Maciek Polak "Remaining exercises For Synthi AKS Solo" - Master 49

video upload by analogia pl

"In 2016 and 2017, while working on the debut album for my band Pin Park, I recorded a few hundred tracks. Around 200 survived the first cut, and that number was eventually trimmed down to 50. These recordings were literally rescued by Marcin Bociński from legatomastering.pl after I had forgotten about them for quite some time.

The setup I used was extremely limited: an EMS Synthi AKS (occasionally a VCS3), an EMS Vocoder 1000, and three Boss pedals (looper, reverb, and distortion). Everything was recorded onto a low-quality Zoom device running through a substandard mixer. Each track was captured in a single take with no overdubs, which meant there was no real possibility for mixing. Marcin’s mastering work was nothing short of amazing, bringing these raw recordings to life.

In 2018, Apekwolf Records released 14 of these tracks. The remaining 36 were never made available—until now. Enjoy!"

Expander for the M-Vave FM-1: firmware switching, song library, MIDI out & sync (demo)

video upload by Oficina de Sonido

00:00 Intro
00:27 Firmware install
03:12 Song library & live sets
05:16 MIDI out: sequencing a MicroFreak
07:39 Sync out: FM-1 as master
09:28 Sync in: Clave as master
10:29 Wrap-up

You can find the M-VAVE FM-1 on Amazon.


"The Expander is a small companion box for the M-Vave FM-1, by Oficina de Sonido. It plugs into the FM-1's USB port and adds what the FM-1 can't do on its own:

▸ Install and switch firmwares (SLOOP, X0X, CTL-1, stock…) with no computer, from its microSD card

▸ Song library: back up and reload songs on firmwares that support it. Switching firmware no longer costs you your work, and you can play a whole set live without a laptop

▸ Two TRS MIDI outputs: sequence other synths from the FM-1, with MIDI channel filtering for devices that receive on all channels

▸ Sync in and sync out: the FM-1 can lead or follow Volcas, Pocket Operators, modular synths and drum machines

In this demo: firmware install, loading songs, sequencing a MicroFreak, and syncing both ways with Clave, the Euclidean drum machine by Oficina de Sonido.

What you see is a prototype, user interface included: we're already working on the PCB, the front panel, the enclosure design and the UI.

It will be open source: schematics, PCB and firmware will be published once it's finished.

More info: https://www.oficinadesonido.org/expan...

Built on the great work of the developers of SLOOP, Felucca, X0X and CTL-1. Thank you!"

New G-Storm Sound Patches for Isla ASYX Virtual Synthesizer Demo 01

video upload by gstormelectro

"Audio + Video by G-Storm Electro c. 2026

Today I am auditioning some of the presets I made with the ASYX virtual instrument plugin from Isla Instruments. ASYX is an emulation of the Andromeda A6 synthesizer. All of my previously released patches made for the Andromeda have been ported over to ASYX, and are included in ASYX with my expressed permission. This video exhibits previously unreleased new patches made on the ASYX during beta testing. It's been a dream to once again lose myself programming sounds - often times forgetting that it is a virtual instrument. As usual audio is recorded direct, no post FX except normalization, listen w/ quality monitors or headphones recommended, watch your levels - some sections have harsh noise and high-frequency content. In full disclosure no money has been paid to me for promotion, product placement nor sponsorship to this video content."

0:00 Headroom Eater 0:18 Glittering C-Beams 0:36 EVH Xa Stack 0:49 CYGNUS 1:02 Tremble Pad MW 1:26 Bell Tree in C 1:42 Tuned Metal 1:48 Space Time Discontinuity 2:04 H00V Lane 2:13 Ring Bass + HP 2:23 Runner 2:41 Final Boss 2:52 Gorgeous Pad 3:14 Deep SH Bass 3:23 Coeds 3:40 Think Tank + Brush 3:53 Amongst Yourselves Talk 4:03 70s Stringer 4:21 Soft Jam Stab 4:31 Phasey Pad 4:50 Slippy Stab 5:03 SEM BP Bass MW 5:16 Psycho Bass 5:27 ReXpander 5:50 Pulse Damaged 6:07 BP Groover 6:18 Bounce House 6:25 Chillout 6:43 Arc de Triomphe

BLOG https://gstormelectronica.blogspot.com/
LISTEN/DOWNLOAD / gstormelectro

ORRERY - by Recluse Studios, ORRERY Generative Modular by RedtailWorks, and ORRERY by Kepler

video upload by RedtailWorks

Three different apps based on celestial mechanics. Above is RedtailWorks ORRERY Generative Modular posted just today. No additional details are provided.

Directly below is Recluse Studios' Orrery from about two months ago. You can find Kepler's Orrery in previous posts here dating back to 2007. As always, dig and explore.

Orrery by Recluse Studios First Look

video uploads by Recluse Studios

https://reclusestudios.net/orrery.html

"Orrery is a generative music environment where wires carry theory, not audio. You don't write every note — you set the rules, and the machine obeys them forever. Gravity becomes a tonal center. A wormhole becomes a canon machine. A supernova becomes structure.

This is the celestial canvas playing a real piece: three minutes born from a single brief — start in A minor, move to E phrygian, end in D lydian. Bells, soft pads, percussion. No supernovas. One wormhole. All sounds generated in-engine.

Orrery is deterministic by contract: the same file, the same seeds, the same performance — every time, on your machine, offline. No black box, no cloud, no subscription. The composer stays the composer. The machine does the paperwork.

Built by Recluse Studios.

#GenerativeMusic #Orrery #MusicTech #RecluseStudios #CompositionTools" Playlist:

1. Orrery - First Look
2. Orrery - Ouroboros

This is the celestial canvas playing ouroboros — the first demo, and the one that shows what the clock really is. A single voice walks D, F, A, C, E while the tempo itself orbits: 40 bpm, up to 280, and back down, forever. Because the clock's own rate is fed back into the clock. The snake eats its tail.

3. Orrery - Canon in Em

This is Orrery's celestial canvas playing Canon in Em — a strict three-voice canon in E minor, doing exactly what the docs always promised. One theme, eight bars, an original line. It enters, and two wormholes swallow every two-bar phrase and return it unchanged, on time: the same melody at +2 bars, and at +4 bars, forever. Pachelbel's ground, translated — i, v, VI, III, iv, i, iv, v — in natural minor, where the dominant stays minor and the cadence stays modal. 80 bpm. Four minutes. No scenes, no supernovas, no shortcuts: the form is the canon.

4. Orrery - Undertow

One static texture, three rhythms braiding against a bar.
The piece: a Glass-style additive ladder climbs D5→D6, a tresillo thumps on the grid, and a 2-in-7 euclid pattern laps at the beat but never quite lands — the one voice that refuses the bar. The polyrhythm is the entire form. In the middle section the ladder learns to breathe — ties, rests, an accented held apex — before the machine returns, unchanged.

GRAVITY IS A CHORD.
WORMHOLES ARE CANON MACHINES.

You drop bodies into a sky and wire their ports together. A clock keeps time. A key holds the tonality. A progression walks the changes, a voice-leader smooths them, and a gravity well bends everything nearby toward its centre. Wire a body's output into another's input and the second one starts listening.

Beads sit on the wires and do the arithmetic — scale, offset, clamp, curve, lag — so a die roll can drive a filter sweep and a slow contour can nudge a whole section. The machine has no opinions. It has a clock.

See https://reclusestudios.net/orrery.html for additional details.

Old meets New FR777 (no talking)

video upload by zafrosoundz

"This was more of an experiment rather than a finished song, I'm basically just noodling between the two. New 777 is doing the Bass part and the Old 777 is backing it up. Their tones are different and seem to compliment each other. There is some processing through the MC707, sustain effect on the new and chorus on the old, both with a bit of eq reverb and delay as well. I'm just experimenting now with the raw sound of the machines, so stay tuned!"

https://future-retro.com/

Dr.Øne: a 4-voice drone machine by DenverSynthLabs

video upload by manmade madman

"Dr.Øne is a fun to play drone machine with 4 independent voices that can rotate, or instantly transpose, to get you someplace fresh and exciting. Instantly, you're taken somewhere new and musical, gently, or even abruptly. It's half concrete, half metal, all luscious tones.

Or, you can just play it.

The voices barely interact, but feed through an all-new spring reverb algorithm and delay, which then feed a micro-cassette that you can freeze, rewind, and half-speed all at the push of a button. You'll find millions of sounds driving into the effects. This will quickly be a center for inspiration, as you discover new paths to strange sounds and chords.

Or, you can just play it.

You can map this to your favorite hardware controller (like a Novation Launch Control XL) and sit back and make chords out of sounds, progressions out of tones. Tying it to hardware is revealing. Suddenly it becomes an instrument that doesn't exist. Don't think for a second that you can save this game and resume, because you cannot. Just like life, there is no going back, only forward.

Or, you can just play it.

Throb button gives you spikes of the voices at their shape-- from sine to pulse and everywhere in between-- that you can use to bounce off the walls, or climb them, if that's your thing.

Melt your past. Forge your future. Make something new without boundaries. Or, you can just play it.

Available now: https://store.denversynth.com/drone.html"

DenverSynthLabs’ easiest synth to lose hours to.

Half of Dr.Øne is concrete. Musique concrète began when people cut, slowed, reversed and looped recorded sound until it stopped being a recording and became an instrument. Dr.Øne is the other half: four voices that hold a chord forever, then rotate or instantly transpose to take you somewhere fresh. Play it by hand, with a hardware controller or the mouse, and don’t be surprised when it’s three hours later.

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Pre-Show Walkabout - Beijing Modular 26

video upload by sonicstate

"Nick was given a pre-show tour of the Modular Commune 2026 event in Beijing by organisers Tami X and *Alex*, covering the performance spaces, expo areas, workshops and immersive audio setup.

The event is now in its third international edition and has grown well beyond its earlier scale, now running across three days, with performances, masterclasses, an expo and afterparties. The expo spans two floors, with around 90 exhibitors, including overseas modular companies, Chinese distributors, factories and more than 20 local indie developers. The event is free to attend, and indie developer tables are provided free.

We'll be bringing you video event coverage, Nick will be filming as much as he can over the course of the show, and Patreon & YouTube members will have access to his daily video China Diaries.

More Info: https://modularcommune.com/"

See the Modular Commune label below for additional posts.

vhikk x new algo

"The Vhikk X, in its short existence, has already become one of the most iconic Eurorack modules ever created. And now it's even more powerful than ever with 9 new algorithms that dramatically expand what this powerhouse can do. This video showcases every new mode, generating evolving textures, aggressive drones, melodic sequences, and abstract sounds of all kinds."

Playlist:

1. vhikk x sound demo supercut - Forge TME
2. Let's Check Out the New Vhikk X Algos! - Metamyther and Forge TME
3. vhikk x reference - Forge TME
4. vhikk x new algo overview - Forge TME

https://forge-tme.com/vhikk-x/firmware.html

OCTAL: sequencable effects by DenverSynthLabs

video upload by manmade madman

"Imagine being able to sequence different effects blocks as you wish. Imagine being able to send to a delay only on steps 5 and 9. Imagine being able to slew between effects slowly. Imagine if these effects blocks had LFO's for parameters to modulate them automatically. Imagine if you could choose from 34 effects blocks of different types. Imagine if you could quickly randomize everything to spit out a new sound. Imagine if you could change opamps, diodes, capacitors, and component age without a screwdriver and popping open something vintage.

Imagine no more!

Here's OCTAL. An 8-block sequence-able effects rack that lets you lightly touch or completely mangle your audio input into something fresh. An effects playground, if you will. Chain things in any order, then re-order them freely, just to hear how it sounds. Cascade blocks into each other, stacking sounds that build and grow. Or simply hit the EZ button and let it choose for you. Then sequence all that for certain steps only. Assign LFO's to automatically swell, dip, crunch, or delay sounds so that its just how you like it. Or, do that all at once, times 8.

Available now: https://store.denversynth.com/octal.html"

"Imagine sending audio to a delay only on steps 5 and 9. Imagine slewing a filter between steps. OCTAL is eight effect boxes in series with a 16-step sequencer underneath: pick what's in each box, then program which boxes switch on at each step and where their knobs sit. Every box is its own little pedal, with its own paint, lettering, and wear.

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ARP Odyssey SUB-oscillator

video upload by Lackan

"This SUB-oscillator PCB was originally designed for the Oberheim SEM, but will work on most vintageanalog synths.
Depending on synth, installation may vary, this video shows the installation in an vintage ARP Odyssey.
The installation is fully reversible and leaves no ugly marks on the synth."

Techno bass for days with latest TR-1000 Firmware. Version 1.50

video upload by TechnoAcidHouse

"Very nice. Firmware 1.50 with the long awaited *Note Sequencing*, we don't ask for much.

My mind still blown at the Mix Only output option (direct from DAW to unused output on TR), but we'll get to that later, it will be soooooo useful.

T1 909 kick, T2 808 snare, T3 low sine with note sequencing, T4 high sine with note sequencing, T5 808 rim, T6 808 clap, T7 808 chh, T8 727 brush, T9 sample, T10 909 ride

#techno #housemusic #dawless #producer #music"

discoDSP Models the Oberheim TEO-5 In Software with the TED-8

video upload by discoDSP

TED-8 is the Oberheim TEO-5 as a plugin, built from thousands of measurements of a real unit. Every knob, every curve and every effect was recorded, compared and tuned until the plugin and the hardware sounded the same side by side. Then we gave it three more voices, a Poly Unison mode that stacks up to 6 voices on each of 8 notes (48 voices at once), a full modulation matrix and a cable to the real thing, so TED-8 works on its own in your DAW or as the editor and librarian for the TEO-5 on your desk.

HOW WE MODELED IT

TED-8 How we modeled it We started with a TEO-5 on the bench and a lot of patience. One note at a time, one knob step at a time, we recorded what the unit actually does: how far the filter moves per step, how the envelopes curve, how fast each LFO setting runs, how each effect colors the sound. TED-8 follows those recordings rather than a datasheet, so a patch you dial in feels and responds the way it does on the hardware.

The little imperfections came along too. Each voice sits a few cents apart and a touch louder or softer than its neighbour, the way the voices of the unit do, so chords breathe instead of sounding cloned.

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Modular vid #353 Destiny+ Czochralski Cells

video upload by Phisynth

"Destiny+ Czochralski Cells triggered by Oxi One. additional CV's and clock divisions from Serge & Modcan. A little bit of Entanglement Space at the end, but all sounds coming from CC.
#destinyplus #czochralskicells"

JP6+ Split Whole Arp Demo

video upload by sequentix

"JP6+ Split Whole mode turns the synth into two separate polysynths.
In this unit, voices 7 and 8 have been populated, so it's a dual 4 voice synth (JP6+2).
Upper and lower both have independent arpeggio settings (sharing the same rate atm). Selecting Upper or Lower allows either tone to be edited and played with keyboard independently. Upper receives basic MIDI channel, Lower receives on channel + 1.
Key assign modes still available in arp. Big unison :)
Both voices filters set to Jupiter 8 4-pole mode."

Roland's Oldest Guitar Synth

video upload by Alex Ball

"A look at Roland's very first guitar synthesizer, the GR/GS-500 from 1977.

0:00 Intro Performance
1:36 Brief History
2:41 What is the GR-500?
7:16 Interlude: Play Me a Rainbow
8:27 ARP Avatar vs The Roland GR-500
11:35 Interlude: Cardboard Castle
12:43 In Popular Culture
14:17 Summary & Patron Outro

Links:

Wayne Scott Jones: https://gr300.com/"

A Selection of Roland GR/GS-500 Videos


Playlist:

1. Ryo Kawasaki & The Golden Dragon: Comes The Night - 1980

Jazz guitarist Ryo Kawasaki/川崎燎, Lincoln Goines, Buddy Williams & vocalist Barbara Morillo jam on Ryo's song Comes The Night in 1980 at Pit - Inn Jazz club in Roppongi Tokyo, Japan. The group is called Ryo Kawasaki & the Golden Dragon http://ryokawasaki.com/gs/ Here's link for Ryo's guitar synthesizer museum with detailed info and photos about his GS system. -- Ryo/川崎燎 plays his hand made guitar synthesizer accompanied by Lincoln, Buddy & Ilana. A huge rack of guitar synth modules can be seen behind him. 1980 in Tokyo.

2. Ryo – Featuring "Concierto De Aranjuez" [Full Album] (1982)

00:00 A1 Escena / Cancion Del Fuego Fatuo 04:48 A2 Adagio From "Concierto De Aranjuez"
17:32 A3 Introduction From "Schelomo"
19:47 B1 A Felicidade
21:51 B2 Marilyn
25:41 B3 Hawaiian Caravan
31:58 B4 Mercy Of The Dragon
37:11 B5 Twilight Song

3. Land Of A Thousand Autumns (Stereo Mix)
4. Genesis - Ballad of Big (Official Audio)
5. Hot Chocolate Every 1s a winner Album Version1978 HQ Audio

Phantom Instruments S49 Universal MIDI Sequencer & C45

video uploads by Phantom Instruments

Playlist:

1. Phantom Instruments S49 - Pitch Overview
2. Phantom Instruments S49 - Mutes Overview
3. Phantom Instruments S49 - Tracks Overview
4. Phantom Instruments S49 - Steps Overview
5. Phantom Instruments S49 | C45 - Short Live Demo Jam


Playlist:

1. Phantom Instruments S49 | C45 - Short Live Demo Jam
2. Phantom Instruments C45 - Short Live Techno Jam
3. Phantom Instruments C45 - Full Techno Jam with Ableton Live
4. Phantom Instruments - C45 (Promo)


S49 | Technical Specifications.

Overview
Universal MIDI sequencer for hardware and software instruments
USB-powered, class-compliant (no drivers required)
Length: 304mm
Width: 109mm
Height (including knobs and feet): 45mm
Weight: 900 grams

Connectivity
USB MIDI
3.5 mm (1/8”) TRS MIDI: In, Out
All TRS connections are Type A / B configurable
CV Out x 8
Gate Out x 8
Clock In & Clock Out

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Akai Launches MPK Mini Plus II

video uploads by Akai Professional

Check with dealers on the right for pricing and availability.

Playlist:

1. MPK Mini Plus II | Expressive Control, Expanded Possibilities
2. MPK Mini Plus II with Drumma Boy | Akai Professional
3. MPK Mini Plus II | Overview
4. MPK Mini Plus II | MPC Integration

Akai MPK Mini Plus MK2 // What's new, review and tutorial

video upload by

TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 1:42 Overview 3:09 Keys & pads 4:27 Color screen 5:47 I/O 6:10 Chord modes 7:13 Mutate & strum 8:52 Chord types 10:02 Progressions 10:51 Arpeggiator 13:06 Overdub & follow 14:26 ARP patterns 16:09 DAW control 17:23 Pad modes 18:25 MPC 20:03 NKS plugins 22:08 Kontakt 22:41 Instrument Collection 23:27 User modes 24:18 Pros & cons 27:15 Jams

Press release follows:


AKAI PROFESSIONAL® INTRODUCES MPK® MINI PLUS II, THE NEXT GENERATION OF ITS 37-KEY MIDI KEYBOARD CONTROLLER

Upgraded keys and MPC pads meet new creative tools, deeper MPC and DAW integration, a full-color display, MIDI and CV connectivity in a compact 37-key controller.

CUMBERLAND, R.I. (October 22, 2026) – Akai Professional® today announced MPK® Mini Plus II, the next generation of its compact 37-key MIDI keyboard, designed for creators who want more performance and production control without moving to a full-size keyboard. MPK Mini Plus II combines an upgraded 37-key mini keybed, eight velocity- and pressure-sensitive RGB MPC pads, a new full-color display, and creative tools including Glitch, Mutate, Strum, Freeze, Chords, and Follow. Direct MPC Standalone and MPC Desktop integration brings deeper MPC control to the keyboard, while USB-C, five-pin MIDI, and CV/Gate connectivity allow MPK Mini Plus II to move easily between software instruments, hardware synthesizers, and modular setups.

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Cinematic Ambient with Prophet-10, reface CS, and OP-1 field | Invisible Frost 2026-10-22 by atnr

video upload by atnr

"Cinematic ambient created with the Prophet-10, reface CS, OP-1 field, and CP-88.

On the OP-1 field, detailed glitch beats and sustained synth pad sounds are recorded in advance. The MOTHER effect is used as the master effect to add gated reverb.

On the reface CS, the oscillator is set to FM while synth pads are performed. The output is processed through the MICROCOSM with deep reverb.

The Prophet-10 is connected to the blueSky and used to perform slow-attack synth pads.

The CP-88 is processed in the DAW with reverb from Native Instruments Raum.

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New phase of MIDI IN

video upload by MIDI IN

"An open and honest discussion of my working life and plans for change.
As discussed, the new Patreon page:
/ midi_in"

BeatFriend Part 1: Unboxing and day one twiddlings

video upload by Richard DeHove

"This is my first 24 hours using the BeatFriend by Audio.Computer. It's a long, raw example of discovering the machine rather than a tightly edited batch of best-ofs. The idea is to show what you'd typically get if you bought one yourself.

The concept of the Beatfriend is beautifully simple: A CR-78-style machine with preset patterns that you can tweak with a few interesting parameters combined with complexity sliders for each track.

Some other demos I heard prior to getting the BeatFriend were, to my ears, a bit "wooly". Main culprit there is the filter knob. At the midway point it has the classic CR-78 EQ profile which is very dull imo. Only when you open things up a bit do you get some better dynamics but then the more you turn the less it sounds like a CR-78. Horses for courses. Big surprise for me was the distortion control which can change the mood from cheesy to weird very fast.

The sound you hear hasn't been subsequently manipulated in any way other than some reasonably hard limiting on the output to smooth everything out.

All up there's lots to like here and am looking forward to some much deeper experiments in the next video.

0:00 Unboxing & blab
2:00 Twiddle 1
6:30 Twiddle 2
11:35 Twiddle 3
13:01 Twiddle 4
21:36 Conclusion blab

Many thanks to my kind patrons who keep this channel ad-free
My website: https://richarddehove.com/"