"The Minimoog has the voice many of us first fell in love with: a fat bass that sits under everything, a lead that cuts through any mix, a filter you can play like a second instrument.
The CA-72 by Idle Foundry rebuilds a 1972 Model D from the inside. Every board was transcribed from the service documents into SPICE netlists, and the real-time model was derived from those simulations and calibrated against a real instrument, so the oscillators drift, the ladder filter sings and the mixer breaks up the way the original does.
Its front panel opens right below the Retromulator rack. LO, HI and ULTRA quality trade CPU for detail, and offline bounces always render with the 4x engine. DOUBLE, SPREAD and ENTROPY add a detuned twin, stereo width and the small differences between two real units. Presets are .fxp files in Factory and User banks with .fxb bank import and export, selected by MIDI Program Change, and every panel control answers a MIDI CC."
"SIDE FX: 14HP Eurorack multi-effects module. Reverb, delay, granular, pitch shift and glitch in four chain-able blocks, with CV, clock and MIDI control.
IDE FX is a QUAD ALGORITHMIC FX PROCESSOR, using four effects BLOCKS in parallel / serial combinations for ultimate creative flexibility."
0:00 Introduction
0:15 Big Spaces, Tiny Spaces, Dirty Spaces, Doomed Spaces !
0:44 PRESET: "Behind You"
1:25 PRESET: "Pitch Swirl"
1:37 Dual Pitch Shift
1:59 PRESET: "Melancholia"
2:21 Pitch Shift Delay, & Glitch !
2:50 PRESET: "Old Tape Echo"
3:15 Modulators
3:49 Preset Edit
4:16 Granular - Vocal Crowd Generator
4:32 PRESET "Ghost Trails"
4:50 Multi Tap Delays
5:33 PRESET "Follow Echoes"
5:43 FX Send Mutes !
6:21 FX Process Blocks List
Explaining and testing RYK Side FX
video upload by Stazma
"Today we check out the newx multi effect module by RYK Modular: Side FX
This one seem to draws a lot of inspiration from the H 3000 "Ultra Harmonizer" by Eventide even tho it's not a clone at all. It let you use four effects and route them in many different ways using algorithms that look very much like the ones you would find in a 4-OP FM synthesizer (who said Algo?!).
It's a great module, very powerfull and quite easy to use even for someone like me who does not like screens on modules."
via RYK
Want a Pitch Shifted delay into some lush Reverb, with a bit of Chorus for good measure ?
How about some Phaser action into a Glitch effect, and a dollop of Bit Crush to taste !
SIDE FX lets you process up to four effect BLOCKS via different algorithms, to create complex, deep evolving effects to envelop your music in a rich syrup of your choosing.
It comes with loads of PRESET FX chains, from ear-mangling grit, to subtle presence, to brain-melting time-space freak-outs.
Or you can create your own PRESETS and save them to the internal SD Card, share with friends and impress your enemies.
Four user-definable CV inputs are available for modulating any parameter, along with a Clock Input for keeping things tidy and time-synchronised, oh, and a MIDI input for all of the above!
"Get Waveroom Synth: https://waveroom.lemonsqueezy.com/che...
Windows x64: Standalone + VST3. A compatible VST3 host is required for the plugin. One-time price: KRW 39,000. Taxes may apply at checkout.
Ten factory presets from Waveroom Synth 0.12.1: moving arpeggios, bright leads, bass, plucks, keys, mallets, pads, wobble and atmospheric texture.
All sounds come directly from the full Windows VST3, played with original MIDI. Factory effects are retained. The genuine product interface is rendered offline alongside the same performance. Audio is level-matched per preset, with short seam fades and trailing near-silence trimmed. No backing music or external audio effects.
Presets in order: Lattice Current, Solar Lead, Furnace Bass, Nylon Spark, Sunday Organ, Plate Mallets, Amber Pad, Talking Alloy, Rain on Glass, Nebula Flare."
"Chris joins us in the studio to show us the new *midicake Una*, a compact MIDI processor and sequencer that takes ideas from MIDI Cake ARP and puts them into a smaller keyboard-focussed format with three intelligent parts driven by MIDI input.
Note: UNA has gained a number of new features and UI improvements since this was filmed, including the Patch Chain and Program Change features mentioned in the video. Head to https://midicake.com/una for what's in the shipping firmware.
UNA is designed to be a musical idea capture device. It uses incoming notes as a harmonic source for three parts: chord, melody and bass. The chord track drives rhythm and harmony, the melody track works as a more complex arpeggiator/sequencer, and the bass track adds generated or edited bass movement. It reverse-engineers played ideas into its parametric sequencing engine rather than simply recording MIDI. It can also be attached to a low cost Android tablet directly for a larger interactive UI to expand control options.
Key features include per-parameter sequencing for pitch, gate, velocity, slice, octave, MIDI channel and delay. It supports ratchets, trills, swing, Euclidean-style mutes and accents, probability-based variation, chord chains, chord suggestions and live play with sustain. Luna also has two MIDI outputs and can route or sequence across multiple MIDI channels.
Una early bird launch offer £399 / $519 / €479 for the first 150 units and sells direct from https://midicake.com"
"Meet Midicake UNA, a hands-on hardware composer for keyboards, synths, and the people who play.
Capture a melody, then play the keyboard. UNA's rhythm, melody and bass tracks follow your chords. Every sequence is parametric and deterministic, so you shape it hands-on and the same settings always give you the same pattern. A pattern is only yours if you can repeat it.
In this video: • Capture melodies by step recording or in real time • Change mutes, steps and direction without touching a note • Step-sequence every main parameter and slice notes • Chain chords into progressions, and UNA keeps every track in harmony • Mix tracks and pick from the factory patterns • Add controlled variation to the bass with probability • Modulate internal parameters and MIDI CCs with waveforms and step sequences • Solo over the top with pitch quantisation • Switch patches on the fly and chain them into patch progressions
Order UNA at https://midicake.com
Designed and built by hand. Free firmware, forever."
"Reliq, your DAW and your hardware, all on the same grid. Rlx 1.10 comes with U-SYNC 2.0: tighter, more stable sync between Reliq, DAWs and hardware, automatic latency compensation, and U-SYNC is finally available on Windows. The Bitwig integration goes much deeper, with track creation, plug-in loading and Bitwig clip sequencing directly from Reliq. The USB Host port now connects up to four USB devices through a standard hub. On top of that, there are refinements to Track Speed, the Euclidean generator and much more.
"Discover Scale-Pocket ✨
Ditch tedious scale memorization. Pick your root note & mode to unlock 132 lit scale patterns across Major, Minor and Blues — perfect for music students learning theory and guitar/vocal players improvising backing riffs instantly.
Ultra-portable lightweight frame slips into any backpack. Jam loud via built-in speaker, or plug in headphones for quiet dorm/commute practice without disturbing others.
12 authentic instrument tones including piano, guitar, sax and drums deliver full standalone play; sketch full songs anytime with zero laptop or device connection needed.
24 velocity-sensitive dual-octave keys with a ±4 octave octave shifts deliver full dynamic range, so your playing carries genuine musical expression.
Level up your production workflow: MIDI IN/OUT ports connect external synths, full MIDI compatibility works with all mainstream DAWs, plus sustain & fixed velocity modes, universal USB-C plug-and-play for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android.
Low learning curve and wallet-friendly, ideal for new musicians who want both learning and production functions."
Synido Scale Pocket Mini Keyboard and Midi Controller Demo and Review
"MALICE is a MIDI sound module: it has no keyboard of its own.
Connect any MIDI keyboard, sequencer, groovebox or DAW to its MIDI IN and it becomes a powerful analogue-style synthesiser, playable as a fat monosynth or a 6-voice polysynth.
available from www.mindburner.co.uk"
MALICE is a MIDI sound module: it has no keyboard of its own. Connect any MIDI keyboard, sequencer, groovebox or DAW to its MIDI IN and it becomes a powerful analogue-style synthesiser, playable as a fat monosynth or a 6-voice polysynth.
Deep basses, acid lines, screaming leads, pads and plucks – every sound is synthesised in real time by firmware written from scratch for this instrument. A colour screen shows every setting, and a simple built-in step sequencer with accent and slide gets a bassline going without a keyboard.
FEATURES
2 oscillators, 8 wave shapes, sub-oscillator Pulse width modulation and analogue-style drift Noise source: white, pink, brown and digital Resonant 12/24 dB filter with drive Envelope and LFO, with LFO tempo sync Stereo chorus and delay (clean, tape, ping-pong) Simple step sequencer: 8 patterns, accent, slide, chain Follows MIDI clock, Start and Stop Random patch generator with undo 20 patch memories, 20 factory sounds Full MIDI CC control, Program Change Colour screen, 4 buttons and rotary encoder
HOW DO I CONNECT IT?
Connect your keyboard, sequencer or MIDI interface MIDI OUT to the MALICE MIDI IN (5-pin DIN) Connect the stereo audio output to a mixer, audio interface or powered speakers (line level) Power from USB-C (phone charger recommended – not supplied) or a 9V DC supply (2.1mm, any polarity – not supplied)
Get the iconic Roland JP-8000 SUPERSAW sound as a digital User Oscillator – with the same parameters as the original.
This is part of my complete Bundle with additional 15 powerful User Oscillators for the Minilogue XD and NTS-1 (MKi).
In this video I’m showing the SUPERSAW in a short trance track and walking through some of the custom parameters:
🎛️ Phase – Control the massive width of the 7 supersaw waves
🎛️ Mix – Balance the dry and detuned signals perfectly
🎛️ Brightness – Open up the filter character for piercing leads
🎛️ SubOsc – Add massive low-end to your supersaw patches
🎛️ Octave Switch – Choose between 1 or 2 octaves for the SubOsc
🎛️ Drive – Boost the punch of the sound
Perfect for owners of the Minilogue XD who want classic trance and progressive sounds."
"This oscillator was written from the ground up in C++ for maximum efficiency and sonic uncompromising quality. Instead of simply stacking standard sawtooth waves, the code uses mathematical refinements otherwise found only in high-end plugins:
Original detune behavior: The oscillator calculates the phase behavior of 7 synchronized sawtooths using the exact asymmetric detune ratios of the original Roland JP-8000.
Fully band-limited: By employing optimized band-limited sawtooth algorithms, the sound stays absolutely clean and free of annoying aliasing even in the highest notes.
Analog-modulated filter design: Inside the code runs a cascade of four highpass filters plus a specialized high-shelf EQ based on BiQuad filter structures. This delivers an extremely clean bass range and silky highs.
Buzz Zone is a boutique performance-oriented synth with a rich set of features, cutting edge DSP and a streamlined modern interface for endless inspiration and experimentation
The synth has two engines that can be layered together for a range of complex sounds and textures. The 'Synth' engine is a great sounding wavetable oscillator with a unison function for buzzy, harmonically rich timbres, hence the name! The 'Sample' engine mixes in additional textures or attack samples over the sound.
Buzz Zone has 6 sequencers, built for messing around with phrases, riffs, and ideas before locking things down: grab a few bars on a controller and drop them into a slot, scrub the playhead to audition the result before committing it, or trigger and transpose sequences live from a keyboard or pad controller.
"Hear all 256 patches in the TEO-5 Vintage Collection: 64 classic Oberheim interpretations, 128 Roland interpretations, and 64 expressive CS-80-inspired sounds, played on the Oberheim TEO-5.
This quick tour moves through the complete bank in user-memory order, from 101 to G16. On-screen labels show the patch name, location, source family and progress through the collection. Short phrases suit the patch type, with longer holds for the slower strings and pads.
WHAT'S IN THE BANK Banks 1-4: 64 Oberheim / OB-Xa interpretations Banks 5-6: 32 Roland Juno-60 interpretations Banks 7-8: 32 Roland Juno-106 interpretations Banks 9-A: 32 Roland JX-8P interpretations Bank B: 16 Roland Jupiter-8 interpretations Bank C: 16 Roland SH-101 interpretations Banks D-G: 64 Yamaha CS-80-inspired patches
These are sounds voiced for the TEO-5, drawing on vintage patch sheets, program data and classic synthesis ideas. Envelopes, tuning, modulation, Vintage and onboard effects were adapted for this synth. They are interpretations rather than exact emulations of the original instruments.
The demo uses a programmed MIDI performance to change patches and play the TEO-5. The sound comes from the recorded hardware synth. The edit adds titles and visual movement; there is no backing music.
CHAPTERS 00:00 Opening / Oberheim 02:25 Roland Juno-60 03:45 Roland Juno-106 05:02 Roland JX-8P 06:14 Roland Jupiter-8 06:49 Roland SH-101 07:22 CS-80 inspired
LOADING THE PATCHES The ZIP contains a complete stored-program SysEx file, individual 16-patch banks and a patch guide. Loading overwrites the addressed USER locations, so save any user sounds you want to keep first. Factory memory is unaffected. Set MIDI SysEx On to On and MIDI SysEx Cable to USB, then send the chosen file to the TEO-5 with a SysEx sender. More detail is in the included guide.
Source credits and individual adaptation notes are included in the download. Independent patch collection; not an official Oberheim, Roland or Yamaha release."
"NEW UPDATE: Beta1 is finishing internal testing and will be released soon. You can update with the upload tool. Thanks everybody for their input. I tried to include most of your requests (and some of my own) when it was possible, some of them I did my own take, trying to satisfy similar goals into a single approach. Now we have a couple new effects, you can save synth engine's patches, customize your macro Knobs from the device, pattern link, scene repeat, copy and re-arrange stuff inside or between packs... Check GitHub for a full list. All stock functions remain the same. Message me, submit a request on the GitHub or reply to this thread for fixes, new features or clarifications. A demo will maybe come, after a rest. If anyone wants to share theirs, be my guest."
You can find the M-VAVE FM-1 on Amazon. See dealers on the right for Circuit Tracks.
"I bought an M-VAVE FM-1 to add to my Circuit Tracks.
I love Yamaha DX sounds (checkout my previous MiniDEXED build and songs to see how much) and I think they work well with the Circuit Tracks. Building an equivalent MiniDEXED (like this one) now has ballooned to over $100USD* so at around $60 or so this is a much cheaper and interesting option.
Better screen Bluetooth MIDI Rubber keyboard Easier interface NO DIY
The numerous daily new firmwares adding new features and the very tempting price on the FM-1 was too much to resist so - here we are.
An arpeggiator and a polyphonic step sequencer for the Sequential Prophet‑5 / Prophet‑10 Rev4, added to Sequential's own Main OS 2.1.0 as a firmware patch. You apply the patch to your copy of the official OS in your browser and install the result over USB like any OS update. Everything is controlled from the front panel.
Built on someone else's idea. The notion of patching the Rev4's firmware, and the proof that it works, belong to another person: an arpeggiator mod that circulated privately showed the way and set the control conventions this project keeps (A440 as the arp button, Bank/Group for modes, Glide Rate for tempo). This project began as additions chained in front of that mod and makes several additions — the polyphonic sequencer with rests and ties, the keyboard octave shift, tap tempo, patch memory, tempo divisions, and more.
New here? The walkthrough takes you through every feature at the instrument, step by step; the manual below is the reference.
Not affiliated with Sequential. This is a hobby project that modifies the instrument's firmware. Installing a modified OS is at your own risk and may void your warranty. Only the project's own code, tooling and notes are published here; Sequential's OS files are not redistributed, which is why you supply your own copy.
A live performance on the Sequential OB-6 with PolyArp, my MIDI arpeggiator. I play the chords and shape the OB-6 sound while PolyArp generates two independent rhythmic parts in a 3:1 ratio.
The sound comes from the OB-6. PolyArp generates the MIDI patterns and works with external MIDI synths and software instruments, as a plugin or a standalone app on your computer.
"Polly is free firmware that turns the M-VAVE FM-1 into a pocket arranger, inspired by the Yamaha QY70. Play a chord, and a band of eight instruments follows it.
16 styles, each with an Intro, two grooves, fills and an Ending
Write your own chord progressions, and build songs from them, section by section
Record two melodies along the song, and fix any note in the piano roll
128 General MIDI sounds and a drum kit, with a mixer, reverb and chorus
Make your own grooves, save up to four songs, and back them up from the browser
Play from a MIDI keyboard, send MIDI to your computer, and mirror the screen
New in 0.4: melodies start as a choir, and the Ending stays in tune when you ask for it mid-song.
0:00 Play a chord, and the band follows
0:14 16 styles
0:28 Grooves and fills
0:43 Build a song
0:51 Record melodies
1:02 Edit notes
1:16 Sounds, mixer and effects
Built on Felucca by Hügelton Instruments. The piano roll follows the design of Melodee by Kerem Kilic. Sounds by Sonivox EAS. Polly isn't affiliated with Yamaha or M-VAVE."
"The Teenage Engineering K.O. series makes a good sparring partner for iOS devices! 🥊🥊
In this video, the K.O. Sidekick doubles as an audio interface and a performance mixer for live effects. On the left, the EP-133 supplies the beats. On the right, the iPad runs a bassline in Elastic Melody, layered with Elastic OSC receiving MIDI from Melody. Molli Looper adds looping and filter effects, while AUM sends MIDI clock to keep the EP-133 in sync.
A sweet mobile setup with plenty of hands-on control—and a lot of fun :)"
"Fujiha F8000 LiveJam - Middle '80 Made in Italy Home Keyboard Synthesizer by Viscount
5 simultaneous parts
Bass, accompaniment, solo, polyphonic voices, drum based on lo-fi digital samples.
Sound editing: 2 groups of 8 waveforms, 8 mix types and 8 envelopes.
User memory: 4 user-programmable registrations.
MIDI In, MIDI Out and MIDI Thru.
Enso Looper & Fac Alteza Reverb on iPad."
"It's been almost a year since I last used my Elektron Digitone. The knobs had gradually become sticky, making the instrument pretty unpleasant to use.
Since this seems to be an issue other people have experienced too (and I've had similar problems with other gear), I eventually decided to buy replacement knobs and swap them myself.
And honestly, this machine is too good to stay on the shelf!
To celebrate its return, here's a second "Live at Home" session: a 14-minute live set built mainly around patterns I recorded on the Digitone before I stopped using it.
The setup:
Elektron Digitone : the heart of the setup, sequencing the Roland S-1 and sending program changes to switch its sounds throughout the set.
Roland S-1 : mainly handling the bass.
MFB Tanzbär : adding some extra analog drums, using its own internal sequencer.
Teenage Engineering KO Sidekick : processing the Tanzbär (Channel 1) and the Digitone (Channel 2), with onboard effects for breaks, transitions, and a bit of hands-on sound shaping.
The Digitone acts as the master clock, with MIDI running from the Digitone to the S-1 and then to the Tanzbär. While the Digitone sequences the S-1, the Tanzbär keeps its own patterns running in sync with the rest of the setup.
No elaborate concept this time, just a chance to revisit some old patterns, bring the Digitone back into the mix, and see where the machines take me.
As always, the performance was recorded in a single take. I mixed and mastered the individual tracks afterwards in Ableton Live, but the musical performance itself wasn't edited or fixed.
