SmartLab: Error Instruments - Beijing Modular 26

video upload by sonicstate

"Nick caught up with Paul Tas from Error Instruments about SmartLab, a standalone desktop instrument developed with Stijn Cuypers from *This Is Not Rocket Science*.

SmartLab mixes physical modelling, granular processing and a large effects processor, with nearly 40 sounds per engine and the ability to run two sounds at once. It includes a built-in microphone, stereo outputs, two inputs at Eurorack level, headphone output, CV outputs and MIDI support.

The interface centres on motion control. Each fader acts as a function generator, and movements can be recorded and repeated. Short gestures stay active, while longer ones fade away. The coloured LED ring interface gives visual feedback for recording and playback, and the same motion data can drive internal sound engines or external CV, acting like a repeating LFO.

Sample storage includes ten slots, with up to five seconds per sample at 32kHz. The Grenoble ring can store five new sounds, although that part of the software is not finished yet.
The target price is €600–€700, with shipping expected before Christmas or early in the new year."

Live Modular System: Jungle of Wires - Beijing Modular 26

video upload by sonicstate

"apologies for the crappy sound demo in the video, btw - we were having power issues with our recording setup and the sound is very sub-par - live in the room it sounds great!

Mandy aka Jungle of Wires gave us a look at her compact live modular system, which she brought for ambient, techno and Dolby Atmos performances. She explained that the aim was to fit as much varied sound as possible into a small case.

The rack includes a Chaos mixer/VCA, a This Is Not Rocket Science Bob and Steve reverb/delay, a Knobula PolyCinematic for synth-wave textures, Manis Iteritas for plucks and bass parts, and Marbles as the main sequencer. Pamela also handles timing duties, with different patching for the techno set.

She demonstrated the ambient patch with Bob and Steve handling the reverb processing, while the S-4 sits at the end of the chain and adds samples. For techno, the patch changes focus toward kick, hi-hat, percussion and bass.

Instagram: / jungleofwires

Bandcamp: Jungleofwires.bandcamp.com"

#Superbooth: This Is Not Rocket Science | Modular synth jam

video upload by CatSynth TV

"A little jam and demonstration with modules (Eurorack and non-eurorack formats) from This Is Not Rocket Science."

Patreon: / catsynth | https://shop.catsynth.com | https://ko-fi.com/catsynth

errorinstruments & This Is Not Rocket Science (TiNRS) SmartLab sounds machine prototype demo

video upload by errorinstruments paul tas

And an overview:

SmartLAB incredible machine prototype

video upload by errorinstruments paul tas

Plinky 12 Chords and Model:Samples

video upload by Making Sound Machines

"In this video, Enrica and Roland from Making Sound Machines play a melodic techno track, performing live with the built-in polyphonic arpeggiator and the sound modulation in Plinky 12 Chords.

Plinky 12 receives a MIDI clock signal from the Elektron Model:Samples, synchronizing tempo and transport between both devices. Model:Samples is a fantastic all-digital drum machine and provides the beats you hear in this clip. All synth sounds are produced with Plinky 12's internal synth engine.

Plinky 12's sequencer advances through a harmonic progression, while Roland performs on the touch surface, editing the polyphonic arpeggio. As the track progresses, he taps the touch surface to add or delete notes in the arp pattern.

Enrica operates the model cycles, bringing in layers of drums, while Roland manipulates the XY pad on Plinky 12, modulating the synth and effects setting. This allows them to build and adjust the arrangement on the fly.

This track was composed for a live set at Club Synth, an event our friends Stijn and Priscilla from This is Not Rocket Science are hosting and organizing quarterly at Ruigoord near Amsterdam. Thank you for inviting us and putting in the hard work to create such a lovely event!"

Felix Visser, the Man Behind Synton Has Passed Away

Some sad news in. Felix Visser, the man behind Synton and such synth clasics as the Syrinx, Fenix, 3000 series modular, and more, has passed away. He recently worked with This Is Not Rocket Science on their Fenix synthesizer as well as the inspiration behind the AnalogFX SER-2020. We lost one of the greats, a synth pioneer.

via Wikipedia:

"Synton was a manufacturer and distributor of high-end electronic music equipment in the Netherlands. They were one of the principal importers of music equipment from E-Mu, Ensoniq, and Fairlight in Europe. Felix Visser, the founder of Synton began the company in 1973 after purchasing an EMS Synthi AKS and setting out to produce similar equipment with more of the functionality that he was looking for in an analog synth. Eventually, the company developed Synton Syntovox vocoders as well as the System 2000 and System 3000 modular synthesizers that were sold to Karlheinz Stockhausen and distributed in the United States by Bob Moog's Big Briar Inc. In 1983, Felix Visser, product specialist Marc Paping, and designer Bert Vermeulen created the Synton Syrinx, a monophonic analog synthesizer that contained unique features such as a metal touchplate for manipulating sound as well as a formant filter."

The image on the left is a screenshot from an interview with him at the 2018 Soundmit synth event (embedded below and previously featured here).

See the Synton label for numerous posts featuring his creations.


video upload by Soundmit

This is Not Rocket Science (TiNRS) Workshop ‪@schneidersladen_berlin‬

video upload by SchneidersLaden

"On November 20, 2025, This Is Not Rocket Science (TiNRS) visited our showroom in Berlin. In this recording of the evening, Priscilla and Stijn Haring-Kuipers present their latest Eurorack modules, the legendary Fenix IV, and provide insights into their creative applications for experimental sound design.

Special attention is given to modules such as BOPP & STEVE, which beautifully demonstrate how far reverb and effects processing can be taken in a modular context. The presentation is complemented by a live performance by Serge Jansen, Priscilla, and Stijn, who use TiNRS modules in a hardware-based modular live set and demonstrate their strengths in a stage context.

Recorded at the SchneidersLaden showroom, Berlin-Neukölln."

Wobbler² little demo

video upload by This Is Not Rocket Science



"Wobbler² is our LFO & drumsynth
and we love it in all forms

Little demo video taking you quickly through

💛5 LFO shapes
Basic LFO
Self-phased LFO
Twang
Double pendulum
Sample-and-hold

💛 5 regions of drum
Big drum
Block
Sproing
Snare drum
Hi-hat

and then some...."

Also see This Is Not Rocket Science Wobbler² launch! Demo and Q&A

TiNRS Bopp & Steve Deconstructed Reverb Review

video upload by Molten Music Technology

"This is Not Rocket Science has pulled a reverb apart and spun it into space as a conversation between entities Bopp and Steve. It's a lovely thing. I've also featured the new Strymon SuperKar+ as my sound source - review on that coming soon."

Bend Space, Time & Pitch with BOPP & STEVE // Deconstructed Reverb from This Is Not Rocket Science

video upload by DivKid

"With origins in 2000s reverb designs, through the Fenix IV dual delay engine and collaboration with Error Instruments on Brinta … This Is Not Rocket Science present their approach to deconstructed reverb, exploring the manipulation of space, time and pitch with BOPP & STEVE. It’s a 24HP Eurorack module with multiple DSP FX splitting apart diffusion, delays, reverbs, granular and pitch shifting. Impressive stuff, lots to explore, skip around with the timing index below."

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Moog Memorymoog Lintronics LAMM

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via this VEMIA listing

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

VEMIA is Peter Forrest's auction house. He is the author of The A-Z of Analogue Synthesizer Books.

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TiNRS Bopp & Steve launch! Demo and Q&A livestream

video upload by This Is Not Rocket Science

"It's been a long time coming but here they are BOPP & STEVE our deconstructed reverb SPACE module

We will talk a bit about the development and Stijn will guide you through all the corners of SPACE region by region. Grab some tail for this demo.

Freestyle patching at the end"

See the announcement post here.

Geometric Anomaly | by This Is Not Rocket Science

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"The Geometric Anomaly earned SonicState's 'best of modular' on Superbooth 2024 so I am proud to present it to you. However...
Only 50 were made and some are 'reserved', whatever that means.
So how does this work?

TiNRS is basically Stijn and Priscilla Haring-Kuipers from Amsterdam so it's a small independent manufacturer with limited resources. Stijn made the Geometric Anomaly 'for his birthday', so the plan was to make only one. Then Priscilla said something like 'nice, get yourself a different present, and build a few more, like 50'. Anyway, the Geometric Anomaly is a very limited edition and time will tell how limited it really is. If I am informed correctly, they ran out of parts to build more.

I am a big fan of TiNRS, so I bought one and I'll treat it as any other new module worthy of a cool video.

TiNRS likes to perform live, and usually they had to drag a big Fenix IV modular synth to a gig. The Geometric Anomaly is a slimmed down mini Fenix with two VCO's, ADSR envelope generators and filters. One SVF, one Ladder. It looks like a complex VCO, but I'd describe it as a 'live performance synth' that's made to tweak on stage. It can make huge sounds with minimal effort but it also provides plenty of resources to go 'complex' if you really want to. It may not be 'best of modular', but I think it deserves the predicate 'best new VCO for live performers'. But I am biased, so just listen and decide for yourself.

I could use the fortcoming 'Bopp & Steve' effect module in this video, but I need to emphasize that it's a prototype and there's still a lot of work to be done because the planned DSP chip was recently updated and a rewrite is necessary. I'll keep you posted."

This Is Not Rocket Science Geometric Anomaly launch! Demo and Q&A livestream

video upload by This Is Not Rocket Science

"Our AWARD WINNING full analog voice with two of everything
Join us as we launch this set of sounds into the world"

Also see SUPERBOOTH 2024: This Is Not Rocket Science - Geometric Anomaly

ARP Odyssey Proportional Pitch Control PPC Modification Kit

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via this listing

Additional Tone Tweakers Listings

"This upgrade kit was made to replace the pitch bend rotary pot in the early vintage ARP Odyssey mk 1 or 2 with the later mk 3’s unique proportional pitch control pads. This kit appears to be new and is untested and being sold as is, though we imagine anyone with the skills required to install this kit should also be able to troubleshoot it - it’s not rocket science. It may be possible to install this kit in another synthesizer as well, if you’ve got the skills and knowledge to do so. People without those skills should not be attempting to modify vintage synths. We have 2 of these, search our other listings for the other."

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SynthFest France 2024 Presentations

video uploads by SynthFest France

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Playlist:
Baloran demo | SynthFest Replay 2024
Sequential demo - Chris Calcutt | SynthFest Replay 2024
Arturia AstroLab demo - Fred Renaudin & Wally Badarou | SynthFest Replay 2024
Korg demo - Michel Deuchst | SynthFest Replay 2024
Schmidt Synthesizer demo | SynthFest Replay 2024
The sounds of Dune 2 - Expressive E - La Voix du Luthier | SynthFest Replay 2024
KApro demo - Kurt Ader | SynthFest Replay 2024
Dualo demo | SynthFest Replay 2024
This Is Not Rocket Science demo | SynthFest Replay 2024
Novation demo - Chris Calcutt | SynthFest Replay 2024
Nord demo - François Bréant | SynthFest Replay 2024
Larix Elektro demo | SynthFest Replay 2024
Kodamo demo - Masami | SynthFest Replay 2024
Joranologue demo | SynthFest Replay 2024
Embodme demo | SynthFest Replay 2024
Bvr-Instruments | SynthFest Replay 2024
Université d'Angers demo - Open source synth | SynthFest Replay 2024
Theresyn demo - Cynthia Caubisens / Nori Ubutaka | SynthFest Replay 2024
Plural Modular Synthesizer - Jérôme Bridonneau | SynthFest Replay 2024
Man Behind The Machine demo | SynthFest Replay 2024
Demo L1V3 | SynthFest Replay 2024
Touellskouarn demo | SynthFest Replay 2024
Rythmicomputer story - Yves Usson / Michel Geiss | SynthFest Replay 2024

SUPERBOOTH 2024: This Is Not Rocket Science - Geometric Anomaly

video upload by sonicstate

"At Superbooth 2024, Stijn from This Is Not Rocket Science showcased Geometric Anomaly*, a new module that unexpectedly came into existence as a birthday present for the creator. This dual oscillator synthesizer voice is a spiritual successor to *Rectangular Thing and incorporates lessons learned from the production of the *Fenix*. Featuring two filters, two envelopes, and a variety of modulation inputs, the Geometric Anomaly offers a comprehensive sound palette with unique cross modulation options. The state variable filter from the Fenix adds versatility to the sound design by enabling spectral morphing and raw, dynamic textures that can be tamed with the final low pass ladder filter.

For a limited production run of 30-40 units expected in July, the Geometric Anomaly is priced around 700 Euros, with potential adjustments due to inflation.jn

https://www.thisisnotrocketscience.nl/"

Brinta from Error Instruments is Granular Gratification

video upload by NOISEBUG

"In a slight deviation from the standard chaos coded modules from @errorinstruments, Brinta, a collab with This is not Rocket science is one of the most immediate, playable a beautiful sounding granular Modules available.

https://www.noisebug.net/products/err...

With the record button left engaged you will very quickly realize the simplicity that Brinta offers at deconstructing sequences and loops in real time. Smear, rewind and add extra grains. CV control over all parameters. It even includes save slots which is great for repeat performances.

Learn more at Noisebug.net or find Brinta on our Reverb page"

SynthFest 2024 Set for April 18 w/ Raffle

video upload by SynthFest France

"Thank you to all of the exhibitors at SynthFest 2024 who will receive a prize in this tombola for the annual deal for all the passions of synths and modules."

"► Billetterie: www.synthfestfrance.com
► 20 lots / 2000 tickets / plus de 10000€ de lots
► 10€ le ticket
► Entièrement en ligne. Pas la peine d'être présent au SynthFest pour gagner un lot.
► Fermeture de la billetterie : 18 Avril 2024

Merci à tous les exposants du SynthFest 2024 qui font encore une fois de cette tombola le deal de l'année pour tout les passionnés de synthés et de modulaires.

1e prix - Expressive E Osmose
2e prix - Kodamo EssenceFM MKII
3e prix - Haken Audio Eagan Matrix Eurorack
4e prix - Kiviak Wofi
5e prix - Paire d’enceintes Nord Piano
6e prix - Korg Keystage 49
7e prix - Arturia MiniFreak
8e prix - 1010music Nanobox Tangerine Desktop
9e prix - Novation Circuit Tracks
10e prix - Projet Home Studio pack Mix / Mastering
11e prix - Hlabs EQ169 API 500 module
12e prix - Kaona Skippy Eurorack module
13e prix - Faselunare Vega Eurorack module
14e prix - BVR instruments TS1 Eurorack module
15e prix - This Is Not Rocket Science Ardabil
16e prix - Piano LED Plus 2024
17e prix - Fred's Lab Zekit Assembled
18e prix - Morphor Plectrum Eurorack module
19e prix - Joranologue Route 4 Eurorack module
20e prix - KR Home-Studion 1 an d'abonnement"

Error Instruments Brinta - playing with my voice

video upload by Molten Music Technology

"Spent some time feeding my voice into the Brinta from Error Instruments and This is Not Rocket Science. It's a wonderfully weird and sometimes comical module that won't fit in your patch but will spill out awesomeness all day long."