Ellitone Osage Modular Synthesizer System (EOMSS) system #000 Prototype Plays Bach

video upload by ellitone instruments

"Ellitone Osage Modular Synthesizer System (EOMSS) system #000. This was the final prototype system built before official production began. Usually, I do not keep my prototype units around for very long. I see the destruction of prototypes as an essential part of progress, a sacrifice to the forces of forward momentum. However, this system was good enough that it deserved to survive. This system is 98% identical to the production units that followed. The ONLY real difference between this system and the later production units is the USB connection style. This system has a hard-wired USB connection that runs out of the bottom of the case. The USB connector on the back of the case itself is NOT connected here. Also, on the back of the case there is a defunct 5-pin din MIDI connector that also is not connected. Other than these minor technical differences, this system is in perfect working order and sounds truly fantastic in every way. The pcb circuity in this system is all through-hole hand assembled and includes hand-matched transistor pairs in the expo-converters. It tracks very well across 5 octaves. It has been very fun getting this system ready for sale and hearing it roar again. This modular system is something special, I know that someone out there will appreciate this opportunity to acquire something truly out of the ordinary. -ellis"

ellitone.com

Echon6 Samples and a FREE Auto Sample Tool for Decent Sampler

video upload by Starsky Carr

"Point a MIDI cable at your synth, walk away, and come back to a finished Decent Sampler instrument. I've built a tool that does exactly that — and it's completely free.

The Morphor Echon6 has been on my bench for weeks now and it still sounds fabulous — that lovely organic feel I keep going on about. The whole point of this channel is to give you the experience of playing the synth yourself, so I wanted to go one better: give you the actual presets to play.

So I started auto-sampling the Echon6 on the 1010music Bento… and then remembered why sampling is such a pain. It's not the recording. It's everything after: trimming, levelling, converting, hand-building the mapping. So I spent a weekend making a tool that does the whole lot, start to finish, and now it's yours.

Runs in your browser, works on Mac and PC, comes with a full manual. You might need to install Python if your machine hasn't got it (most have). It's not a polished app with a pretty icon — you click a command file — but it works, believe me.

Honest warning: I'm not a programmer. My digital assistant did the heavy lifting. I can't offer any support on this whatsoever, because the answer will be "I haven't got a clue." It should work. Have fun with it — and do tell me what you end up sampling with it, I'd love to know.

🎹 ECHON6 SAMPLES

There's a FREE 2-preset Echon6 Decent Sampler pack to get you started, and a full 20-preset library for anyone who wants the lot — 800MB of detailed multisamples, no effects, just the raw beauty of the thing.

🎵 And stay to the end — two finished tracks from the Echon6 sessions, because the music is why we're all doing this in the first place."

FREE Auto Sampler tool → https://www.starskycarr.com/patches/p/autosampler


FREE Echon6 Decent Sampler pack (2 presets) → https://www.starskycarr.com/patches/p...

Echon6 Decent Sampler library (20 presets) → https://starsky-shop.fourthwall.com/p...

Sleepy Circuits Mezzz - Haptic Bluetooth MIDI controller

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via this Reverb listing

Demo in the listing (previously posted here, additional posts here).

"Excellent condition. Updated early 2026

Works perfectly. Low use

Handheld class compliant BLE MIDI controller

Haptic Notch knobs provide physical feedback when dialing in parameters

Central RGB eye segment display ensures you're never lost

Side buttons for channel selection

3D accelerometer, Internal Momentum Unit sends gestural data

2000mAh Battery

USB-C Rechargeable

Special integration with other Sleepy vidOS devices and works as class compliant MIDI controller"

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Korg DW-8000 Editor Librarian

video upload by Ian Dixon

"In this video I demonstrate my free Web MIDI editor and librarian for the Korg DW-8000, built to make it easier to manage patches, audition sounds, edit parameters in real time and keep a larger library of DW-8000 sounds ready to use.

The DW-8000 is a brilliant hybrid digital/analogue synth, but managing lots of patches from the front panel can be slow. This browser-based editor lets you enable MIDI, read the programs from the synth, load SysEx banks, remove duplicates, build a large patch library, send sounds to the DW-8000, tweak filters and waveforms, view envelopes visually and save your own libraries without installing anything.

https://thedigitallifestyle.com/w/TDL...

Chapters:
00:00 DW-8000 editor-librarian intro
00:13 Why I built the editor
00:42 Browser-based Web MIDI setup
00:53 Choosing MIDI ports
00:59 Reading programs from the DW-8000
01:12 Selecting patches and sending to the edit buffer
01:25 Real-time editing
01:38 Filter, waveform and envelope controls
02:02 Viewing real-time parameter changes
02:13 Loading SysEx banks
02:42 Auditioning imported sounds
02:52 Removing duplicates and building a library
03:16 Working like a modern patch browser
03:25 Saving and loading libraries
03:44 Free browser-based tool
04:05 More editors planned and feature requests"

Storm Summoner: Turn FX pedals control into a performance

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"Storm Summoner ( https://http://stormsummoner.com/ ) grants full access to effects pedals, enabling real-time control and tweaking with its multitude of sensors and inputs. Thanks to a huge database of pedals, setting it up is quick and easy. There's also an event handling system here that can be exploited musically in several ways.

00:00 demo
00:15 hi, what's this? / disclaimers
01:00 the general idea
01:52 hardware overview
02:42 scenes, settings and user experience
03:39 demo: controlling reverb mix with the circular touch pad
04:22 managing, changing, storing and sending settings per scene
05:15 proximity sensor
06:00 tilt sensor (and examplary setup process on device)
07:53 shake sensor
08:11 ambient light sensor
08:53 actions and streams
10:22 important considerations
10:49 expression pedal input
11:36 event handling (flagging system)
14:20 conclusion

HÄLP ZIS CHANNEL
https://www.patreon.com/floyd_steinberg
https://floydsteinberg.gumroad.com/
https://floydsteinberg.bandcamp.com/"


"Touch control: 8-zone capacitive wheel, four assignable pads, two assignable buttons, 128 scenes.

No CC tables: Onboard database of MIDI-enabled pedals.

It just works: Automatic TRS Type A/B. Adapters included.

Hand finished: Black walnut enclosure, made in Toronto.

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1988 Studio Electronics MidiMoog Vintage Mini Moog Model D MIDI Analog Synthesizer

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via this eBay listing

"1988 Studio Electronics MidiMoog Analog Synthesizer

100% All Original MIDI MiniMoog Rack Mount Synth

Factory MiniMoog Model D Circuit Board!

For your consideration is this vintage 1988 Studio Electronics MidiMoog analog synthesizer. This excellent 100% all original example is in perfect working order. It appears to be a pre-production example, having never been adorned with a serial number placard. Not many were produced, but the Studio Electronics MidiMoog features an actual Moog Model D circuit board within!"

Pics of the inside below.

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YAMAHA TQ5 & Ableton Telequencer

video upload by Akihiko Matsumoto

"Telequencer: https://akihikomatsumoto.sellfy.store...
YAMAHA TQ5 FM Synth Sample Pack: https://akihikomatsumoto.sellfy.store...
BD, SD, HiHat, Shaker, Bass, Atmos : YAMAHA TQ5

YAMAHA TQ5 × Ableton Telequencer | Reawakening the Legendary "Lately Bass" in an Improvised Session

The iconic FM bass sound of the 1980s, Lately Bass, still holds its own today with its punchy, glossy character. In this session, I brought it back to life using a YAMAHA TQ5 and a custom Ableton Live MIDI device called Telequencer.

Telequencer is a step sequencer that allows intuitive programming of pitch, duration, and MIDI CC. It also features shuffle rhythm, snake-style pattern progression (inspired by Make Noise Rene), pattern rotation, flexible step counts, and customizable reset points—tools that invite both structured and improvised approaches.

With this setup, I'm exploring a style of performance that simply wasn't possible in the 1980s:
dynamic, fluid sequencing combined with the raw sonic character of FM hardware.
This isn’t about nostalgia—it's about discovering what Lately Bass can do in a present-day creative environment."

Designing a bowed glass sound using the MIDISID control surface

video upload by MIDI IN

"The SID chip is a versatile 8-bit sound chip and has many features. The control surface allows you to tinker with these settings very easily."

https://peacockmedia.software/midisid

Schmidt Synthersisers Interview Superbooth 26.

video upload by Take the Fear out the Gear

"Hi everybody this time we bring you the Schmidt Synthersisers Interview Superbooth 26 with Axel who also gives us some new product news.

Schmidt Synth Specs
eight-voice polyphonic, true analog synthesizer with digital control and preset memories
discrete sound generation circuitry (no integrated oscillator / filter circuits on one single chip)

You want Schmidt to sound like an entire orchestra? Have a go at Schmidt's eight-part multimode. Simply select the desired preset sound, voice allocation, keyboard mapping, MIDI channel, controller-assignment, tuning, volume, panning, and output routing for each multimode part in an easy-to-survey LCD screen. Enjoy sounds as complex and dynamic as you never would have expected from one single instrument.

separate audio outputs for each voice, plus summing outputs and headphone out
1,028 single sound presets
256 multi sound presets
61 keys, semi-weighted, with velocity and aftertouch

sophisticated glide/portamento capabilities
several realtime modifiers fully programmable per preset (modwheel, stick controller, keyboard-aftertouch, four foot switches, four expression pedals)
complete MIDI implementation, MIDI via USB port and DIN sockets
all sound programming functions with dedicated frontpanel controls and switches
precise information on parameter names and current values via large LC-display
multi-color LEDs
control panel with adjustable angle
internal universal power supply
flightcase included"

Generative #ambient #synth patch: Juno 6 and DX 7 sounds mangled and driven by Shoal on DistingNT

video upload by voltryx

"A walkthrough of a slow-evolving generative ambient patch built around the Expert Sleepers Disting NT and the Shoal plug-in (https://github.com/ormermodular/shoal).

Shoal generates eight channels of notes and gates, which I route internally through CV-to-MIDI and send to an AMYboard running a mixture of Juno-6 and DX7-inspired synth voices. The audio then returns to the Disting NT for bitcrushing and Kirbinator-based mangling before passing through the Delay Magneto algorithm on the FX Aid.

This is only my first exploration of Shoal or perhaps just dipping my toes in. I look at its global scale and tempo settings, per-channel sequence lengths and evolution controls, plus the mute, density and note-range controls available from the main page.

I’m also using a small Python app I vibe-coded to assign built-in and custom AMYboard presets to different MIDI channels. Let me know in the comments if you’d like me to put it on GitHub.

Patch:
Disting NT → Shoal → CV-to-MIDI → AMYboard
AMYboard → Disting NT Bitcrusher/Kirbinator → FX Aid Delay Magneto → Mixer

#eurorack #ambientmusic #distingnt #generativemusic #modularsynth

0:00 Welcome
0:26 What are we going to do?
0:48 Patch walkthrough
1:10 FX Aid
1:30 Disting NT preset
2:00 What is Shoal?
3:15 AMYboard setup and preset manager
3:56 Outro jam"

Trix - 1973 Rhythm Machine Circuit Modeling (demo)

video upload by Hügelton Instruments

"Trix is a software recreation of a Japanese rhythm machine from 1973, built through hands-on analysis of an original unit and its analog circuitry.

Trix uses no samples. Every sound is generated in real time by models based on the original electronic circuits, from the resonant drum voices to the metallic percussion and noise-based sounds.

Features

• 100% synthesized
• Built-in rhythm patterns and sequencer
• Step sequencer and pattern editor
• Individual controls
• Master Tone and Over Drive
• Internal / Host / MIDI clock
• macOS AUv2 / VST3
• Windows VST3

Available for macOS (AUv2 / VST3) and Windows (VST3).

https://hugelton.itch.io/trix"

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Roland TR-505 drum machine tutorial, review, sound demos & sample pack - why do people hate it?

video upload by ako

"Roland TR-505 drum machine review tutorial and sound demos. This drum machine gets some hate from TR purists (often referred to as 'a good doorstop') but honestly I think this is a really solid little drum machine with that classic Roland TR / Boss DR sound and a really nice to use srquencer. It has also been used by a plethora of great artists including: Aphex Twin, Vince Clarke, Tame Impala, Thom Yorke, Derrick May, Blood Orange, and Venetian Snares and probably many others! See chapters below if you want to skip straight to the tutorial or sound demos.

Hope you folks enjoy the video :)

TR-505 Samples here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pJWa...

Chapters:
00:00 - background info and review
08:55 - I/0
10:20 - basic sounds (link to sample pack in description) tutorial part 1
11:01 - changing the level of the sounds
11:59 - MIDI settings
13:00 - setting tempo
13:39 - play mode (track / pattern play)
13:57 - pattern play - selecting and playing saved patterns
17:07 - track play - selecting and playing saved tracks
18:28 - programming your own patterns
23:35 - Sound demo 1 all drums from 505, with some mixing / effects (this is a track from my upcoming album)
25:33 - Sound demo 2 ll drums from 505, with some mixing / effects (this is my track Basic Microwaving, links below)
27:17 - sound demo 3 raw drum sounds, no effects, playing through the preset patterns
29:01 - sound demo 4 raw drum sounds, no effects, playing through one of the preset songs

ako - Basic Microwaving (vaporwave / synthpop / jazz)

video upload by ako

"Track from my new album 'Industrialised Magic' which is out now cassette tape, VHS and download via Halcyon Tapes and Streaming via Kaneda Records.

Cassette tape, VHS & download: https://halcyontapes.bandcamp.com/alb..."

Editor (Moog Minitaur // DFAM // Waldorf Protein // Roland JU06A // TR6S // Squarp Hapax)

video upload by 2-Minute Warning

"This time, I'm keeping the same setup as my previous jam... [below] with one new member joining the party: the Moog Minitaur. 🎸

But the real star of this experiment is probably the Squarp Hapax.

I've been pushing its sequencing capabilities a little further this time, using a combination of its MIDI effects, automation and LFO modulation to make the different parts evolve throughout the performance.

I'm using several of the Hapax MIDI effects, including Euclid, Harmony, Random and Swing, as well as LFOs to continuously modulate MIDI parameters (using CC).

And I also wanted to explore the FILL feature a bit further.

For example, I use a Fill to create a drum break, while simultaneously triggering an LFO that sends CC messages to the TR-6S, increasing the level of its internal reverb during the break.

So the Hapax isn't simply telling the synths which notes to play anymore... it's also changing their behaviour while the music is happening. Quite a lot is happening behind the scenes, even if hopefully it doesn't sound like a Hapax having a nervous breakdown. 😄

The performance was recorded in a single take. I mixed and mastered the individual tracks afterwards in Ableton Live, but the actual performance wasn't edited or fixed."

176▶️ 808 (Waldorf Protein // Roland JU06A // TR 6S // Moog DFAM // Squarp Hapax)
video upload by 2-Minute Warning

Roland Jupiter-6 Polyphonic Keyboard Synthesizer SN 343465

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via this eBay listing

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Kawai K1m Editor: Edit Patches, Manage SysEx & More

video upload by Ian Dixon

"In this video I show my free Web MIDI editor and librarian for the Kawai K1, K1m and K1r, designed to make it easier to manage patches, build libraries, send sounds to the synth and edit programs from a browser.

The Kawai K1 family is easy enough to program from the front panel, but the limited memory slots make patch management awkward once you start collecting SysEx banks or creating your own sounds. This editor lets you load and save libraries, import SysEx files, remove duplicates, read patches from the K1, send sounds back to the synth, mute individual sources and edit key parameters with a visual envelope display.

Get the editor at:

https://thedigitallifestyle.com/w/TDL...

Chapters:
00:00 Kawai K1 editor-librarian overview
00:37 Free Web MIDI tool and why I built it
01:00 Enabling MIDI and choosing ports
01:15 Reading patches from the K1
01:28 Importing SysEx and building a library
02:02 Loading a full patch library
02:13 Sending sounds to the K1
02:48 Editing patches and viewing envelopes
03:19 Muting sources for sound design
03:43 Choosing waveforms and samples
04:15 Real-time editing and saving changes
04:48 Searching patches
05:08 Free download, feature requests and DW-8000 editor preview"

Lambda Synthetics Polypulse Algorithmic Performance Workstation SonicLAB Demo

video upload by sonicstate

"​‪@matthsmatthsmatths‬ looks at the Lambda Synthetics Polypulse, a powerful Algorithmic Performance Workstation with five tracks. Each track has an algorithmic sequencer, a polyphonic synthesis engine (subtractive, FM, additive, resonator, quad, granular or external), audio effects, and XY morph pads.
Connectivity includes eight outputs, four inputs, MIDI, Ethernet, per-channel pulse outputs and clock in.
The sequencer decouples pattern from pitch, offering four lanes per pattern, up to 24 patterns per track, and a shared note list with per-note chance, slides and rests.
Effects run per track or on a send, and includes a ducker for sidechain compression.

Matt loads samples over Ethernet, sequences a Dreadbox Artemis with MIDI, and maps MIDI CCs to the twelve dials.

Polypulse costs £1777/€1999 and is available now"

MONOCHORD: chord instrument sampled from 80s-2000s hardware (Mac/Win)

MONOCHORD in under 90 seconds (no talking) video upload by orph



"MONOCHORD is a dream machine, harmony workstation and chord instrument for macOS and Windows. It maps full chords to single keys, so chord progressions, melodies and arp patterns can be performed with one click or key press, no piano or theory training required. It ships with 600+ hand-voiced and adjustable chords (from simple triads to pianistic nine-note chords), 425 multisampled instruments in an 11.8 GB library recorded from hardware instruments from the 1980s to 2000s, 15 effect & modulation engines, MIDI output for routing to hardware and DAWs, and full audio and MIDI export and user multisample & chord import."

Buy here: https://www.orph.audio/monochord

MONOCHORD is a chord instrument & harmony workstation for producers, composers and sound artists — 425 vintage instrument sounds captured in the character of iconic 1980s–2000s hardware, 600+ hand-voiced chords, 15 effect engines, full MIDI routing and audio/MIDI export. Build chord-based arrangements from a single key press or mouse click. What normally takes piano and harmony training, a chain of plugins and a slow setup happens here in under a minute, leaving only the music.

FORMATS
Standalone · VST3 · AU
macOS 10.13+ · Windows 10 / 11
Universal · Apple Silicon + Intel
64-bit only

AUDIO
32-bit float internal
44.1–192 kHz
6 synthesis engines · FM · analog · wavetable · additive · granular · PCM

LIBRARY
~11.6 GB sample library · one-time first-launch download (streamed)
425 sounds · 70+ multisampled instruments

SYSTEM & I/O
~12 GB free disk space · SSD recommended
16 GB RAM minimum · 32 GB recommended
Internet for activation + one-time sample download
MIDI in / out · DAW automation
Export: MIDI · audio (full/ dry/ wet mixes) (key · scale · tempo)
Hosts: Logic Pro · Ableton Live · Cubase / Nuendo • FL Studio etc"

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🎛️ 🎹 Turning a Thrift Store Projector Case into a Daisy Pod Synth + Amp

video upload by Foggy Mountain Spaceship and TrimPath

"A synthesizer, an amplifier, and a Bluetooth speaker, all built into a vintage projector case from a thrift store. Sound generation runs on an Electrosmith Daisy Pod.

It's the companion piece to the Banjo-Synth (BS-1) I built in 2024. The BS-1 plays it, this box makes the sounds. It was challenging and a lot of fun to build, I hope you enjoy the video.

🧰 The Parts:
Electrosmith Daisy Pod
Vintage Argus Projector Box
CME H2MIDI Pro Interface
JBL Home Audio Speaker
Vangoa PS-01 Rechargeable 9V Power
ZK-502T Bluetooth Amplifier Board"

See this previous post for additional demos and details on the Banjo Synth.

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Is the Dreadbox Nymphes Worth It in 2026?

video upload by TOSKABYSS

Also a demo of Condukt and controlling synths via MIDI CC.

"Is the Dreadbox Nymphes 6-Voice Polyphonic Synthesizer worth it in 2026? I think so!

Get Conduk Appt:
https://condukt.app"

https://toskabyss.gumroad.com

0:00 - Intro
0:44 - Condukt App
1:22 - My first issue
2:37 - The reverb
4:29 - LFO on the reverb
5:10 - Chord mode
6:01 - Thanks

Oberheim OB-8 61-Key 8-Voice Synthesizer SN C50516

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via this Reverb listing

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"This monstrous synth is in great shape and sounds fantastic. There are eight analog voices which can be panned individually for some really interesting stereo sounds. The keyboard can be split or doubled and there are two oscillators per voice. It is a very warm sounding synth great for massive chords, basses and leads. This model has MIDI in out and thru.

It is quite a beast, with all the great 80s vibe and that classic Oberheim sound. In fantastic working and cometic condition overall. Serial No. 050516

Service notes:

-Replaced firmware IC
-Replaced several failied CMOS logic chips
-Recapped bend assembly and processor pcbs
-Repaired D/A converters on voice boards
-Cleaned panel controls
-Fully calibrated
-Repaired autotune circuit
-Replaced missing hardware"

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