Consonant Dissonance by John C.S. Keston

"Consonant Dissonance is a series of piano improvisations that examine how human expression in piano performance can be emphasized or contrasted by feeding the signals into a bespoke modular synthesizer designed to sample and reprocess the piano in real-time. For each piece the piano signals are handled in different ways. These include granular synthesis, looping, pitch shifting, reverse, analog filtering, delay, and reverberation, all modulated via a function generator, low frequency oscillators, and a sampling touch controller operated by the performer.

Recorded at The University of St Thomas, Schoenecker Center, Audio Studio on a Kawai RX-3 grand piano. Composed, performed, and produced by John C.S. Keston. Gratitude goes out to Alejandro Vega for engineering assistance, and Adam Krinsky for mixing and mastering consultation.

John C.S. Keston is an award winning transdisciplinary artist reimagining how music, video art, and computer science intersect. His work both questions and embraces his backgrounds in music technology, software development, and improvisation leading him toward unconventional compositions that convey a spirit of discovery and exploration through the use of graphic scores, chance and generative techniques, analog and digital synthesis, experimental sound design, signal processing, and acoustic piano. Performers are empowered to use their phonomnesis, or sonic imaginations, while contributing to his collaborative work. Keston founded the sound design resource, AudioCookbook.org, where you will find articles and documentation about his projects and research."


You can find additional pics and details for the release at the following links:

https://elektramusic.eu/album/consonant-dissonance-john-c-s-keston/

https://audiocookbook.org/consonant-dissonance-out-july-27-2026/

https://johncskeston.bandcamp.com/album/consonant-dissonance

Drop-In Studio Tour: Bristol Old City Studio

video upload by sonicstate

Some Polymoog Synthesizer playing towards the end in this one.

"It's been a while since we did a 'drop-in' video, but we bumped into our EMOM sound engineer Silas Blackburn who mentioned he'd moved to a new studio space in nearby Bristol - so we dropped by to the Bristol Old City Studio to check it out.
And found a beautiful old PolyMoog too, as well as a bunch of other delicious gear.
Hope you enjoy the tour.

Website: https://theoldcitystudio.com/
Instagram: / theoldcitystudiobristol
TikTok: / theoldcitystudiobristol"

Vermona drumDING Workshop at SchneidersLaden

video upload by SchneidersLaden

"On March 26th we had Vermona in the showroom for a deep dive into one of the standout instruments of SUPERBOOTH25: drumDING.

Blending analog drum synthesis with sampling and sequencing, drumDING opens up a fluid, hands-on workflow where sounds can be created, captured, and reshaped on the fly. With features like parameter locks, polymetrics and performative controls, it’s built for spontaneous groove building and evolving rhythmic structures.

In this workshop, Thomas walks you through the concept, demonstrates the workflow, and shows how quickly ideas can turn into fully formed patterns."

You can find additional posts featuring the drumDING here.

Cosmic Dust

video upload by Todd Barton

"Some diatonic arpeggiator fun . . ."

MI Elements self feedback

video upload by Meska (Meska)

"Quick demo of elements self feedback and the sound it can prodiuce

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"

HWJ WC - No FX

video upload by SynthAddict

"OP-Z
I tried to find perc samples that had no obvious FX, but no additional FX were added to any samples or synths in this performance.
Pretty dry, but that was the challenge. :-)

As it was a simple challenge, I finally had time to make something again after being too busy for my usual HWJ output for many weeks."

EP-133 KOII On a Pocket Operator? POkZ-KOII Case (Unboxing)

video upload by Pocket Trax

"Finally, the EP-133 KOII we've all been waiting for. SAVE 5% on the POkZ-KOII case with code: POCKETTRAXKMDT 💸

🔥 Wanna save 15% on the POkZ-KOII case? Join my Patreon for an exclusive discount 🔥 💸
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Tutorials + Project Files + Sample Packs + Beat Challenges + Discounts + Giveaways and much more.

👉Learn more about and purchase the POkZ-KOII here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/kumodotstor...

In this video, I unbox the POkZ-KOII case for the pocket operator, inspired by the iconic EP-133 KOII. Designed and manufactured by Kumodot in Canada (a creative venture by Marcelo Souza), every case is continuously refined through real customer feedback (currently in the 20th iteration) to deliver a compact, durable, and functional way to protect your Pocket Operator without sacrificing the original feel.

I just used for a couple of days, and I have to say that it is an amazing case. Well built, with a nice feeling, buttons with a transparent part to disperse the LED lights. Everything packed in a gorgeous design.

Music:
Pocket Trax - 'NFS'"

inMusic Donates Synthesizer Prototypes and Documentation to the Bob Moog Foundation

via The Bob Moog Foundation

Extensive Collection of Schematics, Prototypes, and More Donated to the Bob Moog Foundation Archives

The Bob Moog Foundation is excited to announce an extraordinary donation from inMusic Brands, the parent company of Moog Music. This collection of an astounding 4,489 items includes Bob Moog’s office effects from his final years at Moog Music, over 500 schematics and 700 letters spanning the 1970s through the early 2000s, and vintage synthesizers and prototype models, including a Fairlight CMI synthesizer and Minimoog Voyager bench-model prototype!

Vintage product catalogs from dozens of industry competitors and collaborators, drafted speeches and articles, letters of both a business and personal nature, and plenty of other surprises fill drawer after drawer of Bob's file cabinets. In one file folder, there might be something as everyday as a tax form or an employee review, and in the next, a poignant, handwritten letter from Wendy Carlos or Lydia Kavina! It took almost two years and many volunteers to assist the Bob Moog Foundation in accessioning these historical materials into the Bob Moog Foundation Archives.

Moogerfooger prototypes, a Multiple Resonant Filter (MuRF) test fixture, and a rare Moog Phone Controller model PC-30 are just a few more of the fascinating artifacts included, which altogether shine a fascinating light on some of Moog Music's legacy of engineering and innovation. There are far too many items in this collection to fully share here, but we created a blog post with a few more details and images. And of course, we hope to have a few of these rarities on display in the Moogseum!

Contributions like this, along with the ongoing support of our Members and other Donation sources, empower us to maintain our continually growing collection of over 15,000 historical pieces. Please consider making a donation today so that we can give this world-class archive the attention it deserves.

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Vintage 1970 EMS Synthi Hi Fli *Serial Number 1* Museum Grade Guitar Synth

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SN 9001 via this Reverb listing

"This is 'The Holy Grail of Holy Grails' and I am so excited to offer this for sale on behalf of the second owner from new. This is an EMS Synthi Hi Fli, but the crazy thing about this is it's serial No. 1. This is THE first production Hi Fli ever built, produced immediately after the 10 prototype units, this is the very first production example to leave EMS. Even more remarkable, prototypes #9 and #10 remain in the hands of David Gilmour, placing this instrument directly in the lineage of those legendary examples. It was purchased many years ago from its original owner, this extraordinary survivor remains astonishingly complete, retaining its original pedals, manuals, factory schematic, original demo cassette, and accompanying original components—a level of completeness that is almost never seen. It's just undergone an incredible service by a leading UK tech, so it's quite literally ready to go! Museum-worthy. Investment-grade. Virtually impossible to replicate. This is one of them. What a privilege to offer it for sale. Please see the pictures below as they form part of my description. Grab a rarity!"

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Soma Laboratory Lyra-8 Organismic Synthesizer

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via this Reverb listing

Additional SYNTH CITY Listings

"LYRA-8 is based on eight generators, which will be referred to as voices. Their design is not like a traditional subtractive synthesis VCO. Instead of having a linear or logarithmic dependency on control voltage, they resemble the tone generators in old electric organs. Hence the use of the term 'voices' instead of 'VCOs'. Lyra uses non-linearity a lot, and the voices are constructed in such a way that allows for non-linearity to express itself."

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Kurzweil K2600XS 88-Key Digital Sampling Workstation Synthesizer SN S3999AQS0054

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Additional SYNTH CITY Listings

"This was the flagship synth way back when, with beautiful pianos, strings, powerful sequencing, sampling and in a very nice blue tint, however it weighs a lot. Used on countless albums thoughout the 90's and early 2000's.

The Kurzweil K2600XS is an 88-key professional music workstation and sampling synthesizer featuring Variable Architecture Synthesis Technology (VAST), built-in sampling hardware, and onboard KDFX digital effects

Key Specifications

Keyboard: 88-note fully weighted action with velocity and aftertouch.

Polyphony: 48 voices, 4 oscillators per voice.

Sound & Sample Memory: 12MB base ROM (expandable to 44MB via four internal slots) plus the SMP-2X advanced sampling option with digital/optical I/O.

Controllers: 8 physical sliders, 2 ribbon controllers, and extensive pedal/breath inputs.

Physical Profile: Weighs approximately 80 pounds, making it a heavy stage and studio instrument."

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Building a Full TECHNO Track With the RELIQ: First play with description

video upload by Starsky Carr

"I built an entire techno track using the Reliq hybrid control surface — sequencing CV, gates, and MIDI together. This is a quick preview before my full in-depth Reliq review drops, made for anyone who just wants to see what it can actually do in a real track.

In this short hardware jam, the Reliq's Breakout Module handles every CV and gate connection to my Eurorack rack, while its onboard LFOs and envelopes replace modules I'd normally need patched in separately — freeing up rack space while adding an extra oscillator's worth of movement. MIDI runs straight to the Dreadbox Artemis alongside it, all synced from the same sequencer. You'll hear polyrhythmic drum sequencing too — kick and closed hi-hat running full bars, snare on the backbeat at a different rate, and a 4-step open hi-hat loop sitting on the offbeats.

This is a fast, feature-packed look at the Reliq's matrix routing, CV/gate output, MIDI output, LFOs, and envelopes all working together in one musical piece — not a full walkthrough (that's coming soon), just proof of what one box can do.

What's covered:

Reliq Breakout Module: CV + gate patching into Eurorack
Onboard LFOs and envelopes standing in for extra modules
Simultaneous CV and MIDI sequencing (Eurorack + Dreadbox Artemis)
Polyrhythmic step sequencing across multiple tracks
Building a full techno track hardware-only, no DAW"

See the Reliq label below for additional posts.

Distinctive Blue – Original 80s Synth-Pop Instrumental

video upload by Ian Dixon

"Distinctive Blue is an original 80s-inspired synth-pop instrumental built around driving bass, bright digital textures, layered synths and the polished electronic sound of the mid-1980s.

The track was created using a mixture of vintage and new synthesizers, combining vintage-inspired sounds, rhythmic sequences, atmospheric pads and melodic synth lines.

For this video, I wanted to show the actual instruments behind the music coming alive as the arrangement develops — from the first synth parts through to the full final mix.

🎹 Written, performed and produced by Ian Dixon.

Let me know in the comments what Distinctive Blue reminds you of and which synth sound stands out most.

Available on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3R1Pob...
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/dist...
Amazon: https://music.amazon.co.uk/albums/B0H...

#Synthpop #80sMusic #ElectronicMusic #Synthesizer #InstrumentalMusic"

Digitone II Techno & Abmient Jam

video upload by Loop Rituals

"Performance: Pascal Blunk"

Tape Fiasco 2 just got a lot more powerful

video upload by Jonas Eriksson

"Five new effects, deeper modulation, external sidechain control, clocked Stretch parameters, multiple themes, and more.

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Over the last several updates, Tape Fiasco has grown into an even deeper sound-design effect with more ways to shape, animate, destroy, and rhythmically transform your audio.

Since v660, it has gained five completely new effects, deeper modulation, external sidechain control, clocked Stretch parameters, multiple themes, more distortion controls, better readability, improved Squash effect, better readability, and a much easier way to stay up to date.

Meet five entirely new effects

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Moog Voyager MPC Zaquencer - Disco Funk

video upload by Mikus Pilatus

"Exact same pattern - now with voyager. [Minimoog Model D version here. Which do you prefer?]

I fired up my voyager and filter envelope was dead , so repaired it and gave me a chance to compare .. (see my other video with Mini)"

And one with the KORG Prophecy:

Korg Prophecy MPC Zaquencer Disco Funk
video upload by Mikus Pilatus

"I mean , why not compare right ?
I do have a soft spot for the Prophecy.
(See the other 2 identical sequence videos)"

Minimoog & Tempest Chill Electronic Song

video upload by the nightwater

Journey West

video upload by davidryle

"Large Format modular synth live studio song.
The new module is a Maneco Labs Sequencer 16 trigger step sequencer. I used it as the main clock source for the rest of the system.
I started with the Maneco Labs Grone dark drone machine module for the opening intro.
The bass line was introduced next using triggers from channel six of the Sequencer 16, with the Corsynth pair of VCO's into the Grove Audio G294A LPF and the Synthetic Sound Labs Tube VCA/Timbral Gate and then on to the STG Soundlabs mixer.
The percussive parts came next. First was a pair of Q206's in Sync mode through a Moon Modular 517S high pass filter. Pitch voltage was from the lower Q960 step sequencer. The pattern pulses were from a pair of Mega Ohm Audio LFO2 modules run through a triple switch module from Lower West Side Studios.
Second part was a single STG Soundlabs Oscillator in drone to the SSL Tube VCA, pulsed by the STG Envelope modified with an LOF to the decay input. Then on through a Behringer Digital Delay. The pattern triggers were from the SSL Geo-Gruvn Euclidean Sequencer.
I used channel 3 from the Seq16 to pulse the SSL VC ADSR with the SSL Woven Spirits module. The SSL Quad LFO was used to fade in and out the pulsing part. The pitch sweeping is done by an LFO to the Harmonic input of the Woven Spirits. The pizzicato string part came next. It was actually the first part I created. The use of channels 1 & 2 from the Seq16 were sent through the SSL Octal Linear VCA with the AD/AR Expander module as envelopes. The sound was from the pair of SSL TZ-VCO's which are pitch controlled by a pair of The Matrix Algorithmic Composer modules. They are sent to a Modcan Dual Delay 73B and on to a Dove Audio D502 Multimode Filter with Hi Pass to Low Pass in 2-pole mode. The reverb is from an UA Golden Reverb in Hall 2 mode.
The final part is the upper Q960 step sequencer with all three rows sending pitch voltages to three oscillators. First row was to the Dove WTF. Second row was to the Mos Lab Moog 901 and 904 array. The third vco is a synthesizers.com Q106. They are mixed and sent to the EHX Grand Canyon in Mod Delay mode. Gate timings from the Moon 563 Trigger Sequencer.
I closed out with the Grone module."

"moog 16 Channel Vocoder" Short Live !

video upload by KATSUNORI UJIIE Synth, Keyboard & Music Channel

"moogの16 Channel Vocoderによるショートライブです。
音声入力による本格的なヴォコーダーサウンドだけでなく、付属のパッチコードを使って他のアナログ・ギアを相互接続したり、プログラムの任意の周波数レンジを選択してキャリアの任意の周波数レンジにその特性を課すことができる珍しい「クロス・パッチ」を作成することもできるので、実験的な音作りも可能。

Short live performance using Moog’s 16-Channel Vocoder.
Not only does it produce authentic vocoder sounds from audio input, but you can also use the included patch cables to interconnect other analog gear and create unique “cross-patches”—where you select a specific frequency range from a program and apply its characteristics to any carrier frequency range—enabling experimental sound design."

Two classic 1980's #synthesizer recreations for less than $30? And Eurorack compatible. How...?

video upload by voltryx

"A Juno-6 and DX7?"

"In this video I take a look at the AMY board: a tiny, affordable ($29) Arduino-based DIY synth module built around the open-source AMY synth library. It packs USB, an SD card slot, digital and analog audio, MIDI, and CV I/O into a board small enough to fit straight into a Eurorack case.

I go over what the board actually is and what's in the box, then jump into a MicroPython REPL to show how the AMY library's synth, voice, oscillator model works, patching up a simple sine voice, triggering notes, and using the built-in PCM/sample engine and tag-based sequencer to create a basic drum pattern. From there I install it in my Eurorack rack, run through the signal chain (MIDI in from the Hermod+, CV/audio out, self-modulation via CV), and share some closing thoughts on where it's strong, where it's limited compared to something like the Disting NT, and what I want to try next (serum-style bass patches with compression/distortion).

If you've got one of these boards — or you're thinking about picking one up — let me know what you're building with it in the comments.

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & preview
0:31 What is the AMY board?
1:43 Using AMY standalone (MIDI / SysEx / REPL)
2:01 MicroPython REPL walkthrough — synths, voices, oscillators
3:01 PCM sample oscillator & built-in sequencer (drum pattern)
4:22 AMY in the Eurorack rack — signal chain & modulation
6:04 Final thoughts — value, limitations, what's next
7:01 Outro"