The Crow Hill Company Introduces ARCANE STRINGS

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Press release follows:



EDINBURGH, UK: readily representing its first ‘big’ release in over a year (when the temporarily out-of-circulation GLASS STRINGS was effectively re-released with a totally redesigned GUI and added features as the Edinburgh-based enterprise’s workhorse string library for a new era in more human-sounding music and scores, coinciding with rebranding itself with an aesthetic that truly realised company co-founder and composer Christian Henson’s heartfelt dream of encouraging people to make music and help them on their journey, regardless of whatever point they were at and wherever their journey began), The Crow Hill Company is proud to announce availability of ARCANE STRINGS — taking the sampling rule book and ripping it up, ultimately resulting in a string library featuring amateur players in order to achieve an arcane, primitive, dislocated, microtonal, loose, and sometimes savage sound duly designed for media composers wanting to leave a truly characterful imprint on their next drama score, or, indeed, composers who want to gain extra devilish bite out of their existing string collections — as of August 14…

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Alesis Ion 49-Key Analog Modeling Synthesizer

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Roland Super JD-990 Sound Module SN ZE50179 w/ SR-JV80-04 Vintage Synth Expansion Board

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"With expansion on board, and some truly wonderful sounds at your fingertips, this Super JD has been tested and is working great."

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Moog Subsequent 37 Analog Synth w/ Original Box

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Arturia PolyBrute 61-Key Synthesizer w/ Wooden Legs & Original Boxes

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Minimal Audio Current 50 Atmospheric Arp Presets. Sound Demo

video upload by Anton Anru

✨ "Dreaming Motion" is a bank of 50 Arp Presets for Minimal Audio Current 2, combining warm analog-inspired sounds with soft and airy atmospheres.
The collection moves between retro synth character, subtle analog imperfections, dreamy textures, and spacious evolving arpeggios, giving the bank both nostalgic and modern sides.

📦 The download link: https://antonanru.sellfy.store/p/curr...
👤 The author of the soundset is Ilian.

🎛️ Each preset features 4 Macros for shaping the sound, while the Modwheel adds additional movement and expression.
The macros are a significant part of the soundset. They can change tone, stereo width, modulation depth and rate, noise level, distortion, detuning, space/echo/reverb, effects mix, envelope parameters, and others.
You may control them via MIDI controller, use them for automation, or map the macros to your DAW modulators like LFO, Shaper, and others.

📻 The patches are perfect for Electronica, Synthwave, Ambient, IDM, Downtempo, Melodic Techno, Chillout, and experimental electronic music.

🎹 All Arps are designed in either C Major or C Minor, following Current 2’s tonal Arp system. This makes the presets easy to use while keeping their harmonic character consistent. You can change the Scale in the lower right corner of the synthesizer to the one used in your track.

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Hartmann Neuron VS Nuke

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"A bit of a bizarre piece of history, this Hartmann Nuke brings vector synthesis to a whole new level."

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Roland Juno-106 61-Key Programmable Polyphonic Synthesizer SN 525338 & 474470

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"A high water mark for glassine pads, premier brass stabs, and surprisingly present basses, the Roland Juno 106 is well deserving of it's status as a classic synthesizer. All voices have been refurbished, this is a fully working specimen, with all sliders and pots cleaned and working wonderfully. Physically, this unit is in very clean condition with average panel wear.

Service Notes:
New set of voice chips (Rosen Sound 80017a clones)
Power supply and voice board fully calibrated
Panel board and all controls cleaned
New dust covers on panel faders
Bend assembly and controls cleaned
keys and chassis cleaned"

474470 via this Reverb listing

Service Notes:
New set of voice chips (Rosen Sound 80017a clones)
Power supply and voice board fully calibrated
Panel board and all controls cleaned
New dust covers on panel faders
New tact switches for all panel buttons
Bend assembly and controls cleaned
Bend arm and rubber stopped replaced
Jack board connectors resoldered
Standard IEC grounded AC power connector installed
Keys and chassis cleaned
replaced missing fader cap

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Living the Euclidean Dream - A Hands-Off Eurorack Patch

video upload by Scrapcode Modular

"A slow, relaxing musical meditation on Eurorack. No post processing - audio goes straight from the rack's headphone output to the camera input.

Patch notes:

Audio signal flow:

4x Osciallators from @scrapcodemodular QUORD - Chord Sequence Oscillator (prototype)
into
4x inputs of Doepfer A-105-4 Quad Poly VCF (low pass filter)
into
4x inputs of @behringer Four Play VCA
into
4x inputs of @Dreadbox-synths Psychosis (adding panning movement and delay effect)
into
Stereo input on @behringer rack mixer (adding stereo chorus/reverb effect)
into
Stereo input on camera

Envelope modulation:
@scrapcodemodular WONK - Quad Envelope Generator is controlling both the VCF and VCA for each of the four notes individually. This is being triggered by the @scrapcodemodular AXIOM - Euclidean Rhythm Generator, which is set to a 15 step pattern. The trigger for the bass note is multed to the QUORD's 'Play Next' input to progress the chord each time a bass note is played. This gives a slow 12/8 feel due to the 8 chord sequence, but as AXIOM is running over 15 steps, any repetitions in rhythm are spread throughout the pattern rather than being repeated each bar.

LFO modulation:
As well as the Psychosis adding stereo interest, slow LFOs have been patched into various parameters on AXIOM to keep the rhythm changing - not so much as to be jarring or unfamiliar, but enough that the same order of notes almost never repeats. Further cyclical modulation has also been applied to the WONK parameter (changing envelope timings) and the filter's cutoff frequency. LFOs have been attenuated using @scrapcodemodular QUATT - Multenuverter."

29 Original Patches for the Sequential Fourm | Official J3PO Demo

video upload by Julian "J3PO" Pollack

"🎹 Download the J3PO Fourm Patch Library:
https://www.julianpollack.com/shop/p/...

🎧 Listen to "A Brief Odyssey" 💿:
https://open.spotify.com/album/2mHASY...

When I first sat down with the Sequential Fourm, I wasn’t thinking about making a preset library. I was just taken by how immediate and musical the instrument felt. The more time I spent with it, the more it inspired me to write, improvise, and explore. Before long, it had become the primary and only instrument behind my latest album, 'A Brief Odyssey.'

These 29 patches grew naturally out of that process. They’re less a collection of 'programmed sounds' and more snapshots of a creative journey—pads, leads, basses, plucks, sequences, textures, and evolving atmospheres that I found myself returning to while making music.

Every sound in this video begins dry. As each performance unfolds, I gradually bring in Ableton Live’s Echo and Valhalla Supermassive for delay and reverb so you can hear both the raw character of the patch and how it comes alive with a little space and ambience. I intentionally chose effects that are easy for anyone to use: Ableton’s Echo is included with Live, and Valhalla Supermassive is completely free.

Thanks for watching, and I hope these sounds inspire you to make something beautiful if you choose to get these patches.

ELEMENT Essentials: ELEMENT One Sound Design Tips - Pads

video upload by Modal Electronics

"In this beginner-friendly tutorial, we ease into sound design by crafting warm, cinematic, and ambient pad sounds using the ELEMENT One's intuitive front-panel controls and the MODALapp for visual feedback. You'll learn how to layer oscillator algorithms for rich textures, shape filter sweeps to add movement, dial in the perfect envelope curves for smooth attacks and releases, and apply effects like reverb and chorus to add depth and polish to your patches."

Pittsburgh Modular Lifeforms SV-2 Semi-Modular Analogue Subtractive SonicLab Review

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"We take a look at the @pittsburghmodular Lifeforms SV-2, a 37-key semi-modular analogue synthesizer with an East Coast subtractive focus.
It shares the format of the Taiga Keyboard with two main oscillators, two analogue LFOs that can also be oscillators , dual multimode filters, 2ADSR envelopes, 2 VCAs, spring reverb, arpeggiator and extensive patching.

The oscillators include multiple waveforms, Blade shaping and sub outputs on osc 1, while the LFOs can act as extra pitch-tracking oscillators for richer mono or two-note paraphonic patches.
The filters offer several modes and respond strongly to gain, drive and character settings, giving clean tones or more saturated results with a large amount of gain points both in the filters and in the mixer.

Additional function and velocity outputs with various modes add extra useful modulation.

The SV-2 is available now for around €1599 or $1499.

https://pittsbughmodular.com

Key Moments
00:00:00 Introduction to the Lifeforms SV-2
00:01:08 Keyboard, panel layout and 24HP Eurorack bay
00:03:21 Oscillator waveforms and Blade shape
00:06:16 Using the LFOs as oscillators
00:09:56 Dual multimode filters and gain structure
00:13:25 Driven subtractive sound example
00:14:52 Two-note paraphonic patch
00:16:05 Velocity, envelopes and random functions
00:19:42 Arpeggiator modes and legato transpose
00:21:39 Price, availability and closing thoughts"

Erica Synths and Moritz Klein DIY Compressor module.

video upload by Music with Synths and Modular

"An impression of the Erica Synths and Moritz Klein Compressor module. This is the most fantastic module in My Modular. The compressor works great and the Sidechaining input makes it a very valuable module.

The module is a great module to make with the explanation of Moritz. Very nice done.

As Reverb I use also a Spring Reverb from Doepfer.

All is synced from the Arturia Drumbrute to the 960 sequencer. The Sidechain comes from the Rim shot of the Drumbrute which triggers the Sidechain input of the Compressor.

For more information on my Synths see my site: https://synthsmod.rensstam.nl/"

Partials & Discrepancies | Laid-Back Jam with MPE + Unusable Engineering FX

video upload by Unusable Engineering

"A slow, fairly minimal jam that appeared at the end of a testing session while I was working on improvements across the Unusable Engineering full suite.

There are only three sounds.

The pulse / heartbeat-like rhythm comes from Logic’s Drum Synth, processed with Spectral Pressure Chamber and a static Frequency Guillotine setting used mainly for EQ shaping and stereo spread.

The main keyboard sound is Partials & Discrepancies. It is a four-slot patch built from very few partials, but with constant movement between the slot states. That runs through a stereo tremolo sequence in Binaural Modulator, subtle stepped movement from Frequency Guillotine, a slowly modulated Geometry Delay, and a similarly slow-moving Geometry Reverb.

The high drone comes from Curves & Membranes, using two currently unreleased features and some portamento movement. It runs through a slewing Frequency Guillotine sequence, a deeper modulated Geometry Delay, and another slow Geometry Reverb setting.

Partials & Discrepancies is being played from both a Moog Muse over regular MIDI and a ROLI Seaboard Rise 2 using MPE at the same time.

I have started liking this combination quite a lot. The regular keyboard gives you the predictable part of the performance, while the MPE controller can add pressure, slide, and more expressive movement on top of it without having to commit the whole patch to one playing style.

Truth be told, most of my testing sessions ends with something like this. It is a nice way to clear the head.

More information:
www.unusable.net"

Introducing the Pittsburgh Modular Lifeforms SV-2

video upload by Pittsburgh Modular Synthesizers

Pics and details via Perfect Circuit.

[You can find additional demos by Starsky Carr, BoBeats, and Molten Music Technology further below.]

Pittsburgh Modular Lifeforms SV-2
Lifeforms SV-2 from Pittsburgh Modular is a duophonic analog semi-modular keyboard synthesizer that honors classic East Coast subtractive architecture while packing a punch of flavorful twists afforded by modern technology. A full-blown revamp of the SV-1, it features updates to nearly every aspect of the instrument: new oscillator core, classic PGH filters updated with new character modes and overdrive stages, new spring reverb, new response curves and range modes on the ADSR envelopes, a custom 37-key keyboard with pitch-bend and mod wheels, and a redesigned interface with eighty-four patch points along the top. Moreover, a 24hp Eurorack expansion bay with three power headers sits alongside them, so external modules of your choosing can be dropped into the signal path at any point.

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ESK - nozoïd Kagouyar Jam

video upload by Metunar

"Experimental drone jamming with the nozoïd Kagouyar synthesizer.
Direct recording with Qantec Yardstick 2402/F reverb and soft mastering."

http://www.metunar.ch

Neiro N106 Plugin: Digital Emulation & Real Hardware Render | Sound Demo

video upload by Davide Puxeddu

"In this video, I showcase the true power of the Neiro Audio N106 plugin. We are doing a direct comparison: Digital Emulation vs Real Analog Hardware Render! You will hear the huge difference when the digital preset is suddenly processed through the actual analog circuitry.

How does it work? The N106 is not just a standard VST. You compose your track using their high-quality digital emulation without any streaming latency. Once your MIDI and automations are locked in, the plugin sends your data directly to Neiro Studios. There, it is fed through a real physical Roland Juno-106 (specifically a hardware Kiwi 106 synth). The analog output is recorded using high-end RME Fireface UCX interfaces and automatically downloaded right back into your DAW as a WAV audio file. It's exactly like owning the real vintage analog synthesizer remotely.

To sit perfectly in a mix, I've also processed these sounds through external hardware-style reverb and delay.

🎧 Best experienced with studio monitors or high-quality headphones.

More Info: https://neiroaudio.com"

"Connect to a classic analog synthesizer revered for its lush, warm sounds. The Neiro N106 features a rich chorus effect that’s instantly recognizable from classic tracks like 'Jump' and 'Tom Sawyer'.

Connect directly to the Roland Juno-106 unit today."

Sequential FourM brzmi masywnie (bez gadania)

video upload by Superlvminal Studio

"Analogowy syntezator Sequential FourM i dwa bardzo budżetowe efekty pedałowe:
M-Wave Elemental Pro (delay pedal) i Flamma FS02 Reverb.
Patche zrobione własnoręcznie.

00:00 Liquid Pad
02:10 Cinematic Piano
05:10 Sync Mellow Pad
06:15 Classic Rich Brass
06:53 Organic Pad
08:35 Liquid Lead
09:10 Sync Heaven
12:58 Gentle Lead

💚Moja muzyka:
Chântall on SoundCloud: / chantall-911580215
Chântall on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6it7o...
Tidoux on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0petc..."

Ambient cascades | Novation Circuit Monostation, Stylophone Gen X-2 and S-1, Vongon pedals, eurorack

video upload by Jay Hosking

"Please support my work on Patreon: / jayhosking
A live synthesizer jam performed entirely on hardware.

I enjoyed having the Vongon Solarfaze and Polyphrase on the table for my last jam and left them there on a whim. That was the starting point. Next, I needed to run a synth through them, so I chose the Novation Circuit Monostation. I borrowed the CMS from a friend and had been looking to make some music with it; my opinion is that it's an extremely underrated synth that can do way more than people recognized at the time. And once I had its sequencer running and a bassline queued up, I could hear more of what was needed.

I also recently got a couple of Stylophones, because they are extremely affordable—the S-1 was something like $60 Canadian—and because I like the sound of them. Using the CMS's CV outputs, I sent a second set of sequences to the Gen X-2, which has CV input. I also took advantage of the Gen X-2's beautiful internal delay for cascading performances. The S-1 ended up my improv melody device for the last third of the song.

At this point, I needed reverb but didn't want to add multiple reverb boxes, so I added the Jellymix to act as stereo send to all the synths. For reverb, I chose the Swells, because I currently have it in a case with the Fieldtone Weaver and Qu-Bit Stardust, which can add a lot to a mix through stereo sample mangling. The Stardust is playing something that came from the CMS into Weaver; the Weaver is playing a snippet of my voice.

By this point, I could hear the full song, and it was just a matter of adding a couple of sequences and performing the whole thing. Pretty fun to see how wanting to explore a bit of hardware can lead to a finished song.

Performed and recorded live to a stereo output from the Jellymix, with EQ, compression, and limiting on the master.

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"Oberheim OB-8" Short Live vol.2

video upload by KATSUNORI UJIIE Synth, Keyboard & Music Channel

"Oberheim OB-8によるショートライブの第2弾です。
オーバーハイム OB-8 は、1983年に発売された8音ポリフォニック・アナログシンセサイザーで、太くパンチのあるサウンドで知られ、オーバーハイムのオリジナルOBシリーズの最終モデルであり、カーティス社のチップを採用していました。
この動画ではUADのエフェクター（ディレイ、コーラス、リバーブ）で味付けしています。
👉🏻 チャンネル登録と「いいね」よろしくお願いします😉

The Oberheim OB-8 is an 8-voice polyphonic analog synthesizer released in 1983. Known for its thick, punchy sound, it was the final model in Oberheim’s original OB series and featured chips from Curtis. In this video, I’ve added some flavor using UAD effects (delay, chorus, and reverb).
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