Body Synths The Laboratory is Now Available

video upload by BODY SYNTHS

"The Laboratory is now available. In this video, Andrey and Xavi meet at the Body Synths workshop in Berlin. They talk about how they met, where the ideas for the Laboratory came from, and how the instrument went through a series of prototypes before reaching its final form. They even find some time to make a few sound demos. We really hope you like this one.

The Body Synths Laboratory is a dual-channel effects processor and feedback synthesizer. Its two channels can work in parallel or in series to process external audio. As a sound processor, the Laboratory can widen mono signals into stereo and produce a variety of effects such as several types of delay, distortion, filtering, tremolo, vibrato and chorus. With the feedback paths engaged, it can also generate sound on its own as a stereo self-oscillating instrument.

MSRP: 420 EUR (excl. VAT)"

Explaining and testing Laboratory by Body Synths

video upload by Stazma

"In this new Gear Talk I'll test and explain to you the new Laboratory by Body Synths.

This fun little thing is a curious blend between a multi-effect processor (distortion, delay and filter) and a feedabck synthesizer with most of the key paramater being voltage controllable by the on board modulation generator or any other external control voltage generator.

It will reward experimentation and can go from very subtle to completly wild and unpredictable."

THIS IS ACE!! // LABORATORY by Body Synths

video upload by DivKid

"Here's LABORATORY ... a whole sonic sound lab of feedback synthesis and stereo sound FX. With saturation, PT delays and filters alongside a comprehensive set of feedback options we can turn this into a wide range of modulation FX, stereo, dual mono, series or parallel FX and you can even push the feedback into sound synthesis. Turning Laboratory into a standalone noise synthesizer. Loads of patches, check them below to skip around."

Cooking up some beautiful filth in the Body Synths Laboratory

video upload by Oscillator Sink

"Bells and whistles are nice, but sometimes the best gear just brings together a few simple ideas executed well and arranged in a creative way. So it is with the Laboratory from Body Synths, a box of creative filth which, while it revels in the dirt, can also enhance and widen sound sources in genuinely beautiful ways, as well be its own experimental sound source.

Dirt, delay, filtering and feedback, in one neat little package that encourages sonic exploration? Sign me, up! Let's take a look at it!

Chapters:
00:00 Intro and sound previews
03:27 What is Laboratory?
05:25 Exploring sounds without delay
14:19 Exploring sounds with delay
30:05 Destroying beats and making a compressor
36:54 Transforming a field recording
44:24 No-Input Noise Making
55:44 Final thoughts"

Inside Hans Zimmer’s £15k Modular - 50 Years of History in One Case

video upload by Starsky Carr

CHAPTERS
00:00 Demo#1 Complex Arps
03:30 The history of the Radiophonic
08:16 Demo#2 Depp and Devastating Arp
11:00 Oscillators - seven transistor core VCOs
12:19 Filters
15:12 Sound manipulation
18:15 Demo#3 2 Notes is Enough...
22:51 Modulation & control
27:41 The STARSKYPHONIC!!!
27:58 Demo#4 Trance(ish) Arps and Beats

"History, passion, provenance and love. That's the AJH Synth Radiophonic in four words.

This isn't a performance video and it isn't a patch demo - it's the story of what's actually inside this thing, where every circuit came from, and why a cabinet of 48 modules ends up feeling like one complete instrument rather than a collection of parts.

The Radiophonic was commissioned by Hans Zimmer as the centrepiece for the resurrected BBC Radiophonic Workshop, and the lineage runs a lot deeper than the wooden case and the vintage lettering. The oscillators are built around the first-version Minimoog transistor core - the ones everybody says sound the sweetest - with the thermal drift finally sorted, and Alan went back to Jim Scott, one of the original version one designers, to get them right. The filters take in the Moog transistor ladder, the diode ladder that Gene Zumchak designed for the Musonics Sonic V to sidestep Moog's patents, a dual *SEM*, and the 914 fixed filter bank from the big Moog modular systems. The ring modulator is discrete transistor EMS Synthi circuitry sitting on top of a Moog CP3 style mixer. And none of it is a straight copy - there's a wave folder here, resonance compensation there, extra CV inputs everywhere.

So: seven transistor core VCOs, two transistor ladder filters, two diode ladder filters with wave shaping, a double SEM, the 914, the Ring SM, three noise sources, a 12-stage phaser, wave shaping, Tone Science collaborations with Ian Boddy, and more envelopes, LFOs and random voltage than you'll know what to do with.

A whistle-stop tour, and still an hour's worth of talking squeezed into twenty minutes. Stay to the end for the full track - everything you hear came out of this one instrument, with drums from the AJH Bullfrog."

Roland Celebrates Grand Opening of U.S. Flagship Store in New York City

Press release follows:

Roland Corporation CEO Masahiro Minowa and Roland Americas CEO Manuele Barbini joined artists including DJ Jazzy Jeff, Mdou Moctar, Prince Paul, and more to officially open Roland Store New York City in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District

NEW YORK, NY, October 13, 2026 — Roland Corporation, a global leader in electronic musical instruments and music technology, celebrated the grand opening of Roland Store New York City, the company’s first standalone retail location in the United States. The invitation-only opening celebration at 414 West 14th Street brought together artists, industry leaders, media, business partners, and special guests for an evening of live performances, a ceremonial ribbon-cutting, and a first look at the new destination, which brings Roland, BOSS, and Drum Workshop (DW) together under one roof.

Masahiro Minowa, CEO and Representative Director of Roland Corporation, and Manuele Barbini, CEO of Roland Americas, led the evening’s welcome and ribbon cutting, officially opening the store and marking the latest milestone in Roland’s The Future. Redefined. Then. Now. Next. campaign. Originally introduced during the 2016 The Future. Redefined. global launch event, the Roland Aerophone and BOSS Katana products celebrate their 10th anniversaries this year, marking a decade of innovation that has expanded creative possibilities for wind players and guitarists alike. Special anniversary editions of both instrument lines are showcased at the store, with the anniversary Katana models available for purchase exclusively at Roland’s flagship stores in New York City, London, and Tokyo.

“New York has long been a place where new sounds, ideas, and creative movements take shape, and tonight we were proud to officially make it home to Roland’s U.S. flagship store,” said Minowa. “Roland has always been committed to pushing music forward, and celebrating this opening alongside so many talented artists is the spirit we hope this store will share with musicians and creators for years to come.”

“Tonight was about the musicians and creators who make New York such an important part of the global music community,” said Barbini. “Seeing artists bring the store to life on its first night shows exactly what we built this space for: a place where musicians, producers, and creators can explore the latest DW, Roland, and BOSS innovations, connect with our team, and be part of a new creative hub for the city.”

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Watch Liquid Metal Dance to Dark Drones, VHIKK X

video upload by substatica drones

"Using a VHIKK X to charm a liquid metal/ferrofluid visualizer. A dark ambient exploration with the Forge TME VHIKK X. The VHIKK X is set to Bank 1, Algorithm 2.

VHIKK X - https://nightlife-electronics.com/pro...

3D Printed Eurorack Case - https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/gadge...

Vhikk X by Forge TME is a multi-algorithm experimental synth workshop specialising in [but not limited to] complex drones/basses, rich textures, and dynamic sfx. It combines sound generation and effects processing into one module with multiple different algorithms.

The nature of the Vhikk X makes it suitable for situations where a compact, ergonomic, and self-contained sound source/processor would be welcome - for example smaller modular systems, or large systems where a self-contained sound island with minimised cognitive overhead would be desirable."

ARP-s & Beyond Event October 3 at synthCube!

via The Alan R Pearlman Foundation

"Join the ARP Foundation and the SynthCube community as we celebrate the culmination of the 2026 Artist-in-Residency of Kristina Warren!!!

Excited for this ARP-forward double-header next month at synthCube! All are welcome to attend one or both events on Saturday October 3 At 3pm, join us for a hands-on, exploratory workshop, "The Art of Rest," featuring ARPs and other synths, co-facilitated by Kristina Warren and Peter Edwards (Casper Electronics). Expect an interactive, sound-driven discussion.

At 7pm, join us for a performance featuring solos by Casper and Kristina, plus visuals by Defty D.

Expect a mesmerizing audiovisual journey $10-20 recommended per event, NOTAFLOF."

See https://synthcube.com/event-calendar/ for the address.

VHIKK X, Ambient Exploration

video upload by substatica drones

"An ambient exploration with the Forge TME VHIKK X. The VHIKK X is set to Bank 1, Algorithm 1.

VHIKK X - https://nightlife-electronics.com/pro...

3D Printed Eurorack Case - https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/gadge...

Vhikk X by Forge TME is a multi-algorithm experimental synth workshop specialising in [but not limited to] complex drones/basses, rich textures, and dynamic sfx. It combines sound generation and effects processing into one module with multiple different algorithms.

The nature of the Vhikk X makes it suitable for situations where a compact, ergonomic, and self-contained sound source/processor would be welcome - for example smaller modular systems, or large systems where a self-contained sound island with minimised cognitive overhead would be desirable."

Dr Who Theme on Dreadbox Analog Synthesizer

video upload by VCO USA

"A journey through time, space, and analog synthesis. 🌀

The original Doctor Who theme (1963) remains one of the most extraordinary pieces of electronic music ever made for television. Pioneer Delia Derbyshire constructed its otherworldly sound through tape manipulation, oscillators, filters, recorded tones, and painstaking editing, transforming the score into something that seemed to arrive from another dimension.

For this version, electronic musician Lorna Dune turned to the Dreadbox Erebus: an analog paraphonic synthesizer whose oscillators, filter, modulation, and wonderfully unruly character felt right at home in the strange sonic universe Derbyshire helped create.

🎛 Synthesizer: ‪@Dreadbox-synths‬ Erebus
🎼 Theme composed by Ron Grainer
🌀 Original electronic realization by Delia Derbyshire, BBC Radiophonic Workshop
🎹 Performed & Arranged by ‪@lornaduuune‬

Produced by ‪@VCOUSA‬

Voltage & Company offers full-service distribution, representation, marketing services, and everything in between to high-quality brands from around the globe. http://vcousa.com

#DoctorWho #DeliaDerbyshire #BBCradiophonicWorkshop #Dreadbox #Erebus #AnalogSynth #Synthesizer #ElectronicMusic #SynthMusic #SoundDesign"

Torso Electronics S4 & T1 Workshop at SchneidersLaden

video upload by SchneidersLaden

"We welcomed Torso Electronics to SchneidersLaden for a hands-on workshop with their S4 Sampler and T1 Sequencer in early 2026 - here is a video documentation of the event. A great session for anyone interested in synthesis, sound design, sequencing and creative electronic music tools.

The Torso Electronics S4 is a unique instrument blending tape-style workflows with modern granular synthesis. The Torso T1 combines popular generative sequencers like Euclidean sequences, Turing machines with arpeggiators, chord generators and rounds everything off with extensive random functions. Both are highly innovative and very fun to play!"

KNOBCON FOURTEEN GUEST OF HONOR & an Update on Workshops and Informative Sessions

via KNOBCON

"We are delighted to announce Terry Michaels as our esteemed guest of honor. Join us at the annual banquet for his keynote address and to help us honor him.

Terry Michaels, AKA Terry Mikulic, designed the seminal relaxation-core oscillator published in Electronotes 62 by Bernie Hutchins: the highly accurate ENS-76. It is the most influential analogue oscillator design of the modern era. This circuit became the heart of hundreds of synthesisers, including Gene Stopp’s ASM-1, the Synthesizers.com Q106, and the muSonics Vanilla Oscillators. Through his synthesizer work, Terry founded a laser light show company called Laser Artistry in 1976. The company operated as one of America's elite laser show outfits until its final performance on December 31, 1999.

The annual catered banquet will be held Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 7pm in the Sapphire Pavilion. Tickets are available as an add-on to your Knobcon attendance. Seating is limited."

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MultiWAVE the Monosynth | Make Noise

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

"The 0-Coast 10 year celebration is coming up Saturday September 12! RSVP here:

https://dice.fm/event/k65qyq-aplr-and...

Sign up for the 0-Coast workshop here! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA...

Parallel mode with Span setting 1 Activates all eight channels on each gate - just like "Unison" mode on a classic poly.

Also, enjoy a new visual score by Norman Freund, realized sonically by Del!

/ norman-freund
/ user-780024068

Here is Del's full description of the realization:"

"When I first encountered Norman Freund's score, I noticed the shapes were sketched quite roughly. In order to implement the score in a structured way, I made the decision to 'quantize' the original drawing to a grid. I hope I have suceeded in maintaining Norman's intent for the piece.

I decided on a grid of 64 'bars' at 120 bpm (each bar 2 seconds) Total time = 128 secs - 2:08

I identified common types of graphic entities in the score which would act in a similar sonic way and decided that there would be no implication of pitch in the score, just timing.

Colors were assigned to each type of graphic for visual and compositional reference:
Red - vertical line with spiral top
Light Blue - vertical line
Pink - horizontal line
Dark Blue - horizontal line with circle incorporating clockwise arrow indicator
Orange - rounded rectangle
Green - divergent lines (crescendo mark) and convergent lines (decrescendo mark)

Each entity in the score was recorded from a modular setup and arranged in the DAW (Reaper).
The sound palette came from the various reels of the project iterations.

Below are descriptions of two different ways in which sounds were mapped to graphics:
1. The Green divergent/convergent lines are the most persistent entities in this score. They are treated algorithmically. Each green entity has a different splice from "12 string iteration 0 reel". The methodology was to speed up each splice in Morphagene forwards from 0 to 100% (Green light) precisely over the time specified in the quantized score by the divergent lines and then back to 0 in the same way as specified by the convergent lines. For this I researched and discovered the Rossum Control Forge and used this to apply the precise voltage over time. An interesting technique learned and likely not one I would have considered otherwise.
2. The Red shape is a composed (ie non-algorithmic) collage of the individual sounds from iteration 3.

Other modules used were QPAS, Wogglebug and Mordax Data."

http://www.makenoisemusic.com

Flexur spooky jam

video upload by Sound Workshop

"Testing Flexur, our standalone expressive #synthesizer inspired by #trautonium

In this firmware revision. Lauri iterated on the code that holds notes on while you’re sustaining a touch.

The last firmware revision improved noise performance, but led to a large increase in dropped notes. Is it possible to improved the noise without dropping to many notes?

Based on this jam, it seems like the answer is yes. Flexur felt very physical. Dare I say: I felt like I was starting to shred on it. I was playing most of my bag of ideas from jamming on “my funny valentine”. The chromatic descending bass line is very comfortable for an intermediate player like me, so I keep getting pulled back to it. I hope that more advanced players will be able to find more variety in chord changes.

I like how this video shows a few different ideas about how to arpeggiate and play chords. I also play this slightly corny riff that just wiggles between 5 and b5. It shows how with a little bit of pizzaz or personality the simplest motifs can stay interesting for a long time. That’s only possible on an expressive interface.

Flexur was crowdfunded in June 2026 and sold out. Please join the newsletter or waitlist on our website to know when orders open again, which should be in 6-24 months. Sorry for the long wait, We're pushing as fast as we can. Thank you!"

Dutch STEIM Zwarte Dozen Systeem - Sound Demo with Novanex Delay.

video upload by Acid Solder Club

"Short jam of patching with the rare Dutch modular synth system that started out around 1974 within the STEIM Studio for Electro-Instrumental music.

Since 2022 Veerle (Elektortek) got her hands one this system, in total consisting out of 4 rows of "cassettes"/modules (34 total modules, 4x patch matrices). It needs quite some servicing and repair, but als a lot of cassettes survived the forces of time.

Since last year the system is based at Acid Solder Club Utrecht, Veerle's creative electronics/ DIY and synth workshop and experimental sound studio based in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Together with a small team (herself, Rob vd Poel and Sybren Danz) we are searching for documentation, video materials, schematics and all kinds of doodled and sketched info, that most unfortunately, is lost in time.

We are currently also working on a digital archive with stories, patch ideas, a new service manual and repair blog.The process is slow, since a lot of information is lost and we are looking at similar circuits at the time, and digital and book references to help the build.

Follow Acid Solder Club insta and socials for quick updates!
@acidsolderclub
/ acidsolderclub

No post processing anything, and also no filter (yet, in service) or envelopes so it was quite challenging and not really all volume levelled out and such but meh, that's not the point of this video :)

Casettes used in this patch:
V.C Quadrature Oscillator
3x VCO/LFO
ProductModulator
Dual amplifier divider
Inverter
Dual VCA
2x Matrix patchpanels
NOVANEX Sound Shifter SS12000.
that was in the workspace for servicing for the Re:vive Studio, based inside the Instituut of Image and Sound in Hilversum.

https://revivethis.org
https://www.beeldengeluid.nl"

Flexur and Chill (Standalone Trautonium Synth)

video upload by Sound Workshop

"We are on a mission to make a synthesizer for playing expressive melodies. It's called Flexur, and it has two floating touch bars inspired by Trautonium.

We've built four copies of the functional prototype seen in the video, and played with hundreds of early testers. We are moving onto the production design and raising funds via crowdfunding to get us to first customer ship via a run of up to 100 preorder units.

Click here to learn more:
https://soundwork.shop/

0:00 - Ondes Martenot Play Style
0:34 - Black Hole Sun
2:50 - Mellow Drone
3:40 - Sine Waves
6:44 - Arpeggiator and Looping Envelopes
9:44 - Audio Rate Modulation
10:39 - CV Out controlling 0-Coast
12:55 - Flexur's Lament"

Sound Workshop Flexur Intro Video

An intro video has been added to the announcement post here.

Sound Workshop Introduces Flexur - Expressive Synthesizer Based on the Trautonium

video upload by Sound Workshop

via Sound Workshop

Easy to pick up, hard to put down.

Two Trautonium inspired floating touch bars allow for continuous volume and pitch control. This expressive interface is paired with a streamlined knob per function synth, so you can start playing right away. Despite the constrained feature set, the sensitive bars allow for weeks, months, and years of rewarding practice.

Go as complex as you like

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Passive Bandpass Filters Are GOATED | AudioThing Octaves

video upload by HAINBACH and AudioThing

"Passive bandpass filters are an obsession of mine, so it was just a question of time until AudioThing and me would make a plugin of the special subset called octave filters. Octaves is out on now: https://www.audiothing.net/effects/Oc...

My Music: http://hainbach.bandcamp.com"

"Hainbach’s Bandpass Filter

Octaves is our latest collaboration with Berlin-based composer and YouTuber Hainbach. It is a filter plugin designed to take apart the audio spectrum in spreads of octaves, allowing for unique and enchanting spectral sound design effects. Octaves gives you a retro-scientific approach to sound that echoes the timeless productions created in the BBC Radiophonic workshop or the WDR Studio für Elektronische Musik by the Avantgarde masters, and modern places like Willem Twee, Strøm, and Hainbach’s own laboratory.

Octaves is available for macOS, Windows, and Linux (VST2, VST3, AU, AAX, CLAP).
It’s also available on the App Store for iOS and iPadOS (AUv3 and Standalone).

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Turning the Otamatone into a Trautonium

video upload by Sound Workshop

"In this video we look at the early history of #expressive synthesizers, and why #Trautonium is my favorite design. Then we make a #synthdiy Trautonium using an #otamatone as the oscillator. I also share a change in priority for Sound Workshop."

Featuring the Sound Workshop Wiggler.

Exploring unique FX with synthesisers, modular & more // TRAILS from Poly Effects [PEDALS & PATCHES]

video upload by DivKid

"Join us for an exploration of TRAILS as part of our Pedals & Patches series of videos, exploring pedal FX with modular gear, synthesizers, around the studio and with some other instruments too. Pedals aren't just for guitarists, so lets get creative with them!

Trails offers 7 FX that make your sounds sustain and grow, there's resonators (think Rings) with sympathetic strings, bell like chord generation, live and frozen buffer granular processing, a unique distortion like nothing I've used before, micro loopers, pitch shifting delays, vinyl record emulating delays and more!"

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Turing Machine, Workshop System & Planet of the Apes! // Music Thing Modular at Machina Bristronica

video upload by DivKid

"It's a pleasure to look back at the last Machina Bristronica event (2025) and share this video with Tom Whitwell of Music Thing Modular from the DivKid Discussions stage. We talk about origins, Thonk acting like a record label, Turing Machines, Radio Music and the Workshop System which has inspired and built community and created collaborations, before rounding out on some unexpected connections to Planet of the Apes!

Machina Bristronica is taking a year off for 2026, but will be back in 2027. Check out videos from the DivKid Discussions stage, Machina news and updates and all about Music Thing Modular at the links.

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ARPs for All - Visiting Artist! March 2-6: Kristina Warren

via the Alan R Pearlman Foundation

"The Alan R Pearlman Foundation welcomes Visiting Artist Kristina Warren to a week-long Residency as she explores new ways to work with the ARP 2500 and other synthesizers.

Culminating projects will conclude later this year as she will be offering a workshop.

Kristina Warren is a versatile and imaginative sound artist, composer, and performer based on Narragansett land, also known as Providence, Rhode Island [US]. Warren presents a wide variety of work, ranging from synth voyages and digital soundscapes to concertina meditations, installations, workshops, and more. All this work aims in various ways to highlight the vast and transportative ebbs and flows of individual and collective listening. Praised as “beautifully organic” (Peter Bruyn, Haarlems Dagblad) and having “a finesse of timbral traces” (Frédéric Cardin, PanM360), work by Warren has been presented internationally at venues including Flux Festival Montréal [CA], Synth Library Prague [CZ], MuseumsQuartier Wien [AT], Experimentik Berlin [DE], IOIC Zürich [CH], The Bluecoat Liverpool [UK], Elastic Arts (Chicago), Light & Sound Design (Brooklyn), and Rhizome (DC). kmwarren.org"