noiz virus by SPIKE the Percussionist

via https://llllllll.co/t/noiz-virus/75830

"noiz virus reads the real genomes of 42 viruses and plays them or warps your audio input.

noiz virus reads the real genomes of 42 viruses and plays them. (Number 42 isn’t even a virus.) Every three letters (a codon) make an amino acid, and every amino acid becomes a note in the virus’s own scale. STOP codons are rests, and the start codon AUG plays accented.

Each virus has its own look, scale, sound, rhythm and effects. You can mutate them as they play, save the strains you like, and use the genome to chop up your live input with softcut. Grid and arc are supported, and it follows MIDI clock.
Requirements

norns (or norns shield)
optional: varibright 128 grid (vertical or portrait)
optional: arc (4 rings)
optional: something plugged into the norns input, for the sample side"

See this previous post for a session featuring noiz virus.

Retro Song Bird

video upload by Bird Cartel

via the developer:

"Hi! I’m a solo developer working on Retro Song Bird - a music player for your Game Boy games.

Plug in any Game Boy or Game Boy Color cartridge and the music starts playing, just like a cassette or CD. In addition to music playback, Retro Song Bird can back-up and write ROMs and save files, can be used as a USB webcam with a Game Boy Camera, and can even wake you up every day as your alarm.

I’m excited to get Retro Song Bird in the hands of musicians and chiptune artists. For the first time ever, they can plug a physical cartridge in and get stereo line-out as well as USB Audio with each of the Game Boys four instruments broken out as separate tracks. Using MIDI, they can control playback, track selection, and even tempo so they can beat match two cartridges and perform a DJ set. Here’s a video of me, a non-musician, remixing the chorus of Tetris with the drums of everyone’s favorite Japan-exclusive fish finder, Bandai Pocket Sonar: [video below]

I’m launching a Kickstarter 11/15 to raise funds to turn the prototype into a real production run: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/birdcartel/retro-song-bird"

I did not expect Tetris × Pocket Sonar to produce such a banger 🤘

video upload by Bird Cartel

via Kickstarter

Retro Song Bird supports Game Boy® or Game Boy Color® cartridges. Once inserted, their soundtracks begin to play.

SUPPORTS

Supports 1,900+ games. Plug in your favorite and let the soundtrack teleport you back in time.

Every track, plus sound effects

Physical controls for next, previous and volume

Stereo line out for your hi-fi

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Plinky 12 Chords, Blocks and Syntakt: Polyrhythmic Arps

video upload by Making Sound Machines

"In this video, Enrica and Roland from Making Sound Machines play a melodic house track, performing live with the built-in polyphonic arpeggiator.

Plinky 12 sends a MIDI clock signal to the Elektron Syntakt, synchronizing the tempo between both devices. Syntakt is a fantastic hybrid digital-analogue drum machine and provides the beats you hear in this clip. All synth sounds are produced with Plinky 12's internal synth engine.

Plinky 12's internal sequencer advances through a harmonic progression, while Enrica performs on the touch surface, editing the polyphonic arpeggio. First she extends the length of the loop, leading to great polyrhythmic shifts over the 4/4 house beat.

As the track progresses, Enrica taps the surface to add or delete notes in the arp pattern.

Roland operates a second Plinky 12, the Blocks panel to the left. It is configured to send MIDI messages from an XY surface to Plinky 12 Chords. This allows him to change the sound parameters remotely while Enrica performs on Chords at the same time.

This track was composed for a live set at Club Synth, an event our friends Stijn and Priscilla from This is Not Rocket Science are hosting and organizing quarterly at Ruigoord near Amsterdam. Thank you for inviting us and putting in the hard work to create such a lovely event!

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Eurorack MIDI-BLE: USB, Bluetooth & Hardware MIDI in One Module

video upload by

"Meet the Deftaudio Eurorack MIDI-BLE Interface, a compact 4HP MIDI hub that connects your computer, hardware synthesizers, and wireless MIDI controllers into one unified setup.

Three MIDI connections, one module

USB MIDI 3×3
Connect directly to your computer or iPad. Class-compliant operation means no special drivers are required.

2x TRS MIDI ports
Connect your favorite hardware synthesizers, sequencers, and controllers. Each port can be configured for TRS MIDI Type A or Type B.

Bluetooth LE MIDI
Connect wirelessly to iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android, and Linux BLE-MIDI applications. Play from your tablet or controller without running another cable.

Smart MIDI routing

Two operating modes let you configure how your equipment communicates:

Green mode: Direct USB-to-TRS routing with a shared wireless and USB MIDI connection.

Red mode: Merges the two TRS MIDI ports so connected hardware can share MIDI data.

Just 4HP of Eurorack space

Product page: https://deftaudio.com/store/tproduct/...

Hardware design and firmware: https://github.com/Deftaudio"

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FORM + ATEK303: Two Firmwares Jamming on the M-VAVE FM-1!

video upload by HanzVolt

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

"Live jam session using the brand new ATEK303 and FORM firmwares on the M-VAVE FM-1 — two firmwares jamming together.

Cyborg face available at https://hansvolt.com — only a few slots left!

Get the only female cyborg face version at https://github.com"

The ATEK303 voice and its acid pattern generator, in a pocket synth. Press PLAY and a line plays; turn the knobs and it moves. No computer and no cables, if you like.

The ATEK303 voice

The same engine as the VCV Rack module: Open303 with the ATEK oscillator and diode filter, modelled on the 303 schematic. Against the original the difference stays at -51 dB: it is the same sound. With its fine tuning, as in VCV.

The acid pattern generator

SEQ makes a new line of up to 64 steps; the mutations change the rhythm, the octaves or the slides and accents. It is the ATEK303 SEQ algorithm: the same seed gives the same pattern in VCV and on the FM-1.

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MTRX-1K – Oberheim Matrix-1000 Emulation | VST3 Synth

video upload by Synth Cloud

MTRX-1K – Complete Walkthrough | Matrix-1000 Emulation & Features

video upload by Synth Cloud

▬▬▬ Download Link ▬▬▬▬
🚀 MTRX-1K: https://www.synthonia.com...
"Explore MTRX-1K in detail with GPR Music Project: a complete walkthrough of its synthesizer architecture, sound editing capabilities, modulation system and integrated effects.

MTRX-1K is a VST3 synthesizer and standalone Windows application that recreates the classic Oberheim Matrix-1000 (1987) through firmware-based emulation.

In this extended presentation, the developer introduces the software's features, explains its synthesis architecture and demonstrates how MTRX-1K can be used for detailed sound programming and electronic music production.

Firmware-Based Synthesizer Emulation

MTRX-1K runs the original Matrix-1000 firmware version 1.20 on an emulated Motorola 6809 processor board, controlling six modeled CEM3396 voice chips.

The software reproduces the instrument's synthesis behaviour while offering selectable 6, 12 or 24-voice polyphony, stereo spread, voice detuning and polyphonic unison.

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SM-1 - A Moog Matriarch/Grandmother synth emulation | By Dubspot

video upload by e y l v y

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sm-1-se...


Dubspot SM-1 is a Semi-Modular East Coast Synth for iPad and iPhone. Start with a playable instrument, then shape it with interchangeable modules, patch cords and effects.

BUILD YOUR INSTRUMENT

Choose MK1 or MK2 modules for oscillators, filters, modulation, envelopes and more. Add extra modulation and envelope units. Change panel colours and save your own sounds.

PATCH AND EXPLORE

Drag patch cords between audio and control connections. Adjust each cord’s level and polarity, choose its colour, or pull an end free to disconnect it. The rack overview helps you navigate larger instruments.

SHAPE YOUR SOUND

Explore oscillator sync, pulse-width modulation, resonant filters, envelopes, an arpeggiator and sequencer. Spring Reverb is always available. Add Delay or Grains effects for stereo echoes, frozen textures and evolving granular layers.

PLAY YOUR WAY

Use the on-screen keyboard and pitch and modulation wheels, or connect a USB or Bluetooth MIDI controller. Choose MIDI inputs and channels in the standalone app.

AUv3 INCLUDED

Load Dubspot SM-1 as an Audio Unit instrument in a compatible host. The host handles MIDI routing and saves the instrument with your project.

Includes factory presets and an in-app control guide. No account, subscription or in-app purchases. Requires iOS or iPadOS 16 or later. Desktop plug-in formats are separate products.

CoralFlower - Orchid Chord Generation on the $67 FM-1

video upload by substatica drones

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

"CoralFlower brings Orchid-inspired chord playing to the M-VAVE FM-1, turning single notes into rich chords, bass and evolving generative patterns. While you play, a flower grows on the FM-1 screen. Each note of the chord adds a part: a flower, a bud, a cluster of berries. In the Side key layout, a coral grows instead.

CoralFlower Firmware - https://ficusficusov.github.io/CoralF..."

Chords without the theory
The lower keys play the notes of a scale you choose. Press an upper key, and every note becomes a chord: major, minor and sus, plus major and minor 6, 7 and add9. The chord stays on until you choose another one. CoralFlower is inspired by the Telepathic Instruments Orchid. Its controls are redesigned for the FM-1’s keys and buttons, because every instrument is played differently.

27 scales
Choose a scale and its starting note. The lower keys then play only the notes of that scale.

Arpeggiator and strum
Nine patterns, including a strum up and down. They follow the FM-1’s tempo or an external MIDI clock.

Record a take
Press REC and play. After a one-bar count-in, your chords are written into the sequencer and play in a loop. From there, you can add drums and a melody in a few clicks. Sequencer controls have changed in 0.7. Use SELECT for patterns and SONG, and ALGORITHM for tracks and song blocks.

About 60 sounds
Pads, keys, strings and basses from two synth engines. A bass part plays under your chords.

Audio Damage Introduces Sandbender FM Performance Synth

via Audio Damage

"FM synthesis has always had a bit of an image problem. Everybody loves the sound, but nobody wants to program it, which is why most of the FM you've heard in your life was a factory preset that nobody dared to touch. (Touching it was a fast way to turn an electric piano in to a fax machine.) With Sandbender, the four operators are where a sound starts. They're all here, in ten factory algorithms or any routing you feel like drawing, but every operator has a wave shaper of its own, there's a wavefolder, a sub oscillator, and six flavors of noise alongside them, and the whole lot runs through a proper filter and a low pass gate. If all you want is a nice FM bell, I'm happy to report that Sandbender makes a very nice FM bell. It just seems a shame to stop there.

We also tried to make the programming part less of a chore, since that was the whole problem in the first place. Modulation is drag-and-drop: grab a source off the rail (envelopes, LFOs, a couple of function generators, a step sequencer, the macros, and all the MIDI and MPE stuff) and drop it on pretty much any knob. And if you'd rather not program at all, nobody's going to blame you. The GENETICS page breeds new patches out of whatever you're playing, and PERFORM gives you two nodes to shove around the screen, plus a gesture recorder for when you stumble on something good. Six of our effects sit at the end of the chain, in whatever order you like, and there are 260-odd presets in the box to get you going.

Same as the rest of our catalog: Mac, Windows, Linux, and iOS. No DRM, no subscriptions, no dongles, perpetual license."

Mutable Dreams 1.5 — Wireless MIDI & 12 New Biomes | M-VAVE FM-1

video upload by Kid Bunka

"Mutable Dreams 1.5 is here, and I'm honestly overwhelmed by the response to this little project. Thank you to everyone who has tried it, made music with it, shared it or taken the time to send feedback.

Your ideas and listening notes are helping shape where it goes next. Seeing so many people enjoy these sound worlds is a huge motivation to keep building.

I'll also be sharing a hands-on video soon, with live recordings from the FM-1, some playing and a personal look at the firmware. For now, this short film explores four of the new Biomes.

New in 1.5:
• BLE MIDI reception for notes, controllers and transport/clock
• A dedicated Wireless MIDI page
• 12 new Biomes and 12 new sound starting points
• 168 musical Biomes plus Blank, and 364 presets in total
• Brighter organic display palettes, corrected echo bounds and a smoother update restart

Play, edit, install and read the guide:
https://mutable-dreams.kidbee85.chatg...
Release and complete source:
https://github.com/kidbee85-beep/muta...

00:00 Obsidian Tide — new worlds
00:19 Night Hearth — warmth with rhythm
00:38 Neon Moss — wireless MIDI
00:57 Felt Labyrinth — colour that breathes

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Korg M1 and M1R Editors Now Available

via Coffeeshopped

"Happy November! Today marks the release of two new editors for Patch Base: the Korg M1 and its rack-mount sibling, the Korg M1R. Available now on Mac and iPad. Let's see what they've got going on:

Program Editor
The Korg M1/M1R calls its voice patches 'Programs', and Patch Base shows you all of their parameters in an immediate and compact format. The Main page shows you an Oscillator at a time: for the M1, an 'Oscillator' consists of a Multisound (sample), and Pitch, Filter, and Amp information. You can see, copy, and paste every envelope. Below the Oscillator you have the Effects units, and both LFOs. And on the right, all of the Controller modulation options. The whole patch is here on a page.

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Yamaha AN1x & CS1x Combined Demo

video upload by Pro Synth Network

"The Yamaha AN1x, like many synths of the time, came with a bunch of built-in demo tracks, but unlike other synths, one of the demo tracks was specifically designed to work when the AN1x was connected via MIDI to its slightly older, sample-based sibling, the more affordable, but equally fun CS1x.

I've never tried it out until now, spurred on by Brad's superb VANIX [VAN1x] plugin, coming soon courtesy of ‪@ISLAelectronics‬ [see this post]. So here are the two synths, connected via ‪@CMEPro‬ WIDI (drink! 🍻) under some 90s lighting, sharing a very anachronistic choooooooon!!!

Also featured for eye candy purposes are other Yamaha units of the time, a couple of SU-10 sampling units, an RS7000 and an RM1x, all fed through an 02Rv2 mixer, using no external FX.

No... YOU have a Yamaha problem! 😉"

Two classic 1980's #synthesizer recreations for less than $30? And Eurorack compatible. How...?

video upload by voltryx

"In this video I take a look at the AMY board: a tiny, affordable ($29) Arduino-based DIY synth module built around the open-source AMY synth library. It packs USB, an SD card slot, digital and analog audio, MIDI, and CV I/O into a board small enough to fit straight into a Eurorack case.

I go over what the board actually is and what's in the box, then jump into a MicroPython REPL to show how the AMY library's synth, voice, oscillator model works, patching up a simple sine voice, triggering notes, and using the built-in PCM/sample engine and tag-based sequencer to create a basic drum pattern. From there I install it in my Eurorack rack, run through the signal chain (MIDI in from the Hermod+, CV/audio out, self-modulation via CV), and share some closing thoughts on where it's strong, where it's limited compared to something like the Disting NT, and what I want to try next (serum-style bass patches with compression/distortion).

If you've got one of these boards — or you're thinking about picking one up — let me know what you're building with it in the comments.

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & preview
0:31 What is the AMY board?
1:43 Using AMY standalone (MIDI / SysEx / REPL)
2:01 MicroPython REPL walkthrough — synths, voices, oscillators
3:01 PCM sample oscillator & built-in sequencer (drum pattern)
4:22 AMY in the Eurorack rack — signal chain & modulation
6:04 Final thoughts — value, limitations, what's next
7:01 Outro"

synthemodulaire's first firmware for the Workshop Computer !

video upload by synthemodulaire

"Workshop Fetichist is a firmware for the Workshop Computer by Music Thing Modular. The idea was to turn the Workshop System into an evil analog drum machine inspired by the Body Synths Metal Fetishist.

Download the firmware for free here :https://computer.musicthing.co.uk/pro..."


"Workshop Fetichist is a harsh, semi-random drum machine and noise processor for the Music Thing Modular Workshop Computer (hardware revision 1.1). Inspired by the Body Synths Metal Fetishist, it combines a looping random CV sequencer, probability-based trigger skipping, white noise, external audio processing, and two aggressive effects: Bitcrusher and Distortion. It can also be used as a random CV sequencer and rhythmic trigger source. The sequencer has an internal clock, but can be synchronized via Pulse In 1 or MIDI USB."

New PlantsSystem Website

via PlantsSystem:

"I've just rebuilt my site which collects my generative instruments in one place:

- Browser (Web Audio, no install): PROPHETIQUE (a 5-voice sampler built from a single Prophet-5 note, with a generative melody engine), Register (a minimal sine/noise/LFSR piece with barcode and 3D wireframe visuals), RAINTREEFREQ+ (a generative piano roll based on my own track), KORPER (an instrument dedicated to Electronic Body Music), and SYSTEM-83 (a PPG/Fairlight-flavoured synth/sampler and MIDI player; no MIDI is bundled)


- PS Vita (VPK, for modded consoles): AZIMUTH, Register, PROPHETIQUE

- Linux: SYSTEM-83 (AppImage), plus LMD649 and KORPER as VST3/CLAP/LV2 plugins

https://plantssystem.github.io/KOSMOS2-SITE/?v=2"

Meet YOLA: More Than an MPE Controller | Quick Feature Tour

video upload by Gm Xe

Playlist:

1. Meet YOLA: More Than an MPE Controller | Quick Feature Tour

00:00 Intro
00:44 Touch Zone Function
01:39 ZONE SPLIT
02:22 CV expasion
02:49 Arpeggiator
04:28 Sequencer
04:48 SEQ_MAP
05:36 Real-time Recording
06:38 Thanks

2. YOLA + YOLA VOICE 01 — DARK MATTER

A dark ambient and experimental noise performance exploring the sonic possibilities of YOLA Voice.

Combining the distinctive Scan String algorithm with sine-wave oscillators, modulated through a multi-feedback structure to create evolving harmonics, metallic textures, and dark, distorted soundscapes.

With YOLA's real-time MPE control, subtle finger movements continuously reshape the sound, bringing dynamic movement and expressive depth to the performance.

3. YOLA + YOLA VOICE | 02 — ETHER

An ambient performance exploring the physical modeling and modulation capabilities of YOLA Voice.

Using physical modeling algorithms to create acoustic percussion sounds, combined with YOLA Voice's modulation algorithms to transform these sounds into dreamy, evolving ambient textures and ethereal soundscapes.

A journey from organic acoustic resonance to abstract electronic atmospheres, shaped through the expressive MPE control of YOLA.

4. YOLA + YOLA VOICE | 03 — HUMAN TOUCH

An expressive synth performance featuring a classic analog-style wobble bass sound.

Built around sawtooth oscillators, filter resonance, and dynamic filter modulation, creating rich, punchy bass tones with classic analog character.

Combined with YOLA's expressive MPE playing and real-time control, bringing movement, dynamics, and articulation to every note.

Additional posts. Official pics and details follow. Click the pics to zoom in.

"*YOLA is coming.*

Discover a new way to control, create, and perform with MPE.

More Than an MPE Controller

YOLA forms the core of an expressive MPE control system, bringing together intuitive touch interaction, advanced MPE control, and a new approach to musical expression.

From multi-touch performance and expressive modulation to arpeggiator, step sequencer, real-time recording, MIDI, and CV connectivity — this video takes you through the key features and possibilities of YOLA.

*A new way to interact with sound. A new way to create music.*

The YOLA System

The YOLA system launches together with two dedicated expansions:

*YOLA CV Expansion* — Flexible polyphonic CV and Gate connectivity for modular synthesizers.
*YOLA VOICE* — A dedicated synthesizer expansion that brings a new sonic dimension to the YOLA system.

More detailed tutorials and demonstrations are coming soon, including dedicated videos for YOLA VOICE, the CV Expansion, and other features and creative possibilities of YOLA."

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Ambient Architect | Ambient and Film composition tool

video upload by e y l v y

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ambient...



"IMPORTANT: Ambient Architect does not produce sound and does not operate as a standalone instrument. It must be loaded as a MIDI effect inside an AUv3-compatible host, such as AUM, and connected to other instruments to be heard.

Generate music for films that do not exist.

Ambient Architect is an AUv3 MIDI instrument for dark ambient music, cinematic underscore and slowly evolving composition.

It gives you an ensemble of eight independent parts. Assign each one a role such as Drone, Harmony, Bass, Melody, Fragment, Pulse, Texture or Dust, then route its MIDI output to any instrument you like. Every role has its own musical purpose and its own set of controls.

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Saadet 1.0 for the M-VAVE FM-1: PPG Wave 2.2, HYDRA, multitimbrality and a new editor

video upload by Keremimo

"Saadet 1.0 is out: synthesizer firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1, now with six engines. HYDRA has three oscillators on 56 waves, two of them scanning lists of eight, with mutants, ring, noise and two filters, eight named macros on every sound and a WAVE LAB for your own waves. PPG Wave 2.2 plays the original wavetables and all 100 factory programs, two groups layered or split, and the sampled grand piano and saxophone of table 31. Two parts play by MIDI channel, split or layered, and save as 12 named performances. Hold ARP for a drone. A stolen voice now fades out over 23 ms under the new note instead of being cut. Saadet also runs on the M-VAVE SMK-37, in beta, and Saadet Studio is a new editor in the browser.

To install, open the web installer in Chrome or Edge, connect your FM-1 and follow it. Back up your sounds first. Bug reports and ideas are welcome.

Install: https://keremimo.github.io/saadet/ins...
Editor: https://saadet.ellicstudio.com
Source, release notes and changelog: https://github.com/keremimo/saadet

How this was made: the units' screens and all the audio were rendered from Saadet's own source running on a computer, driven by scripted buttons, knobs and keys. It isn't camera footage, and the FM-1 and the SMK-37 on screen are drawings. The music is Saadet's HYDRA and PPG engines played over MIDI by a script: the unit on screen plays the pad, and three more runs of the same firmware play the bass, the bells (their echoes are played as notes) and the choir. Levels between engines were evened out in the mix; nothing else was added. The engine waveforms in the opening are drawings of each engine's character, not measured audio. Saadet Studio's screens are stills of a local build of the editor, driven in a browser with its demo unit, which was recorded from the 1.0 firmware.

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Vintage Oberheim OB-8 Analog Synthesizer - Serviced w/ Factory MIDI

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

via this eBay listing

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Morphor Echon 6 BBD Poly Synth - SonicLAB

video upload by sonicstate

"Note: We have created a set of sampled in Decent Sampler for this - available on our / sonicstate and to 16-bit YouTube Members

@morphor.radical.acoustics‬ Morphor Echon 6 is a six-voice desktop analogue polyphonic, multitimbral BBD synthesizer. Each voice combines a basic analogue exciter with a tunable BBD resonator, giving Karplus-Strong-style pitched delay behaviour that follows incoming MIDI notes. It really got our interest at Superbooth this year, where it won best in show for its unusual synthesis method and sounds.

In this Sonic LAB, we spend time with its oscillator shapes, noise source, onset delay, resonator feedback and filtering. The instrument has six voice outputs, stereo outs, headphones, external input, MIDI in/out/thru, USB and power. There is no onboard display, though an editor exists for patch naming and sharing.

Modulation centres on an envelope, four LFOs, random generation, mod wheel, velocity, aftertouch and key follow. Lit buttons show modulatable destinations, and routings can be muted or cleared. Voice groups allow splits such as six monos, two groups of three or layered unison patches, with separate outputs available.

In practice, the Echon 6 sounds highly dynamic and can become level-heavy quickly.
We use external Ventris reverb at points, as there are no onboard effects.
Street price is around £1,979."