Ambient improvisation with Waldorf Microwave 1 (update V2.0, no talking, no effects)

video upload by Martin Stürtzer

"All sounds of this ambient improvisation are from the Waldorf Microwave 1 plugin, version 2.0. No external effects were used. The first sound is a pad in multimode with some LFO modulations on the filter. The second sound uses the new Poly Arp, followed by a bass patch. The patterns were recorded and looped using Ableton Live.

All patches, sounds, sequences and arrangements were made by a (cat assisted) human. No AI tools were used in the creation of the music, video and artwork.

🎵 Music on Bandcamp: https://phelios.bandcamp.com/
🌐 Website: https://martinstuertzer.de"

Redshift 6 - Firmware 1.7 Demo - Math Engines

video upload by Supercritical Synthesizers

"Redshift 6 Firmware 1.7 in action — no talking, just pure playing.

Firmware 1.7 brings a significant expansion to Redshift 6 through the introduction of Math Engines, unlocking powerful new ways to shape and transform modulation signals.

From essential processors like Slew and Sample & Hold to more experimental processors such as Curve and Fold & Clip, the new Math Engines provide a diverse set of modulation-shaping tools for both subtle refinement and radical modulation manipulation.

00:00 SLEW
01:15 CURVE
03:04 FOLD & CLIP
04:20 QUANTIZE
05:30 MULTI-VIA
06:28 SAMPLE & HOLD
07:27 TRACK & HOLD
08:50 SWITCH
10:10 CROSSFADE

With Firmware 1.7, Redshift 6 reaches a major milestone, completing the front panel feature set envisioned from the very beginning and opening a new chapter in reimagining what an analog synth can do."

Zebra 3 – Preset Walkthrough Pt. III (no talking)

video upload by u-he

All parts

"We continue on our musical journey through Zebra 3's preset categories 7-9: Keys & Classics, Winds & Strings, Pads. https://u-he.com/products/synths/zebra3/

00:00 - Keys & Classics
02:29 - Winds & Strings
05:17 - Pads"

Chase Bliss BIG TIME Delay Showcase | Sound Demo (feat. Modal Element One) ‪@ChaseBlissAudio‬

video upload by Davide Puxeddu

"A pure audio demonstration of the Chase Bliss Big Time hybrid analog/digital echo, utilizing the newly released Modal Electronics Element One virtual analog synthesizer as the main sound source.
No talking, just hardware.

Designed in collaboration with John Snyder of Electronic Audio Experiments (EAE), the Chase Bliss Big Time is a true-stereo hybrid echo that revisits the mixed-up, unique circuitry found in rackmount delays from the early 1980s. In that era, advanced analog engineering was functionally used to prop up crude digital systems. The Big Time intentionally embraces and pushes this hybrid architecture to its absolute extremes.

This video showcases how the Big Time's interactive controls and dual stages of analog coloration transform incoming synthesizer signals:

• Stereo Analog Preamp (Color): Adds beautiful, warm saturation to the input stage, designed to handle a wide variety of instruments.
• Feedback Loop Limiter (State): An analog clipping limiter in the delay path that creates everything from smooth compression to crumbling, misbiased overdrive that slowly disintegrates your echoes.
• Cluster Slider: Blends in additional delay taps and diffusion, smudging and expanding the sound into rich ambient delights and multi-tap clusters inspired by vintage space station units.
• Scale & Motion: Controls creative transposition, Thermae-like musical sequencing, and stereo modulation (Sine, Square, Envelope).

Watch how the Big Time's motorized faders react and seamlessly transition through different delay modes—from tight modulations (3-46ms) to Short (46-736ms) and Long delays, across HiFi, Focus, Warm, and Analog voicings.

Providing the core audio tracking is the Modal Element One. Its 8-voice virtual analog engine, morphable filters, and rich stereo waveforms offer the perfect high-quality sonic canvas to test the Big Time's true-stereo capabilities, input saturation, and analog dry-thru.

🎧 Headphones or studio monitors are highly recommended to capture the full true-stereo imaging and analog character of the pedal.

Special thanks to Chase Bliss!"

Novation Peak on Drums — How to Turn a Peak (or Summit) into a Drum Machine (with free soundbank)

video upload by TheGuacamoleXplosion

"This no-talking video explores 7 different methods of using the Novation Peak as a drum synthesizer, a drum machine or even a groovebox.

A soundbank for the Novation Peak (should also be mostly compatible with the Novation Summit) with all stuff from this video and some more, as well as the individual Peak patches, can be downloaded here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folder...

00:00 - Intro
01:06 - Peak Drum Jam #1: Fake Trance for Drake Fans
03:13 - Kraftwerk — Autobahn throwback
03:36 - How to turn your Peak into a drum machine? The Autobahn beats
05:10 - Peak as a Groovebox: The Streets — Blinded By The Lights
06:22 - 'What if?' break: AFX mode for the Peak now!
07:02 - Simulating AFX mode by sending MIDI PCs to the Peak
08:32 - Surrogate Multitimbrality: Marvin Gaye — Sexual Healing
09:15 - 6 Methods for Peak beatmaking — Drummer from yet another Mother
09:55 - JMJ — Oxygène IV throwback
10:38 - 'Played' drums
11:28 - Arpeggiator 'played' mode — how it works
11:59 - Pink Floyd — On The Run throwback
12:08 - Feeding 'played' mode from an external sequencer
12:18 - Testing the limits of 'played' mode: Elbow — Grace Under Pressure
13:05 - Patch from scratch: Four-to-the-floor beat with rumble
19:24 - Changing the master tempo (impact on LFOs vs. Envelopes)
20:12 - Peak Drum Jam #2 (with the patch just made from Scratch)
22:39 - Making a drum template patch (with random Peak Spa Meditation background music)
26:02 - LFOs vs. Envelopes: Creating an early 80s beat from our drum template patch
36:14 - Final Peak Drum Jam #3 (1983/84 throwback)

All Peak Patches in this video were created from scratch. All Peak tracks were recorded through RME audio interfaces (Babyface Pro and Fireface UC) directly into Cubase stereo tracks. There are absolutely no effects on the individual Peak stereo tracks, not even panning, and levels are set to unity gain, to give an as-clear-as-possible impression of the Peak’s sonic potential and limits. On most parts (except intro), there is brickwall limiting on the stereo master, and on most multitrack parts also additional compression and EQ on the stereo master. Guitar parts recorded D.I. into the Fireface UC with a 1973 Stratocaster, several track and send FX on those.

Disclaimer:
I bought the Peak at regular price in 2020. Nobody paid me to make this video or compensated me in any other way, and it’s not monetized. No generative AI was used in the making of this video.
All songs © by their original writers and publishing companies; covered here in the framework of fair use for educational purposes.

Autobahn — written by Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider and Emil Schult
Blinded by the Lights — written by Mike Skinner
Sexual Healing — written by Marvin Gaye, Odell Brown and possibly David Ritz
Oxygène (Part IV) — written by Jean-Michel Jarre
On The Run — written by David Gilmour and Roger Waters
Grace Under Pressure — written by Guy Garvey, Craig Potter, Mark Potter, Pete Turner and Richard Jupp

Everything else © 2026 TheGuacamoleXplosion"

Trident Groove Anomaly

video upload by rimela

"A sun‑soaked, feel‑good jam built entirely on pure Korg energy.
No MIDI, no sequencing, just hands‑on performance and vintage machines talking to each other the old‑school way.

The Korg Rhythm 55B drives the whole track, sending trigger pulses to fire the octave bass groove on the Korg Trident while also punching out those bright Brass stabs. The MS‑20 adds its signature snappy 16th‑note noise percussion, giving the groove that early‑80s disco edge.

Everything is played live, with the Trident’s Strings opening up the mix into a warm, summery shimmer.
Happy, uplifting, and made to kick off the summer with a smile."

Erica Synths Steampipe at Superbooth 2026

video upload by Tweeeeeak!

"No talking, just tweaking the steam and pipe physical modelling parameters, jamming and droning, in Erica Synths red room, at Superbooth 2026.

00:00 - Bang the pipe 1
02:01 - ... into drone 1
02:52 - ... into drone 2
07:06 - Ethereal
08:46 - Call to arms
10:43 - Bang the pipe 2
13:19 - Smoke the pipe
14:57 - Bagpipes?
16:18 - Bang the pipe 3 and end"

GS-e7 analog poly synth + BlueARP, EDM demo, no talking

video upload by graywolf2004ru

"A few months ago I got GS-e7 synth (7-voice analog poly) and finally managed to give it some good demo with BlueARP.
Playing various BlueARP-driven patterns, starting from barebone mono pattern to rich polyphonic pattern.
All sounds recorded directly from GS-e7, no other FX except its onboard delay (chorus was not used)."

Intellijel Swells Explorations

video uploads by Intellijel

Playlist:
1. Swells Explorations | X-3: Shadow (No Talking Demo)

This is an exploration of Swells model X-3: Shadow

A classic sounding 'dark hall' reverb. This reverb sounds like a natural space, which makes it perfect for lots of different applications. But of course, being Swells, we can bend it and shape it for some more experimental patches too.

2. Swells Explorations | Y-2: Asterion (No Talking Demo)

This is an exploration of Swells model Y-2: Asterion

Asterion is our 'gateway to the stars' - based on the architecture of a certain digital reverb unit from the 1980s. It brings out the lush sound of the original, but expands its capabilities through the medium of Swells.

3. Swells Explorations | Z-1: Buckets (No Talking Demo)

This is an exploration of Swells model Z-1: Buckets

A matrix of BBD Delays that create a dark, noisy reverb. Oozing with character and grit, this reverb is great for complimenting all kinds of audio material, as demonstrated in these patches.

New Cherry Audio Ensoniq ESQ-1 Synthesizer

Playlist:

1. Cherry Audio | Ensoniq ESQ-1 Synthesizer
2. Cherry Audio | Soniq Odysseys for ESQ-1 Synthesizer
3. Cherry Audio | Introduction to ESQ-1 Synthesizer with Tim Shoebridge "Ensoniq ESQ-1 by Cherry Audio is a landmark virtual synthesizer that captures the essence and iconic sounds of the classic ESQ-1 polyphonic hybrid digital/analog synthesizer, perfectly timed for celebration of its 40th anniversary.

https://cherryaudio.com/products/esq-...

This plug-in features the original 32 waveforms, allowing it to faithfully recreate the complex, evolving, and richly textured sounds of the 1986 ESQ-1 in software form. Additionally, it comes with advanced features designed for today's musicians and producers. Its elegant design incorporates extensive modulation options, rhythmic pattern generation, and enhanced performance capabilities through polyphonic aftertouch and MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE). Ensoniq ESQ-1 also features a library of nearly 400 exceptional presets, including the original factory presets from the hardware, highlighting the best of both classic and all-new sounds.

In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, Cherry Audio partnered with Creative Technology, the current owner of the Ensoniq intellectual property, to obtain official licensing for the original 32 ESQ-1 waveforms for this release. Equally important, we meticulously emulated the sonic signature and behavior of the original hardware's legendary analog filters provided by the renowned CEM 3379 IC. We also precisely recreated its four DCAs, four independent multistage envelopes, three LFOs, amplitude modulation, oscillator sync, and expanded its modulation system. Its accuracy is such that the ESQ-1 software supports drag-and-drop import of individual patches and patch banks from ESQ-1 SysEx files, or directly via MIDI from the hardware. Additionally, the software can export SysEx patch files that are compatible with the original hardware."

And two supporting member user videos:

Ensoniq ESQ-1 by Cherry Audio | A detailed look at a 1980s synth classic!

video upload by CatSynth TV

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

"This popular synthesizer from the mid-1980s combined single-cycle digital waveform oscillators with analog filters and amplifiers. Abundant modulation sources allowed for dynamically changing sounds and was very much in tune with the overall tone of the era.

00:00 Introduction
00:31 History of the Ensoniq ESQ-1
01:33 Overview of the Ensoniq ESQ-1 by Cherry Audio
03:14 Original factory presets
05:07 Play panel
06:12 Oscillator 1 and DCA 1
11:04 Mixing oscillators
15:15 Oscillator AM and Sync
19:27 Filter
23:25 Amplifier: DCA 4 and Envelope 4
25:40 Modulation Matrix and Macros
32:31 Voice modes
34:17 Arpeggiator
37:33 Sequencer
41:58 Effects
44:56 Dual layer modes (and dual effects busses)
51:52 ESQ-1 Presets
51:14 Andrew Longhurst ESQ-1 Collection
57:23 Soniq Odyssey for ESQ-1
59:34 Conclusion

Cherry Audio Ensoniq ESQ-1 Industrial ARPs Virtual Vintage Synthesizer VST Rik Marston

video upload by Rik Marston Official

"'Cherry Audio Ensoniq ESQ-1 Industrial ARPs!'
Virtual Synthesizer demo by Rik Marston
*Watch in HD!* *NO Talking!* *Turn it up!*

My Etsy store: AhnyxianSoundDesign
https://www.etsy.com/shop/AhnyxianSou..."

Arturia Polybrute 12 at Superbooth 2026

video upload by Tweeeeeak!

"No talking, just playing 1 single patch, 4 moments:

00:00 - Mystic
02:08 - Nature
04:08 - Space
06:08 - Earth"

Bastl Alchemist Ingredients (patches) - No Talking

video upload by The Cable Clan

"Very versatile little contraption, especially considering the price point.

Watch us create a Homunculus or maybe even gold from the sheer power of musical energy and love 💕

Features:
Digital synth with 5 modes
filter
fm
hypersine
supersaw
glitchnoise

Dual Fx section (delay/chorus/flanger/distortion)
4 oscillators"

Finding Grooves with Herbs & Stones (Mousse and Soft Memo Effects)

video upload by Duskmos

"Getting hands-on and crosspatching the ‪@herbs.stones‬ Mousse with their FX box, the Soft Memo. Hang out while I find some cool grooves and see where this duo can take me!"



Playlist:

1. Herbs and Stones Mousse - Overview and Demo
2. Herbs & Stones Mousse: Patch from Scratch
3. Herbs & Stones Soft Memo Deep-Dive
4. Soft Memo - All 8 FX (No Talking) w/ Digitone II

Vostok Hive, Halo & Atlas // Novation Peak // Ambient Track // No Talking

video upload by Lesjamusic

"Using the trio of ‪@vostokinstruments‬ modules to shape the filtering and panning of a Novation Peak patch - Halo is self patched. ‪@Pladaskelektrisk‬ Rom providing texture, colour and reverberation."

More Meris Ottobit Jr + Sequential Fourm Chord Crushing! - NO TALKING

video upload by Pork Chop Synthesizers

Sequential Prophet 6 | Still great in 2026? | Part. 1 | No Talking |

video upload by DKS SYNTH LAB

"Welcome to DKS Synth Lab! In this video, we explore Sequential Prophet 6, analysing its sonic character, technical capabilities, and integration into a modern sound design and electronic music production setup. One of my favorite analog poly synth also in 2026!"

This is a follow-up to this post.

Zebra 3 – Preset Walkthrough Pt. II (no talking)

video upload by u-he

All parts

"Enjoy a musical journey through Zebra 3's preset categories 4-6: Poly Synths, Synth Plucks & Stabs, Bells & Mallets. Demo and music by Hyboid.
https://u-he.com/products/synths/zebra3/

00:00 - Poly Synths
02:35 - Synth Plucks & Stabs
04:43 - Bells & Mallets"

Roland Jupiter-80 Late Night Sessions 2026 Synthesizer Rik Marston

video upload by Rik Marston Official

"Roland Jupiter-80 Late Night Sessions 2026"
*Watch in HD* *Turn it UP!* *No Talking!!!*
My Etsy store: AhnyxianSoundDesign
https://www.etsy.com/shop/AhnyxianSou...
selling Synthesizer Sample Packs, UP NOW!

Sequential Prophet 6 | Still great in 2026? | Part. 1 | No Talking |

video upload by DKS SYNTH LAB

"Welcome to DKS Synth Lab! In this video, we explore Sequential Prophet 6, analysing its sonic character, technical capabilities, and integration into a modern sound design and electronic music production setup. One of my favorite analog poly synth also in 2026!"

Making Techno Loop With Elektron Model:Cycles [No Talking]

video upload by ghostradioshow

"Slice Of My Day. Enjoy :)

#modelcycles #elektron #groovebox #technomusic"