Levitate Expansion synth from Synamodec

video upload by Synamodec

"Hi everyone, this is the Levitate Expansion synth from Synamodec.
The Synamodec Levitate Expansion is a massively upgraded version of the original standalone desktop synthesizer. While the standard Levitate primarily consisted of just three simplified blocks (Legus, Neura, and the Nxpctd delay), the Expansion turns the machine into a deep semi-modular instrument by adding the following new modules, expanded sections, and dedicated processing blocks: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

1. New Sound & Modulation Modules
• "Crazy" Module: An entirely new, dedicated noise/sound generator designed for extra sonic chaos, which includes its own LFO and EQ controls. [1, 2]
• 6 LFOs (Low-Frequency Oscillators): The standard edition had highly limited internal modulation. The expansion adds 6 independent LFOs distributed across the modules (e.g., inside Legus, Crazy, the VCFs, and the Phaser/Delay) to dynamically modulate parameters. [1, 2, 3]
• VCA & Dedicated Envelope Generator: A full Voltage Controlled Amplifier accompanied by a dedicated ADSR/Envelope generator and a Gate/Trigger output for syncing with external hardware. [1]

2. New Audio Processing & Effects Blocks
• Dual VCF (Voltage Controlled Filters): Two filters designed exclusively for this edition with individual level controls for external inputs, high-pass (HP) and band-pass (BP) outputs.
• Phaser / Delay: Replaces the basic delay block with an advanced Phaser/Delay unit capable of extensive CV modulation.
• Dedicated Fuzz & Distortion: Two distinct, independent analog overdrive circuits allowing you to grit up your signals separately.
• 6-Band EQ / Filter: A fixed frequency equalizer section to shape the tone of your mix.
• Master Mixer: A comprehensive mixing stage featuring physical levels and a lever to blend pure audio signals with heavily processed ones. [1, 2, 3]

3. Expanded Features on Existing Blocks
• Legus Expanded: Upgraded with an extra exterior output, an external audio input, and 2 integrated CV inputs.
• Neura Expanded: Boosted into a Triple Oscillator setup featuring an increased count of signal generators and a dedicated external output. [1, 2]

4. Eurorack Patch Points
Unlike the standalone standard unit, the Expansion adds a vast matrix of external CV inputs and outputs. This allows every module to cross-patch internally or interact seamlessly with external Eurorack gear.

If you're interested, send me a message and we can chat. It’s on sale throughout October. miguel@synamodec.com"

AE Machine Preset Tour: This Is Just the Test Bench

video upload by Emiliano

"Six minutes through the factory bank of AE Machine, one preset after another, no edits, no post processing.

Two things worth knowing while you listen. First: a preset here is not a knob snapshot. It dresses the entire machine on recall: the voices, the Markov matrix, the modulation, and on the sampler side its own samples, slice analysis, loop region and playback state. Load a preset and the instrument arrives fully clothed.

Second, and this is the part I care about: what you hear in this video is a proving ground, not the point. Behind the factory bank sits a generative preset Assembler. You give it a numeric seed and it breeds entire banks from a mother and a father preset, with probability weights deciding how far each family drifts. Same seed, same bank, forever: your favourite accident becomes repeatable. The factory presets are simply the ones I kept while testing it.

The sample side is handled by a built in library manager: load audio from anywhere and the machine quietly keeps its own copy, so presets never lose their samples, and assigning or unloading a sampler works the way a hardware box would do it.

Monitors or good headphones recommended, most of this lives in the low end.

AE Machine releases October 2.

Launch price for the first days, then it goes up. Manual and details: https://www.peamarte.it/ae"

See the announcement post here.

Sonicware Deconstruct Minimal - Pier 88

video upload by Tsumios / Hardware Electronic Music Adventures

"Play with Sonicware Deconstruct Minimal in cafe near the Pier, with beautiful sea view and islands in distance. Pier 88 - it's fictional title, just some memory flashbacks, original pier name is Chalong Bay Pier.

It's not simple track play - I build it from the scratch and improvising with rhythms, timbres and acid line.

use
Sonicware Deconstruct Minimal
Recorded with iPhone 16 pro max via usb-c
And GoPro 11 with audio."

168bpm

video upload by 3Echoflow

"168 BPM.

A hardware jam built around fast drums, broken rhythms and shifting electronic textures.

The Digitakt II drives the drums and sequencing, while the TEO-5 handles the synth parts. The Hologram Microcosm especially the Blocks algorithms keeps cutting, stretching and reshaping the beat, pushing it somewhere between drum & bass, breakbeat and glitchy electronic music.

Not really straight DnB, not really classic breaks either just 168 BPM and the sounds getting slightly out of control.

Recorded live in Ableton Live.

Gear:
Elektron Digitakt II
Oberheim TEO-5
Hologram Microcosm

#digitakt2 #teo5 #microcosm #breakbeat #drumandbass #hardwarejam #electronicmusic"

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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Elektron Monomachine Emulation | Factory Patterns Demo

video upload by Autodafe

Part 1 here

"What if you could run an Elektron Monomachine inside your computer? 👀

In this video I’m testing Gearmulator MM, an emulation of the legendary Elektron Monomachine developed by Joe Landers as a fork of the Gearmulator project.

No talking — just the interface, some factory patterns and the sound of the emulation in action. 🎧

⚙️ Gearmulator uses low-level hardware emulation to run the original firmware rather than simply recreating the synth behaviour.

Joe Landers’ gearmulator-md-mm fork adds support for Elektron Monomachine and Machinedrum.

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Monomodule 1.1.0 Beta Demo (Elektron Monomachine Emulator)

video upload by Ticco Ross

Additinal Monomodule posts

"Monomodule beta 1.1.0 notes:

Reworked library UI and structure

Added preset saving, sysex exports, just a ton of stuff i dont feel like writing down

Added Monomodule FX as a standalone FX bus plugin

NEXT RELEASE WILL BE OPEN SOURCE!!

Shnolk Monomodule — beta

A chip-level emulation of the Elektron Monomachine. This installer puts the plugins in the system plugin folders (Audio Unit and VST3) and the Library app in /Applications:

• Monomodule One — one Monomachine track: every synth and FX machine, the three LFOs (instrument)


• Monomodule Six — all six tracks in one instrument: MIDI channels 1-6, one stereo output per track, the hardware's routing (multitimbral instrument)


• Monomodule FX — the FX machines (THRU, REVERB, CHORUS, DYNAMIX, RINGMOD, PHASER, FLANGER) as an audio effect for any channel, with the same pages and LFOs (effect)


• Monomodule Library — a standalone app: import your Monomachine sysex dumps, browse their presets, kits and patterns, hear them with the play glyphs, and drag them into the plugins or the DAW

Requires Windows and macOS 12 or later, on Apple Silicon or Intel.

Thanks to @halftoneworld for making this Monomachine Emulator"

Machinedrum Emulation is HERE | Factory Patterns Demo

video upload by Autodafe

"What if you could run an Elektron Machinedrum inside your computer?

In this video I'm taking a look at Gearmulator MD, an impressive emulation of the legendary Elektron Machinedrum, developed by Joe Landers as a fork of the Gearmulator project.

There is no talking in this video — just a quick look at the interface and a selection of the original factory patterns, so you can hear the emulation in action.

⚙️ ABOUT THE EMULATION

Gearmulator is a low-level emulation project that recreates the hardware used by several classic digital synthesizers and runs their original firmware.

Joe Landers' gearmulator-md-mm fork extends that work with emulations of the Elektron Machinedrum and Elektron Monomachine.

The result is not simply a software recreation inspired by the Machinedrum: it runs the original machine firmware on an emulated version of the underlying hardware.

At the time of making this video the project is still in alpha development, so expect things to continue evolving.

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NINE INCH NAILS - The Becoming (Sequential PRO 3 & Elektron Syntakt)

video upload by nicola neeco

"I recreated one of my favorite basslines from The Becoming by Nine Inch Nails, from The Downward Spiral. For this version, I used the Sequential Pro 3 for the bassline and the Elektron Syntakt for the drums (no samples, just synthesis)
I wanted to capture that raw, tense, mechanical energy while keeping the whole thing fully hands-on and hardware-driven.

#nineinchnails #trentreznor #sequentialpro3 #syntakt #downwardspiral"

Build Your Own Audio Plugins, No Code Required, With Amorph AI Driven Plugin Platform

Build Your Own Audio Plugins, No Code (Amorph v1 Beta) video upload by Artists in DSP

"Amorph is a free audio plugin. You build, play, and share your own tools inside the DAW — the sound, the knobs, and the code sit on your computer.

This is the full how-to. Install. The window. Three ways to build. Remote. Lock. Share.

A patch can be an instrument, an effect, or a MIDI processor.

Download Amorph v1 Beta:
https://artistsindsp.gumroad.com/l/am...

Getting started:
https://artistsindsp.com/get-started-..."

Modular Town : a synth hidden in a town (Amorph)

video upload by Bungle Society

"Modular Town — a synthesizer town, drawn by hand.

Modular Town is a single Amorph instrument: a hand-drawn village you scroll through, where every knob, step-sequencer and jack is mounted on a building facade wired by hand, just like real hardware. 🏭 Filter (Cutoff/Resonance) on the factoryVCO1 / VCO2 on the vending machinesDetune and Attack/Decay/Release tucked into the houses🥁 A 16-step drum machine (Drums Volume, Accent, Drive) running through its own sequencer🍜 Ramen Bass Shop, a mono bass synth with its own 16-step piano roll, playable live or sequenced. A day/night cycle you flip from a shop sign. Delay (Time/Feedback/Mix) on a canal-side wall. A full patch panel route LFO, ENV and random modulation across the whole village with real cables✨ Reverb, aged-paper texture and film grain for a sketchbook feel"

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ODD-1V - ODD-1 for Your DAW

via ODDMENT

Microsonic Plug-In
The same microsonic engine as the ODD-1, running in your DAW.

[ LIVE ]
Use ODD-1V as a MIDI-capable live effect on your tracks. Four playheads you tune by hand. Eight-voice re-pitching from your keyboard. Full modulation on every parameter.

[ SYNTH ]
Load up to eight stereo samples across two independent layers. Four playheads each, every one with its own speed, pitch and TIME PATH. Control-click any control to make it a modulation destination.

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Retromulator for iOS

"Retromulator is a multi-core retro hardware emulation app and AUv3 plug-in that brings legendary synthesizer, sampler, and keyboard cores back to life through authentic low-level emulation. Each core runs its actual firmware, physical model, or sample data — delivering the unmistakable character of the hardware that defined electronic music from the early 80s through the 2000s.

— EMULATED CORES —

VIRTUAL ANALOG SYNTHS

Motorola DSP 56300 recreation (interpreter mode), built on the open-source Gearmulator by the dsp56300 team:

• Access Virus A, B and C
• Access Virus TI / TI2 / Snow
• Clavia Nord Lead 2X
• Waldorf microQ
• Waldorf Microwave XT

FM SYNTHESIS

• Yamaha DX7 — original chip set emulation, based on VDX7 by Charles Chiaccona

• Yamaha OPL3 — Nuked OPL3 cycle-accurate FM by Nuke.YKT

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just look at the past (Yamaha YM2151 + Yamaha YMZ280B)

video upload by Vivi The Pumpkin King

Fun video featuring the Yamaha YM2151 + Yamaha YMZ280B voice chips. Interstingly, you'll find previous posts mentioning the YM2151, but not the YMZ280B. This simply implies the YM2151 is more comonly used in DIY projects.

"The Yamaha YM2151, also known as OPM (FM Operator Type-M), is an 8-channel, 4-operator sound chip used for frequency modulation (FM) synthesis in 1980s arcade games, home computers, and synthesizers."

Key Features

Voices:

Plays up to 8 simultaneous sounds or channels.

Data Formats: Supports 4-bit ADPCM, 8-bit PCM, and 16-bit PCM waveform data.

Memory: Connects to up to 16 MB of external ROM or SRAM for storing sound data.

Output: Delivers stereo output with 4-bit/16-level panning for each individual voice.P

rocessors: Links with an external digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and can connect to a Yamaha YSS225 effects processor for extra channel processing."

"The Yamaha YMZ280B, also called PCMD8, is an 8-channel PCM and ADPCM sample-based sound chip made by Yamaha Corporation in the mid-to-late 1990s.

Key FeaturesChannels and Operators:

It supports 8 simultaneous channels of 8-note polyphony with 4 operators per channel.

Sound Generation: It includes built-in noise generators, LFOs for vibrato and amplitude modulation, and timer circuits.

Companion IC: It requires an external digital-to-analog converter (typically the Yamaha YM3012) to output stereo audio.

Common Uses

Arcade Machines: Atari's Marble Madness (1984) was the first arcade game to use the YM2151 for FM synthesis, leading to widespread adoption in arcade hardware.

Home Computers: It powered the sound boards in sharp computers like the Sharp X68000 and the Yamaha CX5M music computer.

Synthesizers: Yamaha utilized the chip in early budget keyboards and sound modules like the DX21, DX27, and DX100."

Slow Morning Ambient Session | Bastl Micro Granny & Elektron Digitone

video upload by Hideo Nakasako

"A slow and gentle ambient session for the morning.

For this session, I combined the warm, slightly worn textures of the Bastl Micro Granny with the clean and delicate tones of the Elektron Digitone.

The sounds slowly blend into each other, with subtle movement and small changes unfolding over time.

Nothing too busy — just texture, space, and a few sounds melting together.

I like how simple combinations of hardware can create a quiet atmosphere without needing too much.

If you have a peaceful morning, I hope you can take a little time to listen. ☕️

Recorded as a live hardware session.

Gear:
Bastl Micro Granny
Elektron Digitone"

Drum & Bass at Sunset 🌅 LIVE Electronic Hardware Session

video upload by imagination.project

"🌅 A new Drum & Bass live session performed at sunset by the Black Sea in Odesa, Ukraine.

Built live with Elektron Digitakt II, Digitone and Roland S-1 🎛️ — melodic DnB, deep bass, psychedelic synth textures and evolving hardware sequences.

This time I also brought Virus synth sounds into the track, adding a deeper psychedelic character to the mix. 🌀

Roland S-1 takes a special role in the transitions, creating wild evolving effects and sequences, while Digitakt II and Digitone drive the groove, bass and melodic layers.

🌊 One of the most beautiful sunsets we’ve captured for an Imagination.Project session — electronic music, psychedelic sound and the Black Sea coming together in one live performance.

Recorded on the Black Sea coast in Odesa, Ukraine. 🇺🇦"

https://imaginationproject1.bandcamp.com

Previously:

Liquid Drum & Bass LIVE 🌅 Digitakt II | Sunset Session

video upload by imagination.project

"Liquid Drum & Bass performed live by the Black Sea in Odesa, Ukraine. 🌅

A melodic sunset DnB session built around Elektron Digitakt II, with live-recorded guitar and trumpet adding an organic atmosphere to the electronic groove.

Everything comes together with melodic samples, deep bass, live sequencing and evolving effects as the sun goes down over the sea."

Liquid Drum & Bass LIVE 🌅 Sunset Digitakt II Session

video upload by imagination.project

"Sunset Drum & Bass performed live by the Black Sea in Odesa, Ukraine. 🌅

This time the session moves into a warmer African-inspired DnB vibe — melodic rhythms, percussion and electronic textures performed live on Digitakt II as the sun goes down over the sea.
No studio. No prepared stage. Just hardware, music, rocks and the Black Sea.

🎛️ Performed live by Andrii Averin

• Elektron Digitakt II
• live sequencing & performance
• Drum & Bass grooves
• percussion & melodic samples
• live effects and transitions

🌊 Recorded on the Black Sea coast in Odesa, Ukraine."

https://imaginationproject1.bandcamp.com

Elektron Outbox 8 — Information from Sweden

video upload by Elektron

"Outbox 8 adds eight outputs for configurable audio and CV, meaning you can turn your compatible Elektron machine into an octopus of connectivity. Add external effects. Separate your tracks out to a mixer or wherever. Control and sequence your modular gear or any other CV-equipped devices. And though Outbox 8 is predominantly made with your Elektron units in mind, it can do the same with a bunch more class-compliant gear too. Break out your sound and control, whatever the moment calls for."

This is Outbox 8

video upload by Elektron

ELEKTRON OUTBOX8 IS HERE!!! The Power of Extra Outputs & CV

video upload by Catenation

What Elektron Outbox 8 does, and not just for Elektron Gear // Review & tutorial

video upload by loopop

"Eight-channel audio/CV breakout box

Outbox 8 is a versatile eight-channel audio/CV breakout box and USB host/device designed to expand your connectivity, with creative possibilities to boot. It adds eight fully configurable physical outputs to a compatible connected device, letting you send audio and CV in any combination its capabilities allow. Route your sound and control wherever the moment calls for.

Send audio

Outbox 8 enables you to route individual tracks for external processing, mixing, or performance – creating a flexible bridge between your Elektron workflow and the wider world of sound and control.

MIDI to CV

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From Dream to Hardware: The Adamsynths Story (Warthog & Total Recall)

video upload by Adamsynths

Click CC for subtitles.

"The story behind Adamsynths and the creation of the Warthog — the world’s first modular synthesizer with Total Recall.

This video tells the story of Adamsynths from the early beginnings to the creation of a truly unique instrument. Growing up in an environment where music and electronics were part of everyday life naturally led to building a modular analog synthesizer. But the goal was more than just creating an instrument — it was about redefining what a modular system can do.

This conversation features:
Ádám Miski – founder of Adamsynths and designer of the Warthog
Tibor Domokos – keyboardist and composer of the band Operentzia

In this video, you will discover:
the origins of Adamsynths
the story of the first prototypes
how the idea of Total Recall was born
and the multi-year development process behind the Warthog

The Adamsynths Warthog is the world’s first and only modular analog synthesizer capable of storing the entire patch — including knob positions, switch states, and cable connections.

⏱ Chapters:
00:23 Introduction
00:49 Tibor’s story
01:52 Ádám’s story
03:47 The Warthog story

📍 Filmed in Oliva, Spain
🎛️ Adamsynths Studio

If you’re interested in analog synthesis, instrument design, and the engineering behind truly unique musical tools, this video is for you."

KORG Polysix – Vintage 80s Analog Synthesizer Demo | Cosmic Sounds

video upload by RetroSound

"🚀 Korg Polysix + Korg KR-55B = pure vintage cosmic electronics

Take a journey into the cosmic side of early-1980s analog synthesis.
In this demo, I'm using only two classic Korg machines: the legendary Korg Polysix analog synthesizer and the Korg KR-55B rhythm machine.

No DAW. No modern plugins. Just vintage analog hardware, simple sequencing, and the unmistakable character of early-80s electronic music.

The Polysix is a classic 6-voice polyphonic analog synthesizer, featuring a VCO with sawtooth, pulse and PWM, a sub-oscillator, resonant low-pass filter, ADSR envelope, LFO, arpeggiator, chord memory and built-in analog effects.

For this demo, I pushed the Polysix into a more cosmic, atmospheric and spacey direction, while the KR-55B provides the vintage rhythm foundation.

If you love vintage synthesizers, analog sound, retro electronic music, spacey synth sounds and classic drum machines, this one is for you.

Headphones recommended — turn up the volume and enjoy the cosmic analog atmosphere."

Oberheim TEO-5, Moog Minitaur, Volca Keys Analog Cybersynth

video upload by Scott Nellé - Plague Society

"As I close in on 1000 subscribers, I hope you'll join for the journey! Like and subscribe if you're new here and you enjoy hardware synth demo tracks. This is a sort of Cybersynth track played on three analog synths at very different price points. It's sequenced in my DAW, along with drums also from the DAW because I ran out of table space! The main synth here is the Oberheim TEO-5, playing a factory preset. In the intro it's playing a pluck, a lead, and a bass note across the five voices. Lead and bass get shifted to other synths later in the track. After the first time through, I add a ping-pong delay from the Zoom MS-70CDR+.

The main rolling bass comes from the Moog Minitaur straight into the DAW. No effects on the Minitaur this time, just the raw sound.

Mid way through the track the Korg Volca Keys takes over lead duties playing a patch with a fast LFO modulating the cutoff frequency. It's running through my Keeley Caverns V2. As a goth, I needed the special glow in the dark edition with bats and spiders on it, of course."

Bastl Thyme+ Sound Demo (no talking): A digital tape machine!

video upload by Synth Codex

"In this video, I run a few different audio sources through the Thyme+ to show off its range: from subtle tape warmth and classic stereo delays to aggressive pitch modulation and rhythmic glitches. No talking, just raw audio directly from the unit.
The Bastl Thyme+ is a hardware audio processor built around a digital tape-delay engine with multiple reading heads and dedicated modulation sources named Robots that can automate almost every knob on the panel.

Chapters:
00:00 FM Synth
01:23 Glitchy Drum
02:01 Cinematic Key Synth
03:51 Electric Guitar

Gear used:
Korg Volca FM2
Critter & Guitari Organelle S2
Arturia MicroFreak
Electric Guitar

#bastlinstruments #effectpedals #delay"