The Sound of Berlin ~ Masquerade ~ Vintage Synthesizer Recreation

video upload by RetroSound

"(c)2007-26 by RetroSound
supported by UVI: http://bit.ly/retrosound-uvi

One of my favorite tracks from the early 80s.
Masquerade by Berlin from the album Pleasure Victim (1982)
Produced by Daniel R. Van Patten


Featured the Sequential Pro-One and the ARP Quadra Synthesizer
The guitar parts I made with the E-MU and EHX Big Muff, Memory man Deluxe pedals

Shop: https://retrosound.creator-spring.com/
Bandcamp: https://retrosound.bandcamp.com/"

And the original:

Berlin - Masquerade

video upload by snidelywhiplash

"Promotional video for Berlin's 'Masquerade,' off the amazing 1982 album 'Pleasure Victim.'"

Kottbusser Tor - Silver Galaxy Live at Synthesizer Museum Berlin

video upload by SILVER GALAXY

"Silver Galaxy live at Synthesizer Museum Berlin, 6th of May 2025.

0:00:00 Intro, Nocturnal
0:34:26 Soliton

Dennis Slypen: electric guitar
Anna-Maria Van Reusel: synthesizers

Listen to the music on Bandcamp:



Huge thanks to the camera team and all the people involved at the Museum:
Ushi, Michael, Chiara, Stephan, Max, Endai

Instruments used:

Moon Modular
Roland System 700
Eurorack modular synthesizer
Moog Minitaur
Jomox MBase
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Jazzmaster electric guitar
EHX Pog
Moog Ringmodulator
TC Electronics Triple Delay

#rolandsystem700 #system700 #moonmodular #5umodular #mumodular #moog #modularsynth #eurorackmodular #synthesizer #electronicmusic #krautrock #psychadelic #silvergalaxy #liveelectronicmusic #vintagesynthesizer #analogsynthesizer #analoggear #berlinschool #berlinerschule #sequencer #sequencing #sequencing #stepsequencer #electricguitar #progrock #progressiverock"

The best-selling gear of 2025 on Reverb

Note: links to listings are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.

via Reverb

Music gear Santa heard you were good this year, so he finally dropped what you've been waiting all 2025 for: Reverb's best-selling gear of the year lists.

From the nostalgia-driven electric guitar cohort and demand for artist signature pedals, to the battle between amps and modelers and much, much more, Reverb's data-based rundown not only features an editorialized look at some of the top categories, but allows musicians to dig into the data at every level, from the best-selling pedals released in 2025, to the best-selling electric guitars of the year, new or otherwise.

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Patching @ 3am - Feedback patching and techniques

video upload by justin3am

"In this episode I'll be talking about the many forms and functions of feedback in electronic music and beyond.

On the first table I was using:

Fairfield Circuitry Hors d’euvres
WMD Protostar
DIY Fuzz Factory clone
EHX TubEQ
DIY Distortion+ clone
Rucci Passive Matrix Mixer
EHX Deluxe Memory Man 1100-TT
EHX Ring Thing
Boss PS-5 Pitch Shifter
Moog MF-103 Phaser
MFB Tanzmauz
4MS Pod64 with Omiindustriies Cascading Shift Register, Ya Jerk; Mutable Rings, 4MS Listen Four

On the second table I was using:

Ciat-Lonbarde Cocoquantus 2
Empress Zoia Pedal
Koma Field Ki
Lorre-Mill Keyed Mosstone
Nektar Panorama P1

Our boy cat Orion makes a special guest appearance."

EHX BassBalls RT Demo

video upload by Ross Totino and Fans of Collision

"Demo of an effects pedal, an exact reissue of the classic Electro-Harmonix BassBalls from the late 70s. I was part of the team, as an engineering tech, that worked on the reissue by EHX in the late 90s."

"Friday Morning in the Park?" featuring the EHX Mini-Synthesizer

Note: links to listings are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.
video upload by Micah McDowell

"Vaguely reminiscent of the Fair Warning track from 1981, here's a quick demo of the Electro-Harmonix Mini Synthesizer. Running off batteries and running through an Echoplex and a touch of MXR stereo chorus. Huge sound from a tiny synth!"

via this eBay listing, also on Reverb

"Watch the video demo to hear this synth in use!

Incredibly cool and incredibly rare little monosynth. 100% working, even the membrane keyboard is fine on all keys when pressed firmly. Sounds amazing! Shows cosmetic wear as pictured. Original cardboard bottom and paperwork are all present. Batteries will be removed before shipping."

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Minimoog´s West Coast Vacation

video upload by kapillarkraft

"3 variations of one Buchla Easel-style patch.
Vintage Minimoog oscillators into MakeNoise Optomix LPG.
No VCF, VCA or envelopes used.
Triggered by Cwejman RG-6 gate.
Echoes and double tracking by EHX Poly Chorus 90s re-issue.
Thanks for dropping by"

Roland Jupiter-6 (1983) & EHX small stone & SM LP-88 | testing sequence - Werkstatt Matlak

video upload by Werkstatt Matlak

"Roland Jupiter-6 testing after repair and service.

JP-6 into EHX small stone, drums by Sound Master Latin Percussion LP-88"

Introducing PLUS 3 // Drone mode and 20+ other ways you can use it // Endorphin.es x LOOPOP PLUS 3

video upload by loopop

Sustenuto with selective amp envelopes and Loopop's PLUS 3 pedal (and the Yamaha EX5)

video upload by Floyd Steinberg



via endorphine.es

"EXPAND YOUR SYNTH, EFFECTS PEDAL OR MIDI CONTROLLER

We will proudly present the rather simple but ever so useful PLUS 3 – desktop expression and sustain pedal that adds controls and unlocks features in MIDI controllers, synthesizers, effects pedals and semimodular/eurorack instruments, some in ways previously not possible

PLUS 3 is designed for musicians who prefer compact desktop control of features accessible via the sustain and expression jacks of their instruments, as opposed to using their feet or bulky sustain and expression pedals on their desk.

PLUS 3 includes a high-quality fader for expressive performance and automation, a momentary sustain key, and an innovative 'drone mode' toggle switch, which lets you free your hands and hold notes indefinitely. In drone mode, the momentary key’s functionality changes, to let you swap droned notes with new ones.

PLUS 3 is totally passive, meaning it doesn’t require any power to work. It’s made of aluminum, so it’s sturdy, light, and portable. Its sustain key is based on standard mechanical keyboard-style keys, so you can customize it and swap the key out to make the pedal your own with your key of choice.

Capabilities PLUS 3’s sustain side unlocks for instruments with a sustain jack, subject to the instruments capabilities are among other:

A momentary sustain button for instruments that don’t have a dedicated physical sustain control (most don’t!)

A dedicated drone/hold/arp latch switch for instruments that don’t have one (many don’t!). It’s important to note that even if an instrument has a hold button, its sustain jack may unlock additional functionality or behavior (for example, a button that simply holds notes does not cause Piano VSTs to resonate sympathetic strings in the way using sustain does. See more examples in Loopop’s video)

Momentary and toggle control of any parameter mappable in your DAW synth’s mod matrix/menu system, or effect pedal (for example, sostenuto, a freeze effect, dry/wet bypass, swapping presets, etc)

Capabilities PLUS 3’s expression side unlocks for instruments with an expression jack are, among other:

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Grp Synthesizer A1, Doepfer Dark Energy - jam "Deimos"

video upload by Boyd Braylen

"studio jam, studio session, analog Synth, dawless production,
grp Synthesizer A1, Doepfer dark Energy MK1, eventide blackhole,
live tweak, improvisation, no talking,
electronic music, instrumental music,"

Grp Synthesizer A1, Akai Tom Cat - jam "Elara"

video upload by Boyd Braylen

"studio jam, studio session, Grp A1, Akai Tom Cat, analog synth, live tweak,
improvisation, EHX holy grail neo, no talking,"

EHX ~ Mel 9 with ContinuuMini and Stymon Cloudburst by Big Sky MX

video upload by Ebotronix

Strymon Big Sky MX in Dual Mono controlled by 16n ATO Faderbank
EHX Mel 9
Expressive E Osmose
Haken Audio ContinuuMini controlled by
Squarp Hermod USB Midi Hub Doepfer R2m and
Mutable Instruments Midipal to ContinuuMini
Moog Taurus 2 ( low drone )
Line 6 DL4 MK 2
Neo Instruments Ventillator II
Bastle Bestie
September ~ Ab Tune: Mixolydian Scale
15.09.2024
vid # 2417

Metal Fetishist ❤️ CLOCKWORKS by Electro-Harmonix

video upload by Body Synths

"In today's pairing we take the beautiful Clockworks, a rythm generator by EHX, and use it not just for clocking but also for CV modulation and even sound generation."

More Looping Practice

video upload by Todd Barton

"Still re-learning the EHX 2880
My Patreon: / synthtodd"

Looping Practice

video upload by Todd Barton

"It's been years since I've used my EHX 2880 looper. So today I began to relearn it..."

Moog Labyrinth | Chase Bliss Onward

video upload by Trigg

"Crafting mesmerizing sequences with the Moog Labyrinth and adding harmonic glitchy goodness with the Chase Bliss Onward + some additional delay with the good ol' EHX Memory Man Hazarai.

Everything is recorded with a Zoom H4 Essential.
Listening on headphones or speakers is recommended!"

Sequential Prophet 6 & EHX Pulsar

video upload by 3rdStoreyChemist

Sequential Prophet 6 & EHX Small Clone

video upload by 3rdStoreyChemist

Berlin Stompbox Exhibit Set for May 18, 2024

video upload by EHX

Note the above video from EHX is from the 2022 event. Guitars meet synths meet pedals. You might notice Three Wave Music in the video. If you aren't familiar with them, check them out here.

Details on this year's event follow. You can RSVP on Eventbrite here.

The Brooklyn and London Synth and Pedal Expo's organizers are excited to announce the first edition of the Berlin Stompbox Exhibit, a free, strictly in-the-headphones event scheduled for May 18, 2024 at the central Heynstudios venue.

Musicians are welcome to bring their instruments to try out hundreds of pedals in the headphones. Any instrument with a pickup is welcome!

Like all our events, this show is free with RSVP!

WHEN:
Saturday, May 18, 2024, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

WHERE:
HeynStudios
| Heynstraße 15, 13187 Berlin |

HOW MUCH:
In case you missed it: FREE!


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4D Pedals
Animal Factory
Beetronics
Cioks
Crazy Tube Circuits
Diamond
DreadBox
Dunlop
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Gamechanger Audio
Hamstead Soundworks
IK Multimedia
Jackson Audio
Jam Pedals
KMA Machines
KSR Amps
Mad Professor
MXR
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Old Blood Noise Endeavors
Peterson
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Rabbit Hole FX
Solid Gold FX
Tsakalis Audioworks
Tubesteader
Voodoo Lab
Walrus Audio
Way Huge

Roland SE-02 Testdrive I

video upload by verstaerker

"first testrun with my newly acquired Roland SE-02. Sequenced by Hapax - no additional Effects.
I'm quite surprised and thrilled by the raw soundpower this little synthi delivers"

Roland SE-02 Testdrive II - with Beats

video upload by verstaerker

"and the second Testdrive with my new Roland SE-02 - this time i added some Beats with the Yocto 8080 run thru the EHX Tubezipper
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to listen more music by me please visit
https://verstaerker.bandcamp.com
https://verstaerkerahead.bandcamp.com"

Moog GrandMother, ARP2600, Roland JV-2080 - Berlin School 2024-02

video upload by marine records

"A Berlin School demo.
The Moog GrandMother sequencer controls the ARP2600M by CV / gate, and the JV-2080 by MIDI.
Boss DM-2w / RV-5 / TE-2
EHX Small Stone

composed, performed, recorded by SELLIER.Y
(arp)

marine records 2024"