Cherry Audio Introduces Pentaphonic Synthesizer based on the Gleeman Pentaphonic

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Playlist:

1. Cherry Audio | Introduction to Pentaphonic with Mike Martin
2. Cherry Audio | Translucent Presets for Pentaphonic Synthesizer
3. Cherry Audio | "Pentaphonic Cruise" by Steve Peglar

"Cherry Audio's Pentaphonic synthesizer revives the ultra-rare polyphonic hybrid synthesizer originally developed by Gleeman Instruments in 1981. With fewer than 70 units ever produced, this synthesizer is legendary for its rich tone, distinctive design, and pioneering sequencing capabilities. This emulation faithfully reproduces the lush sound of its digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) and analog-filter architecture while capturing the visual essence of the synthesizer "made to be seen, not just heard."

https://cherryaudio.com/products/pent... Cherry Audio has taken its capabilities to new heights with expanded polyphony, expressive performance, polyphonic and parameter sequencing, and a library of studio-quality effects. Our visual makeover offers a choice of stunning designs inspired by the various looks it sported during its brief existence."

Cherry Audio Pentaphonic: A rare synthesizer masterpiece reborn

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"CatSynth presents a deep dive into the new Pentaphonic from our friends at Cherry Audio. This is a recreation of the extremely rare Gleeman Pentaphonic synthesizer, complete with its unique look featuring crystaline transparent knobs and a translucent body. The Pentaphonic was an analog polyphonic synth with a few twists, including three digital oscillators with microcontroller-generated waveforms that were fed into an analog Steiner Parker filter. We explore the emulation of these unique features as well as Cherry Audio's enhancements for modulation, effects, and motion. We also check out a few of the factory and expansion-pack presets.

00:00 Introduction
00:25 History of the Gleeman Pentaphonic
01:10 UI Overview
02:06 Oscillators
07:52 Filter
13:15 Amplifier
15:19 Voice modes
16:57 Effects
19:54 Arpeggiator
22:30 Sequencer
26:38 Factory Presets
30:03 Translucent (James Dyson) expansion pack presets
33:17 Andrew Longhurst pack presets
35:50 Conclusion"
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Press release follows:

"Made to Be Seen, Not Just Heard." Pentaphonic resurrects one of the rarest synthesizers ever made: the 1981 Gleeman Pentaphonic.

Cherry Audio is proud to announce the release of Pentaphonic, an innovative virtual instrument that resurrects one of the rarest synthesizers ever made: the Gleeman Pentaphonic. With fewer than 70 units of the original hardware ever produced, this software version is a compelling opportunity for vintage synth enthusiasts and music producers of all genres.

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Jeremy Parker Solo Set @ Knobcon 2026

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"#knobcon #synthesizer @suitandtieguy #yamaha #seqtrak #novation #bassstation2
Here's an extended cut of my set at Knobcon 2026 'Knobrooms 14' Welcome Reception, thanks to Suit And Tie Guy for letting me play on Friday, and Cowboy Ben Alman @TheEntireRobot for jamming with me. What a great time!
Ben Alman: / theentirerobot"

4ms Podcast Ep. 5: Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith

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"Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith found her voice when a neighbor lent her a Buchla 100 synthesizer in 2011. Buchla, and other vintage rare synthesizers became the heart of a body of work that includes Euclid, Ears (named one of the best albums of 2016 by Pitchfork, NPR Music, and Resident Advisor), The Kid, The Mosaic of Transformation, Let's Turn It Into Sound, and last year's Gush and Thoughts on the Future as well as her upcoming album RUIN: It’s Not Just Music - which comes out Oct 2nd.

She's made records with synth pioneer Suzanne Ciani (Sunergy), composer Emile Mosseri (I Could Be Your Dog / I Could Be Your Moon), and Hot Chip's Joe Goddard (Neptunes). She's remixed Max Richter, Perfume Genius, Danny Elfman, and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, been remixed by Four Tet, and scored the film Omni Loop, starring Mary-Louise Parker and Ayo Edebiri.

This year she launched her own label, Someone Special, and its first release is her new album, Ruin: It's Not Just Music, out Oct 2nd - which is a Drum and Bass inspired album.

In this episode we get deeper with Kaitlyn's background, philosophy, and creative process."

You can find additional posts featuring Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith here.

Knobcon 2026

video upload by Jeremy Parker

00:00 Intro 06:55 Welcome Reception 16:08 Connections & Settings 20:31 Afternoon Abstract 21:27 Frequency Factory 26:30 Dearborn FX 30:21 TotoRobyn 31:28 Post-banquet jam 32:41 Big Room Saturday Night 35:10 Sunday morning 36:12 SISKworks 40:55 Circuit Happy 44:18 Ashton Research 46:14 Outro

"#knobcon #synthesizer @suitandtieguy
Here's my rundown of Knobcon 2026 'Knobrooms 14', with coverage of performances, new gear and my first solo electronic music set! Thanks to Suite And Tie Guy for letting me play on Friday, and Cowboy Ben Alman @TheEntireRobot for jamming with me. What a great time! Here are some handy links:

Ben Alman: / theentirerobot
The Golden Shrimp Guild: https://gsg.live/

Performers featured:
Professor Bleep Bloop: @professorbleepbloop
DJ Phazer: www.phazerville.com @phazerville
Matt Manweiler: @manweiler_music

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The Voicing Dial started it all - Telepathic Instruments Interview with Tom Cosm

via Telepathic Instruments

"The Voicing Dial started it all

When Kevin Parker wanted to create an ideas machine, he DMed electronic musician and educator Tom Cosm.

What began as a one-off handmade lockdown project soon became much, much more.

In an exclusive new interview with Synth History, Tom Cosm shares the story and the people behind Orchid."

"As a keyboardist, I'm used to playing lots of chords with one hand and trying to not move around the keyboard as much as possible. How you move to the next notes and the different inversions really matters." — Tom Cosm

Slow Rising Melody - Ambient Music

video upload by PARKER

"https://jparkersound.bandcamp.com/alb...

All sounds made with the Korg Minilogue XD in one take...

Post Processing used only a Slight, Simple EQ and Stereo Spread

Please check out my discography here: https://jparkersound.bandcamp.com/

#ambientmusic #ambient #synth #electronicmusic #synthwave"

Arpeggiated Sequence | Ambient Music

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"More Music Here: https://jparkersound.bandcamp.com/
All sounds made with one synth in one take..."

Korg minilogue xd

When the notes are falling like rain | Ambient Music

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"More Music Here: https://jparkersound.bandcamp.com/
All sounds made with one synth in one take..."

Korg minilogue xd

Steiner-Connolly Synthacon SN 0010

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via this Reverb listing

"Am extremely sad to sell my Steiner-Connolly Synthacon

This was handmade by Robbie Connolly (The Killers) and his team under the direction of his neighbor Nyle Steiner who built and designed the original Steiner-Parker Synthesizers in the 70's. Made with real through hole circuitry and manufactured by a small team in Provo, Utah these are as luxury of a synth as you can get.

I had the pleasure of working on their team which is where I earned this, but now must part ways with it to pay off some debt.

I am really not eager to part with this, so it's priced accordingly...

Everything works, no visible imperfections I am aware of. Been kept in my home studio.

This is serial number 10, and I am unsure as to whether they're making more of these or not..."

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Inharmonic Harmony | Detuned Oscillator Drone [Dark Ambient Music]

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"More Music Here: https://jparkersound.bandcamp.com/
All sounds made with one synth in one take..."

Korg minilogue xd

External MIDI Amiga Synth? Wait, what?!

video upload by Jeremy Parker

"A few years ago I restored my childhood Amiga 500, and only recently found a way to use a soft synth, Aegis Sonix V2, with external MIDI control. I saw ‪@magicalsynthadventure3216‬ video on the topic a while back, and on a whim decided to revisit the idea of using my Amiga as a synth. Thanks to an Amibay.com forum thread, I learned that it's pretty easy to get Aegis Sonix V2 to respond to incoming MIDI, and so I was off to the races. Enjoy!

Magical Synth Adventures video: • Commodore Amiga Music Production: Modern S... [below]
Amibay thread: https://www.amibay.com/threads/aegis-...
Stone OakValley Studios info on Aegis Sonix: https://www.stone-oakvalley-studios.c...
OctaMED info: https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/10...

00:00 Intro
02:28 The Solution
03:33 Sonix Demo
05:31 Sonix & Reaper
07:33 Amiga Groove

Commodore Amiga Music Production: Modern Sound Design on Retro Hardware

video upload by Magical Synth Adventure

"A delve into obscure software instruments on the Commodore Amiga. Here I look into both realtime & non-realtime varieties, covering a staggering array of synthesis types!

Additional attributions:

I forgot to give a shout out to uncle Brian! Sorry uncle Brian!
Endless Tunnel Animation: KRITRIMVAULT
Syndicate Intro: BullFrog Productions

Links:
SOFTWARE
http://old.exotica.org.uk/websites/dr...
http://ftp2.grandis.nu/turransearch/"

Update: An interesting side note is that Sonix was released in 1987 with a beta in 1986. That's 10 years earlier than Dave Smith's Seer Systems Reality, which was released in 1997. Seer Systems Reality is often credited as the world's first soft synth. Curious if the distinction was between an editor/interface for the existing Amiga sound chip vs. a self contained software synthesizer.  

I asked Google AI just to see what it would say. Here it is:

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METROPOLIS RE-SCORE | Moloch [Live Performance]

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"The first attempt at re-scoring the classic cinematic masterpiece 'Metropolis'.
Beginning with the iconic 'Moloch' sequence where a massive industrial machine transforms into the biblical pagan god of sacrifice, devouring the underground workers.

Seems like it's still relevant in our times doesn't it....

All sounds made with one synth in one take..."

Minilogue XD

Duet for Cello and Synthesizer (2nd Demo) | Ambient Performance

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"All sounds Korg Minilogue XD.
Performed in two takes.

More Music Here: https://jparkersound.bandcamp.com/"

SEQtrak Bass Station Techno-funk!!

video upload by Jeremy Parker

"So I got my own Bass Station 2 now, and I'm enjoying it very much in combination with the Yamaha SEQtrak. I'm running the audio from the Bass Station into the SEQtrak input, so the Yamaha master effects (high pass filter and repeater in my case) can act on the Bass Station and really make everything sound cohesive. I'm 'borrowing' the SEQtrak sampler track (MIDI channel 11) for sequencing the Bass Station MIDI, which leaves my hands free to twist knobs and have some fun. Here's some techno-funk for your listening pleasure... :D Enjoy!"

HOW DO SYNTH FILTERS WORK??

video upload by Abraham Parker

Filter envelopes.

Kevin Parker Built a Synth and It's Actually Incredible: Telepathic Orchid Reviewed (Plugged In)

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"What happens when you plug the Telepathic Orchid into Splice INSTRUMENT and let it run? In this Plugged In Splice's Devon Johnson ‪@dontgodcj‬ finds out — and the results speak for themselves.

The Telepathic Orchid, co-created by Tame Impala's Kevin Parker, is a chord-generating synthesizer designed to help producers and songwriters find musical ideas fast — without needing deep music theory knowledge or traditional keyboard technique. Paired with Splice INSTRUMENT, it becomes something even more powerful: a way to explore sounds and progressions at the same time, in the same session.

In this video, Devon unboxes and demos the Telepathic Orchid and its various creative uses and incredibly chord generating technology. He then uses the Orchid's chord logic system as a MIDI controller to trigger sounds inside Splice INSTRUMENT, building a full beat from scratch and showing exactly how the two tools work together in a real production workflow. From dialing in chord voicings and inversions on the Orchid to flipping through Splice's instrument sounds in real time, this is hands-on and unfiltered — no templates, no pre-built loops, just the tools doing what they're built to do.

Whether you're already a Splice user curious about the Orchid, an Orchid owner wondering how to integrate it into your DAW setup, or just a producer looking for a new way to create new chord patterns — this one's worth watching all the way through.

#telepathic #synth #hardwaresynth #gearreview #pluginreview #plugintutorial #chords #chordprogressions #musictheory #musicproducer #musicproduction #splice #piano #chordvoicing"

Steiner Parker Synthacon-Original Synthesizer Literature Package-Brochure/Cat.

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via these eBay listings, also on Reverb.

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"For sale are 4 original Steiner Parker Synthacon , Microcon and EVI-II Brochure's + 1 Original Newsletter, 2 Steiner-Parker Copies of the Minicon and S/R-8 Sheets and finally 4 SEIKO MIDI Equipment Sheets/Pricelist."

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Steiner Synthacon, Minicon/SR-8 Sheets, Microcon, & EVI Brochures & Catalog

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via these listings

Steiner Synthacon Brochure + Minicon/SR-8 Sheets (Copies) + Bonus - 1975 - Original Vintage Synthesizer Catalog via this Reverb listing

"For sale is a vintage original Steiner Parker Synthacon Brochure from 1975. Included also are copies of the Steiner Parker Minicon and S/R-8 Sheets. As a bonus I included an original Steiner Parker newsbrief from the mid 70's.

These original Steiner Synthacon Brochure +Minicon/SR-8 Sheets (copies) are containing information and picture’s of the Steiner Synthacon, Minicon and S/R-8 synthesizers."

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Steiner Microcon Brochure - 1977 - Original Vintage Synthesizer Brochure/Catalog via this Reverb listing

"This original Steiner Microcon Brochure is containing information and picture’s of the Steiner Microcon Synthesizer from 1977. This is a must-have for any vintage synthesizer/Steiner collector as these are getting very hard/impossible to find these days."

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Steiner EVI Brochure + EVI-II Sheet - 1975 - Original Vintage Synthesizer Catalog via this Reverb listing

See the seller's other listings for more.

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Steiner EVI rare wind synth SN 0024

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via this Vemia listing

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

Interesting note about Apocalypse Now:

"Crumar/Steiner - EVI (s/n E1/00248) Electronic Valve Instrument analogue synth, designed by Nyle Steiner of Steiner-Parker fame. This one is manufactured by Crumar, who he started collaborating with in the late 70s. All working well and generally good condition. 220V with UK plug.

VEMIA note: the EVI was responsible for all of the solo melodies on the great soundtrack of Apocalypse Now, among many other major film credits. VEMIA can collect and pack: 12GBP."

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Modular dream /Art of analog sequencing: 9VCOs, 4LFOs, 4Noises, 4Filters #modularsynth #analogsynth

video upload by KurtzMindfields

"I present to you a demo of synthesizers made by French luthiers, for whom I develop and explore musical possibilities. Whether they are Moog clones or modern analog instruments, the idea is to rediscover the possibilities of the old modular synthesizers, the sound, and the pleasure.
The Ancestor Moog NRsynth is extremely sensitive and features the original VCOs (3), filters (1 Moog + 1 Steiner Parker), VCAs, and mixers. It also has 2 LFOs + 1 noise generator.
The SynthR 4 is a semi-modular multi-tasker, equipped here with a Moog Ladder filter and the famous 4012 ARP (Moog clone). 3 LFOs + 2 noises... it also has 4 VCOs and 2 SUB VCOs.
The whole thing is controlled in real time through the powerful SynthR4 sequencing software.

https://kurtzmindfields.bandcamp.com/
https://nrsynth.fr/
https://synthr.fr/"