January 2026 WIP

video upload by Exit Only

"Work in progress sequenced with Max. Most of the drum DSP is done in Max, with additional midi sequencing being sent to VSTs and a couple external synths. Also showing off my JSUI mtr editor that was developed alongside building the track."

Dark Atmo Arp Presets: Korg Microkorg 2. No Talk Sound Demo

video upload by Anton Anru

"⚒️ Granite Pulse is a bank of 64 arpeggio presets for Korg microKORG 2.

The main idea is to create noisy and dirty, yet atmospheric sounds based on natural phenomena and fossils. Bank was inspired by artists such as Bassvictim, A.G. Cook, SOPHIE, and Flume.

⚒️ Granite Pulse is a bank of 64 arpeggio presets for Korg microKORG 2.
The main idea is to create noisy and dirty, yet atmospheric sounds based on natural phenomena and fossils. Bank was inspired by artists such as Bassvictim, A.G. Cook, SOPHIE, and Flume.

📦 Get these patches: https://antonanru.sellfy.store/p/micr...
‼️ Compatible with Microkorg 2 only. Not compatible with the original Microkorg 1.
👤 The author of the soundset is skendi (Arseniy Pushkov).

💨The soundset spans a wide range of tones, from dirty, noisy, lo-fi, punchy and detuned to more atmospheric and smoothed.
The sounds include various combinations of oscillators in different modes, as well as different types of reverb, delay, distortion, filters, and modulations.

🎛 ModWheel adds expressiveness — brightening the sound for dynamic performance.

🎹The soundset is suitable for many genres: industrial, electronica, cinematic, darkwave, synthwave, IDM, bass music, progressive, techno, breaks, jungle, and others.

💡 To import presets, connect the MicroKorg 2 to your computer via USB and set the synthesizer to USB Mass Storage mode (press and hold the Function 1 button while powering on the unit—this is the left/first button below the display).
The storage contains a "programs" folder. Locate the user presets—their names start with the letter "U". Delete all 64 user presets: from U_A1 to U_H8 (or back them up to a folder on your computer).
Copy the files from the "programs" folder in the downloaded soundset and paste them into the "programs" folder in the Mass Storage.
Once completed, eject the USB drive and exit USB Mass Storage mode (Function 5 button).
The synthesizer will restart automatically.
I added pads to the demo. They are not included in the soundset."

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Kawai / Teisco SX240 with Tauntek OS & New Memory Battery

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Superbooth 2025 // the SOUND OF SUPERBOOTH // COMPLETE DAY TWO // NORD MODULAR MUSIC SCORE

video upload by LESINDES

"Superbooth 2025 // the SOUND OF SUPERBOOTH // COMPLETE DAY TWO // CLAVIA MODULAR MUSIC SCORE // approaching, getting in, main buiding, main stage, tent camps and exit.

About this video:
All original footage, cut without transitions both picture and sound track. It should invite you to bathe in the images and the music created with CLAVIA NORD MODULAR (1) of the stunning SB 2025.

The music is all performed with NORD MODULAR in 4 tracks only. WIthout ayn samples but treated to taste with assorted plugins in Logic Pro 11.2. Only EQ, compressor, limiter, reverb, delay, tube saturation, tape emulation used. HAVE FUN!

Superbooth 25 from May, 8th - 10th, @ FEZ convention center Wuhlheide, Berlin."

Digitone 2 Mega Tutorial - for beginners

video upload by True Cuckoo

Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:06 Hardware introduction
00:02:34 Music Examples
00:04:58 Overview Main keyboard input
00:04:45 Overview Track pages
00:06:15 Overview Blue label functions
00:06:26 Overview The knobs
00:06:42 Overview Play/ Stop/ Rec
00:07:05 Overview Select Pattern, Banks
00:08:13 Overview Song mode mention
00:08:17 Overview Arp, Transpose, Note edit
00:09:33 Overview Load, Settings, Voice control, Tempo
00:09:45 All good?
00:10:20 Selecting an empty pattern
00:10:34 The REC button
00:10:52 Keep sounds organised
00:11:25 Select a synth machine
00:12:25 Track pages, and sub pages
00:12:49 The FM Drum Machine Overview
00:13:25 Make a kick drum by exploring FM Drum
00:17:33 Make a snare drum with FM Drum and FX
00:21:05 Turn on metronome and live record
00:21:54 Live Rec quantise, to correct timing
00:22:44 Clear pattern + Undo
00:23:37 Count in/ Preroll
00:24:47 Live rec unquantised
00:25:32 Correct micro timing manually
00:26:20 Quantising afterwards
00:26:56 Load a preset
00:28:13 No means exit
00:28:19 Customise presets
00:28:34 Make pattern longer
00:29:15 Setting the tempo
00:29:32 Using quantised mishaps as opportunities
00:30:00 Let's make a bass by exploring Wavetone
00:32:11 Set the volume of a track
00:32:32 Continue exploring Wavetone
00:33:19 Explore FX
00:33:40 Explore Filter
00:34:39 Refining the bass
00:34:48 Clearing one track only
00:35:32 Modulating a hihat decay
00:37:56 Copying and Pasting sequence pages
00:38:36 Refining the timing of the modulation
00:39:15 Composing a hihat, useful page tricks
00:41:15 Parameter Locking
00:42:08 Copy Paste Parameter Locked Trigs
00:42:31 Explore Swarmer and make a chord
00:43:50 Comb filter machine
00:46:34 Refining the chord sound
00:47:13 Explore the FM tone and make a melody sound
00:54:04 Modulate a fade-in vibrato
00:54:47 Record a melody
00:55:12 Edit the Delay fx
00:55:58 Modulate the Delay send
00:57:07 Save project
00:57:25 Manage projects
00:58:54 Control All
01:02:35 The Perform mode
01:05:26 The Master compressor

Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave first impression and walkthrough

video upload by MIDERA

"A few notes: I think it's clear that the OS version on this unit is not current. I'll figure out what it is later and post it, but looking at the website it appears that it now has poly unison - something I wasn't able to use in the video. I'm also hoping it fixes whatever happened with 'Make Waves' where it crashed twice. I read up on it later and this is for recording incoming sounds to 'make waves' and was arming the input. However, I do think it should allow me to exit, so I hope other owners can chime in and say whether that's been 'fixed' (if there is indeed something off with what happened to me).

Again, please realize I basically spent zero effort looking into this before playing it. Think of this as your friend testing this out in the most likely way that you might do so yourself before using it.

Also note - that because I didn't spend any money on it (this is borrowed) it's very easy for me to be dismissive of certain features. If I pine after something for months and then get it, I usually feel like I can 'trick myself' into believing it's the most amazing thing in the world. Although - that's possibly not entirely accurate, because when I got the Prophet 10, I kind of hated it for how much I spent. I have grown to love that thing as a top 5 synth I've ever used... but when I don't put any money into it, I can see myself saying 'Well, cool, but what's the point?' And that sort of thing could give it a negative spin on something, especially when the only thing I know about it is that it's like a modern PPG.

I'm now sitting here wondering if I could have held the source and destination, LFO, and other buttons and twisted the controls to 'connect' things easier - that would be nice, but something that didn't occur to me during this first video.

No external FX used. I chose not to in this video because, well, it has FX."

Erebus Orifice from Zerosum Inertia

video upload by NOISEBUG

"A. Description:
The Erebus Orifice is a synthesizer module designed for processing audio signals.
It is also capable of generating audio which can be manipulated with Control Voltage.
The Control Voltage is made possible with the help of a VTL5C3 vactrol.
Modulation sources providing 0-10v signals are ideal, 0-5v signals will work too.
The basic design of the Erebus Orifice is a tube preamplifier with a tweaked feedback path.


B. Inputs, Outputs and Controls
There are 3 jacks available:
Enter is where audio signals are to be inserted.
Exit is where audio leaves the module.
CV is where Control Voltage signals are to be inserted.
There are 2 knobs available:
Top knob controls feedback.
Bottom knob controls gain.
The purpose of a knob is to manipulate the behavior of the audio signal being heard.
Twist the knobs and observe the results.
Choose your own adventure.
There are only 2 directions to go: left or right.

C. Power details
The tube used is a 7 pin 6CB6 sharp cutoff pentode.
The use of the tube requires the user to have a power source capable of providing
150 mA of +5 and 30 mA of + and -15 on average load.
The plate voltage is 48 volts and there is no risk of injuring the user.

D. Mounting details
The module is designed to take up 1 space in a synthesizers.com cabinet
sometimes referred to as "MU" for Moog Unit.
The Erebus Orifice is not designed to recreate or emulate such circuits.
It is an addition to the large format modular system, not a clone of any other design.
Rear depth of the module is a shallow 1.9 inches.
Power connection is provided by a 6 pin MTA connector  compatible with Synthesizers.com power distribution systems and QPS1 and QPS3 supplies.
The panel is 3mm thick aluminum with machine engraved print.
Panel will not flex or bend and print will not flake off."

https://www.noisebug.net/

Security Through Obscurity by Exit Only

Available on multiple services here, Security Through Obscurity was released this summer by new supporting member, Exit Only.

Can Plants Make Music? (Clatters Machines Garden Listener Demo)

video upload by Poorness Studios

"I found this really cool Eurorack module which is designed to interact with plants. The Garden Listener from Clatters Machines creates bioelectric gate, trigger, and CV (pitch) signals from any living organism. In this video, I test it out with a pothos plant.

Intro - 0:00
History & Overview - 0:17
Hooking up the Plant - 1:51
MIDI Test w/Volca - 2:33
CV Test w/Modular Synth - 3:26
Final Thoughts - 6:09

You can find out more about the Garden Listener here: https://clattersmachines.com/prodotto...

See the podcast I referenced during the video here: https://www.synthux.academy/blog/desi..."

"The Garden Listener is a random control messages generator from biometric signals. It detects conductivity variations on living beings’ surface and transforms them into MIDI notes, ranging from C-1 to C8, and CV signals (0 – 5V). Its behavior can be tamed through the one-knob menu from which you can choose and modify:

probes’ sensitivity (making it more or less sensitive to current variations);
scale (chromatic, major, minor, indian and arabic);
MIDI channel (from 1 up to 16);
LEDs’ brightness.
Conductivity variations are detected by the Probes Input and converted into MIDI notes in real time according to the Main menu settings. Each MIDI note exits through the MIDI output, allowing you to take advantage of the sound of either any synthesizer equipped with a MIDI port or any VST in your DAW, and gets converted into an analog signal.

Trigger and Gate are fired every time a new note is generated, their voltage output can be modified with the respective attenuator (0 – 5V).

All the MIDI notes are converted into variable voltages (0 – 5V) depending on their pitch and exit through the CV output (1V/oct).

The CV output behavior can be modified via the Octave Selector which acts as a “CV equalizer” from which you can choose to generate CV only if the respective MIDI note lies within a certain octave range.

For once, leave those LFOs alone, and let any living conductive being modulate your signals.

The module comes with 3.5mm white probes and a set of snap-on adhesive reusable electrode pads. A MIDI-TRS type A adapter (not included) is required for the MIDI output.

The module requires calibration for a proper 1V/oct output."

Modor DR2 OS007 Firmware Upgrade - Parameter Locks!

video upload by Modor Music

"New firmware upgrade OS007 for the Modor DR-2, introducing parameter locking. https://modormusic.com/dr2os007.html

0:00 Introduction
0:31 Parameter locks
1:05 Remove parameter locks
1:16 Tonal bassdrums, basslines
2:23 Why is there a new bootloader?
3:30 Installing firmware upgrade
5:26 Installing bootloader upgrade
6:30 Thanks for watching!"

"There is only one single new feature, but it's not an unimportant one: parameter locks! What's that?

A parameter lock sets a value for a certain parameter on a certain drum hit in the sequencer. They are used to program variations of synthesis parameters inside a drum pattern. Programming (or recording) a parameter lock is very simple: keep a step button pressed in the sequencer (1...16) and turn a knob. Now the drum hit on this sequencer step has that altered parameter, while the next drum hit returns to normal.

Note that a parameter lock doesn't necessarily have to be at the beginning of a drum hit. You can also put one on a grid step somewhere halfway a drum hit to alter the sound at that moment.

Also note that you aren't limited to one parameter. You can program parameter locks for different parameters, even on a single sequencer step.

Want to remove a parameter lock? Keep the step button down while pressing NO(/EXIT)."

projekt elektronik modular system + PPG 217 Filter

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via this auction

Here's something you don't see everyday. You can find a handful of Projekt Electronik posts here.

From the listing:

Up for sale an “ultra” rare custom Projekt elektronik Modular System

Originally built only for Tangerine Dream in the 1976 from Berlin factory

Projekt elektronik + Edgar Froese's PPG 217 Filter prototype

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DSC - DIGITAL SOUND CHIPS OPUS MAX BOARD

DSC - DIGITAL SOUND CHIPS

From the creators of the Bluebox synthesizer comes a new project for DIYers. Currently on Kickstarter here.

"A short introduction to the OPUS MAX BOARD music computer and development board for making music gear with the STM32H750 micro controller. https://digitalsoundchips.com It will come with a profession grade synthesizer and audio effects unit to loop sounds through the board externally. And with information on how to make your own music gear like synthesizers and audio effect units."

"Back in 2011 the worlds smallest synthesizer DSC Bluebox was made, but vent by unnoticed. This time Digital Soundchips that made the synthesizer is back, and want to solve the problems that they once went through for you and others.

Now we a ready to present a single-board computer for audio plugins and music gear. And with one profession grade synthesizer plugin, and a multi effects unit to loop audio through. That uses a open plugin standard with plugins on microSD card.

Imagine making professional music hardware gear, based on a super simple audio plugin format. And develop music gear that can use several plugins simultaneously.

We want to make a pre-configured scalable solution, so you can start writing your audio code and run ready-made plugins. And lower the development time for new music gear from years or month's, to weeks.

Lets make it faster and fun to develop commercially viable professional music gear.

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2020/09 - Synth Programmer for Waldorf Microwave Demo

Stereoping

"Finally - the demo for the Stereoping Microwave Programmer - over 12 minutes full of short clips and subtitles - hopefully useful somehow. Up to 3:50 the sound only contains a non-related background music, the shown content did not have any valuable sound.

0:06 PREFS - Entering the Programmers PREFS mode, making changes to internal settings, automatic saving on exit
0:29 PATCH MODE - Entering PATCH mode, synchronisation of parameter data, stepping up/down through programs. Moving pots, display shows new and old value (in brackets), COMPARE and PEEK function
1:32 PARAMETER GROUPS - layout of Programmer's parameters in groups. Editing hidden parameters. WAVETABLE always available on encoder 4, solution for accessing the many WAVE ENV LEVELS/TIMES values with only 6 pots.
2:47 MODULATION MODE - how to edit the Microwave's modulation slots (normal and complex ones). Two dedicated pots for quickly setting VALUEs or ZEROing them out. Demoing the TEMP mode for direct change of modulation values through pots.
3:50 - EDITING SESSION, from here on the shown clips have sound. Starting with an INIT sound, the program is shaped into something nicer over 2 and 1/2 minute.
6:38 - RANDOMIZER - creating several sounds while changing the randomizers parameters. (Mind the volume, some aggressive sounds here)
8:12 - CHORD MEMO - playing with the 5 CHORD slots. Entering Chord SETUP to demo chord learning and STRUM.
9:30 - playing a pattern from a DAW, shaping a bass sound by Control Change messges making use of the Programmer's CC-to-SysEx translator

10:26 - MULTI MODE - finally a brief demo for the Programmer's MULTI mode. Please check the Programmer's PDF manual for details here.
#Waldorf #Microwave # Programmer # Editor"

MIDI Designer layout for Crumar Bit 01 w/ Tauntek Mod

via MIDI Designer

"With the great firmware update by Bob Grieb (tauntek.com) it's finally possible to control all parameters of a Crumar Bit 01 via MIDI. This MIDI Designer layout for the iPad has been tested with a Crumar Bit 01, but should in theory also work with a Bit 99 and to some degree also with a Bit One. Since I only have a Bit 01 here, I couldn't test it myself, but comparing the CC maps of the three synths they look basically compatible (Bit 99 does not have Detune / Noise though, but CC's are otherwise identical).

Note: To use this layout please ensure your device is in Lower, Edit (Address) mode. CC's are only accepted in this mode. Please also note that you will exit this mode when changing a program (e.g. via the Up/Down steppers in this layout). So, after changing a program you'll need to manually enter the Lower, Edit (Address) mode again."

You can find the template here.

Retrokits Boss DR-110 MIDI Modification (RK-110)

Published on Jan 30, 2020 Retrokits

"A quick visual guide for building in the Retrokits RK110 into the BOSS DR110 drumcomputer.

Below an excerpt from the RK110 manual:

RK-110 SETUP MODE
Once the RK-110 is built in, it will auto-slave the internal sequencer to a MIDI clock and has mapped the DR-110 in a 'General MIDI Drum mode'-fashion. This means a standard note mapping, receiving on MIDI Channel 10:

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AEMIT Presents Innovative Eurorack Modules for the Discerning Synthesist

AEMIT ~ Some Sound Snippets from Aemit modular on Vimeo.
AEMIT - Formant tests with System 7.5

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One Voice: Moog One 1.0.4 New Sounds - Demos by Getsemani Music

Published on Apr 16, 2019 Getsemani Music

Playlist:

1. One Voice: Moog One 1.0.4 New Sounds, Part 1, New Effects

Firmware release 1.0.4 for the Moog One included two new effect types and two new groups of presets. In part 1 we showcase the two new effects, Stereo Flanger and Stereo Chorus by creating an INIT patch and sampling each of the effect presets. Headphone are highly recommended to hear the subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) differences.

Both Stereo Flanger and Stereo Chorus appear as both Master Effects and Synth Effects. We're only showing the Master Effects with Stereo Width cranked up to 200% for maximum effect.

2. One Voice: Moog One 1.0.4 New Sounds, Part 2, New Preset Groups

Firmware release 1.0.4 for the Moog One included two new effect types and two new groups of presets. In part 2 we showcase the two new preset groups. Headphone are highly recommended to fully appreciate the depth of the sounds.

The first group named "1-0-4 LOWGRITT" contains ten new presets: Code Red, Copter Strike, Crown, Diamond, Grey Exit, Horizon, Medicine, Metropolitan, Panther, and Swordfish. The second group, named simply "1.0.4" contains three additional presets; Colour Wheel, Shadowland, and Shared Tale.

#korgmonotron #korgmonotrondemo KORG Monotron - Benjamin LAZZARUS

Published on Mar 15, 2019 Benjamin LAZZARUS

"This track is only made with sounds coming from the KORG Monotron
Video: 'Chronos' - Ron Fricke"

Yes, the drums as well. via Benjamin LAZZARUS in the comments for the video:

"Yes the drum too, with a little trick for the 'noise' I used the exit breath (which is strong enough on the monotron) to accentuate the highlights, and I cut the same breath of exit to the eighth to get a charley. The clap with the very fast lfo that makes a kind of "fllleu", and the kick with the filter reso pushed to the bottom. But otherwise yes I love more and more use very basic machines see very cheap!"

Impressive.

https://benjaminlazzarus.bandcamp.com

Foreclosure of the ashes - modular in the cave 6 (eurorack modular synthesizer trance ambient jam)

Published on Mar 4, 2019 Modular in the cave

"A little jam in a secret location on the island, known only to a few people. It's an hidden limestone quarry facing the West coast of Sicily where you can see Marsala. To reach it you have to stray from the path and climb down a cliff. The quarry is referred to as "the temple", by it massive square columns. The rooms are huge, and once you exit the quarry, you have direct access to a beautiful sea that, just like Bue Marino, being on the same trait of coast, shines from the underwater limestone planes. A peculiar rock head had been carved by unknowns and guards the spot. Massive rocks has fallen apart from the quarry roof and settled on the rock slide use to load the brick on the ancient boats. I use Erica synths pico voice and a Pittsburgh sv1. 2 pico dsp, a black hole dsp, blue lantern sir mixalot, expert sleepers disting mk4 compression algorithm on the master"

Foreclosure of the ashes - modular in the cave (eurorack modular trance idm ambient jam)

Published on Jan 25, 2019 sector

"A little jam in a secret location on the island, known only to a few people. It's an hidden limestone quarry facing the West coast of Sicily where you can see Marsala. To reach it you have to stray from the path and climb down a cliff. The quarry is referred to as "the temple", by it massive square columns. The rooms are huge, and once you exit the quarry, you have direct access to a beautiful sea that, just like Bue Marino, being on the same trait of coast, shines from the underwater limestone planes. A peculiar rock head had been carved by unknowns and guards the spot. Massive rocks has fallen apart from the quarry roof and settled on the rock slide use to load the brick on the ancient boats.

I use Erica synths pico voice and a Pittsburgh sv1. 2 pico dsp, a black hole dsp, blue lantern sir mixalot, expert sleepers disting mk4 compression algorithm on the master"