Quad Arpeggiator - Solo on the Modular

video upload by Jake's Custom Shop

See the announcement post here.

Quad Arpeggiator - With VCF

video upload by Jake's Custom Shop

"What if you could solo on the modular synth like a Rock Star?
Quad Arpeggiator isn't just 4 totally independent 16-step CV sequencers. It's a synth-soloing machine. Each Arpeggio has it's own button-knob for quick adjustment. Turn a knob to set pitch, click it to go to the next step, set the pitch and repeat. Press + Hold + Turn to set arpeggio lengths from 1 to 16 steps.

But here's where it really shines. Turn any knob quick and the Quad Arpeggiator rips through a pentatonic scale like your shredding on a guitar, or keyboard. (or keytar if that's your thing). Musical expertise not required. Everything's tuned to pentatonic scale, so: it. just. sounds. awesome. period.

Four Clock Inputs, Four 1 Volt-Per-Octave CV outputs.

Back the Quad ADSR on Launch Day, (Nov 1st) and get 32% OFF + These Absolutely Crazy Bright Red 1980's Sweat Bands so you can look, feel and play your modular synth like a Rock Star"

Jake's Custom Shop Quad Arpeggiator - Eurorack Module Kickstarter

video upload by Jake's Custom Shop

"What if you could solo on the modular synth like a Rock Star?
Quad Arpeggiator isn't just 4 totally independent 16-step CV sequencers. It's a synth-soloing machine. Each Arpeggio has it's own button-knob for quick adjustment. Turn a knob to set pitch, click it to go to the next step, set the pitch and repeat. Press + Hold + Turn to set arpeggio lengths from 1 to 16 steps.

But here's where it really shines. Turn any knob quick and the Quad Arpeggiator rips through a pentatonic scale like your shredding on a guitar, or keyboard. (or keytar if that's your thing). Musical expertise not required.
Everything's tuned to pentatonic scale, so: it. just. sounds. awesome. period.

Four Clock Inputs, Four 1 Volt-Per-Octave CV outputs.

Back the Quad ADSR on Launch Day, (Nov 1st) and get 32% OFF + These Absolutely Crazy Bright Red 1980's Sweat Bands so you can look, feel and play your modular synth like a Rock Star:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/..."

"Write Four Parts Fast.

Quad Arpeggiator gives you four independent 16-step minor pentatonic melodic lanes you can shape in real time, so hooks, basslines, counter-melodies, and fills come together fast.

How it works

Connect CV OUT 1 to a VCO.

Turn ARP 1 knob to set the pitch of your first note.

Short Press ARP 1 Knob to go to the next step.

Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have a complete sequence.

Plug a clock signal into GATE IN 1.

Long-Press ARP 1 Knob to start/ Stop the Clock."

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Fluxophone is Finished! (The Electroacoustic Feedback Generator)

video upload by Simon The Magpie

"Finally finished! Been working day (and night. Cause its sweden, so that starts at like 18:00). So this is the most basic video I can make with the Fluxophone. Just showing the controls and that it works. So now its up to YOU (and me) to figure out HOW it works. Like where it really shines! So I'm gonna do tons of more experiments as soon as I have shipped out all orders.

Get it here: https://www.magpieaudiodevices.com/"

Celestine for iPad: My real‑time granular device is now an AUv3

video upload by ijo audio

ijo audio also brought us Polycrush 16 - 8-bit synthesizer for Ableton Live

"Celestine is a real-time granular AUv3 audio effect for the iPad. It's always listening and always spitting out grains. If you've been following my channel for some time, you'll know that Celestine started out as a Max4Live device... my most successful one to date. Many people have asked for it to be ported to other platforms and this marks the beginning of that journey. I've spent the last few months on this. I've also got future plans to release Celestine as a VST3/AU for other desktop DAW users.

Just like the original, this iPad version aims for the immediacy of a pedal and the depth of a granular instrument. There are eight granular modes: classic Grain clouds, Mosaic’s harmonic tiles, Glide’s tape‑like swoops, Reverie’s reverse washes, Bloom’s halos, Tide’s pulsing waves, Stars’ sequenced sparkles and Orbit’s swirling stereo motion. Everything stays tempo‑locked when you want it to in Sync mode, the (now touch-based) visualizer lets you perform playhead and pitch gestures on the fly, and the grain panel offers control over density, size, spray, jitter, reverse probability and more.

To shape the final output, Celestine includes a 'Magic panel' of various multi-FX to sweeten things, a lush reverb and a Dirt section with wavefolding and a bitcrusher. Use Celestine as an insert effect and set the dry/wet to taste or put it fully wet on a send to let fragments of your entire session bloom into shimmering clouds. I’ve found it shines on vocals, guitars, synths and pianos, but percussion can turn into glittering glitches and rhythmic sparkles too. I've also added undo/redo, a full preset system and a constrained randomizer to jump to new ideas quickly.

As I mentioned, I’m planning future releases for VST3/AU on desktop, so this is just the beginning of Celestine’s journey. For now, I hope you enjoy sculpting sounds on the couch, in the bathtub or wherever you like to use your iPad. :)

Celestine for iPadOS has an introductory price of $5.99 USD for the first two weeks and then will jump up to $9.99.

Celestine on the App Store

Also, I've recently started up a Discord server and while it's still small, I'd love for you to join and come say hi. I love the community that has built around my work and if we can find new ways to connect, it would be great. Join it here: / discord

#Celestine #AUv3 #iPadMusic #GranularSynthesis #Ambient #SoundDesign #MusicProduction #iOSMusic #AudioEffects #iosmusicproduction"

SATURDAY: Elektron Digitone 2, Outbox 8, Analog 4 and Eventide Tricera Chorus.

video upload by Acid Gray

"Digitone 2 and Analog 4 on a melancholic IDM-jam building the first track for my next album.

Digitone 2 used for pads (Swarmer machines) plus Tricera Chorus and reverb. The other tracks are used for drums and percussion.

Here Outbox 8 really shines, as you now can use the DN as synth, drum machine and external sequencer - and still go for hardware recordings.

Analog 4:
T1: Lead
T2: Bass
T3: Additional Pad
T4: Pluck

Will use the DN2 / A4 combo definitely more frequently.

Had severe issues with my BlueBox today, as no separate FX tracks were recorded, although the option was selected, so I added reverb and delay in Logic X Pro this time."

Voltage Starved Compression Goodness with Hungry Thumb

video upload by Robots Are Red and Hive Mind Synthesis

"Hungry Thumb, by Modular 4 the Masses.

This is an 8-10hp Voltage Starved Compressor module with additional side chain and EQ.

Thank you to Modular 4 the Masses for providing the module for this video."

00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Demo with Kick only
06:58 - Full Drums
09:14 - Plucky Voice
12:00 - Full Mix

HungryThumb is a Eurorack adaptation of a compressor named Engineer's Thumb, typically built as a guitar effect pedal. Juanito built an Engineer's Thumb early in the tin can synth journey, naively replicating the 9V core of the circuit, and then didn't really know what to do with it.

Until they put an 808 kick drum through it. As a kick drum processor, this compressor shines brightly, especially when the Starve settings reduces the core circuitry voltage to 9V and lower. You can get even the purest 808-style kick drum signal, which will be mostly a sine wave, to crunch, clip, gate, fizz and fold. Do you need hardstyle kicks in your modular? This can get you there.

The Engineer's Thumb this circuit is based on uses an LM13700 OTA chip as the adjustable gain portion. These chips are a bit noisy, so an innovation of Engineer's Thumb was to put the gain section in an op amp inverting feedback loop, meaning while the compressor is set to its highest gain, the OTA is set to its lowest gain, and will theoretically be creating less noise. The theory checks out, but I'm not sure how much we Eurorack people care about noise floor.

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True Trance Sounds V4 for Arturia JUP-8000 V by NatLife

video upload by NatLife Sounds

"Product Link: https://natlifesounds.com/product/tru...

Let's welcome True Trance Sounds V4 for Arturia JUP-8000 V by NatLife.

Version 4 is an absolute True Trance blockbuster of sounds for Arturia JUP-8000 V. An exceptional set of diverse sounds was created for this installment, which perfectly complement each other. Every sound is steeped in the atmosphere of 90s Trance, the era when it was born and sounded incredibly inspiring.

The soundbank contains 70 Trance presets & patches for JUP-8000 V, which are:

4 Special voice-type AAH sounds
2 new ARP's
17 Punchy Basslines, which include special Uplifting Trance Basses and the deepest Basses
3 Unusual FX's for your transition
13 absolutely incredible Leads, in which you will find everything from new Supersaw's to Vintage-inspired, poignant Lead sections
14 super deep Pads that will take you from Classic Trance pads to the most unusual and deep atmospheres
12 of the Most Beautiful Plucks Ever Created
3 Sequences packed and ready to go
2 Synth sounds

All of this was created with absolute love for the true and divine Trance music that we all fell in love with in the 90s, and so that you could enjoy these beautiful sounds that take us back to that golden era.

Timeline:
00:00 - NatLife - Fly To The Sky
00:56 - Armin - Communication (NatLife rework)
02:20 - NatLife - Back to Borki (in 90s chilhood)
03:16 - Plastic Boy - Sylver Bath (NatLife 2026 rework)
04:13 - Ian Van Dahl - Castles In The Sky (NatLife rework)
05:09 - Chakra - Love Shines Through (NatLife 2026 rework)
06:07 - Rank 1 - Airwave (NatLife 2026 rework)"

Korg Minilogue XD - Ambient Machine Vol. 2 [SOUNDSET] | Custom Presets [Synthesizer Demo]

video upload by Mr. Card Synths

"Korg Minilogue XD - Ambient Machine Vol. 2 [SOUNDSET] | Custom Presets [Synthesizer Demo] – the second volume of my ultimate ambient collection dedicated to the Korg Minilogue XD. This soundset is all about depth, emotion, and sonic storytelling. I’ve focused on creating organic, breathing textures, melancholic pads, grainy lo-fi leads, and intricate sequences that evolve over time.

The Minilogue XD’s hybrid engine shines here, blending warm analog grit with crystalline digital oscillators. Whether you’re scoring a film, producing downtempo, or just getting lost in generative soundscapes, these presets are designed to spark instant inspiration and fill your tracks with rich, professional atmosphere.

👉 Check out my soundset: https://mrcardsynths.com/product/korg..."

Arturia Polybrute12 - emotional & downplayed patches - no rock n roll or acid house, but lot of love

video upload by copenhagennoiselab

"Seven and a half minuter of me going through a few of my latest patches on the Arturia PolyBrute 12. I have been trying to get into it, by making a few patches every evening, while the family watches tv. And it is weird, I always start with the init patch, which is like the least inspiring init patch I have ever heard. It is just dead. I should really make a new init patch, as I spend a few minutes menu-diving, switching to the same settings every time...

I have a weird relationship with this synth - I don't enjoy working with it very much, but whenever I record it, it just shines in its own grungy way, lofi and vintage way. It just have this wonderful downplayed vintage character (likely because I felt like climbing mountains to get it to sing the way I like it.

Anyway... No talking. Just patches.

The main theme right now seems to be semi-haunting keyboard sounds. It is likely a result of me spending as much time as possible at the moment with DSP development and plugin creation - no time playing the piano. So it is kind of trying to get the same feeling I get when I play piano by myself, but in patches.

No external effects or processing - recorded straight to a Zoom H6 field recorder - so it won't get more true than this.

If you’re here for clean, polite polysynth vibes, this is not that. It never is with me. This is just about feeling, hearts breaking in empty wastelands."

Darkwave Futurepop Trance | Peak + Minilogue XD + Micromonsta 2 + Blofeld | Dawless Live Jam 19

video upload by STEHRÆON

"Live jam performed on my full hardware setup.

This one moves between darkwave futurepop, trance and a slight EBM edge, with a melancholic atmosphere and a strong forward pulse.

I was inspired by artists like VNV Nation, Covenant, Angels & Agony, Apoptygma Berzerk and Assemblage 23.

The Novation Peak really shines in this jam, carrying much of the emotional depth, harmonic movement and overall character of the track.

Rig: Novation Peak, Korg Minilogue XD, Micromonsta 2, Waldorf Blofeld, Roland TR-6S, Novation Circuit Tracks (sequencing only), recorded raw to Tascam Model 12.

Full uncut take.

All performed live, no DAW, no edits."

monophreak EMMY1OH1 Software Editor for the Roland EM-101 Preset Desktop Synthesizer

via Monophreak

"With the right firmware mod (that’s right – no mysterious hacky soldered in dials) for old board Roland EM-101 machines, the EM-101 is no longer a preset machine. Often billed as a cutdown Juno 106 restricted to just 24 presets, this box previously had some interesting uses but didn’t really deliver as an anlogue beast in my arsenal. It was too restricted. Until now. Due to the amazing work by Ryan (Plutoniq), the EM-101 has been give a new lease of life and transformed into a strong addition to my music making and since the parameters can now be controlled over midi CC, I have written an editor to load in presets from the Juno 106 and MKS-7, extended to a new Roland EM-101 format with naming and created a preset saving system and librarian for patch recall. It’s not a Juno 106 but it is a very nice sounding a machine with it’s own character sharing a lot of parallels. If I have understood correctly (there could be inaccuracies!), it has a M5232RS tone generator chip with 36 (I think) waveforms that are beautifully shaped by Roland analogue fitters. A good example is the IR3109 VCF filter, found in a the Jupiter 8 or M5241L VCA found in the MKS-70. If you look at the chip list, there are lots of shared electronics that overlap between Junos, Juipter and other quality Roland gear of it’s time, giving it character. Notably, the MN3009 and MN3101 chorus chips shared by the Juno 106 chorus. It has interesting analogue effects on board but the chorus particularly shines due to the much greater CC control (as you can see from the screenshot). That chorus is gorgous, adds that analogue sheen and processing. I spent last night building up a preset bank for the EM-101 to release with the editor (and check bank functionality) and got lost inside this little beauty."

If you forget the EM-101 you can find some pics and demos in previous posts.

This one is in via monophreak in the comments of this post and this post.

Eden Grey - Itinera demo

video upload by Euterpe Synth Lab

"In this video Eden Grey dives deep into the unconventional territories of our latest module. While Itinera can be your go-to for standard patches, it truly shines when pushed to its limits. From glitchy textures to unpredictable sonic landscapes, hard distortions and disturbing screams, see how it handles the creative side of modular synthesis."

https://eden-grey.net/

Esu's Trifecta Gives You Godlike Power with Triple FX

video upload by Metamyther

"In this video, we dive into Esu's Trifecta, a powerful stereo triple-effects Eurorack module built for experimental sound design, aggressive textures, alien soundscapes, and modern electronic music production. Hear how Trifecta transforms modular synth patches with lush stereo processing, wild modulation, and gritty character that shines in any hardware-focused studio setup or live performance. If you're chasing unique effects chains and deep sound design, this hands-on demo shows why Esu’s Trifecta stands out as a creative weapon for pushing modular systems beyond the ordinary."

Korg Polysix with Kiwi Technics Kiwisix

Note: links to listings are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.
video upload by ohm_studi_ohm

"Demo of some patches I programmed on the Korg Polysix. This unit has the KiwiSix CPU board installed that adds many features (like MIDI, sequencing, 512 presets etc) without changing the sound of the synth.
The polysix is a true 6 voice VCO VCF VCA analog synth and it sounds great. By design however the enveloppe is slow and the sound a bit dark due to an added post FX VCF (LM13600). A simple mod allows to bypass this and let the synth shines. With this mod you get a very snappy and funky synth whose SSM2044 filters gets very well along the built-in chorus/phaser/ensemble FX. This unit has this mod done.
From funky keys, to lush string pads, the P6 has a very large scope despite its very limited features.
Only bad point of the P6 is that it has a fairly high noise level. Some improvement can be made like in this unit by adding more ground wires, applying copper foil on the bottom case and adding ferite around wires."

via this Reverb listing, also on eBay

"INSTRUMENT IS FOR SALE AT REDUCED PRICE ON EBAY DURING JANUARY ONLY"

Pics of the inside below.

"Serviced and fully working classic 6 voices analog poly synth.- brand new KiwiTechnics Kiwisix CPU board that adds lot of features (MIDI IN & OUT, CC, sequencer, 512 presets etc)

- all electrolytic capacitors were replaced (the P6 has many of infamous Panasonic CE capacitors that leak after decades of use)

- post FX VCF mod: this simple mod gives the P6 faster enveloppe and fuller sound. A must do on all P6, check demo.- improvement of the ground design by adding more and thicker ground wires, copper tape on the bottom case and ferrite around the data wires

- full calibration

Unit is fully working and sounds great. As expected with these Polysix there still is some light background digital noise due to design, but nothing major, check demo to hear how it sounds.

Cosmetic is good with some scuffs here and there, especially on the case as it often is the case on P6. One switch cap ("hold") is not original."

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Sid Station driven by Lightreft Monolit exploring SID textures and grit

video upload by HANJŌ

"Afternoon exploration session with 3 silver boxes, the Elektron Machinedrum handling the beat and the classic SID Station led by the Lightreft Monolit on the 2.0β firmware.

Machinedrum keeps things tight and mechanical while the SID Station focuses on texture. Bit-grit, noise edges, and shifting timbres.

Just experimenting, seeing how far the monolit can take Midi Automation over an IDM groove. #machinedrum #sidstation #idm"

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The LightReft Monolit made its first appearance on the site earlier this month in another video by HANJŌ.

The following is a playlist featuring dditional demos, followed by some pics and details further below.

Lightreft Monolit Sequencer Demos

video uploads by Sasha DZA

Playlist (in most recent order - video 7 is from one year ago):

1. Monolit Sequencer

2. Machinedrum + Monolit : Simple Setup

3. MONOLIT x DECKARD'S DREAM MK2

4. Monolit: Quick Tips for Hardware Users

In this video, we demonstrate how Monolit connects seamlessly with synths, grooveboxes, and samplers — no computer needed.
No deep menus, no distractions — just a clean interface and immediate control.

We explore different scenarios where Monolit shines: real-time MIDI control, clock generation, note and CC mapping, automation, and even gamepad integration.
Hand-built in Japan, Monolit is a minimal yet powerful tool for artists seeking intuitive, hands-on control.

Chapters:
00:00 — Intro
00:23 — Octatrack MK2 DJ setup ideas
02:42 — Scratching on Octatrack MK2
03:07 — Note-sliders / Quantisation
03:56 — Monomachine Drone
04:45 — External controller macros setup
05:08 — Double Monolit setup
05:47 — Retro game controller
06:36 — Advanced Game controller

5. Monolit Firmware 1.2.0: Unlocking New MIDI Control Features!

In this video, we dive into the new features introduced in Monolit firmware v1.2.0. From advanced MIDI routing to external slider control and dynamic button functions — Monolit just got a serious upgrade. We’re showcasing a dual-Monolit setup, where one unit controls the other, which is connected to an Elektron Monomachine.

6. Monolit × Octatrack — Live Performance Control Demo | LightReft

7. LightReft - MONOLIT v.1.0.0

00:00 - INTRODUCTION
04:36 - EDIT MENU
07:22 - CC MODE
13:12 - NOTES MODE
17:26 - LFO MODE
20:33 - MOTION MODE
23:07 - SETTINGS
24:53 - PRESET MANAGER
26:13 - MAX/MSP
30:26 - TOUCHDESIGNER
33:29 - EURORACK MODULAR
41:29 - MODEL:SAMPLES
45:02 - CONCLUSION

Welcome to the first tutorial on the MONOLIT device! In this 40+ minute video, you’ll get acquainted with the essential settings, programming, and MIDI control on MONOLIT, while exploring the device’s unique capabilities. This session covers the key aspects of working with MONOLIT, making it an ideal guide for musicians and producers who want to master its full potential.

Main topics covered:
Initial setup and connecting MONOLIT
Programming and MIDI control
Using functions and operational modes

Dive into the world of sound with this introduction to MONOLIT! Tutorial by Tim Shatny.

"MONOLIT by Light Reft

A smart, modular MIDI computer built for live performance and smooth integration with any setup. ​

Monolit is not a controller you map once to forget.
It is a playable instrument - a physical interface that lets you shape sound through motion, record gestures as automation, and turn parameters into something alive. ​

Designed for those who don’t just adjust sound, but perform it.

WHY MONOLIT?

A motion driven MIDI instrument for live sound shaping, expressive sequencing, and gestural automation.
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8 banks with 64 controls per preset
Real-time MIDI automation and parameter morphing
Seamless DAW + hardware integration
USB, TRS-MIDI, external device support
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Customizable, minimal, and fast.
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MEET MONOLIT, YOUR NEW MULTIFUNCTIONAL MIDI COMPANION!
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MONOLIT by Light Reft is a cutting-edge, multifunctional MIDI-computer that transforms your music production experience. Designed for musicians who seek precision and flexibility, MONOLIT offers seamless integration with all DAWs and hardware devices, customizable presets, and an intuitive interface for effortless control and creativity.
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Whether you're diving into your DAW or jamming out with external hardware instruments, MONOLIT has you covered. An endless library of presets at your fingertips—each one offering 8 banks, with 8 sliders and 8 buttons per bank. That's a whole lot of control!

For each slider and button, we present a range of versatile options. You can record MIDI automation, set delay times for slider movements, send notes and LFOs, and adjust various parameters directly within the device. This flexibility ensures that you have complete control over every detail of your setup.
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But it doesn't stop there. MONOLIT is as versatile as you are, allowing you to connect other devices like Gamepads, Keyboards, Monome Grid , or any MIDI device you fancy. This means you can take command of your entire setup, all through one sleek, powerful interface. Whether you're crafting the perfect beat, tweaking synths, or anything in between, MONOLIT is the tool that brings your musical ideas to life with ease and style.
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Designed and assembled in Japan, MONOLIT is ready to be shipped worldwide.

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SugarBytes Introduces Transfigure - Sonic Manipulator

video uploads by Sugar Bytes

"Transfigure is your creative partner in sound. With just a few clicks, it turns any track into a living, breathing sonic landscape full of depth, motion, and emotion. Its clean, intuitive interface makes complex processes feel effortless. Whether you’re refining details or creating entirely new textures, Transfigure gives you the freedom to shape sound your way. The central XY pad allows for simultaneous parameter control and expressive automation, perfect for performative sound design and evolving texture.

Runs on macOS & Windows (AU, VST2, VST3, AAX, Standalone)"

2nd video timestamps:

00:00:00 Overview
00:09:02 The Modulators
00:32:09 The Sound Processors
01:08:58 The Effects

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Colin Benders - Reunion - #Eurorack Jamsession & an Analysis by BRiES

Sep 5, 2016 video upload by Colin Benders

"Ever since I came back home I've been pushing out tracks non stop. finally got something of a workflow going it seems. Not looking forward to editing it all later but thats another story.

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2020 Edit:
Still haven't released this track lol. I have been plenty active since I have recorded this track though!"

BHSTS / REUNION by Colin Benders / compositional analysis

video upload by BRiES

0:00 the track
17:33 the analysis

On the larger system:

ER101 & 102 Microtonal Experiment | Modular Mayhem with Colin Benders

video upload by Colin Benders

"Last weekend I was asked to do a full ambient show with no drums, so I got creative with some patch ideas and stumbled upon a feature I had never used before... let's see how deep we can go with this! expect lots of polyphony and wild sequences, things can get crazy today...!

Go ahead and have some fun with the 'Prignalia' stems: https://linktr.ee/colinbenders
You can upload version over there if you want to! _________________________________
Sole but far-from-lonely emperor of a monster 243-module rack, genre-unbound sound explorer, modular mad scientist to the bone, call him whatever you like it’s a fact: Dutch wave-tumbler Colin Benders defies the conventions of so easily tag-slapped electronics as much as his music confronts gravity itself. Untamed and unshackled from today’s main line of tepid production behaviourism, striving in an artistic lane truly his own, Benders has completely veered off the grand street's accepted modus operandi to operate his gear and imagination in utterly innovative fashion.

Having garnered a more than solid experience of the first-hand musician-to-listener experience, Benders keeps on cutting new trails for live electronics, away from drowsy standards and mimetic attitudes. Instead, the Dutch performer pledges to rethink our whole consumption and digestive process of music through lengthy, free-jazz-like momentums to lose your mind and body to. The knowledge and time spent perfecting his craft both apart and before his online audience shines through these patched-up symphonies of boisterous sine-waves, all-engulfing lo-end swells and hair-raising crescendos that have already conquered the likes of Dekmantel, Awakenings, ADE and Berghain. #modularsynth #colinbenders"

IT’S ALIVE!!! My monstersynth is done!

video upload by Colin Benders

"Its done!!! The synth is up and running! after 3 weeks of chaos and many more of evading the task, I finally have the layout I always wanted... time for a quick recap! I'll take you through the steps of how I approached the eurorack design of my monstersynth in this final vlog entry of my build series.

if you're interested in the layout and have a look at the guts of this gargantuan thing, follow these links!

https://www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/v...

https://www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/v..."

Swizzle Circuits - Power Plant USB module

via Swizzle Circuits

Everyone wants a little power, am-I-right? Well that's exactly what we've created - easy USB power in your modular rack to power MIDI keyboards, USB lights, small fans and other things that are a hassle to easily power otherwise. Powered - 6hp (30mm)

I know we all love cables, but enough is enough! Most of the little accessories modular systems need are USB powered, and now there is a way to cut the cabling that goes beyond your rack. Install this slim module in your rack and you can power those pesky USB things such as: MIDI controllers, USB LED lighting for night plays and small USB fans. Put in one at either end of a big system to keep the power handy. There are a few things to keep in mind. Keep the power draw down to about 1000mA total - although the module can provide it, it might not be too kind to your rack power supply (You would be surprised how much power those cheap LED light draw - trust us, we looked!). Not designed or engineered to charge a phone - they make LOTS OF NOISE on the bus!

Just like every Swizzle Circuits module, it comes fully assembled, tested and ready to go. Just take it out of the package and plug it in.

Power Plant USB Module features:

- includes modular power cable. Uses the 12v DC Eurorack supply - no 5V DC needed.

- Fits right in your modular rack to give quick USB power anywhere.

- RED LED power indicator shines through the face to let you know it's ready.

- Both twin USB jacks are back-lit GREEN to help in the dark.

- Provides (2)-twin USB jack plugs for a total of (4).

- Can provide up to 1000mA of 5VDC power - see notes above-.

- Swizzle Circuits custom designed PCB

Morphor ECHON 6 BBD Resonator Synth Now Open for Pre-Orders

Morphor's ECHON 6 pre-orders are now open at Perfect Circuit

Press release follows:

Morphor marks upcoming availability of ECHON 6 as world’s first polysynth based around analogue BBD resonators by announcing opening of pre-orders

GHENT, BELGIUM: having twice turned heads and opened ears thanks to show-stealing showcases at SUPERBOOTH25, May 8-10, FEZ-Berlin, Germany and Machina Bristronica 2025, September 27-28, Bristol, UK, Morphor marks upcoming availability of its eagerly-awaited ECHON 6 — being billed as the world’s first polyphonic synthesizer based around BBD (Bucket-Brigade Delay) resonators, building upon the Belgium-based collective of artists, engineers, and musicians with a passion for creative sound experience and radical acoustic ideas’ illustrious Eurorack expertise in that area as its inaugural standalone (rack-mountable) desktop design — by announcing the opening of pre-orders as of October 23…

As an ANALOGUE POLYPHONIC MULTI-TIMBRAL BBD SYNTHESIZER — helpfully highlighted by the on point wording worked tastefully into its fitting front panel design’s execution, ECHON 6 brings the principals of modal synthesis into the analogue domain. Far from reimagining a digital concept with modern analogue circuitry, it readily redefines how resonance and excitation can interact. And as the world’s first polyphonic synthesizer based around BBD resonators, no less, each of its six voices features a discrete BBD RESONATOR that tracks the keyboard, producing organic overtones and complex harmonic depth. Duly allowing its users to excite those resonators in creative ways, ECHON 6 can generate anything from plucked and bowed strings over leads and basses to big pads and evolving soundscapes. Combining comprehensive multi-timbral capabilities, a 9 x 32 modulation matrix, a full analogue signal path, and a one-knob-per-function approach, ECHON 6 ultimately unites experimental sound design with classic polyphony. Indeed, its architecture invites exploration at every stage of that analogue signal path.

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DX7 & D-50 Dream Team | Ep.2 Electric Pianos & Strings

video upload by Espen Kraft

"When using a very transparent type of electric FM piano it can be very cool to have a dense, lush and saturated type of strings/pad underneath, pretty low in the mix.
The D-50 can do very nice thick and dense strings. Much more so than any analog synth which can also be nice, but analog isn't always the better solution.

For the second patch combo I use the TX802 for the more airy, blowing attack type of sound. Usually this is where the D-50 shines with its PCM attack samples, so it was fun to turn it around and create a cinematic timbre with D-50 filling out instead."