIBBLE brings the sound of 1980s games consoles and home computers to your MIDI setup: pulse waves with duty-cycle "wah", the stepped NES triangle, noise, and 4-bit Game Boy-style wavetables – plus the tricks chip musicians relied on, like lightning-fast chord arpeggios, stepped envelopes, pitch sweeps and tracker-style macros.

Draw your own waves on the built-in wave editor, watch every voice on the live oscilloscope, and add authentic tracker "fake echo". A chip drum kit on its own MIDI channel includes an orchestra hit and crunchy 1-bit speech – GO! YEAH! ONE TWO THREE FOUR! GAME OVER! – and there is a step and loop sequencer, plus a demo tune with a dancing spider.

FEATURES

8-voice poly or mono with glide

Pulse, triangle, saw, noise, metal + wavetables

Wave editor: draw 32-step 4-bit waves

NES, Game Boy and C64 channel modes

Hard sync, ring mod and detune

Arpeggiator, locks to MIDI clock

12 tracker-style macros

Live oscilloscope of every voice

Tracker fake echo + digital echo

Bit crush and sample-rate reduction

Chip drum kit with 1-bit speech

Step + loop sequencer, MIDI clock sync

40 patch memories with preview

Colour screen, 4 buttons and encoder

https://www.mindburner.co.uk

Mindburner MIDI | F-I-M-M FM Synthesizer

video upload by Mindburner

FIMM – FM SYNTH MODULE

8-Voice 4-Operator FM • X-MOD Chaos • Morph • Arpeggiator • Hand-Built in Northern Ireland

A desktop FM synthesiser – play it from any MIDI keyboard, sequencer or DAW

WHAT IS IT?

FIMM is an 8-voice, 4-operator FM synthesiser with an engine written from scratch. It does the bright electric pianos, bells, basses, brass and metallic tones of the classic 1980s FM keyboards – and then goes much further.

The X-MOD section adds cross-modulation, ring modulation and hard sync, driven by the mod wheel, LFO, velocity, aftertouch, random or chaos sources, for sounds that growl, clang, tear and fall apart. Morph glides one patch into another as you play, and there is a built-in arpeggiator, chorus, delay and reverb. It also imports Yamaha voice banks over MIDI SysEx: 4-operator DX100, DX21, DX27 and TX81Z banks load directly, and DX7 voices are converted too – exactly when they use four operators, and as the closest 4-operator match when they use five or six.

FEATURES

8-voice poly or mono with glide

4 operators, 8 algorithms, op 4 feedback

Inharmonic ratios for bells, gongs and metal

X-MOD: cross-mod, ring mod, sync + sweep

9 X-MOD control sources incl. RAND and CHAOS

Morph between any two patches

DX-style LFO with delayed vibrato

Arpeggiator, locks to MIDI clock

Chorus, delay (clean, tape, ping-pong), reverb

40 patch memories + random patch generator

Imports DX100 / DX21 / DX27 / TX81Z banks; DX7 voices converted

Colour screen, 4 buttons and rotary encoder

https://www.mindburner.co.uk

MINDBURNER MIDI | REVIVE Quad MIDI LFO

video upload by Mindburner

No audio in this one.

REVIVE — QUAD LFO MIDI CC GENERATOR

4 Independent LFOs • Encoder Control • Hand-Built in Northern Ireland

Free-running or MIDI clock-synced — pair with any clock source for tempo-locked sweeps

WHAT DOES IT DO?

REVIVE is a standalone 4-LFO MIDI CC generator. Each of its four LFOs runs completely independently — its own waveform, speed, depth, MIDI channel, CC number and output routing — sending smooth, evolving modulation to your synths, effects and modular gear over regular 5-pin DIN MIDI.

Run each LFO free at its own rate — from fast vibrato-speed wobble right down to a genuinely glacial ~8-minute sweep — or lock it to incoming MIDI clock for tempo-synced modulation. Store up to 8 complete 4-LFO patches on board, and switch anytime between a full-screen icon/dial view or a classic text readout, whichever you prefer to work in.

FEATURES

4 independent LFOs — sine, triangle, inverted triangle, saw up/down, square, sample & hold

Free-running (0.002–20Hz) or clock-synced (1/32 note to 4 bars)

Full MIDI thru — merges notes, clock and CC without interrupting your chain

Single rotary encoder navigation — fast, tactile, one-handed editing

8 onboard save slots with custom naming

MIDI Learn — grab channel/CC straight from a controller

Flexible output routing — any single output, adjacent pairs, all 4, or muted per LFO

Global mute — one press silences all 4 outputs instantly for live use

https://www.mindburner.co.uk

UDO Audio DMNO ON | SynthFest UK 2026

video upload by Sound On Sound magazine

"The new DMNO ON from UDO Audio packs the power of their DMNO keyboard into a desktop module, and allows users to add additional control sections via optional expander modules."

Nord Electro 7 | SynthFest UK 2026

video upload by Sound On Sound magazine

"Nord have recently added three new models to their popular Electro range of stage keyboards."

Additional Nord Electro 7 posts

Rainbow Looper, a looper for Ableton Move

video upload by KrazyBaldhead

"I created an 8 track looper for Move with the RNBO Move Takeover

Download it here: https://github.com/KBLiveSolutions/ra...

#abletonmove #RNBO #cycling74 #cycling74rnbo #ableton #livelooping #musicproducers #fenderrhodes"

How it works

The 8 loopers

Each looper is controlled by a column of 4 pads (bottom to top):

Red — Rec
Green — Play
White — Stop
Rainbow color — Select (also opens the looper's parameter page)
The first looper sets the base loop length. Every other looper is quantized to it: recording can start freely at any time, but playback always launches on a multiple of the first looper's length, so all 8 loopers stay in sync.

Step sequencing

Each looper has its own step pattern, controlled with Move's step buttons. Turning a step off mutes the looper's output at that point in the loop — the volume envelope for muting is shaped by the Attack and Release parameters.

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TyCoon Sequencer Part 4: Transpose

video upload by TheAnalogmonster

All parts

Maximus 8V | The Ultimate Analogue Workstation | Three Sequence Variations

video upload by Analogue Solutions

"Three variations. One powerful analogue workstation.

This video brings together three related multipart sequences on the Analogue Solutions Maximus 8V. Each develops the same musical idea through changes to the sequencing and sound, showing how a few adjustments can take a composition in a new direction.

The Maximus 8V is the ultimate analogue workstation. Play it as a traditional eight-voice polysynth, or give each voice its own sound and sequence to build layered compositions. Explore basslines, melodic patterns, percussion and evolving textures within one instrument.

Independent controls for every voice put sound design at the heart of the process. Shape individual parts, explore their interaction, and let the instrument inspire the next idea.

Features include:

• Eight independent analogue synth voices with 16 VCOs
• Eight onboard 16 step note and modulation sequencers
• 12dB low pass, band pass and high pass filters per voice
• Two ADSR envelopes per voice
• Sub oscillator, white noise and glide per voice
• Individual BBD style retro echo per voice
• Eight channel stereo mixer
• Two real spring reverbs
• Three master LFOs
• Global tune, detune and filter cutoff controls
• Extensive patching and modulation options
• Polyphonic MIDI to CV conversion and MIDI synchronisation

From rich polyphonic sounds to interlocking sequences, Maximus 8V puts an extraordinary range of analogue possibilities at your fingertips."

Additional posts

DIY Eurorack Modules: Tin Man Synths - Music China 2026

video upload by sonicstate

"We spoke to Andrew from Tin Man Synths about his range of DIY Eurorack Modules, a set of simple through-hole designs built around accessible analogue and digital circuits.

The context was China's DIY synth scene, where importing synth brands and beginner kits can be difficult or expensive. Tin Man Synths focuses partly on making local DIY resources more available, alongside carrying other brands.

The range includes a transposing sequencer, which allows one sequence to transpose another, and clocking the two parts out of sync creates a longer rolling pattern of 32 to 64 steps. Other modules include dual attack-release envelopes, a side-chain VCA, matrix mixer, output stages, a semitone voltage-offset processor, the Radius 2164-based filter, voltage-controlled slew, a 40106 VCO, a voltage-controlled LFO, and Daisy Seed-based delay and granular effects.

The modules use through-hole construction, with bare PCBs around $10 and full kits around 400–500 RMB, or roughly $50–60.

Availability is currently mainly China and Southeast Asia."

Some Cool Patching Ideas for SOMA Pulsar 23 - Music China 2026

video upload by sonicstate

"Tim Kroker - drummer from Front 242 made us a patch to demonstrate some ideas to try on the Pulsar-23 the unique drum machine from Soma. Its been around for some time but the semi modular nature of its architecture means the possibilities are pretty endless.

Pulsar-23 includes four main instruments: bass drum, bass, snare and hi-hat, but its routing and utilities allow those sources to move way beyond standard drum roles.

For instance, Tim routed the bass drum into a short, Karplus style delay, then delay-time modulation creates pitched bass movement.

Well worth a watch."

DOREMiDi Has MIDI Covered - Music China 2026

video upload by sonicstate

DOREMiDi on Amazon

"Eric from DOREMiDi gave us a look at MIDI Interfaces and utility boxes at M-China26, covering a wide range of compact devices for routing, converting and syncing MIDI signals.

The range includes the Merge 5, which merges up to five MIDI inputs and provides MIDI output and thru connections. A USB MIDI host handles communication between USB MIDI devices and traditional 5-pin DIN MIDI gear, while a Bluetooth MIDI unit connects DIN MIDI equipment to wireless MIDI systems.

Other devices in the range focus on routing and conversion. The MIDI stream controller allows MIDI connections to be customised, with filtering and routing functions. A MIDI timecode box handles sync between MIDI devices, music and video, including audio timecode sync. There is also a MIDI-to-DMX unit, which receives MIDI signals and converts them to DMX for lighting control.

The products are available through DOREMiDi's online store and Amazon."

“AI Is Theft”, Unless It Benefits You

video upload by Scott's Synth Stuff

Note, some of his points are how many feel about Behringer making "clones", especially of gear currently in production.

"Musicians attack anyone who uses AI in music, then cheer when someone vibe-codes new firmware for their synth. Is that a double standard?

In one weekend in October, three different aftermarket firmwares hit the $60 M-Vave FM1. One made it a virtual analog synth, one a four-track groovebox, and one a Roland-style drum machine. Most of them were built by non-programmers using AI tools like Claude Code. Then M-Vave released an official open-source SDK, and Akai and Behringer are moving the same way.

In this video I look at where the creative community draws its line on AI, and why that line seems to move depending on who gets hurt:

Why AI-coded firmware gets cheers while AI music gets attacked
AI code is trained on decades of human developers’ work, just as AI music is trained on artists
AI clones of the Adobe suite, and illegal Hydrasynth emulators that run stolen ROMs
The real risks: a bricked MPC2000, DSP timing bugs, possible malware and abandoned projects
Why manufacturers are now handing firmware development to their users
My own AI use, including my thumbnails, and where I draw the line

This video isn’t against AI and it isn’t for it. It’s about being consistent. Where is your line, and does it still hold when the thing on offer is free?"

OMG ! THE BEST FREE ROLAND 303 EMULATION !

video upload by Sergio Frias

"rom here:
https://www.planetemu.net/en/rom/mame...

download synth here:
https://lemusdev.org/download

Many thanks for Lemus for developing this amazing skin"

Friday, October 30, 2026

Craig Padilla - SURFACE ASCENT (Live) - MST/Division6, Mattson Mini Modular, MPC ONE, MODX M

video upload by Craig Padilla

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

'Surface Ascent' is a long piece of music in four parts. It was performed in front of a few of my friends, Donny and Romy Oster, and Skip Murphy. Their energy during the performance was inspiring.

This song features heavy use of many synthesizers and effects:
Akai MPC ONE
Yamaha MODX M7
Synthrotek MST & Division 6 Modular with Source Audio Collider
Mattson Mini Modular with Source Audio Nemesis
ARP 2500 Sequencer
Arturia MatrixBrute
Hologram Microcosm
TC Electronics Ditto X4

The Mattson Mini Modular and ARP 2500 Sequencer modules create an underwater sonar-like vibe before the first rhythmic sequence begins.

Huge THANKS to George Mattson for building the MST / Division 6 Modular and Mattson Mini Modular.

This epic song will be available on my new live album 'First Light Over Aurora'. It will be available at www.CraigPadilla.com .

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

70 Years Of FATAR Keybeds - Music China 2026

video upload by sonicstate

"A pleasure to talk to Marco Ragni - CEO of Fatar - his grandfather founded the company in 1956 - He took us through the various Fatar keyboard actions. This year, the company marks its 70th anniversary and traced its roots back to electronic keyboard mechanisms developed in Italy's 'music valley'.

The range covers digital piano, synth, organ and church organ actions. The TP-19 is a synthesizer action with polyphonic aftertouch, while the TP-400 digital piano action uses a sandwich key construction with plastic, a weighted inner material, side veneer and an ivory-textured top surface. Other models include the TP-40 and TP-110 piano actions, plus TP-8 and TP-9 semi-weighted actions with no hammer mechanism.

The synth range includes the compact TP-7 and TP-8 variants used in instruments such as the Waldorf Quantum, alongside organ actions found in products including Nord Electro models. Church organ actions include a "snap" feel that reproduces the force and drop of an acoustic valve mechanism.

Great to chat to Marco about the challenges and technology behind most of the synth keyboards we play.

More Info: https://fatar.com"

Clarii Pro: Robkoo - Music China 2026

video upload by sonicstate

"Oscar from Robkoo showed us Clarii Pro C20, the company's pro wind controller at the large Robkoo booth - electronic wind instruments are very popular here in China. The current range includes the Clarii Mini and Clarii Pro C20, with the Pro model having a larger selection of controls and features.

A recent addition is the 3D glider function. When a key is touched from the edge towards the centre, the instrument generates a slight glide, giving bend-style control for sounds such as whistle or recorder.

Clarii Pro includes a sampler, an analog synth models, around 100 internal sounds, and 100 user sets for stored patches. It uses sax-style fingering, with extra keys for articulations, set switching, octave control, glide, pitch bend up and down, plus an internal gyro sensor. The mouthpiece supports bite control and breath pressure for volume. A dual-driver speaker is built in.

Connectivity includes USB MIDI and wireless MIDI over Bluetooth, with support for DAWs and software instruments. Wireless audio is not included because of latency. More sounds can be installed via the app. Pricing is around US$700, depending on region, with dealers in the US, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam and other countries.

More Info: https://www.robkoo.com/"

See the Robkoo label below for additional posts.

A Simple Complex VCO

video upload by Dylan B.

0:00 - Intro
0:23 - Feature Overview
4:51 - Background
5:39 - Outro Jam

M-VAVE FM-1 with KARMA firmware: four tracks, stems and MIDI into Ableton

video upload by SLEAZTEK

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

"And Karma is out… I can’t wait to see what you’re all gonna do with it.

"KARMA is free, open-source firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1. It turns the FM-1 into a four-track groovebox: an acid bass or a Juno-style polysynth, physical modelling, two dozen synthesis models and a drum synth, with a 64-step sequencer, song mode, generators that write parts on one chord plan, and a pixel cast that reacts to every note.
Everything you hear in this video was played on the FM-1 and recorded straight into Ableton Live over one USB cable: six separate stems, the MIDI of every track, and the FM-1 following Ableton's clock and play button.
Install it from your browser in about a minute (Chrome or Edge, a USB data cable), try it first in the browser simulator, or edit your sounds and back up your projects with the web editor:
https://eatyourgreensstudio-dotcom.gi...

Source code (GPL-3.0): https://github.com/eatyourgreensstudi...

KARMA is built on the work of the FM-1 open-source community: SLOOP by isod89, Felucca by Hügelton Instruments, and code from X0X, FM-106, Melodee, JIANT FM and Mutable Instruments' open-source modules. Full credits are on the website. Not affiliated with M-VAVE.
#mvave #fm1 #synth"

Additional notes from the developer:

"It turns the FM-1 into a four-track groovebox:

- Track 1: an acid bass or a Juno-style polysynth

- Track 2: physical modelling, built on Émilie Gillet's open-source Elements (Mutable Instruments): strike, pluck, bow or blow a resonator