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Saturday, October 10, 2026

Novation Circuit Tracks - Ostinato of the Year

video upload by Synthesaurus Rex

"I was going to call this 'arpeggio of the year' but then I thought that this technically might not be an arpeggio, but an ostinato. An arpeggio is a broken chord where individual notes are played sequentially to outline a specific harmony. In contrast, an ostinato is a stubborn, repeating musical or rhythmic pattern that serves as a continuous foundation throughout a piece. A mainstream music consumer would call it 'boring', and might be wondering why anyone would record such a boring thing. Well, I do it for "idea preservation": I liked this little loop of notes well enough to do a recording with it, so I won't forget it, to use it in a real song some day, when it fits. I called it "of the year" because I will most likely not find a catchier loop than this in 2026."

ASYX Patch Demo

video upload by Isla Electronics

"A lovely little demo from Scott McAuley
For more info on ASYX visit http://islaelectronics.com/asyx"

undo machine live demo v2

video upload by aural explorations

"Undo Machine is out: https://undomachine.com

I built a small macOS app to solve something that had been bugging me for a while: capturing my current sound, freely changing it, then returning to where I started.

I’ve come to love that kind of workflow on the Torso S-4 and T-1. It’s useful for sound design and live performance, so I wanted to bring it to my Analog Four and Novation Peak.

This video shows Capture, Undo, Return and Morph in action. Undo Machine currently supports Novation Peak, Analog Four MKII, Bitwig Studio and Ableton Live and can be controlled by any Midi capable device.

Want this for your instrument too? Download Undo Machine and run the guided device test. Your results can help me investigate whether support is possible.

Available for macOS on Apple Silicon, with a 14-day trial."

"What does it do?

Imagine you could freeze the state of your entire hardware or hybrid setup while performing, creating or producing—then explore, mutate, distort and intensify your sound, knowing you can always return to your baseline at the push of a button or smoothly morph back with a fader.
That’s Undo Machine."

NDF - New Digital Frame Synthesizer by Max for Cats

video upload by max forcats

"Available via https://maxforcats.gumroad.com/l/kojut

Max for Cats crafts Software Instruments, Effects, MIDI devices, Sound Design and Samples for Ableton Live."

'NDF (New Digital Frame) is an eight-voice Max for Live synthesizer built on 16 sine partials stored across 8 timbre frames. Each partial has its own amplitude, ratio, FM depth, pan, shape, detune, decay and onset delay, and a frame-morph envelope blends smoothly between the frames over the life of a note."

Trilling Synths DARP: A Dreamy Dual Arpeggiator

video upload by Magical Synth Adventure

"Here's a detailed demo of the Trilling Synths DARP, an incredible dual channel MIDI/CV arpeggiator with a TONNE of musical functionality."

A powerful dual arpeggiator built for precise pitch, flexible timing and hands-on modulation. Both arpeggiators share the same scale or chord, while keeping independent control over mode, speed, floor note, octave range, gate length, glide and output behaviour. Two precision 16-bit CV outputs provide highly accurate 1V/oct tracking across a full 10-octave range. They can also operate as stepped modulation outputs, with adjustable glide between values.

A five-route CV router lets one bipolar CV input control up to five parameters at once, making it easy to create evolving patterns without extra utility modules. Each arpeggiator can advance from the internal or MIDI clock while also responding to its own trigger input, or run entirely from triggers.

Dedicated gate and wrap outputs provide a gate for every step and a trigger whenever an arpeggio completes its loop. A shared reset input restarts both arpeggiators, while MIDI can update the active scale or chord, sync other devices and send both arpeggios directly to external synths.

Tech specs

Width: 12 HP (60.6mm)
Depth: 35mm (including power cable)
Universal 10/16 pin Eurorack power
Standard 3.5mm TS jacks
Standard 3.5mm TRS Type A MIDI
Power: +12V 30mA, -12V 5mA

From Science teacher to Synth teacher | Sound Mechanic 04

video upload by _marcozoppi

"Sound Mechanics of Eurorack - The Community

In this video, I sit down with Girts Ozolins, founder of Erica Synths, to talk about his journey through modular synthesis and the evolution of the Eurorack community.

We discuss the origins of Erica Synths, the culture and community that has grown around Eurorack, and what it means to build instruments in a constantly evolving musical landscape. Girts shares his experiences, ideas, and perspective on the people, creativity, and curiosity that continue to shape the modular synth world."

ROLAND T8 BEAT MACHINE - Weird Enigma

video upload by Woody Piano Shack

https://www.patreon.com/cw/woodypianoshack
https://woodypianoshack.com

• Music theory and playing techniques
• Song breakdowns & piano arrangements
• Synth and keyboard tips and tricks
• Topics requested by members

SinTH2 Desktop Version, Logic Pro and ext. midi keyboard

video upload by SinTH2

"Tomorrow, this desktop version of SinTH2 will be handed over to someone else, and now it’s time for the final tests. p.s.I love my Korg ModWave, but this time it’s just a MIDI keyboard :)"

BlueARP DM + Roland SH-101 via GV/Gate, Nord Drum, Roland S-1

video upload by graywolf2004ru

"The whole thing was programmed on BlueARP DM in about 1 hour, and 2 more hours to rehearse and record the video. This was a good test for the BlueARP DM.

Sorry for the shaky video ) This is my 1t time using head-mount cam and now I know when filming like this you need to keep your head steady and look around mostly with eye movements."