Saturday, March 28, 2026
Sequential Fourm (first day checking out factory patches)
Going for some techno on the KATLA
video upload by
"I've heard it do ominous and ambient so I thought I'd try a little #techno with the @genkiinstruments KATLA
... and F**k me does it work!! 🤣🤣
Matched with the @oxiinstruments ONE MKII they make a perfect couple!"
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Korg Opsix - "Plexus" 40 Arpeggios and Sequences (Soundset)
video upload by LFOstore
"LFO.store presents 'Plexus' soundset for Korg Opsix.
Buy: https://lfostore.sellfy.store/p/https...
More Korg Opsix presets: https://lfostore.sellfy.store/search/...
The Korg Opsix is an incredible synth with amazing features and sound that never ceases to amaze and inspire.
Welcome to the world of movement and pulsation!
Inside you will find 40 arpeggios and sequences, with different sound colors, ready to breathe new emotions into your compositions and live jams.
Create new sound universes with Korg Opsix and 'Plexus'
Dance, ambient, retro or cinematic, no limits, let your imagination run wild.
Each patch of our sound set is musical and can be immediately used in your tracks and production.
Enjoy and let the music be with you!"
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Melbourne Instruments Nina Desktop 12-Voice Synthesizer w/ Original Box
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via this Reverb listing
"Updated OS. Works perfectly, including all those very cool motorized knobs.
Includes Box, PSU and new OS 2.1 magnetic overlay for the new parameter lock multitrack sequencer."
via this Reverb listing
"Updated OS. Works perfectly, including all those very cool motorized knobs.
Includes Box, PSU and new OS 2.1 magnetic overlay for the new parameter lock multitrack sequencer."
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LABELS/MORE: Auctions, Melbourne Instruments, Reverb
LABELS/MORE: Auctions, Melbourne Instruments, Reverb
Hartmann Neuron VS Nuke SN 0446 0005 0602 w/ Original Box
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via this Vemia listing
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"A potentially great way to get the wonderful Neuron sounds without a huge financial outlay. What you will need, though, is a vintage but high-spec (for the time) computer, ideally running Windows XP. Luckily very capable machines are available online for not much money - and if you dedicate it to the Nuke and other vintage music kit you don't have to worry about security. Untested at VEMIA but looking as new, with original disks, manual and box. One spare mushroom included (two missing)."
via this Vemia listing
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"A potentially great way to get the wonderful Neuron sounds without a huge financial outlay. What you will need, though, is a vintage but high-spec (for the time) computer, ideally running Windows XP. Luckily very capable machines are available online for not much money - and if you dedicate it to the Nuke and other vintage music kit you don't have to worry about security. Untested at VEMIA but looking as new, with original disks, manual and box. One spare mushroom included (two missing)."
DSI Poly Evolver Keys (pot upgrade)
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via this Vemia listing
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"Dave Smith Instruments Poly Evolver Keys. In very good condition, though a bit dusty and there are a couple of nicks on one of the side cheeks. There are also some dints in the paintwork beneath the keybed.
The serial number is 00883 which, if you trust Google, puts it as a very early production unit from around 2005. It's had the potentiometer upgrade. The original encoder boards are included. Everything works. The display is bright. Firmware versions: Main 2.0, Voice 2.1, DSP 3.0.
VEMIA can collect and pack: 18GBP."
via this Vemia listing
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"Dave Smith Instruments Poly Evolver Keys. In very good condition, though a bit dusty and there are a couple of nicks on one of the side cheeks. There are also some dints in the paintwork beneath the keybed.
The serial number is 00883 which, if you trust Google, puts it as a very early production unit from around 2005. It's had the potentiometer upgrade. The original encoder boards are included. Everything works. The display is bright. Firmware versions: Main 2.0, Voice 2.1, DSP 3.0.
VEMIA can collect and pack: 18GBP."
Elektron SFX-6 Mk I rare keyboard
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via this Vemia listing
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"Elektron Monomachine SFX-6, this is the original 'MK 1' version with keyboard and joystick. One of only a few hundred manufactured. Serial number 0704/185000 from the box, F70100381-55 from the sticker on the bottom of the unit. (Google tells me this is unit 381, made Jan 2007.) Firmware version is 1.32B. Original box with user guide and sticker sheet. All buttons, encoders, keys and joystick fully functioning. Display still very readable. I haven't replaced the battery in the ten plus years that I've had it but there are no warnings on startup. It's a little bit grubby, but then I've only ever dusted it!"
via this Vemia listing
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"Elektron Monomachine SFX-6, this is the original 'MK 1' version with keyboard and joystick. One of only a few hundred manufactured. Serial number 0704/185000 from the box, F70100381-55 from the sticker on the bottom of the unit. (Google tells me this is unit 381, made Jan 2007.) Firmware version is 1.32B. Original box with user guide and sticker sheet. All buttons, encoders, keys and joystick fully functioning. Display still very readable. I haven't replaced the battery in the ten plus years that I've had it but there are no warnings on startup. It's a little bit grubby, but then I've only ever dusted it!"
Moog Taurus 1 Pedals - Pro Serviced w/Restoration
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via this eBay listing
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"This set is in very good condition and working 100%. It has just been professionally serviced and with some restoration. It has a custom foot-switch installed, so you will never need to clean the pedal contacts again. This modification (not visible) uses the original connector and has no ugly, irreversible holes drilled into the unit. It will be properly packaged when sold and will arrive in the condition as stated. Proof of the actual shipping cost will be provided if needed. Although this listing is marked as a US sale only, I will ship to most countries. If you're overseas and interested, please send me a message. Not sold as-is!
Cosmetically- Nothing is mint in my opinion and this one is no exception. Apart from chassis and pc boards being cleaned up, all of the black anodized screws have been replaced and the pedals have been cleaned/ polished.
Internally- Apart from any repairs, the unit has been disassembled and cleaned, all sliders, switches, jacks, and potentiometers have been cleaned, all electrolytic capacitors replaced including the power supply, the power supply rectifiers and voltage regluators have been replaced, some 4700 logic ICs replaced, some trimmers replaced, all screws and hardware tightened, has a new custom foot-switch assembly installed, and its been completely scaled & calibrated. I might be forgetting a few things so this may be updated."
via this eBay listing
Additional Analog U.S. Listings
"This set is in very good condition and working 100%. It has just been professionally serviced and with some restoration. It has a custom foot-switch installed, so you will never need to clean the pedal contacts again. This modification (not visible) uses the original connector and has no ugly, irreversible holes drilled into the unit. It will be properly packaged when sold and will arrive in the condition as stated. Proof of the actual shipping cost will be provided if needed. Although this listing is marked as a US sale only, I will ship to most countries. If you're overseas and interested, please send me a message. Not sold as-is!
Cosmetically- Nothing is mint in my opinion and this one is no exception. Apart from chassis and pc boards being cleaned up, all of the black anodized screws have been replaced and the pedals have been cleaned/ polished.
Internally- Apart from any repairs, the unit has been disassembled and cleaned, all sliders, switches, jacks, and potentiometers have been cleaned, all electrolytic capacitors replaced including the power supply, the power supply rectifiers and voltage regluators have been replaced, some 4700 logic ICs replaced, some trimmers replaced, all screws and hardware tightened, has a new custom foot-switch assembly installed, and its been completely scaled & calibrated. I might be forgetting a few things so this may be updated."
Moog Minimoog - Early Oscillator Board - Rev 2 - LM3046
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Roland Boutique TR-08 Virtual Analog Drum Machine
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via this listing
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Roland SH-4d Digital Groovebox + Desktop Synthesizer
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via this listing
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Roland GAIA 2 Digital Keyboard Synthesizer
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Serge Modular La Bestia III / Medusa - Ambient tape loop -
KORG Berlin phase8: first jam (full)
video upload by Freaky Tweaky
"My KORG Berlin Phase 8 finally arrived today!
It's quite sensitive to vibrations (almost as sensitive as a turntable), so I'm wondering if it would be difficult to use it directly in a club live performance. However, even just considering it for music production, I feel it's a special synthesizer. I really love it.
There's a real magic to the harmonic and pitch changes when you place small objects on it just right…
Next, I'm going to try playing it with a drum machine."
MPC Sample: Deep hypnotic techno. First attempt at a live jam
video upload by SynthDad
"I bought an MPC Sample for fun jamming so after a few hours of playing with it this is my first attempt at a deep hypnotic techno jam. Little rough around the edges in places, but hey that's live music for you!
Thinking about how I might pair it with a small portable modular setup. It's lacking some key features (step sequencer being one of them) but if I combine it with my Oxi One that's not an issue."
“Innocuous Entity” 📡🎛️✨ Buchla / Késako / SoundFreak / Keen Association Modular system ✨
video upload by Stephano Gavilanes
"Késako Player in loop mode with my own samples and pulse out, Synththomas 292, the Soundfreak modular set, and the Buchla 296e on even/odd mode processing 💫
The Buchla 246 took a break for this session, and no longer using a mixer module!👌🏽
Hope you enjoy it! 🤙🏼
Music composed and recorded by Stephano Gavilanes.© Copyright 2026. All rights reserved."
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LABELS/MORE: Buchla, KEEN Association, Kesako, Soundfreak
LABELS/MORE: Buchla, KEEN Association, Kesako, Soundfreak
Friday, March 27, 2026
Hexdrums cranked, compressed & gated (no talk)
video upload by Richard DeHove
"Compressor hiss? Meh, the world's full of noise and hiss. Levels pushed, why not? Some limiting on the output - sure. We're just having fun here, not trying to educate anyone on noise levels or production techniques. And as usual this video has completely mutated from its original form. The intention was to show the new Nightverb gated reverb option and blather on about drum machines. Then I started playing with Hexdrums' compressor. So instead of my long diatribe on drum machine programming I chopped that all out and just kept the actual drums.
Compressor's aren't my thing. Yet with the Hexdrum compressor I had fun. Pushed past noon it will start giving an audible hissy noise floor but if you're cranking lots of other things that that just disappears :D If I was making an album track I'd probably try to get rid of it but for now every noise is welcome.
On the routing: Voice 1 (bass drum 1) and Voice 3 (snare) are on separate outs and are completely dry - although I was severely temped to do some processing on them. All the other voices go to the Hexdrums stereo out, then to the Nightverb on the gated reverb option; then to the Echolocator. With either effect unit turned to 100% wet it's up to the dry voices 1 & 3 to keep things together.
At times I turn up the release on Voice 2 (bass drum 2) and that's what upsets the compressor and holds it open so long that the gated reverb doesn't get a turn.
The main reason I like this setup is that you can get variations on a single drum pattern without having to program any new drum patterns :)
The main out from the DAW has some mild limiting to catch stray spikes but otherwise this is an unedited one-pass twiddlefest.
Many thanks to my kind patrons who keep this channel ad-free
My website: https://richarddehove.com/"
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LABELS/MORE: Erica Synths, MATRIXSYNTH Members
LABELS/MORE: Erica Synths, MATRIXSYNTH Members
Roland SH-2 with System 104 sequencer #rolandsh2 #rolandsystem104
the weird world of bytebeat synthesis
video upload by Stephen McLeod
0:00 Intro
1:10 What is bytebeat?
3:24 Synth overview
4:57 How does it sound?
6:06 The Visualiser
7:07 A special mention...
7:38 Who is it for?
8:54 My Thoughts
MultiWAVE MIDI | MakeNoise New Universal Synthesizer System | Episode 06
video upload by Cinematic Laboratory
"Midi on the MulitWAVE is a big deal. It seems it just adds polyphony from your DAW or midi host, but how many keyboards do you know where you can actively control eight separate voices and put each voice in its own VCA, with its own modulation and FX? I know only one. And then you can still go hybrid and plug all kinds of CV in it.
It's also a big deal because you can make moving soundscapes which are either super hard or totally impossible with regular hardware keys. Sure you can use multiple instances of VST's in the daw, but that doesn't count because a PC is not a fair compare.
I am still waiting for my MIDI expander strip to arrive, so I 'broke the rules' by using a direct USB connection with Ground Control. MakeNoise does not support this due to all classic 'interference' problems with USB loops between controllers, hosts and output devices. The 'strip' mitigates those problems, and it offers a front panel input instead of running USB cables through places where they can't go. But this video was simply to short to wait for the strip to arrive. Next week the new GTE will also be here, so I'll stitch it up properly soon and try an MPE controller."
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