Sequential Take 5 Compact Polyphonic Synthesizer | Inspiring Analog Performance

video upload by Kraft Music

https://kraftmusic.com/products/sequential-take-5-compact-5-voice-polyphonic-synthesizer

"Enjoy an all-playing demonstration of the Sequential Take 5 compact 5-voice polyphonic synthesizer performed by Adam Berzowski from Kraft Music. Hear authentic analog character, expressive performance, and discover why the Take 5 has become a favorite for musicians who want premium Sequential sound in a portable instrument."

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

Ethereal ambient calm | live looping with the Stylosette Keys

video upload by vekoni and Stylophone

"Relax with this soothing, calming ambient track. Live performed simple looping with the almighty Loopy Pro and a bunch of beautiful effects.

Disclaimer: Stylophone sent this product free of charge; I wasn’t paid, and they had no input on the content.

I loved the Stylosette immediately after trying it. It looks like a toy, but the sound is fantastic, and the octave shift and adjustable vibrato makes it more capable than I thought it would be (I didn't even try the built in delay this time, but it also sounds great and can do self-oscillating madness as well).

Most people use the Stylosette through fruits, and other food like sushi and cheese (genius haha), which I might try next time, but I only wanted something simple and conductive for the octave key to play the high-pitched melody after the base loops were layered... so I used a Japanese knife. Mostly because it looks great and sits stable on the table (cutting edge idea...).

Now the usual geeky stuff:

Signal chain:
→ Stylophone Stylosette Keys through a TRS to RCA cable and a stereo to mono adapter
→ IK Multimedia iRig USB
→ iPhone with Loopy Pro as host

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SPACE CRAFT: Event Set for Perseid Meteor Shower with Tangerine Dream, Steve Roach, & More

This one is in via Adam G

via https://www.spacecraftjoshuatree.com/home:

Experience the Perseid Meteor Shower

Tangerine Dream, ESG, Laraaji, Steve Roach + more

Every August, the Perseid Meteor Shower draws stargazers from around the world to witness one of nature's most spectacular annual displays.

This year is especially remarkable.

And via the Pioneer Town Gazette:

SPACE CRAFT brings two generations of experimental electronic music to Pappy & Harriet’s Outdoor Stage on Saturday, August 15. Evicshen, Victoria Shen’s performance project, opens at 6:30 p.m. with a 45-minute set of experimental sound and electronics. Tangerine Dream takes the stage at 7:45 p.m. for a two-hour set. Founded by Edgar Froese in 1967, Tangerine Dream brings nearly six decades of electronic-music history to the desert. Saturday’s sequence places Victoria Shen’s contemporary performance project alongside one of the genre’s longest-running groups, then gives the headliner two full hours. Tickets start at $110 and rise to $265 by tier. The festival is all ages, every attendee needs a ticket, and guests under 18 must attend with an adult. The peak of the Perseids coincides with the new moon, creating exceptionally dark skies and ideal viewing conditions that only occur every few years.

But there's another reason: truly dark skies are disappearing — light pollution and the rapidly growing number of satellites in orbit are forever changing how we experience stars.

You can grab tickets at https://www.spacecraftjoshuatree.com/home

Rest in Peace PENELOPE the Synth Kitty

Long time reader Adam Abraham wrote in to let me know his little synth kitty PENELOPE has passed away. You might recognize these pics from prior posts, Odyssey Cat and KORG MS20 with KORG 35 Filter & Synth Cat.

According to Adam, she's been a synthhead by his side since day one. These little friends keep us company along our journey. She will be sorely missed.

Compilation of SPLIT Patches on the OB-X8

video upload by Adam Borseti

"Ah, the OB-X8, my most cherished synthesizer. Here's the SPLIT mode patches I've made this far, based purely on whatever I happened to be in the mood to play. Obviously these are all cover sounds, but just goes to show how versatile the OB-X8 is. The SPLIT and DOUBLE mode functions are so effortless, like a Jupiter 8, just 2 panels at the press of a button. Makes programming a breeze!"

"Hey Mickey" Toni Basil - Oberheim OB-X8

video upload by Adam Borseti

"Always fun."

Sequential Fourm+Four Keys//Strymon Cloudburst+Shimmer #ambient #experimental #polyphony

video upload by Adam Frank

Wrath of the Cosmos

video upload by Adam Borseti

"All my baby, the Oberheim OB-X8."

Djangosfire Buchla Patch: Pulsing Din & Texture

video upload by djangosfire

"Spent the afternoon playing in the studio today, did a little bit of patching with the 'Buchla' came up with this improv … thought I’d share! Djangosfire Buchla Patch: 'Pulsing Din & Texture' Cheers to sonic exploration! Thank you, Adam Scramstad"

Psychedelic Tabla Buchla Jam 02 24 2026

video upload by djangosfire

Modules used in this patch:
Soundfreak Triple Oscillator
MEMS: 266, 292c
Mike Peake Custom 190 Dual Reverb
EMS: 277, 207, 281, 256, 257, 246
Source of Uncertainty 219
Recorded live - Cheers to music and sonic exploration! Thank you, Adam Scramstad

Tintinnalogia: A 17th-century technique for generative music

video upload by Electrum Modular

"Introducing my second sequencer for the Disting NT: Tintinnalogia. This Lua script (written with Claude) is an implementation of 'change ringing.' Invented in 17C England, change ringing is essentially a procedure for ringing church bells. It’s an early example of algorithmic composition, and is also proto-minimalist in its emphasis on a fixed, deterministic process. So...perfect for music-making on the modular!

All Tintinnalogia needs is a sample player with multiple trigger inputs: eg ALM Squid Salmple, Bitbox, or Disting’s own Sample Player.

Random thought: if the number of bells could be increased to 12, the script could be a twelve-tone serialism machine!

Free download: https://github.com/expertsleepersltd/...

Sources consulted - all highly recommended:

Katherine Hunt, 'The Art of Changes: Bell-Ringing, Anagrams, and the Culture of Combination in Seventeenth-Century England,' Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies (2018): connects change ringing to 'mathematical recreations' and to Early Modern ars combinatoria such as anagrams. If there was a meaning to change ringing, it was the 'exhaustion of meaning.'

Margaret Aston, Broken Idols of the English Reformation (2015): specifically, the chapter on bells.

Robert Adam Hill, 'The Reformation of the Bells in Early Modern England' (PhD thesis, 2012): dispels the assumption that bells lost their earlier, sacred meanings in the era of change ringing.

Brian Eno, 'Bells and their History,' Sound Unbound: Sampling Digital Music and Culture, ed. Paul D. Miller (2008). 'The same supply of metal would be made into cannon in wartime and would go back to bells after hostilities were over'

Thumbnail image shows cartoon of British PM, Robert Peel, as a change-ringer, getting tied up in the ropes. © The Trustees of the British Museum, shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license.

Film sequence from Church Bells Ring on Civil Defence Day in Great Britain (1942), provided by the Sherman Grinberg Film Library, Los Angeles.

#modularsynth #electronicmusic #algorithmicmusic #eurorack"

Buchla Moan Just After Midnight

video upload by djangosfire

"Late night Buchla Patch - Kind of a moaning vibe. Cheers to sonic exploration! Thank you, Adam Scramstad"

True Trance V1 JE 8086 NatLife

video upload by NatLife Sounds

"Product Link: https://natlifesounds.com/product/tru...

I present True Trance V1 for the Roland JP-8000/8080 and Usual Suspects JE-8086 synthesizers. This project delivers 50 incredibly authentic sounds from the 90s Trance era.

This soundset includes:

Powerful Supersaw patches
Melodic Leads
Soft atmospheric Pads
Classic gated Trance sounds

I squeezed the maximum performance out of the JP-8000/8086 engine to recreate the exact tones we all miss.

The video demo features only JE-8086 sounds to showcase the true potential of this pack.

Compatible with: Roland JP-8000/8080, Usual Suspects JE-8086, Adam Szabo Airwave, Disco DSP Corona.

Timeline:
00:00 Paul Van Dyk - For An Angel
00:57 Sustem F - Out Of The Blue
01:54 NatLife - Moments Of 90s
02:24 Ralph Fridge - Paradise"

Arturia MiniFreak Essentials by VCOKAA (Presets overview)

video upload by NatLife Sounds

"Product Link: https://natlifesounds.com/product/art...

NatLife Sounds proudly presents the newest Arturia MiniFreak/ Minifreak V preset pack created by talented House producer – VVOKAA.

This is a universal full-size soundset for Arturia MiniFreak created to bring analog-sounding groove and power to your music ideas.

Arturia MiniFreak Essentials Vol. 1 delivers 75 high-quality presets for various electronic music genres such as Progressive, Deep, Organic, Tech House, Progressive Trance and Melodic Techno etc. This versatile pack doesn’t limit your ideas to genres. You can confidently find something that suits your own sound. Inspired by the best analog grooves and modern hits this collection will help you dive into the heart of old school and modern sound.

Timeline:
00:00 - 01:26 - Veracocha - Сarte Blanche
01:26- 01:54 - Adam Szabo & Johan Vilborg - TwoTo One
01:54 - 02:37 - ID
02:37 - 03:00 - Dash Berlin feat. Emma Hewitt - Disarm Yourself
03:00 - 04:03 - ID
04:03 - 04:27 - ID
04:20 - 05:06 - ID"

Nymira, by Terraphones

video uploads by Terraphones

"Nymira is a standalone harmony instrument designed around the circle of fifths. Its sonic engine draws from the overtone series, offering detailed timbral control across seven individual partials. Two distinct models explore different synthesis methods; one rooted in additive FM synthesis, the other in classic subtractive design. Together, they provide a new, expressive way to shape rich and complex harmonic textures."

Playlist:

1. Introducing Nymira
2. Nymira, by Terraphones
3. what we don't say... (ambient wooden electronic musical instrument performance)

Cheat Code for Chord Progressions • The Circle of Fifths with Terraphones Nymira

video upload by Lightbath and Terraphones

"Terraphones shows me Nymira, a new synthesizer and MIDI controller based on the Circle of Fifths that makes playing chords and advanced harmony feel like cheating." ✶ CHAPTERS ✶

00:00 – Intro 00:32 – Overview 01:22 – Learning Nymira 01:46 – Harmonic Map 02:40 – Combining Chords 03:37 – Open Voicings 03:58 – Terraphones Concept 04:19 – Additive Mode 04:53 – Subtractive Mode 05:33 – Sus Chords 06:16 – Granular Mode 06:56 – Latching Chords 07:14 – Granular Mode Jitter 07:46 – The Circle as a Path 08:27 – Resolving Chords 08:50 – Nymira as a MIDI Controller 10:22 – Relative Movement 11:21 – Free Play 11:42 – Advanced Harmonic Moves 12:47 – The Zones 17:03 – Eureka! 17:35 – Thank you 18:14 – Outro"



"Nymira is a standalone harmony instrument designed around the circle of fifths. Its sonic engine draws from the overtone series, offering detailed timbral control across seven individual partials. Three distinct models explore different synthesis methods; one rooted in additive FM synthesis, another in classic subtractive design, and one based on granular synthesis. Together, they provide a new, expressive way to shape rich and complex harmonic textures.

Nymira is the only instrument in the world that maps the Circle of Fifths to a physical interface. Nymira is designed with Western harmonic theory at the core, allowing you to discover beautiful chord progressions that are much harder to play on other instruments.

Like all Terraphones, Nymira is assembled by hand, and is housed in solid walnut. Underneath Nymira’s keys are Cherry MX Silent Red keyswitches that offer a clean, tactile experience. With the ability to run on four rechargeable AA batteries, Nymira lets you play anywhere. Inside Nymira are two surface transducers that turn the walnut enclosure into a speaker of its own. Playing Nymira in this mode allows you to hear its warm sonic engine played through the walls of its walnut housing. Nymira also excels in the studio. It is equipped with USB MIDI out, and a stereo 1/4" audio output. If you don’t want to use batteries, Nymira can be powered via USB-C with any device that supplies 4-17 volts.

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Nymira is made by Thomas Adam Billings, the sole creator of Terraphones. Every part of Nymira is ethically sourced, assembled by hand, with solid walnut sourced and milled in the United States of America. By purchasing Nymira, you are directly funding the ongoing research and development of a new wave of natural, electroacoustic musical instruments.
– $1200 –
50 units available for pre-order. Expected lead time : 6-10 weeks
Shipping to North America, South America, the UK, the EU, and Australia."

https://terraphones.com/Nymira.html

Aurelia, by Terraphones

video upload by Terraphones

"Aurelia is a wind instrument that bridges acoustic expression and electronic sound. It responds to both breath and touch, translating natural, human gestures into rich melodies. Aurelia’s key layout is unique to all other wind instruments, giving you the ability to play in every major and minor key with equal ease. Aurelia was created to feel as inviting to the novice as it is deeply expressive to the professional.

Aurelia’s keys use Cherry MX Silent Red keyswitches, giving you the accuracy and speed that can be found on the most well-tuned wind instruments. Housed in a handmade, solid walnut enclosure, Aurelia has a striking visual aesthetic that also feels extremely comfortable in the hands.

Aurelia has a unique sonic engine that uses warm, analog-modeled oscillators, creating a gradient of sound qualities that work well with both acoustic and electronic musical environments.

While playing solo melodies is at Aurelia’s core, it also has a Counterpoint Mode that will harmonize with you as you play. Just choose a key, and Aurelia will figure out the rest.

Aurelia is designed for portability. It can run on four rechargeable AA batteries, and has a built-in speaker. With USB MIDI out and a 1/4" stereo audio out, Aurelia excels in studio and live performance settings as well. Aurelia can be powered via USB-C with any device that supplies 4-17 volts.

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Aurelia is made by Thomas Adam Billings, the sole creator of Terraphones. Every part of Aurelia is ethically sourced, assembled by hand, with solid walnut sourced and milled in the United States of America. By purchasing Aurelia, you are directly funding the ongoing research and development of a new wave of natural, electroacoustic musical instruments.

– $650 –

0 units available for pre-order. Expected lead time : 6-10 weeks
Shipping to North America, South America, the UK, the EU, and Australia."

https://terraphones.com/Aurelia.html

Buchla Improv: Listening to the Decay of This Reality Part II

video upload by djangosfire

"Its been while… ready to share more here on YT. Here is part two of my 01-17-2026 late night Buchla tension filled improv (that I posted on IG) - 'Listening to the Decay of This Reality'. Thank you, Adam Scramstad"

Festival of Modular 2025 Tokyo Official Digest Video

video upload by Tokyo Festival of Modular

Festival of Modular 2025 Tokyo

NOVEMBER 23 (Sun) & 24 (Mon)
AT ORD. ＆ ZAspace, Daikanyama

Live Acts from China:
tamiX / THESSIAN (Modular Commune)

Live Acts from South Korea:
OYKNI / Lim Yong JU / Noddy Woo

Live Acts from Taiwan:
MADZINE / weiii

Live Acts from Spain:
espinoza / Alpha Decay

Live Acts from Czech Republic:
Václav from BASTL INSTRUMENTS

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Adam Szabo Introduces Airwave - New Roland JP-8000 Emulation VST Instrument

video uploads by adamszabomusic

"Airwave VST instrument available for PC at: http://www.adamszabo.com

All sounds in the video are made 100% with Airwave, no extra effects or processing was added, except for a simple limiter on the master bus.

These are the factory presets that are played in the video.
0:00 PL Liquid FLT AS, BS The Drone AS, PL Tranceness AS, PD Sizzler AS, PD Bendy Pad AS, FX Sync Up AS
0:22 PD Swirly AS, FX SquareRise AS, FX Boom AS
0:25 PD Epicness AS, LD Mini 303 AS, AR Golden Saw AS, FX NoiseFall AS
0:55 PD Mainstage AS, FX Big Rise AS, BS Dist Bass AS, LD FM Master AS, LD Acid Wow AS, FX Kick Thing AS
1:10 PD MrFeedback AS, PD Andromeda AS, PD SyncEngine AS, FX Star Fall AS, PD The Sweep AS"

"Step into the golden era of electronic music with Airwave, a meticulously crafted VST plugin that brings the unmistakable sound of one of the most iconic synthesizers of all time. Revered for its lush supersaw leads, ethereal pads, and driving basslines, this synth was a defining force in the trance, progressive, and electronic music movements. Now, with Airwave, that iconic sound is reborn, modernized for today’s producers while staying true to its original character.

At the heart of Airwave is its dual-layer architecture, allowing for intricate sound sculpting and massive stacked tones. Independently shape the Upper and Lower layers, blending evolving pads with sharp, detuned leads or creating complex, rhythmic textures. The deep modulation capabilities and multi-mode filters give you total control over your sound.

Airwave is available as a 32 and 64-bit VST 2.4 and VST 3 instrument for Windows."