MATRIXSYNTH

Monday, September 21, 2026

NINE INCH NAILS - Head Like a Hole (Sequential PRO 3 & Elektron DIgitakt 2)

video upload by nicola neeco

"Playing the bassline and drums from Nine Inch Nails’ Head Like a Hole (Pretty Hate Machine).

Synth Bass: Sequential Pro 3 (my own sound design)
Drums: Elektron Digitakt 2, using samples from the Roland R8 drum machine

All performed and programmed by hand.

#nineinchnails #trentreznor #nin #sequentialpro3 #prettyhatemachine"

100% OP-XY internal synth engines. How does this thing sound so polished? - Live IDM music

video upload by Dan Chippendale

"Ok, so maybe it's partly me. I do spend a lot of time tweaking my synth sounds to get them juuust right. Even so this box just mesmerises me when you hit the sweet spots.

Hope you enjoy it

Gear used:

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

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

The Crow Hill Company Announces Availability of Utterly Terrifying CHILDREN’S CHOIR

Utterly Terrifying Choir - WALKTHROUGH video upload by CROW HILL

Press release follows:

The Crow Hill Company announces availability of CHILDREN’S CHOIR, crafting terrifying sounds from school-age children to deliver broad spectrum of timbral possibilities

EDINBURGH, UK: The Crow Hill Company is proud to announce availability of CHILDREN’S CHOIR — crafting terrifying sounds from a school-age troupe of boys singing with just the right amount of ‘beautiful menace’ and an ability to be creative while working with the Edinburgh-based enterprise in support of delivering an instrument based around an expertly curated sample-set with a broad range of timbral possibilities designed by media composers with other media composers in mind — as of September 21…

Asked about the task of crafting CHILDREN’S CHOIR, The Crow Hill Company co-founder and media composer Christian Henson has his tongue not entirely out of his creative cheek in response, resurrecting the famous showbiz warning usually credited to American comedian W.C. Fields, effectively, by way of opening: “Never work with animals and children! So what’s this going to be like? Getting kids to be slightly demonic, evil, scary… they love it! And they totally seem to get making it so pretty that it’s scary. So we thought we’d try and nurture that spirit in a children’s choir library designed particularly for media composers — people who write for film, TV, and computer games. Why are these guys going to be wanting to use a children’s choir? Maybe there’s something set in a boarding school, maybe there’s something slightly choral and religious, but, more times than not, something unsettling is needed, and that’s where we’ve gone with this one. There are limits to how long children should be asked to perform. So, we thought we’d use the time thoughtfully, curating a selection of singing styles that capture this spirit. As opposed to giving you yet another library with ‘AAs’, ‘EEs’, ‘Ahs’, ‘Ohs’, and ‘MMs’, etcetera, AHOH, OHEH [and many more singing styles are available using the EXPRESSION wheel]. There’s some lovely WAVERING stuff where the pitch centres change. They sound great and scary when you cluster up, but on their own — or just a couple of notes — they have all sorts of childlike menace. There’s terrifying RISES and FALLS. And we’ve got a whole bunch of SHORT [singing styles].

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HWJ WC - LOTR Inspired (WIP)

video upload by SynthAddict

"Ran out of time so it's fun but incomplete."

VaporWave Ambient Monster / GR-MEGA

video upload by HanzVolt

"What year is this??"

ODD-1 Guide: Making Your First Sounds

video upload by Oddment

"The second video in the ODD-1 start guide series. From an empty patch: how sound sound is created on the ODD-1, loading a sample, adjusting core parameters, and saving a patch.

The ODD-1 is a microsonic (granular) instrument — a synthesizer that chops sound into small pieces and lets you re-pitch and rearrange them, with a knob for every function required and patching by holding any knob down.

Chapters:
0:00 — Intro
0:20 — Creating sound on ODD-1
1:25 — Starting a patch and loading a sample
2:21 — Speed and tuning
3:14— Transforming sound with grains
4:00 — Saving a patch"

Yamaha FS1R Comes to Software with FSVR Emulator

via musica.studio

ALL 88 ALGORITHMS
Every FM algorithm from the hardware, with the voiced and unvoiced operators the FS1R is known for.

THE FACTORY BANKS BUILT IN
1408 voices [patches], 384 performances and 90 formant sequences read out of the ROM, so the patch browser needs no dump of your own.

FSEQ PLAYBACK
The formant sequences that made the FS1R sound like nothing else, with every loop mode, the start delay and MIDI clock sync.

THE FRONT PANEL IS THE GUI
Down to the cursor stops and the controller set, read out of the firmware's own screen tables rather than off a photo.

VST3, CLAP AND STANDALONE
Windows, macOS and Linux, built on every push, with no installer and no dependencies.

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Native Instruments FM8.plus Enhancement Project

via musica.studio

MORPH ROTATE
Map any MIDI CC to sweep a circle through all four morph timbres. Ride the whole morph square from a mod wheel.

ARP MIDI OUT
The built-in arpeggiator can finally drive other instruments. Probably FM8's most requested missing feature.

TEMPO OVERRIDE
Unshackle the arpeggiator from the DAW tempo and run it at its own.

GAIN +10 DB
Extra output gain, for patches that never quite got loud enough.

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Premiers devs avec le DSP MAISON pour The River 2

video upload by Laurent Baloran

"Premiers devs avec le DSP MAISON pour The River 2. UN peu de too much pour appréhender la puissance de cette carte. 96K 32 Bits, tous les calculs en float. Elle sonne non ?"

Nord Modular G1 emulated in Gearmulator: it finally makes sound | #1

video upload by animatek

Patreon patches, downloads, and exclusive content - / animatek
The emulated Nord Modular G1 is now playing: the original G1 OS running on a computer, using Gearmulator, and controlled from my Animatek NME editor as if it were the real synth. First test, in pre-alpha phase.

⬇️ IN THIS VIDEO ⬇️

I document the first sound from a Nord Modular G1 emulator. The original G1 operating system runs on an emulated 68331 processor and loads its programs on four emulated DSP56303s, with the same kernel that Gearmulator uses for the Nord Lead 2X. The Animatek NME editor connects via PC Port and loads patches with oscillators, a mixer, and filters onto the virtual G1. And just like with the hardware, I close the editor, the synth continues playing, and when I open it again, it retrieves the patch.

This is a snapshot of the development process, bugs and all: clicks, filters that aren't working yet, unfinished clocks and sequencers, and empty banks. The emulator isn't released yet, and no ROMs are being distributed. This is episode 1 of the emulator's development diary. I'll upload a new one whenever there's a noticeable improvement.

⬇️ INDEX ⬇️

0:00 - Nord Modular G1 emulator on Gearmulator
0:44 - The engine: the G1's 4 DSPs and the first sound
1:24 - Animatek NME connected to the virtual G1: oscillator and output
2:00 - Mixer with various waveforms
2:29 - Nord Modular filters: simple ones yes, complex ones halfway
2:59 - Clocks and sequencers, not yet
3:20 - PWM, and things that cut the sound
4:24 - I turn the emulator off and on again
5:03 - Reconnecting via PC Port and empty banks
5:27 - Loading Nord Modular patches: the drone patch yes, others no
5:55 - The G1 emulator from scratch
6:38 - The two outputs and the low-pass and high-pass filters
6:55 - I close the Editor… and the emulated G1 keeps playing
7:21 - I cut the emulator: real test
7:34 - Project status

⬇️ RESOURCES AND TRAINING ⬇️

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#001 MB33 and Acid Generator Box Jam with Circuit Tracks

video upload by space fever

"This is a prototype jam using my DIY Acid Generator Box built with M5Stack FIRE and a MIDI Unit.
The Acid Generator Box generates acid-style MIDI phrases and is used together with Novation Circuit Tracks.
The Android app is available for purchase at the link below.
https://spacefever.booth.pm/items/8808646

Gear / patch used:
Acid Generator Box prototype
M5Stack FIRE
WIDI Master
Novation Circuit Tracks
MB-33
Acid by A Force Truly Evil SYNTH PATCH
Party parrot https://cultofthepartyparrot.com/"

Explaining and testing Plexiphon by Make Noise

video upload by Stazma

"More infos and affiliate links in the description // Support on Patreon to get samples from this session: / stazma

Today we are going to check out Plexiphon by Make Noise & Soundhack.

This is a very interesting effect module that blend multi-tap delay and reverb by giving you big macro controls over a giant feedback network.
Like the Erbe-Verb it is fully modeless so it will create all sort of weird unrealistic sounding reverb like effect (hence the name texturizer). The delay side can be a bit more « normal » but the multi-tap nature of it makes it quite weird (in a good way).
It is a very impressive and fun time and space playground.

Have fun!!!"

AT Legio: Ataraxic Translatron Legio LFSR lofi oscillator on the Legio platform

video upload by Noise Engineering

"AT Legio is an LFSR lofi oscillator inspired by the very first Noise Engineering module, Ataraxic Translatron. And now, it can do a whole lot more.

Get a Legio module and swap to this firmware today:
https://noiseengineering.us/products/...

AT starts with two LFSRs. Tone shapes the first, while Mod controls a second LFSR that modulates it. Together, they can take things from crunchy digital tones to much more chaotic textures.

And then we can make things weirder.

This left switch changes the audio input behavior, giving us another completely different set of sounds.

And because that wasn't enough, there's Chorus. That right switch spreads everything out into a much wider stereo voice.

We can also hard sync AT from another oscillator - another way to push the harmonics around and get some nasty digital textures.

And bring in another voice with its audio inputs.

AT is one of the many free firmwares available for the Legio platform. Grab a Legio module, connect it over USB, and you can swap AT and the rest of the Legio firmware collection whenever you want.

23 Firmwares.
One Legio.

Visit noiseengineering.us or your favorite retailer to get a Legio module in your case."

This TINY Setup Makes MASSIVE Jungle: PO-33 KO! + Monotron Delay

video upload by Pocket Trax

"Back with some more pocket-sized Jungle energy.

👉 Pocket Jungle Toolkit 2 available on Patreon: / pocket-jungle-2-168395255

Once again I’m pushing the PO-33 KO! + Monotron Delay. Such a ridiculously small setup for how BIG and dirty it can sound. I’m also using the breaks from my latest Pocket Jungle Toolkit 2 in this jam. I wanted to test in a performance and, well... I can confirm: they hit hardships as you can feel. The toolkit is available on my Patreon

There’s something about making Jungle on these little machines that just clicks, with a unmatched vibe and energy.

Music:
Pocket Trax - 'LEzgou'

Follow me:
instagram.com/pockettrax"

How tu use Xaoc Zadar as oscilator

video upload by Meska (Meska)

"Quick demo of Xaos Zadar as oscilator

Thank you for watching. My name is Meska of the statik collective . I've been making mostly 'dark and expérimental' music for more than ten years now, i'v learn so much online, now it's time for me to share my knoledge, my exploration and this channel is a place to talk about the tools, sound design and techniques to make music with. You can stream my albums and EPs at https://statikwave.bandcamp.com/. If you'd like to support the channel consider buying music from bandcamp ;) Contact/booking: meskastatik@gmail.com"

He wasn't expecting that... Jupiter 8 vs Magnolia

video upload by Starsky Carr

"*Vintage legend vs modern contender — two 8-voice all-analogue polysynths, 45 years apart. I fully expected the Jupiter-8 to win this one. It didn't.*

I set out to score the Frap Tools Magnolia against the Roland Jupiter-8 across price, features, reliability, repairability and — the hard part — sound. Spoiler: it wasn't close on most of those, and then the sound test threw me a curveball I wasn't expecting.

Watch to the end for the verdict, and let me know in the comments which one you'd actually want on your desk.

*⏱ TIMESTAMPS*
0:00 – Two 8-voice analogue polys, 45 years apart
1:08 – Sound test begins: matching a big warm pad
2:56 – Filters, envelopes & adding pitch LFO
4:13 – PWM comparison
6:11 – Fat square bass & an acid bass
8:20 – FM face-off
11:30 – Wave folding (Jupiter-8 can't do this at all)
11:46 – High-pass filter tricks — the MS-20 move
12:29 – Pick Your Winner
14:31 – Final thoughts

*🔧 GEAR IN THIS VIDEO*
Frap Tools Magnolia — 8-voice all-analogue polysynth, thru-zero linear FM, wave folder, 16 modulation sources into 38 destinations
Roland Jupiter-8 — 8-voice all-analogue polysynth (1981)

*🎹 MORE FROM ME*
Patches, samples & wavetables: https://starskycarr.com"