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

K-ACCUMULATOR Raw Audio Demo

video upload by Fancyyyyy Synthesis

"Raw, unedited, standalone K-ACCUMULATOR demo. Timestamps included — jump around or leave it on in the background. Melody, drone, texture, rhythm, and chaos all from the module on its own. This is the introduction to the architecture."

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Fragments Vol 2 - Arturia Minifreak V - Patches 33 to 64 (of 64)

video uploads by GEOSynths

"Out Now - https://www.geosynths.com/arturia-min...

Fragments Vol 2 contains 64 new Patches for both the Hardware and the Software Plug-In. In the Demo the Audio is coming from the Plug-In, not the Hardware, though there really is very little difference, if any.

All Controllers (where applicable) are being utilized and have mappings, so Macro Functions may have a single or multiple Functions, as well as the Mod Wheel.

There are lots of textured Pads and Strings, thanks to the added Samples and Granular functions, which I have used extensively, as well as the varied Synthesis methods/Oscillator types.

Bass and Lead, lots of Synth Keys and so much more, including Arpeggios and Sequences, most of which have Tempo synced LFO's etc. This is the 2nd Video demonstrating Patches 33 to 64.

The Patches are played in the order I made them, though in the software they are loaded alphabetically."

video 1
00:00 - 1. Waveguide GEO
01:24 - 2. Starry GEO
02:09 - 3. Freaky GEO
03:48 - 4. Harmony GEO
04:59 - 5. Pulsar GEO

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Korg multi/poly: Cosmic Circuit - Part 01

video upload by App Sound (by Matt Sour)

"Korg multi/poly: Cosmic Circuit - Walk through: Performance 01-32
A sound library by Christian Gritzner & Matthias Sauer.
Purchase: app-sound.com

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

video upload by

"109bpm - Pushing through the brain barrier

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

Move is sequencing BD, SD, HH & Bass channels + vocal samples from the Move too.

Video:
Live visuals using Goke: Body Snatcher From Hell (1968) 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"

So this happened… Pulsar 23 + Pulsar 23

video upload by Conatus Modulari

"Not what I expected nor intended, but somehow this 80ish jam happened… There's some good sounds going on, though slightly out of my comfort zone here. Uploaded it because it's all because I like playing around, next time will be a bit darker (or will it… ?).

I definitely need to dive into this Pulsar 46 thing on my desk."

And a massive playlist starting with the above at the time of this post. Use the player controls to skip around.

Soma [ Pulsar 23 \ Ornament 8 \ Lyra 8 ]

Sampling the Soma Pulsar 23 into the Ableton Move - Making a techno rumble and more

video upload by Abre Ojos

"The Pulsar has sucked me in to it's vortex of doom. I've been sampling it into the Move and making rumbles, weird spacial drones and more.

Come on a synth journey with me.

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

Move is sequencing BD, SD, HH & Bass channels + vocal samples from the Move too."

00:00 Intro ramble
02:40 The Pulsar kick
04:22 Making the rumble
09:18 Automating the filter for rumble variation
11:20 Bringing it all together - short jam 1
15:15 Sampling the Snare Drum
17:16 Automating the sampled snare
19:46 Sampling the Bass
27:01 Bringing it all together - short jam 2


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

TRESSE by Våld Labs — 39 Engine Polyphonic Desktop Synthesizer | Demo 3

video upload by Våld Labs

"3-voice polyphonic synth powered by ESP32-S3. 24 modified Mutable Instruments Plaits engines + 14 original engines and a FreaqFM-inspired engine. DIN, USB-C & Bluetooth MIDI. Built-in FX. 1000+ presets.

🔗 More info soon

🔊 ALL 39 ENGINES (current count)

— MODIFIED PLAITS ENGINES (0–23) —

00 EastCoast · Detuned virtual analog, variable waveforms
01 PhaseDist · Triangle through waveshaper/wavefolder
02 DX7 I · 2-op FM bank 1, variable feedback
03 DX7 II · FM bank 2, metallic/percussive
04 DX7 III · FM bank 3, brassy/complex
05 Terrain · Dual formants, VOSIM/Pulsar/CZ-style
06 StrChor · String machine/organ chord generator
07 Chiptune · 8-bit chord engine

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SOMA Laboratory Pulsar-23 Semi-Modular Drum Machine (Black) w/ Gig Bag Case

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

via this listing

Additional Perfect Circuit listings

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Tergiversator - Industrial Psychedelic Doom Ritual Drone Journey - Ableton Move & Soma Pulsar 23

video upload by Abre Ojos

"66bpm - Abandoned principles mop the floor of morality

FYI - This is the 100th video upload! Happy video anniversary to me 🤘🤓

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

Move is sequencing BD, SD, HH & Bass channels + vocal samples from the Move too.

Video:
Live visuals using The Creation of the Humanoids (1962) 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"

Recession - Industrial Psychedelic Doom Ritual Drone Journey - Ableton Move & Soma Pulsar 23

video upload by Abre Ojos

"72bpm - Ghosts of decades gone

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

Move is sequencing BD, SD & Bass channels, HH channel sequenced using the S.R.Wilson trick • Pulsar-23 Patch Walk n' Talk #42: Inverter...
Some vocal samples from the Move too.

Video:
Live visuals using The Underwater City (1962) 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"