TIMELINE:
0:00 Intro
0:50 Overview
1:40 Keybed
2:15 Pitch & mod
2:35 Pads
3:50 Screen
4:15 Knobs
4:40 Faders
5:10 I/O
5:45 Build
6:05 Other buttons
6:25 Hold
6:55 Shift
7:25 Brains
7:45 Arp
8:55 Chord
9:25 Custom modes
9:55 Control center
11:00 Other smarts?
11:35 Analog lab
14:00 Effects
14:50 Ableton Live
17:20 Komplete Kontrol
20:00 Other Arturia
20:20 Pros & cons
Building on the much-loved MiniLab formula, MiniLab 37 expands Arturia’s best-selling compact controller with 12 additional slim keys, a refined layout, hands-on DAW control, creative performance features, and a complete software bundle. Designed for beginners, producers, performers, and musicians looking for a compact controller, it offers the freedom of two-handed play without sacrificing portability.
CONTENT
00:00 What is MINIMAL?
05:42 Making music with Minimal
11:00 Time stretching
12:00 Bass synth explained
13:07 Parameter locks
14:15 Drum kits
14:49 Sampling explained
17:15 Final thoughts
Sonicware deconstruct MINIMAL Complete Tutorial - 11 Tracks of Pure Groove
video upload by ChrisLody
0:00 Teaser 00:32 Intro 01:26 Test-drive Jam 3:46 Overview, connections and controls, cheat sheet, powering on, playing a pattern, FUNC button, speaker mute 6:44 Quick start guide, drum kit loading, building a quick pattern, pattern save 9:10 Random velocity, Feel setting and demo 10:26 Pattern details, loading another pattern, pattern chaining, reload pattern 11:53 Track details, playing and selecting tracks, multi mode 13:05 Performance, Tempo, Global Tempo, how menus work, muting tracks, clearing mutes, global mutes, solo mode, pattern phase rotation, drum isolator, MFX settings and demo 17:18 Pattern creation, load new pattern 17:49 BD1 controls, loading a new sound, reverb send, delay send, panning, track level, entering and removing drum hits, ratchets, clear a track 20:32 BD2 controls, general drum controls, drum accents, adjusting drum accents, 22:21 SD controls 23:45 CP controls, track length, note value, 25:10 CH & OH controls, choke, enter notes in step mode, real-time record 26:41 Swing, swing type, per track swing 28:01 Sound banks 28:48 Synth and Bass controls, keyboard mode, octave button, select track in keyboard mode, directly enter notes 31:12 Parameter locks, manual entry, clear parameter locks, record parameter locks 32:21 Pattern save, pattern copy, rename pattern 33:15 Sampled sound controls, re-pitch, amen demo 36:17 Loop controls, loop track modes, time stretching, gated vs one-shot, retrigger 40:19 Bass controls, bass key assign, bass controls, S01 mode, program a bass sequence, accents and glides, transpose, preview notes in the sequence 45:27 Save drum kit, rename kit 46:06 Variation, variation copy, real-time variation edit, variation fill, variation looping 48:45 Reverb and delay settings, reverb types, delay ping-pong, delay sync, pattern level. 50:43 Sampling, external in menu, sampling from USB, preview sample, save sample, trim sample, line in sampling 53:54 Firmware update, backing up, importing samples 55:50 Misc menus, data menu, midi menu, system menu
"Nobody likes menu-diving, right? This is an add-on for MIDISID which gives you physical controls (analogue pots and sliders plus prophet-style buttons) for most of MIDISID's functionality.
This is an expensive thing to build, and I don't know how many to plan to make. Therefore, I'll be running a 'threshold pre-order campaign' over the next couple of weeks.
Freshwater writes a new chapter for the legendary Fairlight CMI
Today Freshwater announces a milestone event with the release of the FI50A card for existing Fairlight CMIs series I, II and IIx. We’ve spent over a year perfecting this project and now offer CMI users a unique opportunity to extend, preserve and enhance these remarkable and era-defining machines.
Installed in an original Fairlight CMI, the FI50A makes the instrument faster, more reliable and more convenient to operate whilst bringing the legendary CMI sound into the 21st century music production environment. We are currently focused on getting these cards into the hands of users and continuing to optimise the enhanced software bundled with them.
What is the FI50A?
The Freshwater FI50A is a complete modern replacement for the original CMI computer section, including CPU, graphics display, memory and library storage. It is compatible with Fairlight CMI Series I, II and IIx systems.
The FI50A preserves the character, workflow and hardware experience of the original instrument while dramatically improving speed, reliability, storage and usability. It runs enhanced software derived from the original source code keeping the instrument recognisably and operationally a Fairlight CMI.
The card arrives pre-installed with a fully licensed original CMI sound library and adds practical modern ways to expand it, including enhanced 10-bit sampling, waveform upload over Wi-Fi, SD card and USB memory support. It also adds DisplayPort output, USB, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi while retaining support for legacy CMI keyboards, CRT/light pen operation, floppy disks, MIDI interfaces and Series I/II channel cards.
Installation is straightforward and fully reversible. Using the supplied user manual and online video guide, the original CPU and peripheral cards can be removed and preserved, the FI50A installed in their place, and the original peripherals reconnected.
For owners familiar with the CMI, the result is not a different instrument, but a transformed one: faster, easier to maintain and ready for contemporary studio use while remaining true to the original machine.
For more information, please follow the link below:
“I once said ‘one day the whole CMI will fit on one chip’. We all had a laugh at that. Fast forward 40 years and that’s the reality. By making this new board compatible with the original CMI channel cards, the bits that make the CMI sound so unique are still there, while the digital part is a zillion times more powerful, smaller,
cheaper and reliable.”
—Peter Vogel
Two Trautonium inspired floating touch bars allow for continuous volume and pitch control. This expressive interface is paired with a streamlined knob per function synth, so you can start playing right away. Despite the constrained feature set, the sensitive bars allow for weeks, months, and years of rewarding practice.
"The Erica Synths Resonant Filterbank looks like a lighting controller from a 1980s Radio Shack. It sounds like nothing else on the market. In this full review and demo I take the new desktop stereo analog filterbank through all four modes, explore its roots in the legendary Serge Resonant Equalizer, and find out what happens when you turn the resonance knob past 3 o'clock.
Spoiler: it's much, much more than a graphic EQ.
⭐ WHAT'S COVERED IN THIS VIDEO:
Opening demo: input gain, resonance and self-oscillation right out of the gate
The Serge Modular connection — why the filter tuning is in major 7ths, not octaves
All 4 modes: Filterbank, Filter, Clocked Modulation and Dynamic EQ
Per-band feedback routing — the feature the Serge never had
Dual resonance, attenuverter feedback and stereo channel select
Snapshot pools with MIDI-clocked morphing between presets
LFO and envelope modulation — synced to MIDI and free-running
Macro page setup for live performance
Spectrograph / Lissajous display
Honest verdict including current firmware quirks"
"Intech's GRID controllers are #MIDIcontrollers that can be snapped together magnetically in any layout you like. In this video, I take a look at the 'KNOT' #USBMIDIhost and the VSN-1 and PBF-4 controllers and turn them into hardware sequencers using the built in #lua scripting language. Table of contents:
00:00 DEMO 1
00:19 hi, what's this?
00:44 hardware overview
01:40 old vs. new
02:14 VSN-1
02:53 profiles
03:24 Two real world use cases: Sending MIDI CC
05:05 DEMO 2: Yamaha Montage M8X
05:45 NRPN and SysEx
06:21 beyond MIDI: Controlling a Laser
06:59 KNOT: turns the controllers into standalone devices
07:33 Real world use case 2: Creating a hardware sequencer
14:03 quick summary on coding
14:34 proof of concept/ DEMO 3: battery powered standalone hardware sequencer with VSN-1
16:06 Conclusion / my thoughts / DO THE YOUTUBE THING
"TR-6oh6 is a CPU upgrade and MIDI interface for the Roland TR-606. It adds an improved sequencer, additional instruments, live performance features and MIDI. https://tubbutec.de/tr-6oh6/
In this tutorial we show most of the new feaures: Pattern programming, Track programming, Live tools and configuration."
0:36 Introduction 1:52 PATTERN WRITE 1:53 New instruments 4:13 Per step levels 5:03 Tap and clear 5:13 Instrument pattern generator
"Hi everybody this time we bring you the Sequentix Cirklon 2 in depth interview and demo with Colin.
Plus Colin shows us his brand new project and some of his vintage projects from the past.
Cirklon 2 is the latest version of our multi-track hardware sequencer. With the same MIDI, CV and USB device connectivity as its predecessor, it adds USB host support, a full-colour TFT display, 4 x data memory and a major CPU performance boost.
Cirklon 2 is designed to be the beating heart of your hardware MIDI, analogue or hybrid set up - whether in the studio or on the road.
With rock solid timing, intuitive workflow and superb build quality, Cirklon 2 is designed, manufactured and tested in Berlin to exacting standards.
The user-interface is based around:
480x128 pixel full-colour TFT touch-screen. 19 rotary encoders with push-switches. 2 assignable knobs. 35 high-quality Cherry keys with integrated LEDs. A further 35 tri-colour status LEDs. Basic model has 5 fully independent MIDI in and out ports. USB host and device ports CVIO option adds 16 CV and 8 gate outputs. Movable rear panel allows desktop or rackmount use
"Two plugins from Våld Labs, shown back to back. Vekte sequencing Tresse.
Vekte is a generative MIDI sequencer built on the same principle as our upcoming hardware sequencer Rekke: you grow your patterns, and scupt them down.
A library of algorithmic engines — Euclidean, Markov, cellular automata, L-systems and others — produces material that's deterministic and reproducible from a seed, but large enough in its parameter space that it never stops surprising you.
Tresse is the synth on the receiving end, a multi-engine voice with a continuous SEM-style filter morph, in the macro oscillator synth realm.
In this clip both run as plugins, but both philosophies are also coming out in our hardware.
Vekte:
Multiple generative engines, each a distinct algorithm rather than a preset
Complete modulation routing (internal and external) in 4 lanes.
A vast amount of scales, chords, divisions, and everything you need to create rich polyrhytms. Playhead directions, totally independent from each other.
Seed-based recall — the same seed always rebuilds the same pattern
Tresse
39 polyphonic synth engines, with a variable-state SEM-style filter, LFO, wavefolder and more.
"This week I've made this tune, which I'm very happy with. Rather than just post the music I thought I'd break it down and explain this particular technique for creating this kind of music using my DAW. The music is rendered using two modern replacement SIDs in my MIDISID."
DIY USB MIDI adaptor solves dropped note problems:
• DIY USB MIDI adaptor solves dropped note p... [posted here]
0:00 teaser
0:13 intro
1:07 using 'external MIDI' tracks
2:32 drums
3:42 bass
6:13 arpeggiation
6:38 embedding MIDI control messages
6:57 pad
7:52 the lead and pitch bend
9:32 the tune
"I'm delighted to finally be able to give you a tour of the soon to be released firmware update for your beloved KordBot.
Rather than a full end to end feature example I've tried to keep this as short as possible to just walk around all the new features and improvements.
This should be released to the public sometime next week after some initial private beta testing is complete to make sure we don't blow up your KordBot ;)
as always, come and join the discussion at http://forum.islaelectronics.com
big love!
brad
I also want to give a plug to Georgy at Musician Paradise, purveyor of the finest midi chord progression packs who has graciously donated hundreds of song starter chord progressions that will be included in the firmware.
check him out over at
Patreon: / collections
Store: https://chordtherapy.store"
"The r3ta of loopers!! Synthux Academy Spotykach is the most unique looper I've ever played. Think two tape machines that can loop, overdub, cross-record from one to the other, slow down, speed up — all with three distinct modes: tape/real mode, a time-based slice mode, and granular mode. Add LFOs, envelopes, a trigger sequencer, an onboard clock, MIDI I/O and you've got a sonic playground that'll swallow hours without you noticing.
In this review and hands-on demo I cover everything: the three playback modes, granular cloud control, tape speed pitch-bending, slice quantisation, stereo routing modes, deck-to-deck recording, LFO shapes (sine, saw, square, sample & hold), the trigger sequencer, loading/saving samples via SD card, and syncing it all to an external clock with the Symmontronic Gnome 2. I'm also running it alongside the Synthux Pro X and a DAW running 808s at 130 BPM — so you can hear exactly how it sits in a full setup.
At $949 it's not cheap, but if you're into ambient, experimental, or textural music, it's hard to think of anything else that does this.
The Spotykach supports:
✔ Three modes — Real (tape), Slice, Granular (Drift)
✔ Dual independent decks (A & B) with cross-deck recording
✔ Onboard clock with tap tempo (internal / external / MIDI)
✔ Trigger sequencer per channel
✔ Two LFOs (sine, sawtooth, square, sample & hold)
✔ Envelopes per channel
✔ Delay & distortion/grit effects
✔ Pitch quantisation (semitones, fifths, octaves, 1–2 octaves)
✔ Three stereo routing modes including stereo randomisation
✔ SD card sample load/save (48kHz 32-bit float, 42 sec max)
✔ MIDI in/out, USB power, headphone out
✔ Voltage per octave (V/oct) input
✔ Pickup mode (no parameter jumps)
✔ Visual LED feedback for every parameter"
"Larking is a 4-voice quantized ambient drone synthesizer designed for harmonic exploration, sound design, and performance.
In this video, we take a closer look at its features and sound. Each voice locks to notes within a selectable key and one of 8 musical modes, allowing for open-ended experimentation while remaining harmonically coherent. The independent pitch controls, expressive Attack and Decay shaping, global pitch modulation, and spacious hall reverb make Larking equally capable of melodic sequencing, evolving drones, and rich ambient textures.
The walkthrough demonstrates Larking in a variety of scenarios, including integration with desktop synthesizers, MIDI sequencing, pedals, and external effects.
"What exactly is Link? What can it do? Where did it come from and how will it help me?
Link is a wireless sync protocol that keeps music apps and devices in time — all the time.
No master clock.
No complex routing.
No drift corrections every 5 minutes.
Open an app with Link enabled and it syncs up effortlessly. Tempo changes update everywhere. Start playing, stop playing — everything locks.
Simple. Elegant. Powerful.
👉 See how Missing Link brings Link to your setup over at our website https://www.circuithappy.com"
Syncing with hardware and Eurorack to the DAW using the Circuit Happy Missing Link ML:2m
"NEW Firmware: Introducing ‘Rhythm Explorer’ available now for ML:2m and Missing Link Junior!
Rhythm explorer mode allows you to disrupt your clocks with some maths and chaos, providing new rhythms into your music instantly. Instead of a regular steady clock, turn on Rhythm Explorer mode to introduce looping patterns as your clock with the ability to choose the number of Steps, Pulses and introduce Chance and Jitter! How about using a Euclidean rhythm as your clock pattern!? Well, you can and the results are super fun and can provide some exciting results.
Simply head over to the web interface and update your device now. Check out the documentation for details.
Circuit Happy products now available in select shops around the world."
Check with dealers on the right for pricing and availability.
Pics and details of the Missing Link Junior via Perfect Circuit.
"Updated from its larger predecessor, Circuit Happy's Missing Link, Junior is both more powerful and more compact, affording you better synchronizaion of your hardware and software electronic music tools. Central to its operation is the ability to utilize Ableton Link, allowing it to sync with your DAW and other Link-compatible devices via Wi-Fi. Missing Link, Junior can connect both to existing networks or create a Wi-Fi Access Point for other devices to use when a network isn't present. As a bonus, it also outputs MIDI clock over USB and can be used to keep your MIDI gear in sync with the TRS Type-A output. With two configurable outputs A and B, you can setup the Missing Link, Junior to serve a variety of purposes: analog clocks at different division settings, Din Sync-style Run/Stop gates, and more. Simply put, the Missing Link, Junior is your be all, end all compact clocking solution.
The Missing Link, Junior Features
Desktop clock and sync generator Ableton Link compatible Configurable outputs A and B serve a variety of purposes Type A MIDI TRS output USB-C connectivity Compatible with modular synths, DIN-Sync gear, MIDI instruments, DAWs, and more Wi-Fi access point when no networks are available Product Details
Dimensions: 83 mm x 83 mm x 21 mm Power: USB-C (power supply and cable included)"
A new 10-voice analog-style synth for iPhone and iPad. Inspired by a legendary Poly Synthesizer.
PRO-A5 captures the warm and organic sound of the most iconic analog poly synth ever made. From lush brass, silky pads, screaming resonance and punchy basses to soaring leads, this is the sound that defined MUSIC ICONS from the ’80s to today. Be inspired by the same synth sounds used on thousands of records you already love.
JAM PACKED
Features 400+ Presets by Moby Pixel, Analog Matthew, Doug Woods (The Sound Test Room), Bri Kup, DMT Cymatics, Red Sky Lullaby, Joe Zeno, and more!
FEATURES:
New Sound Engine with advanced DSP
Professionally Modeled Filter, with Self Oscillation
2 Filters: Classic “REV 3” with Stepping & Modern Smooth
10 voices! Each note can have 5 unison voices. Almost a P-50?!
500+ Exclusive Handmade Presets!
Vintage Poly Mod with per-voice modulation
Raw, gritty Oscillator Sync
Magic “Tune Rez” button to instantly tune the self-oscillation!
Bonus Filter panel with Filter Slopes, Env Inversions, and other goodies
Per-Voice Analog Panning
Single Note Polyphony for mono & poly
Accurate PWM engine, with the Hardware’s unique Poly-Mod behavior
2x oversampling for more analog-style lows and highs
NEW Reverb, cascading and beautiful
FX: NEW Rage Limiter, Analog Tape Delay, Chorus, Crush, and more.
3 LFOs, over 60+ possible destinations, almost everything can be modulated! LFOs can even modify other LFOs
Aftertouch! Control any of the Parameters
Dual Assignable Touch Pads, manipulate FX in real time!
"This Pulsar is in great working order with its original gig bag, power supply and alligator clips.
PULSAR-23 is an organismic drum machine designed by Vlad Kreimer. It has a semi-modular structure and consists of 23 independent modules. PULSAR can be used for the synthesis of percussion instruments and rhythms, bass and melodic lines, effects and sound landscapes, as well as a source of control voltage and powerful analog FX processor.The PULSAR functions in three different modes: stand-alone, MIDI control and CV control. Moreover, all the above features and control modes can work simultaneously in any proportion or combination.Additionally, PULSAR offers live circuit bending capabilities and the use of the artist’s body conductivity to create patches and cross modulations. PULSAR continues the line of organismic synthesizers begun by LYRA-8, but now in the area of percussion instruments."
"Meet Jynth, the new synth by Fingerlab for iPhone, iPad and Mac — the warm, analog soul of the iconic Roland Juno-106, reimagined with a groundbreaking Physics Engine for organic, living sound.
Designed for leads, basses, keys & pads, Jynth delivers that classic vintage character you love — housed in a meticulously crafted, photo-realistic interface that looks as good as it sounds.
Shape your sound with a full analog-style signal chain:
From the dual oscillators and resonant VCF filter to the ADSR envelope, LFO and built-in arpeggiator — every parameter has been carefully tuned to feel as musical as it sounds.
Go further with 5 studio-grade effects:
Tremolo, Flanger, Chorus, Delay & Reverb — stack them to build rich, evolving textures and cinematic soundscapes.
Bring your presets to life with the Physics Engine:
This is where Jynth truly stands apart. Assign up to 8 physics-driven modulations to any synth or effect parameter. Gravity, bounce, impulse, angle — let the laws of physics shape your sound in ways no LFO ever could. Every preset becomes unique, every performance feels alive.
Play anywhere, plug into anything:
Jynth is universal — one purchase gives you the full experience on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Use it as a standalone app or load it as an AudioUnit (AUv3) plugin directly inside your favorite DAW. Pair it with your MIDI controller via MIDI In support, and your sound is always there — even when your screen is off, thanks to Audio Background mode.
Unlock the Full Version to access preset creation, all factory presets, FX, Physics Engine, Randomizer and Undo.
ACID 3 – is a new and final 3rd chapter of ACID colleciton of presets & sequences for Xfer Serum 2.
You will get a full range of any ACID possible sound which possible in Serum 2. It can be a very Aggressive, or rolling Bass Acid sound, dreaming sequences or dark melodic sound.
Every patch & preset have own Sequence/MIDI file, which comes inside this preset.
the ACID V3 for Xfer Serum 2 contains
50 Presets & Sequences.
The part of library have addition macro control for the main knobs."
