The Modular Controller That Keeps Getting Better: Faderpunk

video upload by SynthDad

"What happens when a synth manufacturer opens up its hardware to the community? In the case of AtoVProject’s Faderpunk, something rather exciting!

Faderpunk was already a remarkably flexible MIDI and CV controller, but with the introduction of community-developed apps, it’s becoming an even more powerful tool for modular synthesis, generative sequencing and live performance.

In this video, I explore the new community app ecosystem, show you how to install third-party apps, and dive into some fantastic musical examples.

We’ll explore FP-Grids for generative drum rhythms, TB3PO for acid-inspired sequencing, TechnoKick and TechnoHihat for instant techno grooves, Sift for evolving melodic sequences, and Heat Pump for rhythmic sidechain modulation. I’ll also demonstrate how Automator can record your fader movements and turn them into evolving modulation.

Along the way, we’ll build some musical patches, experiment with sound design, and discover a few unexpected tricks — including using Heat Pump to bring rhythmic movement to the Forge TME Vhikk X.

For me, this is a great example of what happens when developers embrace their communities and give musicians the freedom to experiment and create. And the best part? There’s plenty more to come.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction - Faderpunk keeps evolving
01:16 How to install community apps
03:29 FP-Grids - Generative drum sequencing
05:12 TB3PO - Acid sequencing
07:05 TB3PO - Accents for modulation
08:34 Automator - Recording modulation gestures
09:37 TB3PO - Percussion sequencing
11:00 TechnoKick and TechnoHihat - Instant techno grooves
14:11 Sift - Generative melodic sequencing
16:47 Heat Pump - Sidechain envelopes and creative modulation
20:09 Final thoughts and what’s next

LINKS

Faderpunk official website and configurator:
https://faderpunk.cv"

Faderpunk is more than a controller

It’s a living modulation ecosystem that you can shape, build, and customize to your will Faderpunk is all about customization. You can run apps that use one or more of the channels: LFOs, CV-to-MIDI converters, MIDI-to-CV bridges, random generators, Turing machines, quantizers, sequencers, envelopes, rhythm generators, and so much more.

Modulate anything
Faderpunk is a great companion for your Eurorack and semi-modular synthesizers as it speaks all their languages. Explore lots of modulation options for your empty jacks and get inspired by combining MIDI and modular capabilities.

Whether you need modulation sources, sequencers, or automation tools, Faderpunk puts everything at your fingertips with hands-on, intuitive control.

Make it yours, truly
Using the web-based configurator you can easily add and remove apps via drag & drop. Just connect Faderpunk to your computer and go to https://faderpunk.io.

Need an app that doesn’t exist yet? Create it yourself! Faderpunk comes with a developer-friendly API, making it easy to build your own apps.

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Eight Is The New Six | Introducing Behringer POLYEIGHT

video upload by Behringer

Why limit yourself to six voices when you can have eight? Introducing our brand new Analog Polyphonic Synthesizer the Behringer Polyeight. An 8-Voice that sparkles with the sound of the 80s. Join Bartek as he jams through the presets of this exciting new addition to our Synth lineup."

Pics and details via Perfect Circuit

Additional posts here

Behringer's Polyeight is an eight-voice analog synthesizer that re-creates the era-defining sound of the Polysix. The 2044 low pass filter gave that sound its character and sits at the center of the Polyeight's pure analog signal path. Positive or negative envelope control shapes the filter to create sounds from tight plucks to long blooms. Eight discrete VCOs can be played in dense polyphony for rich harmonies or locked in unison for powerful leads and basslines. Chorus, phaser, and ensemble effects are integrated into the signal path to provide rich textures for strings and pads. Program complex voicings into chord memory and trigger them from a single note. For players chasing the classic Polysix sound, the Behringer Polyeight delivers with more voices and powerful performance features.

Polyeight Features

Eight-voice analog polyphonic synthesizer based on the Polysix
Pure analog signal path with discrete VCOs, VCF, and VCA
Each VCO features saw, square, and pulse width waveforms
Classic 2044 low pass filter with resonance and positive or negative envelope control
Unison, double, and poly modes for eight-VCO leads, four-voice doubled patches, or eight-voice chords
Sub-oscillator one or two octaves below the main VCO
Chorus, phaser, and ensemble BBD effects
Pulse width modulation with a dedicated LFO
Multi-waveform LFO for pitch, filter cutoff, and amplitude
MS-20-inspired global noise generator
Eight-slot modulation matrix
Chord memory triggers stored voicings from a single key
Polyphonic portamento
Arpeggiator with up, down, and up-down modes and external tempo control
256 program memories with compare and match for front-panel controls
49 semi-weighted full-size keys with velocity and aftertouch
Product Details

Polyphony: 8 voices (unison, double, and poly modes)
Keys: 49
Memory: 256 user programs
Display: LCD with encoder
MIDI: 5-pin DIN in, out, and thru
USB: USB 2.0 type B, class-compliant MIDI
Main output: 1/4" TRS, balanced mono
Headphone output: 1/4" TRS
Sustain pedal input: 1/4" TS
Expression pedal input: 1/4" TS
Chord memory footswitch input: 1/4" TS
Arpeggio sync input: 1/4" TRS (tip: clock, ring: start/stop)
VCF fcM input: 1/4", -5V to +5V
Power: internal switch-mode power supply, IEC
Dimensions: 4.7" x 32.4" x 10.2" / 120 x 825 x 260 mm
Weight: 16.5 lb / 7.5 kg

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Free Guide for the Erica Synths Pērkons HD-01

This one is in via Jeff who had the following to say:

"I've been spending time with the Erica Synths Pērkons and wrote up what I learned and made it into a free guide. It started as personal notes and grew into something that might help other owners.

It includes a clickable practice grid for the MOD menu, a settings menu map, and a song sheet that saves in your browser for noting the master section settings the machine doesn't store.

It covers sound design, the sequencer, audio routing and effects pedals, modulation, saving kits and patterns, banks, sync and MIDI. It includes diagrams, a map of the settings menu, the MIDI CC chart, and a clickable practice grid for the modulation menu. It's free with no sign up."

You can find it at https://sonicdiscoverystudio.com/perkons/

GForce Software Introduces Virtual Oberheim Matrix-12

video uploads by GForce Software

https://www.gforcesoftware.com/product/oberheim-matrix-12/

Playlist:

1. GForce Oberheim Matrix-12 With Alex Ball
2. GForce Oberheim Matrix-12 - Patch Playthrough
3. GForce Oberheim Matrix-12 Walkthrough

"The Oberheim Matrix-12 is the synth you've asked us for more than any other, and it's here. Oberheim's most ambitious analogue synthesiser, reborn with modern power.

The Matrix-12 gave Vangelis, Depeche Mode, The Orb and Technotronic some of the thickest pads, sweeps and basses ever recorded. Twelve voices, a fifteen-mode filter and Matrix Modulation, with the routing map printed on the panel because no screen could show it.

This is the only official Oberheim Matrix-12 and Xpander software instrument, created with Oberheim and Marcus Ryle, the original designer. We modelled the oscillators, filter and envelope shapes against the hardware, then made the matrix visible. Drag from any source to any knob and watch the Flow diagram and Mod Matrix show exactly how each voice is built.

Six keyboard zones with micro arpeggiators, full MPE, four Macros, onboard delay and reverb, and over 570 patches, including 190+ originals from the Matrix-12 and Xpander. The deepest synth Oberheim ever made is now the easiest to understand.

Presented by Alex Ball.

Analogue Soul. Digital Power."

I Own a Matrix-12. GForce Got Closer Than I Wanted.

video upload by Vulture Culture

"I own an Oberheim Matrix-12. GForce and Oberheim have made the first official plugin version of it, so I put the two side by side and tried to break both.

What I found:

VCO drift is identical, which is the thing people actually want from an analog emulation.

Filter FM is where plugins usually fail, Arturia in particular, and it is the most impressive thing here.

All fifteen filter modes are very close, though you generally have to push the resonance further on the software to match.

There are real differences in the noise, in oscillator brightness and in the envelope and LFO times. Some of those might be my 41 year old unit rather than their model.

It does not sound exactly like my hardware. It might sound exactly like the hardware they modelled it on.

DISCLOSURE: GForce paid me to design some of the factory presets for this plugin. They did not ask or pay me to make this video, and they have no control over what I say in it."

The most ambitious analogue synthesiser Oberheim® ever made, Matrix-12, reborn with modern power. Twelve voices, a fifteen-mode filter and Matrix Modulation, with the routing map printed on the panel because no screen could show it. Rare, heavy and costly to keep alive ever since. This is the only official Oberheim® Matrix-12 and Xpander software instrument, reimagined. Official Oberheim, With Marcus Ryle

The only official Oberheim Matrix-12 and Xpander software instrument, created with Oberheim and Marcus Ryle, one of the Matrix-12’s original designers.
Over 570 Patches Included
Over 570 Patches Included
Over 570 patches, including 380+ new patches and 190+ original Matrix-12 and Xpander patches.
Expression That Plays Like Hardware
Expression That Plays Like Hardware
Velocity, release velocity, pressure with rise and fall, full MPE with per-patch timbre curves, and four global Macros.

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Stylophone On-The-Fly Performance Sequencer OUT NOW!

video upload by Stylophone

Check with dealers on the right for pricing and availability.

"Introducing the Stylophone OTF — On The Fly, a hands-on sequencing instrument designed for shaping melodies and developing performances in real time.

Part of the Stylophone Pro Range and Music Lab series, OTF brings a direct, physical approach to sequencing. Its screen-free interface keeps controls accessible while the sequence is running, allowing you to adjust pitch, rhythm, playback direction and groove as part of the performance.

Create 16-, 32- or 64-step sequences, switch between patterns and access 24 sequence memories as you develop your ideas. Add rests, ties, glides, ratchets and controlled randomness to introduce variation, or transpose a sequence and adjust its feel without interrupting playback. The emphasis is on hearing how each change affects the music and responding as you play.

With Eurorack CV/Gate, MIDI and Sync connectivity, OTF is designed to integrate with modular, desktop and hybrid setups, bringing hands-on melodic sequencing to your existing instruments.

Watch the demonstration to hear OTF in action and see how a sequence can evolve through live control."

STYLOPHONE ON-THE-FLY - Performance Sequencer

video upload by sonicstate

Stylophone On The Fly First Jam

video upload by Stazma and Stylophone

"Built To Be Played, Not Just Programmed

The Stylophone On-The-Fly is a hands-on performance sequencer designed to turn pattern programming into a real-time performance. It puts every control at your finger tips, letting you instantly shape and transform sequences with variations in rhythm, pitch, and playing style – all without stopping the music or diving into menus.

Built for live performance, experimentation, and studio sequencing, the On-The-Fly lets you explore new ideas, capture them as you play with 24 loop recording memories, and keep your music evolving without breaking the flow. Full Eurorack CV, Gate, Sync, and MIDI connectivity makes it easy to integrate with modular, MIDI, and hybrid setups – link and sync multiple units into a multi-sequencer system."

PERFORMANCE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS.

16, 32, OR 64-STEP SEQUENCES WITH 8 LIVE-SWITCHABLE PATTERN CHAINS.

24 SEQUENCE MEMORIES WITH PER-STEP PITCH AND DUTY CYCLE.

SWITCHABLE SEQUENCE DIRECTIONS, FORWARD, REVERSE, BOUNCE.

ON-THE-FLY SWITCHING.

MUSICAL SCALE & TRANSPOSE CONTROL.

6 CREATIVE STEP EFFECTS.

MANUAL PERFORMANCE BUTTON.

MULTIPLE GROOVE CONTROLS.

LOOP RECORD UP TO 128 STEPS.

PER-STEP 8 SEPARATE GATE OUTPUTS PLUS THE SUMMED GATE OUT.

EURORACK-READY CV & GATE, PLUS MIDI & SYNC.

LINK AND SYNC MULTIPLE UNITS.

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Ghost In Translation DS1 Eurorack Drums Module

video upload by Ghost In Translation

"The audio is recorded straight from DS1 to my output module, except for the last part where I put it in context with some effects.

I go through the 16 algorithms to showcase how DS1 sounds.

DS1 is available on https://www.ghostintranslation.com.

00:00 - Kick 1 00:48 - Kick 2 01:34 - Kick 3 02:18 - Kick 4 03:06 - Hihats 05:18 - Cowbell 06:41 - Shaker 07:49 - Cymbal 09:23 - Clap 10:43 - Tokyo Bell 11:31 - Rings 12:38 - Tom 13:47 - Gong 14:47 - FM Synth 15:22 - Acid Bass 17:08 - Dual OSC 18:53 - Select CV 19:57 - More modulation 21:25 - With effects

#eurorack #euroracktechno #eurorackmodular"

Features

16 algorithms

32-bit float DSP

MIDI TRS Type A IN and OUT

Auto calibration

Either-way power

Flippable panels

Technical Specifications

Module Width: 8 HP

Depth: 45 mm

Power Consumption: +12V 75 mA, -12V: 3.5 mA

CV Input Range: 0V to 5V

https://www.ghostintranslation.com

No Mouse, No Menus, Just Pure Jamming | 1601 Sequencer

video upload by Behringer

"Introducing a Sequencer that set's your musical spirit free, no menu diving, no mouse clicking, just pure unadulterated Jamming. Join Patrick as he gets into this incredible new Behringer Sequencer."

You might remember Behringer teasing the 1601 back in 2021.

Pics and details via Perfect Circuit

"Bring the power of one of history's most legendary sequencers into your modern setup with the 1601 Sequencer from Behringer, a flexible CV and MIDI sequencer with desktop or Eurorack functionality. This sequencer maintains the same layout and versatile performance capabilities as the original while expanding its design to interact with MIDI and Eurorack CV ranges. There are sixteen steps in total which can be used sequentially, or in a split mode for functionality as two discrete eight-step sequencers. Each step of the sequencer provides a three-position switch which correlates to the three corresponding CV gate outputs for easily crafting multi-part sequences. An additional gate output has been included, which adds AND logic to the first switch position, allowing you to create accents for your sequences without any additional programming required. Modulate your sequences in real time with the FM and Pulse Width sliders and CV inputs, allowing you to affect the sequencer speed and gate length respectively. There are a variety of CV outputs to choose from to get the most out of your sequences, including both quantized and unquantized CV outputs, which can be used simultaneously. The unquantized version outputs raw 0V to 10V depending on the position of the slider on the current step, while the quantized output produces a two-octave voltage range for use with 1V/Oct inputs. Both the quantized and unquantized outputs are split into A and B sections, giving you the same exact functionality when splitting the sequencer into dual eight-step operation.

Included with the 1601 is a powered enclosure for desktop use, but it can be removed and installed in a Eurorack case as an 80hp module for seamless integration into your system. In addition to the 5-pin MIDI output on the front panel, the enclosure includes 5-pin MIDI input and thru, along with a USB jack for sequencing your USB-MIDI compatible gear and software. If you crave the hands-on playability of an analog sequencer, the 1601 Sequencer from Behringer brings the best of the past and present into one versatile sequencer.

1601 Sequencer Features

Three-position switches per-step with individual gate outputs for each position
Manual or CV Step and Reset controls for hands-on performance
16-step or dual 8-step sequencer operation
Discrete quantized and unquantized sequencer CV outputs
Quantized jacks output 2-octave pitch range, and 0v to 10V unquantized
Inputs for running external CV through the internal quantizer
Clock frequency, FM, and pulse width controls
Internal, USB, MIDI or external CV trigger clock functionality
Both Sequential and Random sequencer behavior
Onboard one-to-three CV multiple
Expansive variety of CV inputs and outputs
MIDI in, out, and thru jacks
Functional as a standalone Eurorack module (enclosure included)
Product Details

Eurorack module
Width: 80hp
Depth: Includes: module, enclosure, PSU
Current draw: MIDI: 5-pin input, output, and thru
Current draw: USB: MIDI input and output
Current draw: Dimensions: 3.4" x 16.7" x 5.3" / 86.9 x 424.4 x 135.6 mm
Current draw: Weight: 3.75 lbs (1.7 kg)
Current draw: Module current draw: 240mA @ +12V, 240mA @ -12V, 0mA @ +5V
Current draw: Power: 12V DC, 1000ma center-positive (PSU included)"

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First Look at OBNE Iota

video upload by Duskmos

"Today I'm pumped to share in the launch day festivities for the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Iota - a pedal shaped synth with big sound and bigger features. Hang out while I go through the controls and then do a play through and exploration!"

00:00 Intro
02:04 Controls
10:49 Sound Demos
23:50 Thoughts

"Iota is a tone generator, which is to say, a synth for your pedalboard. It is designed to make playing easy: regardless of your skill level or familiarity with synthesizers, you’ll quickly be making fun sounds, and running them through all your favorite effects. Pick the character of your sound, some notes, and some parameters for how Iota moves through those notes, then set it in motion. Music theory? Sound design? Fret not, just have some fun!

Iota has:

Presets

Expression control over every knob

MIDI control over everything in the pedal, including tempo via MIDI clock and root note via MIDI notes

Mono or stereo output

Aux footswitch for manual triggering of notes, tap tempo, or preset switching

Controls include:

A bank of 12 pushbuttons to set your root note, scale intervals, or one of 12 onboard presets

Osc, Noise, Octave and Volume to shape the core sound

Rate, Range, and Direction to control the speed, range, and direction Iota moves through its sequence of notes

Skip and Hold to create random or patterned skips within the sequence

Bend, Glide and Swing to add a bit more interest to the way the notes move

Env Length, Shape, and Mix to set the way each note swells in or out

Scramble to shuffle the notes around"

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A Golden Era of Drums in One Machine | Behringer Introduces the RD-765

video upload by Behringer

"Introducing the RD-765, a Drum Machine that packs a decade of classic Drum Machines into one box. A Hybrid drum machine with 176 drum sounds, sample recording, a 64-step sequencer and a dual-mode analogue filter.

Join Patrick as he jams it up and goes through it's features."

"RD-765
Hybrid drum machine with 176 drum sounds, sample recording, a 64-step sequencer and a dual-mode analogue filter

Classic drum sounds, plus the ones you record yourself.
The groove is nearly there. The kick sits right, but the snare needs a sound nobody else has. With the RD-765, you record that sound yourself and give it a channel in the kit.

176 sounds and your own samples
The RD-765 holds 176 drum sounds. Record new samples through the user sampling menu and assign them to an instrument channel. Tune any sample over a range of 24 semitones up or down.

Shape every hit
The Wave Designer attack control adds punch to the initial transient. The dual-mode analogue filter runs as low-pass or high-pass, and you can assign it to single voices. A bitcrusher lowers the bit depth of samples when you want grit.

Write patterns your way
Play beats in real time or set them step by step, across up to 64 steps. Swing runs from 25 to 75. A per-voice probability setting lets notes come and go, so a pattern keeps moving. Record filter cutoff moves into the pattern as you play. MIDI and USB link the RD-765 to the rest of your setup."

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Love Synthesizers First Love

video uploads by Angelstar Scotland

New videos of Love Synthesizers First Love. Be sure to see Red Means Recording walkthrough below.
See Love Synthesizers label for addtional posts.

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INARA Brings Modern Control and Expanded Capabilities to Classic Synthesizers

Press release follows:

Troy, Illinois — November 11, 2026 — Five Lined Engineering, LLC announces INARA, a line of purpose-built MIDI controllers that bring modern capabilities to classic synthesizers.

INARA combines hands-on controls, expanded patch storage, and modern MIDI connectivity for musicians who want to get more from their existing instruments.

Far more than a generalized surface controller, each INARA model is designed specifically for the synthesizer it supports. Features include a customized control surface, real-time MIDI Control Change (CC) control, generously expanded patch storage through virtual cartridges, and USB-MIDI connectivity. Custom firmware enhancements also improve the experience of using vintage instruments; for example, optimizing the Yamaha DX7’s keyboard velocity response.

INARA eliminates the need for drivers, control-surface templates, and manual MIDI message editing: connect it and start playing. For hands-on operation, it features ergonomically spaced, full-size tactile buttons, 45mm long-throw faders, and a large LCD display. Its compact, lightweight design combines solid construction with rubber feet for secure placement on a synthesizer or other equipment.

“Five Lined Engineering is excited to introduce INARA to musicians who are as passionate about their vintage synthesizers as we are, ” said Gary Sommer, Managing Director of Five Lined Engineering. “It is striking how inspiring, accessible, and fun these synthesizers are when partnered with INARA.”

INARA models are available for the Yamaha DX7, Korg DW-8000, and Roland Alpha Juno.

Additional models are planned. For USB-MIDI connectivity, INARA is class-compliant and compatible with operating systems that support class-compliant USB-MIDI devices.

INARA is available immediately in the United States with each model priced at $299 through www.fivelined.com/inara/. Visit www.fivelined.com for more information.

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CS-1 - A Yamaha CS80 Model for the M-VAVE FM-1

video upload by

You can find the M-VAVE FM-1 on Amazon. You can find CS-1 at https://thefirmwarehub.com.

"A Yamaha CS-80 in spirit: eight voices of two channels, high- and low-pass filters in series, ring modulator, the touch response and 22 tones from the owner's manual. A sound module played over MIDI."

He made a fair Sampler for FM-1 and it sounds HUGE

video upload by ferluht

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

"Another day of AI-sloping firmwares for FM-1, this time a fair lo-fi sampler with 120s of audio, zones/instruments mapping, a free loop sequencer, punch-ins and send-returns. Still not LOOPA but already closer"

https://github.com/ferluht/fm1-lofi-s...

fm1-lofi

A lo-fi sampler that runs on the M-VAVE FM-1 itself, plus a web editor (one HTML file) that builds sample packs and sends them over Bluetooth (BLE MIDI) or USB.

Samples are stored in the FM-1's flash as 16 kHz mono, 2 bit LMS-ADPCM: about 100 s of audio in the 520 KB the firmware has for a pack.

The panel is a menu of ten screens (FX, SEL, ENV, LFO, EDIT, GLO, HOME, SAVE, ARP, SEQ), each with four parameters. Keyboard zones, scales, per zone envelope / LFO / start / end / reverse, four send effects with punch-ins, an arpeggiator and a live loop sequencer.

The web editor (one HTML file, any Chrome or Edge, Web MIDI) imports audio, slices it, maps it to zones, previews the real 2-bit sound and uploads the pack.

TRoss 303 Acid Bass Synthesizer for Ableton Live / Max for Live

video upload by Ticco Ross

"Classic acid character with modern ways to create, transform and perform your basslines.

Get TRoss 303

TRoss 303 combines a TB-303-style synthesizer and step sequencer with 64-pattern memory, pattern chaining, controlled random generation and MIDI export.

Its analog circuitry has been modelled component by component from the original schematics, capturing the interaction of the oscillator, filter, envelopes, accents and slides.

All controls are MIDI-mappable, so you can connect your favourite controller and shape the sound hands-on.

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H@llow€€n ~ 2026

video upload by Ebotronix

Arturia Minifreak 37,
Minifreak 49,
Waldorf Iridium,Protein,
Supercritical Red Shift 6,
Doepfer R2m,
Mutable Instruments Midipal,
Enjoy Godfather,
Elektron Tonverk,
Hologram Electronics Microcosm,
Strymon Cloudburst, Big Sky MX, in Dual Mono Mode controlled with
Midi CC by, 16n Faderbank, AtoVproject ,
Minor Scale,
31.10.2026
video# 2687

Beasts

video upload by MIDI IN

"Spoken word with atmospheric music. I recently rewatched American Werewolf in London [great movie!] and the moon happened to be full and bright. This all put me in the mood to read some werewolf-based poetry. For atmosphere I used my Noisferatu which I talked about in a recent video [posted here]. And some sound effects made using e-ther.

Supported by patrons who receive exclusive content and early access. / midi_in"

Note: comments in brackets are matrix. :)

GR!MM V2.0 is out! Dark ambient firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1

video upload by GR!MM // Deathdream

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

"GR!MM V2.0 is free, open-source custom firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1 synth: it turns the FM-1 into a dark ambient, dungeon synth and drone machine with real recorded choirs, generative tracks that play by themselves, and long tape, granular and reverb effects. Happy Halloween

GR!MM V2.0 is a big update. What's new:
GENERATE: generative tracks that play by themselves (DRIFT, PULSE, STORM)
Real choirs: Gregorian monks, nuns and a cathedral choir
GLIDE on every sound
PHASE reborn: a second line, ring mod and noise
Four kinds of distortion: SOFT, FUZZ, CLIP, FOLD
A master filter over the whole mix
MIDI clock in and out, so the FM-1 syncs to your gear and DAW
A new mixer with tape and drive per track
Better tape warble effects


Most of this came from your requests. Thank you."

GR!MM V2.0 Full Tutorial | New features of the dark ambient firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1 explained

video upload by GR!MM // Deathdream

Behringer Open Source IGNITE 64-channel Multi-track Sequencer Incoming

via GitHub

There is a Creator in every human being. Our mission is to empower those who have not and cannot.

Source code for the Behringer IGNITE 64-channel multi-track sequencer.

Key features

64-channel multi-track sequencer with a song, scene, track and pattern structure

Patterns of up to 16 bars with 16 steps per bar, scenes of up to 200 bars, 96 PPQN timing

Real-time recording, undo, fill, solo/skip, gang and sculpt functions

Transpose control and up to 10 user-defined scales

Internal General MIDI sound engine

5 MIDI DIN in/out pairs, USB MIDI, and USB host MIDI for up to 5 devices

MIDI clock sync, MIDI Machine Control and remote control

8 CV and 8 Gate jacks with calibration, plus sync in/out

Wi-Fi connectivity

Release status

This repository contains the IGNITE application, its audio engine and hardware protocol, and the Buildroot tree for the Linux image. Material that could not be redistributed was removed, so some parts need your own replacements before they build (see the README in each folder). There is no official firmware release here yet.

Front panel
Touchscreen
16 RGB step pads, each with its own encoder
8 assignable knobs (A–H) and a jog wheel
ROW and BAR encoders
Transport, song/scene/track/pattern, and edit buttons
USB-A port (5 V, 1 A) with a USB STOP button

Microwave XT firmware - Tallent Edition

via github. Note this is not Waldorf sanctioned.

"An unofficial firmware extension for the Waldorf Microwave II, XT and XTk, operating system 2.33:

Independent wavetable selection for both oscillators.

X-Mod: new Phase and Amplitude modulation modes for both oscillators (XT and XTk).

Warp: nine ways to reshape each oscillator's wave as it plays, with two new modulation destinations, W1 Warp and W2 Warp (XT and XTk).

New aliasing settings modeled after the Industrial Music Electronics Piston Honda Mk II Eurorack module.

Interpolation: optional smooth wavetable scanning as on the Synthesis Technology E352 Cloud Terrarium and the Piston Honda, with Startwave in hundredths of a wave.

FX Para 1-3: three new modulation destinations that move the effect's settings, such as its Speed, Feedback or dry/wet mix.

MPE input, with per-note pitch bend, pressure and Y.

MIDI controllers for every new setting.

The Tallent Edition Sounds: 80 Sounds and nine wavetables that use the new features.

All original features remain. On an XT or XTk, the new pages sit behind Shift with the Wavetable, FM Amount and Env Amount knobs. A Microwave II plays 8 voices and reaches the new pages with the Page dial. Waldorf's update can be loaded again at any time.

See the New Features Guide for how everything works."

Bitbox Mk2 Custom Firmware Overview

video upload by Ville Walveranta

"I created a custom patch for the official 2.3.4 firmware that adds a screen saver, speed change without pitch change, vertical waveform zoom, and an easy way to reset parameters to their defaults."

Additional details via the developer:

"I’ve put together a free, unofficial customization of 1010music Bitbox MkII firmware 2.3.4, adding a few features I’ve wanted on my own module. The customized version identifies itself as 2.3.4+c.

What’s added:

Vertical waveform zoom: pinch/spread vertically to adjust waveform height from 25–3200%. This makes quiet samples easier to see and lets you shrink loud waveforms. Horizontal zoom still works normally. A stationary two-finger tap restores 100% vertical zoom and horizontal fit. This only changes the display, not the audio.

Optional screen saver: a black screen after 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 30, or 60 minutes of inactivity. It’s disabled by default, under Tools → Disp. Playback continues while blanked. The first touch, button press, or encoder movement only wakes the display, preventing accidental edits.

Optional MIDI/CV-trigger wake: choose MIDI, CV triggers, or both. MIDI clock and active sensing are excluded. Unlike physical wake controls, the first incoming musical event still performs its normal action.

Pitch-preserving Speed: 50–200% playback speed, with a dedicated SPEED dial on the Sample-mode LFO/Spd page. It supports live adjustment and the normal INFO modulation editor, including LFO/CV modulation. At 100%, it uses native playback.

Double-tap dial defaults: double-tap a numeric dial to restore its default base value. Modulation sources and amounts remain intact.

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