From Harsh To Mellow: Oberheim TEO-5 Synthesizer

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"I played the Oberheim TEO-5 polysynth at Superbooth in Berlin. This synth goes from harsh, aggressive textures to warm, mellow tones with ease — especially suited for techno and electronic music production. The onboard effects sound great, the crunchy saturation adds serious character, and the classic SEM filter delivers that unmistakable Oberheim flavor. Through-zero FM opens up even more experimental and metallic sound design possibilities."

OXI One MK2 Update: New Sequencers Domino and Saga at Superbooth 2026

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"At Superbooth I had to stop at the Oxi Instruments booth to say hello to Manu and his team and to check out the latest updates for the Oxi One sequencer. I got a closer look at the new sequencer modes Domino and Saga. The decoupling of trigger events from note events is a great idea.

The Oxi One has become the central sequencing hub in my studio. It allows me to combine CV and gate sequencing for modular synths with MIDI gear like the Prophet 6, Jomox Alphabase and the Access Virus A. A great surprise was discovering that someone from the Oxi community created a custom MIDI CC mapping for my very first synth — the Acces Virus A — which I bought more than 25 years ago."

From Strega to 0-Coast: Happy Patching With Make Noise At Superbooth 2026

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"In this video I’m exploring a compact Make Noise setup live at Superbooth 2026, patching from 0-Coast into Strega, all driven by the 0-CTRL sequencer.

It was a pleasure to meet Walker and Peter. Their videos inspire joy and encourage you to experiment with modular synthesis yourself. Beside giving an in depth explaination of their new NUSS system Peter told me, it´s also 10 years anniversary of the 0-coast. I celebrate the 0-day with a little jam session. To quote Walker 'thanks for watching and happy patching'."

Noise Meditaton with VHIKK X by Forge Time At Superbooth 2026

video upload by Insect O.

"Finally I had the chance to play with the VHIKK X drone oscillator at Superbooth 2026.The VHIKK X is produced by Australian company Forge Time. In this session I explore its deep drones, unstable textures, and evolving atmospheres. The VHIKK X has a very raw and organic sound that constantly shifts and surprises.

Headphones recommended."

Buchla Ziggy Desktop Synth Patch at Superbooth 2026

video upload by Insect O.

"A spontaneous random session with the new Buchla Ziggy desktop synthesizer at Superbooth 2026 in Berlin. Exploring generative textures, experimental modulation, evolving sequences and raw Buchla sound design. The sound I´m tweaking is just from a preset.

The Ziggy is a standalone desktop synthesizer inspired by classic analog complex oscillators, featuring low pass gates, cycler modulation, built-in effects, and preset storage.'

Playing The Verbos System At Superbooth 2026

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"At Superbooth 2026, Verbos introduced three new modules. In this patch the high lead voice features the new Haas Zone Processor — an oscillator with a band-pass filter and integrated delay, perfect for Karplus-Strong-style textures and resonant tones. The bass voice is built from two Foundation Oscillators running through the Amp & Tone module.

I also used the new Random Stored module to modulate stages 3 and 5 of the Multi Envelope, adding evolving movement and variation throughout the patch. Both oscillators are sequenced by the Verbos Multistage 16."

transparentSea: A Sea Full Of Effects By ginTronic At Superbooth 2026

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"Testing out the transparentSea multi-effects unit by Dresden-based ginTronic at Superbooth 2026!

transparentSea is a hands-on stereo multi-FX processor built for live performance, sound exploration, and DAWless workflows — with no screen or menu diving, just direct tactile control. During the demo I explore the delays, chorus, tremolo, reverb, saturation, filters, stutter effects in a real-world performance setup. I can see this unit as a successor to the Eventide Space in my live setup on a send & return channel.

Huge thanks to the ginTronic team for showing the unit and talking through the design philosophy behind it."

Access Virus A + Novation Drumstation: The Sound of Early Reflections

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"On Early Reflections, Insect O. built a sonic world using two key machines: the Access Virus A and the Novation Drumstation.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:39 Novation Drumstation
01:59 Access Virus A
02:35 Live Session with both instruments
06:11 Outro

Music intro & outtro:
Insect O. - Deep Blue

This video explores how those two pieces of hardware shaped the emotional depth and mechanical pulse of the LP — from evolving Virus pads and saturated basslines to sharp 909-style drums programmed on the Drumstation. By limiting the setup to a focused hardware workflow, Insect O. crafted a cohesive, raw sound that defines Early Reflections.

We break down:
Technical aspects of the Access Virus A and Novation Drumstation
Drum programming techniques on the Drumstation
How the Virus A was used for pads, bass, and textured atmospheres
Hands-on control for live performance

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New 16-IN-1 ENSONIQ ESQ Series Cart

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"This cartridge was built using high end modern components in a no-compromise design.

The banks can be accessed using a 16 position switch. Different banks can be used with different gear (No need for multiple cartridges anymore) and switched on the fly.

Features:

No battery design, FRAM non-volatile memory.

128 x 8K (1024K) Capacity. (16 Times the capacity of the standard ram cartridge)

Fast read/write speed.

High endurance with virtually infinite read/write cycles.

151 years data retention.

Gold plated contacts.

3D Printed clear light blue case.

Different banks can be selected using a switch and used with different devices (from the list below).

Compatible with the Ensoniq ESQ-1, ESQ-M and SQ-80.

Loaded with 1280 patches.


Patch List:

FACTORY VPC-1: "Classic Mix 1"

1: TPIANO 2: BEGONE 3: HRNSEC 4: STRBAS 5: KICK 2
6: PNOSTR 7: SING6 8: KIEV 9: ICEPOP 10: SEGULS
11: MCROAD 12: PORGN2 13: 5OFSWE 14: VOXBAS 15: HI HAT
16: STRNG2 17: SAPRNO 18: FRIDAY 19: PECKBD 20: LANDNG
21: MTLPNO 22: "MACH" 23: NOISE2 24: METBAS 25: MUSCBX
26: STRSEC 27: AHHHHS 28: GLDBEL 29: ROOM 1 30: DRIP 1
31: JBELL5 32: NOSPLT 33: PNOBRS 34: BELBAS 35: MEIMBO
36: SQRSTR 37: UMMA 38: STARS2 39: TMPBEL 40: COPTER

1: HRPSI3 2: PIPEOR 3: SW BRS 4: BASS.T 5: TOYPNO
6: AUHARP 7: FLUTE 8: ALLOY2 9: AMCALL 10: F-111
11: ELZPNO 12: FLTORG 13: REGAL1 14: DRAG 15: MRIMVX
16: DULCI2 17: NYMPH 18: BELRES 19: SQRBEN 20: GONG1
21: "LAYER 22: ACRDON 23: MINIM2 24: RUFBAS 25: VELDRM
26: BANJO 27: BASOON 28: WASH 29: AFTGLO 30: PUTERS
31: BELKBD 32: BASIC 33: SYNLED 34: GROWL 35: KRUMBA
36: WHLPLK 37: SHOU 2 38: BEDTME 39: METBAR 40: LAUGHS

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