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Friday, March 13, 2026
New Synthesizer Day Evil Pet Endorphins Paired with Sequential FOURM
video upload by James Dyson
"New Synthesizer Day Evil Pet Endorphins Paired with Sequential FOURM
1st go with evil pet lets see what happens.
Midi to Pet and Audio out from FOURM to Pet."
LABELS/MORE:
Endorphin.es,
Sequential
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La nevicata dell'85
video upload by Giambellino Elettronica
"Giambellino Elettronica plays 'La nevicata dell'85' with Novation Circuit."
JMT SYNTH / SRV-1b
video upload by beatsville store
https://beatsville.jp

A desktop spring reverb unit featuring a built-in miniature spring.
You can use its high-quality, authentic spring to achieve a beautiful, classic reverb—or you can dive headfirst into the lush, vibrant resonance of a wildly oscillating spring, letting yourself drift and drown in its saturated wetness. It gets absolutely drenched.
And while nobody explicitly told you to shake it, smack it around, or slam it against the table... well, naturally, you’re going to do it. After all, there’s a real spring inside that actually shakes! It’s the thrill of the authentic.
Mix the clean-boosted signal (GAIN) with the spring-reverb-processed signal (REVERB), then adjust the overall output volume using the LEVEL control.
When the switch is in the down position, the signal bypasses the effect, passing directly from IN to OUT. The LED illuminates when the effect is active.
*Powered by a DC 9V power adapter (center-negative / Tip = -); sold separately.
LABELS/MORE:
JMT,
New Sound Machines,
New Synth Effects,
News
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vc1 by Baghead
"100% iPad not bad for $34,
Mynth synth - free
Other Desert Cities - delay - $7
Descent granulizer $3
-
Glitchscaper for ambience and percussion - $16
Ascent - reverb $3-
TextQuencer for sequencer
- $5"
LABELS/MORE:
iOS,
MATRIXSYNTH Members
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Starsky Carr's Studio: Vintage & Modern Synth Setup Explained
video upload by Starsky Carr
"Welcome to a full synth studio tour — a look inside my hardware setup featuring vintage analog synths, modern wavetable instruments, modular gear and classic drum machines.
See how a mix of vintage synths, modern instruments, modular gear and drum machines all come together in one integrated setup. In this video I walk through the studio, explain how everything is connected, and show some of the instruments that regularly appear on the channel.
The studio is constantly evolving as new synths arrive, others get repaired, and different setups are tested for videos. In this walkthrough you'll see how classic gear like the Juno-60, Prophet series, Minimoog, TR-808, TR-909 and Jupiter synths sit alongside modern instruments such as the UDO Super 8, Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave, Waldorf M, Arturia PolyBrute and Roland System-8.
I also explain how everything is routed through the studio — from CV-controlled vintage synths integrated with MIDI, to the AudioFuse interface and Neve summing mixer that handle the audio side of things.
If you've ever wondered how to organise a hardware synth studio, integrate vintage CV instruments with modern DAWs, or just want to see a room full of iconic synths and drum machines, this video gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the setup behind the channel.
You’ll also hear a few stories along the way — including the slightly ridiculous “six degrees of separation” link from my studio gear to Charlize Theron and Kevin Bacon through the Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels soundtrack.
Whether you're into analog synthesis, wavetable synths, modular gear, or classic drum machines, this studio tour is packed with gear, ideas and inspiration.
Gear featured (selection)
• Roland Juno-60
• Roland Jupiter series
• Moog Minimoog, Voyager % Sub37
• Sequential Prophet synths
• Oberheim OBX8 and OB6
• UDO Super 8
• Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave
• Waldorf M
• Arturia PolyBrute
• Roland System-8
• TR-808 / TR-909 drum machines
• Analog Solutions Leipzig & Fusebox
• Modular & Eurorack gear"
LABELS/MORE:
Analogue Solutions,
Arturia,
eurorack,
Groove Synthesis,
MOOG,
Oberheim,
Roland,
Sequential,
Sherman,
Studio Tours,
UDO,
Waldorf
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A "JP-8000" in your DAW for FREE
video upload by mylarmelodies
"Meet the DSP6300 crew and 'JE-8086', part their amazing ongoing project to make the firmware in 90's virtual analogue synths run in a modern DAW as a VST plugin. FOR FREE. 🔗 https://dsp56300.wordpress.com/ 👉 / mylarmelodies 🙌 MORE LINKS BELOW
Thanks to those who sent me the lecture - it's really interesting if you'd like to understand how this was achieved!
MORE INFO
▶︎ DSP56300 Site (the plugin is called "JE-8086"): https://dsp56300.wordpress.com/
▶︎ Roland's Official JP-8000 Firmware is here: https://www.roland.com/global/support..
. ▶︎ Lecture video by the creators on how it was done: • 39C3 - From Silicon to Darude Sand-storm: ... [video below]
▶︎ The DSP56300 donation link from the app: https://paypal.me/dsp56300
▶︎ More talks from them: https://media.ccc.de/search?p=giulioz
CHAPTERS:
00:00 This sounds familiar.
00:42 The sound, the feat
02:07 How it was done
03:41 Legal implications of ROMs
04:27 A quick fiddle
06:49 How to install & support it
39C3 - From Silicon to Darude Sand-storm: breaking famous synthesizer DSPs
video upload by media.ccc.de
"https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-from-sili...
Have you ever wondered how the chips and algorithms that made all those electronic music hits work? Us too!
At The Usual Suspects we create open source emulations of famous music hardware, synthesizers and effect units. After releasing some emulations of devices around the Motorola 563xx DSP chip, we made further steps into reverse engineering custom silicon chips to achieve what no one has done before: a real low-level emulation of the JP-8000. This famous synthesizer featured a special "SuperSaw" oscillator algorithm, which defined an entire generation of electronic and trance music. The main obstacle was emulating the 4 custom DSP chips the device used, which ran software written with a completely undocumented instruction set. In this talk I will go through the story of how we overcame that obstacle, using a mixture of automated silicon reverse engineering, probing the chip with an Arduino, statistical analysis of the opcodes and fuzzing. Finally, I will talk about how we made the emulator run in real-time using JIT, and what we found by looking at the SuperSaw code.
This talk is a sequel to my last year's talk Proprietary silicon ICs and dubious marketing claims? Let's fight those with a microscope!", where I showed how I reverse engineered a pretty old device (1986) by looking at microscope silicon pics alone, with manual tracing and some custom tools. Back then I claimed that taking a look at a more modern device would be way more challenging, due to the increased complexity.
This time, in fact, I've reverse engineered a much modern chip: the custom Roland/Toshiba TC170C140 ESP chip (1995). Completing this task required a different approach, as doing it manually would have required too much time. We used a guided automated approach that combines clever microscopy with computer vision to automatically classify standard cells in the chip, saving us most of the manual work.
The biggest win though came from directly probing the chip: by exploiting test routines and sending random data to the chip we figured out how the internal registers worked, slowly giving us insights about the encoding of the chip ISA. By combining those two approaches we managed to create a bit-accurate emulator, that also is able to run in real-time using JIT.
In this talk I want to cover the following topics:
What I learned since my previous talk by looking at more complicated chips
Towards automating the silicon reverse engineering process
How to find and exploit test modes to understand how stuff works
How we tricked the chips into spilling its own secrets
How the ESP chip works, compared to existing DSP chips
How the SuperSaw oscillator turned out to work
giulioz
https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/h..."
LABELS/MORE:
DSP56300,
Roland,
Soft Synths
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Siberian Sun - analog synthesizer from Russia #lmz #Siberiansun #analog #synthesizer
video upload by LMZ
Siberian Sun - analog synthesizer from Russia #lmz #Siberiansun #analog #synthesizer
video upload by LMZ
Tom 1501 from UltraRare
video upload by Futulyric
"Tom1501, based on the Soviet synthesizer of the same name, is now complete. Multichannel mode has been added. Separate chorus and sustain controls for both keyboard sections are available.
Coming soon to the store.
https://ultrarare.su/?post_type=product"
LABELS/MORE:
New Soft Synths,
Soft Synths,
SOVIET,
Teasers
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Ambient loopy live synth work out OB6 (Steps Right)
video upload by Surgeons Girl
"Steps right taken from my new EP on Livity Sound available everywhere but you can buy here.
OB6 seqeunced with ableton Mother 32 playing bass line/lead internal seqeunce - Blofeld playing long pads seqeunced with Digitone. Long live preset 507 (OB6)"
Blue Techno
video upload by itramtal
"Erica Synths DB-01 & LXR02, Nightverb & Zen Delay, Sequential OB-6, Pro2."
LABELS/MORE:
DSI,
Erica Synths,
Oberheim
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Nord Performance Sale - March 2026
video upload by Kraft Music
"Nord Performance Sale at Kraft Music:
https://kraftmusic.com/collections/no...
The Nord Performance Sale at Kraft Music for March of 2026. Save up to $1000.00 on select Nord instruments for a limited time, plus bonus items, and exlusive bundle offers!"
Baby Audio GRAINFERNO
video upload by DATABROTH
"Read my full review here: www.databroth.com/blog/grainferno-review
check out my wavetables and presets at https://gumroad.com/databroth
join my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/databroth
00:00 Melody and tweaking
02:56 SFX
03:54 Ambience
04:43 Chaotic Percussion"
Granular synthesis redefined
Break your samples apart to build new and unique soundsPlay any audio file like a synthesizer-in tune with your song
Explore a new world of sound design with audio as your raw material
A firestorm of granular power
Grainferno is an advanced granular instrument built around a new way of synthesizing sound from existing audio. Its next-gen grain engine breaks your samples into microscopic fragments and rebuilds them into entirely new textures.
From pristine tonal clouds to experimental digital noise, Grainferno turns your sample library into an endless source of playable inspiration.
Make a synth from any sound
Grainferno can generate grains at speeds fast enough to cross into the audio range. At these rates, grains stop behaving like texture and start acting like oscillators-turning any audio file into a playable synth voice.
Even at audio rates, traces of the original sonic character remain, giving you unique synth building blocks with the spectral fingerprint of your source audio.
Add modulation and grain-level shaping to build ready-to-use granular synth tones that stay in tune with your song like a traditional synth.
LABELS/MORE:
Baby Audio,
MATRIXSYNTH Members,
New Soft Synths,
News,
Soft Synths
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Aarhus with Kusama
video upload by copenhagennoiselab
"Inspired by the immersive logic of Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Rooms, this work transforms Aarhus into a living field of light and sound. A real urban dataset is remapped into a 1-meter volumetric grid of dots, turning streets, facades, and terrain into a shimmering, porous city body.
Viewers enter a synchronized walk: wherever you join from, the system places everyone at the same point in the loop at the same moment in time. The city is shared, but the experience is personal. Dot groups pulse in slow, shifting color relations, and no two listeners hear identical spatial balance.
At irregular intervals, simulated litter-like impacts strike the environment. Instead of decay, each collision produces resonance: expanding waves through the dot matrix and bell-like modal tones tuned to a constrained scale with slight detune. Impacts can ricochet across surfaces, and terrain now influences bounce direction, coupling topography to rhythm.
Built with public geospatial data, procedural animation, modal synthesis, and iterative AI-assisted development, the piece sits between urban memory, ecological friction, and collective choreography: a walkable score where city form becomes light, time, and vibration.
Check it out at:
https://www.unusable.ai/aarhus-with-k...
(Best experienced on big screens / projection)"
LABELS/MORE:
Art Installations,
Soft Synths
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Korg Modwave - "Space Explorations" Soundset (40 Performances)
video upload by LFOstore
"'Space Explorations' is an immersive collection of 40 performances crafted exclusively for the Korg Modwave. This soundset channels the boundless mystery of deep space: vast, shimmering pads that drift like nebulae, evolving atmospheres pulsing with distant stars, hypnotic sequences orbiting like gravitational waves, soaring leads cutting through the vacuum, intricate ARPs twinkling like constellations, and ethereal keys echoing across light-years.
Harnessing Modwave's powerful wavetable engine, motion sequencing, and layering capabilities, every performance is designed for maximum expressiveness — most respond vividly to modulation wheel, velocity and real-time tweaks via the four modulation knobs. You'll find deeply modulated, evolving textures perfect for slow-building ambient journeys, Berlin School-inspired sequences, sci-fi film/TV scoring, meditative drones, retro-futuristic electronica, and live improvisations that feel like piloting a starship through uncharted galaxies.
Whether you're evoking the solitude of interstellar travel, the awe of a supernova, or the quiet hum of a black hole's event horizon, "Space Exploration" turns your Modwave into a personal observatory for sonic cosmos. These aren't just presets — they're portals to other worlds and extraordinary soundscapes. Created with passion for both vintage space-age vibes and Modwave's modern hybrid synthesis, this library invites you to explore the unknown and bring the universe into your music!
Please find more information here - https://ottolfo.sellfy.store/modwave/"
LABELS/MORE:
Korg,
MATRIXSYNTH Members
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Cinematic Drones Techno Jam - Modular Eurorack
video upload by Ghost In Translation
"One more jam with my Drone and DS1 modules.
Follow:
/ ghostintranslation
https://ghostintranslation.bandcamp.com/
https://ghostintranslation.com/
Support me:
https://buymeacoffee.com/ghostintrans...
https://ko-fi.com/ghostintranslation"
LABELS/MORE:
eurorack,
Ghost In Translation,
MATRIXSYNTH Members
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SCJS#85 - DARK AGES
video upload by FL3SHB4CK
"Small Case Jam Sessions #85 - DARK AGES
GITGUD, TABOR, BATTERING RAM, NOISE SWASH
Recorded live thru Syntakt delay & reverb
@Jolin_wbs @ShakmatModular @4msCompany"
LABELS/MORE:
4ms,
eurorack,
Jolin Lab,
MATRIXSYNTH Members,
Shakmat
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MFB Tanzbär Lite Analog Drumcomputer
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via this listing
Additional Perfect Circuit listings
via this listing
Additional Perfect Circuit listings
LABELS/MORE:
Auctions,
MFB,
Perfect Circuit
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Suiko ST-40 Koto Synthesizer SN 403971 w/ Blue Case
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via this listing
Additional Perfect Circuit listings
via this listing
Additional Perfect Circuit listings
LABELS/MORE:
Auctions,
Perfect Circuit,
SUIKO
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Nord Rack X2 Virtual Analog Synthesizer
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via this listing
Additional Perfect Circuit listings
via this listing
Additional Perfect Circuit listings
LABELS/MORE:
Auctions,
Clavia,
Perfect Circuit
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Moog Opus 3 — "New Old Stock" Sliders, Switches, Controls, Control Caps & Knobs SN 5828
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via this eBay listing
"The Moog Opus 3 is a vintage polyphonic synth that combines string, organ and brass sounds in a four-octave keyboard, along with flexible controls for shaping each sound.

One of the coolest things about the Opus 3 is that it has a classic Moog four-pole filter that the brass and organ can be run through. The filter has the sound Moogs are famous four, and it can be run into self-oscillation.
The synth also features a three-phase chorus effect that uses the famed Reticon bucket brigade chips, as well as stereo and mono outputs.
Here are details about the unit for sale:
The old, deteriorating foam that sat below the control panel has been removed from this one, so you don’t have to worry about it.
All of the sliders, switches and rotary controls — except for the master volume — were changed out for New Old Stock replacements. All the slider caps and control knobs are New Old Stock as well. Everything works smoothly, with no noise or issues.
The master volume has very minor crackle at the top end of its range while it’s being moved. It is otherwise noise-free during normal operation. I would have had it changed out but it wasn’t possible to source an original replacement.
One of the three original Reticon chips in the chorus effect was replaced when an original failed. All three are working, and the chorus sounds great.
The original red LED in the Modulation section was swapped out for a new bright blue LED.
I wasn’t able to test the sustain jack on the unit’s front panel. Moog chose an unusual size jack here— it’s slightly smaller than a 1/4-inch input. It would be easy to swap it out with a proper 1/4-inch jack if you choose to do so.
The physical condition is very good. Note the scratches to the wood and some minor marks on the faceplate.
All of the notes sound as they should, and all controls and functions work as they should.
HELPFUL NOTES
Although its functions are basic, you’ll need to understand the signal routing in the Opus 3. These are spelled out in the owner's manual (which is available online), but knowing the following will help you get your head around it.
For example, the chorus effect operates on the strings and organ, not on the brass. This is by design and is noted by an arrow on the control panel.
The Moog four-pole VCF can be used on the organ and brass, not the strings. Again, this is by design and is noted by an arrow on the control panel.
Frequency Modulation works on all sounds, but VCF modulation only works on the organ and brass because these are the two sounds that can be run through the VCF (see the point immediately above). Again, this is by design.
The length of chorus delay is set by using the delay fader in the Modulation section. This too is by design.
Two other noteworthy points:
• The pitch wheel has a firm detent (the point at which it sits at pitch). Other owners have noted the same thing about their units in online forums. It’s not difficult to work, but it’s firmer than on other synths I’ve owned.
• All of the electronics, aside from those mentioned above, are original and working fine. Electrical components can fail or become damaged with time and/or misuse. Always be sure you are connected to proper voltage, and note that ground loops can introduce hum."
via this eBay listing
"The Moog Opus 3 is a vintage polyphonic synth that combines string, organ and brass sounds in a four-octave keyboard, along with flexible controls for shaping each sound.

One of the coolest things about the Opus 3 is that it has a classic Moog four-pole filter that the brass and organ can be run through. The filter has the sound Moogs are famous four, and it can be run into self-oscillation. The synth also features a three-phase chorus effect that uses the famed Reticon bucket brigade chips, as well as stereo and mono outputs.
Here are details about the unit for sale:
The old, deteriorating foam that sat below the control panel has been removed from this one, so you don’t have to worry about it.
All of the sliders, switches and rotary controls — except for the master volume — were changed out for New Old Stock replacements. All the slider caps and control knobs are New Old Stock as well. Everything works smoothly, with no noise or issues.
The master volume has very minor crackle at the top end of its range while it’s being moved. It is otherwise noise-free during normal operation. I would have had it changed out but it wasn’t possible to source an original replacement.
One of the three original Reticon chips in the chorus effect was replaced when an original failed. All three are working, and the chorus sounds great.
The original red LED in the Modulation section was swapped out for a new bright blue LED.
I wasn’t able to test the sustain jack on the unit’s front panel. Moog chose an unusual size jack here— it’s slightly smaller than a 1/4-inch input. It would be easy to swap it out with a proper 1/4-inch jack if you choose to do so.
The physical condition is very good. Note the scratches to the wood and some minor marks on the faceplate.
All of the notes sound as they should, and all controls and functions work as they should.
HELPFUL NOTES
Although its functions are basic, you’ll need to understand the signal routing in the Opus 3. These are spelled out in the owner's manual (which is available online), but knowing the following will help you get your head around it.
For example, the chorus effect operates on the strings and organ, not on the brass. This is by design and is noted by an arrow on the control panel.
The Moog four-pole VCF can be used on the organ and brass, not the strings. Again, this is by design and is noted by an arrow on the control panel.
Frequency Modulation works on all sounds, but VCF modulation only works on the organ and brass because these are the two sounds that can be run through the VCF (see the point immediately above). Again, this is by design.
The length of chorus delay is set by using the delay fader in the Modulation section. This too is by design.
Two other noteworthy points:
• The pitch wheel has a firm detent (the point at which it sits at pitch). Other owners have noted the same thing about their units in online forums. It’s not difficult to work, but it’s firmer than on other synths I’ve owned.
• All of the electronics, aside from those mentioned above, are original and working fine. Electrical components can fail or become damaged with time and/or misuse. Always be sure you are connected to proper voltage, and note that ground loops can introduce hum."
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