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Friday, September 11, 2026
MNX - Patent | Live analog synth performance
video upload by Beuk Bunker
"One take live analog synth jam.
No presets, no structure, just creating a beat as it goes.
Using self-built analog synths."
Nord Lead 4 Presets & Sound Bank – Sonic Exploration | 32 Ambient & Analog Synth Sounds
video upload by Kaelan Sound Designer
"Download link: https://www.synthonia.com/marketplace...
Sonic Exploration is a carefully crafted soundset for the Nord Lead 4, focused on atmospheric depth, motion and musical exploration. This collection of 32 expressive patches blends ambient textures, electronic sequences, evolving pads, soundscapes and playable keys, designed to highlight the dynamic and performance-oriented nature of Nord’s virtual analog engine. Each sound is built to feel alive, evolving over time while remaining immediately playable and inspiring. The sound design moves between retro-futuristic tones and modern electronic atmospheres, combining analog character with digital clarity. From subtle, spacious pads to rhythmic sequences and cinematic keys, Sonic Exploration is ideal for producers and keyboard players who want to create immersive sonic environments without sacrificing musicality or control. Modulation, velocity and performance parameters are optimized to make every patch responsive and expressive.
Perfect For:
Ambient and cinematic music
Electronic and experimental production
Soundscapes and evolving compositions
Live performance and improvisation
Producers seeking expressive Nord Lead 4 sounds"
SID SYNTH - Turn Your Commodore 64 Into a Live Synthesizer #C64 ⎍∧∿⩘
video upload by LukHash
"Here is a little demo of SID SYNTH, a software live synthesizer for the Commodore 64 and Commodore 64 Ultimate. V1.0 lands on 6 Nov 2026 as a bonus download with my new album 'Neon Airlines', and it is up for pre-order right now:
πΎ https://lukhash.bandcamp.com/album/ne...
Pre-order today and the download link drops straight into your inbox the moment it goes live on release day, so there is no waiting and nothing to chase later. You get the full album with it, and pre-orders genuinely help a release like this land.
⎍∧∿⩘⎍∧∿⩘⎍∧∿⩘⎍∧∿⩘⎍∧∿⩘⎍∧∿⩘⎍∧∿⩘⎍∧∿⩘⎍∧∿⩘
SID SYNTH is a real-time C64 software synthesizer built for playing live. It sits between two amazing programs, the instant playability of Cynthcart and the deep sound design of SID Wizard. That's the middle ground I've been missing. The ultimate tool for live performance on your favourite computer :)
For those who are interested what's under the hood:
Eight waveforms (4 main+combined ones) across three voices (six with a second SID), an adjustable ADSR with hard-restart retrigger, a multimode filter, and fully customisable PWM with its own rate, depth and sweep shapes. Add vibrato, portamento and tremolo, plus switchable ring mod and hard sync. Seven voice modes take you from full polyphony through fifths and octave stacks to arpeggios you can lock to tempo. Then you play it: live pitch bend, vibrato swells and filter swipes you can freeze and latch mid-note, for real expression and sound design beyond presets.
Build your own banks of instruments across 54 slots, save and load them to disk, and jump between sounds on the fly, so a whole set is under your fingers on stage, with a "Live Lock" to keep a stray key from changing anything mid-song.
Full MIDI in adds assignable CC to use with your DAW or any MIDI hardware, program change to switch patches hands-free, and clock sync to keep the arpeggiator in time with your drum machine or sequencer, plus a tap-tempo that sets the arpeggiator's speed straight from the rhythm you tap, so you can lock the arp to your track by ear in seconds.
Twelve reactive visualizers turn a held note into a show, and dual-SID stereo, blackout-clean recording for the real SID chip and automatic PAL/NTSC tuning finish the picture. πΎ"
LukHash - Neon Airlines (Album Preview)
video upload by LukHash
"'Neon Airlines' is your boarding pass to a sonic journey where chiptune, synthwave, and other modern electronic styles fuse into a retro-futuristic adventure. Experience the iconic sounds of the Commodore 64, Amiga, SNES, Mega Drive, and Game Boy, brought into the modern era while staying true to their roots. ✈️ππΎ
πΎ Bandcamp exclusive: the download includes a bonus MOD track (Patch It!) made on an original Amiga, plus SID SYNTH (v1.0), a live synthesizer by LukHash that turns a real Commodore 64 / C64 Ultimate into a playable instrument. Explore the sounds of Neon Airlines, then make your own.
π https://lukhash.bandcamp.com/album/ne..."
See dealers on the right for pricing and availability on gear.
LABELS/MORE: C64, Chiptune, Commodore, New Soft Synths, News, SID, Soft Synths
LABELS/MORE: C64, Chiptune, Commodore, New Soft Synths, News, SID, Soft Synths
ANTILOPE / OUTBOX8 / DIGITONE II Hypnotic Techno 131 BPM (w/ Mini-Tutorial)
video upload by Catenation
"A live hypnotic techno track featuring the Manifold Research Centre Antilope synth, sequenced and controlled via the Elektron Digitone II using the Elektron Outbox 8. Stick around after the jam for a mini-tutorial :)
Gear & Setup:
Manifold Research Centre Antilope
Elektron Digitone II
Elektron Outbox 8
00:00 Hypnotic Techno
05:47 Tutorial for Outbox8"
Thursday, September 10, 2026
5 ways to map out a performance in Ableton Live with Launch Control
video upload by Novation
"Find out more about Launch Control - https://novationmusic.com/products/la... the Launch Control range - https://novationmusic.com/launch-cont...
In this video, Dylan shows you five ways to map out a performance in Ableton Live with the Launch Control. We explain how to map Ableton Live macros to Launch Control for live performance and more.
Utilising Ableton's macro mappings to take control of drums, tweak an acid synth line generator on the fly, and map out synths and other sounds. Plus, creating a single page custom mode for Launch Control that controls all those important performance parameters. Watch the video to learn more.
To get the most out of your Novation devices make sure you update via Components.
Find out more here - https://novationmusic.com/articles/wa..."
πΉ Suggested videos to watch next:
▶ • The NEW Launch Control: What does it do? [posted here with addtional videos]
▶ • 5 ways to master your DAWless setup with L... [posted here]
▶ • How to humanise your drum beats with the L... [posted here]
Chapters:
00:00 - 5 ways to map out a performance in Ableton Live with Launch Control
00:32 - Using Ableton's macro mappings with Launch Control
02:49 - Generative basslines with Sting 2 and Drift in Ableton Live with Launch Control
04:52 - Consolidating your mappings in Ableton Live with Launch Control
07:18 - Planning your mappings for Ableton Live with Launch Control
09:33 - One Custom Mode view with Launch Control
11:23 - Outro - using macro mappings in live performance
Drum & Bass at Sunset π LIVE Electronic Hardware Session
video upload by imagination.project
"π 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 π️ — 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. π
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.
π 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. πΊπ¦"
https://imaginationproject1.bandcamp.com
Previously:
Liquid Drum & Bass LIVE π Digitakt II | Sunset Session
video upload by imagination.project
"Liquid Drum & Bass performed live by the Black Sea in Odesa, Ukraine. π
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 π Sunset Digitakt II Session
video upload by imagination.project
"Sunset Drum & Bass performed live by the Black Sea in Odesa, Ukraine. π
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.
π️ Performed live by Andrii Averin
• Elektron Digitakt II
• live sequencing & performance
• Drum & Bass grooves
• percussion & melodic samples
• live effects and transitions
π Recorded on the Black Sea coast in Odesa, Ukraine."
https://imaginationproject1.bandcamp.com
Wednesday, September 09, 2026
VAV N-Wave: Middle-Out Waveshaper
video upload by Magical Synth Adventure
"Join me as I take the @control_voltage VAV N-Wave Middle-Out Waveshaper for a spin!
The N-Wave is a really imaginative waveshaper. Some waveshapers might fold over the peaks of an incoming waveform, some might rectify them - squaring things off like a fuzz pedal. N-wave keeps the peaks of waveform - like the top and bottom of a saw wave - intact, and instead lets you shape and turn up on the volume on a section in the middle of the waveform - leading to unique tones. This is especially true, as you can vary the width of this middle section!"
video uploads by control_voltage
Playlist:
1. VAV N-Wave: Step Sequenced Threshold
One fun live performance (or studio) use for the N-Wave is to connect a Step Sequencer on the Threshold CV and generate different timbres for each step in a sequence. These act as accents and add a lot of life and feel to your sequences and the feel can easily be changed on the fly using something like a Joranalogue Step 8 as your source of steps.2. VAV N-Wave: Threshold Ring Modulation
In Part 2 of the VAV N-Wave Video Manual, we look at using the threshold control and bipolar vca cv to create new waveforms that have a mixture of normal and ring modulated (quadrature) segments.3. VAV N-Wave Mangles a Triangle
Here, the N-Wave does quite a number on an unsuspecting triangle wave with the help of some nearby modules. N-Wave is kind of like that one kid's house where everyone hung out and cooked up weird DnD campaigns or something. But for modular signals.
"N-Wave is a novel waveshaper for the Eurorack modular format. Unlike traditional wavefolders and clippers, which operate on the peaks of a waveform, N-Wave leaves peaks intact. All you need to expand your sound palette greatly is a VCO signal and a few twists of the knobs!
Using its internal bipolar VCA (aka four quadrant multiplier, aaka ring modulator) you can apply gain reduction and polarity inversion to an inner portion of the wave slope that you define with the THRESHOLD and OFFSET controls.
All functions can also be controlled via control voltage inputs. LFOs, Audio Rate VCOs, ADSR Envelopes, 1V/Oct signals, sequenced voltages, sample and hold signals, noise, and sub octave signals are all very good choices and can produce results ranging from very musical to very strange. An external detector signal can also be applied if you don't want to trigger the detector on the waveform you're modifying.
If you like, you can also use N-Wave as a high quality bipolar VCA, attenuverter, or ring modulator with the THRESHOLD set to maximum and dynamically mute the effect by applying 0V or a negative voltage to the threshold either using a sequencer or manual control, which allows for hocketing and rhythmic effects.
N-Wave can also operate all the way down to 0hz (DC), so, in addition to audio, it can process LFOs, envelopes, 1V/octave sequences, and any other signal that varies amplitude over time (Sorry, square waves and pulse waves. Your super-sonic rise times are hard to shape in an audible way, but you do work well as control signals).
N-Wave is 10HP and uses Burr Brown op amps for the primary signal path alongside high quality Texas Instruments ICs that are carefully chosen to best fit their roles in the circuit."
See dealers on the right for pricing and availability on gear.
LABELS/MORE: eurorack, New Makers, New Modules, News, VAV
LABELS/MORE: eurorack, New Makers, New Modules, News, VAV
Tuesday, September 08, 2026
FlatDSP Introduces RUNE for Ableton Live
video upload by Flat DSP
"Rune is a versatile synthesiser with an expressive interface, built for Ableton Live."
More Info: https://flatdsp.com/products/rune
Purchase: https://flatdsp.gumroad.com/l/rune
Additional details via the maker:
"My name is Luke Abbott, I’m an electronic music producer and have been releasing music since 2006.
Making software instruments has long been a part of my practice, and now I am gearing up to release some of them.
I set up Flat DSP to give them a home, and the first one out the door is Rune: a Max for Live synth I’ve been working on for the last 18 months.
It's a characterful subtractive synth with a responsive, playful UI that encourages you to develop and explore sounds.
The synth engine is based on wavetables I sampled from hardware gear in my studio. It has a multi-mode filter, loopable envelopes, parameter instability control, an envelope range control and has a built-in reverb effect that can be fed from the filter or the filter delta output.
The gain structure is carefully designed to add character. It has a LoFi mode that introduces digital artefacts and a controllable amount of instability threaded throughout the architecture that introduces variation. It also works with Live’s tuning systems.
All of this is controllable in the UI. Each component is fully interactive and visually conveys what it is doing. It’s designed to be fun and quick to use without having to learn it inside-out, while still offering a deep level control of the synth engine.
Many of the UI objects have a second layer of parameters, and the UI flips to expose direct MIDI mapping within Live.
It is available now, priced at $35 which I hope is accessible enough to a lot of people. I’ve enabled regional purchasing-power pricing as well for places where it is not."
More Info: https://flatdsp.com/products/rune
Purchase: https://flatdsp.gumroad.com/l/rune
See dealers on the right for pricing and availability on gear.
LABELS/MORE: FlatDSP, New Makers, New Soft Synths, News, Soft Synths
LABELS/MORE: FlatDSP, New Makers, New Soft Synths, News, Soft Synths
Monday, September 07, 2026
WORDS UNSPOKEN X NOVATION BASS STATION II
video upload by Night in Athens
"Live demonstration recreating the bass for Words Unspoken as it was originally written on my old Bass Station II. For this live demonstration I used the Swift Edition
My whole last albums basslines were produced on Bass Station.I particularly love the warm analogue tones it creates together the flexibility on Oscillators that it offers.
Bass: Novation Bass Station II Swifty Edition
Drums: Behringer RD-6
Synth pad: Roland JU-06A
Guitar sampled: SP-404MKII
Vox and Drums passed via DAW on Logic pro to add reverb
Clip of live show courtesy of Klubdod, from my performance in Stockholm in October 2025."
The BOTANICA Sequencer: First Look
video upload by human.motives
Playlist:
1. The BOTANICA Sequencer: First Look at My New Project
0:00 Intro2. Botanica: Live Demo of My Custom MIDI Sequencer 3. BOTANICA - Sequencer Prototype | Try It Now
2:35 What is BOTANICA
4:00 Sequencer features
12:17 Jam demo
17:29 Outro
"I've been designing and building my own midi sequencer called BOTANICA. This hardware midi sequencer creates expressive sequences from simple patterns.
In this video I tell you about how I started this project (learning electronics and pcb design), a demo of the sequencer and the project status. You can get involved by playtesting, discussing in my discord channel and stay up to date.
Go to https://humanmotives.org/ for more information and links.
Timestamps:
A first look at the Botanica midi sequencer prototype. See how this custom hardware controls generative sound design.
I have been refining the design and interface of this new project for quite a while now. This device features a custom pcb and a tactile front panel, allowing for hands-on control over complex musical patterns. It is built for anyone interested in diy electronics and the process of creating custom musical tools from scratch.
Watching the digital display react to each knob turn is satisfying. Botanica is designed to push my generative music performances further, giving me more control over the output. It is a work in progress, but seeing it come to life on the workbench is a major milestone for this modular synth project."
"BOTANICA is in prototype phase with a small group of testers. After that, the first 5–10 units get built for sale."
"A natural sequencer that grows simple patterns into whole compositions."
FEATURES
Sculpt intricate sequences from 1 to 64 steps. Add, trim away, create space to add fills and variations.
TIMED PHRASES
Add timed phrases and variations to from 1/2/4/8 bars to continuous chance-based evolution.
GENERATIVE MELODIES
Seed melodies and dial in Root, Semitones and Range to taste. Color them with a preset scale (Seasons)
EXPLORE WITHOUT RISK
Turn knobs, modulate, experiment. Dial everything back to return to your original sequence and tones.
EXPRESSIVE REPEATS
Blossom adds timed MIDI repeats at varying intervals and velocity curves
TONAL OPTIONS
Pattern, Arpeggiator and Chord modes
See dealers on the right for pricing and availability on gear.
LABELS/MORE: DIY, human.motives, New DIY, New Makers, New Tools, News
LABELS/MORE: DIY, human.motives, New DIY, New Makers, New Tools, News
Sunday, September 06, 2026
What is Kaleidoscope and why is it different?
video upload by Oscillator Sink
"'Kaleidoscope is a four voice, multitimbral digital synthesizer'. That’s an example of a description that is at once completely technically accurate but ultimately explains so little about an instrument that it is practically useless.
While Kaleidoscope can be used as 4 independent digital voices, those voices live in an environment where the parameters, modulation and sound of one voice can affect each of the others. Systems involving cross modulation and feedback can lead to shifting rhythms, strange interactions and sonic mayhem.
Combining additive, subtractive, FM and physical modelling, it can groove, it can drone, be soft and ambient or angry and aggressive all while inviting you to think about music making in a new way.
Transparency notice:
Vadim kindly sent across the Kaleidoscope for me to make videos about and although I haven't otherwise been paid I do get to keep the instrument.
Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:04 The interface
00:04:32 Inputs and outputs
00:05:41 No Talking Demo 1
00:06:09 The synth architecture - Additive
00:11:05 No Talking Demo 2
00:12:04 The synth architecture - Subtractive
00:21:10 No Talking Demo 3
00:22:17 The synth architecture - FM and Master
00:28:13 No Talking Demo 4
00:29:54 Modulation
00:34:57 No Talking Demo 5
00:36:10 Making a patch part 1 - a single voice
00:49:22 No Talking Demo 6
00:50:58 Making a patch part 2 - multiple tracks, generative sequences and cross modulation
01:10:31 No talking demo 7
01:11:08 Making a patch part 3 - getting rowdy!
01:20:26 Final thoughts"
Saturday, September 05, 2026
The M8 Tracker Continues To Blow His Mind // OS 6.6 Release
video upload by EZBOT
"Today I wanted to take a bit of time to explain my deep love for the Dirtywave M8 Tracker while going over the patch notes for the new OS that was released last week. The new OS brings a slew of upgrades to the device in both sound and presentation. Let's check it out and make some tunes."
EZBOT resources: https://www.patreon.com/ezbot, https://ko-fi.com/ezbot/, https://www.modbang.com
M8 Changelog on github
Makes for an intersting look back on the development history of the M8:
See dealers on the right for pricing and availability on gear.
LABELS/MORE: Dirtywave, MATRIXSYNTH Members, New Updates, News
LABELS/MORE: Dirtywave, MATRIXSYNTH Members, New Updates, News
Friday, September 04, 2026
parallels // LinnStrument + Melbourne Instrument Nina
video upload by the audio dump
"Some quick technical notes since I wasn't feeling the live annotation on this one. If you notice “SWITCH 1” lighting up intermittently on the left side of the instrument, that’s showing when I’m using the sustain pedal. The switch is assignable, so that isn’t necessarily what it means in every LinnStrument setup, but for me it’ll generally be sustain unless otherwise noted.
For those unaware of the Linnstrument, it was created by Roger Linn and has 8 independent rows of notes. By default these are tuned in fourths but mine is tuned (low to high) EAEADGCF. The red lights are a custom setup and do not indicate any specific notes or scales like the stock setup; I made them to resemble the fretboard markers on a guitar. The white lights show what is being played as well as all other locations on the grid where those same pitches occur. You can customize these lights however you want to. I really can't say enough good things about the Linnstrument, so if you have any questions let me know.
The Nina is being restricted to 8 voices despite it being a 12 voice synth. This is to allow a longer release while letting the voice allocation keep things from getting too muddy. The patch is intentionally simple and you can read the details from the front panel. One thing I really like about the Nina is that the oscillator waveforms are not just on/off, so this patch is based around a morph between a triangle and a saw. All effects are internal and from the Nina.
The Nina is being controlled in MPE mode - there is not a lot of in your face MPE gestures here like extreme independent slides, but per note vibrato and occasional slides for phrasing have become practically essential to me now. I really hope more synths add MPE support over time because at least personally it is very much a "once you try it you don't want to go back" sort of thing for performance. Another important feature of MPE is being able to play unison intervals, since the exact same pitch can occur on multiple channels at once (which you can hear here a number of times).
This music came together very quickly, though I had some other ideas that didn't fit here, so most likely this will be the first in a series of 'parallels'."
See dealers on the right for pricing and availability on gear.
LABELS/MORE: Melbourne Instruments, RogerLinn
LABELS/MORE: Melbourne Instruments, RogerLinn
Tuesday, September 01, 2026
Polysynthi Loops
video upload by Memetune Studio
"Here's a happy/sad tune on the ultra rare and quite exquisite EMS Polysynthi. Maybe only about 30 of these synthesisers were ever made, and probably just a handful are left in the wild. It came out in 1978 to rave reviews (https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/em...) but then disappeared in spectacular fashion when other polysynths came to market around the same time (Prophet 5, Korg PS3100, Yamaha CS80, Polymoog, Roland Jupiter 4), most of which had huge corporate advertising budgets behind them. But the EMS had a number of unique things going for it, such as 49 note polyphony (albeit sharing one filter / VCA -- it is essentially paraphonic, like the Polymoog), 2 LFOs with a clever routing system, pressure sensitive keyboard, and a voltage controlled analogue delay section. But above all, it has a totally "of-its-time" sound like no other synth I know - it creates instant late-70s happy/sad tones like nothing else in my studio. And the other thing - JUST LOOK AT IT
This is a live performance using the Polysynthi and the Concrete Box (stereo loopers) to layer up multiple passes of melodies
As always, thanks for watching, and enjoy the tones"
See dealers on the right for pricing and availability on gear.
LABELS/MORE: EMS, exclusive, exclusive2026
LABELS/MORE: EMS, exclusive, exclusive2026
Dutch Modular Fest 2026
video upload by Padawan Studio
"A little impression of our visit to Dutch Modular Fest 2026. Exploring modular synths, catching some inspiring talks and enjoying the live performances. We also got a look inside WORM’s studio, packed with some seriously beautiful vintage and classic synthesisers. A great day for synth nerds!"
See dealers on the right for pricing and availability on gear.
LABELS/MORE: Dutch Modular Fest, events
LABELS/MORE: Dutch Modular Fest, events
Free Yamaha DX100 Editor Librarian | Web MIDI Patch Manager
video upload by Ian Dixon
"In this video I demonstrate my free web-based Yamaha DX100 editor librarian, which should also work with the Yamaha DX27. It runs locally in your browser using Web MIDI, so your patch data stays on your own machine.
The editor can read the internal voices from the DX100, show the selected patch in real time, edit algorithms, feedback, LFO settings, pitch bend, operator levels, envelopes and frequency settings, and then send edited patches back to the synth. I also show the librarian side, including saving and loading SysEx libraries so you can build up a bigger DX100 patch collection.
https://thedigitallifestyle.com/w/TDL...
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro and DX100 / DX27 compatibility
00:31 Web MIDI setup and reading voices
01:01 Real-time editor overview
01:34 Operators, carriers, modulators and envelopes
02:02 Velocity sensitivity and live parameter changes
02:32 Randomize and taming new patches
03:32 Editing and renaming a patch
04:01 Downloading and storing the patch
04:25 Saving the DX100 library
04:48 Loading SysEx and building larger libraries
05:15 Sending patches back to the DX100
05:45 More synth editors and wrap-up"
See dealers on the right for pricing and availability on gear.
LABELS/MORE: New Editors, News, Yamaha
LABELS/MORE: New Editors, News, Yamaha
The Rise - Modular synth hypnotic house set
video upload by Perceptes
""The Rise" is a set of hypnotic house music performed live with my Eurorack modular synthesizer, OXI Instruments's One MKII, and the Polyend Press. I added captions to explain a bit about how it was made. Enjoy!
Patrons can download high-quality audio of the set here: / rise-modular-set-167718587"
Sunday, August 30, 2026
Ear Candy: The Best EP Sounds of the 80s (Full Walkthrough with Intro)
video upload by JimDaneker
"Ear Candy is the ultimate collection of iconic EP (electric piano) sounds from the 80s & early 90s, meticulously deep-sampled for MainStage/Logic and Kontakt. These are the most "expensive" sounding EPs you heard on the biggest hits of the decade, by countless artists.
This is a walkthrough of all patches, with background info on the instruments captured.
Get Ear Candy at:
https://backstagepass.store/earcandy
Table of contents:
00:00:00 - *** Intro Teaser
00:00:32 - *** DX DREAMS: History & FX options
00:02:45 - Clique & reverb options
00:04:01 - Dreaming of the 80s
00:04:25 - Multi-Layer EP: DX Dreams vs. plugin options
See dealers on the right for pricing and availability on gear.
LABELS/MORE: documentaries, New Soft Synths, News, Roland, Sequential, Soft Synths, Yamaha
LABELS/MORE: documentaries, New Soft Synths, News, Roland, Sequential, Soft Synths, Yamaha
Saturday, August 29, 2026
Playing Light Like an Instrument — Open-Source LED Synthesizer
video upload by engmung
Note 1:43 in the video. Patternflow can be used as a controller via OSC.
"Patternflow is an open-source LED synthesizer — a 128×64 HUB75E matrix driven by an ESP32-S3, with four knobs wired straight into the pattern math. Turn a knob, and the pattern bends with your hand.
▶ Get one — Patternflow on Crowd Supply: https://www.crowdsupply.com/engmung/p...
Everything is open source: STL files, Blender sources, PCB gerbers, and firmware. The full build runs around $100 depending on where you order parts.
— What's in the video —
0:00 This is Patternflow
0:08 How it works
0:26 Build your own (~$100)
1:04 Make patterns in your browser
1:42 OSC — a pocket-size VJ rig
2:03 Why it's open source
Patternflow began with Nam June Paik's Participation TV (1963), the first work where the audience could touch the image. I wanted to go one step further — so I built an instrument where you make the image yourself.
The full story, from Paik to Patternflow:
https://patternflow.work/journal/nam-...
▶ Try it in your browser (no hardware needed): https://patternflow.work
▶ Build one — all files + build guide: https://github.com/engmung/Patternflow
▶ Join the builders — Discord: / discord
▶ Patterns, daily: / patternflow.work
Patternflow is sponsored by PCBWay.
#esp32 #ledmatrix #opensource #synthesizer #diy #maker #hub75 #mediaart"
Details:
Standalone LED visual synth with 4 rotary encoders and 128x64 RGB LED matrix (8,192 pixels).
Runs on ESP32-S3 with all generative visuals rendered live in real time.
Bidirectional wireless OSC support for Ableton (Max for Live) and TouchDesigner.
Internal hidden battery bay for cordless portable performance.
Over 150 community-created patterns and browser simulator.
See dealers on the right for pricing and availability on gear.
LABELS/MORE: DIY, New Controllers, New DIY, New Makers, News, Patternflow, Video Synths
LABELS/MORE: DIY, New Controllers, New DIY, New Makers, News, Patternflow, Video Synths
Friday, August 28, 2026
In The Air Tonight (CR-78 Circuit Tracks version)
video upload by Guinan
"Like many others around the world I watched the moody trailer for Rockstar's billion dollar GTA6 game yesterday.
As a result, I've had the iconic Roland CR-78 drum pattern stuck in my head all day.
(Just for fun) This was my way of clearing it out of my head (CR87 samples and Novation synthwave pack).....it just has to go downhill once the drum break comes in though ;) apologies drum fans....(cue rapid fade).....
The arrangement is a very loose representation of the original....
More details for synth nerds
BPM 98
Based on Novations free Synthware sound pack.
Added some CR78 samples, and a distorted guitar chord sample (triggered as a drum hit on Drum 4)
Everything you hear was played live off the Tracks. I was determined to not use ANY other synths so all the melody and pads are played on the same two intruments.
Full song is downloadable here,
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/zk7l73...
Have fun....stay tuned."
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