Prophet Rev 2 / Lost Horizons (Original Song) Ambient

video upload by Brad Shields

"All FX are from the Rev 2"

Did Moog ruin synths? Suzanne Ciani reveals analog's original sin.

video upload by SpectreVision Radio and Phantom Power Podcast

"Today we talk to modular synth pioneer Suzanne Ciani and MIT Spatial Sound Lab researcher Kamran V. Suzanne and Kamran both love quadraphonic sound, and they have a new quad release coming out on June 4th called Ciani/Orkest. They are on a mission to make quadraphonic music accessible to both musicians and to listeners, and in this interview, Kamran will explain how, you, with no special equipment, can listen to their new album in quad.
We'll also get into how analog synthesizers actually work, the early history of Buchla synths versus Moog synths, why Suzanne thinks keyboards diminish the potential of synths, and how Suzanne designed some of the most recognizable sounds of the 1980s.
Suzanne Ciani is a Grammy Award nominated composer, electronic musician, and neoclassical recording artist who has released over 20 solo albums, including Seven Waves and The Velocity of Love. Her work has been featured in Hollywood films, video games, and countless commercials. She was inducted into the first class of keyboard magazine's Hall of Fame, alongside Bob Moog, Don Buchla, and Dave Smith. And she was the subject of the feature documentary, A Life in Waves.
Kamran V is an arts technologist and MIT Spatial Sound Lab researcher, and he's a National Endowment for the Arts grant recipient. He's worked at Interscope Records, produced immersive music releases for Nine Inch Nails, Sting, and Beck, and he ran the music tech fest, Moogfest. He's also on the board of Dub Lab.

Cited Media:

Music & Albums:
⁠Suzanne Ciani - Ciani/Orkest (2025)⁠⁠Suzanne Ciani - Live Quadraphonic (2016)⁠⁠Suzanne Ciani - The Velocity of Love (1986)⁠⁠Suzanne Ciani - Seven Waves (1982)⁠⁠Wendy Carlos - Switched-On Bach (1968)⁠⁠Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)⁠⁠The Rentals⁠
Film & TV:
⁠3-2-1 Contact, PBS (1980–1988)⁠⁠Brett Whitcomb - A Life in Waves (2017)⁠⁠Suzanne Ciani on David Letterman (1980)⁠
Events & Festivals:
⁠Moogfest⁠⁠AES Convention⁠⁠Amsterdam Dance Event⁠⁠NAMM⁠
Tools & Plugins:
⁠Kamran V - QUARK Plugin (free)⁠
Record Labels & Archives:
⁠Finders Keepers Records⁠

Chapters:

0:00 Intro
5:45 Meet the Guests
6:28 Sound Design & Commercials
13:45 High Art vs Low Culture
19:03 Ciani Orkest
24:42 Moog vs Buchla
26:36 How Modular Synths Work
36:15 Quadrophonic Sound
45:13 The QUARK Plugin
50:24 Seven Waves"

Introducing KOSMOS-ONE by GreyScale

video upload by plantssystem

"Introducing KOSMOS-ONE.

Despite being an extremely small piece of hardware—just a thumb-sized Raspberry Pi Pico + DAC—all parameters can be fully controlled via TouchOSC.

A new minimal generative instrument that lets you enjoy the sound creation of the PRA32-U 'in the palm of your hand.' It's small enough to sit on the edge of your desk, yet it can create 'that sound' just fine."

Andreas Trobollowitsch // Live @ Erica Synths Garage

video upload by Erica Synths

"Andreas Trobollowitsch’s residency at Erica Synths Garage felt less like traditional sound design and more like an ongoing experiment in movement, texture and controlled unpredictability. A Vienna-based electroacoustic musician, composer and sound artist, Andreas works at the intersection of sound, visual art and mechanics - building self-developed instruments and exploring rotation, physical processes and unconventional ways of producing sound. During his stay, wooden turntables met drum machines, mechanical systems collided with synthesisers, and ideas developed through curiosity rather than fixed outcomes.

Read our interview with the artist: https://garage.ericasynths.lv/article...

Andreas Hopepage: https://trobollowitsch.hotglue.me/"

Bargain Basement 808 Drum Machines

video upload by Woody Piano Shack

"Demo of the most popular Roland TR-808 sample libraries and emulations.

ABLETON LIVE 808 CORE KIT
FREE 808 FROM MARS CLEANCUT
FREE 808 FROM MARS HEAVY SATURATION
MARS AMPEG 808 KIT
ROLAND CLOUD TR-808

Lesson packs available for one-time purchase on Patreon.

MORE WOODY PIANO SHACK: https://woodypianoshack.com

BOSS DR-55 - the 28 classic factory patterns

video upload by SynthMania

"The classic rhythms from the first Dr. Rhythm from 1980, the BOSS DR-55.

00:00 Intro
00:10 PRELOADED RHYTHMS
04:12 RHYTHM PATTERNS BOOKLET
16:57 Ending"

5 Ambient Drone Patches with Multigrain, Sealegs and Swells | Happy Drone Day!

video upload by Intellijel

"In addition to the drone patch video we put out this week, here are 5 more bonus drones, using different patching and module arrangements.

Happy Drone Day!
https://droneday.org/

Drones:
00:00 - Drone A
01:33 - Drone B
03:03 - Drone C
04:33 - Drone D
06:03 - Drone E"

Waldorf WAVE Synthesizer - no talking

video upload by Anthony Rother

"The Waldorf WAVE is a special Synthesizer. It dates back to 1993 and, due to its exclusivity and price at the time, only a small number were built."

Roland Boutique JU-06 Virtual Analog Synthesizer Module

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Roland JUNO-Di 61-Key Synthesizer

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Roland Integra-7 SuperNATURAL Sound Module SN Z6F8970

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Serviced Roland JD-800 61-Key Programmable Synthesizer SN ZC31563

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"This recently serviced Roland is a great example of a great synth without it's fatal flaw. The red glue has been removed! The faders have also been cleaned as well, making it smooth sailing to surf patches. It sounds amazing with plenty of tonal opportunities unlike any other synth. For the casual keyboardist, it may not be the easiest to learn, but the excellent presets cover a lot of ground."

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Korg Delta DL-50 - Serviced SN 287458 w/ Glossy Black Patent Leather Styled Gigbag

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"Fully functional Korg Delta DL-50, fun and easy to use synth that nails many classic sounds. Tested in great working condition, everything is fully intact despite the missing pitch bend cap. Comes with a very sweet Korg Delta super shiny gig bag as well. This was serviced in house by our own techs."

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EMS The Synthi Educational Handbook

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EMS Synthi Users Manual

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Clone Synthi VCS3 et The 3FX

video upload by Laurent Baloran

"The The 3FX découvre mon clone Synthi VCS3 avec sa drôle de matrice augmentée de plusieurs lignes la midification."

"The 3FX checks out my Synthi VCS3 clone, featuring its quirky matrix—augmented with several additional rows—and MIDI capabilities"

Ribbon Freaks

video upload by Ebotronix

Arturia ,Minifreak, Microfreak, (2x),
Doepfer R2m,( 3x),
Mutable Instruments Midipal,(3x),
Line6 DL4 Mk 2,
Hologram Electronics Microcosm,
Strymon Big Sky MX, in Dual Mono Mode controlled with
Midi CC by, 16n Faderbank, AtoVproject ,
Bastl Bestie,
Bhairav Scale,
29.05.2026
video# 2638

Dreadbox Polyend Medusa

video upload by ollilaboratories

"I have always wanted a Medusa ever since i tried it at Superbooth (i think?) many years ago, i found it very intriguing, both layout / workflow with the grid and the very special sound engine. For some reason i never got to the point actually buying one until the other day when i stumbled over one used for a very reasonable price. I mean, i dont even really have the space for it.. i just knew this was the time to get one. :)

What you see and hear in this video is me taking it for a quick testrun, i love its quirkiness, how one can assign the voices are being played which creates some really fun happy accidents all over the place. The grid is quantized into Dorian scale, root in D.

FX from the Vongon Ultrasheer Reverb and Red Panda Particle, EHX 720 Stereo Looper from for the intro loop recording. All is recorded live straight on 2 track with some minor touch up post, e.g limiter and little bit of EQ at the top.

Cheers and Enjoy!"

Iridium Desktop MK2 // Is Waldorf's Next Gen synth worth the upgrade? // Review & tutorial

video upload by loopop

TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 1:30 Overview 2:20 “Oscillators” 3:30 Filters 4:00 Routing & FX 4:20 Modulation 4:45 Workflow 5:30 Build & IO 6:20 4 Timbres (MK2) 6:50 Round robin (MK2) 8:05 Seeds (MK2) 9:50 Parts seed 10:45 Wave seed 11:45 FM seed 12:35 RM seed 13:10 Dirt seed 13:30 Lucky 15:00 Note locks (MK2) 17:50 Drum synth? 19:30 Flavor (MK2) 20:20 4.0 features 20:40 Mutator 22:45 Poly Arp 24:15 Pros & cons 27:10 Outro

"I was asked how Iridium compares to Hydrasynth. Here are some pros and cons:

Hydrasynth pros:
Less expensive
Velocity and pressure sensitive pads (desktop) poly aftertouch and ribbon (keyboard version)
More filter and reverb models
Different wave mutators vs digiformer
Macro mode for the knobs
More flexible arpeggiator
Desktop version is smaller and lighter, and comes with rack ears

Hydrasynth cons:
Monotimbral, 8 voices vs Bi-timbral and 16 voices on Iridium
No resonator engine
No custom wavetables
Shorter wavetables (8 vs 128 waveforms in a table)
No sampler/granular playback engine
No engine like the kernel engines
Mono filters as opposed to stereo filters in Iridium
No proper sequencer vs two sequencers on Iridium"

Madison SynthFest

video upload by Tim Kaiser