PULSAR-23 and the PULSAR-23 1984 Limited Edition

video upload by SOMA Laboratory

"Inspired by the industrial atmosphere of 1980s sci-fi and the iconic '1984' theme, this edition features a stunning polished-steel chassis and a striking red LED scheme. It comes in a stark all-black carrying case with special red-white-and-black alligator clips and a typewritten certificate of authenticity, completing the industrial-dystopian vibe.

Technical Upgrades:
New oscillator design for the BD that produces an asymmetrically clipped triangle wave that can be overdriven to a square wave with the Drive knob.
Tune knob range expanded.
OMG pin is now an AC coupled FM input.
Also incorporates a new filter for the BASS section based on the polivoks filter.

And this is already available from SOMA US Division and limited quatity for SOMA EU."

Token - PsyDoom TechNoise - Elektron Tonverk & Waldorf Iridium Desktop

video upload by Abre Ojos

"Track 01 of the Token EP" Relic - PsyDoom TechNoise - Elektron Tonverk & Waldorf Iridium Desktop

video upload by Abre Ojos

"Track 02 of the Token EP"

"‪@WeAreElektron‬ Tonverk full of ‪@somasynths‬ Pulsar 23 samples & Waldorf Iridium Desktop

Video:
Live visuals using Patrick (1978) from Archive.org played through cracked ancient iPad and processed through:
Video microscope
Sony ZV1
Roland V1-HD
‪@entropyandsons‬ Recursion Studio
Resolume Avenue
Recorded with Rodecaster Video

Dark ambient audiovisual stuff: https://abreojos.net"

SOMA Laboratory Pulsar-23 - 1984 w/ Extras

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"This SOMA Laboratory Pulsar-23 - 1984 (Used) has been tested and is in fully functional condition.

Comes with original box, power adapter, alligator clips, decksaver, and protective bag."

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BLTN – spaceJam14 (Live Electronic Session)

video upload by Patrick Pattern

"A fully live, improvised hardware set by BLTN, a duo (Lucile Dacia & Patrick Pattern(me)). Everything is sequenced and played live on hardware — no DAW, no overdubs. Gear used in this session:

- Sequentix Cirklon (sequencing)
- SOMA Pulsar-23
- SOMA Lyra-8
- Polivoks"

Lax - Psychedelic Doom - Elektron Tonverk & DSI Evolver MEK

video uploads by Abre Ojos

Playlist:

1. Lax - Psychedelic Doom - Elektron Tonverk & DSI Evolver MEK

2. Slack - Psychedelic Doom - Elektron Tonverk & DSI Evolver MEK

Building a Track - Sampling the Pulsar23, making an Evolver patch & feeding the Tonverk

video upload by Abre Ojos

"A two part process of making a track. I start by sampling the snare and hihat channels from the @somasynths Pulsar 23 into the Tonverk. And then build a patch on the Evolver and then pulling it all together to make Lax"

00:00 Intro ramble - The Idea!
02:48 Sampling the Pulsar into the Tonverk
10:46 Testing the ‪@EZBOT_‬ Subtracks method
15:23 Bringing it all together Part 1
15:58 The Evolver!
35:40 Building and testing and building and testing
43:20 Some other layers from the Tonverk
49:34 Bringing it all together Part 2

‪@WeAreElektron‬ Tonverk full of samples & DSI Evolver

Dark ambient audiovisual stuff: https://abreojos.net

SOMA Laboratory Pulsar-23 Semi-Modular Drum Machine (Orange) w/ Decksaver Lid & Carry Case

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Vladimir Kuzmin, Creator of the Legendary Soviet Polivoks Synthesizer has Passed Away

Some sad news in via @elta_music

"Greetings to the entire synth enthusiast community.

We have some bad news for you.

Vladimir Kuzmin, creator of the iconic POLIVOKS synthesizer, passed away on June 12th.

Rest and peace our dear friend. Our collaboration was wonderful. Condolences to the family. #polivoks #polyvox #synth #synthesizer #synths"

Vladimir Kuzmin's influence in the world of synths is legendary. You can find endless posts featuring his Polivoks synthesizr here. The Polivoks was often compared to the minimoog, however, it was also known for its agressive sounding filter which has been cloned and/or used by various synth makers, including the Harvestman aka Black Corporation, Analog Craftsman, SOMA's PULSAR-23 1984 edition, AJH Synths Matrix VCF module, and of course Elta Music's implementations of his designs.


The following is an interview with Vladimir Kuzmin from Soundmit 2020.


SOUNDMIT

"We interviewed Vladimir Kuzmin together with Giulio Curiel of New Musical Instruments. Inventor of the Polivoks and other Russian synthesizers in the 70s and 80s, we hear from his voice the story of those incredible years"

Orange Soma Laboratory Pulsar-23 Organismic Drum Machine

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"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."

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ON YOUR KNEES - Atlantis, GodFather, Pulsar and Bohm

video upload by MATTHS and 2 more

"Trying out some new studio workflows. Using the newly acquired ‪@enjoyelectronics6070‬ Godfather along with 3 ‪@intellijel‬ Atlantis' a ‪@somasynths‬ Pulsar 23 and the mighty ‪@ohmforceofficial‬ Bohm.

My Bandcamp followers can download this one now. https://matths.bandcamp.com"

Soma Laboratory Pulsar-23 Organizational Organism Drum Machine w/ Travel Case

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ESK - Soma Pulsar 23 Jam

video upload by Metunar

"Jamming with the Soma Pulsar 23 Drumcomputer.
Direct recording with mastering."

http://www.metunar.ch

There's a New Plugin That Uses Wavetables as Spectral Filters — Wavefield by Fine Increments

video upload by Keith Crosley

"Two new uses for wavetables today — and neither is synthesis. First: smallcircles.net/waveforms, a web tool by KRC Mathwaves user Quentin that renders any audio file as stacked ridgeline plots — instant Peter Saville/Joy Division "Unknown Pleasures" album cover art. (Fun fact: the cover visualizes radio pulses from pulsar CP 1919, originally plotted by Harold Craft Jr. for his 1970 Cornell PhD thesis.) Second: Wavefield from Fine Increments, a brand-new spectral filter plugin by Seth Watson that turns wavetable frames into FFT gain curves — three modes (Magnitude, Spectral IR, Phase Warp), tempo sync, stereo spread, and wavetable import. We also drop Wavefield into a Bitwig delay feedback chain for spectral delay, feature Authentic Soundware's new Space Age Colors library, and close with Liminal Space reverb for that Blade Runner/Lexicon 224 vibe. So grab your spectral filter and hold on to your pulsar for this wavetables-a-go-go episode of your favorite talky synthesizer content show!

─── WHAT YOU'LL LEARN ───
What the smallcircles waveform visualizer does and why wavetables are perfect input
How to export your own ridgeline waveform art as SVG for shirts, posters, and album covers
Why Wavefield's spectral filtering sounds different from EQ or conventional filter automation
How Wavefield's three modes (Magnitude, Spectral IR, Phase Warp) differ — and when to use each
How to drive Wavefield with your own wavetables, including KRC Mathwaves
How to put Wavefield inside a Bitwig delay feedback loop for a spectral delay effect

─── PLUGINS & TOOLS FEATURED ───
🛠️ smallcircles Waveforms Visualizer (free web tool by Quentin): https://smallcircles.net/waveforms/
🎛️ Wavefield by Fine Increments (14-day free trial, $39 intro / $49 regular): https://www.fineincrements.com/wavefield

🌊 KRC Mathwaves (160,000+ wavetables, $29 — great input for the smallcircles visualizer and Wavefield):
https://www.wavetables.lol/l/wavetables/
🌊 Free Wavetables Sampler (1,600+): https://www.wavetables.lol/l/free?lay..."

─── CHAPTERS ───
00:00 Intro & today's two new wavetable uses
01:49 The smallcircles waveform visualizer
02:55 The Joy Division "Unknown Pleasures" connection
05:00 KRC Mathwaves exponential-saw demo in the visualizer
06:23 Exporting your waveform art as SVG
06:50 Introducing Wavefield by Fine Increments
08:00 Wavefield on a pad track
11:52 Magnitude, Phase Warp & Spectral IR modes
13:10 Wavefield vs. Kilohearts Filter Table
13:45 Sync and speed modes
17:00 WT Start and WT End controls
20:03 Importing your own wavetables into Wavefield
25:57 The Bitwig delay feedback loop trick
26:20 Authentic Soundware Space Age Colors sample library
29:00 Liminal Space reverb for vintage Blade Runner vibes
31:00 The "Beep Boop" factory preset
32:45 Final thoughts

Modular vid #346

video upload by Phisynth

"Torso T-1 in song mode sequencing the Fenix with 3 distinct voices. Waldorf Iridium & Hydrasynth playing their part. Pulsar-23 and DR-2 doing drums. With a touch of Entanglement space on the top.

#torsot1 #fenixmodular #bugbrand #waldorf #iridium #hydrasynth #destinyplus #entanglementspace"

Commination - Dark ambient Psychedelic Doom Drone - Elektron Tonverk & Soma Pulsar 23

video upload by Abre Ojos

"54bpm - Big words from little men

‪@WeAreElektron‬ Tonverk &‪@somasynths‬ Pulsar 23

Video:
Live visuals using The Wizard of Mars (1965) from Archive.org played through cracked ancient iPad and processed through:
Video microscope
Sony ZV1
Roland V1-HD
‪@entropyandsons‬ Recursion Studio
Resolume Avenue
Recorded with Rodecaster Video

Dark ambient audiovisual stuff: https://abreojos.net"

Synapse Audio Obsession: 60 Cinematic Ambient Presets Demo

video upload by Anton Anru

"🌃 Synapse Audio Obsession - Posthuman Dreams is a collection of 60 dark cinematic ambient presets. It includes: 8 Basses, 9 Keys, 9 Synths, 8 Leads, 7 Pads, 5 Strings, 5 Drones, 9 Textures.
📺 The soundset draws inspiration from sci-fi movies, cinematic soundtracks, dystopian worlds, urban landscapes, noise ambient albums, experimental modern art, and contemporary sound design.

📦 The presets are available here: https://antonanru.sellfy.store/p/obse...

📼 Built around the concept of imperfection, the collection blends gritty, lo-fi textures with constantly shifting timbres shaped through deep modulation.
The result is a living, breathing set of sounds—expressive, characterful, and capable of adding a distinctive atmosphere to any track, live performance, or visual project.

📻 The timbral range is wide and diverse, covering dark, noisy, lo-fi, retro, romantic, melancholic, nostalgic, atmospheric, detuned, cold, distant, dull, massive, epic, bright, orchestral, distorted, metallic, tense, atonal, non-harmonic, FX-like, evolving, and sweeping textures.

🎛 All patches are velocity-sensitive. The ModWheel enhances expressiveness by adding motion and tonal variation—brightening the sound, introducing vibrato, shifting timbre, or adding extra movement for dynamic and engaging performance.

💡 Ensure that you are using the latest software version.
To add presets to the collection, open the plugin Browser, click Menu in the upper left corner, then select Import Folder, and specify the folder on your computer."

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Domain REDUX - Industrial Psychedelic Doom Techno Noise - Elektron Tonverk & Soma Pulsar 23

video upload by Abre Ojos

"33bpm - Reclaiming space

‪@WeAreElektron‬ Tonverk &‪@somasynths‬ Pulsar 23

Live processing the Pulsar through the Tonverk and sampling into the Grainer

Check the process video: [posted here]

Video:
Live visuals using The Vulture (1966) from Archive.org played through cracked ancient iPad and processed through:
Video microscope
Sony ZV1
Roland V1-HD
‪@entropyandsons‬ Recursion Studio
Resolume Avenue
Recorded with Rodecaster Video

Dark ambient audiovisual stuff: https://abreojos.net"

Domain V1 - Industrial Psychedelic Doom Techno Noise - Elektron Tonverk & Soma Pulsar 23

video upload by Abre Ojos

"77bpm - Disputed ownership

‪@WeAreElektron‬ Tonverk &‪@somasynths‬ Pulsar 23

Live processing the Pulsar through the Tonverk and sampling into the Grainer

Check the process video: • Making a Tonverk Techno Rumble + other things [posted here]

Video:
Live visuals using The Vulture (1966) from Archive.org played through cracked ancient iPad and processed through:
Video microscope
Sony ZV1
Roland V1-HD
‪@entropyandsons‬ Recursion Studio
Resolume Avenue
Recorded with Rodecaster Video

Dark ambient audiovisual stuff: https://abreojos.net"

Making a Tonverk Techno Rumble + other things

video upload by Abre Ojos

"The first thing I like to do on a new box is make a techno rumble. I learn a lot about a machine like this as I have a goal in mind and I can explore all the options. Here is one way to do it. I also live route the Pulsar 23 Bass channel through the TOnverk and apply a bunch of effects. And then sample the Pulsar and feed the Grainer. Finally add a Pulsar snare sample and make some weird hi hats. The video starts with the final result and then the making journey. And yeah yeah, OS 1.30 but in Australia I woke up to that so this is the final video that will ever be on OS 1.21.

00:00 Intro is the final track sketch
01:08 Intro ramble - oops I bought a Tonverk
05:02 Making the rumble
14:48 Sidechaining options
20:49 Testing at a faster BPM
22:26 Routing an external synth (Pulsar 23) MIDI control and using effects
26:20 Quick techno drone test
28:41 Sampling the Pulsar and feeding the Grainer Machine
42:02 Subtracks & adding some percussion
44:33 Weird hi-hats and a random sequence
46:24 Bringing it all together - the start is the end"

Dark ambient audiovisual stuff: https://abreojos.net

Impuissant - Industrial Psychedelic Doom Techno Noise - Ableton Move & Soma Pulsar 23

video upload by Abre Ojos

"57bpm - Cracks are forming

Ableton Move &‪@somasynths‬ Pulsar 23 thru ‪@Endorphines‬ Ghost pedal

Layering a drone from the Bass channel on the Soma with the Move

Check the process video: • Turning a Soma Pulsar 23 drone in a MEGADR... [posted here]

Video:
Live visuals using The Valley of Gwangi (1969) from Archive.org played through cracked ancient iPad and processed through: Video microscope
Sony ZV1
Roland V1-HD
‪@entropyandsons‬ Recursion Studio
Resolume Avenue
Recorded with Rodecaster Video

Dark ambient audiovisual stuff: https://abreojos.net"

Turning a Soma Pulsar 23 drone in a MEGADRONE using the Ableton Move

video upload by Abre Ojos

"Turning a Pulsar 23 drone into a MEGADRONE!
This set up just keeps bringing the inspiration. Come on a synth journey to add spacial widening to a Pulsar drone and adding layers on layers of layers using the slicing function on the Move.

I mention the ‪@RiemannKollektion‬ for the kick sample https://riemannkollektion.com/ check them out! (not sponsored, no affiliation just a big fan!)

‪@Ableton‬ Move &‪@somasynths‬ Pulsar 23 thru ‪@Endorphines‬ Ghost pedal

Move is sequencing the Bass channel + vocal samples from the Move too."

00:00 Intro ramble
01:17 The Move set up
06:04 The Ghost efx
06:41 The Pulsar patch & set up
14:22 Setting up for the MegaDrone
18:31 Slicing the sampled drone
27:36 Bringing it all together


Dark ambient audiovisual stuff: https://abreojos.net