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Wednesday, October 21, 2026

AtomoSynth Reveals Mochika X7 Analog Synth

AtomoSynth Mochika X7 | Reveal | Analog Synth Sequence & Textures (No Talking)
video upload by Atomosynth

"Hello world! A simple sequence, a lot of different textures. No talking, just the new MochikaX7. Every sound you hear comes from the synth itself: the analog square/saw oscillator, DCO, the noise oscillator, and the vactrol filter.

Available as a *Eurorack module* with an extensive patch bay, and as a *standalone desktop synth* with a 3D-printed case.

Classic analog square and saw oscillator, plus noise oscillator
Digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) with square, saw, triangle, and sine waveforms
Voltage-controlled low-pass and high-pass vactrol filter
Extensive modulation and a new modulatable onboard delay
32-step sequencer with 9 playing modes and 100-pattern memory
Sync via external clock, MIDI clock, and USB MIDI clock
18-point patch bay (9 inputs, 9 outputs)
Desktop: 255 × 145 × 83 mm, 19 V power supply included
Eurorack: 48 HP, 25 mm deep, 123 mA (+12 V), 80 mA (−12 V), 30 mA (+5 V)

🇵🇪 Designed, hand-assembled, calibrated, and tested with care in Lima, Peru by the AtomoSynth team.

🔗 *More info / availability:*
https://atomosynth.co/"


"We are proud to bring back to the world the all-time classic AtomoSynth Mochika. This new version, “X7,” represents a rebirth of the classic Mochika sound, along with extensive modulation capabilities and a new modulatable onboard delay effect.

Gnomad Synth V1 for the M-VAVE FM-1 - Firmware a Kid Can Read



This one is in via Kyle who wrote the app for his kids!

"My kids are why I made this. I wanted a synth they could pick up and play without getting lost in menus, so I built Gnomad, a free firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1. Sounds are pictures, the knobs are colour coded, and a little gnome sings along. There's an iPhone/iPad app on the way too, with lessons built in."

"What's different about it

There are plenty of FM-1 firmwares. This one is built to be easy, so it works for kids and for adults who have never touched a synth.

EASY mode, in pictures. Turn one knob and you pick a picture: the Gnome, organ, bells, laser, whale, choir, cloud, piano, funny sounds or drums. That's 10 pictures and 57 sounds, and you don't have to be able to read to find one.

Four coloured knobs (blue, green, yellow, vermilion) that shape the sound you picked. Each sound gives its knobs their own jobs, and the screen names each job in the knob's colour. You can't turn them wrong. If something sounds odd, turn it back.

The Gnome sings. Each key gets its own syllable.

Grooves. Five ready-made loops (Head Nod, Floor Filler, Rainy Desk, Night Bus, Sky Garden) to play along with or build on. Keys 6 to 9 hold your own four saved songs.

Record a loop. Press REC and then PLAY, wait for the 4-3-2-1 count-in, and play. It goes round and round. Hold SAVE to undo, and the screen tells you what it took off.

Play it live. Hold PLAY and the loop restarts on the next bar. Press GLO + PLAY and it stops at the end of the bar. Hold GLO and play keys for a fill, or hold FX and play keys to try a sound without recording it.

Advanced mode is still there. Hold HOME + SAVE for 2 seconds to switch between the two modes. You get four tracks, a step sequencer, effects, MIDI over USB and TRS, and every page of the synth. Your music stays as it is.

Links:
https://gnomad.cc
https://github.com/kpalaniuk/gnomad-firmware


You can find the M-VAVE FM-1 on Amazon.

The M-VAVE FM-1 Firmware for Dark Ambient – GR!MM #mvave


video upload by GR!MM // Deathdream

You can find the M-VAVE FM-1 on Amazon.

Additional demos below.

"GR!MM is a free, open-source custom firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1. It turns the little FM synth into a dark ambient instrument with four tracks, your own samples, tape and grain effects, chords and a sequencer. Everything is saved automatically.

Easy install:
▶ https://thefirmwarehub.com/ (choose the FM-1, then GR!MM)

▶ Try it in your browser (no FM-1 needed): https://grimmbient.github.io/grimm/
▶ Online editor (sounds, samples, backups): https://grimmbient.github.io/grimm/ed...
▶ Download & source: https://github.com/GRiMMBIENT/grimm/r...
▶ Cheat sheet: https://thefirmwarehub.com/cs/grimm/
▶ Controls sheet: https://shorturl.at/jqUt8

Studio Electronics CODE Clean 8-Voice Discrete Analog Polysynth Rack Module SN 1481

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




via this eBay listing

"Studio Electronics CODE Clean Analog Synthesizer

• Rear label: Model OM-8, handmade in the U.S.A.
• Rackmount unit with front-panel controls for Multi-MIDI, Modulation, Oscillators, Filter, Filter Control and Envelopes
Rear connections
• Master outputs: left, right and mono
• 8 individual stereo voice outputs
• 8 external inputs
• MIDI in, thru and out
• IEC AC power input
Included: The unit only, carefully packaged. No power cord, manual, or box."

does anyone still need LOOPA after FM-1? 16 tracks, midi, punch-in fx short demo


video upload by ferluht

Kraftwerk – Tour de France Recreation in VCV Rack #vcvrack


video upload by SATURATA MODULAR

"Recreating the iconic 'Tour de France' by Kraftwerk using modular synthesis in VCV Rack

I tried to rebuild the distinctive electronic sound of the track using VCOs, FM synthesis, envelopes, filters, drum synthesis, sequencing, and delay — all inside VCV Rack.

The patch runs at *130 BPM* and combines several synthesized voices with electronic percussion and rhythmic sequencing to capture that classic early-80s Kraftwerk aesthetic. The setup includes **Mutable Instruments Plaits, Bogaudio FM synthesis, VCV Fundamental oscillators and filters, drum synthesis, and Chronoblob2 delay**.

🎛️ *Kraftwerk – Tour de France recreated in VCV Rack*

A modular synthesizer recreation for fans of Kraftwerk, electronic music, synthpop, and vintage synthesizer sounds.

Get this patch and midi files: / kraftwerk-tour-171785844

#Kraftwerk #TourDeFrance #VCVRack #ModularSynthesizer #Synthesizer"

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Skiff 1.4: now on the M-VAVE SMK-37 Pro, plus your own colours (what's new)


video upload by Skiff

You can find the M-Vave SMK on Amazon.

You can find a set of tutorial videos for Skiff in this previous post.

"Skiff 1.4 is out: free, open-source firmware that turns the M-VAVE FM-1 into a six-track groovebox, and now M-VAVE's SMK-37 Pro keyboard too. This video shows what's new since 1.3, set to one song made on it: Skiff on the SMK-37 Pro (37 velocity keys, the 16 pads as a step grid, four faders as a mixer, the wheels, MIDI OUT with clock), REST in SONG, your own theme colours from the web editor, each user sample's own level and sends, and the best of 1.3.1 to 1.3.3.

Everything you hear is Skiff 1.4's own code playing that song: the SMK-37 Pro build's source, run on a computer, so the sound and the screens line up to the frame. Every sound comes from its engines, and every key struck, pad tapped, fader, wheel and knob shown is performed in the firmware. Nothing was added afterwards; only the overall level was set. The SMK-37 Pro is drawn from that run: its screen is Skiff's own display, not a mock-up, and its pads and lights are the colors the firmware sent them. Track 6 plays a user sample kit: five drum sounds synthesized for this video. The editor pages are the real 1.4 web editor on its built-in demo device; the unit gets the same colors the way the editor sends them.

▶ Get Skiff (free, GPL-3.0): https://github.com/illuminus5/skiff
▶ What's new in 1.4: https://github.com/illuminus5/skiff/r...
▶ Install from the browser (Chrome or Edge, the FM-1 or SMK-37 Pro on USB): https://illuminus5.github.io/skiff/we...
▶ On an SMK-37 Pro, read this first (M-VAVE's V016, and a backup of the keyboard's flash): https://github.com/illuminus5/skiff/b...
▶ Try Skiff in your browser: https://illuminus5.github.io/skiff/try/
▶ New to Skiff? Learn Skiff, the manual with a video for every chapter: https://illuminus5.github.io/skiff/le...

Chapters
0:00 Skiff 1.4: now on the SMK-37 Pro, its velocity keys
0:19 SMK-37 Pro: the pads are the steps, the faders a mixer
0:35 SMK-37 Pro: KNOB BANK, K1, arrow left, arrow right, the wheels
0:59 SMK-37 Pro: MIDI OUT with clock; tested on one keyboard
1:14 REST in SONG (#28)
1:30 Your own colors: THEME › CUSTOM and PLAYHEAD LINE (#27)
1:54 Each sample's own level and sends (#21)
2:10 Since 1.3: a stereo HALL, a finer vibrato, 320 MHz, update mode, Try Skiff
2:33 QUARK's event display, and the fixes
2:57 Get Skiff 1.4

The SMK-37 Pro build is tested on one SMK-37 Pro. The SMK-37 Elite and MKE-P37 packages are built the same way but not tried on a keyboard yet."

in the mood for a walk | a song for fall


video upload by naktside

"Wrote this song yesterday. Hope you enjoy it.

https://www.naktside.com/

details for nerds:
Synthesiser: Sequential Prophet Rev2 (two tracks)
Drums: Logic Pro factory sounds (with some tweaks)
MIDI keyboard: Novation Launchkey 37 MK4

recorded and mixed in Logic Pro 12.
two tracks of Rev2 & a track of drums"

NOODLERACK Comes to iPad


video upload by Molten Music Technology



NOODLERACK featured in the Molten Music Monthly June 2026 above is now available for the iPad with a different feature set. Note the thumbnail above is not it. Click play and it should start with NOODLERACK. If not jump to the nine minute mark.

Details follow:

"NOODLERACK is a modular synthesizer where users add modules and patch audio, pitch, gates and modulation with cables. The iPad app includes a standalone rack for offline use and a native AUv3 instrument for compatible hosts such as GarageBand.

Standalone supports MIDI, saved patches, Files export/import and WAV recording. The native AUv3 instrument includes 31 module types, host MIDI and clock, 16 automation macros and rack state saved with the host project. Standalone and AUv3 have separate module sets and patch formats.

Available on the App Store for US$19.99 as a one-time purchase.

Product details



There's also a free browser version at https://noodlerack.com/ with a different feature set."

ELZ_1 core | Sound Design Examples #1 Dreamwind Pad


video upload by SONICWARE

"Dr. Endo demonstrates how to create unique sounds with the ELZ_1 core, exploring its creative possibilities. https://sonicware.jp/pages/elz_1-core

ELZ_1 core is a compact synthesizer module designed to bring the ELZ_1 sound into the gear you already use - keyboards, MIDI controllers, DAWs, and live rigs.

● 18 Distinctive Synth Engines ● 49 Versatile Effects ● 2 USB Ports for PC & Controller

This is a made-to-order product and will not be available in stores. Available exclusively through our webshop.

#SONICWARE #ELZ1core #ELZ1 #ELZ_1 #Synthesizer #SynthModule #CompactSynth #Keyboardist #DAW #MusicProduction #MIDIController #SynthEffects #SoundDesign #HardwareSynth #WavetableSynth #FMSynth #GranularSynth #PhysicalModelingSynth #VirtualAnalogSynth #LowBitSynth #8BitSynth #NoiseSynth"

Additional ELZ-1 core posts including a tutorial by ChrisLody.

15 Years making CUSTOM MIDI CONTROLLERS, in 15 minutes


video upload by Yaeltex

"Even if we turned 10 years some months ago, we've been actually making custom controllers for 15 years already. Join Mat in this workshop timeline, where he shares some story of our creations, from the first DIY projects to our first commercial controllers, up to the V2 system released in 2020.

V3 is coming :)"

M-VAVE FM1 Open V14 Official Open-Source Firmware Adds 8 Tracks, 6 Engines & Sampling


video upload by substatica drones

You can find the M-VAVE FM-1 on Amazon.

"An overview of the new official open-source firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1! Featuring an 8-track, 64-step sequencer, six sound engines including samples, and a browser-based workbench. Sound engines include DX7, 808 KIT, 303 BASS, PLUCK, PSG (chiptune), and SAMPLER. You can install the new Open firmware using the Workbench linked below. *The official M-VAVE "Open" firmware is a different branch, and different versioning, than the closed source official M-VAVE firmware that the FM-1 ships with.

FM-1 Workbench - https://open.m-vave.com/fm1-workbench

FM1 Open Source - https://github.com/m-vave/fm1_open/re..."

Roland Announces JUPITER-08 and n/vision Roland Boutique Instruments



Check with dealers on the right on pricing and avaialability.

Playlist:
1. Roland Boutique JUPITER-08 Synthesizer | Everything You Need to Know - Roland
2. Roland JUPITER-08 Boutique - More Of Everything - SonicLAB Presentation - Sonicstate
3. Roland Jupiter-8 // Showcase & Sound Demos - Loop Rituals
4. Roland Jupiter-08 Sound Demo (no talking) - Bonedo Synthesizers
5. Roland Jupiter-08: A pocket-sized Jupiter? - Limbic Bits

Roland Boutique n/vision Wavetable Synthesizer
Playlist:
1. Roland Boutique n/vision Wavetable Synthesizer | Everything You Need to Know - Roland
2. Roland N/VISION Their 1st Wavetable Synth - SonicLAB - Sonicstate
3. Roland n/Vision Demo with Presets for Ambient and Techno - Limbic Bits
4. Roland n/vision Demo with Factory and Custom Presets - Bonedo Synthesizers
5. Roland - n/vision - Ambient/Dub/Techno Jam - Loop Rituals Press release follows:


Roland Refreshes the Popular Roland Boutique Lineup with Two Powerful New Additions

Los Angeles, CA, October 20, 2026 — Roland announces two new additions to its long-running lineup of Roland Boutique instruments for on-the-go creation, performance, and music production. The JUPITER-08 is a special release that celebrates 45 years of the Roland JUPITER-8, one of the most coveted analog synthesizers of all time. n/vision is a newly developed instrument that elevates the sophisticated character of classic wavetable synthesis with Roland's latest technologies.

Introduced in 2015, Roland Boutique is a growing world of compact instruments that drive fresh creative approaches in electronic music, expanding on legendary sounds of the past with workflows tailored for modern producers and musicians. The sound is immense and iconic—often inspired by famous Roland designs—while the small, portable form factor is made for in-the-moment creativity. Whether performing live on stage, producing in the studio, or playing for pure enjoyment, Roland Boutique delivers an exceptional musical experience for creators of all kinds.

With the latest additions, the current Roland Boutique lineup now includes eight unique models. The JUPITER-08 and n/vision carry on all the great design features that the series is known for, including built-in speakers, flexible battery/USB-C power, and USB audio/MIDI connectivity for interfacing with music software. These new models also include a K-25m keyboard dock, making them standalone instruments for instant inspiration.

JUPITER-08 Synthesizer

Widely regarded as the king of polysynths, the Roland JUPITER-8 has been revered by generations of musicians since its debut in 1981. This powerhouse instrument helped define the era's electronic music with its huge, dreamy tones, and it continues to be heard in classic synth-pop tracks, video game soundtracks, film scores, modern pop hits, and more. The JUPITER-08 celebrates the 45th anniversary of the analog legend with this special addition to the Roland Boutique series. Offering sonic capabilities and interface features inspired by the original hardware, this powerful mini synth delivers classic sound, hands-on control, and modern performance tools in a go-everywhere design.

With its flexible sound engine, the JUPITER-08 is a highly capable musical tool. By default, the synth is set for a retro experience with the eight-part/two-voice architecture of the original JUPITER-8, but users can internally expand the polyphony to 32 voices to meet modern playing needs and craft all-new tonalities. With refined voice allocation and pitch behavior, the JUPITER-08 provides a rich, animated playing experience with enhanced polyphonic performance and genuine vintage-inspired character.

The JUPITER-08 comes equipped with a two-part, 64-step polyphonic sequencer and an arpeggio function, ready to capture ideas and build dynamic, evolving sounds on the fly. Onboard processing is also available for extensive sound shaping and spatial enhancement. Users can tap into 17 unique effects—including chorus and MFX—plus dedicated delay and a reverb with five types and a unique shimmer mode.

n/vision Wavetable Synthesizer

n/vision is a small yet mighty synthesizer that elevates classic wavetable synthesis with advanced Roland sound-shaping techniques. Newly developed for the Roland Boutique series, it delivers a powerful platform for crafting rich tonalities and evolving textures, offering hands-on control for immediate creative interaction and deep menu-driven tools for sophisticated sound design.

Powered by Roland’s latest sound advancements, n/vision allows players to build evocative textures through a tactile synthesizer workflow. Users can easily blend and shape two wavetable layers to create animated movement, moving pads, aggressive leads, complex timbres, and more.

Multiple modulation sources can influence wavetable position, layer balance, pitch, and shaping parameters, enabling highly dynamic sound movement. Roland’s innovative wave-shaper technology transforms incoming waveforms through non-linear processing, generating new harmonics and unique textures that go beyond the capabilities of traditional wavetable synthesis.

n/vision’s top-level interface supports immediate sound creation, but users can dive much deeper if they want. Step LFO, envelope modulation, oscillator modulation, motion recording, and extensive parameter control open powerful sound design capabilities. n/vision also provides additional sonic enhancement with a drive-enhanced analog-modeling filter, multiple filter models inspired by classic synths, and the same powerful effects processing options as the JUPITER-08.

Pics:



Click the pics for the full size shots.

Monday, October 19, 2026

PolyArp 1.4.0 + Moog Subsequent 37 | Standalone Tutorial


video upload by Iris Orbit

"Explore PolyArp 1.4.0:
https://irisorbit.io/polyarp/

Build a two-part MIDI pattern with PolyArp 1.4.0, then play it on a Moog Subsequent 37. Follow the English on-screen explanations from MIDI setup through Repeat Last, custom Draw rhythms and the final performance at 121 BPM.

Setup:
Novation Launchkey Mini MK3 → PolyArp 1.4.0 standalone → Moog Subsequent 37

The Moog is in Duo Mode for two-note paraphonic playing: two pitches share its filter. PolyArp generates MIDI; the Moog provides the sound.

The walkthrough covers Gate, octave range and shift, Direction, fixed velocities, and editing each hand's rhythm. Repeat Last with Count 2 plays the final note of the pattern twice in total. In Draw mode, notes are removed to create space in each part.

Chapters:
0:00 Performance preview and MIDI setup
0:20 Shape the rhythm and note range
0:42 Repeat Last and Count
1:14 Edit both rhythms in Draw
1:44 Live performance at 121 BPM"

AlphaTheta ChordCat Groovebox and Chord Engine - SonicDEMO


video upload by sonicstate

"We're looking at the ‪@alphathetaglobal‬ AlphaTheta ChordCat, a compact eight-track groovebox. It has built-in sounds, effects, sequencing and the ChordCruiser chord-generation system. It runs on battery or USB, and includes USB MIDI, MIDI in/out/thru, stereo outputs and headphones.

ChordCat is more than a groovebox and has chord helper functions which makes creating riffs and arrangements pretty straightforward. Matt takes us through sounds, sequencing, chord creation, effects, pattern handling, performance controls and DAW integration.

The sound banks include basses, keys, leads, pads, guitars, plucks, mallets, brass, strings, stabs and drum kits, with the 4x4 X-Y pad used for auditioning presets.

ChordCruiser shows chord names and notes, works with key and scale settings, and offers further chord choices after each selection. Matt built a four-chord set, then recorded it into the sequencer. The sequencer records note length, allows step entry, and lets each step hold gate and velocity values.

We also cover delay, arpeggiator, reverb and chorus sends, track volume and pan, ducking, filter and amp envelope editing, plus automation recording.Pattern copy, direction changes, switchback, step shift, chaining, muting and soloing can be used to reshape the sequence.

ChordCat Manager works on PC and Mac for sequence import/export. ChordCruiser is also coming as a plugin only, with beta access via AlphaTheta.

UK pricing is around £239 -£250.

Key Moments
00:00:00 Introduction and hardware overview
00:01:54 Sound browsing and preset auditioning
00:03:07 Chord mode, scales and ChordCruiser
00:09:47 Recording chords and step editing
00:11:28 Delay, arpeggiator and per-step control
00:14:52 Drums, track levels and sends
00:20:15 Filters, envelopes and automation
00:23:32 Pattern variations, direction and chaining
00:29:44 DAW MIDI, ChordCat Manager, plugin beta and price"

Baikonur 4: a virtual instrument sampled from a SOMA Lyra-8


video upload by Fangtooth Instruments

"Baikonur 4 is a cinematic virtual instrument built from deep-sampled recordings of the Soma Lyra-8 — an analog synthesizer known for its unpredictable, organic character. Available now as VST3/AU.

🔗 Get it here: https://fangtoothinstruments.com

Baikonur 4 features multiple mic positions, a built-in arpeggiator, and a full effects chain — covering everything from dark atmospheric drones to percussive textures and alien tonalities. Designed for film, game, and horror scoring"


Baikonur 4 is a sample-based synthesizer built from the sound of the SOMA Lyra-8™, a celebrated analog drone instrument. Rather than model it, Baikonur 4 captures its character through multi-channel recording and lets you reshape it with modulation, filtering and effects.

What makes the instrument distinctive is how each sound was recorded: every source was captured through four separate “mic” channels, each with its own tone, which you blend to taste on the main page.

Main — The direct signal, run through analog EQ, analog saturation and transformers for weight and color.
Room — The signal sent through a Fender Princeton Reverb amplifier and then a Universal Audio OX amp top box with the “Room” control fully raised — the source of the channel’s name.
Cab L / Cab R — Two different speaker-cabinet impulse responses, each captured in a different room and without the amplifier used on the Room channel — adding width and a sense of space.

Korg MS2000R Lives Again! | All 10 Demo Songs (No Talking)


video upload by Autodafe

"The Korg MS2000 and MS2000R are classic virtual-analog synthesizers from the early 2000s, known for their distinctive digital character, hands-on controls, vocoder and motion sequencing. The MS2000R is the rack version of the keyboard model.

This open-source project emulates the original hardware at a low level, running the original H8S/2350 firmware and DSP56362 code rather than recreating the synth engine from scratch. It includes a standalone application with the full front panel, plus VST3 and Audio Unit plugin versions.

In this video I’m using the standalone version and playing all 10 factory demo songs in sequence.

No talking — just the demos.

00:00 - Demo Song 1
00:48 - Demo Song 2
02:56 - Demo Song 3
04:30 - Demo Song 4
06:19 - Demo Song 5
07:33 - Demo Song 6
08:57 - Demo Song 7
09:39 - Demo Song 8
11:14 - Demo Song 9
12:32 - Demo Song 10

GitHub:
https://github.com/Tuth/ms2000r-emu"

Synth Show - Ep241 - Can you "Vibe Code" a VST?


video upload by GEOSynths

Makes me think of a new generation Synth Edit based soft synths. For those of you concerned about them, and M-VAVE, taking over site, don't. I'll be filtering out noise as usual. Note supporting member posts are always welcome as a thank you for supporting the site, so you will see demos coming in that route. That said, posts like this one are mainly for informative purposes only, and to give you a perspective on the topic.

Video description:

"Can you 'Vibe Code' a VST? Of course you can :)

Like many of us in this space, I’ve been looking into what “AI” can and can’t do and more specifically how it can help me with Audio/Video and App Creation. Google Flow recently added the ability to 'Vibe Code' your own VST Plugins and I’ve made a half decent FX Plugin…Nothing that will change the Music World, damn, there’s enough of that going on, but it’s quite a cool little Project."

And another project I came across based on the UI of the Moog Messenger but with a different engine.

Vibe Coding VST3 Synth Based off Moog Messenger Preset Editor Layout

video upload by Elyon Tron

"Free https://github.com/Gevarya/neuro-prot...

Sound test. UI inspired by the Moog Messenger preset editor. Working Windows VST3 and standalone synthesizer with its own sound engine. I used the Moog Messengers preset editor layout and functionality as a foundation for this synth. This does not edit presets on the Moog Messenger and it's not a skin for the preset editor. This is it's own synth.

Developed native synth with JUCE and C++ with GPT Codex. Tested both the standalone app and VST3 inside FL Studio.

The synth currently features two original synthesis algorithms:

⚙️ Mandible = interacting phase-modulated oscillators and asymmetric wavefolding for biting, metallic basses and aggressive textures.

⚙️ Gullet = harmonically rich synthesis shaped by moving resonances and distortion for throaty, vowel-like growls and smoother bass tones.

Added oscillator shaping and sync, multiple filter modes, envelopes, two LFOs, modulation routing, internal feedback, glide, duophonic playing, MIDI-synced pitch and mod wheels, an arpeggiator, a basic step sequencer, and preset saving. The factory bank now includes 17 presets, with ten dedicated bass patches. This is an independent project, unaffiliated with Moog, and isn’t intended to emulate the Messenger’s sound.

More synthesis algorithms are planned for later, including ideas for fractured waveforms, interacting detuned sources, and feedback driven textures. For now, this demonstration explores what Mandible and Gullet can already do as of now.

Built through experimentation, listening, testing, and one working feature at a time. Work in progress."

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Hop Tactile - touch and play- Brooklyn SPEXPO 26


video upload by sonicstate

"Saima from Hop gave us a look at Tactile, an open-source standalone synth from Hop, developed from work in classrooms at Daniel's Music Foundation, a nonprofit working with disabled musicians.

Tactile is wireless, includes its own speaker and comes in light and dark colourways. The playing surface is pressure sensitive and has nine zones. The edges play a major scale, while the centre acts as a random sequencer. Additional areas control half-step bend, octave bend and a single-stage looper.

Patch changes use physical texture pads, with each pad linking a tactile surface to a matching sound character, including smoother and more bit-crushed responses. Key cards transpose the instrument; it defaults to A and changes key when a card is inserted.

Tactile is available from Hop's website. A separate Tactile Sidekick is in prototype and adds CV and MIDI interfacing for Eurorack and controller use.

More Info: https://hop-sounds.com"

Pulsar 1984 Voice Card and Enigma - Soma - Brooklyn SPEXPO 26


video upload by sonicstate

"We spoke to Noah from Soma about the Pulsar 1984 Voice Card, then Philippa gave us a look at Enigma.

The Pulsar 1984 edition includes a redesigned kick drum circuit based on an asymmetrically clipping triangle wave, with drive taking it into square-wave territory. It also includes a fuller ring-out and longer decay. The same replacement card adds a new bass synth filter based on the Polyvox filter, while the oscillator remains the same. The card fits the original Pulsar 23 with no soldering required; installation involves removing the back panel, unplugging the old sound card and plugging in the new one. It is available now for $250 US or €220.

Enigma is a synthesizer controlled by the position and movement of metal objects. Its buttons change algorithms and algorithm parameters, with melodic shifts including major/minor changes. Pitch changes wait until the end of the bar. It has stereo output, headphone output, MIDI input and CV input, and is available now for around $1,000 US. More Info: https://somasynths.com/"
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