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Friday, October 30, 2026

'Escape from New York' Theme (Prophet-10 Rev4 + Drums) Cover - John Carpenter

video upload by PKN Synth

"Main Theme by John Carpenter in association with Alan Howarth. I had covered this a long while ago, but always intended to revisit it. This updated version is a combination of my favorite elements from each released version of the theme.
/ pknolan

A huge thank you to my friend Javier Puretz on drums.

Keyboards & Production by Paul Nolan

Filmed by Paul Nolan and Daniel McConnell
Editing and 80s graphics by PN in Davinci Resolve.

Hardware Synths used:
Sequential Prophet-10 Rev4
Ensoniq ESQ-1 (stereo bass)

Other gear used:
Yamaha Stage Custom Birch Kit
Ludwig 70s Acrolite Snare
Zildjian K Cymbals
Arturia KeyLab Essential mk3 MIDI Controller
Fender Sunburst Strat ...(didn't show this on camera since I'm not a great player) It's playing chord layers.

Software:
Korg Arp Odyssey
Cherry Audio Quadra
NI Scarbee Rickenbacker Bass
NI Session Guitarist - Electric Mint (for chord layers)
Shreddage 3 Stratus Free (for wide strat)

If you read this far.. did you catch the hints of the Escape From L.A. theme I threw in, or the EFNY end credits outro? Let me know in the comments!"

matrix note: giving this one the Halloween label, not for the movie, but for John Carpenter, and for the mood.

A Nightmare on Elm Street Theremin version

video upload by Gear Anxiety and Stylophone

"Stylophone Theremin - A Nightmare on Elm Street theremin cover originally by Charles Bernstein

MUAJAJAJAJA 💀"

His Instrument Gave Me Wings: An Evening with Suzanne Ciani and Her Buchla

This one was sent my way via Todd Barton.

Suzanne Ciani will be performing live at the Museum of Music Technology in Harleysville, PA. The concert will actually be livestreamed for free. If you are in the area you can purchase tickets to attend. You can find full details on the event here.

"Suzanne Ciani, a groundbreaking composer and performer who got her start by building Buchla’s instruments in the 1960s and eventually became one of the world's foremost Buchla artists, brings her unique voice and history to this exhibition.

After receiving her master's degree in composition at UC Berkeley, where she collaborated with John Chowning and Max Matthews, Ciani began working with synthesizer designer Don Buchla in the early 1970s. Using a Buchla Analog Modular Synthesizer, she founded her own company, Ciani/Musica, and created iconic sounds for commercials for Coca-Cola, Merrill Lynch, AT&T, and General Electric. In 1981 she became the first woman to score a major full-length Hollywood release with Lily Tomlin's The Incredible Shrinking Woman. She went on to release a series of albums blending electronic and acoustic instruments, earning five Grammy nominations. She was the first woman to receive the Moog Innovation Award in 2017, and her life and work were the subject of the documentary A Life in Waves. Today she performs solo quadraphonic Buchla concerts, bringing her work full circle to its experimental electronic roots.

This event offers a rare chance to see Ciani perform and speak in a small intimate venue."

See the event pages (in person, livestream) for additional details.

Syntheus 1001: a double-suitcase full of vintage modular synthesis

video upload by manmade madman

"If you could pack everything you ever wanted into a modular synth, and then put it in a suitcase, chances are it would reference the EMS Synthi AKS/VCS from the 1970's. Recently companies have released hardware editions that sound glorious. There's even a monster ultimate reissue called Analogue Solutions Colossus which I'm sure sounds incredible. The original was notorious not only for its clean look and capabilities but weird sounds even Brian Eno said "...great for bug noises" but he used it for decades as an effects processor as well. We've taken issue with this... it CAN be musical!

Here we have the ultimate version: 6 free range oscillators, dual patch panels, vintage spring reverb, a joystick that lets you record motion and play it back, and a snapshot sequencer that gives you your sound-per-step, or bug noises if you'd rather! Vintage circuitry all along the way, down to the opamp modelling. You'll hear the crunch and occasional bleeding of the original 70's wiring. Thanks to our db-cell technology, you'll hear a vintage drift everywhere, but well under control. It's not static-- in fact its always surprising and always different, just like the originals.

Best of all, its actually FUN to use. Drop a pin and watch the patch cable show you the connection! Modulate where you couldn't before. EZ rolls in different sections, including the patch matrix. Make sounds, snap them to the clocked sequencer, and get going.

Make vintage inspired sounds from the future that surprise you. Make something musical.

Prove Eno wrong!

https://store.denversynth.com/syntheu..."

SYNTHEUS 1001

An unobtainable synth that’s a double-briefcase full of awesome.

Famously used by a ’70s producer who called it “great for bug noises.” Prove him wrong!

Two EMS Synthi-style synths strapped together in one case: six oscillators, two 16×16 pin matrices, two diode-ladder filter/oscillators, two envelope shapers, a random voltage generator, ring mods, a spring reverb and an octave filter bank. There are no menus to patch. Push a pin into a hole, and the sound goes there. Pull it out, and it stops.

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ESK - Pekons and Friends

video upload by Metunar

"A kind of techno jam with the Erica Synths Perkons, Analogue Solutions Leipzig SK and the Haken Continuum Slim 21. Direct recording with DAW mastering."

http://www.metunar.ch

He made a real Sampler for FM-1 (and a mobile app)

video upload by ferluht

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

"My attempt to FM-1 collective madness. Yesterday got mine and was a bit upset by how shitty it sounds. So I thought what if we take LOOPA DSP, offload all the audio processing to a phone, use FM-1 as a control surface and send audio back over USB? Here it is, a fully-featured sampler + looper PoC which doesn't sound like a toy

https://github.com/ferluht/fm1-sampler

0:00 Sounds
0:18 Sampling
0:28 Granular sampler
0:40 Making a loop
0:48 Adding drums and bass
1:07 Doubling loop
1:14 Melody
1:30 Tape speed"

"A sampler + audio looper (8 tracks) for Android with the M-VAVE FM-1 as its hardware front end. The phone does all the sound; the FM-1 is the control surface (keys, buttons, 7 encoders), the second screen (240x240, drawn with SysEx commands) and the audio output (USB audio). All DSP is original code in engine/dsp (no third-party audio engine); the only library is KissFFT (BSD) for the Paulstretch mode."

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Testing M-Vave FM-1 Custom FirmWare / FORM Formant FM Vocal Synth

video upload by HanzVolt

"It's Almost Done!!! It will be a free download at HanzVolt.com"

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

Roland Juno-X JX-8P Model Expansion Synthwave Fun! Virtual Analog Synthesizer

video upload by Rik Marston Official

"*Watch in HD* *Turn it UP!* *No Talking!!!*
My Etsy store: AhnyxianSoundDesign
https://www.etsy.com/shop/AhnyxianSou...
selling Synthesizer Sample Packs, UP NOW!"

Roland Jupiter-08 & n/vision | SynthFest UK 2026

video upload by Sound On Sound magazine

"Roland talk us through the two latest synths to join their Boutique range, the Jupiter-08 and the n/vision."