Lofi Ambient Beats w/ OP-1 field, LYRA-8, LOSSY | Olive 2025-06-21 by atnr

video upload by atnr

"A track crafted with the ‪@somasynths‬ Lyra-8, ‪@teenageengineering‬ OP-1 field, and ‪@ChaseBlissAudio‬ LOSSY—an ambient beat that layers sounds into a lo-fi atmosphere.

OP-1 field: A master NITRO filter shapes the sound, and the output runs through LOSSY for an overall lo-fi vibe. The rhythm section is pre-recorded, with harmony and synth phrases overdubbed.

Lyra-8: Modulated tones are given a touch of the onboard delay, creating abstract textures.

Microphone (RØDE NT-4): Captures hand-bell hits, which receive reverb and delay in Ableton Live.

Post-production: Omnisphere is added in Ableton to layer a few extra sound effects."

Lyra-8 - Everything I *Think* I Know

video upload by Oscillator Sink

"This is my 3rd attempt to make a 'guide' to the Lyra-8. It's an instrument that is, in some ways, difficult to talk about - it has a cyclical nature that requires you to explain ideas before you explain them. The approach I've settled on is to try and address 4 main areas as holistically as possible in order to share some useful tips, creative approaches and some practical and technical techniques that will, hopefully do some combination of: introduce some new ideas, problem solve and inspire some new approaches to this magical instrument.

Wish me luck!

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:10 Tuning and Balancing
08:28 Playing Techniques
15:37 Embracing the Organismic
35:01 Rhythms and Pulses
53:01 Final Thoughts"

Soma Lyra 8 ~ Doepfer Frequency Shifter ~ MI Clouds ~ Strymon Big Sky MX

video upload by Ebotronix

Soma Lyra 8,
Doepfer A 126-2 Frequency Shifter with Expander,
and, A 110-4 QZVCO, frequency controlled by,
A 177-2, foot control , Boss EV 30,
4ms Dual Looping Delay,
Mutable Instruments Clouds,
Strymon Big Sky MX, controlled by,
ATO Faderbank 16 n , with Midi CC,
13.03.2025
vid # 2490

Monome Norns o-o-o script w/ Soma Lyra-8

video upload by Andre Bregegere

"In this video, I explore the sonic possibilities of the o-o-o ("odashodasho") script, a fun generative sequencer (also boasting its own FM synthesis engine!) for the Monome Norns. I am pairing it with the Lyra-4, a touch-sensitive synthesizer known for its organic, often unpredictable textures and its ability to create complex, evolving drones and tones.

This session was fully improvised, letting the interaction between the two instruments guiding the performance. it was recorded live and lightly mastered in Pro Tools.
--
Monome Norns: https://monome.org/docs/norns/
o-o-o script: https://norns.community/o-o-o
Lyra-4: https://somasynths.com/lyra-4/ @somasynths"

BAF 2025: Soma Harvezi Hazze Distortion Pedal

video upload by sonicstate

"At BAF 2025, we spoke with Felipe from Soma who gave us a brief tour of their entire range, including the lightweight Lyra 4. We then got to see the brand new Harvezi Hazze distortion pedal*. This pedal features unique wave folding capabilities while allowing versatile signal processing. The panel has options for tone stack, bass boost, tone mode, notch frequency, high cut, and a compressor, all adjustable via dip switches. Capable of handling guitar, bass, and other instruments, the pedal operates with a mono input and output and is powered by a 9V DC supply. It doesn't support battery power but fits well on a pedal board. The *Harvezi Hazze is available for pre-order at $350 in the US, with shipping expected imminently."

BAF 2025: Soma Harvezi Hazze Distortion Pedal

video upload by sonicstate

"At BAF 2025, we spoke with Felipe from Soma who gave us a brief tour of their entire range, including the lightweight Lyra 4. We then got to see the brand new Harvezi Hazze distortion pedal*. This pedal features unique wave folding capabilities while allowing versatile signal processing. The panel has options for tone stack, bass boost, tone mode, notch frequency, high cut, and a compressor, all adjustable via dip switches. Capable of handling guitar, bass, and other instruments, the pedal operates with a mono input and output and is powered by a 9V DC supply. It doesn't support battery power but fits well on a pedal board. The *Harvezi Hazze is available for pre-order at $350 in the US, with shipping expected imminently."

the Power of 2 x LYRA-4 (SOMA labs demo)

video upload by SOMA Laboratory

"Reissue of the legendary synth!"

"We present to your attention the revived version of LYRA-4, organismic synthesizer, the younger sister of the famous LYRA-8. “Organismic” means that LYRA uses some principles that lie in the base of living organisms. The way how LYRA’s modules interacting between each other and the behaviour of the instrument resembles a live conversation. It’s smaller and weighs less but is equally rugged in design, and still packs a lot of punch. This makes it easy to fit in a backpack and perfect for taking the LYRA sound on the road. And playing two LYRA-4s can actually sound very different than just one LYRA-8.

LYRA-4 is based on four generators, which will be referred to as voices. Their design is not like a traditional subtractive synthesis VCO. Instead of having a linear or logarithmic dependency on control voltage, they resemble the tone generators in old electric organs. Hence the use of the term “voices” instead of “VCOs”. Lyra uses non-linearity a lot, and the voices are constructed in such a way that allows for non-linearity to express itself.

The voices are divided into two pairs (12, 34), creating tree-like structure.

The voices can function either in an electric organ mode or in an FM synthesis mode with each of the voices and its envelope acting as a separate FM operator. The voice’s impact on FM synthesis will decrease along with the decay of its envelope.

LYRA-4 also has the next blocks:

The HYPER LFO is a complex low-frequency generator, whose waveform is synthesized from two simple LFOs by summation or multiplication of their frequencies. It also has a sync mode. The LFO can modulate the selected pairs of voices and the MOD DELAY.

The MOD DELAY consists of delay with feedback. The delay has a unique possibility of self-modulation where the output signal modulates the delay sample rate, creating cool effects.

The DISTORTION is last in the chain, after the delay. It enables the delay to also influence the distortion.

For all its experimental character, LYRA is a professional instrument. Its output dynamics and frequency response are balanced and ready for a live performance or studio recording without any additional processing.

Colors: Black and White. Yin and Yang 🙂"

SimplexFM. Organismic sound exploration (SOMA lab)

video upload by SOMA Laboratory

"For details of synth engine and operation, please, read manual.
Product Page: https://somasynths.com/metaconformer_..."

"SimplexFM is the new groundbreaking firmware which turns METACONFORMER module into 4 track digital organismic synth. This is a free firmware for METACONFORMER.

SimplexFM is the pocket-sized successor of LYRA-8 ideas. Complex and surprising sound behavior comes from the interaction of timbres, not dozens of modulators and LFOs.

For launching SimplexFM you need to buy METACONFORMER. If you have METCAONFORMER you just need to download simplex firmware here."

You can find additional demos of METACONFORMER here.

Arturia Minifreak 64 Presets: Keys, Synths, Brasses, Plucks

video upload by Anton Anru

"'Polymers' is a collection of 64 polyphonic presets for Arturia Minifreak. It includes: 8 Brasses, 21 Keys, 10 Plucks, 25 Synths.
The bank covers a wide range of timbres:
- various keys with acoustic, FM, wavetable, digital or analog flavor...
- vintage/retro synths recreations...
- lo-fi, tape-like, noisy, detuned, flutter/wow colors...
- presets with complex modulations and movement...
- sweet and dreamy plucks and bells...
- warm, soft, gentle or cold, distant, distorted tones...

💎 Get the soundset: https://antonanru.sellfy.store/arturia/

The soundset is suitable for many genres: ambient, electronica, IDM, trip-hop, lounge, downtempo, chill out, new age, cinematic, trance, deep, progressive, techno, industrial, breakbeat, breaks, jungle, drum and bass, dub and many others.

Highlights:
- Wide range of polyphonic sounds
- Thoroughly set parameters
- ModWheel and Aftertouch add expression
- Velocity-sensitive
- Macros 1 and 2 change the timbre or add movement
- Volumes are equalized for a comfortable browsing

The presets inside the bank are subdivided into 4 categories, presets titles include the category for better sorting: BR (Brasses), KS (Keys), PL (Plucks), SY (Synths).

The presets are compatible with both versions of Minifreak: hardware and VST/AU/Standalone.
Use the official software (Minifreak V) to send the presets to the device.
Use the latest firmware and software versions.

Performed by Dmitry Chemyrev.

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UVI Introduces Quadra Traveler - Multi-Instrument and Sequence Designer

video uploads by UVI

Playlist:
UVI Quadra - Traveler | Trailer
UVI Quadra - Traveler | Overview
UVI Quadra - Traveler | Preset Showcase

"Discover a creative multipart instrument blending sounds from around the world with a curated selection of synth tones, topped-off with powerful effects and advanced arpeggiators to deliver cinematic sound quality and near endless musical inspiration.

Also included in SonicPass ➡️ https://www.uvi.net/sonicpass

Video credits: Lou Wiss & Anthony Hak
Music Credits: Lou Wiss"

via UVI

"Quadra is a powerful 4-part multi-instrument and sequence designer, ideal for the creation of dynamic, rhythmic, and evolving sequences utilizing a blend of regional instruments from around the world with a curated selection of synth sounds.

Quadra leverages a powerful instrument selection, deep factory library, focused and intuitive workflow, and expressive performance controls to deliver cinematic sound quality and near endless musical inspiration.

Quadra is a versatile instrument, capable of a wide range of sounds and uses from standard fare instrumentation to evolving, complex, and adaptive progressions and harmonizations that can be morphed and performed in numerous ways to suit the needs of your production. With a masterful selection of hundreds of professionally designed presets, Quadra offers incredible sound quality and near endless inspiration on-demand."

Curated Instrument Selection

Quadra provides 4 robust instrument layers that can be used together to create striking and evocative performances. Each layer can be assigned from a selection of 187 multi-sampled sources including regional instruments from around the world and a selection of synth sounds chosen to complement each other.

Fretted instruments:
baglamas, banjo, Chinese pipa, oud, saz, bass, Celtic twelve string guitar, chonguri, and more

Wooden instruments:
balafon, gamelan, kalimba, sanza, mbira, steel drums and handpan

Keyboard instruments:
cabinet organ, accordion, Indian harmonium, Nordic upright piano

String instruments:
zither, cymbalum, dulcimer, erhu, guzheng, koto, lyra, qanun, shamisan, valiha, and viola

Wind instruments:
alphorn, various flutes, duduk, key shakuhachi, bagpipes, pan flute and more

Synthesizers:
analog, FM, modeled, PCM, and speaker synths

You can find additional details at https://www.uvi.net/quadra-traveler

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Using the DB-01 for live dronescapes - Part 2: Deeper and Dirtier

video upload by Richard DeHove

"A much longer exploration of dronescapes on the DB-01. I find these long distorted dronescapes strangely therapeutic and relaxing. As I mention in the video it reminds me of the Lyra-8. That device I found more to be personal therapy than musical instrument, but is a fantastic way to relax and drift away.

Part 2 takes a different starting point: Multiple steps in a key to create smooshed chords. I could have explored this a bit more, but the idea is to restrict the playback key range, then to randomize the pitch, and get different chords. For more variety you could then transpose the entire thing.

The Death By Audio Rooms reverb is providing the required ambient blur and I keep it on the basic 'Room' reverb type. This video is hopefully both a useful collection of ideas for DB-01 dronescapes as well as being somewhat calming in its dirty dark ambient gloom.

0:00 Setup blather
0:42 Choose a scale
0:50 Pattern setup
1:27 Random pitch
2:20 Playback mode
2:52 Gate length
3:45 Effects on
4:28 Attack amount
5:20 Filter wash
6:18 LFO settings
8:00 Playback range
8:35 Amp emvelope
8:53 Drones begin
12:18 FM pitch
14:50 Adding an arp
17:06 Lyra-8 style ?
18:28 Dry sound lol
19:00 Scream
19:57 Where beauty lives

Lots of downloads for supporters on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/richarddehove
Many thanks to my kind patrons who keep this channel ad-free
My website: https://richarddehove.com/"

New SOMA TERRA Synth

TERRA announcement (SOMA labs) video upload by Vlad Kreimer

"All sound in this video is TERRA without additional FX.
Just a slight master limiter was added."

via SOMA LABORATORY

TERRA is a new SOMA Labs synth that is currently in development.
TERRA is a highly conceptual device. The core idea is unity of nature and technology, and a perfect balance between simplicity and versatility. Behind the extremely simple interface hides a complex polyphonic, microtonal synthesizer with a broad and flexible sound palette that ranges from classical beautiful tones to complex atonal noise, and offers smooth and fast transitions between these extremes.

The innovative keyboard design invites new playing techniques and covers the full range of a grand piano with the possibility to tune each note with an accuracy of 125 steps per semitone. To achieve this range with such a simple keyboard we designed a unique system of pitch shifting using four additional sensors. Pressing different combinations of them will result in 16 variations of keyboard transposing, including up to 3 octaves up and down, fifth, fourth, third, tone etc.
Not only do you get the full range of a grand piano in a very compact design, TERRA also offers an entirely new and different approach to playing melodies and chords.

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SOMA Pulsar-23 // Exploring the Filters

video upload by Dexba

"Welcome to another little tutorial.
Pulsar is MASSIVE, and it took to its creator around 5 hours of video to explain some basic functions, so I will never get even close to that level of comprehension of the instrument.
What I can do is offer you some little insights on how I use the Pulsar, and lately, I've been mostly using it way less as a drum machine and way more as a tonal instrument, like a more capable, 4-voices Lyra.
In this video, we're gonna explore a little bit what we can do with filters, while I collect some more ideas for other little tutorials on specific topics.
I hope you'll find it at least a bit useful and inspiring.
Enjoy ✨"

DIY Build #4: Neutral Labs Elmyra

video upload by Piotr Garbaczonek

"Built this organismic noise synth, based on the Lyra 8 by Soma Labs, in around 6 hours or so. Had some trouble during the middle, and kept forgetting to move the build to be in the frame, because I was so invested in not making a mistake on the build. It is not meant to be a guide on how to do it, because I'm not at that level yet, but I guess something for me to look at years from now, and see my growth. The background 'music' was made only on this synth, so it does end up working, and it sounds pretty damn good. I will use it in my ambient videos and some sound design projects.
Cheers!

- P.G."

Here are some links of mine:
https://linktr.ee/pgarbaczonek
Go follow my Patreon here:
https://www.patreon.com/pgarbaczonek?..."

Soma Lyra-8 ambient drone synthesizer Tutorial lesson 4: Delay

video upload by EthanJamesMusic

"This fourth video shows some of the many possibilities and uses for the delay. Please leave a comment with any questions or requests and a like if this was helpful."

EthanJamesMusic Soma Lyra-8 lessons

Soma Labs Lyra 8 #4 improv | dark electronic ambient industrial soundscape | a short film nightmare

video upload by Nate Connelly

"Soma Laboratories Lyra 8 analogue synthesizer drone machine.

I created this soundscape and short film for Halloween 2021. A friend and I went for a walk around beacon fell to do some filming and sound recording a few weeks ago, but the weather was far too wet and windy to do either!

However, I managed to get a few shots of the spectacular foggy atmospheres on my Osmo action, and thought they would pair well with the otherworldy sounds of the Lyra 8... so here we are.

The samples are from some radio show about haunted woodlands I recorded late on night on my field recorder.

I hope you enjoy. Please like & subscribe for more videos.

soma labs, lyra 8, synthesizer, synth, ambient music, drone music, experimental, noise, distortion, big sky, lyra, drone, ambient, organic, organismic

℗ Nate Connelly"

Faselunare VEGA 4 Voice Eurorack Drum Module

You can find a SOUNDMIT preview demo posted back in March here.

"VEGA is the first module of the italian company Faselunare. Is a 6HP, 4 Voices drum module in Eurorack format. VEGA has 4 digital voices tailored for drum sounds, each voice works both in synthesis and with samples uploaded on the onboard SD card.

His unique color coded user interface, shrink the module at only 6HP, thanks to the RGB encoders, LEDs and buttons, you can access easily 12 parameters per voice, 5 presets and a very useful mute function for each voice.

VEGA has 4 Trigger inputs (one for each voice), 1 Random input which randomly triggers individual voices and a high quality audio output.

Why VEGA?

Here at FASELUNARE (Moon-phase in English), we have a passion for space and sci-fi, Francesco's Stage name has always been Urbanspaceman and together with Daniele he played and released some records as the "Space Aliens From Outer Space".

So that's why our projects have names inspired by science and science fiction!

If you look at an image of the Lyra constellation, you will notice that the 4 buttons of our module are positioned exactly like the 4 stars: Vega (α Lyrae, the brightest), γ Lyrae, β Lyrae and δ Lyrae."

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For Science | #Maths x 4 = ?

Cinematic Laboratory

"When I got another Maths to complete the modules of the Tape & Microsound - in separates - I felt the eurorack addiction like never before. Who the fork needs four maths. However, four Maths adds up to eight triangle waveform cycles which reminds me of the Lyra-8 and in theory it's possible to patch them up so they can feedback on themselves. I did not go that far, even though I prepared a case with a Lion matrix in it. Having some help from two ModDemix modules was enough to bring them together. As for the addiction, I feel a bit better now. Been there, done that. Now it's time to let go."

Noise Engineering's Desmodus Versio Goes Chameleon with Custom Firmware Support

You might remember when Noise Engineering's Desmodus Versio reverb module was announced back in August, there was this little included note: "Desmodus Versio isn’t just a reverb, though: it’s a DSP platform. Its firmware can be changed via USB, so it can be transformed into a completely different effect with new firmwares coming late 2020. Are you programming savvy? Open-source support will be released later this year."

Well, it looks like that time has arrived.

via Noise Engineering

"In August 2020, we released the Desmodus Versio, Noise Engineering’s reverb. Maybe you heard about it. We were pretty excited about a lot of things about it:

It’s a pretty kick-ass reverb.

It’s a DSP platform that users can update via USB, so we could create lots of alt firmwares for people (more on that soon. Very soon.).

It’s based on an open platform, so from the beginning, we knew we wanted to open it up so people could create their own firmwares too.

So we asked the software engineers at NE to help us less programming savvy folks talk about how this works.

First thing to note: writing custom firmware requires basic understanding of the C / C++ programming language. If you are not proficient in C / C++, there are plenty of resources or even other modular platforms to get started on!

Ok, onward.

UNDER THE HOOD - DAISY!

If you look at the back of your Versio module, you should see a mounted yellow board with a micro-USB port. This is the Daisy Seed, an embedded audio platform created by Electrosmith. It is the main processing unit on the Versio hardware, i.e., where programs are downloaded, or 'flashed.'

We opted for the Daisy platform for a lot of reasons, but the biggest was that it would be the best customer experience. At the time that the Daisy Seed became a contender for us, we had been developing, in parallel, a similar board (called George). Moving to the Daisy Seed board allowed us to speed development, decrease cost for our users, and take advantage of the large (and growing) community behind the Daisy ecosystem

Daisy is powerful and handles stereo in/stereo out with ease with up to 24-bit, 192 kHz audio processing, 64 MB SDRAM, and 8 MB of flash memory. Got an idea that you want in Eurorack? If any embedded processor can handle it, it’s probably this one."

Click here for additional details on Noise Engineering website.

The following is a demo by Cinematic Laboratory of the Ampla Versio, an 'all in one' VCA, VCFA, ADSR with chorus running on the Desmodus Versio.

The Bat Verb | Part 04 | Ampla Versio firmware | Desmodus Versio


Here is the full playlist:

The Bat Verb | Noise Engineering Desmodus Versio videos by Cinematic Laboratory
Cinematic Laboratory

https://www.noiseengineering.us/shop/desmodus-versio

Playlist:

1. The Bat Verb | Part 01 | Noise Engineering Desmodus Versio

I am always curious when Noise Engineering comes with something new and they never disappoint. I love reverbs. I am lucky to have the Erbe-Verb, Milky Way, Z-DSP, Clouds and ZVERB but I was pretty confident the Desmodus (Vampire Bat) Versio (Versatile) would add something new to my collection. And it did. This is just a first-patch so there will be a part 2 soon. Trust me, this video is only scratching the surface.

Note: I wrote that the DV doesn't have a High Pass filter but that's not true. It has a filter that is neutral at 12:00 and becomes high pass CW and low pass CCW. What I mean it doesn't have a filter that makes sure the very low frequencies (below 80Hz) aren't 'reverberated' (high pass) which can go totally out of control and drives the module above the digital 0dB brick wall. Digital distortion is not pretty and you should be aware of it before going live. I also need to add that it happened only once during the making of this video. Just remember that infinite reverb and ultra low frequencies can cause serious trouble that goes way beyond 'mud'.

2. The Bat Verb | Part 02 | Noise Engineering Desmodus Versio

Desmodus Versio is a reverb - with a built in delay and distortion - and lots of other cool ways to turn your room upside down and fold a cathedral. DV's first batch had a little bug (I totally missed it), but NE's been working around the clock to create a fix and roll out the 'flash your DV' website. This also shows us how easy it is to install new firmware or future applications (which are coming soon). I am not sure, but I think the code will be open source so we can write our own reverbs and FX. I'll definitely dive into that when more info is available.

3. The Bat Verb | Part 03 | Desmodus Versio + Lyra-8

I had this idea of running the Lyra-8 through the Desmodus Versio and see what would happen. Then I realized it helped me (a lot!) to tune the Lyra-8 while playing live. So this video showcases the 'beyond infinity' setting on the 'regenerate' knob, where the reverb trail just plays on forever - but you can still hear a bed of the notes you've played - and add more. It can get pretty magical.

4. The Bat Verb | Part 04 | Ampla Versio firmware | Desmodus Versio

Noise Engineering promised to bring new firmware / applications to the Desmodus Versio reverb. Because it's not a reverb, it's a platform. This means you can completely change the application inside the module. Today NE released Ampla Versio, an 'all in one' VCA, VCFA, ADSR with chorus. In stereo. And this one is a worthy addition to the 'never too many' VCA's.

5. The Bat Verb | Part 05 | Imitor Versio firmware

"Noise Engineering has just released a new firmware for the Desmodus Versio, the 'versatile imitator'. It's a twelve tap delay with tempo sync, delay timing skew, circular stereo panning, distortion, tralis that rise and fall, shimmer and harmonically related pitch shifting. POB has done an excellent walkthrough on all features (see link in video), so I'll just focus on how it sounds in various patches. the IV is also available as a dedicated module with its own faceplate, and faceplates can be ordered for your DV if you're planning on permanent use.

Please note the IV is a delay that's designed to be discovered so make sure to spend some time with it. I noticed it features a lot of sonic textures which are also found on some of the best delays around. So this one may be the droid you've been looking for in just 10 HP. Highly recommended!"

Molten Music Monthly - March 2020

Published on Mar 27, 2020 Molten Music Technology

"In this month's news round-up: Polyend go retro modern with a sampling synthing tracker. U-He has you wire-tapped. Virtual Reality gets VST support. IK Multimedia gives away gigs of sounds. Space Noise descends from Russia. BOBA FAT is the best name for a module ever. NerdSEQ goes portable. GranuRise and FRMS compete for most interesting granula thing of the week. Pulsar 23 is released. Synthr3 is a synth with 3 things. Zzzorb is the cutest filter ever. Tssss is a good place to start. Elmyra will let you build your own mini Lyra-8. Hypno will integrate visuals into your rack. And Endlesss is about to get a very timely release.

HTTP://www.patreon.com/robinvincent
HTTP://www.moltenmusictechnology.com
DivKid's live stream list - https://divkidvideo.com/coronavirus-i...
Free stuff - https://www.gearnews.com/free-and-dis...

Intro - 0:14
Lockdown - 1:29
Polyend Tracker - 4:34
U-He Wiretap - 6:49
AliveInTech Tranzient VST support - 10:00
SampleTank 4 CS - 12:40
Paratek Space Noise - 16:01
BOBA FAT drum generator - 18:11
Neutral Labs Elmyra - 19:45
Tssss Start Here DIY Synth - 23:27
NerdSEQ Portable - 25:54
GranuRise - 27:58
FRMS - 31:18
Pulsar-23 - 33:18
SynthR3 - 35:50
Alright Devices Zzzorb - 38:10
Hypno visual oscillator - 39:36
Endlesss - 41:32"