Echon6 Samples and a FREE Auto Sample Tool for Decent Sampler

video upload by Starsky Carr

"Point a MIDI cable at your synth, walk away, and come back to a finished Decent Sampler instrument. I've built a tool that does exactly that — and it's completely free.

The Morphor Echon6 has been on my bench for weeks now and it still sounds fabulous — that lovely organic feel I keep going on about. The whole point of this channel is to give you the experience of playing the synth yourself, so I wanted to go one better: give you the actual presets to play.

So I started auto-sampling the Echon6 on the 1010music Bento… and then remembered why sampling is such a pain. It's not the recording. It's everything after: trimming, levelling, converting, hand-building the mapping. So I spent a weekend making a tool that does the whole lot, start to finish, and now it's yours.

Runs in your browser, works on Mac and PC, comes with a full manual. You might need to install Python if your machine hasn't got it (most have). It's not a polished app with a pretty icon — you click a command file — but it works, believe me.

Honest warning: I'm not a programmer. My digital assistant did the heavy lifting. I can't offer any support on this whatsoever, because the answer will be "I haven't got a clue." It should work. Have fun with it — and do tell me what you end up sampling with it, I'd love to know.

🎹 ECHON6 SAMPLES

There's a FREE 2-preset Echon6 Decent Sampler pack to get you started, and a full 20-preset library for anyone who wants the lot — 800MB of detailed multisamples, no effects, just the raw beauty of the thing.

🎵 And stay to the end — two finished tracks from the Echon6 sessions, because the music is why we're all doing this in the first place."

FREE Auto Sampler tool → https://www.starskycarr.com/patches/p/autosampler


FREE Echon6 Decent Sampler pack (2 presets) → https://www.starskycarr.com/patches/p...

Echon6 Decent Sampler library (20 presets) → https://starsky-shop.fourthwall.com/p...

Additive Synth Sound Design | 10 New Partials & Discrepancies Presets for the coming update

video upload by Unusable Engineering

"Ten new additive synth presets from the upcoming Partials & Discrepancies 1.3.2 update.

No talking in this one, just sound examples. The patches focus mainly on two new features: X-Voice FM and Velocity Position, with sounds ranging from restrained and cinematic pads to noisier textures, keyboard sounds, and a more percussive patch.

X-Voice FM lets each synth voice FM-modulate the next voice in a circular chain. It can use either the previous voice’s filtered signal or oscillator output as the modulation source, and the FM amount is stored independently in every oscillator slot.

That means the amount of FM can move and slew together with the rest of the patch.

Velocity Position lets note velocity select the position, or an interpolated position, between the active oscillator slots.

So playing dynamics can change much more than volume. Depending on the patch, velocity can move between different partial structures, harmonic relationships, X-Voice FM amounts, or combinations of all three.

The result can be quite expressive with surprisingly little movement from the player.

The update also adds Live View, which follows an active voice in the waveform editor and shows its slewed node geometry, partial settings, and slot position in real time.

There are also new waveform-editing shortcuts, multi-step undo/redo, slot copy/paste keyboard shortcuts, and a fairly substantial round of interface-performance and stability work. (But more on that on the website when the release is here)

Partials & Discrepancies 1.3.2 is expected to be available on September 1, 2026."

Korg DW-8000 Editor Librarian

video upload by Ian Dixon

"In this video I demonstrate my free Web MIDI editor and librarian for the Korg DW-8000, built to make it easier to manage patches, audition sounds, edit parameters in real time and keep a larger library of DW-8000 sounds ready to use.

The DW-8000 is a brilliant hybrid digital/analogue synth, but managing lots of patches from the front panel can be slow. This browser-based editor lets you enable MIDI, read the programs from the synth, load SysEx banks, remove duplicates, build a large patch library, send sounds to the DW-8000, tweak filters and waveforms, view envelopes visually and save your own libraries without installing anything.

https://thedigitallifestyle.com/w/TDL...

Chapters:
00:00 DW-8000 editor-librarian intro
00:13 Why I built the editor
00:42 Browser-based Web MIDI setup
00:53 Choosing MIDI ports
00:59 Reading programs from the DW-8000
01:12 Selecting patches and sending to the edit buffer
01:25 Real-time editing
01:38 Filter, waveform and envelope controls
02:02 Viewing real-time parameter changes
02:13 Loading SysEx banks
02:42 Auditioning imported sounds
02:52 Removing duplicates and building a library
03:16 Working like a modern patch browser
03:25 Saving and loading libraries
03:44 Free browser-based tool
04:05 More editors planned and feature requests"

Knobula Drum Farm Review

video upload by Molten Music Technology

"Drum Farm is a percussion production machine that let's you grow synth and sampled drums and then harvest them into vats of groovy goodness. Shove sounds about, sample, resample and then plough through effects. It's massively versatile, full of great sounds and is fun to use. Here's my review of exactly how that all works."

KORG PROLOGUE IT'S SIMPLY STUNNING! #korg #prologue #patch

video upload by Scott McAuley Sounds

"Patches will be available at https://www.orano.co.uk/shop or http://www.synthsounds.co.uk

From my Forthcoming bank Elixir Vol.1 for the ‪@korgukofficial‬ Prologue. this patch is a split with dynamic synth strings on the left of the keybed and a beautifully dynamic brassy arp on the right of the bed.

I have been lost in this patch for hours, sometimes a patch I create will really grab me more than others, and this is definitely one of those patches.

I have some strymon verb on this demo, but rest assured, the official full demos will only be using the onboard factory effects.

I hope you enjoy!

© Scott McAuley. All rights reserved.
#custom #sounds #prologue"

Black Pill (BP Synth) build.

video upload by Craig Barnes

"A reasonable description of my Black Pill synth build into an M- Audio Axiom 25 chassis with a Teensy 4.0 based editor managing the sounds.

The github page. https://github.com/craigyjp/Black-Pil..."

"I created a hardware editor for the BP Synth to specifically fit it into the M-Audio Axiom 25 chassis.

The synth was created by Blaine at SyntheTech about 3 years ago. [2nd set of videos here]

To Do list

Replace screen 0 with one the same as the others.

Clean the main screen display

Add the Portamento switch with an LED instead of the LFO wave select.

Connect the transpose buttons to the Teensy so I can manage the transpose.

Make the footswitch input assignable to Arp Start/Stop, Glide on/off etc."

Roland SH-4d - "Complete Set" Soundbank 200 patches

video upload by LFOstore

"Roland SH-4d 'Complete Set' Soundbank 200 patches

Buy: https://kav-sound-explorer.sellfy.sto...

The new 'Complete Set' library adds 72 new patches, expanding the sound palette of this wonderful synthesizer.

'Complete Set' complements the 'Synergy' and 'Synth EX' library, resulting in a complete set of 200 patches: patches 1–64 are from the "Synergy" soundbank, and patches 65–128 are from the "Synth EX" soundbank and patches 128-200 are from the 'Complete Set'

This carefully crafted sound pack features 200 presets and 4 patterns, developed using all available engine models are from V2.

The pack offers a diverse selection of inspiring sounds:

Deep and punchy basses to drive your grooves
Dynamic arpeggios to add rhythm and movement to your tracks
Expressive synth tones, perfect for melodies, solos, or deep textures

Each preset is finely tuned to showcase the warmth and character of the Roland SH-4d. Whether you're producing electronic, techno, pop, or cinematic music, 'Complete Set' provides a perfect palette to expand your creative possibilities.

The demo tune was recorded in real time and does not contain external effects or any processing.

by: A.Kav"

Generative #ambient #synth patch: Juno 6 and DX 7 sounds mangled and driven by Shoal on DistingNT

video upload by voltryx

"A walkthrough of a slow-evolving generative ambient patch built around the Expert Sleepers Disting NT and the Shoal plug-in (https://github.com/ormermodular/shoal).

Shoal generates eight channels of notes and gates, which I route internally through CV-to-MIDI and send to an AMYboard running a mixture of Juno-6 and DX7-inspired synth voices. The audio then returns to the Disting NT for bitcrushing and Kirbinator-based mangling before passing through the Delay Magneto algorithm on the FX Aid.

This is only my first exploration of Shoal or perhaps just dipping my toes in. I look at its global scale and tempo settings, per-channel sequence lengths and evolution controls, plus the mute, density and note-range controls available from the main page.

I’m also using a small Python app I vibe-coded to assign built-in and custom AMYboard presets to different MIDI channels. Let me know in the comments if you’d like me to put it on GitHub.

Patch:
Disting NT → Shoal → CV-to-MIDI → AMYboard
AMYboard → Disting NT Bitcrusher/Kirbinator → FX Aid Delay Magneto → Mixer

#eurorack #ambientmusic #distingnt #generativemusic #modularsynth

0:00 Welcome
0:26 What are we going to do?
0:48 Patch walkthrough
1:10 FX Aid
1:30 Disting NT preset
2:00 What is Shoal?
3:15 AMYboard setup and preset manager
3:56 Outro jam"

Kodamo Mask 1 EX MK2 + GEOMask - Custom Editor & Librarian.

video upload by GEOSynths

"I've had the Mask 2 EX MK2 for a few weeks now and am very pleased with how it Sounds and most of all, the Price! I paid just short of £400 from Juno Records, which for today, isn't bad for a Polyphonic Synth.

The Mask 1 Keyboard has been out for some years now and while there was a Desktop released (EX Mk1) this version now seems like a complete Product.

In the Video I go over the controls, however one aspect of their Mask 1 Family is that you can only Edit from the front panel using a Data Entry Knob, so with the help of Gemini and Claude, I built a web based Editor and Librarian, which I demonstrate in the Video.

It should work with the MK1, but not sure about Keyboard as I don't have one, but it's essentially the handling of Factory Patches and User Patches that are different, so should work.

The Editor will be released for Free on Sunday August 23rd on my next Live Stream, where I will be covering the Mask 1 EX MK2, answering your questions and making some Patches Live."

00:00 - Overview 02:44 - Custom Patches 05:15 - Front Panel 07:25 - GEOMask - Editor/Librarian 07:58 - Librarian 08:33 - General 09:08 - Initialized Patch 09:53 - Mask Oscillators 14:43 - Pitch & Noise 15:30 - Filters 17:11 - Modulation 19:40 - Arpeggiator 20:38 - X/Y Pad 21:19 - FX 23:40 Custom Patches

VECTOR does INDUSTRIAL differently

video upload by Tonepusher

"In this video, I explore the Beetlecrab Vector, vector synthesis and why this unusual synth is so interesting for industrial music and sound design. From the Prophet VS and Korg Wavestation to Trent Reznor, Skinny Puppy, and Front 242, we’ll look at the history of Vector Synthesis and see what makes the Vector such a different way to create sounds. If you’re into synthesizers, industrial music, experimental sound design and weird synths...this one’s for you!"

Synth Presets & Samples►https://www.tonepusher.com/

He Made the Presets for This $2,500 Synth. Here's What He Left Out.

video upload by Vulture Culture

"I programmed some of the factory patches for the ASM Leviasynth. Tonight I'm giving away how I actually do it.

We're opening with a full cover of "Inner Universe" from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex — every sound built on the Leviasynth, nothing else in the chain — and then we're building an original 2000s cyberpunk track from a completely empty patch, live, start to finish.

Here's the part most Leviasynth tutorials skip: you do NOT need to master 8-operator FM synthesis to get incredible sounds out of this thing. My easy-FM method uses one, two, maybe three operators to generate a raw waveform with some teeth on it — and then lets the Leviasynth's analog filter do all the real sculpting. Cheap FM, expensive filter. It's how I built most of my favorite factory patches, and by the end of tonight you'll be using it too.

WHAT WE'RE COVERING

The easy-FM method — 1-3 operators instead of complex algorithm programming
Why the ASM Leviasynth's analog filter is the best-kept secret on the instrument
Building a cyberpunk bass, arp, pad and lead from an init patch
Phase distortion on the Leviasynth — the Casio CZ sound hiding inside a 2026 synth
Getting noise-style texture out of a synth with no noise oscillator
Algorithm morphing as a musical performance tool, not a party trick
Sound design for anime soundtrack, cyberpunk, darksynth and industrial styles"

Abyss II: Official Presets Demo

video upload by DAWESOME MUSIC

"35 sounds from Abyss II in 5 minutes. No talking, pure sound."



"Abyss II comes with 440 presets designed by world-class sound designers.

Download the demo (no registration, zero friction):

👉 https://www.dawesomemusic.com

Abyss II is out now!
• Intro Offer: $89 / €89 (Regular: $149 / €149)
• Upgrade for Abyss 1 owners: $45 / €45 (Regular: $75 / €75)
• Free upgrade for anyone who purchased Abyss 1 in 2026.

Available in VST3, AU, and AAX."

"Sound is Colour


Warm. Cold. Dark. Brilliant. Silky. Lush. Juicy. Fat...

Notice something? We use the exact same vocabulary for colours and textures than we use for sounds.

The word 'Klangfarbe' isn't a metaphor. It is how our brain actually processes sound: the true nature of sound is colour.

Your Secret Superpower

Your taste is your secret superpower! Stop asking: "Is this correct? Am I doing this right?" Instead, simply pick and combine sound-colours, place them on the "gradient" and ask yourself: 'Does it sound interesting to me?". This naturally leads you to your own, unique signature sound.

And you can feed it anything: the noisy call of a distant crane recorded with your phone, a vocal snippet or the sound of plugging in your guitar. As one musician said: "I am still trying to find a sample that does not end up as an interesting sound."

Made for Creatives If sound is colour - why are most synths complex, techy, full of numbers, algorithms, and operators?

Abyss II is built on a simple yet radical premise: a synth designed around how we actually experience sound. It keeps you in the flow rather than forcing you into abstract formulas. Just play with colours, as you would mess with paint."

Also see Sound Is Colour – Finally a Synth for Musicians, not Engineers (Abyss II)

E-MU Proteus 2000 - "Golden Age" Soundset 128 Presets

video upload by LFOstore

"#emu #proteus #proteus2000 #demonslayer
Proteus 2000 is one of the most versatile modules of early 2000s
with lots of waveforms, samples, filter models, modulations & effects.

BUY: https://lfo.sellfy.store/p/e-mu-prote...

'Golden Age' Soundset adding 128 new organic presets in your arsenal:

Complex Pads
Evolving Scapes
Rich Strings
Classic Synths Emulations
Plucks & Keys
Basses
Leads
Complex Moving Sounds
Effects

Easy installing with our instructions.

By Nick Klimenko aka Chronos, a creator of 'Organica' for Waldorf Blofeld & 'WS Universe' for Korg Wavestation.

Powerful unison strings, stunning unusual movements, deep pads & polys great for soundtrack atmosphere, synth-pop & retro wave music, dancefloor music.

Great for soundtrack atmosphere, synth-pop & retro wave music, dance floor music."

Roland Jupiter-4 | The Vintage Analog Synth That Started It All

video upload by RetroSound

"Roland Jupiter-4 Sound Demo
vintage analog synth sounds, arpeggios made by RetroSound with the classic Roland character.

In this video, we take a deep dive into the sound of the legendary Roland JUPITER-4 Compuphonic, one of the most iconic vintage analog polyphonic synthesizers of the late 1970s.

The New Wave synth.

Released in 1978, the Jupiter-4 was the first Roland synthesizer to carry the JUPITER name and helped establish Roland's reputation for powerful analog polyphonic synthesizers. It features four-voice polyphony, analog oscillators, a resonant low-pass filter, an arpeggiator and Roland's early Compuphonic digital control system. Roland also gave the Jupiter-4 the ability to store user presets — an important feature for its time.

Video:
0:06 The Cave
0:33 Filter FM
0:50 Romantic
1:30 Soft Square
1:51 Dark Bass
2:07 The Arrival
2:22 Sunlight
2:38 Favorite Sound
2:54 Sweeping
3:30 Save Your Ears!
4:30 Little Love Song (with TR-808)

In this Jupiter-4 sound demo by RetroSound, you'll hear the character that makes this synthesizer so special: punchy basses, warm pads, aggressive filter sweeps, analog leads, brass-like sounds, arpeggios and fat unison tones.

The Jupiter-4 may have fewer voices and controls than later Roland classics such as the Jupiter-6 and Jupiter-8, but its distinctive combination of fast envelopes, powerful filter, analog warmth and lush ensemble character gives it a sound all of its own.

🔥 Roland Jupiter-4 Facts

• Introduced in 1978
• Four-voice analog polyphonic synthesizer
• First Roland synthesizer in the JUPITER series
• Analog VCO-based synthesis
• Resonant analog VCF
• Built-in arpeggiator
• Eight user preset memories
• Famous for its warm, fat and expressive sound

If you love vintage analog synthesizers, Roland synths, classic synth sounds, synth pop, new wave, electronic music and hardware sound demos, this one is for you"

Website ► https://retrosound72.wixsite.com/home

Roland Alpha Juno Twin Peaks Dreamy Bank | Out NOW!

video upload by Espen Kraft

"Get the patch bank in my web shop here: https://espenkraft.com/b/jwl5d
My brand new patch bank for the Roland Alpha Juno 1/2 and MKS-50. Also compatible with all software Alpha emulations that can import original Alpha bank sysex.

Price is $15USD.

64 original patches with focus on dreamy, ethereal sounds in the tradition of David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti. All the patches have names taken from Twin Peaks.
In the demo video I play through some of the patches. I've added a touch of reverb to the patches.

This is a sysex download and you must transfer this bank from your computer to the synth. Check the manual for more info or see my first Alpha Juno patch bank video for how to do this."

🎛️ 🎹 Turning a Thrift Store Projector Case into a Daisy Pod Synth + Amp

video upload by Foggy Mountain Spaceship and TrimPath

"A synthesizer, an amplifier, and a Bluetooth speaker, all built into a vintage projector case from a thrift store. Sound generation runs on an Electrosmith Daisy Pod.

It's the companion piece to the Banjo-Synth (BS-1) I built in 2024. The BS-1 plays it, this box makes the sounds. It was challenging and a lot of fun to build, I hope you enjoy the video.

🧰 The Parts:
Electrosmith Daisy Pod
Vintage Argus Projector Box
CME H2MIDI Pro Interface
JBL Home Audio Speaker
Vangoa PS-01 Rechargeable 9V Power
ZK-502T Bluetooth Amplifier Board"

See this previous post for additional demos and details on the Banjo Synth.

CLICK FOR MORE »

The Strangest, Most Interesting Synth He's Played This Year (Morphor Echon6)

video upload by Starsky Carr

"The Morphor Echon6 is the world's first analog modal polysynth — a genuine departure from the wall of subtractive synths flooding the market right now. In this review and demo I dig into its Karplus-Strong-based exciter and resonator, six voices you can split into six independent monosynths, and a modulation system so intuitive it doesn't need a menu. Full raw demo at the end so you can hear it completely unprocessed.

WHAT IS MODAL SYNTHESIS?
Modal synthesis uses a Karplus-Strong oscillator — an exciter (like a pluck, bow, or hammer) run through a resonator (like a string or instrument body) — to fake physical, plucked/struck sounds. First proposed by Kevin Karplus and Alexander Strong back in 1982, you'll recognise the concept from modules like Mutable Instruments Plaits, Rings and Braids, and digital oscillators in synths like the Arturia MiniFreak and Korg Minilogue XD. The Echon6 takes that same idea and builds it entirely in analog circuitry — as far as I know, the first synth to pull that off.

CHAPTERS
0:00 What's coming up
1:43 DEMO JAM #1 - glitchy ambient
5:40 What is modal synthesis? (Karplus-Strong explained)
6:53 Front panel overview
7:52 Six voice groups patch demo
9:53 DEMO JAM #2 - as an FX unit on drums
12:20 SIx voices in unison - CHORD MODE?
13:06 DEMO JAM #3 - 6 unique voices
13:48 Exciter section deep dive
21:15 BBD resonator deep dive
25:47 Modulation section deep dive
36:22 Building a musical patch from scratch
41:16 DEMO JAM #4 - A Love Story ;) IYKYK
43:15 Echon6 vs Erica Synths Steampipe
45:00 Final thoughts
45:40 Patreon & website
46:13 DEMO JAM #5 Intro raw (maybe a little reverb at the end)

MY TAKE
The Echon6 is a genuinely fresh alternative to the current glut of subtractive synths — your Jupiters, Junos, Prophets, and OB-style clones. It felt natural within minutes, the modulation is some of the cleverest I've used on any hardware synth, and the build quality is excellent. Compared to the Erica Synths Steampipe (digital modal synthesis), the Echon6 is easier to learn, while the Steampipe can get more chaotic, faster, thanks to its distortion and reverb. Both are worth a look if experimental modal synthesis is your thing — but the Echon6 gets a big thumbs up from me.

GEAR MENTIONED
Morphor Echon6 (analog modal polysynth, reviewed here)
Erica Synths Steampipe (digital modal synth, comparison)
Mutable Instruments Plaits / Rings / Braids
Arturia MiniFreak
Korg Minilogue XD

MORE PATCHES, SAMPLES & TUTORIALS
Patreon: www.patreon.com/starskycarr - patches, samples, tutorials and more
www.starskycarr.com - patches, samples, free and cheap goodies"

The Best String Synthesizer You Never Heard Of: Milton Gemichord 961

video upload by HAINBACH

"The Milton Gemichord 961 has kept me spellbound ever since I first played it at Museo Del Synth Marchigiano in 2021. It's a string/piano/brass/bass synth like many Italian keyboards of the time. But it sounds elegant and dramatic, also thanks to its "liturgic" section. It is utter unobtanium, with only three known to still exist. In this video, I want to see if its spell over me was induced more by its newness back then, or if its actually the paradise lost I remember it as.
Check out the sampled instrument and music here:
/ decent-sampler-2-166896316"

Additional Milton Gemichord 961 posts with demos

Polyvera Synth - Born from a Love of '80s Sounds | Superbooth 2026

video upload by Music Journey with Paul

"At Superbooth 2026, I talked with Stefano from SuonoBuono about Polyvera - a synthesizer that took around four years to develop and was born from a simple idea: building the instrument he couldn't find on the market.

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:14 Suono Buono = Sounds Good
00:47 How long did it take you to produce the Polyvera synth?
02:02 Who is Polyvera for and what gap does it try to fill on the market?
03:09 What makes Polyvera stand out?
03:51 Stefano’s role in the company
04:05 Where is it produced?
04:23 The plans for the future
04:48 Recent new features

Polyvera combines the character of early digital instruments - samples, wavetables, aliasing and that unmistakable '80s digital texture - with analog filters designed to have real personality.

We talk about the story behind SuonoBuono, Stefano's inspirations from PPG and early Akai, and Roland samplers, why he deliberately didn't follow current synth market trends, and what makes Polyvera different.

Stefano also talks about the latest developments, including a new hybrid analog/digital wavefolder, new sounds and modulation possibilities that can create some seriously strange recursive feedback.

Designed and produced in Stockholm, Sweden.

Filmed at Superbooth 2026.

#Superbooth2026 #Polyvera #SuonoBuono #Synthesizer #Synth"

Audio Damage AD-202 - How Can This Synth Sound This Good - Walkthrough & Demo - iOS

video upload by The Sound Test Room

"You can get AD-202 here on the App Store
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/ad-202/...

Roland MC-202 in a Plugin? | Audio Damage AD-202 Demo

video upload by Autodafe

"The Audio Damage AD-202 is a modern software take on the classic Roland MC-202 MicroComposer, the compact analog monosynth and sequencer released by Roland in 1983. With its single VCO, sub oscillator, resonant 24 dB low-pass filter and simple modulation architecture, the original MC-202 shared much of its sonic DNA with instruments like the SH-101 and TB-303.

I actually owned an original Roland MC-202 many years ago — and, like quite a few pieces of vintage gear I used to have, I eventually sold it. So I was particularly curious to hear Audio Damage's take on it.

AD-202 keeps the straightforward single-oscillator architecture and vintage workflow, while expanding it with modern features including 8-voice polyphony, analog-style drift, MPE, tempo-synced modulation, saturation, drive and distortion.

In this no-talking demo, I'll simply go through some sounds and presets so you can hear what AD-202 can do.

🎛️ Audio Damage AD-202:
www.audiodamage.com/collections/instruments/products/ad066-ad202"