Friday, January 23, 2026
Lord of the Rings Shire & Main Theme - Juno 60
video upload by Autotross
"Live vintage synth performance of the Lord of the Rings Shire and Main theme on a Roland Juno 60."
Korg Phase8 - No Talking, Euclidean Workout
video upload by Oscillator Sink
"Check out my full demo/review of the Phase8 here: • Hacking the Korg Phase8 to uncover NEW SOU... [posted here]
Inspired by Red Means Jeremycording's Phase8 video, I had to get Euclidean with the Phase8.
The Phase8 is tuned to a Lydian Dominant scale (C D E F# G A Ab C) and it is being sequenced by the Syntakt, using its powerful Euclidean track mode. I'm using MIDI LFOs to modulate the envelope parameter of each voice on the Phase8, which is running through the Syntakt's FX and master drive. I'm also doing some tempo-locked, per-step random modulation of the panning of the mono input to give the impression of a little more stereo movement. Lovely.
Transparency notice: Korg kindly sent over the Phase8 to make videos about. They haven't requested or been granted any oversight of the contents of the videos. I haven't otherwise been paid, but I do get to keep the unit shown in this video."
#NAMM 2026: The new UDO Audio DMNO,
video upload by CatSynth TV
"UDO Audio founder George Hearn demonstrates the new DMNO, an eight-voice hybrid-architecture polyphonic synthesizer. In the first section, he plays it for us showing its features musical context, followed by a deep dive into the architecture and features in more detail.
To find out more, please visit https://www.udo-audio.com/dmno
'DMNO is an 8-voice, 2-part multitimbral powerhouse with a highly flexible and dynamic signal architecture. It features two independent 4-voice analog-hybrid synthesizers, each equipped with our new Dynamic Multi-Core Stereo VCF. With its eight creative Play Modes, DMNO unlocks dynamic interactions between the two timbres at the touch of a single control, while its flexible analog and digital audio connectivity makes it a truly expansive and immediate sound design sandbox.'"
Brian Kehew plays Keith Emerson's Moog modular replica at #NAMM 2026
video upload by CatSynth TV
"A brief clip of Brian Kehew demonstrating the replica of Keith Emerson's legendary Moog modular. At the Bob Moog Foundation booth at NAMM 2026"
Brian Kehew was one half of The Moog Cookbook.
Inside the Studio of Dutch Synth Legend Allert Aalders // Modulogue
video upload by Modulogue
"We visited Dutch synth legend Allert Aalders in his studio in the woods near Utrecht. Part of iconic synthesizer act 'Human Beings' and founder of Modular Synth event: 'Modulation' and part of the Dutch Modular Fest crew.
Under the name of Sonar Traffic, Allert creates presets for both hardware and software synthesizers such as Arturia, Native Instruments, Korg, Steinberg, Fabfilter and Kilohearts.
Sonar Traffic
http://www.sonartraffic.nl/
Human Beings
https://humanbeings.bandcamp.com/"
The Story Behind MIDI Amsterdam // Modulogue
video upload by Modulogue
"We visited Tim Nieuwenhuis' music store: 'MIDI Amsterdam', a staple in the Dutch electronic music scene for almost 30 years. Tim talks about the origin of his store, his passion for electronic music, the famous artists he's encountered over the years, and more!
MIDI Amsterdam
https://midiamsterdam.nl/"
Exploring CV + MPE Control with Touché and ERAE
video upload by Oddment
"Exploring the Expressive E Touché and ERAE Touch to control ODD-1 via CV and MPE. This is an informal first look — more structured demos of specific CV and MPE techniques coming soon.
Gear in this video: Expressive E Touché, ERAE Touch, ODD-1.
Many, many thanks to @Abyssolune for loaning me the ERAE Touch for our MPE development!"
Daidaishou Plays Oberheim TEO-5 with Deluge Live in Photosynthesis Studio in Olympia, Washington.
video upload by Photosynthesis
"Live in studio performance by Daidaishou featuring a Oberheim TEO 5.
1/19/2026 Photosynthesis Studios, Olympia Washington.
This is a part of a video series of local artists we have invited to showcase
for you to relax and enjoy the experience of sonic adventure with synthesizers.
No Lessons. No tutorials.
Thank you for watching , we love you.
https://www.photosynthesisolympia.com/"
Vivienne Lumière Plays Moog Matriarch Live in Photosynthesis Studio in Olympia, Washington.
video upload by Photosynthesis
"Live in studio performance by Vivienne Lumière featuring a Moog Matriarch.
1/12/2026 Photosynthesis Studios, Olympia Washington.
This is a part of a video series of local artists we have invited to showcase
for you to relax and enjoy the experience of sonic adventure with synthesizers.
No Lessons. No tutorials.
Thank you for watching , we love you.
https://www.photosynthesisolympia.com/"
VERMONA SESSION
video upload by Gianfranco Carone
"In 2147 the rain fell in perfect lines, as if the sky had also been programmed.
Man came from the future, but not just any one: from the future in which music was no longer made of objects, but of pure ideas. He opened the door of an abandoned music studio, which had remained intact for over a century. The air smelled of dust and dormant electricity.
In front of him were dozens of physical synthesisers: huge modulars full of colourful cables, analogue keyboards with yellowed panels, knobs worn out by hands that had searched for the perfect sound. The man looked at them with respect, as one looks at an ancient ritual instrument. Then, calmly, he moved them to the sides of the room. He wasn't rejecting them: he was putting them to rest.
In the centre of the study he turned on the computer.
The screen lit up without fans, without noise. No visible operating system, just a black interface, as deep as space. The man put his fingers on a surface that was not a keyboard, but reacted as if it were. The virtual synthesiser took shape: not a plugin, not an emulator, but a sound organism.
That synthesiser didn't imitate anything. It generated impossible waves, timbres that changed according to the emotions of the executor, harmonics that bent to the time. Every note was alive. Each chord contained more dimensions than the human ear had ever been used to perceiving.
When it ringed, the study was transformed.
The walls vibrated without shaking, the old synthesisers turned off began to resonate with sympathy, as if they were remembering what they had always wanted to become. The music wasn't loud, but total. He didn't fill the space: he rewroted it.
The man closed his eyes. At that moment the past and the future met. All those analogue circuits, those transistors, those dreams of silicon had led there: to a sound that did not need to exist physically to be real.
When the music ended, the computer turned off by itself.
The man put the synthesisers back in place, one by one, gently. Before going out, he smiled. The future had not cancelled the past. He had simply turned it into endless possibilities.
And in the studio, for a moment, silence sounded like the most perfect note ever created."
SOMA Laboratory and The Midium announce PULSAR-23 1984 Edition
Press release follows:
SOMA LABORATORY AND THE MIDIUM® COLLABORATE ON LIMITED EDITION PULSAR-23
New circuits and custom aesthetic introduced, marking first SOMA partnership with US-based engineers STEVENSON RANCH, CALIFORNIA––23 JANUARY 2026––Local online family-run-and-operated synth shop and boutique, The Midium, collaborates with SOMA Laboratory to introduce the SOMA Laboratory PULSAR-23 1984 Edition. New bass drum and bass synth circuitry expand the current PULSAR-23 four-voice drum machine and synthesizer’s functionality, while a custom polished-steel chassis and red LED scheme accompany an all-black carrying case, red-white-and-black alligator clips, and typewritten certificate of authenticity.
“The SOMA Laboratory PULSAR-23 1984 Edition is a marriage of parallel ideas. While having aconversation with SOMA Laboratory US’s Kevin Flynn in early 2025, we forged the concept for a 1984-inspired aesthetic born from the times in which we live, as well as some well-known works of fiction we both enjoy,” says Cami Bitar, who owns and operates The Midium with their wife Erin Bitar and 4-year-old daughter Melody Nightingale Wednesday Bitar. “During that conversation, we decided that a polished-steel chassis and red LEDs would also give the PULSAR-23 1984 Edition an intensely industrial feel as seen in certain sci-fi movies of the 1980s. After its aesthetics were set, Kevin mentioned that he and Noah Jolly of Ground Grown Circuits had been developing prototypes for experimental boards for the PULSAR-23 synthesizer and drum machine. That’s precisely when the ‘1984 Edition’ looked like the perfect platform for their new circuitry. To complete the story and bring the ‘1984’ inspiration full circle, we saw that a stark black case and typewritten certificate of authenticity would round out the idea. Finally, having decided that we would work on this together, it was determined that The Midium and SOMA Laboratory would be the only authorized sellers of the PULSAR-23 1984 Edition.” Bitar adds that only 84 units will be made for the US market, according to SOMA Laboratory.
Kevin Flynn, who heads the SOMA Laboratory US Division, gets into the details. “The SOMA Laboratory PULSAR-23 1984 Edition marks the first time that the company has partnered with US-based engineers. Noah Jolly and I developed new circuit boards for the bass drum and bass synth modules onboard the PULSAR-23 in order to see how far we can push the PULSAR-23 platform.”
Flynn explains what makes the SOMA Laboratory PULSAR-23 1984 Edition’s sound and timbre unique.
“For instance, the bass drum on the PULSAR-23 1984 Edition introduces an oscillator design that produces an asymmetrically clipped triangle wave that can be driven to the point of becoming a square wave, which makes for a more aggressive and harder-hitting bass drum which is perfect for techno and other musical styles. The bass drum on the PULSAR-23 1984 Edition’s tuning range is now also wider than before, which also adds to its flexibility in use, and the “OMG” pin is now an AC-coupled FM input that enhances the bass drum’s sound design potential.” He ends by saying of the second modified module in the PULSAR-23 1984 Edition, the bass module, that it “now features a new filter inspired by the Polivoks, which is a classic analog synth made in the Soviet Union during the 1980s. That’s a key part of the ‘1984’ concept, and the bass module’s new filter has a similarly aggressive nature.”
The SOMA Laboratory PULSAR-23 1984 Edition is available now exclusively at TheMidium.com and EarwormLLC.com.
Soundpaint CS-80 UDS™ Update III - FREE Update For Soundpaint CS-80 UDS™ Owners
video upload by Soundpaint
"Get the CS-80 UDS™ here: https://soundpaint.com/products/cs80-uds
Soundpaint's CS-80 UDS™ is the definitive ultra-deep sampled CS-80, delivering the most detailed and authentic capture of this legendary polyphonic synth ever created. From iconic film scores to global chart hits, you get instant inspiration with hundreds of expressive programs built from massive Ultra Deep-Sampling™ depth. Now with 500+ programs.
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0:00 Intro 0:16 Bells & Plucks 1:00 Keys 1:34 Arps 2:31 Brass 4:16 Padmospheres 5:35 Bass 6:27 Lead 7:02 Pads"
"CS-80 UDS is a deeply sampled, performance-led virtual instrument built from a real analog Yamaha CS-80. It is not a circuit or component emulation, but a behaviour-based instrument focused on touch, pressure, and dynamic response.
The latest update expands the instrument to over 500 programs and increases the depth of sampling across the entire keyboard.
Key details:
Expanded to over 500 programs
30,800 UDS samples
Up to 29 round robins per key
Deepest recording of a CS-80 to date
Three dedicated CS-80 C.A.F filter models unlocked
Built from a real analog CS-80, no emulation
CS-80 UDS runs inside the free Soundpaint engine, available as a standalone application and plugin for macOS and Windows.
Free engine download:
https://soundpaint.com/pages/free-engine
Product page and demos:
https://soundpaint.com/products/cs80-uds"
#NAMM 2026: The Pocket SCÍON - Mushrooms making music?
video upload by CatSynth TV
"Tarun Nayar (Modern Biology) gives us a tour of the Pocket SCÍON, a curious device that takes resistance from the surface of living things (like the various mushrooms in the demo) and converts them into audio signals, musical patterns, and external control data via MIDI or OSC.
To find out more, please visit https://pocketscion.com/
https://www.instruomodular.com/produc...
'The Pocket SCÍON is a little hand held instrument that listens to the tiny electrical signals occuring all around us and turns them into sound. It’s portable, affordable, battery powered and small enough to fit in your pocket. With it’s stand-alone, plug-and-play interface, experienced or adventurous users can use the MIDI and OSC output capabilities to intergrate Pocket SCÍON into their studios, installations, and audio-visual projects.'
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VCV Rack Tutorial #24: Version 2.5.0 updates
video upload by Møffenzeef Mødular
"Here's an overview of v2.5 updates for the Moffenzeef VCV rack plugin:
Early bird download link for manual install:
https://github.com/moffenzeefmodular/...
VCV library link:
https://library.vcvrack.com/Moffenzeef"
Jamuary 23d 2026 - Davos Trumpets
video upload by Captain Credible
"Tiny as they may seem compared to the really big ones, these trumpets can be quite sick when played efter each other in quick succession. Paired with heavy hitting bars from pragmatic lips! #norns #KOii"
JAMUARY26#23 SKULL DAY I
video upload by FL3SHB4CK
"HAPPY NEW YEAR! HAPPY JAMUARY26!
One brand new jam everyday in this Jamuary 2026, enjoy!
https://fl3shb4ck.bandcamp.com/follow_me
Voltage Block, Wave Bard, Trepanator, AHH
@bastlinstruments @zlobmodular @xodesnet
Make some noise!"
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