Synthfest | UK 2026 - The Roland System 700 Recreated

video upload by Starsky Carr

"Analogue Solutions have built a full-scale recreation of the Roland System 700, and it is enormous. This is the Series 700, demoed at Synthfest UK 2026 by Tom Carpenter of Analogue Solutions - in production, available to order now, and about £33,000 for the complete system.

It sits alongside the Colossus and the Maximus as one of those instruments most of us will only ever see at a show. I've had both of those in here, and this is the same league: wooden cabinets, full-size jacks, and a huge amount of custom-made parts because almost nothing off the shelf would do.

What Tom walks through:

The main cab - a complete synthesizer in its own right, partially pre-patched
The sequencer
The oscillator bank: six oscillators
Filters and VCAs
Accessory blocks: phaser, delay and extra filters
How you can start with the main block and add the side blocks over time
Why it costs what it costs

Crucially, this isn't vapourware or a crowdfunding promise. It's in production now.

About the sound: same problem as my Loom video - my radio mic had silently reset itself to not record, so Tom's audio is gone. I've subtitled his side of the conversation instead. Apologies, but the synth is worth seeing."

Synthfest | UK - 3rd Wave Librarian and Editor

video upload by Starsky Carr

"Fresh back from Synthfest UK, and Bob Coover from Groove Synthesis was there holding court all day, so rather than make my own demo of the brand new 3rd Wave Terminal, I let him walk you through it himself.

The 3rd Wave Terminal is Groove Synthesis's new librarian and patch editor for the 3rd Wave — and it's FREE once you register your instrument. It works with the 3rd Wave keyboard, the 24-voice desktop and the 8M module.

Short version: none of this adds to what the 3rd Wave already does — it just makes the whole thing far easier to get at. And if you've got the 8M or a desktop, having every parameter on screen at once is a genuinely big deal.

Thanks to Bob Coover and Groove Synthesis, and to Sound On Sound for putting on Synthfest UK."

Can you build a playable synthesizer in a single afternoon?

video upload by Illegal State Of Mind

"Can you build a playable synthesizer in a single afternoon? Here's my attempt: a DIY synth built from a basic ESP32 I had lying around.

At its heart is a DCO: a digitally controlled oscillator. The waveform isn't generated in code. It comes straight from the PWM outputs, while the code only sets the pitch, pulse width and modulation. The result is a fat, raw, monophonic sound with accurate notes and no tuning headaches.

How this ESP32 synth works:
• Two PWM signals from GPIO 18 and 19
• A simple resistor mixer and a capacitor on the output
• MIDI input built around a 6N137 optocoupler, three resistors and a socket (powered from the ESP32 board)
• Pitch Bend and Modulation over MIDI
• Pulse width and detune of the second oscillator controlled by knobs

What this synthesizer doesn't have (yet): an envelope, polyphony and a filter. They can all be added later in the analog part of the signal path, and I'll start working on them soon."

Waldorf Kyra Virtual Analog Synthesizer Desktop Module

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Polyend Tracker Mini Portable Sampler Workstation (Anniversary Edition) w/ Case

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Plinky V2 8-Voice Touch Synthesizer

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DataJam Demo Weird

video upload by Cycles & Spots

"Made in the DataJam app on iPad (added to Home Screen, no browser). Same app runs in any browser.

Try it free: https://www.deepdataloops.com/datajam/"

Make music in your browser.

DataJam combines a groovebox and a DAW in your browser, with the ideas of our Reaktor instruments built in: play the pads live or from a keyboard, layer loops, play them granular, or cut them into slices and scramble them to play in random, ever-changing patterns – and finish full tracks, from the first pad to the final export. Works with the sample packs from Deep Data Loops, on iPad, iPhone, Android and computer. Nothing to download: use it in your browser, or add it to your tablet, phone or computer as an app, straight from the browser.

8 channels x 12 pads
One-shots and loops from the packs, ready on the pads. Swap any sample with a long press (right-click on a computer).

Sequencer and Arranger
Four patterns per channel, up to 8 bars, velocity per step, and an arranger to build a whole song – or let Auto arrange build one from your patterns.

Loop, Granular, Chop
Turn any loop into a cloud of grains, or slice it and play or scramble the slices, tempo-synced. Chain loops to play one after another.

Mixer and effects
Faders, a channel volume fader, mute/solo, reverb, delay, tape, filter with LFO and a 3-band EQ per pad.


Record your moves
Volume, filter, pitch, sends and more can be recorded as automation while the pattern plays.

Export your track
Record the mix as one WAV, or every channel as a separate stem in a ZIP.

Introducing TEIA Synthesizers, from the West Coast of Portugal, EU.

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

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"In this video, I am honored to introduce TEIA synthesis, which has been under my radar. TEIA comes from the creative cradle of ADDAC systems which most of us know. Apparantly, they decided to follow their love for westcoast synthesis in the spirit of Don Buchla, while adding their own signature to it. As far as my opinion matters, they did a really good job. I'd be covering their DriftLog randomizer and the VastWave VCO, which is kind of an 'odd ball'. It's probably the only Complex VCO with only one core, while in my 'rulebook' it requires both a modulator and a principal side. But I think they nailed it. It's basically a principal VCO with basic waveforms, PWM and the typical FINAL out which supports timbre, harmonics and folding. There's an FM and MOD bus (timbre IN) and it supports hard- and soft sync. So it checks all boxes except for the Modulator VCO, which they offer as a small separate unit, or - if you wish - a second principal.

Pricewise, it would put it in the same expensive league as a full dual VCO, but any Function Generator with audio rate capability can double as a modulator. So I'd be using MakeNoise Function or Maths. This video turned out to be a cool excercise in modular patching with limited modules and some help from the DAW. It's been a wonderful journey."

Erae 2 Sequencer: Complete Walkthrough

video upload by embodme

"Discover the built-in step sequencer of the Erae 2 — and what makes it different: you don't just program notes, you draw expression.

🎛 One sequencer per element
Every element in your layout gets its own sequencer — as many sequencers as elements. Build a drum pattern, a bassline and a lead on the same surface, each with its own steps, length and expression.

🎶 Works with custom scales
Sequencers also run on elements using custom scales: exotic scales, non-tempered and microtonal tunings, Scala-compatible. Program patterns in maqam, just intonation or any tuning you design in Erae Lab.

In this tutorial:
• Entering the sequencer and navigating the grid
• Programming notes step by step
• Drawing pressure curves directly on the surface
• Recording in real time and setting pattern length & resolution
• Using the 8 pattern slots
• Switch Mode: Wait vs Jump for live pattern changes
• Playing live on top of your sequence

⏱ Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:30 Entering the sequencer
00:49 Note & pressure lanes
01:13 Drawing notes and pressure
01:45 Real-time recording, length & resolution
02:25 Pattern slots
02:33 Switch Mode: Wait vs Jump
03:21 Playing live over the sequence
03:37 Building a new pattern"

STG Soundlabs Radiophonic One - ditty 10-27-2026

video upload by SynthMania

"STG Soundlabs Radiophonic One modular system: several tracks of synth bass, synth melody, FX
Kilpatrick Audio REDOX: reverbs, delays
Squier Strat Affinity guitar
Yamaha TRBX174EW Mango Wood bass
Drums, perc, echoes and reverbs: Cubase Pro 15 vsts

The Skeleton Dance | A new original score to the Disney animated classic!

video upload by CatSynth TV

"Just in time for Halloween, we present a new original score for Disney's 1929 animated short, *The Skeleton Dance*. The music reflects the character of original animation, which is at once both macabre and humorous.

All music by Amanda Chaudhary using the following instruments
Software synthesizers:
AudioModeling SWAM Double Bass, Baritone Saxiphone, Trombone, and Trumpet
BFD3 drums
Arturia Mellotron and Pigments
Cherry Audio Penetaphonic, Spirit, Atomika
Dawesome Myth
Anukari 3D
EastWest Pop Brass, Orchestral Percussion Gold

Vintage Hardware:
Octave CAT
Yamaha RX5 drum machine

Eurorack modules, etc:
2hp Cat
Buchla 158 "Red Panel"
Strymon Magmeto and Starlab
Metasonix R54
Noise Engineering Sync Bucina
Arturia MiniBrute 2

Source:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi..."

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Condukt 2.0 Beta with M-VAVE FM1

video upload by Condukt

"Showing off some new stuff, including Shift Register sequencer and the new Fader Bank"

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Liminal Sound Devices Burg: 18 modules in one synth (walk-through)

video upload by electro sportive magnitude

"walking through all 18 individual Burg modules

00:00 Intro
01:16 Input amplifier
03:33 VCOs
04:29 Wavefold/Lowpass Gate
05:15 Wasp Filter
06:50 VCAs
07:50 LFOs
09:18 PT2399 Delays
13:12 Mixer
14:00 Touch Keyboard
17:35 Distortion
19:50 Output
20:00 LDRs

Burg is a great way to start with modular synthesis and plugging in patchcables ;) It provides you with all necessary tools to start your modular journey now. It is a standalone synth voice, complex multi FX processor, controller for external gear or all at once. The perfect companion to any setup, if you already have modular stuff, wanna connect with instruments or other gear. It can work for many different musical approaches and creative processes, it bridges between the analog modular world and external gear. The unique combination of circuits let you customize your desired sound in all analogue ways.

Available at Perfect Circuits

Find the manual and other stuff here:
https://liminalsound.de/"

Waldorf Teases New Neptune Synth?

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SWITCHTRIX ELECTRONICS VCS100

video upload by SWITCHTRIX ELECTRONICS

"Here is our latest synth.VCS100.

It's a combination of the VCS3 and SYNTHI 100 circuits built into a large VCS3 style case.

SPECIFICATIONS

6 x VCS3 A style oscillators.
Each oscillator features variable sync,variable cv depth and voltage controlled shape.

Oscillators 1 and 2 feature sub octave generators.Sine output can be switched to – 1 octave square and the ramp output – 2 octave square.

Oscillators 3-6 also feature additional waveforms.
The square output can also be switched to ramp or sample and hold(noise input).
The triangle output can be switched to fixed square or random voltage(this samples the next oscillators triangle)

VCS3 diode ladder filter.Slew/Unslew.Variable cv depth

Synthi 100 multimode filter.Variable cv depth.Low,band and high pass modes

2 x VCS3/Synthi 100 Ring Modulators

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diceFriend is absolute madness 👹 watch your volume knob! 🔥

video upload by Richard Devine

"@sigilinstruments diceFriend is absolute madness 👹 watch your volume knob! 🔥"

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"Experimental by design, diceFriend by Sigil Instruments is a compact standalone synthesizer with manifold personalities that will be particularly appreciated by those who enjoy adventurous instruments. Stripped of screens and menus, diceFriend centers intuitive gesture and listening as the core of the music-making experience. The sound and behavior of diceFriend are entirely determined by the installed OS, and there are already more than a dozen varieties, ranging from pulsar and modal synthesis to engines inspired by Rob Hordijk's Blippoo Box and Peter Blasser's chaotic instruments.

Each enclosure is a hand-crafted wood piece, so every unit has its own unique look. Control-wise, it features three brass touchpads and six unlabeled knobs that, together with a SHIFT layer, provide direct access to twelve parameters. The namesake DICE button is a randomizer driven by a PRNG combined with thermal noise. Pressing it randomizes all twelve parameters as well as internal synth variables, setting the instrument into an entirely new state—and with 281 trillion possible states, you can be sure never to exhaust the options. Cleverly, after a roll, the knobs pick up from their randomized values only once moved, so nothing jumps abruptly.

A long press of the DICE button switches between two OS-contingent modes. AS (Autonomous State) typically treats diceFriend as a generative playground, with chaotic attractors and Rungler-style shift registers driving the algorithm. TS (Touch Synthesis) mode activates the three brass pads for tactile interaction, where pressure and hold time shape dynamics and timbre.

Lastly, a 3.5mm stereo line output sits alongside two CV inputs on banana jacks that act as clock, trigger, or modulation sources depending on the OS. Over USB-C, diceFriend appears as a class-compliant MIDI device with clock send and receive, and it can double as a CV-to-MIDI interface for other gear. Boasting plentiful stochastic adventures for sonic explorers of all stripes, diceFriend from Sigil Instruments is a musical companion you want to roll with again and again.

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Sequential Prophet 6 /CLASSIC Synths & More

video upload by Arty Party

00:00 Intro 00:03 Classic Prophet 00:25 Organic Pluck 00:49 Simple Clav 01:09 Chorus Pluck 01:33 In Its Place 01:57 Tommy Bass 02:29 Classic Brass 02:51 Vintage Horns 03:13 Analog Pad 03:37 Air Pad 04:00 Future Pad 04:24 OB-XA 04:55 Sunset 05:19 Stardust 05:45 FM Pad 06:07 Crystal Pad 06:46 Cosmo 07:11 Reso Pad 07:37 Prophet Sweep 08:16 Aliens 08:44 Galaxy Pad 09:13 Galaxy Pad 2 09:39 Falling Stars 10:11 Night Bells 10:45 Levitating

Sequential Prophet 6 /Funky Leads & Basses

video upload by Arty Party

00:00 Intro 00:05 Lost in Space 00:20 Fusion Lead 00:38 2 Octave Harmonics 00:56 Cosmic Lead 01:13 Shining Eyes 01:34 Express Lead 01:52 3 Octave Square 02:09 Jamiroquai Lead 02:29 Nasty LD 02:46 Talking Lead 03:08 Phat Bass 03:22 Sawtooth Bass 03:40 Analog is On 03:59 Square Bass 04:17 Moog Bass 04:37 Funky Bass 04:58 Thriller Bass 05:26 Man in the Mirror 05:56 Black or White 06:26 Don't Stop Till You Get Enough

Critter & Guitari Microphone 3: Go Collect Some Sounds

video upload by Critter & Guitari

https://critterandguitari.com/mic

"Meet Microphone 3 from Critter & Guitari: a battery-powered microphone for collecting sounds wherever you go.

Since it runs on two AAA batteries, Microphone 3 doesn’t need phantom power. That means you can plug it straight into all kinds of gear, like field recorders, guitar pedals, synths, mixers, and audio interfaces. Run your voice through a delay pedal, capture birdsong on a portable recorder, or feed your room straight into a sampler.

The gain knob is where things get fun. Turn it to set the mic’s sensitivity for quiet whispers or loud rooms, or crank it all the way up to use it as a gritty distortion effect.

It mounts on any mic stand or boom, and it’s built with a durable powder-coated aluminum enclosure."

Curves & Membranes 1.5 - New filters, expanded orbital modulators + more for the Beizer-wave synth

video upload by Unusable Engineering

"Curves & Membranes 1.5.0 adds two new filter modes, new orbital modulation patterns and polyphonic glide to the 'everything is visual' bezier waveform synthesizer for macOS and Windows.

In the first part of this video, I run a simple sequence from the Arturia Keystep and play around with some of the new features, mainly the new filter modes on a patch with some twisted and eased orbital modulators.In the middle part I play it in 4 voice paraphonic mode to show off internal overdrive.

In the end I run the first sequence again.

Regarding the two new filter modes:
The new Filter Bank mode has 32 bands spaced in minor thirds, with per-band feedback and drive. All three filter points shape the bank, so you can move several resonant regions around at once. The new Pressure mode takes a different approach: each band opens in response to the signal going into it, with controls for sensitivity, recovery and drive. The original Membrane filter is still there too.

A bit on the orbs:
Every orbital modulator now has Easing and Twist. Easing speeds up and slows down different parts of the movement while keeping the overall cycle time. Twist turns the circular path into a horizontal or vertical figure-eight. Both work with ellipse, rotation and the envelope-style half-turns.

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Mutable Dreams 1.2 — Warmer Worlds, Your Own Sequences | M-VAVE FM-1

video upload by Kid Bunka

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

"Mutable Dreams 1.2 for the M-VAVE FM-1: warmer voices, personal sequences and a living interface — shaped by your feedback.

PLAY, EDIT, INSTALL & BACK UP
https://mutable-dreams.sugarypixie10....
Firmware, browsable source and release notes:
https://github.com/kidbee85-beep/muta...
Update and return-to-stock guide:
https://mutable-dreams.sugarypixie10....

WHAT'S NEW
• 15 freely assignable sound engines, including Velvet Keys, Spectral Bloom and Breath Texture.
• 288 tones and 92 musical Biomes plus Blank: 64 additional tones and 16 additional Biomes, with refined existing sounds.
• 32-step sequences per track: notes, rests, velocity, gate and chance; phrase generators, keyboard/MIDI step entry and monophonic live recording.
• Four optional chord journeys across selected tracks.
• Smoother shared granular transitions, filtered Air noise and a more diffuse room.
• Reactive landscapes, clearer lettering and sequence views; hold function buttons for help.
• Keep your own worlds with 16 User Biomes, 64 user sound slots, JSON patch exchange and .mddb bank backups.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Shaped by listening
00:14 A gentler palette
00:44 Make the phrase yours
01:14 Room to breathe
01:34 A living interface
01:54 Keep exploring

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