Korg Wavestation SR Vector Synthesizer Sound Module SN 005674

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VECTOR does INDUSTRIAL differently

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"In this video, I explore the Beetlecrab Vector, vector synthesis and why this unusual synth is so interesting for industrial music and sound design. From the Prophet VS and Korg Wavestation to Trent Reznor, Skinny Puppy, and Front 242, we’ll look at the history of Vector Synthesis and see what makes the Vector such a different way to create sounds. If you’re into synthesizers, industrial music, experimental sound design and weird synths...this one’s for you!"

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Jeannie 2 Synthesizer - Wavetable MAP

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"Jeannie 2 Synthesizer - Wavetable MAP

DIY blog: https://www.sequencer.de/synthesizer/..."

A few things stood out to me:

1. This is a great view of all 256 waveforms in a given wavetable.
2. It's a great view of scanning the waveforms in a given wavetable.
3. And most importantly, what surprised me was the ability to scan along all four axes in any direction. It was always my impression that scanning a wavetable was linear/bidirectional only. This is essentially Vector blended with Wavetable synthesis. Imagine traversing it with a rolling ball or a joystick controler like on the Yamaha TG33.

Hartmann Neuron VS Nuke

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"A bit of a bizarre piece of history, this Hartmann Nuke brings vector synthesis to a whole new level."

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Unusable Engineering Slot Sequencers | How They Work

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"A walkthrough of the shared slot sequencer system added to all Unusable Engineering effects in version 1.3.0.

Depending on the plugin, the sequencer has four or eight slots. Each slot stores a different set of effect parameters, and the plugin can step or slew between those settings manually, using an internal clock, or in sync with the host.

This video covers:
editing and selecting slots
manual movement between settings
internal and host-clock stepping
Slew in free and clocked modes
copying and pasting slots
randomization
enabling and disabling slots
differences between individual plugins
and a bit of the philosophy behind it"

"Curves & Membranes has also gained a new oscillator mode called Node Mode.

The normal oscillator uses Bézier handles to shape its single-cycle waveform. In Node Mode those handles are replaced by vector points, which changes how the synth sounds and allows much deeper wave folding.

It gives the synth a noticeably more modern and aggressive side while still using the same one-oscillator architecture. Curves & Membranes also got a new Vel->Radius option, where incoming velocity can multiply the radius of its orbital modulators by up to 5x. That makes harder notes introduce more movement rather than just changing level or filter response.

There is also now a preset browser across the full lineup, along with some starting-point presets, version checking and a few smaller workflow and stability improvements.

The updates are free for existing owners and available through the account page: https://www.unusable.net/account/

The two freebies (Binaural Modulator and Cavitation Fractures) have also gotten updated with slot-sequencer, preset-system and some bug fixes.
Product pages and press images are here:
https://www.unusable.net/
https://www.unusable.net/press/

Moog Messenge: 64 Retro Leads. No Talk Sound Demo. Live Jam

video upload by Anton Anru

"'Vintage Solo' is a collection of 64 Lead Patches for Moog Messenger.
The bank of presets includes different colors of lead timbres: soft and punchy, dark and bright, clean and noisy/detuned/lo-fi.
🧬 All sounds are very dynamic: they have Velocity, ModWheel, and Aftertouch assignments.
And, of course, you should play with Envelopes, Oscillators and Filter Parameters to get the best experience of the presets.

📦 The download link: https://antonanru.sellfy.store/p/mess...

🧿 The soundset is universal, these leads are suitable for all genres of electronic music, including Synth-Pop, Retrowave, Electronica, Lounge, Downtempo, Funk, Disco, Pop, IDM, Drum'n'Bass, Breaks, Electro, Ambient, and others.

Performed by Pavel Mikaelyan.

💡 Make sure you are using the latest firmware version.
I added drums and pads to the demos to place
the patches in a musical context.
They are not included in the soundset.

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Yamaha SY-22 / TG-33 / SY-35 Expansion Voice Cards

video upload by General Midi Guy ⚡

"These expansion cards are official Yamaha ROM Voice Cards released for the Dynamic Vector Synthesis lineup (SY-22 keyboard, TG-33 desktop module, and SY-35 keyboard). They fit into the front panel DATA CARD slot and expand the internal patch library without requiring external waveform/PCM samples (they utilize the synth’s internal AWM + FM engines).

Stage VC2251W
Vector 1: Stage Selection
64 Voices / 16 Multis
Performance-oriented patches designed for live gigs, punchy leads, brass, bass, and classic synth tones.

Studio VC2252W
Vector 2: Studio Selection
64 Voices / 16 Multis
Atmospheric, studio-oriented textures, ambient moving pads, evolving vector soundscapes, and intricate layers.

Shofuku VC2253W
Vector 3: Shofuku (生福)
64 Voices / 16 Multis
Traditional Japanese instrument simulations, organic soundscapes, experimental vector textures, and ambient layers.

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Synapse Audio Proxima 64 Retro Atmospheric Presets Live Demo

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📻 “VHS Memories” is a collection of 64 atmospheric cinematic presets for Synapse Audio Proxima.
🗂 It includes: 11 Keys, 8 Pads, 11 Strings, 12 Synths, 8 Drones, and 14 Textures.

📺 The soundset draws inspiration from sci-fi movies, retro electronica, cinematic soundtracks, dystopian worlds, urban landscapes, noise ambient albums, experimental modern art, and contemporary sound design.

📦 The download link: https://antonanru.sellfy.store/p/prox...

📼 Built around the concept of imperfection, the collection blends gritty, lo-fi textures with constantly shifting timbres shaped through deep modulations.

💾 The timbral range is wide and diverse, covering dark, noisy, lo-fi, warm, deep, retro/vintage, melancholic, atmospheric, detuned, cold, distant, dull, massive, epic, bright, distorted, metallic, tense, atonal, non-harmonic, FX-like, evolving, and sweeping textures.

🎛 All presets respond to Velocity, affecting volume and brightness.
ModWheel adds expression to the sound through filter opening, detuning, vibrato, or additional movement.

🧿 These patches are versatile and can be used in any genre where a dark atmosphere is essential, such as techno, ambient, IDM, industrial, drum and bass, and others. This collection is also an invaluable resource for soundtrack composers, game developers, audiobook producers, video creators, advertisers, and social media content creators.

💡 Ensure that you are using the latest software version.
To add presets to the collection, open the plugin Browser, click Menu in the upper left corner, then select Import Folder, and specify the folder on your computer.

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Korg Kronos X 88 SN 101459

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"This Kronos is the perfect tool for live and studio use, with a 16 track sequencer, 9 sound engines and vector synthesis, what more could you ask for? Comes with gator soft case."

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Korg Wavestation | Vector Synthesizer | Demo Songs & Sounds

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"Experience the legendary sounds of the Korg Wavestation, one of the most innovative synthesizers ever created. In this video, we take a look of the iconic wave sequencing, vector synthesis, evolving pads, atmospheric textures, and unique digital soundscapes that made the Wavestation a milestone in synthesizer history.

Originally released in the early 1990s, the Korg Wavestation introduced groundbreaking synthesis technology that continues to inspire musicians, producers, and sound designers today. From lush ambient pads and cinematic soundtracks to electronic music and experimental textures, the Wavestation remains a powerful source of inspiration.

In this video, you'll hear a selection of the factory demo tracks, evolving soundscapes, motion textures and classic Wavestation patches that showcase why this synthesizer has become a cult favorite among keyboardists and synthesizer enthusiasts worldwide.

0:06 Demo1
1:02 Demo2
2:30 Demo3
3:29 Demo4
5:00 Demo5
6:04 Demo6


The Korg Wavestation is widely used in ambient music, film scoring, new age, electronic music, synthwave, and progressive rock productions. Its unique ability to create continuously evolving sounds makes it one of the most distinctive digital synthesizers ever produced."

Korg USA Mourns the Passing of Jack Hotop, Legendary Sound Designer and Innovator

Some sad news in via Korg.

You can find posts on MATRIXSYNTH featuring Jack Hotop here for a look back on his influence in the synthesizer community. The first post was a simple pic back in 2006.

Press release from Korg follows:

Over a 40-Year Career, the Influential Synthesist and Accomplished Touring Keyboardist Shaped the Sonic Architecture of More Than 100 Landmark Instruments, Including the Historic M1 Workstation

MELVILLE, N.Y. - Korg USA announces with deep sadness the passing of longtime employee, celebrated sound designer, and musical instrument industry icon Jack Hotop. Joining Korg USA (then Unicord) in 1983, Hotop started as Senior Voicing Manager and spent over four decades driving the development, sound design, programming, voicing, and product demonstrations for more than 100 Korg products. As a pioneering engineer and exceptionally skilled performer, his extensive contributions helped guide the evolution of synthesizers and digital workstations from the early 1980s through the modern era, leaving an indelible imprint on instruments used by musicians around the world and for generations to come.

Hotop’s foundational expertise was anchored in a rigorous musical and technical background. Raised in a musical family, he began piano lessons at age seven, inspired by his father, a musician featured on several Broadway cast recordings, and numerous pianists on his mother’s side. By age 14, he was actively performing in local bands on a Gibson 101 organ. He pursued formal training at the Berklee College of Music, majoring in arranging, composition, and accompaniment, before expanding into emerging music technology at the Boston School of Electronic Music under Roger Powell. It was there that Hotop established his core synthesis fundamentals using early hardware including the ARP Odyssey, 2600, 2500, and EMS Synthi, building a deep understanding of waveforms, envelopes, low-frequency oscillators, and modulators.

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introducing splines

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"A first tour of the new splines eurorack module by thorn.audio out now.
For more information please visit the manual page at:
://thorn.audio/splines"

This one was sent my way via Meska.

"Splines is a visual vector curve generator in Eurorack format, with a wide frequency range and a built in quantizer, cv scope and cv processing capability.

It can be used in ways similar to a wavetable VCO, LFO, step sequencer or envelope generator.

Onboard quantizer scales, backups and firmware updates are managed as you would use an external USB drive.

It’s a small, shallow, multifaceted addition to any setup, and for touring rigs it can fill many roles in exchange for little space and weight.

in depth.
In the technical sense "splines" are most commonly used in 3d modelling, animation and vector graphics. It's essentially just a way of creating a curved path from one point to another.

In this module, you have up to sixteen user configurable points or nodes which function much like a step sequencer, where the X axis represents time and the Y axis represents voltage.

When the phase(time) reaches the X position of a node, the 1v/oct output changes to the Y position value of that node.

Each of the sixteen nodes also has a configurable trigger setting, determining if the gate output goes high when the phase crosses the X position of the node.

The nodes are connected by a spline and the shape of this spline is determined by three parameters; Tension, Continuity and Bias. The spline output gives you a voltage following this curve.

Tension changes how extreme the curve between the nodes is.

Continuity sets the angle of the spline at the node.

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RYK TimeSlice Looper Module New Firmware V1.2 - sound demos and technique tutorials

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"The New V1.2 Time Slice firmware unleashes some super cool new features including Polyphonic sample playback, Autoslice + Slice marker editing, Morphagene Reels support, and some funky quantised trigger input and output options amongst others . . .

NEW FEATURES LIST:

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FREE SYNTH: NILS' KAWAI K1v (Kawai K1 Emulator) - No talking demo

video upload by ADL-MusicLab

"Hello everyone!

Here's to you my "No talking demo" of this FREE emulation of the Kawai K1 synthesizer developed by Nils Schneider, which brings back to life this iconic synthesizer!

The Kawai K1 is a famous japanese classic from 1988 and it was a massive success with both the critics and the public. The company managed to reportedly shift around 50,000 of them. There also was a rackmount version (K1r) and a tabletop option (K1m).

The key to its popularity was certainly down to its sound, which combined single-cycle additive waves with PCM samples. There was another reason though: in the late 80's this D-50-style sample synthesis was out of reach of most musicians, but then the Kawai K1 came along and it was much cheaper than the Roland D-50!

Now you can have it in your DAW with this amazing FREE software emulation!

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Sequential Circuits Prophet VS 61-Key 8-Voice Polyphonic Synthesizer SN 0237

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"The Sequential Circuits Prophet VS (Vector Synthesizer) is a classic 1986 hybrid synth, famed for its innovative joystick that blends four digital oscillators to create rich, evolving pads and otherworldly soundscapes. Designed by the late Dave Smith (RIP), this instrument is a landmark in synth history.

This unit is in great shape for its age, with only minor cosmetic wear consistent with normal use. Fully functional and ready to play.

Serial No.: 2400-0237"

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Sequential Prophet VS – The Synthesizer Behind These Legendary 80s Sounds

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"Discover the iconic sounds of the Sequential Prophet VS – one of the most unique and influential vintage synthesizers ever made! 🎹
This 80s synth can morph between four sounds in real time… and somehow still sounds more futuristic than modern plugins. You’ve probably heard it before—this is the Sequential Prophet VS.

In this video, I break down the most famous Prophet VS sounds, including the legendary evolving vector pads, digital choir textures, and metallic bell tones that defined late ’80s synth music.

The Prophet VS combines digital waveforms with analog filters and groundbreaking vector synthesis, creating rich, evolving sounds t
hat are still widely used in ambient, synthwave, film scoring, and modern music production.

Sound List:
0:07 Fancy - Flames Of Love
0:40 France Gall - Ella, Elle Là
0:57 Icehouse - No Promises
1:13 Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
1:28 Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight (Live Version)
1:45 Phil Collins - That`s Just The Way It Is
1:59 Phil Collins - Don`t Lose My Number"

Sequential Prophet VS Rackmount 8-Voice Polyphonic Synthesizer SN 0629

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"The Prophet VS uses Vector Synthesis as its revolutionary new means of sound creation. It uses a total of four oscillators per voice with 127 waveforms (32 user) and dynamic waveform crossfading via the joystick. This was Sequential's first digital synth, and it was also their final synth unfortunately."

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The Crow Hill Company Introduces the THE SH*T SYNTH

The Sh*t Synth - Walkthrough video upload by CROW HILL XTRAS

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The Crow Hill Company turns to extensive and rare collection to turn out THE SH*T SYNTH as compendium of 48 circuit-, wave- and sample-bent instruments

EDINBURGH, UK: The Crow Hill Company is proud to turn to its own extensive and rare collection of hardware to turn out THE SH*T SYNTH — available as a compendium of 48 circuit-, wave- and sample-bent instruments inspired by some of the Edinburgh-based enterprise’s eclectic musical favourites (spanning the likes of Aphex Twin, Boards Of Canada, Joe Maus, Jon Brion, Laurie Spiegel, Radiohead, Throbbing Gristle, and Yazoo) to create something that they collectively ask: is it just shit or ‘the shit’? — as of April 7…

Whatever way anyone chooses to read into the titling of THE SH*T SYNTH as the latest entry into The Crow Hill’s ongoing ORIGINS series of sample-based virtual instrument plug-ins, one thing is for sure: it readily represents a broad selection of three categories of 16 workhorse instruments each, effectively wrapped up into a single plug-in designed to bring a cohesive approach to making music more edgy, lo-fi, retro, and — swimming against the technological tide of so-called progress — decidedly AI (Artificial Intelligence) slop-free. From pianos to strings, plucks, beeps, bass, and pads, the compendium that is THE SH*T SYNTH has been lovingly sculpted by the Edinburgh-based enterprise’s media composer and ‘samplist-in-residence’ Christian Henson to take the hassle out of making existing sounds less refined, catering to those looking for an entirely new bank of Mellotron-style sounds as well as synths that have been long forgotten — for good reason, too!

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Komodo by Krakli - Free Semi Modular Synthesiser Demo

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"32Bit only https://plugins4free.com/plugin/2943/"

"Komodo is a semi-modular synthesizer.

It has a vast range of self contained synth engines, Virtual Analog, Physical modelling, FM, and Bell tones (Ring mod) all routable via filters, Vector controllers, and a variety of envelopes and LFOs then on to multiple effects stages.

Each sound engine can furthermore be controlled by a combination of Keyboard, Sequencers or Arpeggiators.

Things can get crazy very quickly. Its also a very large GUI so some may struggle to fit it onto their screens. Komodo has historically not been that popular as it is a dificult beast to tame but persevere and you will be rewarded."

Synth East 2026 Highlights & Performances

video upload by Molten Music Technology

Playlist:

1. Synth East 2025 Highlights

As the dust and electrons settle on another Synth East it's good to spend a little time reliving those moments of synthesizer loveliness. Here are your Synth East 2026 highlights.

2. Synth East 2025 Norwich Synth Club Performances

Two performances from members of the Norwich Synth Club. The first group are called A Vector in Hilbert Space and the second group are called D A C 3.

For more information about the club go here: / norwichsynth [Facebook]

3. Synth East 2025 All-Star Patch-Off

Draw two modular artists out of a hat and persuade them to improvise live on stage - that is the Patch-Off and these are your stars:
Paulee Bow - / @magicalsynthadventure3216
Finlay Shakespeare - https://finlayshakespeare.bandcamp.com/
Nicki from Dots - https://www.iamseeingdots.co.uk/
Gaz Williams - / gazwilliams
Steve Davis - https://theutopiastrong.bandcamp.com/
Robin Vincent - https://moltenmusictechnology.com/
Visuals by Sloon - / sloon_visuals

4. Synth East 2025 Magical Molten Modular Synth Adventure

Saturday night performance by Paulee Bow and Robin Vincent posing as the Magical Molten Modular Synth Adventure.

Paulee Bow - / @magicalsynthadventure3216 Robin Vincent - https://moltenmusictechnology.com/
Visuals by Sloon - / sloon_visuals

And one from Robin Rimbaud-Scanner's channel:

Live at Synth East Norwich (21 Feb 2026)

video upload by Robin Rimbaud-Scanner

"A selection of the opening sequence of music I performed at Synth East in Norwich recently, supporting my old sonic pals Cabaret Voltaire."