Synth Show - Ep241 - Can you "Vibe Code" a VST?

video upload by GEOSynths

Makes me think of a new generation Synth Edit based soft synths. For those of you concerned about them, and M-VAVE, taking over site, don't. I'll be filtering out noise as usual. Note supporting member posts are always welcome as a thank you for supporting the site, so you will see demos coming in that route. That said, posts like this one are mainly for informative purposes only, and to give you a perspective on the topic.

Video description:

"Can you 'Vibe Code' a VST? Of course you can :)

Like many of us in this space, I’ve been looking into what “AI” can and can’t do and more specifically how it can help me with Audio/Video and App Creation. Google Flow recently added the ability to 'Vibe Code' your own VST Plugins and I’ve made a half decent FX Plugin…Nothing that will change the Music World, damn, there’s enough of that going on, but it’s quite a cool little Project."

And another project I came across based on the UI of the Moog Messenger but with a different engine.

Vibe Coding VST3 Synth Based off Moog Messenger Preset Editor Layout

video upload by Elyon Tron

"Free https://github.com/Gevarya/neuro-prot...

Sound test. UI inspired by the Moog Messenger preset editor. Working Windows VST3 and standalone synthesizer with its own sound engine. I used the Moog Messengers preset editor layout and functionality as a foundation for this synth. This does not edit presets on the Moog Messenger and it's not a skin for the preset editor. This is it's own synth.

Developed native synth with JUCE and C++ with GPT Codex. Tested both the standalone app and VST3 inside FL Studio.

The synth currently features two original synthesis algorithms:

⚙️ Mandible = interacting phase-modulated oscillators and asymmetric wavefolding for biting, metallic basses and aggressive textures.

⚙️ Gullet = harmonically rich synthesis shaped by moving resonances and distortion for throaty, vowel-like growls and smoother bass tones.

Added oscillator shaping and sync, multiple filter modes, envelopes, two LFOs, modulation routing, internal feedback, glide, duophonic playing, MIDI-synced pitch and mod wheels, an arpeggiator, a basic step sequencer, and preset saving. The factory bank now includes 17 presets, with ten dedicated bass patches. This is an independent project, unaffiliated with Moog, and isn’t intended to emulate the Messenger’s sound.

More synthesis algorithms are planned for later, including ideas for fractured waveforms, interacting detuned sources, and feedback driven textures. For now, this demonstration explores what Mandible and Gullet can already do as of now.

Built through experimentation, listening, testing, and one working feature at a time. Work in progress."

Ensoniq VFX Synthesizer Sound-Video

video upload by M. Schmied (Mike Vintagemusic)

"Some beautiful Sounds of the Ensoniq VFX Synthesizer"

Mini Modular Set & Evoke

video upload by Kuro Kasetto

"No description just ambient....."

Announcing the Katla companion VST

video upload by Genki

"Today we're announcing the release of the Katla companion VST and Desktop app. With it, you can control Katla's front panel from your computer, save presets, and customize how Katla behaves.

Download available at
https://genki.is/portal/downloads"

Passive joystick , Buchla Easel

video upload by Tokyo Tape Music Center

Explaining the Serge Modular 8-Stage Sequencer / Programmer

video upload by Stazma and Serge Modular | Random*Source

"Today i'll explain how I like ot use the 8-Stage Sequencer / Programmer by Serge Modular.

As most Serge module this thing can be used for many different things, completly outside of sequencing such waveshaping and frequency division.
We'll exlpore some of these as well as going through all the inputs, outputs knobs and switches of the interface."

Tried Some Samples This Time / Polyend Drums

video upload by Isobutane

First Jam of the NEW Future Retro 777

video upload by zafrosoundz

https://future-retro.com/

"I just received the new Future Retro 777 on Friday, I thought it only fit to put out a hard techno Jam as soon as possible!! This thing is a Beast! If you've watched my channel you'll know I have the original 777, but this is something different. I will be doing a comparison soon, so stay tuned. Hope you enjoy the pretty hard sounds, LOL!

Gear
Medusa - Background riffs
Roland MC707 - Mixer, Efx, Drums
Future Retro 777 - Filth

@FutureRetroSynths"

Access Virus B - Trance Supersaw 90s-2000s | Presets overview

video upload by NatLife Sounds

"Buy "Trance Supersaw 90s-2000s": https://natlifesounds.com/product/tra...

In this video, I review my new preset library - Trance Supersav 90s-2000s - and also show examples of Virus B's sound with these presets.

Timeline:
00:00 - 01:05 Intro Demo
01:05 - 11:45 Supersaw Leads presets overview
11:45 - 16:50 Supersaw Pads & ARP's overview
16:50 - 19:18 (Slyder - Score 'Grand Theft Auto III - Rise FM') with different Supersaw presets
19:18 - Сonclusion

#accessvirus #classictrance #synthesizer #90s"

Follow-up to Access Virus B/C/TI2 - Trance Supersaw 90s-2000s soundbank

Olydian VC-01 Vocal Synthesizer - Brooklyn SPEXPO 26

video upload by sonicstate

"Kyle from Olydian Music gave us a look at VC-01 Voicecrafter - a hardware vocal synthesizer with 380 selectable syllables. A touchpad selects syllables, and the keyboard plays them, with MIDI functionality also included. The instrument has two engines: a sample engine based on recordings of sung syllables, and a synthesis engine that uses wavetables and filters to imitate the human voice. The engines can be blended, with reverb and delay available.

The mixer section controls synth/sample balance, consonant/vowel mix, and consonant length. ADSR controls apply to either engine, and glide handles portamento. The sequencer allows entry of notes, live syllable editing, octave and tempo changes, loop point adjustment, and rests.

Engine-specific effects include sample chop, filter, and an autotune crossfade between processed and unprocessed sample versions. Pre-orders are planned soon, with availability next year and pricing expected around $2,000–$2,500.

More Info:
https://www.olydianmusic.com/"

Hop Tactile - touch and play- Brooklyn SPEXPO 26

video upload by sonicstate

"Saima from Hop gave us a look at Tactile, an open-source standalone synth from Hop, developed from work in classrooms at Daniel's Music Foundation, a nonprofit working with disabled musicians.

Tactile is wireless, includes its own speaker and comes in light and dark colourways. The playing surface is pressure sensitive and has nine zones. The edges play a major scale, while the centre acts as a random sequencer. Additional areas control half-step bend, octave bend and a single-stage looper.

Patch changes use physical texture pads, with each pad linking a tactile surface to a matching sound character, including smoother and more bit-crushed responses. Key cards transpose the instrument; it defaults to A and changes key when a card is inserted.

Tactile is available from Hop's website. A separate Tactile Sidekick is in prototype and adds CV and MIDI interfacing for Eurorack and controller use.

More Info: https://hop-sounds.com"

Regen - Synclavier - Brooklyn SPEXPO 26

video upload by sonicstate

"Michael from Synclavier gave us a quick history from the original New England Digital systems through Cameron Jones' continued development, the Arturia Synclavier V, Synclavier Go, and the current Regen hardware showing here.

Regen is based on the original Synclavier sound engine and is 12-part multi-timbral. Each timbre can contain up to 12 partials, and each partial can use additive synthesis, subtractive synthesis, samples, re-synthesised sample frames, or FM. The oscillator and modulator can both use edited harmonic content, so FM is not limited to sine-wave carriers and modulators.

The demo covered layered partials, stereo detuning, a supersaw-style subtractive layer, and direct sampling from a USB microphone. The sampling workflow includes pitch detection, normalisation, auto-start, manual stop, looping, and conversion into additive synthesis frames.

Regen is shipping at $2,499 USD.

The Knob controller is $349 USD, and the combo kit is $2,749 USD.

PSV-IO is due in Q1 2027 and adds audio I/O with R2R ladder DAC outputs.

More Info: https://www.synclavier.com"

Pulsar 1984 Voice Card and Enigma - Soma - Brooklyn SPEXPO 26

video upload by sonicstate

"We spoke to Noah from Soma about the Pulsar 1984 Voice Card, then Philippa gave us a look at Enigma.

The Pulsar 1984 edition includes a redesigned kick drum circuit based on an asymmetrically clipping triangle wave, with drive taking it into square-wave territory. It also includes a fuller ring-out and longer decay. The same replacement card adds a new bass synth filter based on the Polyvox filter, while the oscillator remains the same. The card fits the original Pulsar 23 with no soldering required; installation involves removing the back panel, unplugging the old sound card and plugging in the new one. It is available now for $250 US or €220.

Enigma is a synthesizer controlled by the position and movement of metal objects. Its buttons change algorithms and algorithm parameters, with melodic shifts including major/minor changes. Pitch changes wait until the end of the bar. It has stereo output, headphone output, MIDI input and CV input, and is available now for around $1,000 US. More Info: https://somasynths.com/"

Oxi One and Coral Updates - Brooklyn SPEXPO 26

video upload by sonicstate

"We spoke to Manuel and Gustavo from Oxi Instruments about updates for Oxi One and *Coral*. The Oxi One firmware adds microtonal scales, shared CV outputs for interconnected sequences, and a new pattern-editing view with variable zoom.

The updated pattern workflow supports note entry down to 128th-note triplets and patterns up to 64 bars. Each note keeps access to repeats, accumulator settings and trigger probability. MIDI file import also handles long files, with zooming, navigation and per-note editing available after import.

Coral firmware 3.0 is available now. It adds the polyphonic FMX7 engine, with six voices and DX7 preset loading from SD card, plus OBVA and an updated Acid 2 engine with four distortion types. Coral also includes an on-module settings menu and drone mode.

Oxi Coral and Oxi Meta are available for VCV Rack and VCV Plus. Oxi's free web tools include a waveform generator and an updated Coral preset manager with MIDI-connected real-time editing.

More Info: https://oxiinstruments.com"

IdioTech - Greenwaves Ondes Inspired - Brooklyn SPEXPO 26

video upload by sonicstate

"We spoke to Joe from Idiotech Devices about Greenwaves Synthesizer, an Ondes Martenot-inspired instrument influenced partly by Johnny Greenwood's use of the original French electronic instrument.

The instrument is a standalone digital synthesizer and also works as a MIDI and CV controller. It generates sound internally, controls standard 5-pin MIDI devices, and sends CV for Eurorack-compatible equipment. Its synthesis engine includes sine, square-style, triangle-style and folded sine waveforms, with wave shaping, pulse-width control, low-pass filtering and additive-style blending between wave sources.

Joe demonstrated the two-handed playing approach. Pitch is controlled from the fingerboard, with unquantised movement for slides and microtones, while volume comes from a touch-sensitive key. The key responds to gradual pressure for swells and taps for staccato articulation. The display updates as the faders move and pauses while notes are being played.

A spring reverb algorithm models the resonance speaker concept from the original Ondes Martenot system, with wet/dry control. The synth is available for pre-order at $1,700, with hand-built units expected to ship in early 2027.

More Info:
https://koi-tambourine-t5nk.squarespa... |--------|"

Big Bento and Blackbox 2 Firmware Updates - 1010music - Brooklyn SPEXPO 26

video upload by sonicstate

"Steve from 1010music gave us a look at the new Bento and Blackbox 2 firmware update. He described it as the company's largest firmware release so far, with both devices updated side by side after around five months of development.

The sequencer now includes automation mode, with per-step automation and four lanes per track assignable to modulation targets. Song mode adds 16 scenes, while each track still has eight sequences. Completed arrangements can export as a stereo file or as stems per track to the microSD card, accessible directly or over USB disk mode.

Both devices add Shredder, a track type that combines slicing and granular processing. Hands-free control supports looping, playback, navigation, start, stop, clear and record from a foot pedal. DJ and performance effects are available on both units, while Bento also adds a shimmer reverb alongside its convolution reverb.

The updates are available now. Bento costs $899, and Blackbox 2 costs $699 in the US."

Cast Away (Elektron Digitone // MFB Tanzbar // Roland S-1 // Teenage Engineering KO Sidekick EP 136)

video upload by 2-Minute Warning

"1 track, 3 machines, a little over 5 minutes. 🎛️

Back with the same setup as *Live at Home 2*: the Elektron Digitone, MFB Tanzbär and Roland S-1. This time, though, it's one continuous piece rather than a collection of patterns and ideas.

All three instruments are connected to the **Teenage Engineering KO II Sidekick EP-136**:
Channel 1: MFB Tanzbär - punchy analog drums
Channel 2: Elektron Digitone - all the synth parts, plus some FM percussion
AUX input: Roland S-1 - Bass

The MIDI chain is pretty straightforward: Digitone to S-1 to Tanzbär.
The Digitone sequences the S-1, while the Tanzbär runs its own internal sequencer.

Things get a little more… unpredictable during the second half of the track, where I start playing around with the Sidekick's Loop effect to create all sorts of drum breaks.

It was an absolute pleasure to play with - perhaps a little too much of a pleasure, judging by how often I kept using it! 😄

But hey, sometimes you find an effect that makes you want to keep pushing it just a little further.

Hope you'll enjoy this one!

As always, the performance was recorded in a single take. I mixed and mastered the individual tracks afterwards in Ableton Live."

SLOOP 2.6 Is Here! | M-VAVE FM-1 New Features & Sound Demos

video upload by PhilipsKnobs

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

"In this video, we're taking a hands-on look at the latest SLOOP firmware update, exploring some of the new features and putting them to the test.

SLOOP transforms the M-VAVE FM-1 into a compact, hands-on groovebox for creating electronic music. Version 2.6 brings a bunch of exciting additions, so let's see what they can do in practice!

I'll explore selected new features, demonstrate how they work, and play some loops to show SLOOP 2.6 in action on the M-VAVE FM-1.

SLOOP project and installation guide:
github.com/isod89/sloop-fm1

Which new SLOOP 2.6 feature interests you the most? And what would you like to see me explore in a future M-VAVE FM-1 video?

thanks for watching, and thanks for being here.

0:00 Introduction to Sloop 2.6
1:43 Punch-in effect demo
4:18 IPad Recording workflow
4:28 New texture features
5:26 Track insert effects
5:56 Future plans and conclusion

#SLOOP26 #MVAVEFM1 #Synthesizer ‪@M-VAVE‬ ‪@isod89‬"

Recusion DEMO

video upload by Arthur Joly

Introducing Tides Virtual Instrument for Building Playable Loops, Pads, Sweeps, and Impacts

Trailer and Walkthrough video upload by Lunacy

"Tides is a new virtual instrument for building your own playable loops, pads, sweeps and impacts. Here's the trailer, then a full walkthrough.

Stack up to six sounds from the Tides library, shape each one with built-in effects, and play the result across your keyboard.

The Tides library includes 50+ deep-sampled instruments, including the Budapest Scoring Orchestra and Choir, 350+ loops, textures and foley recorded from nature, and 100+ presets and sequences by Phritz and Alexander Panos.

Tides launches with Black Friday pricing, 50% off: $49 (RRP $99).

Get Tides: https://lunacy.audio/products/tides?u...

Chapters:00:00 Introduction to Tides
00:22 What Is Tides?
00:53 Exploring Sounds & Presets
01:42 Picking Sounds – The Sound Browser
02:22 Building Your Arrangement
03:05 Editing, Trimming & Duplicating Sounds
03:36 Pitch, Time Stretching & Envelopes
04:10 Sound Shaping & Global Controls
05:00 Looping & Reversing
05:46 Effects – Reverb, Delay & More
06:46 Exploring Presets
07:18 Generating New Arrangements
07:46 Final Playback & Outro"

NOVA: Tides
video upload by DATABROTH

"Read my full review here: https://www.databroth.com/blog/tides-...
You can pick up Tides here: https://lunacy.audio/products/tides?u...

check out my wavetables and presets at https://gumroad.com/databroth
join my Patreon / databroth"

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