The Synth Yamaha Wants You to Forget | The V50

video upload by Espen Kraft

"My sound patches: https://espenkraft.com
In 1989, while Korg's M1 and the sampling boom were rewriting the charts, Yamaha reached into the parts bin and handed us the V50 — a 4-operator FM workstation synth almost nobody asked for.

The V50 wrapped Yamaha's 4-operator FM engine (the same one in the DX11 and TX81Z) in a full workstation shell: an 8-track sequencer, a PCM drum machine, dual digital effects and a built-in floppy drive. On paper, a tidy package. In practice, in a year that wanted fat organs, realistic pianos and new dance sounds, it landed as a warmed-over fossil. I disliked it then, and I dislike it now — but I'll show you what it can and can't do.

All effects in the video are from the V50 internally. No external processing.

Yamaha V50 — key specs:

Released 1989
4-operator, 8-algorithm, 8-waveform FM synthesis (DX11 / TX81Z engine)
16-note polyphony, 8-part multitimbral
100 preset + 100 user voices
Built-in 8-track sequencer — 8 songs, 16,000 notes
PCM drum machine with 61 sampled drum sounds
Dual digital effects (reverb, delay, distortion)
3.5" floppy disk drive
61-key keyboard with velocity + aftertouch
US list price when new: ~$1,895

00:00 M1 ruled the world
00:35 Yamaha's answer: the V50
01:23 What you got for your money
02:14 FM Pianos again
02:52 PCM drums
04:18 A flop
05:00 Various sounds from the V50"

Introducing Electric Neon Deluxe – pop and EDM guitar | Native Instruments

video uploads by Native Instruments

Playlist:
1. Introducing Electric Neon Deluxe – pop and EDM guitar | Native Instruments
2. Electric Neon Deluxe walkthrough | Native Instruments

"Electric Neon Deluxe builds on the Essentials version to bring more high-impact guitar energy to future hits. From rhythmic pulses that fire up the dancefloor to glossy leads that lift the chorus, it’s perfect for producers who want instant vibe without getting weighed down. Every sound slots cleanly into your mix – no endless tweaking, just polished and punchy parts ready for your next anthem.

Discover Session Guitarist – Electric Neon Deluxe: https://www.native-instruments.com/pr..."

Curves & Membranes 1.4.0 | Expressive MPE & Paraphonic Synth Sounds

video upload by Unusable Engineering

"Curves & Membranes 1.4.0 adds new MPE performance, 4-voice paraphonic synthesis, and velocity-controlled waveform morphing. This no-talking sound demo goes through 10 new presets using those features, from expressive pads and keyboard sounds to rhythmic and more experimental synth patches.

There are 20 new presets in the update in total. The ten in this video are played first dry and then with some Geometry Reverb added.

The three main new performance features are:

Expression / MPE Mode
MPE pressure controls the amplitude envelope and oscillator brightness, CC74 / Slide moves through the Oscillator Preset slots, and pitch bend is expanded to 48 semitones. Preset Slew controls how smoothly CC74 interpolates between waveform geometries.

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AIR - Preset Expansion Sound Demos for Akai MPC & Desktop

video uploads by AIR Music Tech and Akai Professional

Playlist:

1. Hi Voltage for AIR Hype - Preset Expansion Sound Demo for MPC & Desktop

Hi Voltage is a preset collection built for modern Hip Hop, R&B, Trap, and contemporary production. Featuring powerful basses, expressive leads, lush pads, sparkling bells, keys, plucks, guitars, and more, Hi Voltage showcases the incredible flexibility of Hype's multi-engine architecture while delivering production-ready sounds from the moment you load them.

2. Midnight Moods for AIR Jura - Preset Expansion Sound Demo for MPC & Desktop

Inspired by the warmth and character of classic analog synthesizers, Midnight Moods was created for soulful beats, lo-fi hip hop, fusion jazz, chilled electronica, and beyond. Featuring expressive basses, rich pads, keys, leads, plucks, arps, and synth textures, this collection blends nostalgic analog character with modern versatility.

3. Phat Bottom Bass for AIR OPx-4 - Preset Expansion Sound Demo for MPC & Desktop

Phat Bottom Bass is dedicated to the foundation of modern music: bass. Featuring sub basses, synth basses, warm basses, hard basses, and glitch basses, this collection is built to add movement and expression to the low end of your productions. Many presets evolve through modulation wheel, velocity, and aftertouch, creating bass sounds that morph and interact with your performance.

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Free Korg MS2000 Editor Librarian | Web MIDI Patch Manager

video upload by Ian Dixon

"In this video I demonstrate my free browser-based Web MIDI editor and librarian for the Korg MS2000, built to make it easier to manage patches, audition sounds, load SysEx banks and edit programs in real time.

The MS2000 is a brilliant virtual analogue synth, but managing lots of patches from the front panel can be slow. This editor lets you enable Web MIDI, read the programs from the synth, save and reload larger patch libraries, load compatible MicroKorg SysEx banks, send sounds to the MS2000 without overwriting memory, tweak oscillator, filter, envelope, LFO, effects and motion sequencer settings, and try controlled randomisation for new happy-accident sounds.

https://thedigitallifestyle.com/w/TDL...

Chapters:
00:00 Korg MS2000 editor-librarian intro
00:31 Free browser-based Web MIDI tool
00:56 Enabling MIDI and choosing ports
01:08 Reading programs from the MS2000

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Nord Modular Editor: Major Community Update + G2 Preview

video upload by Peter Plugs Patches

"A walkthrough of the new updates on the NordModularEditor website. A big overhaul was done by adding a whole new community layer to the site: share patches, browser other people's patches, like them, etc. Also: a quick preview of the upcoming support for Nord Modular G2 synths.

#nordmodular #clavia #nordmodularg1 #nordmodularg2

nordmodulareditor.com

00:00 Intro
00:42 Community layer
01:33 Profile page
01:57 Patch detail page
02:14 Homepage

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phase fiasco eurorack modules

via phase fiasco

Skalman

240dl

[i]

meteor shower

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Can KAZU do Psytrance?

video upload by Phase Fiasco

follow-up to this post.

'KAZU Audio VST Plugin

Coming in September to Windows, Mac, Linux. https://phasefiasco.com/

#vstplugins #sounddesign #musictech #musicproducers"

MPEdie — Free MPE Controller for iOS | Full Walkthrough & Tutorial

video upload by Diego Capoccitti

"MPEdie is a free MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) controller app for iOS. In this walkthrough I'll show you the main features and how to use them — perfect both as a demo and as a quick tutorial to get started.

Download it for free on the App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mpedie-...

MPEdie turns your iPhone or iPad into an expressive MPE controller, letting you play with per-note pitch bend, glide, and other expressive gestures that follow the geometry of the keyboard — just like a real MPE instrument.

If you're into MPE synths, expressive MIDI controllers, or just want a free, easy way to add expression to your playing on iOS, give MPEdie a try.

#MPE #MIDI #iOSMusic #MusicProduction

Free to download — no subscription required."

SUPER 606 - DRUM MACHINE | iPhone/iPad

video upload by MATTHEW FECHER

Super 606 by AudioKit Pro | Drum Machine Presets Demo & Walkthrough

video upload by Moby Pixel

"Today we are taking a look at Super 606 by AudioKit Pro for iOS inspired by the legendary Roland 606 drum machine. It has been a while since AudioKit released a drum centric app and this one might just be the droids you are looking for. In this video, I’ll give a quick walkthrough of the app and demo a bunch of presets.

Chapters:
0:00 Super 606 Intro
1:15 Sound Editing
2:58 Presets Demo

Thanks for watching!
Nick C.
Moby Pixel"



Inspired by classic hardware. *Roland Cloud and TR-606 are trademarks of Roland Corporation. SUPER 606 is not affiliated with or endorsed by Roland Corporation.

SUPER 606 features SYNTH generated drums. Give your music movement, character, and life.

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TONVERK HATEFILES #2

video upload by TONVERK HATEFILES #2

00:00 intro
00:20 industrial with tonverk and destiny plus double q

... descent into industrial madness ...
Sounds and Samples: https://dissonantwitchcraft.com/

Gear used in this video:
Elektron Tonverk
Destiny+ Double Q

TTMC Sequencer Card , KORG volca sample2 , Buchla Easel

video upload by Tokyo Tape Music Center

TTMC 112-3 , BBD Tokyo Delay , TTMC 5Step Sequencer , 291 , Tokyo Gate 2 , 158 , TipTop BD808

video upload by Tokyo Tape Music Center

TTMC 291 Card , Buchla Easel Command

video upload by Tokyo Tape Music Center

DIY Lo-Fi FM Drum Machine with Arduino Nano on Breadboard - A Few Beats

video upload by Waiting For Zyo

"Another DIY instrument! This time I used a famous microcontroller: an Arduino Nano (compatible, tbh), a few buttons, and some code to made a really basic (lo-fi) FM drum machine with a built-in sequencer.

Here are some of its features:

• 4 instruments: kick, snare, hi-hat, and tom
• 4 main sound controls: tune, decay, FM amount, and FM ratio
• 4 secondary sound controls: balance, pitch envelope decay, pitch envelope range, and FM feedback
• A full 16-step sequencer with swing and basic parameter locks and on-grid rolls

At the moment, it only has a basic audio output, so I recorded everything into Ableton and added a bit of filtering and some reverb.

These are four beats I made from scratch using only these basic parameters and the internal sequencer.

Enjoy!"

Some 140 Beats with Korg Volca Drum NEW (unofficial) Firmware by hj-oja

video upload by Waiting For Zyo

"After the Hacktribe for the Electribe 2 and Pajen’s firmware for the Volca Sample, it’s now time for the Korg Volca Drum to get its own unofficial firmware update by hj-oja.

This new firmware adds some interesting features, such as Elektron-style conditions, which allow you to create longer and more complex patterns, as well as new Play FX (including octave up/down, bitcrush, reverse, all FX send, FX send only), and more.

The sound generator remains the same, but with a much more powerful sequencer that turns the Volca Drum into a real little groovebox.

I pushed the Volca Drum to its limits using the mixer send technique and added some reverb and delay in Ableton.

Enjoy!"

Frap Tools Magnolia: From Eurorack to a Polyphonic Analog Synth

video upload by Music Journey with Paul

"At Superbooth 2026 I talked with Gattobus, who was involved in the development of Magnolia, about the idea behind this unusual instrument and what makes it different from a traditional analog polysynth.

Magnolia combines elements of classic analog synthesizers with ideas coming from the modular and West Coast synthesis worlds - including complex oscillators, wavefolding and through-zero FM.

We also talk about its fully analog VCOs, discrete circuits designed by Frap Tools, polyphonic aftertouch keyboard, its distinctly Italian design and why, despite its experimental architecture, Gattobus considers it an extremely playable and musical instrument."

Chapters
00:00 What is Frap Tools Magnolia?
00:35 Demo #1
01:08 Inside Magnolia: discrete analog circuits
02:02 Polyphonic aftertouch and the Fatar keyboard
02:23 Italian design - like a Lamborghini?
02:39 West Coast synthesis, wavefolding and through-zero FM
03:25 Demo #2
04:39 Gattobus' role in developing Magnolia 05:10 The story behind Frap Tools
05:45 Demo #3

Silicon Machine | Daniel Miller & Alexander Hacke in conversation | FFOSSO

video upload by FFOSSO

"We sat down with Daniel Miller and Alexander Hacke to talk about the sounds, machines, and ideas behind Silicon Machine, a new FFOSSO instrument sampled directly from Daniel's own collection of original synths and drum machines.

Daniel traces the lineage back to the earliest days of Mute Records: the Korg 700S that powered "Warm Leatherette" and 'T.V.O.D.,' the rented Space Echo, the four-track sessions where everything was played by hand because there was no other way to do it. Gear that wasn't prestigious, wasn't expensive, and wasn't supposed to sound like much, and did anyway.

Alexander curated the collection, with patches designed and programmed by both Alexander and Daniel for FFOSSO. As curator, Alexander brings his own perspective: a musician whose practice spans decades of Einstürzende Neubauten's industrial explorations, finding music in unconventional sources and understanding intuitively what happens when machines are pushed somewhere they weren't designed to go.

Together they talk about limitation as a creative force, the character that comes from imperfection, and why the rough edges of early DIY electronics can still feel more alive than many things made today. Silicon Machine is the result: cold basslines, broken rhythmic pulses, stark analog textures — raw, mechanical, and quietly menacing.

Available now on FFOSSO

www.ffosso.com"

Warm Leatherette

video upload by The Normal - Topic - 869 subscribers

"Provided to YouTube by Mute

Warm Leatherette · The Normal

Warm Leatherette

℗ 1978 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Mute Records Ltd

Composer: D. Miller
Composer: Miller

Auto-generated by YouTube."

Ellitone Osage Modular Synthesizer System (EOMSS) system #000 Prototype Plays Bach

video upload by ellitone instruments

"Ellitone Osage Modular Synthesizer System (EOMSS) system #000. This was the final prototype system built before official production began. Usually, I do not keep my prototype units around for very long. I see the destruction of prototypes as an essential part of progress, a sacrifice to the forces of forward momentum. However, this system was good enough that it deserved to survive. This system is 98% identical to the production units that followed. The ONLY real difference between this system and the later production units is the USB connection style. This system has a hard-wired USB connection that runs out of the bottom of the case. The USB connector on the back of the case itself is NOT connected here. Also, on the back of the case there is a defunct 5-pin din MIDI connector that also is not connected. Other than these minor technical differences, this system is in perfect working order and sounds truly fantastic in every way. The pcb circuity in this system is all through-hole hand assembled and includes hand-matched transistor pairs in the expo-converters. It tracks very well across 5 octaves. It has been very fun getting this system ready for sale and hearing it roar again. This modular system is something special, I know that someone out there will appreciate this opportunity to acquire something truly out of the ordinary. -ellis"

ellitone.com

How to use diode patch cable

video upload by Meska (Meska)

"Quick demo of how i use diode patch cable"

How to make : diode patch cable
video upload by Meska (Meska)

Thank you for watching. My name is Meska of the statik collective . I've been making mostly 'dark and expérimental' music for more than ten years now, i'v learn so much online, now it's time for me to share my knoledge, my exploration and this channel is a place to talk about the tools, sound design and techniques to make music with. You can stream my albums and EPs at https://statikwave.bandcamp.com/. If you'd like to support the channel​ consider buying music from bandcamp ;) Contact/booking: meskastatik@gmail.com"

Roland TR-505 with Pitch Mod

video upload by Ground Grown Circuits

Echon6 Samples and a FREE Auto Sample Tool for Decent Sampler

video upload by Starsky Carr

"Point a MIDI cable at your synth, walk away, and come back to a finished Decent Sampler instrument. I've built a tool that does exactly that — and it's completely free.

The Morphor Echon6 has been on my bench for weeks now and it still sounds fabulous — that lovely organic feel I keep going on about. The whole point of this channel is to give you the experience of playing the synth yourself, so I wanted to go one better: give you the actual presets to play.

So I started auto-sampling the Echon6 on the 1010music Bento… and then remembered why sampling is such a pain. It's not the recording. It's everything after: trimming, levelling, converting, hand-building the mapping. So I spent a weekend making a tool that does the whole lot, start to finish, and now it's yours.

Runs in your browser, works on Mac and PC, comes with a full manual. You might need to install Python if your machine hasn't got it (most have). It's not a polished app with a pretty icon — you click a command file — but it works, believe me.

Honest warning: I'm not a programmer. My digital assistant did the heavy lifting. I can't offer any support on this whatsoever, because the answer will be "I haven't got a clue." It should work. Have fun with it — and do tell me what you end up sampling with it, I'd love to know.

🎹 ECHON6 SAMPLES

There's a FREE 2-preset Echon6 Decent Sampler pack to get you started, and a full 20-preset library for anyone who wants the lot — 800MB of detailed multisamples, no effects, just the raw beauty of the thing.

🎵 And stay to the end — two finished tracks from the Echon6 sessions, because the music is why we're all doing this in the first place."

FREE Auto Sampler tool → https://www.starskycarr.com/patches/p/autosampler


FREE Echon6 Decent Sampler pack (2 presets) → https://www.starskycarr.com/patches/p...

Echon6 Decent Sampler library (20 presets) → https://starsky-shop.fourthwall.com/p...