Synth surfing over old movies 🏄‍♀️: Black Narcissus (1947))

video upload by Brad Breeck

"SYNTHS:
Oberheim OB-8
Moog Minimoog (MidiMoog)
Yamaha CS-80
Sequential Circuits Prophet 10/5 (Reissue)
Sequential Circuits Prophet VS
Roland Jupiter 8
Roland Jupiter 6
Korg MaxiKorg 800DV
Synpuls Pulser

DRUM MACHINE:
Korg Electribe ER-1 + JHS Modified Boss DS-1 + Overstayer Instrument Driver

MISC:
MFB Urzwerg Pro
Arturia BeatStep Pro

Track: CLODAGH
Artist: Brad Breeck
℗ 2026 Breecksohn, Inc
ISRC: QZZ7W2628685
PRO: ASCAP (Work ID: 936492651)
Publisher: Breecksohn, Inc

#BlackNarcissus #FilmScore #Soundtrack #BradBreeckRescores"

Korg USA Mourns the Passing of Jack Hotop, Legendary Sound Designer and Innovator

Some sad news in via Korg.

You can find posts on MATRIXSYNTH featuring Jack Hotop here for a look back on his influence in the synthesizer community. The first post was a simple pic back in 2006.

Press release from Korg follows:

Over a 40-Year Career, the Influential Synthesist and Accomplished Touring Keyboardist Shaped the Sonic Architecture of More Than 100 Landmark Instruments, Including the Historic M1 Workstation

MELVILLE, N.Y. - Korg USA announces with deep sadness the passing of longtime employee, celebrated sound designer, and musical instrument industry icon Jack Hotop. Joining Korg USA (then Unicord) in 1983, Hotop started as Senior Voicing Manager and spent over four decades driving the development, sound design, programming, voicing, and product demonstrations for more than 100 Korg products. As a pioneering engineer and exceptionally skilled performer, his extensive contributions helped guide the evolution of synthesizers and digital workstations from the early 1980s through the modern era, leaving an indelible imprint on instruments used by musicians around the world and for generations to come.

Hotop’s foundational expertise was anchored in a rigorous musical and technical background. Raised in a musical family, he began piano lessons at age seven, inspired by his father, a musician featured on several Broadway cast recordings, and numerous pianists on his mother’s side. By age 14, he was actively performing in local bands on a Gibson 101 organ. He pursued formal training at the Berklee College of Music, majoring in arranging, composition, and accompaniment, before expanding into emerging music technology at the Boston School of Electronic Music under Roger Powell. It was there that Hotop established his core synthesis fundamentals using early hardware including the ARP Odyssey, 2600, 2500, and EMS Synthi, building a deep understanding of waveforms, envelopes, low-frequency oscillators, and modulators.

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Huge classic synth collection

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via this Vemia listing

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"This collection of vintage synthesizers has grown with me for years. Most all of these instruments have been used on many projects, including VeggieTales, a variety of remixes, and many PlayStation video games and marketing and promotional discs. Most recently they were used on the Mass Effect Andromeda video games soundtrack. They have also been sampled and are part of the SoundVault Collection and the Kurzweil Analog Collection for the K2000 series samplers.
VEMIA note: to forestall many inquiries, The seller’s idea is that he wants to sell it as a whole. That may or may not work out in this auction. If it doesn’t, obviously he’ll be free to do whatever he wants after the auction finishes.

It all works. Everything has been kept in a clean, smoke-free, climate-controlled studio. I have always fixed things myself, so everything is operational and sounding great. I have repair notes on the synths that received attention, though most of them have worked great over the years, without much need for repairs. There are also several MIDI to CV converters so they can all be controlled by computer, plus cables if desired. And a few have cases and manuals.

ARP 2600 with lid but no keyboard. Pictured with broken slider and missing caps, but I believe I have them. ARP Odyssey (White) ARP Odyssey (Black & Gold) ARP Odyssey (Black & Orange) ARP Avatar (Original with pickup) (No original knobs, but early rubber caps if you want) ARP Avatar (CMS modded with patchpoints, filter, and envelope) (No original knobs, but early rubber caps if you want)

Chroma Polaris

Crumar DS-2

EDP Wasp

Electro Harmonix Super Space Drum Electro Harmonix DRM 32 Digital Rhythm Matrix

EML 101

Mini Korg 700S Korg Mono/Poly Korg MS-20 (Original Korg Filter) Korg SQ-10 Sequencer Korg Poly-Six Korg Trident

Moog Liberation with rack power, cable, and case Moog MiniMoog Moog MemoryMoog Plus with MIDI and case Moog MicroMoog Moog MultiMoog Moog Opus 3 Moog Prodigy Moog Sonic Six (The case is poor, but the synth panel looks great) Moog Taurus with case

Oberheim Matrix-6r Oberheim OB-1 Oberheim OB-8 with Page 2 and MIDI Oberheim OB-SX (This one is probably in the worst physical condition of them all) Oberheim Xpander

Rheem Kee Bass

Roland CSQ-600 Digital CV/Gate Sequencer Roland JP-8080 Roland Jupiter-4 Roland Jupiter-6 with Europa and original box Roland Jupiter-8 with Encore MIDI Roland JX-8P Roland MKS-7 Roland MKS-30 with PG-200 Roland MKS-50 with PG-300 Roland MKS-70 with PG-800 Roland MKS-80 with MPG-80 Roland MSQ-100 sequencer in box Roland SH-1 Roland SH-2 with case Roland System-100 Model 101, 102, & 104 Roland System-100m D Block Roland System-100m Phaser and Sequencer Block Roland System-100m 104 Polyphonic Keyboard Roland TB-303 with Sequentix MIDI and Filter CV

SCI Max SCI Pro-One SCI-Prophet-5 SCI Prophet-600 with GliGli

Star Instruments Synare 3 Star Instruments Synare 4 Star Instruments Synare Sequencer

Yamaha CS-30 Yamaha SK-20

Encore Expressionist MIDI to CV/Gate Kenton Pro4 CV/Gate and DCB and Wasp JL Cooper MIDI IO 8 ch MIDI to CV/Gate

Standtastic wall-mount arms plus cables if you want them."

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Jamuary 11-01-26 - 2x CPM DS-2/DF-8/SQ-1 Minimal Techno

video upload by ChrisLody

"Hello, remember me? I'm still here 😄

I found time for a quick Jamuary jam today with two Stylophone CPM DS-2s and DF-8s. I make a bit of content for them so I've had these a while and I've been meaning to upload something using them. They're producing all the sound here including the percussion and the effects. The two Korg SQ-1 are both running in 2x 8 step mode for 4 full channels of sequencing. It's a bit restrictive with the SQ-1 but still fun!

I have an mmMidi module in my eurorack that has two CV and Gate outputs and is also expandable with an extra module to add drum style gates on a third midi channel. that would be an excellent way to sequence this with something like a Lofi-12 XT, but I don't have the expander yet, it's on the list 😅"

"If you'd like to support the channel you can grab a 'Pay What You Want' album from my Bandcamp.
https://chrislody.bandcamp.com
Chat to me on:
@chrislodymusic.bsky.social
Listen on:
/ chrislody"

Semi Modular Jam Stylophone CPM DS-2 and DF-8, Korg NTS 1, featuring Bella 11/30/2025

video upload by I Love Cats and Synths

"I patched the two Dubreq Stylophone CPM modules together to create a binaural stereo synth patch which I then played from a Keystep. Effects are from the DF-8 (delay) and Korg NTS-1 (flanger and reverb).

Bella joins in and wants scritches and to play while I'm trying to play.

00:00 Start
01:57 Bella 'helps' out"

M-VAVE SMK-37 Pro - "Odyssey 2021" Soundset 100 Presets

video upload by LFOstore

"The Odyssey 2021 Sound Bank with 100 presets was created on the Korg DS 8 and converted to Yamaha DX7 format, so it is ideal for the M-VAVE SMK-37 Pro.

Buy: https://kav-sound-explorer.sellfy.sto...

The set contains 100 patches, these are four banks, three of which contains 32 patches, and the fourth contains four patches (a total of 100 patches).

The bank is also compatible with the Yamaha DX7 and other FM synthesizers that support the Yamaha DX7 sys format.

100 presets:

FM and subtractive.
Musical leads and plucks
Arpeggios and moving sounds
Beautiful strings, pads, drones
Space effects


The demo melody is recorded in real time and does not contain external effects.

Effects, filter and arpeggiator only, M-VAVE SMK-37 Pro.

Patch name and loading instructions are included."

Melancholy Jam 8/3/2025 Oberheim TEO-5 Stylophone CPM DS -2 Walrus Audio Slöer

video upload by I Love Cats and Synths

"A slow melancholy jam on a couple of my favorite analog synths and effects units. Oberheim TEO-5 with Walrus Audio Slöer Ambient Reverb, and Stylophone CPM DS-2 drone synth with Korg NTS-1 pulling effects duty.

Recorded live on a Zoom H6."

NRSynth's SEM Module - The "Solo": An "Extended" Version of the SEM

video uploads by Séraphin PALMERI

Playlist:

1. "Pink Floyd On The Run" Module SEM NRSynth

"On The Run" de Pink Floyd avec un clone amélioré du module SEM d'Oberheim, fabriqué par NRSynth, une lutherie éléctronique made in France #pinkfloyd #ontherun #oberheim #sem #NrSynth

2. Tangerine Dream Intro "Ricochet Part 1"

Le module SEM de NRSynth est vraiment parfait pour reproduire l’intro de « Ricochet Part 1 » de Tangerine Dream. https://nrsynth.fr

3. Module SEM NrSynth Démo 1

00:00 Midnight Express
00:57 Star Cycle
01:41 Dervish D.
02:06 Stranger Things
02:44 Il était une fois le Prophet

4. Module SEM NRSynth Démo 2

00:00 Basse 1
00:13 Basse 2
00:26 Fun For Me
00:38 ABACAB
00:54 Welcome To The Machine
01:24 Caverne
02:33 Tange FX
02:49 Chinox
03:04 Percox

5. Tangerine Dream « Monolight (Part 2) » With the Sequential Prophet 6 & Korg Kronos



Details via NRSynth (Google translated)

Oberheim Legacy: In 1974, Tom Oberheim imagined a small synth as an accessory to his DS-2A digital sequencer. But it was Dennis P Collins, a gifted ARP engineer, who designed the multimode filter of the Synth Expander Module (SEM). This unique filter is a 12 db filter that cannot deny its lineage with the ARP 1047 (ARP 2500) and ARP 2023 (white Odyssey MK1) filters, 12 db filters also designed by Dennis P Collins. With two very fat VCOs and a devastating sync (also close to the Odyssey VCOs), the small SEM offers a powerful sound, very present in the mix and very different from Moog and other synths with 24 db filters. So despite its simplicity and a filter that does not enter self-oscillation, we can get a lot of sounds out of it. Accessible and easy to use, the SEM is a success. In 1975, Tom paired first two, then four, into a huge keyboard case, creating the first "true" polyphonic instrument in history, the "Four Voices." In 1976, the SEM was even expanded to eight. Nicknamed the "White Elephant," its sound was as enormous as the instrument itself! But in 1978, the brilliant Prophet-5 made it obsolete, and Tom designed the OB-X, whose channel cards were also clones of the SEM. Subsequently, the OB-XA and OB-8 used Curtis chipsets and no longer had quite the same sound. In 2010, Oberheim reissued the SEM identically, but with all surface-mount components. In 2011, the SEM PRO added just a MIDI interface.

NRsynth "Solo": This is an "extended" version of the SEM, handcrafted with traditional through-hole components. Only the envelopes have been modified for a punchier result; the rest is identical to the original synth. Additionally, the Solo features a sub-oscillator, a glide, white noise, and many more modulation options than the SEM. MIDI velocity is also supported. Finally, the white metal case gives way to a luxurious, classically crafted cabinet with waxed oak sides and black tolex, similar to a Marshall amp.

A patchbook of all Séraphin Palmeri's sounds is included with the device.

Specifications:

VCO: Two discrete VCOs with hard sync, saw, pulse + PW (same as SEM)
Sub-oscillator: Pulse wave – 1 octave below VCO1.
Noise: 100% analog white noise
Multimode 12 dB filter: Same as SEM with LPF, HPF, notch, and bandpass mode. VCA: Analog (same as SEM)
LFO: Analog, triangle wave (same as SEM)
Envelopes: Analog (same as Pro-1) with deactivatable "Release".
Digital LFO: 8 waveforms + tilt, 3 frequency ranges, sync.
Sample and Hold: Analog, sync.
Glide: Analog portamento circuit at the input.
Patchbay: 15 I/O points on 3.5mm jacks (Eurorack compatible).
Rear Connections: Audio I/O and sync on 6.35mm jacks. Reset button.
Dimensions: 30x24x15 cm

Price: €1,390

Borokovo48. A jam with Roland TR-8 and KORG volcas and some BOSS pedals.

video upload by Solidtrax

"This is our first-ever jam with some precious Korg Volca's, Roland TR-8 drummachine and some Boss Pedals. All is recorded in our favourite DAW at this moment: Bitwig Studio 2. Enjoy!

Gear Used:
‪@rolandglobal‬ TR-8
‪@KorgOfficial‬ Volca Bass, Beats and Keys
‪@boss‬ DS-1 Distortion and DD-7 Digital Delay
‪@bitwig‬ Studio 2

#jam #dawless #2017 #throwback"

Stylophone CPM DS-2 and Oberheim TEO-5 Drone Synth Jam with Walrus Slöer Reverb Pedal 2/8/2025

video upload by

"A nice mellow ambient jam featuring the Oberheim TEO-5 with Walrus Audio Slöer Reverb Pedal, and the Stylophone CPM DS-2 with Korg NTS-1 providing flanger, ping pong delay and riser/shimmer reverb.

Bella helps out with the camera work too. 🐱"

Korg DS-8 Sound Demo all 100 presets. Korg’s FM Synthesizer from 1987. Very little talking.

video upload by Ted murena

"in 1987 Korg launched its FM synthesiser to compete with legends, the Yamaha DX7 and the Roland D 50. They absolutely named it. The cord DS8 as a digital synthesiser with eight note polyphony let’s hear what the synth can do using it’s presets. We’ll also cover some of the other features of this keyboard."

Blue Korg 707 Performing Synthesizer with Power Supply and Books

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"A good entry level digital synth. It's small in size, simple in its design and offers fairly easy editing. It is a digital FM type synthesizer which makes some very thin and digital but sometimes interesting sounds. The synth engine is similar to the DS-8 without on-board effects. It has 8 parts so each voice can play a different patch, and is completely programmable through MIDI. It isn't necessarily useful for any professional work but if you want a lo-fi cheesy digital sound from a toy-like synthesizer then give the 707 a try! It can even be strapped on like a guitar. It is used by Juan Atkins."

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UVI Introduces Synth Anthology 4

video uploads by UVI

Note the above is a playlist featuring 4 videos. You can use the player controls to skip through them or just watch them all in order.

Details on Synth Anthology 4 follow:

The authentic sound of 200 synthesizers, from vintage to modern
4,000+ presets and layers deliver incredible sound with hardware soul
Feature-packed dual-layer engine with fx, arpeggiator and more

Synth Anthology 4 - A Synthesizer Tour de Force
https://www.uvi.net/synth-anthology-4

Rebuilt from the ground-up, Synth Anthology 4 now features the authentic hardware sound of 200 vintage and modern synthesizers, a fully redesigned engine with powerful features, fx, arpeggiator, smart sound suggestion engine, native MPE support, and more.
A dreamlike collection!

Also included in SonicPass ➡️ https://www.uvi.net/sonicpass

Video credits: Anthony Hak
Music Credits: Théo & Thomas

"The Best Keeps Getting Better

What's new in version 4?

Almost everything!
We've rebuilt the engine from the ground-up, added more synths, more presets, more effects, more filters, more modulation, a dedicated browser, a second fully-customizable layer for creating hybrid and blended timbres, an all-new smart suggestion engine that helps you quickly find similar sounds, a more powerful arpeggiator/phraser, bus effects, native MPE support, and more!

Real Hardware Sounds There is something unmistakable about the sound of a real hardware synth, from subtle differences between voice circuits and drift to the varied way filters bite into the sound; there's a distinct character and energy. Synth Anthology 4 delivers the authentic and uncompromising hardware sound with all the conveniences of a modern software instrument.

Every piece of hardware represents a unique creative vision, sonic character, innovations, and strengths. Whatever you're looking for, from analog to digital, vintage classic to future classic, you will find it here. Synth Anthology 4 delivers an incredible collection of hardware, every major manufacturer, every type of synthesis, every era, 200 synthesizers in all.

You won't find a more complete collection anywhere else."

The list:

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Crazy Vincent SELLS 100 synths & keeps 26! EP1 = intro, synth list, and new studio space.

video upload by Vincent Presley

"After 2 years of crazy synth buying, Vincent has the new Secret Records studio down to a mere 26 synthesizers that he claims are better than the rest.....
Before you watch, maybe you can make your own list of what you would have kept or make some guesses about what Crazy Vincent kept. Remember..... he's not like other people.

Support the label, the studio, and us at secretrecords.bandcamp.com

Chapters:
00:00 Opening Music
00:14 Introduction
01:32 Overview
03:04 Stack One
04:49 Stack Two
05:48 Stack Three
07:23 Stack Four
08:43 Stack Five
09:23 Stack Six
09:55 Stack Seven
11:12 Stack Eight
13:19 Outro
14:50 Some Music

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#vintage#korg#ds8#patches#sounds#programs#vintage#synthesizer#fm#yamahadx7#rolandd50#digital#

video upload by Old Korg MaCross

"Korg DS 8. Digital FM synthesizer. a.d. 1987. (No Talking!)
Programs, sounds, patches: 80 - 99.
80: Elec'Voice flanger woodwind, 81: MattBianco bass, 82: Scratching sfx, 83: Rap It Up sfx, 84: BrassElec chorus, 85: Bell (Film), 86: Smecing! chorus brass, 87: BasBasBas, 88: BrassElec chorus, 89: FluitRR woodwind, 90: StringHoog, 91: SymfoBell woodwind&bell, 92: $Trag strings, 93: When woodwind, 94: Vogelkes sfx, 95: RRGriegi woodwind , 66: RRGriegi2 woodwind, 97: $Trag strings, 98: PlastSolo synth&woodwind, 99: Plastic K brass. * Please visit the channel: Martin Cross - autor.
* I invite to the channel: Martin Cross - Travels! Photos! Music!
Korg DW 8000. Cyfrowy syntezator FM z 1987 roku. (Bez gadania!)
Programy, barwy, brzmienia, dźwięki z numerami: 80 - 99
* Zapraszam na kanał: Martin Cross - autor.
* Zapraszam na kanał: Martin Cross - podróże."

1980s Korg DS-8 Digital FM Synthesizer SN 002747

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Korg DS-8 "Odyssey 2021" 99 Custom Presets

video upload by LFOstore

https://lfo.sellfy.store

"We are continuing our Re-Discovering series of Presets for old & vintage synthesizers.

KorgDS-8 'Continuation of the Odyssey 2021' dedicatied to the space atmospheres inspired by Stanley's Kubrick film 'Space Odyssey 2001'

Here you will find 99 dynamic and alive presets from both worlds: FM & Subtractive.

Musical Leads & Plucks
Arps and moving sounds
Beautiful Strings, pads,Drones
Space Effects.


Made by LFO.store member, Alexander Kav aka. Nucleus from Saint Petersburg.

Every patch of our soundset is musical & can be immediately used in your tracks & production.
Enjoy and may the music come with you!"

Korg - DS-8 Digital FM-Synthesizer, Vintage

video by M. Schmied

"Some Sounds of the Great Korg DS-8 Synthesizer with Beats from the Yamaha RY20 Rhythm Programmer."

First post to feature the Yamaha RY20. Also see Korg DS-8 realtime sound editing, and additional DS-8 posts here.

Korg DS-8 1987 FM Synthesizer

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via this auction

"Working perfectly, very unique sounds

The DS-8 is Korg's contender among synths like the Roland D-50 and Yamaha DX7. It is a digital FM synthesizer with 4-operators per voice, 8 voices of polyphony and 8 parts multitimbrality. It's good for percussive, strange effect noises and such because its sound (similar to the DX7) is so unique. It has some digital effects such as chorus, flange, delay and analog-like controls for modulators, envelopes and the LFO. A joystick provides control of modulation and pitch bending. It also has a performance section for quick edits on the fly using (3) real-time sliders to control timbre, EG1 and EG2. A nice alternative to the common DX-7."

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Korg DS-8 Vintage Digital FM Synthesizer Synth

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