PlantsSystem-FiveGenerativeVideo

video upload by plantssystem

"Here is a digest video of five generative sound pieces I made for the Raspberry Pi Pico 2 (RP2350). Each one is a self-contained instrument: switch it on and it plays by itself, with a small screen showing what is happening and a joystick and four buttons to steer it on most pieces.

Hardware: Raspberry Pi Pico 2 (RP2350) with a Waveshare Pico-Audio board for stereo audio out and a Waveshare Pico-LCD-1.3 (240x240 display, joystick, A/B/X/Y buttons). All sound is generated on the Pico 2 itself; there are no external synths or samplers. The firmware is written in Arduino (arduino-pico core).

The pieces in the video:

AMBIENTWS: Switch it on and just listen. An endless ambient piece that breathes in Japanese scales (hirajoshi, miyako-bushi, Ryukyu) and Maj7 progressions, layering a granular voice, a physical-model voice and a pulse/rhythm voice, and pausing now and then to catch its breath. It can follow USB MIDI clock.

AZIMUTH: Clicks, sine pings and noise bursts tick like a glitching heartbeat, with a kick, bass and arpeggios racing across the stereo field. Patterns repeat bar by bar and renew every four bars, or can be frozen in place.

GIBSON: A recorded voice keeps talking until it shatters, stutters, reverses and bit-crushes for a few seconds, then calmly picks up where it left off.

LAWRENCE: In an empty room a grand piano quietly composes. Each melody is heard once, and a new piece is born at every start.

PROPHETIQUE: A 5-voice polyphonic generative sequencer built from a single Prophet-5 note. Four tracks play the phrases of an original song, and as you change how many notes are dropped, the playback direction and how pitches are chosen, the song unravels, rearranges itself and drifts away from the original.

The source code is not public. The pieces are shared only as firmware with a few artists for their own work and live use.

Credits:
GIBSON voice: from "William Gibson on Technology" by Jeff Lacy ( • William Gibson on technology ), used under CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/.... The audio was cut into phrases and is glitched in real time.
LAWRENCE piano: Salamander Grand Piano V3 by Alexander Holm, CC BY 3.0. Samples were converted to 8-bit and a subset of pitches is used."

Teenage Engineering OP-1 Alternate Firmare by Popcorp & Hundekraft

video uploads by dj mindless

"all credit to Popcorp, Hundekraft and all responsible for creating this monster of a firmware!"

Playlist:

1. OP-1 OG Custom Firmware Iter Synth Granular C64 Arp Clouds, Father & Washer FX Hundekraft 3.0
2. New Synth Engines Supersaw Mbira Oxbow New Effects Washer Filter Snowglobe & C64 Arp OP-1 Custom FW
3. OP-1 New Monster🤯 Custom Firmware & FX Suite: Father/Crush/Hail/Plate/Reverb/Stutter/Palme/In A Room
4. OP-1 Custom Firmware FX PALME by Musica Obscura WARBLE Maiko Pruett GIN DRUM SYNTH Squarewave Studio
5. New Synth Engines Wavetable and SID Hundekraft 3.0 OP-1 Custom Firmware
6. OP-1 Custom Firmware 4 Track MIDI Sequencer + ELG Synth engine
7. OP-1 New 4 Track MIDI Sequencer ELG Synth Hundekraft 3.0 Custom Firmware
8. OP-1 New Synth Engines EVA and FM Bell Hundekraft 3.0 Custom Firmware
9. OP-1 Custom Firmware HK 3.0 Pew, Taffy and Wavetable Synth Engines

https://hundekraft.github.io/op1-work...

Your OP–1. A little more yours.

Now Available! The Official OPTIGAN Desktop Plugin!

"If you’re a fan of iOptigan, we’ve again partnered with Stefan Stenzel, this time to bring you the official Optigan Plugin for your desktop DAW environment!"

Features

Contains all 40 original discs and three prototype discs
Fifteen discs include multiple revisions
Can sync perfectly to DAW
Flex option for setting pitch independent from tempo
Chord detection to trigger chord buttons
Computer keyboard modes for chord and effect buttons
MIDI in and out for scale tones, chord and effect buttons
Panoptigon compatible
Upside-down disc loading
Spring reverb emulation
Optical metronome

The Optigan Plugin is now available! Click here to go grab it!"

Side note: some of you might remember Stefan Stenzel from Waldorf.

M-VAVE FM-1 | Official V16 Firmware: A Multitimbral Beast! (Stereo FX & New Presets)

video upload by NatLife Sounds

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

"New "Ambient & Dreams V2: Analog Vibes" soundbank (Official release tomorrow + new Video-demo): https://natlifesounds.com/product/amb...

Download V16 Firmware: https://www.m-vave.com/download

So, I'm pleased to present the official release of firmware B16 for the M-Wave FM-1, which includes the following major changes:

8-Part Multitimbral Architecture: You can now layer up to 8 different sounds or play 8 independent patches simultaneously via separate MIDI channels.
Expanded Polyphony: Total synthesis voices increased from 12 to 20, dynamically shared across all 8 parts.
Upgraded Sequencer Grid: Up to 64 steps (increased from 16) with a brand-new 8-track, 8-column arrangement layout for seamless live playback.
- Global Stereo FX Architecture: The 6 built-in effects are now fully stereo. However, they now function as a single shared global FX chain for all 8 voices. Changing individual voice presets no longer alters the shared FX settings.
Per-Voice Tuning & Pan: Each of the 8 parts features independent volume, level, pan, and fine-tuning (-100 to +100 cents).
Expanded MIDI CC Control: Added support for MIDI CC11 (Expression), CC7 (Master Volume), and dedicated CC70–93 range for external FX modulation.
Enhanced Workflow: Features direct patch import/export, DX7 standard SysEx (.syx) bank transmission, and customizable RGB UI color schemes.

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Speak and Key Speak by Max for Cats

video upload by max forcats

Speak
Speak is a polyphonic Max for Live instrument that turns typed words into speech in the style of a 1980s Speak & Spell. It encodes each word into coarse chip-style LPC frames and decodes them live in eight voices. MIDI notes set the pitch, so any word can be played as a melody or a chord. It speaks six languages (English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Japanese), and it can freeze a vowel, stutter at any point in a word and apply a 10-point modulation curve. Vibrato has several shapes and a fade-in, and there are controls for tract size, tilt and intonation.

SpeakKeys
SpeakKeys uses the same voice engine, but each of 48 MIDI keys has its own word and its own pitch instead of speaking one word chromatically. You type a word and a semitone pitch for each key, and a note shows the note that plays it and the note that sounds, so you can program little songs and play them from a keyboard or a clip. The keys are laid out in four banks of 12 and are saved with presets. A pair of mappable Select Key and Select Pitch controls lets you edit all 48 pitches from a few Push encoders. It shares the language, vibrato, global pitch and tone controls with Speak. Max for Cats crafts Software Instruments, Effects, MIDI devices, Sound Design and Samples for Ableton Live.

https://maxforcats.gumroad.com/l/zjvtye

ELZ_1 core | Sound Design Examples #2 Piano

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"

Pollard Industries Syndrum Twin Electronic Drum Synthesizer SN 1339

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

via this eBay listing

Additional Tone Tweakers Listings

"This unit was meticulously refurbished and is working perfectly, so buy with confidence.

We paid our tech for approximately 8 hours of skilled labor plus parts to properly overhaul this unit so it would work perfectly for its next owner and so that it will hopefully outlast others. This work included the following:

Disassembly and cleaning
Cleaned all jacks
Replaced capacitors
Removed, cleaned and lubricated slide potentiometers

One interesting thing we noticed (that most sellers wouldnt have bothered to mention) is that there are 2 different types of slide pots used in this particular unit - one type feels a bit tighter than the other and has different colored shafts. We suspect this was how it left the factory as the pot types used are identical in both the upper and lower synth sections. This unit works great and sounds amazing and should make its next owner very happy.

Each of the 2 channels of the Syndrum Twin consists of an identical synthesizer with its own trigger input and audio output. Triggers can be sent from various drum machines, MIDI to CV converters, or drum pads. Audio signals can be used as well - for best results, we would recommend using a click or very short percussive sounds (like a rimshot).

Invented by Joe Pollard and Mark Barton in 1976, this drum synthesizer found its way onto popular records by The Cars, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sparks and Joy Division, as well as many disco hits, including “Ring My Bell” by Anita Ward, “Knock on Wood” by Amii Stewart, and 'The Second Time Around' by Shalamar. A must for anyone into drum synths, or just those who love a good pew pew sound!"

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Expander for the M-Vave FM-1: firmware switching, song library, MIDI out & sync (demo)

video upload by Oficina de Sonido

00:00 Intro
00:27 Firmware install
03:12 Song library & live sets
05:16 MIDI out: sequencing a MicroFreak
07:39 Sync out: FM-1 as master
09:28 Sync in: Clave as master
10:29 Wrap-up

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


"The Expander is a small companion box for the M-Vave FM-1, by Oficina de Sonido. It plugs into the FM-1's USB port and adds what the FM-1 can't do on its own:

▸ Install and switch firmwares (SLOOP, X0X, CTL-1, stock…) with no computer, from its microSD card

▸ Song library: back up and reload songs on firmwares that support it. Switching firmware no longer costs you your work, and you can play a whole set live without a laptop

▸ Two TRS MIDI outputs: sequence other synths from the FM-1, with MIDI channel filtering for devices that receive on all channels

▸ Sync in and sync out: the FM-1 can lead or follow Volcas, Pocket Operators, modular synths and drum machines

In this demo: firmware install, loading songs, sequencing a MicroFreak, and syncing both ways with Clave, the Euclidean drum machine by Oficina de Sonido.

What you see is a prototype, user interface included: we're already working on the PCB, the front panel, the enclosure design and the UI.

It will be open source: schematics, PCB and firmware will be published once it's finished.

More info: https://www.oficinadesonido.org/expan...

Built on the great work of the developers of SLOOP, Felucca, X0X and CTL-1. Thank you!"

Dr.Øne: a 4-voice drone machine by DenverSynthLabs

video upload by manmade madman

"Dr.Øne is a fun to play drone machine with 4 independent voices that can rotate, or instantly transpose, to get you someplace fresh and exciting. Instantly, you're taken somewhere new and musical, gently, or even abruptly. It's half concrete, half metal, all luscious tones.

Or, you can just play it.

The voices barely interact, but feed through an all-new spring reverb algorithm and delay, which then feed a micro-cassette that you can freeze, rewind, and half-speed all at the push of a button. You'll find millions of sounds driving into the effects. This will quickly be a center for inspiration, as you discover new paths to strange sounds and chords.

Or, you can just play it.

You can map this to your favorite hardware controller (like a Novation Launch Control XL) and sit back and make chords out of sounds, progressions out of tones. Tying it to hardware is revealing. Suddenly it becomes an instrument that doesn't exist. Don't think for a second that you can save this game and resume, because you cannot. Just like life, there is no going back, only forward.

Or, you can just play it.

Throb button gives you spikes of the voices at their shape-- from sine to pulse and everywhere in between-- that you can use to bounce off the walls, or climb them, if that's your thing.

Melt your past. Forge your future. Make something new without boundaries. Or, you can just play it.

Available now: https://store.denversynth.com/drone.html"

DenverSynthLabs’ easiest synth to lose hours to.

Half of Dr.Øne is concrete. Musique concrète began when people cut, slowed, reversed and looped recorded sound until it stopped being a recording and became an instrument. Dr.Øne is the other half: four voices that hold a chord forever, then rotate or instantly transpose to take you somewhere fresh. Play it by hand, with a hardware controller or the mouse, and don’t be surprised when it’s three hours later.

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discoDSP Models the Oberheim TEO-5 In Software with the TED-8

video upload by discoDSP

TED-8 is the Oberheim TEO-5 as a plugin, built from thousands of measurements of a real unit. Every knob, every curve and every effect was recorded, compared and tuned until the plugin and the hardware sounded the same side by side. Then we gave it three more voices, a Poly Unison mode that stacks up to 6 voices on each of 8 notes (48 voices at once), a full modulation matrix and a cable to the real thing, so TED-8 works on its own in your DAW or as the editor and librarian for the TEO-5 on your desk.

HOW WE MODELED IT

TED-8 How we modeled it We started with a TEO-5 on the bench and a lot of patience. One note at a time, one knob step at a time, we recorded what the unit actually does: how far the filter moves per step, how the envelopes curve, how fast each LFO setting runs, how each effect colors the sound. TED-8 follows those recordings rather than a datasheet, so a patch you dial in feels and responds the way it does on the hardware.

The little imperfections came along too. Each voice sits a few cents apart and a touch louder or softer than its neighbour, the way the voices of the unit do, so chords breathe instead of sounding cloned.

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JP6+ Split Whole Arp Demo

video upload by sequentix

"JP6+ Split Whole mode turns the synth into two separate polysynths.
In this unit, voices 7 and 8 have been populated, so it's a dual 4 voice synth (JP6+2).
Upper and lower both have independent arpeggio settings (sharing the same rate atm). Selecting Upper or Lower allows either tone to be edited and played with keyboard independently. Upper receives basic MIDI channel, Lower receives on channel + 1.
Key assign modes still available in arp. Big unison :)
Both voices filters set to Jupiter 8 4-pole mode."

Phantom Instruments S49 Universal MIDI Sequencer & C45

video uploads by Phantom Instruments

Playlist:

1. Phantom Instruments S49 - Pitch Overview
2. Phantom Instruments S49 - Mutes Overview
3. Phantom Instruments S49 - Tracks Overview
4. Phantom Instruments S49 - Steps Overview
5. Phantom Instruments S49 | C45 - Short Live Demo Jam


Playlist:

1. Phantom Instruments S49 | C45 - Short Live Demo Jam
2. Phantom Instruments C45 - Short Live Techno Jam
3. Phantom Instruments C45 - Full Techno Jam with Ableton Live
4. Phantom Instruments - C45 (Promo)


S49 | Technical Specifications.

Overview
Universal MIDI sequencer for hardware and software instruments
USB-powered, class-compliant (no drivers required)
Length: 304mm
Width: 109mm
Height (including knobs and feet): 45mm
Weight: 900 grams

Connectivity
USB MIDI
3.5 mm (1/8”) TRS MIDI: In, Out
All TRS connections are Type A / B configurable
CV Out x 8
Gate Out x 8
Clock In & Clock Out

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Akai Launches MPK Mini Plus II

video uploads by Akai Professional

Check with dealers on the right for pricing and availability.

Playlist:

1. MPK Mini Plus II | Expressive Control, Expanded Possibilities
2. MPK Mini Plus II with Drumma Boy | Akai Professional
3. MPK Mini Plus II | Overview
4. MPK Mini Plus II | MPC Integration

Akai MPK Mini Plus MK2 // What's new, review and tutorial

video upload by

TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 1:42 Overview 3:09 Keys & pads 4:27 Color screen 5:47 I/O 6:10 Chord modes 7:13 Mutate & strum 8:52 Chord types 10:02 Progressions 10:51 Arpeggiator 13:06 Overdub & follow 14:26 ARP patterns 16:09 DAW control 17:23 Pad modes 18:25 MPC 20:03 NKS plugins 22:08 Kontakt 22:41 Instrument Collection 23:27 User modes 24:18 Pros & cons 27:15 Jams

Press release follows:


AKAI PROFESSIONAL® INTRODUCES MPK® MINI PLUS II, THE NEXT GENERATION OF ITS 37-KEY MIDI KEYBOARD CONTROLLER

Upgraded keys and MPC pads meet new creative tools, deeper MPC and DAW integration, a full-color display, MIDI and CV connectivity in a compact 37-key controller.

CUMBERLAND, R.I. (October 22, 2026) – Akai Professional® today announced MPK® Mini Plus II, the next generation of its compact 37-key MIDI keyboard, designed for creators who want more performance and production control without moving to a full-size keyboard. MPK Mini Plus II combines an upgraded 37-key mini keybed, eight velocity- and pressure-sensitive RGB MPC pads, a new full-color display, and creative tools including Glitch, Mutate, Strum, Freeze, Chords, and Follow. Direct MPC Standalone and MPC Desktop integration brings deeper MPC control to the keyboard, while USB-C, five-pin MIDI, and CV/Gate connectivity allow MPK Mini Plus II to move easily between software instruments, hardware synthesizers, and modular setups.

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New phase of MIDI IN

video upload by MIDI IN

"An open and honest discussion of my working life and plans for change.
As discussed, the new Patreon page:
/ midi_in"

New OS with Loop Bar Sequencer for Emax I E-mu + quantize

video upload by deepeightyeight

"new os for emax, it's the 4.5 it adds loop bar seq (before was linear) and quantize (oooh) and track mute (ooooh) and duplicate and count in... you can download from here, still in beta. there are the 4 version Standard, SE, HD and Plus. i check the first 2 are ok. i have no HD so in uncheck so BACKUP before trying! u have been warned.
www.12records.net//ftp/EMAX_4.5_Loop_Bar_Seq_Packet.zip"

Update: some additional info:

EMAX 4.4 LOOP BAR SEQ
Unofficial educational OS modification for E-mu Emax I SE
Release notes, quick guide and disclaimer - 18 October 2026

ABOUT THIS RELEASE

Loop Bar Seq turns the Emax's sequencer into a repeating, bar-based recording
workflow. You can build parts over successive passes, leave recording while
playback continues, switch recording tracks and mute parts from the keypad.

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Perkons HD-01 Firmware 1.3!

video upload by Mark Cee

"Was nice to see a new firmware drop yesterday for our beloved Perkons HD-01. I thought i would turn the camera on and talk a little about the new update!"

via Erica Synths

"PĒRKONS 1.3 CHANGELOG


Features:
- Custom Samples per BANK

Now each BANK can have its own sample set, it must be placed in the BANK folder (00;01;etc). If no SAMPLES folder is present in a BANK folder, default sample set from the root folder SAMPLES is loaded!


- New CHORD algorithm
Accsess it via the Voice 3, Algo 3, Mode 3! It replaces one of the Karplus modes. PARAM1 morphs throuigh the waveforms, PARAM 2 sets the chord.


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FAC Gravity Spatial Frequency Shifter AUv3 Plugin

video upload by Fred Anton Corvest

"FAC Gravity AUv3 Plugin is a frequency shifter for creating Barberpole and Shepard style glissandos, spectral illusions, stereo rotation, chorusing, phasing, evolving echoes, infinite cosmic spaces, and all the combinations you’ll make.

0:00 Introduction
0:39 Presentation
1:39 Preset Demo: Shifted Space
1:57 Preset Demo: Ramping Tape Riser
2:15 Preset Demo: Synce Wobble Bass
2:30 Preset Demo: Frequency Shifter
2:49 Preset Demo: Synced Break II
3:09 Outro

Discover more presets in the AUv3 plugin.

More info on https://fredantoncorvest.com"

"FAC Gravity AUv3 Plugin is a frequency shifter for creating Barberpole and Shepard style glissandos, spectral illusions, stereo rotation, chorusing, phasing, evolving echoes, infinite cosmic spaces, and all the combinations you’ll make.

• Dual Frequency Shifting, or Mono Shifting with Quadrature Stereo Widening

• Organic Spiral Loop, from gentle feedback to pure analog self-oscillation

• Integrated delay, diffusion blur, and independent low/high filtering

• Modulation matrix, multi-source envelope follower

• LFO with classic waveforms and random spline

• Spinning modulation to rotate and animate the stereo field

• Tempo-synced or MIDI-driven Frequency Shift, LFO, and Delay

• Dry/Wet mix, optional limiting, and goniometer visualization

• Advanced Responsive Design, portrait and landscape views

• Universal Purchase: AUv3 for iOS (iPad/iPhone), macOS and Vision Pro"

The Original OP-1 Just Got a New Synth Engine, Chords and 6 New Effects and More (Free Firmware Mod)

video upload by Justin Joe

"New stuff for the original OP-1. A Keys synth engine (tine, reed and clav), chord mode and scales, a piano-roll sequencer that records chords, six new effects with their own screens, a new LFO, a knob-click Shift latch, and MIDI CC on almost every knob. It all runs on top of firmware 246, the last one teenage engineering released for the OG, and it's free.

🔧 GET THE MOD (free). Download, install steps and the manual with the full MIDI CC chart: https://justinjoe.com/op1-mod

☕ If it makes your OP-1 more fun, the tip jar is here: https://buymeacoffee.com/justinjoe

Original OP-1 only, not the OP-1 Field. Unofficial, not affiliated with or supported by teenage engineering, use at your own risk. Going back to stock has one rule (switch your sounds off the new engine, effects and LFO first), and it's in the install steps."

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.

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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.