Sunday, February 01, 2026
System Lizard - Iguanamente
video upload by John Schussler
"I'm a sucker for anything with lots of cross modulation. The Iguanamente has that in spades, plus it's got a unique delay built into the audio path that makes for even more craziness.
They say: 'Iguanamente is a chaotic oscillator designed to provide a Eurorack modular synthesizer with a unique and creative sound source that is suitable for percussion, noise, leads, basses, drones, and everything in between.'
Sounds about right.
This is pretty much all just the module. There is some reverb there for space, but that's it.
00:00 Intro
00:20 Main out
06:00 Main + Aux
19:43 Sequence"
This is the first post to feature the Iguanamente!
via Perfect Circuit
The Iguanamente from System Lizard is a chaotic dual oscillator built around a cross modulating oscillator and delay network. Thanks to a keen and comprehensive array of timbre and modulation controls, Iguanamente readily stretches across musical terrain, wagging its reptilian tail between percussion, texture, and melodic applications alike. At the top of the panel, Coarse frequency control sets the fundamental frequency of the system, with dedicated 1V/octave and FM inputs for adjusting frequency via CV. The Radius control manipulates the spread of auxiliary oscillators, allowing for a wide range of inharmonic and harmonic timbral expansion. Shape controls the waveshape of all oscillators, hard clipping into a square wave to the left of center and wavefolding to the right.
These oscillators are then processed through a delay network, with controls for Feedback, delay time or Frequency, and a Mix control. At the bottom of the module, cross modulation controls and CV inputs for oscillator frequency modulation, oscillator amplitude modulation, and delay time allow you to introduce nonlinear modulations into Iguanamente, sparking unique and chaotic changes in timbre. At the top right corner of the module, independent outputs for the Main and Auxiliary oscillators offer independent post processing potential or serve as a pseudo-stereo output. If you're looking for a flexible oscillator with unique character and a taste for chaos, Iguanamente from System Lizard is a righteously fun reptile for any rack.
IGUANAMENTE FEATURES
Chaotic oscillator
Dual oscillator design with integrated delays
Coarse frequency control
FM input and attenuverter control, knob acts as fine pitch control when no FM source connected
Radius control adjusts auxiliary oscillator frequency spread
Shape control clips oscillators into square wave to left, wavefolds to right
Delay for main and aux oscillators with combined Feedback, Frequency, and Mix controls
Cross modulation controls for FM, Delay time, and AM introduces chaotic modulation
Main and Auxiliary outputs
Soft Synths, Warped Drums, and Lo-Fi Tape Textures | Wave and Cradle 2026-02-01 by atnr
video upload by atnr
"This piece was created using @SONICWARE Ambientร, @teenageengineering OP-1 field, and tape loops. Soft synth tones drenched in reverb blend with warped drum patterns and lo-fi tape textures, forming an ambient electronica composition.
On Ambientร, harmonic sequences and single-note patterns are played, with additional synth parts performed live. Built-in reverb is applied, followed by further reverb processing via @strymon blueSky on the output.
The OP-1 field loops sampled drum sounds using the ENDLESS sequencer.
A @WeAreRewind1 cassette player plays a tape loop containing a recorded piano performance. The sound is recorded through @HologramElectronics MICROCOSM, with reversed layers added using the PHRASE LOOPER."
Saturday, January 31, 2026
The "Easel" Spirit in 3U - A West Coast Eurorack Deep Dive
video upload by Sean Graves
The following is in via Sean Graves, who had the following to say:
"The piece, 'The 'Easel' Spirit in 3U: Rebuilding a Buchla Soul in Eurorack,' documents my five-year journey to replicate the specific workflow and 'soul' of the Buchla Music Easel using a curated Eurorack system."
"This post explores the creative power of 5-step sequencing (the 'migrating downbeat'), the 'origami' of wavefolding via the Verbos Complex Oscillator, and the organic harmonic dampening of vactrol-based Low Pass Gates. It’s a technical yet accessible look at why the West Coast workflow remains the 'holy grail' for performance - based synthesis."
The full write-up follows, with a demonstration of the system in the video above.
The “Easel” Spirit in 3U: Rebuilding a Buchla Soul in Eurorack
The Buchla Music Easel is legendary. It isn’t just a synthesizer. It’s a self-contained performance ecosystem. For many of us, the “Easel” workflow is the holy grail of synthesis. However, instead of chasing original hardware, I’ve spent the past five years rebuilding its specific soul within the Eurorack format. Because everyone deserves a hobby, right?
The Chef vs. The Sculptor
Most East Coast synthesizers work like a sculptor. You start with a massive block of harmonic noise (Sawtooth or Square waves) and carve it away with a filter. The Buchla workflow is different. It’s like being a chef in your own Hell’s Kitchen. You start with basic, “bland” ingredients (sine waves) and spice them up with Frequency Modulation (FM), Amplitude Modulation (AM), your choice, and then fold until the sound sizzles.
My current rig recreates this spirit by focusing on three pillars: Uncertainty, Complex Oscillation, and the iconic Sequential Voltage Source.
Part One: The Modulators (The Brain)
In a true Easel style setup, the Tokyo Tape Music Center 5-Step Sequencer acts as the brain. While most modern sequencers favor 4-8-16-32 steps, the 5-step limitation is actually a creative superpower.
LABELS/MORE:
Behringer,
Buchla,
eurorack,
intellijel,
Make Noise,
TTMC,
Verbos Electronics,
XAOC Devices
Back to Broken
video upload by MIDERA
"Coming back to make more music...
Radikal Technologies Spectralis 2: Drums and sequencing
Moog Minimoog: Bass
Access Virus TI: Pads
Roland JD-990: Pads
Sequential Prophet 10: Leads/Pads
Native Instruments RAUM: Reverb
Reaper DAW
#minimoog #rolandjd990 #RadikalTechnologies"
Kloob - Somber Annum
video upload by - Kloob -
"Kicking off the year with a surge of musical motivation:
Akai MPC One: Running my own custom samples.
Micromonsta 2: ‘Response Pad’ sequenced on MIDI channel 2, combined with a pitched-up pad played in real-time on MIDI channel 1.
Behringer Edge: Crafting that deep, textured Choir-Bass sound.
Eventide Space: Providing the haunting reverb FX that ties the whole atmosphere together.
Hope you like it!
Thanks for support my music!
Cheers,
Dani
kloob.bandcamp.com
#ambientmusic #darkambientmusic #dawless #mpcone #eventidespace #micromonsta2 #behringeredge #synthesizer #soundscapes #electronicmusic #musicproduction"
Friday, January 30, 2026
Free Synth - LaunchCodes by Armory (No Talking)
video upload by Elektronick Musick
"Musically assured destruction."
https://armoryplugins.gumroad.com/l/L...
"LaunchCodes is an all-in-one instrument built for creating explosive hits and basses. You'll be equipped with highly automatable wave and noise generators, a fully re-orderable and customizable effects rack, and two LFOs that can modulate nearly anything—all in the service of the most impactful music-making imaginable.
At your disposal:
Wave generator—with four basic wave types, push the oscillator to its limits with fully automatable amplitude & pitch envelopes and four pitch parameters. Craft punishing basses, psychedelic patterns, or whimsical keys quickly
Noise generator—low-pass, high-pass, and band-pass modes with adjustable Q and Coarse on the filter envelope give you a wide palette for expressive percussion hits, mysterious sweeps, and screaming noise
Re-orderable effects rack—a delay unit for creative feedback and foreboding echoes, a reverb unit for huge clouds of fallout, a filter unit for sculpted resonances and bass-boosting, and a fully-editable waveshaper function for your own personal brand of distortion
Double LFO unit—for maximum expression, modulate almost any parameter in LaunchCodes with the four basic waveforms, and control the modulation range and direction on each parameter individually
A big red button—a big red button
Built-in presets to get you going right away, and an easy way to save and browse your favorite patches"
Minimal Loops and Shifting Pulses | Sky falls down 2026-01-30 by atnr
video upload by atnr
"This piece was created using the @somasynths LYRA-8, @YamahaSynthsOfficial TENORI-ON, and tape loops. Simple phrases repeat over sustained tones, gradually shifting in rhythm and resonance to form a minimalist composition.
On the LYRA-8, sustained tones are generated by turning the HOLD knob. During the performance, the pitch of the four voices on the right side is gradually changed. The output is routed through @HologramElectronics MICROCOSM, where deep reverb is applied.
The TENORI-ON repeatedly plays simple tones and phrases, with the rhythmic structure changing over time. The output is sent through @ChaseBlissAudio MOOD MKII, adding reverb and generating micro-loops.
A piano performance is recorded onto a tape loop and played back through the NTS-3 looper and delay."
Thursday, January 29, 2026
15 minutes with Smoothie Audio Smear, a 98-pole allpass filter
video upload by Signal Sounds and Tom Churchill
"Tom takes a look at Smear, the debut module from Smoothie Audio. It’s a dual stereo 98-pole allpass filter, and it’s capable of some pretty mind-bending spectral effects.
Buy here:
https://www.signalsounds.com/smoothie...
More from Smoothie Audio: https://smoothieaudio.com/products/smear"
via Signal Sounds:
"We say...
It's not often that we come across something genuinely new and innovative in Eurorack these days, but Smear is just that - a pair of stereo 98-pole all-pass filters that open up all sorts of strange sonic territory. Brilliant!
Manufacturer's description
Smear is Smoothie Audio’s first Eurorack module - a dual stereo 98-pole allpass filter unlike anything else in your rack.
At its core, Smear takes a deceptively simple concept - the allpass filter, usually buried deep inside reverb algorithms — and refines it into a playable, sculptural processor. A single allpass subtly shifts the phase of incoming audio while passing the entire signal unfiltered. Stack 98 poles in series, and the effect becomes striking: frequencies across the spectrum are delayed by different amounts, creating a rich spectral delay that can smear, morph, and transform sound.
Smear can be become different effects, according to how you set the parameters:
Transient Smearing & Spectral Delay that reshapes transients, can add punch
Resonator & Percussion Voice for metallic, physical-modeling tones when pushed into feedback territory
Morphing filter & Phasor for animated timbral movement
Interface & Controls
The panel is laid out symmetrically, with two identical sections (Left and Right). By default, stereo audio flows left → right → out, but a dedicated Split Mode allows each side to process audio independently.
Each section offers three core parameters — Frequency, Resonance, and Stages — each with dedicated CV inputs. Frequency and Resonance have attenuverters for precise modulation. A global Feedback control (with CV) unlocks resonant, flanger-like, and physical-modeling behaviors.
The Stage sliders reveal Smear’s hidden depth: with LEDs indicating crossfade modes between filter poles, you can dive into complex notch filtering, animated flams, and evolving timbral movement. Modulate them, and the module comes alive with unpredictable, dynamic filtering effects.
Built on the Daisy platform by Electrosmith
CV inputs -5V to 5V
48kHZ sampling rate"
LABELS/MORE:
ALM,
eurorack,
JORANALOGUE,
Mordax,
New Makers,
New Modules,
News,
oscilloscopes,
Smoothie Audio,
system80
Abstract Loops and Shifting Rhythms | Which time is this 2026-01-29 by atnr
video upload by atnr
"This piece was created using the @teenageengineering EP-133 K.O.II, OP-1 field, and tape loops. Within repeating harmonies, abstract textures emerge as drums and tape loops continuously change through effects.
The EP-133 K.O.II and OP-1 field are synchronized via USB. On the EP-133, a simple drum pattern is played and shaped using Punch-in FX.
The OP-1 field plays the bassline and harmonies, with the sound processed through @ChaseBlissAudio MOOD MKII using delay and reverb.
A piano performance is recorded onto a tape loop and played back. The sound is heavily processed through LOST+FOUND, transforming it into an unrecognizable texture rather than a conventional piano tone.
Additional layers are created using VST instruments within a DAW."
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
1/26/26 (2 clips) Pasco Scientific 9301 + Roland SBX-80 + Yamaha EM-100
video upload by Cfpp0
"A pair of Pasco Scientific dual function generators are clocked by the Roland SBX-80. Spring reverb and additional drive from the Yamaha EM-100 mixer."
Monday, January 26, 2026
1/25/26 York TT4 & rBPF + Zerosum 5654 + MFB OSC-3 ADSR LFO + Ladik S-143 + OAM Time Machine +
video upload by Cfpp0
"1/25/26 Zerosum Inertia 5654 + MFB OSC-3 & dual ADSR & dual LFO + York Modular TT4 & rBPF + OAM Time Machine + Ladik S-143 + ALM Pamela’s New Workout + Alesis MIDIVERB II + Peavey 1300 + Paia 6740 + CXM 1978
We got some resonant filters by York Modular and this was a first test. The Ladik S-143 sequences the MFB OSC-3. The MFB oscillators 1 and 2 run through the TT4 into the right side of the Zerosum Inertia 5654 dual VCA, which is modulated by the MFB dual ADSR, and then through the OAM Time Machine. Oscillator 3 runs through the rBPF into the left side of the 5654, modulated by the MFB dual LFO and dual ADSR, and then through the Peavey 1300 delay (panned left). All of the signals have reversed reverb from the Alesis MIDIVERB II, spring reverb from the Paia 6740, and stereo reverb from the CXM 1978."
Sunday, January 25, 2026
Korg microKORG 2: Sound Demo | No Talking
video upload by Davide Puxeddu
"A detailed look at the sounds of the new Korg microKORG 2 (MK2).
This video is a walkthrough of selected presets that demonstrate the capabilities of the new engine, from rich virtual analog textures to modern digital effects.
Recorded directly via line-out for the best audio quality. No talking.
The patches in this video showcase the updated filter character, the new effects section (Reverb/Delay), and the dynamic response of the new keybed.
๐ง Headphones or Studio Monitors recommended."
ใพใใงMemorymoogใฎ่ณชๆ!? GS MUSIC e7 Poly Analog Synth from Argentina [no talking]
video upload by ใใผใใP@TinySymphony
"Reverb : UAD Lexicon 224
MOOG ONE ใใใ、Sequential TRIGON-6 ใใใMemorymoogใซ่ฟใใจๆใฃใฆใใใขใใญใฐใใชใทใณใป、ใใใใใฎ GS MUSIC e7ใงใ。
ๆตทๅคใใฉใผใฉใ ใงใ『e7』ใฏmemorymoogใจๆใ็ซถๅใใ้ณ่ฒ・่ณชๆใๆใคใจใใ่จใใใฆใใฎใงใใ、็ใใใฏใฉใๆใใใพใใใ?
GS MUSIC
https://www.gsmusic.com/synth-store
ๅปๅนด、5Gใซใฏ้ปใใผใธใงใณใใ็กใใฃใใฎใง、ๅฐ็ใฎ่ฃๅดใขใซใผใณใใณใใๅไบบ่ผธๅ ฅใใพใใ。ใชใใจๅฝ้้ๆ็กๆใ ใฃใใใงใ!"
Googlish:
"Reverb: UAD Lexicon 224
I think this GS MUSIC e7 is an analog polyphonic synthesizer that's closer to the Memorymoog than the MOOG ONE or the Sequential TRIGON-6.
It's often said in overseas forums that the 'e7' has the most competitive sound and texture compared to the Memorymoog, but what do you all think?
GS MUSIC https://www.gsmusic.com/synth-store
Last year, only the black version of the 5G was available, so I imported it personally from Argentina on the other side of the world. And surprisingly, international shipping was free!"
Sequential Prophet-6 for the keyboard controller.
MATRIX VCF & Voltage Control - Creating presets with fixed voltages
video upload by AJH Synth Official
"Here I'm using Pressure Points to select different sounds/settings on the Matrix VCF - this filter has full CV control of all functions, including the selection of all 16 different filter types (Mode). Because the Matrix has such a huge range of filter sounds, it is very useful to be able to recall them instantly using a fixed-voltage controller or sequencer.
I'm also feeding it 2 VCOs and noise initially, but later replacing the raw sawtooth waves with the same saw processed by the WAVE SWARM - this is a sawtooth animator, creating 12 additional faux saws from 1 or 2 incoming oscillators to create a fat 'super saw' effect.
Video & Performance by @DreamsOfWires
The AJH SYNTH Eurorack modular range consists of high-end modules, all hand-made in the UK, most of which are based on classic, vintage designs, authentically recreating the circuitry of much sought-after analogue instruments and technologies of the past, whilst greatly expanding them, and bringing them to modern Eurorack levels of convenience, limitless flexibility, and reliability.
Official website page: https://ajhsynth.com
Vangelis 'Rachel's song' Sunday morning improv on CP70, Rhodes, Moog Muse
video upload by Jose's Vintage Keys
"I love synths, but I love my Rhodes en CP70 even more. Together they shine. Especially using 2 Lexicon reverbs in serie (PCM70 short reverb - Model 200 long reverb) and my 2 new delays: Meraki and Empress."
Oberheim OB-X in there as well.
Thursday, January 22, 2026
Ambient Electronica of Fading Synths and Sapporo soundscape | Fading Memories 2026-01-22 by atnr
video upload by atnr
"This piece was created using the @SequentialLLC Prophet-10, @MoogSynthesizers Moog One, @YamahaSynthsOfficial CP88, @NordKeyboards Nord Lead, and tape loops. Set against field recordings captured in snowy streets of Sapporo, electric piano and synthesizer sounds emerge and fade away, forming an ambient electronica composition.
The Prophet-10 is used to play synth pads, processed with reverb and delay via @ChaseBlissAudio LOST+FOUND.
Two tape loops are used. One contains a one-minute recording of an electric piano performance, while the other plays field recordings from the streets of Sapporo. The electric piano tape is played back on a @WeAreRewind1 cassette player and processed with delay using @strymon TIMELINE. The field recording tape is played on a Rock & Play cassette player, with the pitch lowered and further processed through @ChaseBlissAudio MOOD MKII, where reverb and layered micro-loops deepen the pitch and texture.
The Moog One and Nord Lead are occasionally played to add synth pads. The Nord Lead is processed with reverb via @gfisys Specular Tempus.
The CP88 plays a Rhodes sound, layering simple phrases with its built-in reverb and delay."
PART 2 - Winter synth improv | Analog synth/spring reverb/chorus | meditation
video upload by Hazel Mills
"Listen for a gentle warming uplift, as the earliest glimpses of spring are emerging. Days are getting lighter, as they always do.
๐ Join my Patreon for FREE for similar videos, tutorials, studio vlogs and creative inspiration ๐๐๐ / hazelmills (...plus a description of how I built up this piece).
This is "Expanse Part 2", an improvisation that came to be because I'd been re-jigging my studio set-up and was testing a gear combo (listed below).
Sequential Circuits Prophet 6
Echo Fix Spring Reverb
Echo Fix Chorus Vibrato
Vongon Polyphrase
Vongon Ultrasheer
Happy Jamuary."
Moog Grandmother – FX Sounds [Sample Pack] | Sound Demo
video upload by Mr. Card Synths
"Moog Grandmother – FX Sounds [Sample Pack] | Sound Demo – a collection of over 70 FX samples recorded directly from the Moog Grandmother. This pack features analog noise swells, spring reverb crashes, feedback bursts, drones, glitches, and experimental one-shots — all captured to highlight the character of the Grandmother’s analog circuitry and built-in spring reverb. Perfect for ambient, cinematic, electronic, and experimental music production, these sounds are ready to drop straight into your projects to add texture, movement, and analog edge.
๐ Download the sample pack: https://mrcardsynths.com/product/moog..."
Roland TR-1000 and eurorack | Hypnotic dance
video upload by Jay Hosking
"Please support my work on Patreon: / jayhosking
Buy the album here: https://jayhosking.bandcamp.com
This is a set of live, improvised dance music performed on a eurorack skiff with the Roland TR-1000. The TR-1000 provides most of the drums, and the eurorack does everything else.
00:00 - Archaios
07:33 - Elan vital
13:42 - Magnetic sleep
21:58 - Entelechy
I'm really happy with how this set turned out, and will probably try the setup again. I'd also love to give it a shot in a live environment, with actual humans dancing.
Eurorack modules:
Noise Engineering Zularic Repetitor - Gates (rhythms)
Noise Engineering Gamut Repetitor - Pitch (notes)
ALM Busy Circuits Pamela's New Workout - Synchronization, modulation, and LFOs
Forge.TME Vhikk X - Drone
Frequency Central Product - Bass
Mutable Instruments Rings - String synth
Noise Engineering Desmodus Versio - Reverb for Rings
Eowave Domino - Subtractive synth
Happy Nerding FX Aid XL - Delay for Domino
Bastl Citadel Wave Bard - Percussion
Bastl Citadel FX Wizard - Glitchy effects for Wave Bard
Qu-Bit Nautilus - Delay (on a send)
Befaco STMix - Send mixer for Nautilus
Intellijel Mixer 1U - Mixer out for Product and Domino
Intelljel Headphones 1U - Mixer out for Rings"
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