Maximus 8V | The Ultimate Analogue Workstation | Three Sequence Variations

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"Three variations. One powerful analogue workstation.

This video brings together three related multipart sequences on the Analogue Solutions Maximus 8V. Each develops the same musical idea through changes to the sequencing and sound, showing how a few adjustments can take a composition in a new direction.

The Maximus 8V is the ultimate analogue workstation. Play it as a traditional eight-voice polysynth, or give each voice its own sound and sequence to build layered compositions. Explore basslines, melodic patterns, percussion and evolving textures within one instrument.

Independent controls for every voice put sound design at the heart of the process. Shape individual parts, explore their interaction, and let the instrument inspire the next idea.

Features include:

• Eight independent analogue synth voices with 16 VCOs
• Eight onboard 16 step note and modulation sequencers
• 12dB low pass, band pass and high pass filters per voice
• Two ADSR envelopes per voice
• Sub oscillator, white noise and glide per voice
• Individual BBD style retro echo per voice
• Eight channel stereo mixer
• Two real spring reverbs
• Three master LFOs
• Global tune, detune and filter cutoff controls
• Extensive patching and modulation options
• Polyphonic MIDI to CV conversion and MIDI synchronisation

From rich polyphonic sounds to interlocking sequences, Maximus 8V puts an extraordinary range of analogue possibilities at your fingertips."

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

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"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."

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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."

Analogue Solutions Series 700 Modular Synthesiser

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"The Roland System 700 is a very rare and desirable modular synthesiser. It was and still is a premium professional system. They fetch over £150,000 on the second hand market, and that’s even if you can find a full system. If you can find a Roland System 700, usually it is only a partial system and finding the remaining blocks is near impossible.

The Analogue Solutions Series 700 is as close to the Roland System 700 as you can get. We aimed to replicate the design as closely as possible, keeping the look and layout the same.

We had knobs and slider caps custom made, and also custom ordered switches and potentiometers.

There are mechanical changes inside, which of course do not change the sound.

Using modern hindsight there are now better ways to build this internally and externally, and different choice of circuits types and layouts would be made in a synth now, but we stayed with the original spec.

Almost every circuit has been reproduced from original schematics. We kept changes to a minimum, only changing where necessary. The original uses many components that are discontinued. So changes were only made where it is impossible to find parts.

We resisted the urge to change the spec or feature set. The only change we made was to add a basic single channel MIDI to CV converter. This primarily for syncing the sequencer to MIDI.

Physical size is identical. Though we don’t plan to sell loose single modules, they are the same size as the original system, though a space may be required, and the power connector would need adapting.

We supply complete systems. However, one could buy the system in parts, starting, say, with just the Main block, adding the other blocks as money allows.

Or single blocks could be bought to fill gaps in an incomplete system."

Analogue Solutions Fusebox X Semi-Modular Analog Synthesizer

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Quick test of the Analogue Solutions "Ample" synth [jam with fellow machines]

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SYNTHFEST UK Set for 24th October 2026, THE OCTAGON, SHEFFIELD

via https://www.synthfest.co.uk

"SynthFest UK takes place in Sheffield and has been created by Sound On Sound magazine to give companies of all sizes an opportunity to showcase their synth products in front of the public in what promises to be a great day out for all musicians, whether a pro, semi-pro or hobbyist.

Come and see Keyboards - Desktop Synths - Modular - Software Synths and much more.

The Octagon Centre, Clarkson Street, Sheffield, S10 2TQ (Next to the University of Sheffield Student Union building) The Octagon is a wheelchair friendly venue."

See https://www.synthfest.co.uk for addtional details and a list of exhibitors.

And a quick teaser from Analogue Solutions:

Analogue Solutions at SynthFest UK 2026 | See You in Sheffield!
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"Come and make some noise with Analogue Solutions at SynthFest UK 2026!

We’re heading to The Octagon in Sheffield. Come along, say hello, talk synths with us and experience our analogue instruments in person. We’re looking forward to seeing you there!

📅 Saturday 24 October 2026
🕥 10:30am–6:00pm (UK time)
📍 The Octagon Centre
Clarkson Street
Sheffield, S10 2TQ
United Kingdom

The venue is next to the University of Sheffield Students’ Union and is wheelchair accessible.

SynthFest UK is a Sound On Sound event in partnership with Sheffield’s Sensoria Festival of Music, Film and Digital Media."

Analogue Solutions Maximus 8V | Eight Sequencers, One Live Jam #short

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"One sequence on the Analogue Solutions Maximus 8V, with all eight onboard sequencers running together. Bringing the parts in with the faders, building the arrangement as it goes, and playing live over the top.

Every sound comes from the Maximus. Eight analogue voices, one workstation, all happening in real time."

Maximus 8V: The Ultimate Analogue Polysynth | Analogue Solutions #short

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"The Maximus 8V: the ultimate analogue workstation polysynth.

Bring in individual synth voices, pan them across the stereo field, and add FX and spring reverb. Play chords or a lead, explore the eight onboard sequencers, or connect your own CV sequencer.

It’s all possible."

He put £15000 of Synths into SERUM and Pigments

video upload by Starsky Carr

"I sampled the Frap out of a Magnolia, an Analogue Solutions Maximus, a Pittsburgh Taiga, a Pittsburgh Voltage Lab 2, a Sequential Prophet VS, a Korg DW8000 and a Novation Peak — then chopped them into single cycle waves and turned them into 151 wavetables for Serum and Pigments.

£15,000 is roughly what those seven instruments would cost you, give or take. The pack is £15.

What's different here is what got sampled: full sweeps through the Magnolia's wavefolder, the Voltage Lab 2's complex oscillators, PWM across its whole range, the DW8000's 16 digital waves, the Prophet VS set. Not generic waveshapes — the actual character of specific, expensive, awkward instruments.

It started with a comment. Someone watched my Magnolia demo and asked how to get that tone out of their Peak. The short answer is you can't, because the oscillators don't start with the same harmonics. The long answer is this video.

Along the way I've used it as an excuse to go through the different ways a synth actually makes a tone — subtractive, FM, wavefolding and wavetable — and why the Magnolia can do three of them and the Peak can do the fourth. If you've ever wondered what people mean by East Coast and West Coast synthesis, start at 1:18."

0:00 Matching a Magnolia patch on a Summit
1:18 Back to basics: the classic analog waveshapes
3:36 Subtractive synthesis, and why it's called East Coast
5:09 FM: harmonics that aren't related to the fundamental
7:22 Wavefolding, and where the gnarly tones come from
8:38 Three synthesis types in one synth — the Magnolia
9:09 Wavetable synthesis, and the one thing the Peak can do
10:08 The comment that started all this
13:33 Into Serum: the Magnolia wavetables
16:00 Emulating Polymove in the Serum mod matrix
17:30 The rest of the pack: 151 tables, 19,088 waves
19:18 Working in Arturia Pigments
20:54 Thanks for watching

Analogue Solutions Fusebox X | Filtopia Synthesizers

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"Fusebox X and Filtopia share a moment, with Fusebox X providing the clock as the two lock into sync. Recorded directly into Logic."

Analogue Solutions Colossus Classic

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"Analogue Solutions Colossus Classic in excellent condition. Tested and confirmed to fully function. Includes printed manual and additional patch pins(see photos) Due to weight, size and value this item is local pickup only. Call today to schedule a demonstration.

Three Wave Music. 973-949-3199"

http://www.threewavemusic.com/

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Analogue Solutions Filtopia Quick Take #2

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"👉Tight, precise, and fast EGs are another hallmark of the Filtopia synthesizer, in addition to its 5 amazing filters."

KNOBCON FOURTEEN GUEST OF HONOR & an Update on Workshops and Informative Sessions

via KNOBCON

"We are delighted to announce Terry Michaels as our esteemed guest of honor. Join us at the annual banquet for his keynote address and to help us honor him.

Terry Michaels, AKA Terry Mikulic, designed the seminal relaxation-core oscillator published in Electronotes 62 by Bernie Hutchins: the highly accurate ENS-76. It is the most influential analogue oscillator design of the modern era. This circuit became the heart of hundreds of synthesisers, including Gene Stopp’s ASM-1, the Synthesizers.com Q106, and the muSonics Vanilla Oscillators. Through his synthesizer work, Terry founded a laser light show company called Laser Artistry in 1976. The company operated as one of America's elite laser show outfits until its final performance on December 31, 1999.

The annual catered banquet will be held Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 7pm in the Sapphire Pavilion. Tickets are available as an add-on to your Knobcon attendance. Seating is limited."

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Analogue Solutions Filtopia Quick Take #1

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"Raw Filtopia running a sequence, clocked via MIDI with custom stepping. Here is a tight sequence with XMOD and several LFO modulations happening at once."

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Analogue Solutions Ample Analog Patch Pin Synthesizer

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Analogue Solutions DJMC 2000? - CUSTOM DIY CASE

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"Analogue Solutions DJMC — Rare Dual Joystick MIDI Controller (Discontinued / Cult UK Gear)

WITH ORIGINAL DOCS- YOU'RE GONNA NEED THOSEAnalogue Solutions DJMC — Rare Dual Joystick MIDI Controller (Discontinued / Cult UK Gear)

WITH ORIGINAL DOCS- YOU'RE GONNA NEED THOSE

iNSTALLED IN CUSTOM DIY CASE , midi IN, OUT AND THRU

A genuine piece of underground electronic music history: the DJMC by Analogue Solutions, one of the UK's most respected true-analog synth builders. Long before "expressive control" was a marketing buzzword, Analogue Solutions built this twin-joystick MIDI controller with crossfader for performers who wanted real, tactile, two-axis-at-once control over their sound — no touchpads, no menus, just raw hands-on movement.

This thing was never mass produced. Analogue Solutions has since shifted entirely toward their acclaimed eurorack and analog synth lineup (Colossus, Leipzig, Telemark, Nyborg, and more), and the DJMC has completely vanished from their current catalog — it doesn't show up anywhere on their site today. they almost never surface secondhand. If you've been hunting for one of these, you already know how rare a find this is.

Perfect for:

Collectors of obscure UK analog gear
Live performers wanting expressive dual-axis control (filter/resonance, X/Y FX, pitch/mod)
Modular heads running MIDI-to-CV for joystick-driven patching
VJs/lighting rigs that read standard MIDI CC
A genuine, hard-to-find piece from a small builder with a serious cult following in the analog synth world — grab it while it's here, because another one might not turn up for a long time

iNSTALLED IN CUSTOM DIY CASE , midi IN, OUT AND THRU

A genuine piece of underground electronic music history: the DJMC by Analogue Solutions, one of the UK's most respected true-analog synth builders. Long before "expressive control" was a marketing buzzword, Analogue Solutions built this twin-joystick MIDI controller with crossfader for performers who wanted real, tactile, two-axis-at-once control over their sound — no touchpads, no menus, just raw hands-on movement.

This thing was never mass produced. Analogue Solutions has since shifted entirely toward their acclaimed eurorack and analog synth lineup (Colossus, Leipzig, Telemark, Nyborg, and more), and the DJMC has completely vanished from their current catalog — it doesn't show up anywhere on their site today. they almost never surface secondhand. If you've been hunting for one of these, you already know how rare a find this is.

Perfect for:

Collectors of obscure UK analog gear
Live performers wanting expressive dual-axis control (filter/resonance, X/Y FX, pitch/mod)
Modular heads running MIDI-to-CV for joystick-driven patching
VJs/lighting rigs that read standard MIDI CC
A genuine, hard-to-find piece from a small builder with a serious cult following in the analog synth world — grab it while it's here, because another one might not turn up for a long time"

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Filtopia Patch Demo Part 1 | Stereo Sound Examples | Analogue Solutions

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"Here's the first collection of sounds from Filtopia.

This isn't intended to be a comprehensive demo—it's simply a collection of some of the first patches we created for Filtopia. It's an incredibly deep synthesiser, and these examples barely scratch the surface, but they should give you a good flavour of what it's capable of.

Filtopia features five parallel analogue filters, three analogue VCOs, an 8-step sequencer, stereo VCAs, analogue echo, external audio processing, comprehensive modular patch points, and MIDI + CV/Gate connectivity, making it equally at home as a standalone instrument or at the centre of a larger modular setup.

Everything you hear in this video was recorded in true stereo, so if you're listening on headphones or decent speakers, you'll hear the movement, width and spatial character that are a big part of Filtopia's sound.

There will be plenty more to come. Part 2 is already on the way and will feature more patches, textures, sequences and sonic explorations as we continue discovering what Filtopia can do."

New Analogue Solutions FILTOPIA Analogue Monosynth Incoming

"Fusebox X is an analogue monosynth with 3 note poly capabilities"

Priced £1,799.00

Update: additional pics and details added.

Filtopia will be a limited edition synth - we are only building 200 units.

Stereo analogue monosynth - with a 5 Multi-Mode filter Filterbank - to give glorious and unique filter sweeps!

USP - THE FILTER BANK
Filtopia’s key USP is a bank of 5 analogue filters wired in parallel. Glorious multi-band filter sweeps are possible. With some tweaking you can also get vowel types sounds.

5 filters doesn’t mean just 5 filters, by having offset filter-cutoff frequencies, with some high resonance levels, can mimic the way the human voice works. Something that can’t be done with a single filter.

Aside from the uniqueness of a multi-channel filter bank for filtering, Filtopia is fully loaded with VCOs, LFOs, EGs, etc.

Filterbank - 5 analogue multi-mode filters - superb multi-filter sweeps, and even vowel sounds!

3 VCOs - can be routed to some or many of the filters as dictated by the front panel.

5 VCFs - Multi-Mode - wired in parallel.

2 VCAs - one has Echo.

3 EGs - full ADSR.

2 LFOs.

Noise.

2 Sub-Osc.

MIDI to CV.

8 step CV sequencer.

Stereo Outs.

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