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Saturday, June 06, 2026

BLIPPOO BOX LEGACY EURORACK


video upload by biyiblip

"The Blippoo Box enters Eurorack for the first time.

Originally designed by Rob Hordijk, the Blippoo Box is a living instrument of interaction, instability, resonance and discovery.

The Blippoo Box Legacy Eurorack is not an imitation, not a replica and not a copy.

It is the continuation of Rob Hordijk’s official legacy through Biyiblip.

A musical language carried forward with respect, care and deep connection to its origin.

A circuit that reacts.
A sound that keeps changing.
A living form of musical chaos inside your modular system.

Each unit is handmade one by one in Mallorca by Biyiblip.

No mass production.
No generic module.
Just a living instrument with a soul.

Available versions:

🎛 1/4” Jack version
🔌 Banana version
🧩 Eurorack version — first Eurorack edition

🌍 Worldwide shipping available
Now available also through Noisebug."


via Noisebug

"Not just a synthesizer, but an electronic objet d'art with its own distinct character.

Meet the Blippoo Box, an instrument born from a desire to move beyond conventional synthesis. It is, in the words of its creator Rob Hordijk, "bent by design." This philosophy intentionally contradicts the practice of circuit bending—the creative short-circuiting of existing electronics—by instead building an instrument where complex, unpredictable behaviour is a fundamental feature, not a modification.

At its core, the Blippoo Box is an exploration of chaos theory. It is crucial to distinguish the scientific definition of chaos from the common notion of randomness. A random system has no discernible patterns, while a chaotic system is deterministic: its behaviour is governed by fixed, nonlinear rules. However, these systems are so profoundly sensitive to their initial conditions that their long-term behaviour becomes practically unpredictable. This fascinating duality is the engine that drives the Blippoo Box.

This is what is meant by "well-tempered chaos." The instrument is engineered to constantly seek out "balanced states"—what mathematicians call attractors. Within these states, the machine generates patterns that, while never perfectly repeating, have roughly predictable sonic characteristics. These patterns can persist, creating a stable soundscape, before a tiny change in a knob's position pushes the system across a threshold, causing it to "bifurcate" and settle into a new, entirely different balanced state.

This design fundamentally changes the relationship between performer and instrument. It moves away from total control and toward a dynamic of interaction and improvisation. To play the Blippoo Box is to enter into a dialogue with a system that has its own agency and tendencies. The performer learns to guide, influence, and react to the instrument's chaotic nature rather than dictating its every move.

Plug in, experiment, and let it take your performances to the next level."

Tuesday, June 02, 2026

Emu SP1200 & SP12 OTBElec SP MIDI Interface w/ Original Box



via this eBay listing

Here's an interesting device from the recent past. According to the listing details below the final batch came out in 2017. It's from OTBElec and this appears to be the first post to feature them on the site. The www.otbelec.com website is no longer live.

This one was spotted and sent in via
M Me. via the listing: "I bought this new & it was part of the final batch made in 2017. I stored it away because my SP12 required servicing & the interface subsequently was never used (or even unwrapped).

This may be the only brand new OTB MIDI in existence.


"The SP MIDI converts non-standard MIDI messages from the SP-1200 to regular MIDI. One such message is note off, which is required to set the length or duration of sequenced notes. The SP MIDI also translates the pitches of bank D to a continuous range of notes to store and sequence external devices. When recording it is necessary to set rec mode.

Internal mode is used to select up to three samples which then have their 16 pitch levels mapped out over the keyboard. Now supporting note off you can play like you would normally expect, where the sample mutes when the key is released. Excellent for looped samples, i.e. bass lines.

External mode is used to sequence other instruments. It uses bank D1-D6 to record notes on one MIDI channel and D7-D8 on another channel. D1-D6 is mapped to a full note range by pad number and pitch, making it possible to play a melody using the pads. Also note off is sent as you hit the pads a second time, unless F1 oneshot is selected. D7-D8 is combined together to give a full range of note numbers and is best used with a keyboard.

Dynamic velocity is maintained, if not Full Level is selected.

The SP MIDI firmware can be updated using a computer with a MIDI interface.

These features also allow pitching and using the loop function on a S950."



Monday, June 01, 2026

ERAE Sound — Give Your Touch a Voice | Official Teaser & Preset Snippets


video upload by embodme

ERAE Sound — A Taste of What's Inside | Preset Snippets

video upload by embodme

"Each sound you hear is a complete instrument: a preset and a surface layout designed together. Not a demo patch. Not a preset bank. A different way to play every time.

83 instruments total. This is a few of them."

Top video description & details:

"The first synthesizer designed for an expressive surface. Not adapted — built from scratch.

ERAE Sound pairs every sound with a dedicated surface layout. 83 complete instruments, each with its own voice, its own feel, its own way of being played. Slide, press, brush, damp — the sound follows your intention in real time.

No setup. No mapping. No friction. Just play.

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Korg Opsix — The Synth That Reivented FM


video upload by A Force Truly Evil

"Sound Pack available here: https://sci-fiaudio.com/product/alter...

A NEW VISION OF FM SYNTHESIS

88 completely new FM patches designed for evolving textures, movement and deep atmospheric sound design.

This collection pushes FM synthesis far beyond classic digital tones, focusing entirely on complex modulation, layered motion and organic transformation. No subtractive-style recreations, no generic presets — every sound in this pack has been built from the ground up to explore the more experimental and expressive side of FM.

Perfect for ambient, IDM, experimental electronica, cinematic sound design and advanced electronic music production."

Sunday, May 24, 2026

Sinewave Feedback FM | Make Noise Shared System


video upload by Akihiko Matsumoto

"A textural expedition into modular synthesis
This pack is a deep dive into the sonic world of Make Noise, the Asheville-based modular synthesizer company known for redefining how musicians interact with sound.
Drawing inspiration from the vision of founder Tony Rolando, who sought to create instruments that invite play, exploration, and complexity, this collection offers sounds you cannot extract from conventional DAWs or virtual synths alone.

All material was produced entirely with Make Noise modular systems, capturing their distinctive tonal character and lively unpredictability. It is designed for electronic music producers who value raw texture, voltage-driven chaos, and intricate sound design rooted in hardware.

That is 1951 oneshots and 1059 loops, each chosen for its uniqueness and modular authenticity.
This pack is not static. All purchases include free lifetime updates. Files are continuously added over time, rewarding those who support early and stay involved. If you've already bought the pack, you now have access to the latest additions at no extra cost. If not, this is a perfect moment to jump in.
Perfect for those working in experimental club music, ambient, glitch, techno, leftfield bass, or soundtracks that need something unfamiliar yet compelling.
This is not just a sample pack. It is a collection of sonic experiments born from voltage and possibility."




Make Noise Modular Synth (Sample Pack) https://akihikomatsumoto.sellfy.store...

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

The Latest MAFD (MIDI Adapter For DFAM) is your DFF (Drumming Friend Forever) / DFFMAFD Demo


video upload by Sonoclast Music

"Demonstrating how to sync a DFAM's sequencer with MIDI Notes and MIDI Clock using the DFFMAFD. Also, see here how to sync a DFAM to a live drummer (our friend Amir Ziv):"

Amir Ziv's custom Moog DFAM rig w/Sonoclast, Keith McMillen Instruments, Avi Ziv, and Bome Software

video upload by Amir Ziv

"Composer/Drummer/Educator Amir Ziv demos his custom Moog DFAM rig. This system was created for remotely controlling and manipulating the Moog DFAM sequencer and for remotely modulating the synthesizer's sounds while playing the drum-set. Rather than play along to a loop or a recording, the goal was to be able to get the synth (in real-time) to "lead-in/follow/respond to" whatever phrasing is played on the drum-set in an improvisation or in a through-composed composition.

The live performance at the end of this video as well as the intro/outro music are improvised compositions performed live in real-time on this custom DFAM rig and the acoustic drum-set.. There are no overdubs or edits in any of the music.

00:00 Custom DFAM rig description and demo
24:45 Live performance"

Sunday, May 10, 2026

X1L3 - ALLEYKAT - DEV - NINE LIVES - NO REGRETS - module test build - swinsid - eurorack module


video upload by X1L3

The ALLEYKAT gets a front panel.

"First and flawed test build of the Alleykat module.
Nine lives - no regrets......

Completed the next schematic revision today ready for submission to fab. In doing so i ended up spending an hour on this flawed test piece knocking this up for a bit of fun.

When you consider how good it sounds (in a c64 kind of way) in it's current state, it becomes quite obvious how cool it will be when the filter is online and all the parameters are active. The test boards had numerous errors on them which have rendered the ring/sync and octave hopping inactive. The filter cutoff and resonance were also mis-routed in the schematic which rendered the filter unusable.

Swinsid in circuit this time. Does a decent enough job, but i've yet to see how it performs in comparison to a real SID or a superior clone when the ring/sync and filter come into play. The only difference i hear using just the waveforms and pwm compared to the usual 8580 i use for testing is that the swinsid doesn't sound as bright.

With a bit of luck i've fixed everything that was wrong with the first attempt and the next revision will work properly."

Thursday, May 07, 2026

Modal Electronics Introduces Element One


video upload by Davide Puxeddu

"Put on your headphones 🎧. This is a pure, no-talking sound demo of the brand new Modal Electronics ELEMENT ONE synthesizer, an 8-voice virtual analog powerhouse.

I had the incredible honor of participating in the development and sound design of the Element One (created alongside the Hartmann Design team). In this video, I am jamming with the factory presets—which are actually the very patches I designed for this synth! I’m exploring random sounds, tweaking them on the fly to show you the true sonic potential of its 64 oscillators, morphable filters, and stereo FX. Everything is played live using the 37-key aftertouch keyboard and 4-axis joystick."

Modal Element One: a sophisticated synth 'repackaged' in an accessible keyboard – Sound demo

video upload by MusicRadar Tech



THE SYNTH FOR PEOPLE WHO JUST WANT TO PLAY

You’re a musician, not a computer programmer. Whether you’re a keyboard player who wants to fire up a searing solo, a guitarist looking for that perfect atmospheric pad, a drummer wanting to trigger massive electronic textures, or a vocalist needing a lush harmonic bed, you shouldn’t have to learn “synth science” just to get a great sound. Meet ELEMENT One—the 8-voice virtual-analog synthesizer designed to feel like an instrument, not a science project.

Parasite Drone 1


video upload by flightofharmony

https://flightofharmony.com

"I'm sick today, so no voice track. Brain was dead so I figured I'd noodle around a bit, and ended up realizing that - after spending three years focusing on developing, building, and delivering the Facehugger with no time to play anything - I had completely forgotten how much I love the Parasite Antifilter. It's my favorite module, no contest, and combining it with the Facehugger is unbeatable, in my mind. The slightest setting change can take you in entirely new directions.

This one uses basically the same external inputs as the last video but, instead of hitting the Input with the Facehugger, the input is a buzzy drone from an Infernal Noise Machine and the main Facehugger is driving the Low Frequency CV input. The rest is swapping where a sine LFO goes (the second olive cable), the other Facehugger (purple cable) and the step 7 gate from the main Facehugger. This all adds up to some great drones with transient melodies and rhythms.

It gets a little blah in the middle, but it picks back up again when a new drone is discovered later. I'm particularly pleased to have caught one of the Parasite Antifilter's coolest (and most frustrating) features: the charge-up effect. It begins around 11:18. These are where some new sound just builds up out of nowhere. This one was unusually persistent though. Often, they disappear if you change a setting and are very difficult to find again. It's not a filter you can just dial through quickly, you have to give each change a moment to see if it wants to build something else.

It's fun that I could say that this video is just me running a buzzy sound into a filter and sweeping the filter parameters with a stepped CV sequence and some LFOs."

Wednesday, May 06, 2026

TR-6oh6 announcement (Roland TR-606 upgrade)


video upload by Tubbutec

"TR-6oh6 is a CPU upgrade and MIDI interface for the Roland TR-606. It adds an improved sequencer, additional instruments, live performance features and MIDI."

Tuesday, May 05, 2026

Pink Parrot QuadTrack Dynamic Performance Sequencer


Quad x Quad - QuadTrack Compilation video uploads by MrDataline

Find out more about QuadTrack on this link: https://pinkparrot.studio/quadtrack


"QuadTrack is a Standalone 4-track Dynamic Performance Sequencer, based on the legendary Commodore Amiga Computer architecture and sound. The limitations of Amiga system has been carefully converted into a creative and unique rhythmical playground, to bring the forgotten charm & sound of retro home computers to modern systems.

Built for Mac and PC via emulating a super-powered Amiga by FS-UAE - no installation or setup required. Also available for any Amiga with 68040 cpu, 2meg chip ram & 2meg fast ram.

4 Track Sample Sequencer with individual Step Length, Division and Playback Direction

640 Samples, divided into 10 SampleSets
Step Probability
Trig Tools
Tron Sequencer FX engines
Pitch & Sample modulation Sequencer
Realtime Snapshot saving, loading and sequencing
2 Player mode
Performance oriented keyboard controls"

1 screen interface
no Menus
everything available anytime

4 tracks with individual step length, division, sequencer direction
3 levels of trig probability
4 types of trig tools

Saturday, May 02, 2026

Whimsical Raps - Atrium - First Experiment - Completely Wild!


video upload by Richard Devine

"five voices of analog synthesis, controlled and modulated polytimbrally. We’ve taken ideas from our decade of modular exploration and rethought how we reach into polyphony.

Each voice is shaped by its harmonic energy while three core timbre modes push into richer territory. from simple suboctave and noise waves, through frequency modulation, to formant synthesis reimagined. all squeezed through a lowpass/gate combination, providing balance and occasionally emphasis.

no digital multi-effects here, just spectres in the machine. a novel configuration of three filters, two delays, and feedback. front and almost center — this resonant body is meant to be played. sequenceable, modulatable, while feeding back not just sound, but shape for unfolding cybernetics.

and to modulate! everything mappable to everything else, tactile input extended on the fly, mapping as a performance in itself. Sources are dynamically phased across voices and stretched in relative duration. gestures captured into five recorders, extending play rather than overriding it, all twisted in time at your whim.

Atrium is deeply learnable, and for those moments of quick change, instantly recallable. extensible with usb and midi and cv input."

https://atrium.whimsicalraps.com/

ESP32-S3 PolySynth - Work in progress


video upload by Bad Dog Designs

"This is a fully functioning Polysynth using an ESP32-S3 to model the audio in real time, from an initial single Sine wavetable calculated on power up. The control panels for the oscillators and common controls all use CAN bus to communicate parameter changes to the audio engine - rather than wiring up a lot of IO, it just sends a message like 'Change oscillator 3 to Sawtooth'

Basic spec so far:

6 oscillators in 3 pairs that have Sine / Triangle / Saw / Pulse / Noise and Chaos waveforms. There are then independent wave folding modifiers and Sample and hold modifiers. Each oscillator pair can also be hard sync'd to it's partner for mono use, or FM modulated.

Common controls have ADRS envelope control, High / Low / Band pass filter with Envelope and tracking control. Ring modulator and Play mode selector for Unison / Duo / Poly. 2 re-triggerable LFO's with delay.

Currently working on the routing section that will allow pretty well anything to modulate anything else stored as separate routes - up to 12 routes can be applied at once. Then patch storage and recall, and hopefully some nice analogue FX at the end.

In the clip, all the audio is straight out the back of the DAC with no processing or FX."

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Introducing Osmose CE



video uploads by Expressive E

Playlist:

1. Introducing Osmose CE — Trailer
2. Osmose CE - The New Generation Of MIDI Controllers
3. Osmose CE — Overview
4. Osmose CE — DAW Control with Ableton Live
5. Osmose CE — DAW Control with Cubase
6. Osmose CE — DAW Control with Logic Pro

Osmose CE // A MIDI Keyboard That Feels Alive // Review & Tutorial

video upload by loopop

Press release follows:

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

New DX7 Patch Bank with 80s Magic | Download now!


video upload by Espen Kraft

00:00 Demo song
00:50 What is this bank?
02:30 Demo of patches in more detail

"Get my new DX7 Patch Bank now — a premium collection of 32 of my best Electric Piano voices for the Yamaha DX7, DX7II and TX802, and for software or hardware that can import or load original Yamaha DX7 / DX7II voice data.

Price is only $12USD for the bank. You can get the bank from me directly through email here: espenkraft69@gmail.com You can also get the bank here:

https://thepatchbay.io/product/yamaha...

This is not a random bank put together overnight. These sounds have been with me for decades — some of them all the way back to the 1980s. They have been carefully selected, edited and refined over many years, and used by me on my own albums as well as in commercial music productions. Every sound in this collection earned its place. There is not a single filler patch here.

All 32 voices are Electric Piano based, but they sound much more varied than that. The have a wide musical range inside their category: some are glassy, some bell-like, some harder and more cutting, some soft and smooth, and some have that extra glossy, polished sheen that makes a part instantly sit right in a track. Some are more like pads, while others can be used as leads or bass depending on where you play it on the keys.
They are polished for maximum musicality and usability, and they work especially well either on their own, layered with other voices from this bank, or combined with other sounds in a full arrangement.

Sunday, April 12, 2026

360 Systems Digital Keyboard Mk II (MIDI)

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via this Vemia listing

Click the auction link on top when you get there for additional listings.

"360 SYSTEMS DIGITAL KEYBOARD Incredibly rare early 8-bit sample-based keyboard (1982-1984, only 200 made). This is the Mark 2 type, with MIDI. Excellent condition apart from light scratches on the wood panels. Comes with printed manuals (1st and 2nd editions), parts catalogue, service history (maintenance done since the current owner bought it in 2005 - and since then only played it in his home studio). 12 of the 16 voice sockets contain voice chips as follows: 1 Flute / 2 Gut String Guitar / 3 Bass Guitar / 4 Slap bass / 5 Electric Guitar / 6 Electric Piano / 7 Clavinet / 8 Saxophone / 9 French Horn / 10 Trombone / 11 Dark Trumpet / 12 Bright Trumpet.

All functions are working fine except for one problem: This is an 8-voice keyboard, but if you play more than 6 notes at once, the 7th note produces a distorted sound. It seems that the 7th out of the 8 voices is faulty (doubtless due to deterioration of a vital part - no physical damage has been done to this carefully used machine). If it can be fixed or muted, you will have an incredible instrument with rich, organic tones. In any event it is perfectly playable if you respect the current voice limitation.

LISTEN! You can hear the sound of this actual instrument (arpeggios played with all 12 voices from bottom to top of the keyboard) HERE: [embed above]

Quote from a well-known pro user: 'It sounds AMAZING, the only sampler with enough character to rival a Mellotron or Chamberlin. My favorite French horn patch of all time!'"

Monday, March 30, 2026

An Ambient Exploration in Microsound in Two Parts with Morphagene & Mimeophon


video upload by Genshi Media Group

"::| TO HEAR THE FULL RANGE OF FREQUENCIES AND STEREO EFFECTS, A GOOD PAIR OF HEADPHONES IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED |::

An Ambient Exploration in Microsound in Two Parts with the ‪@MAKEN0ISEMUSIC‬ Morphagene & Mimeophon. Part one also includes the Make Noise QPAS. Both parts towards the end also include a pair of Radio Music modules (though in Part One the second Radio Music module wouldn't trigger). I will be releasing a 5 Track Album with more of these explorations within a week or two. Further details of this video:

You may be asking 'Why didn't he just use modulation on those parameters?' When I'm using a small setup with just two or three modules, I like to manually "play" the modules like an instrument; using my intuition to guide how I am going to evolve the sound. In my main, bigger system, I of course use all sorts of modulation for some of these things with modules like Batumi, Samara, Zadar and others, but I still always leave room to play the instrument manually.

I've been interested in Granular synthesis and Microsound ever since getting Curtis Roads' book 'Microsound' when it first came out in 2001, but even before that, I had been interested in Musique Concrète, with my first experience of that being when my father (who was a Radio DJ and Concert Promoter) brought home the just released Beatles 'White' album and hearing 'Revolution No. 9' for the first time. I was four years old, and it freaked me out! Part two of this video towards the end gets a little 'haunted' as well, inspired by that revolution of musique concrète!

#Morphagene #Mimeophon #musiqueconcrete"

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Arturia Polybrute12 - emotional & downplayed patches - no rock n roll or acid house, but lot of love


video upload by copenhagennoiselab

"Seven and a half minuter of me going through a few of my latest patches on the Arturia PolyBrute 12. I have been trying to get into it, by making a few patches every evening, while the family watches tv. And it is weird, I always start with the init patch, which is like the least inspiring init patch I have ever heard. It is just dead. I should really make a new init patch, as I spend a few minutes menu-diving, switching to the same settings every time...

I have a weird relationship with this synth - I don't enjoy working with it very much, but whenever I record it, it just shines in its own grungy way, lofi and vintage way. It just have this wonderful downplayed vintage character (likely because I felt like climbing mountains to get it to sing the way I like it.

Anyway... No talking. Just patches.

The main theme right now seems to be semi-haunting keyboard sounds. It is likely a result of me spending as much time as possible at the moment with DSP development and plugin creation - no time playing the piano. So it is kind of trying to get the same feeling I get when I play piano by myself, but in patches.

No external effects or processing - recorded straight to a Zoom H6 field recorder - so it won't get more true than this.

If you’re here for clean, polite polysynth vibes, this is not that. It never is with me. This is just about feeling, hearts breaking in empty wastelands."

ELEKTRON MODEL:CYCLES SIX TRACK FM GROOVEBOX

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via this listing

Additional Signal Sounds listings

"We say...
A pre-owned Elektron Model:Cycles in very good condition. It has no original packaging but comes with its USB cable and power supply

Manufacturer's description

Scale angles dense and jagged, glide over plains vast and fluid or sink into mists of dissonance. To model is to shape the formless. Model:Cycles is a six-track FM-based groovebox that brings exploring into the heart of sound sculpting. With six unique machines in one lightweight unit, you can effortlessly mold rhythm and melody across the digital spectrum using instant, tactile controls. Exploration made attainable.

The six machines of the digital FM engine cover both percussive and melodic synths, allowing you to make full, varied compositions. The four core synth controls put the tools of sound sculpting right in front of you, altering the behavior of each machine differently and letting you push them to the limit. Every sound has a start, where will you take it?

Monday, March 09, 2026

Acid - Novation Circuit Tracks Sound Pack by A Force Truly Evil


video upload by A Force Truly Evil

"Available here: https://sci-fiaudio.com/product/acid/

YOUR NOVATION CIRCUIT TRACKS — REBORN AS A MODERN ACID MACHINE. FROM TIMELESS ACID HOUSE TO RAVE TECHNO

ACID transforms your Novation Circuit Tracks into a modern Acid machine, designed for genres such as Classic Acid, Acid House, Techno, Detroit Techno, Acid Techno, Hard Techno and Rave genres.

Roland TB-303 behaviour emulated — with a more modern sound, yet fully capable of delivering the classic tone. Modernised and expanded.

The pack includes 128 patches in total:
96 authentic 303-style Acid sounds plus 32 additional sounds, including a strong selection of polyphonic material such as chords and classic genre sounds to expand your productions beyond classic monophonic Acid lines.

All patches respond to velocity where appropriate, allowing expressive control and dynamic performances directly from the Circuit Tracks pads.

The 303-style patches are programmed to recreate the behaviour and response of the original machine — from timeless Acid House to harder Acid Techno and underground rave territories — featuring velocity-based accent behaviour, glide response, LFO modulation for evolving movement, and powerful modern distortion algorithms with delay and reverb send effects.

Completed with 64 drum samples (House, Techno, Hard Techno, 707, 808, 909 and more), ACID becomes a complete production toolkit — effectively turning Circuit Tracks into a purpose-built Acid production machine."

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