"The Discombobulator - a Noisebug-designed Tangible Waves system in the AE Modular format, a great entry to the format and an even better addition to an existing AE Modular rig.
Terrain Synth Arp mode with 4 Parts playing at different rates and modes etc... / discord
Terrain Synth features: Unique terrain oscillators 32 note polyphony (8 per timbre) Four timbres (layers) that can be split or stacked Two morphable terrains per voice Up to 7x unison for each voice Two sub-oscillators (-1 & -2) oct for each voice White, Pink, Blue and Brown noise Oscillator sync, Phase distortion, Mirroring and Windowing
🌌 "Fractured Atmospheres" is a collection of 50 atmospheric and experimental presets for Xfer Serum 2, made for producers who want emotional, evolving, and dark sounds with character. The soundset moves between soft and pleasant atmospheres and noisy, unstable, and abstract tones, making it suitable for both musical ideas and sound design.
💾 The bank of presets includes: 12 Pads, 12 Strings, 14 Textures, and 12 Drones.
📦 Get these presets: https://antonanru.sellfy.store/p/seru... 👤 The author of the soundset is Ilian. ❗️Compatible only with Serum 2. Not compatible with Serum 1.
💎 The soundset is built around contrast and imperfection, drawing inspiration from natural phenomena, mental states, and inner anomalies. Pads and strings blend smooth, emotional, and airy tones with subtle noise, creating fragile, lo-fi, and cinematic atmospheres, while textures and drones move into darker, noisier, and more atonal territory.
Shaped by slow or fast, evolving modulation, the presets feel expressive and alive, working as musical layers, background ambiences, or standalone soundscapes.
This is a video demonstrating the Terrain Synth parameter sequencing.
Terrain Synth features: Unique terrain oscillators 32 note polyphony (8 per timbre) Four timbres (layers) that can be split or stacked Two morphable terrains per voice Up to 7x unison for each voice Two sub-oscillators (-1 & -2) oct for each voice White, Pink, Blue and Brown noise Oscillator sync, Phase distortion, Mirroring and Windowing
17 math-based terrains with infinite resolution Dozens of image-based terrains User loadable image & wavetable terrains (.jpg and .png, .wav) 18 morphable paths with infinite resolution
Dedicated mixer for timbre layers LFO, Envelope and Expressive-mapper per parameter (32 per layer) On board effects: Delay, Ping-Pong Delay, Reverb, Shimmer Reverb, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Stereo Phaser, Overdrive and Decimator Dedicated sequencer, arpeggiator and audition buttons
Hundreds of sortable presets with onboard preset librarian 36 quick access patch favorites (6x6) Multi level patches, Init, Copy & Paste
Infinite Encoders – mixer, menu, modulation and user modules A 7-inch IPS display for full color sonic visualization Selectable terrain view angles and color schemes MIDI-I/O via 5-Pin DIN, USB Host, and USB Device ports 6x CV/Gates and 3x expression pedals. Left/Right balanced stereo and headphone (w/ vol control) Desktop / 4U rack configurations"
This is a video demonstrating how the Terrain Synth can morph between the R G B color channels of the image terrains. / discord
Terrain Synth features: Unique terrain oscillators 32 note polyphony (8 per timbre) Four timbres (layers) that can be split or stacked Two morphable terrains per voice Up to 7x unison for each voice Two sub-oscillators (-1 & -2) oct for each voice White, Pink, Blue and Brown noise Oscillator sync, Phase distortion, Mirroring and Windowing
17 math-based terrains with infinite resolution Dozens of image-based terrains User loadable image & wavetable terrains (.jpg and .png, .wav) 18 morphable paths with infinite resolution
Dedicated mixer for timbre layers LFO, Envelope and Expressive-mapper per parameter On board effects: Delay, Ping-Pong Delay, Reverb, Shimmer Reverb, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Stereo Phaser, Overdrive and Decimator Dedicated sequencer, arpeggiator and audition buttons
Hundreds of sortable presets with onboard preset librarian 36 quick access patch favorites (6x6) Multi level patches, Init, Copy & Paste
Infinite Encoders – mixer, menu, modulation and user modules A 7-inch IPS display for full color sonic visualization Selectable terrain view angles and color schemes MIDI-I/O via 5-Pin DIN, USB Host, and USB Device ports 6x CV/Gates and 3x expression pedals. Left/Right balanced stereo and headphone (w/ vol control) Desktop / 4U rack configurations"
"Here we have Ferry Island Modular's first release 'Four Seas', which is designed, engineered and manufactured in Finland. It's a real power house of a sound source, suiting to quickly grabbing some waves to patch with or for deep sound design tweaking. Everything is knob/button per function with no menus, making complex behaviours, modulations and sounds simple to access. There's LOTS of examples in this video, see the timing index below for all that's covered ... yet I'm sure there's lots left to uncover with all the options this presents."
Auction to be held at Musician's Hall of Fame & Museum, Nashville, on November 19
An incredible collection of more than 450 artifacts from the life and career of Florian Schneider, co-founder of the pioneer electronic band Kraftwerk."
Pics and videos featuring some of the gear below, and his Lederhosen for good measure (thanks greg!).
Update: the post has been fully updated with all the synth related gear. This may just well be the longest post to be featured on the site. I wanted to capture all the pics for all of the details including notes, scuffs, and of course serial numbers. It's an interesting look into what he used, the condition he keped his gear, in some cases, how he actually used his gear. Note the phonetics on the keys of the Casio CZ-101 and DX-100. Note the Midi Switch Box with a built-in speaker? What's that about? Note the camouflage key strap on the Korg RK-100 Remote Keyboard. Did he pick it out himself or did the keytar just come with it? Note the repeat midi controllers and the MIDI saxaphones. Wind was his primary instrument. You'll find a ton of the acoustic gear he used in the other listings. This is a fascinating insight into both what and how he used his gear.
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Rack Mount Sennheiser VSM-201 Vocoder
Starting Bid
$5,000
Estimate
$20,000 - $40,000 USD
A late 1970s Sennheiser VSM 201 Vocoder with no serial number from the personal studio and collection of Florian Schneider of Kraftwerk (see images). While it’s said that only a few dozen of these Vocoders were produced, a few examples made it into the hands of forward-thinking musical artists including Herbie Hancock, Daft Punk, and of course, Kraftwerk, who used a VSM-201 like this on their albums Man Machine (1978) and Computerworld (1981). The VSM-201 has an intelligible sound that has not yet been bested by modern gear. Includes power cable. This VSM-201 has been removed from its wooden enclosure (which bears the serial number plate) and modified with a metal rack mount casing, presumably for live use. Requires 240v, IEC power cable not included.
Dimensions: 19 x 9 x 9 inches
Category: Kraftwerk, Equipment
Provenance: PROVENANCE From the Estate of Florian Schneider
"This Thingamakit is effectively a kit version of the Thingamagoop. There are two "eyes" (green and blue) that you can use to control the main and mod oscillator to make all sorts of cool sounds.
This is unassembled with all of the parts, manual, and drill template in the original box."
"Excellent condition Red Sound Systems DarkStar MK1. Features 2 oscillators per voice, 5-part multitimbral set-up, joystick mixing for oscillators, ring modulation, filter resonance and pink/white/blue noise generators. Includes original power supply and V1.09 EPROM chip."
The first HW "Terrain based oscillator" synth! Brief overview of the Terrain Synth. More videos will follow in this playlist with details on each synth module and their parameters.
Terrain Synth features: Unique terrain oscillators 32 note polyphony (8 per timbre) Four timbres (layers) that can be split or stacked Two morphable terrains per voice Up to 7x unison for each voice Two sub-oscillators (-1 & -2) oct for each voice White, Pink, Blue and Brown noise Oscillator sync, Phase distortion, Mirroring and Windowing
17 math-based terrains with infinite resolution Dozens of image-based terrains User loadable image & wavetable terrains (.jpg and .png, .wav) 18 morphable paths with infinite resolution
Dedicated mixer for timbre layers LFO, Envelope and Expressive-mapper per parameter On board effects: Delay, Ping-Pong Delay, Reverb, Shimmer Reverb, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Stereo Phaser, Overdrive and Decimator Dedicated sequencer, arpeggiator and audition buttons
Hundreds of sortable presets with onboard preset librarian 36 quick access patch favorites (6x6) Multi level patches, Init, Copy & Paste
Infinite Encoders – mixer, menu, modulation and user modules A 7-inch IPS display for full color sonic visualization Selectable terrain view angles and color schemes MIDI-I/O via 5-Pin DIN, USB Host, and USB Device ports 6x CV/Gates and 3x expression pedals. Left/Right balanced stereo and headphone (w/ vol control) Desktop / 4U rack configurations"
"A two part piece. Both are pitch voltage quantization controlled from the ACL Sinfonion. I switch presets through the first part from preset 1 - 4 and in the second half I leave it on preset 5.
The Sinfonion chord section is sending pitch quantization to the Doepfer A-111-4 quad VCO and A-105-4 quad SSI filter. The mixer is the Corsynth T-Mixer. The Empress reverb in Ambient Swell green mode is used.
The opening voice is Channel 2 of the Sinfonion and is sent to the Dotcom Q206 with the Dove D502 in BP mode P1, then an SSL Serge Resonant EQ and finally the Strymon Blue Sky.
A counter voice is the Channel 3 quantizer to a pair of Synthetic Sound Labs TZ-VC Oscillators to the Oakley VC-SVF in BP mode. The audio is routed through a Moon 517S high pass filter to roll of the lower mid tones. I used an instance of Relab Development's LX480 classic Lexicon reverb. This same voice is used for the main melodic part in the second section.
The Channel 1 of the Sinfonion is to the bass voice which is the Dotcom Q169 Oscillator++ and Grove Audio G294A ladder filter.
The Sinfonion arpeggiator part is to the STG oscillator duet and the Dove D501 2069 filter. The signal is sent through the Modcan 73B dual delay. In the first section this voice is solo, but in the second section I added in a duplicated run of the MosLab 901/904A through a different envelope which is timed a bit more sparse and sent through the second section of the 73B delay.
Most of my time was spent mixing levels and changing the timing of the SSL Hagiwo Geo-Gruvn euclidean sequencer. The clock timing was controlled by row 3 of the Moon 563 trigger seq. I used two different memory presets on the Geo-Gruvn for each section. These timings were used for the gate controls to the SSL Octal VCA, CV-8 Breakout and AD/AR Expander. The eight channel vca handled four of the voices. Very cool array of modules.
I also sent and effort to control the timing of the STG Voltage Mini Store's timing with row 2 of the 563. The right VMS is used for the Root control to the Sinfonion. The faster moving left VMS is to the arpeggiator of the Sinfonion.
The Sinfonion is using various cv's from the Q960 step sequencers to affect the chord spread and note selections. Also an LFO is used to affect the pre-transpose of the chord section.
A convoluted patch using the Lower West Side Studios CGS88 triple switch, the Dove D900 sequencer and three voltage sources to send control voltage to the transpose on the Sinfonion. I used the Moon 564 trigger stage 1 to turn this on and off by hand when needed.
The final clangorous opening and ending patch voice was the Mutable Instruments Rings through the Behringer Bode Frequency Shifter clone and the Encore Frequency Shifter, and on through the Tip Top Z-DSP signal processor running Halls of Valhalla reverb (Niflheim preset). It was also the midway noise rush background sound where the sections changed. These were added later in Cubase and triggered by hand.
The sections were performed at once live to Cubase and video edited in Final Cut Pro."
"Limited Edition Polytik Modular Synths / Full Set in Boxes
Mint condition, Super Rare, Only 5 Sets were made. Considered a Modern Art piece.
POLYTIK is a collection of beautifully designed hand-held synth modules exploring the border between play and sound.
Born out of a DIY ethos and the maker community, Polytik has been crafted into something very different – a series of beautifully designed objects in their own right. POLYTIK uses open-source hardware and encourages users to make new modules and hacks.
The brainchild of and in collaboration with, these hybrid analogue/digital devices can produce a palette of sounds ranging from angular rhythmic sequences to abstract noise, pads and drones. "The Core module is loaded with 30 sequences (five discrete patterns per sequence) programmed by John Richards with interviews and comments embedded in the code from musicians and artists including: Jas Shaw (Simian Mobile Disco), Mark Fell, and Frieder Nake."
Specs: • Created by John Richards (Dirty Electronics) and Jack Featherstone • Very limited edition run of 5 sets • The full set contains: • Core (Blue) - A sequencer, programmer and mixer • Combi (Black) Voltage-controlled feedback, voltage-controlled oscillator • VCO (Red) Voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) and voltage-controlled filter • Noise (Yellow) Noise generator, patchable feedback networks and voltage-controlled filter"
"Large format modular synthesizer recording live in the studio.
The opening noise burst is the Dove WTF in noise mode along with the Sputnik WCRS to an Oakley SVF in band pass mode to the Modcan 73B dual Delay and Z-DSP with Halls of Valhalla reverb. Modulation to the 73B is from the STG Voltage Mini Stores for delay cv.
Noise cacophony part is a pair of STG Soundlabs Oscillators to the Oakley Sound Systems Ring Modulator to a Grove Audio LPF and a MegaOhm Audio MA20 in highpass mode. The signal is sent to a tape echo then compressor.
The echo drone bass is the dotcom Q169 vco to a Moon 517S LPF. The echo delay is a stereo Lexicon MX200.
The lower bass tone is the Woven Spirits (MI Plaits) from Synthetic Sound Labs. Straight in, no filter or envelope.
The chords are a pair of dotcom Q206 vcos and a pair of Q106 vcos for four part harmony. The cv source is the dual Matrix from SSL in dorian modes. A pair of dotcom Q171 and Q172 Quantizers were used with gates from the Geo-Gruvn to time the S&H pitch voltages. Toward the latter half of the piece I was playing the quantizers to change modes from augmented to diminished and back again. The audio signals are sent through a LWSS Yusynth panning mixer then a pair of filters. The Dove D502 in low pass four pole and the Frequency Central System X in 24dB low pass mode. They are sent to the Empress Reverb pedal in blue sparkle mode.
All gate timings were provided by the SSL Hagiwo Geo-Gruvn sequencer and the STG Time Divider. Additional divider s are the Moon 564, Moon 563 and STG Trigger Mini Store.
The theme here was the well known stories of the femme-fatale-gone-awry roles Shelly Winters played in many famous movies. She was drowned a few times and it became an urban legend of sorts. A great actress that rarely was rewarded with much favor but did finally reach a celebrated status."
"This module is an open source general-purpose Drum module based on Seeed XIAO RP2350.
Thanks to AI-friendly hardware design, it's easy to create software variations using generative AI.
With general-purpose components and a simple circuit, this module is affordable and DIY-friendly.
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TR-808-style digital snare: sine-wave with pitch envelope + blue noise
"This module is an open source general-purpose Drum module based on Seeed XIAO RP2350.
Thanks to AI-friendly hardware design, it's easy to create software variations using generative AI.
With general-purpose components and a simple circuit, this module is affordable and DIY-friendly.
"Obscured Waves is a collection of 64 presets for Waldorf Blofeld that explores the darker, vintage-inspired side of sound design. The bank is built around the idea of imperfection—gritty, lo-fi textures combined with constantly shifting timbres created through rich modulation. These sounds are alive, expressive, and full of character, bringing a distinctive atmosphere to any track, performance, or video production.
🎛 The patches include dozens of modulations, adding motion and variation. Velocity sensitivity and ModWheel assignments are mapped for expressive control, making each sound performance-friendly. ModWheel adds modulations — brightening the sound, introducing vibrato, shifting tone, or adding extra movement for dynamic performance.
🔮 What sets Obscured Waves apart is its fusion of experimental tones and playable musical textures. Whether you’re crafting ambient, techno, cinematic, IDM, industrial, drum and bass, retrowave, or any style that leans into a dark atmospheric or moodier aesthetic, this soundset will give your music depth and identity.
🧿 Each preset was meticulously designed to deliver a tactile, emotional experience. Techniques such as noise layering, distortion, FM, and vintage tape emulation were used to evoke an analog character from this digital instrument. The result is a visceral set of sounds that feel aged, nostalgic, and imperfect—in all the right ways.
💡 Technical Information. How to import/upload presets. The presets are compatible with hardware Blofeld versions: desktop and keyboard; and with the official Blofeld VST Plugin. Make sure you are using the latest hardware firmware and vst-plugin versions.
No Samples and third-party wavetables are required. The soundset is made with the factory content only. The soundset comes in multiple formats: Bank in .syx format (Bank G) Bank in .mid format (Bank G) Bank in .blo format for Auraplugins Blofeld Editor/Librarian users Bank in .bpz format for the official Blofeld VST plugin users Separate presets in .syx format Separate presets in .mid format
The bank contains presets in slots 01–64. Slots 65–128 are Init Presets. SysEx transfer will overwrite the entire Bank G. Make a backup before loading. Set Device ID to 0 (zero). To load the presets onto the synthesizer, use a SysEx file utility: SysEx Librarian by Snoize (for Mac) or MIDI-OX/Bome Send SX (for Windows). Connect the Blofeld to your computer via USB and select it as the MIDI device in the application settings. Load the .syx or .mid bank file into the application, select it, and click Send/Play. The bank will be transferred to the synthesizer within a minute."
Contents: 00:00 TX Monochrome 01:26 PD Fluff 02:35 RH Between 03:39 LD Bacteria 04:25 KS Stellar 05:27 ST Myth 06:43 TX Wide Noise 07:49 PD Blackbird 09:10 TX Window 10:37 RH Clockwork 11:37 PD Drops 12:58 KS Prose 14:04 ST Inception 15:03 DR Raid 16:15 ST Voyage 16:57 PD Silence 18:14 LD Twins 19:20 TX Drama 20:22 RH Itinerary 21:29 PD Cube 23:10 KS Yesterday 24:07 ST Titles 25:18 DR Atlas 26:01 LD Desert 27:16 PD City 28:50 RH Miniature 29:32 ST Recorder 30:48 KS Mentor 31:51 PD Synapse 33:30 TX Intervals 34:52 ST TV Show 35:59 RH Walk 37:08 LD Access 37:56 PD Breeze 39:11 ST Sudden 40:22 KS Tremor 41:27 ST Numb 42:37 TX Downstairs 43:35 RH Blue Field 44:43 LD Polar 45:43 PD Tiara 47:04 ST Junction 48:15 DR Hollow 49:33 TX Perception 50:42 PD Stalker 52:06 KS Microtones 52:57 DR Snake 53:57 LD Nacre 54:57 KS Snowbound 55:59 DR Gloom
