Ambient Landscapes - Novation Circuit Tracks Sound Pack by A Frorce Truly Evil

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AMBIENT TEXTURES AND FIELD RECORDINGS IN SYMBIOSIS

Ambient Landscapes transforms your Novation Circuit Tracks into a powerful Ambient machine. A conceptual sound pack merging evocative synth patches with organic field recordings, designed to transport the listener into mental and physical landscapes — from frozen horizons and industrial echoes to bustling cities, flowing rivers, and vast mountain ranges.

Perfect for Ambient, Drone, Cinematic, IDM, experimental, Downtempo, and conceptual electronic explorations. An essential toolkit not only for musicians, but also for audiovisual creators, providing immersive atmospheres and authentic textures that enhance film scores, game audio, and multimedia productions.

Ambient Landscapes content:
A complete conceptual toolkit merging Ambient sound design with organic field recordings, built to inspire deep Ambient explorations and evolving soundscapes on Novation Circuit Tracks.

128 Patches (64 new and original patches + 64 variations):

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Testing some new presets on Novation Peak - Live improvisation (No talking, sounds only)

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"Testing some new presets on Novation Peak, with a bit of compression and 12% of Valhalla reverb.

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00:00 Vintage analog pads or something like that
02:04 Two voices drone
03:27 Arpeggiato
06:38 Variable frequency LFO effect"

Moog Source Analog Synthesizer SN 4339 w/ Extras

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"A true piece of synthesizer history, the Moog Source (early 1980s) was Moog’s first synthesizer to feature programmable patch memory—a groundbreaking step that combined classic analog warmth with futuristic digital control. Revered for its lush, fat Moog tone and its pioneering optical alpha dial interface, the Source is both a collector’s dream and a player’s powerhouse.

This unit includes its original factory presets on cassette, the original owner’s manual, preset sheets, and the original schematic—a complete package that rarely surfaces.

Key Features:

Monophonic analog synthesizer with dual oscillators per voice
37-key keyboard (C–C) with octave shift & pitch/mod wheels
Oscillators offer sawtooth, triangle, and square (with PWM) waveforms
Oscillator sync + noise generator for deep sound design potential
Classic 24dB Moog Ladder Filter with self-oscillation & keyboard tracking
LFO with multiple waveforms routable to VCO or filter
16 patch memory slots + cassette storage for presets
Innovative optical alpha dial with LED display—clean, modern interface design"

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Kodamo Introduces the MASK1EX - compact and powerful BITMASK desktop synth

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"Limited edition - Get yours now!
Music/Video credits: Ludovic 'Cutting Edge' Ferrando
#kodamo #synthesizer #synthesizers #newproduct #electronicmusic #mask1



"The MASK1EX is a desktop synthesizer providing all the incredible sounds of the MASK1 in a small, stylish, lightweight and cost-efficient package.

It comes with 377 preset sounds and 200 user memory slots for own creations.

The bitmask sound engine is fully integrated in this module. Each voice offers two bitmask oscillators, two multimode digital filters, four envelopes, a noise source and two LFOs. It also comes with high-quality onboard stereo effects. Polyphonic legato slurs and other expressive play modes do work perfectly via MIDI, it is a unique feature to MASK1/MASK1EX that allows to dynamically change articulation between notes depending on how you play, making the sound more lively than on any other synthesizer. Built-in looper makes it ideal for jamming.

Limited quantities available, this is a one-off production batch."

Differences between MASK1EX and MASK1:

MASK1EX vs MASK1

Polyphony: 10 vs 12

Oversampling: 8x vs 16x

Multitimbrality: 2 (1 MIDI channel + layer or split) vs 5 (4 MIDI channels + layer or split)

User memory slots: 200 vs 600

Form factor: Module vs Keyboard

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Korg Delta DL-50 String Synthesizer SN 286237

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"Fully functional Korg Delta, fun and easy to use synth that nails many classic sounds. Tested in great working condition with just some cosmetic issues due to age!

Korg's Delta is an analog semi-poly synth/string machine, basically a slimmed down version of the Korg. Though limited in the range of sounds compared with other synths of the same genre, the sheer quality of the sound from this little beastie really does make it something of a marvel. Amazing retro synth strings and fat bass synth tones.

The synth is split into two sections, Strings and Synth, for which there are separate audio outputs along with a combined output for headphones or mixing. Each section has its own controls. The String section has two pitch sliders (16' and 8') along with two tone controls (Bass and Treble) and variable Attack and Release controls to modify the sound. The Synth section has four pitch sliders (16', 8', 4' and 2'). There is also a white noise generator along with a very effective 24dB/oct low pass filter (high pass and band pass options are included too) and full ADSR controls. The synth has no memory storage or MIDI, however it does has voltage control and gate ins and outs.

The string sounds are very basic but with its separate outputs and when mixed together with the polysynth you do get that classic 'layered' sound which is useful enough on this synth; and it's fully polyphonic, so you wont be running out of notes! There is a handy joystick to the left of the 49-note keyboard for pitch bending and modulation capabilities. The construction is solid and heavy partly due to the implementation of a wooden base but also because it was designed for heavy usage on the road. Added bonuses: noise modulation, stereo out (strings/synth split), and the ability to combine synth and strings or turn off oscillators in the mixer section."

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Casio SK100 1986 8-Bit Sampler + Patch Bay & Pitch Mod

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"Rare 1986 Casio SK-100 8-bit sampling keyboard custom modified with a 25 point modulation patch bay and pitch control section mounted on a metallic graphite externally attached console with a unique solid aluminium 1970s Hitachi 'wedge' knob. This is a weird, unpredictable, lo-fi and chaotic sampling instrument with a warm gritty sound which will inspire any alternative electronic musician and sound designer.

When the patch matrix is in use an array of warped effects, drones and loops can be generated; applying multiple connections produces an increasingly complex range of cyclic, pitch dropped, fractured, tonal, bit crushed, flanged, distorted, aliasing digital noise and bizarre sequences which affect any sound you record using the sampling feature. The pitch mod takes the sound up in pitch and down to crushing aliasing lows, also affecting the SK 100's pre-set sounds. Five stackable patch cables included.

Specs:
-25 point ROM modulation patch bay
-Pitch control function
-5 different dynamic envelopes can be applied to your samples (a long and short sample can be recorded and stored).
-Loop and reverse effects.
-The samples can be featured in the tempo adjustable onboard rhythm sequences.
-12 preset sounds
-12 preset rhythms
-Chord memory
-7 keyboard-based drum sounds"

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Meet You At The Top

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"A two part piece. Both are pitch voltage quantization controlled from the ACL Sinfonion. I switch presets through the first part from preset 1 - 4 and in the second half I leave it on preset 5.

The Sinfonion chord section is sending pitch quantization to the Doepfer A-111-4 quad VCO and A-105-4 quad SSI filter. The mixer is the Corsynth T-Mixer. The Empress reverb in Ambient Swell green mode is used.

The opening voice is Channel 2 of the Sinfonion and is sent to the Dotcom Q206 with the Dove D502 in BP mode P1, then an SSL Serge Resonant EQ and finally the Strymon Blue Sky.

A counter voice is the Channel 3 quantizer to a pair of Synthetic Sound Labs TZ-VC Oscillators to the Oakley VC-SVF in BP mode. The audio is routed through a Moon 517S high pass filter to roll of the lower mid tones. I used an instance of Relab Development's LX480 classic Lexicon reverb. This same voice is used for the main melodic part in the second section.

The Channel 1 of the Sinfonion is to the bass voice which is the Dotcom Q169 Oscillator++ and Grove Audio G294A ladder filter.

The Sinfonion arpeggiator part is to the STG oscillator duet and the Dove D501 2069 filter. The signal is sent through the Modcan 73B dual delay. In the first section this voice is solo, but in the second section I added in a duplicated run of the MosLab 901/904A through a different envelope which is timed a bit more sparse and sent through the second section of the 73B delay.

Most of my time was spent mixing levels and changing the timing of the SSL Hagiwo Geo-Gruvn euclidean sequencer. The clock timing was controlled by row 3 of the Moon 563 trigger seq. I used two different memory presets on the Geo-Gruvn for each section. These timings were used for the gate controls to the SSL Octal VCA, CV-8 Breakout and AD/AR Expander. The eight channel vca handled four of the voices. Very cool array of modules.

I also sent and effort to control the timing of the STG Voltage Mini Store's timing with row 2 of the 563. The right VMS is used for the Root control to the Sinfonion. The faster moving left VMS is to the arpeggiator of the Sinfonion.

The Sinfonion is using various cv's from the Q960 step sequencers to affect the chord spread and note selections. Also an LFO is used to affect the pre-transpose of the chord section.

A convoluted patch using the Lower West Side Studios CGS88 triple switch, the Dove D900 sequencer and three voltage sources to send control voltage to the transpose on the Sinfonion. I used the Moon 564 trigger stage 1 to turn this on and off by hand when needed.

The final clangorous opening and ending patch voice was the Mutable Instruments Rings through the Behringer Bode Frequency Shifter clone and the Encore Frequency Shifter, and on through the Tip Top Z-DSP signal processor running Halls of Valhalla reverb (Niflheim preset). It was also the midway noise rush background sound where the sections changed. These were added later in Cubase and triggered by hand.

The sections were performed at once live to Cubase and video edited in Final Cut Pro."

Aelita Synthesizer (1980) - Raw Analog Sounds

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Aelita Synthesizer (1980) - Toxic Magma

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"Sometimes referred to as the Murom Aelita, the Aelita is a monophonic analog synthesizer manufactured in the Soviet Union in the 1980s.

Although its design seems inspired from American and Japanese synthesizers of the previous decade, with a dark aluminum body[3] and near vertical control panel, the Aelita's looks are distinctive in the details.

They feature large colored plastic sliders instead of the more common rotary dials, and round or rounded push-buttons instead of flip or rotary switches. The vertical sliders are oriented so that their maximum labelled value is at the bottom, instead of the top as is more common. A sole red LED lights up when the instrument is on.

Its hinge-mounted upper control panel can be shut like a piano keyboard's lid, thus protecting the buttons and sliders and preventing accidental settings changes during transportation, and changing the general shape of the instrument to one that is not playable but more transportable.

The keyboard is 3.5 octaves wide and made of 44 unweighted, full-sized plastic keys ranging from F to C.

All controls are labelled in Russian, using Cyrillic script.

The Aelita has 3 oscillators, each with 3 fixed waveshapes (Saw, Pulse and Square), plus a 4th oscillator only active in unison mode, amplitude cross-modulation, a low-pass filter with resonance, one LFO and two envelope generators, all arranged in a fixed architecture typical of subtractive synthesis. It has a maximum range of 7.5 octaves.

It is monophonic, meaning that it can play only one note at a time (although detuning of each oscillator makes it possible to play fixed intervals or chords instead of notes)

It has two special modes: the unison mode creates an unison-like effect on each oscillator (reducing the range as a tradeoff), and the strings mode creates a vibrato-like effect independent of the LFO.

Although of a sturdier construction, it lacks several features commonly found on American and Japanese brand synthesizers at the time, such as: velocity response, portamento, pitch and modulation wheels or levers, settings memory, and (from late 1982 on) MIDI implementation.

Its output is monaural.

Sonic character

Its sonic qualities have been consistently qualified as "fat". Other reviewers also call them "impressive",and sometimes "aggressive".There is audible background noise at the output, resembling oscillator bleed."

Aelita Synthesizer (1980) - Cyberpunk Ambient Atmosphere

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"Sometimes referred to as the Murom Aelita, the Aelita is a monophonic analog synthesizer manufactured in the Soviet Union in the 1980s.

Although its design seems inspired from American and Japanese synthesizers of the previous decade, with a dark aluminum body[3] and near vertical control panel, the Aelita's looks are distinctive in the details.

They feature large colored plastic sliders instead of the more common rotary dials, and round or rounded push-buttons instead of flip or rotary switches. The vertical sliders are oriented so that their maximum labelled value is at the bottom, instead of the top as is more common. A sole red LED lights up when the instrument is on.

Its hinge-mounted upper control panel can be shut like a piano keyboard's lid, thus protecting the buttons and sliders and preventing accidental settings changes during transportation, and changing the general shape of the instrument to one that is not playable but more transportable.

The keyboard is 3.5 octaves wide and made of 44 unweighted, full-sized plastic keys ranging from F to C.

All controls are labelled in Russian, using Cyrillic script.

The Aelita has 3 oscillators, each with 3 fixed waveshapes (Saw, Pulse and Square), plus a 4th oscillator only active in unison mode, amplitude cross-modulation, a low-pass filter with resonance, one LFO and two envelope generators, all arranged in a fixed architecture typical of subtractive synthesis. It has a maximum range of 7.5 octaves.

It is monophonic, meaning that it can play only one note at a time (although detuning of each oscillator makes it possible to play fixed intervals or chords instead of notes)

It has two special modes: the unison mode creates an unison-like effect on each oscillator (reducing the range as a tradeoff), and the strings mode creates a vibrato-like effect independent of the LFO.

Although of a sturdier construction, it lacks several features commonly found on American and Japanese brand synthesizers at the time, such as: velocity response, portamento, pitch and modulation wheels or levers, settings memory, and (from late 1982 on) MIDI implementation.

Its output is monaural.

Sonic character

Its sonic qualities have been consistently qualified as 'fat'. Other reviewers also call them 'impressive',and sometimes 'aggressive'.There is audible background noise at the output, resembling oscillator bleed."

Behringer UB-Xa: 64 Vintage Atmospheric Presets. Sound Demo

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🌅 Retro Tides is a collection of 64 atmospheric presets for the Behringer UB-Xa analog synthesizer. It includes: 13 Pads, 13 Synths, 17 Keys, 8 Strings, and 13 Textures.
Since the UB-Xa is a recreation of a vintage classic, this collection embraces its retro character—highlighting detuning, subtle noise, and analog warmth to evoke the sonic aesthetics of the 70s and 80s.

📦 Get these patches: https://antonanru.sellfy.store/p/ub-x...

The presets are infused with nostalgic charm and are perfect for adding that vintage soul to your tracks.

📼 One of the unique features of the UB-Xa is its Atrophy profiles—emulations of various stages of vintage wear and drift. All presets and audio demos were created using the default Profile 1, but you're encouraged to explore them with other profiles to discover variations in brightness, tuning, and stereo width. This adds another layer of expression and depth to the sounds.

💎 Retro Tides offers a wide sonic palette, from dreamy pads and mellow keys to lush strings and expressive textures. Whether you're producing synthwave, ambient, cinematic, downtempo, or retro-inspired electronic music, these presets will help you capture a timeless analog feel.

🎛 Each preset is performance-ready, with velocity sensitivity and ModWheel assignments mapped for expressive control. The ModWheel introduces additional modulations — such as brightness or movement — offering creative flexibility for both studio production and live performance.

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Ensoniq Fizmo 48 Voice Real Time Transwave Synthesizer SN FIZMO-10054

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Korg miniKORG 700Sm Demo (no talking): 14 Patches for Ambient, Techno and Electronica

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"Korg miniKORG 700Sm is a modern, compact revival of Korg’s first-ever monophonic synth from 1973. With its iconic Traveler dual LP/HP filter, spring reverb, arpeggiator, joystick pitch‑bend, aftertouch, and 14‑slot memory, the modern version blends vintage charm and modern functionality."

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0:00 Ring Mod Lead
0:52 Pulsed Noise Bass
1:06 Rave Lead
2:05 5th Lead
3:22 Pulsar
4:16 Noise Ring Verb
5:23 Haus Novelet
6:33 Speedrun Lead
6:47 Indie Bass
7:36 Ghooooooosts!
9:09 That Bass
9:58 Sweeper
10:44 Acidizer
12:04 Ring Mod Techno Lead

Teardrop/Massive Attack (Circuit Rhythm Version)

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"This week’s track is the ever wonderful ‘Teardrop’ by Massive Attack. Time to light a few candles, run a hot bath and get ready to chill out…..

I first attempted a version of this a couple of years ago in Logic after seeing the excellent breakdown by @GyuBeats . See his video here; • MASSIVE ATTACK - Teardrop - How Was It Mad...

Try as I might I still haven’t perfected this, but I thought it would be fun to do a ‘proper’ version using the Novation Circuit Rhythm. I’ve chopped and loaded as many phrases from the accappella version of the track as I could fit in the sample memory of the Rhythm. I think the Liz Fraser vocal is what makes 'Teardrop' so special. You can find the vocal track here (not sure how ‘official’ as it claims to be though)… • Massive Attack - Teardrop Official Acapell...

Everything you hear was programmed into the Circuit Rhythm and played live without any extra effects or synths.

I hope you enjoy my recreation (and on a Circuit Rhythm for a change). Check back soon for more tunes.

More details for synth nerds.

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Kawai / Teisco SX240 with Tauntek OS & New Memory Battery

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Full Tuantek info & specs below.

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Oberheim Introduces the TEO 5 Desktop Module

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"The TEO-5 desktop module delivers the same signature sounds and synthesis features as its acclaimed keyboard counterpart. With genuine analog oscillators, the Oberheim SEM™ filter, and an intuitive knob-based interface, it fits seamlessly into your setup, offering powerful, hands-on control in an even more compact size.

Music by Peter Dyer
All sounds from TEO-5

Learn more at https://oberheim.com/products/teo-5/"


Press release follows:

Compact Creativity: Redefine Your Studio with the TEO-5 desktop

San Francisco, CA – [July 1, 2025] – Oberheim is proud to announce the release of the TEO-5 desktop module, a compact yet powerful addition to their venerated line of synthesizers. Designed for musicians and producers who want the iconic Oberheim sound in a space-saving format, the TEO-5 desktop module delivers all the same signature sounds and synthesis features as its sibling, the acclaimed TEO-5 keyboard.

TEO-5 boasts genuine analog oscillators and the legendary SEM™ multimode filter, allowing users to recreate the classic Oberheim sounds that have shaped decades of music. With extensive modulations, including linear, through-zero FM, and modern effects, the TEO-5 desktop module offers new sonic frontiers to explore.

The intuitive knob-based experience of its keyboard counterpart is also carried over into the TEO-5 desktop module. And all synthesis features are still easily accessible from the top panel, allowing users to make the real-time adjustments needed to fine-tune their sound with ease. This hands-on approach ensures that musicians can quickly dial in the perfect Oberheim tone for their music.

Ideal for synthesists with limited studio space, the TEO-5 desktop module provides all the exceptional presets and sonic control of the keyboard version in a footprint that's less than half the size. This compact design allows the TEO-5 desktop module to fit seamlessly into any creative workflow, making it a versatile addition to any setup.

“The meaning of the word ‘module’ has changed quite a bit since I first designed my Synthesizer Expansion Module or SEM back in 1974,” said Tom Oberheim. “But even back then, musicians appreciated getting tons of great sounds in a compact package. The TEO-5 keyboard has already gone farther and wider than SEM, and I’m excited to see this desktop module version introduce even more people to the magic.”

The TEO-5 desktop module is available now, with a US MAP price of $1,399.

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Oberheim Matrix-12

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"This particular unit has just been professionally serviced by Bell Tone Synth Works in Philadelphia, ensuring long-term reliability. Part of their work Known for their meticulous synth repair and restoration, Bell Tone’s work guarantees that this Matrix-12 sounds as bold and warm as the day it left the factory.

Service Highlights include -
Rebuilt power supply: replaced main rectifier diodes, all polarized capacitors, and voltage regulators
Replaced memory battery and reloaded factory presets
Installed ground noise service change: added 47 ohm resistor between chassis and bottom voice board, and changed C105 to 1nF capacitor. This reduces noises that causes some voices to randomly fail autotune
Installed new control panel overlay from Sweet Discrete UK, the best overlay available
Cleaned pots"

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PlantsSystem-MemoryScan

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"Certain voices of the Prophet-5 five-voice polyphony begin to distort unnaturally. The chords are broken down, yet maintain an unstable equilibrium that still retains musical meaning. What becomes clear here is that this glitch is not just noise, but a structure that complements what the Prophet-5 itself could not say.

The sequence is interrupted, and the notes are missing. But these imperfections resonate as fragments of future possibilities. The noise is not a 'foreign object,' but resonates with analog harmonics, bringing to light the contours of broken memories.

The way the glitch noise gradually swallows the sound, with a faint trail of reverberation, is more like a memory sinking to the bottom of deep water than the end of music. The pads lose resolution, the arpeggios freeze at the end of the loop, and all that remains in the end is the faint reverberation of analog noise.

Glitch is not destruction, but a new language that allows the Prophet-5 to continue speaking beyond the break of time.

In this work, 'not sounding right' is not a failure, but another form of musical perfection. 'MemoryScan' is one of the few works in which the memory of the Prophet-5 and the poetics of noise are in perfect harmony."

New GRP A10 Flagship Synthesizer Incoming

These in via John L Rice.

Left: front panel layout.

Below: PDF with full details. Click on each pic to zoom in.

Update: "The Grp A10 will cost €10,000* plus VAT and will be available at the end of 2026."

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Eventide Harmonizer Model H949 SN A949-2872

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"delay, flange, random processing on the H949 of a drum sample, a famous drum break"

Eventide H949 vocal demonstration

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"Demonstration of an Eventide H949, fully serviced, of sale and the pitch control you have over audio."

via this Reverb listing

Pics of the inside below.

"This is fully serviced. All power supply large filter caps replaced, the ground connection from the molex a known failure mode has been tied permanently.

For H910 mode hit the 'algo' button and it will remove the 'deglitch'.

Memory chips, brand new, changed to ones that only run on 5v rail and not three different rails, they run much cooler, also when something goes wrong they don't get cooked. The early DRAMS used by eventide, those that were available were failure prone - the Personal Computer revolution quickly led to better DRAMS - which are deployed in this unit.

Electrolytic caps, tested, replaced for low ESR - top quality the best available

Better quality ceramic capacitors around DRAMS to drop noise floor to the lowest possible. They are mil-spec about £3.50 each for a tiny component and there are 10 of them.

Ripple checked for lowest noise performance possible

Tantalum where there should be tantalum - again the best.

Heatsink compound applied

A lot of the character of this unit comes from two factors; one the early digital use of memory chips to store the audio delay line with ultra fast bit slicing AMD bipolar processing chips and two the DBX companding (x3) - these really resolve the noise associated with early digital and improve signal to noise."

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Arturia Minifreak: Atmo Noisy Techno & Ambient Presets Demo

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"🔮 Mystic Alloy is a collection of 64 patches for Arturia Minifreak (+ Analog Lab V).
It consists of: 11 Arps, 11 Basses, 10 Leads, 10 Pads, 11 Synths, and 11 Textures.
The bank spans a broad spectrum of timbres: dark, noisy, lo-fi, retro, atmospheric, detuned, huge, bright, distorted, metallic, amped and others.

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🧿 The sounds have some kind of magical charm, for example, it is alchemy, where a variety of components are combined to obtain the desired sound.
The patches use granular, FM, wave and other types of synthesis in Minifreak, which interact with each other and give a unique, sometimes experimental sound, but still usable.
👤 The author of the soundset is skendi (Arseniy Pushkov).

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

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