This is the weirdest pedal he owns … and He loves it! // The Square from NWS [PEDALS & PATCHES]

video upload by DivKid

"Whether its turning simple mono synths into sounding like music easels, taking a basic polysynth and making it sound like a complex oscillator or just generally continuing to be a weird and wonderful effect for synths ... I'm pretty fascinating with this one. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.

The Square // https://nicksworldofsynthesizers.co.u...
Check out Nick’s inventions // https://nicksworldofsynthesizers.co.uk"

THE SQUARE

The Square ring modulator pedal, Boutique, Hand Made & Designed By Me.

Intro

The Square pedal is simply a ring modulator that takes the input signal and sends it to both inputs of the ring modulator at the same time.

Despite it's simplicity, The Square is capable of producing a wide variety of sounds depending on what you put into it.

Each pedal is unique and made by hand, from the hand bent metal enclosure to the component choices and tolerances. Imperfections are considered part of the aesthetic appeal both sonically and physically.

To understand what the pedal is and all the magical things it can do for your musical productions, we strongly recommend watching the video from DivKid below.

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Medeli MK61 review - a General MIDI keyboard for piano beginners

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"The Medeli MK61 https://medeli.eu/ is a beginner's keyboard that offers a good keyboard action and some good sounds and a music teacher at a very attractive price. In this video, I play a lot of sounds and examine the firmware features. Table of contents:

00:00 teaser: If you know how to, you can get massive sounds out of this
00:11 Hi, what's this?
00:54 Playing the piano: 3 demos
03:27 Hardware overview
06:07 playing patches:
06:40 Romantic Electric Piano 2
07:02 Piano & EP
07:26 Harpsichord
07:49 Synth Music Box

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Testing an old VCO - Livewire Audio Frequency Generator & a simple melodic drone

video upload by DreamsOfWires

"I've been tinkering with some of my older, discontinued and obscure modules recently, so I decided to share some of my experiences. Not technical or user guides, just self-indulgeance. This time it's the Livewire Audio Frequency Generator that gets the perpetual noob treatment, an huge, flexible, and pretty damn good saounding VCO with wave-shaping, sub oscillator (both square and triangle), and a bunch of fixed or variable waveforms.

Key features of this are the 'Animated Pulses' and 'Alien Saws', which are both affected by the 'animation section'. Each consist of two waves overlapping eachother, and the 8 pots to the right control the pulse width and phase position of both, but on the higher and lower portions of the waveforms separately... which of couse can all then be modulated! Bonkers! It sounds great though, and you could lose yourself for some considerable time just listening to how these 8 controls affect the timbre of the two waveform outputs.

As always, running the module through my AJH Synth modules never dissappoints - totally vintage charcter and warmth, with no shortage of functionality and physical control. A great-sounding VCF based on the Musonics (pre-Moog) Sonic V, and a VCA based on the early Minimoog, complete with amp-like overdrive when driven hard. The Ring SM is also based on the Moog CP-3 mixer, with -1 & -2 sub-octave generator, and 3-axis ring modulator based on the EMS Synthi/VCS3.

Gear used:
Livewire Audio Frequency Generator V2
AJH Synth Sonic XV diode filter, Dual LFO, Sample Hold & Noise, Ring SM, Discreet Cascaded VCA.
Cosmotronic Cosmix Pro
Happy Nerding FX Aid (as reverb)
Expert Sleepers Disting Mk4 (as WAV recorder)
CASA Modular acrylic case powered by Konstant Lab StrongPWR.
No post-processing, just the audio straight from the modular."

Access Virus B/C/TI2 - Trance Supersaw 90s-2000s soundbank

video upload by NatLife Sounds

"Buy Here: https://natlifesounds.com/product/tra...

Do you remember the sound that lured you into Trance in 1996-2004 years? Imagine a library of those very sounds, returning decades later directly to your synthesizer!

Let's welcome - Trance Supersaw 90s-2000s for Acess Virus B/C/Ti & TI2 synthesizers.

In this library, every sound has been refined to perfection, recreating that cherished sound from our childhood and youth. Every sound has a special value. No tons of useless presets to waste your time with, just specially crafted sounds with maximum density and vibrancy.

The Trance Supersaw 90s-2000s soundbank contains 41 Presets, which are:

1 AAH Supersaw
1 ARP Supersaw
27 Supersaw Leads!
11 Supersaw & Atmospheric Pads
1 PLK of 90s

The soundset compatible with all Virus synths includes Access Virus B/C/TI/TI2/Snow & Indigo, and clones - OsTIrus, Adam Szabo Viper.

Installation Instruction is included. Please read before install!

Timeline:
00:00 - 01:56 NatLife - Back To The 90s
01:59 - 02:55 San - Stroke
02:56 - 04:48 Blank & Jones - Desire
04:51 - 06:15 Kai Tracid - Tiefenrausch
06:17 - 07:44 Nudge & Shouter – Blue Lagoon (Bervoets & De Goeij Remix)
07:45 - 09:37 Joop – Act Of God
09:38 - Slyder - Score (Grand Theft Auto III - Rise FM)

#accessvirus #trance #synth"

He Made Every Classic 90s Trance Sound on One Synth (Oberheim TEO-5, No Presets)

video upload by CephalosMusic

" 🐙 Wanna make Trance Sounds?! I made all of them from scratch— I rebuilt 5 classic 90s trance sounds from INIT on the Oberheim TEO-5, no presets.

This is a full trance music sound design tutorial on one analog synth: trance plink, acid pluck, hoover stab, trancy pad, and supersaw lead. Each thing has a role. They're all cool!!!!

What I used:
Oberheim TEO-5 (all sounds, from init) + Roland TR-8S and S-1 for drum and bass only

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro & Demo
01:55 1. Trance "Plink"
05:52 2. Acid Pluck
10:46 3. The "Hoover"
16:52 4. Trancy Pad
22:40 5. Supersaw Lead
28:13 4. Live Jam

#teo5 #trancemusic #sounddesign"

M-VAVE FM-1: Hades & SEM-Inspired Sounds | Felucca Custom

video upload by BonszaiMusic

You can find the M-Vave SMK on Amazon.

"Hear the M-VAVE FM-1 running custom Oberheim SEM and Dreadbox Hades-inspired sound engines via my private Felucca-Bonszai firmware. Pure synth demo — no talking, just direct tweaking and raw sounds controlled via OXI E16.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro & Overview
00:10 - Oberheim SEM Engine Demo
01:40 - Dreadbox Hades Engine Demo

FEATURED SOUND ENGINES
• SEM — Oberheim SEM-inspired virtual analog engine with two oscillators, continuous LP–Notch–HP filter morphing, bandpass mode, Vintage control, and 8 presets.
• Hades — Dreadbox Hades-inspired bass engine with 2 sub-octaves, 3-pole filter, Drive/BODY saturation, and 8 presets.
Both engines feature full MIDI Learn and parameter automation (custom digital models inspired by the original hardware).

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Synthesizers.com Announces the Q215 DIGITAL REVERB

via Synthesizers.com

Note: Synthesizers.com is happy to announce they are showing off their new design this weekend at the Brooklyn Synth EXPO, October 17-18, 2026.

COMING SOON -- NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER ONLY

The Q215 DIGITAL REVERB from Synthesizers.com.

We are proud to announce that we have added a multi-mode STEREO reverb to our lineup. Featuring detailed reverbs created to work well within a modular setup, this module is sure to add new sounds and textures to your case that are sure to inspire you.

With multiple reverb algorithms, the Q215 can easily fill the role of everything from a subtle spatial enhancer to an intense sonic shaper -- especially if you add modulation to any of the four CV inputs. You may find yourself in some decidedly abstract territory, creating dream-like soundscapes or ambient dub workouts with just a twist of a knob.

We have chosen ease of use over pages of menus. Simply use the Mode button to select the next algorithm. Some are more natural while others are decidedly synthetic.

The Q215 features a wide range of reverb styles, some of which even include period accurate sample rate adjustments to capture the proper tone. (The two Abstract Large Hall algorithms are decidedly dark and gritty -- part of that darkness comes from the 32Khz sample rate for those modes.)

The module puts out a STEREO SIGNAL (though it still sounds great in mono) from a mono input or a stereo input. The module will process all the usual +/-5V signals but can also work with line level signals as well, such as drum machines and synthesizers. The built in GAIN control allows the user to adjust the headroom and can be pushed into slight clipping if so desired.

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Professional TOYS

video upload by AudioPilz

"Hey everybody, today we are going to talk about the true underdogs of music technology, the notoriously iconic Portasounds.

This product line of professional toys has been around for over 45 years and Yamaha released so many different models that it is hard to keep track even for terminally online gear freaks like myself.

We are going to take a deep dive into the long history of Yamaha Portasounds, try to find out which ones still offer the most utility for modern music production and - as I just recently fell victim to an impulse buy of what I consider to be one of the more desirable vintage versions - make some music.

00:00 Introduction
00:42 History of Yamaha Portasound
01:30 Yamaha Portasound Concept
01:51 Innovative Features
02:20 Portasounds and the DX7
02:45 PS, PSS, PSR
03:20 Synth Technologies: PASS
03:30 LoFi Squarewaves
03:42 ROM Samples
04:09 VSS Models - Casio-like Sampling
04:16 FM, Differences to other FM Synths
04:38 Which FM Portasound you should buy
04:57 Why the Yamaha Portasound PSS-680 ???
05:12 FM Engine
05:45 Classic Sounds
06:07 FX Section
06:38 PCM Drums
06:51 Sequencer, Midi Control
07:32 Best Portasounds
08:25 Dawless Jam
08:59 Outro"

Korg EXB-MOSS Explained: Physical Modelling Power

video upload by Ian Dixon

"The Korg KARMA normally works as a sample-based workstation, but with the EXB-MOSS expansion board installed it gains a completely separate physical modelling synth engine. In this video I explain what the MOSS board is, where the technology came from, and why it matters for Korg Prophecy, Z1, Trinity, Triton and KARMA users.

MOSS gives the KARMA its own Bank F with 128 programs, six extra voices of polyphony and a set of oscillator models that go far beyond PCM samples. I walk through the MOSS history, show how the different models work, and demonstrate electric piano, VPM/FM-style tones, reed, brass, plucked string, sync, analog-style, organ and performance-controlled sounds using the KARMA and my editor.

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Ovis Legio: Granular Shepard tone processor on the Legio platform

video upload by Noise Engineering

"Ovis Legio is a granular pitch shifter designed to create Shepard tones, those endlessly rising or falling sounds that never seem to arrive.

Get a Legio module and swap to this firmware today:
https://noiseengineering.us/products/...

Let's start with Pitch. This moves through the endless pitch sweep, wrapping around every octave to create that continuous Shepard-tone illusion.

Count controls the number of grains in the sound. Length changes the size of those grains.

Layers changes how many octave-spaced layers make up the Shepard tone, while Fade gives you different ways those layers can move and crossfade into one another.

And send a gate to Hit and all of those octave layers come through together.

Ovis can make your Legio endlessly rise, but when you're ready to come back down to Earth, a quick USB swap can turn the same module into a synth voice, percussion voice, wavefolder, dynamics processor, and lots more.

23 Firmwares.One Legio.

Visit noiseengineering.us or your favorite retailer to get a Legio module in your case."

Liminal Space 2 RC7: Tape, Fuzz & Beautiful New Reverb Spaces

video upload by Keith Crosley

"Liminal Space 2 RC7 now has tape saturation, tape shimmer, fuzz, robot speech, and new Authentic Soundware-inspired spaces. Your old pal Keith went in to update his haunted digital reverb synth and apparently forgot where the brakes were. So grab your headphones: we're going from beautiful studio strings to a cassette deck that probably shouldn't be allowed to drive!

First, Space Age Strings from Authentic Soundware meets four new reverb banks evolved from Jared Hunter's impulse responses, used with his permission. We explore Color EQ and Decay Color, compare Eastside Church with its source IR, and squeeze into the tiny Relic Room. These are algorithmic reverbs inspired by measured spaces; the IRs aren't playing inside the plugin.

Then things get gloriously unreasonable. The new GRIT module brings warmth, crunch, wavefolding, bitcrushing, shoegaze fuzz, varispeed tape, and Speak & Spell-style speech processing. We build tape shimmer, stereo wow and flutter, and a weird reverse-tape bloom. How many ways can you bend pitch in a reverb? Apparently, ALL OF THEM.

We also cover the new "Clean" tank filtering, Vulture 224 vintage flavor, spring/plate Material, Follow-driven reverb ducking, Lexitone Split Decay, and a quick return to True Shimmer. Plus a "Skippy Save" shortcut for your own wonderfully questionable patches. Woot!

Demonstrated in this video: Liminal Space 2 RC7 in Bitwig on Windows. Liminal Space is my own plugin. This video is not sponsored by Authentic Soundware.

-- GET THE SOUNDS --
👻 BUY LIMINAL SPACE 2 (Mac + Windows) just $10 until I raise the price:
https://www.wavetables.lol/l/liminal-...
🎁 FREE demo: 20-minute sessions, saving disabled:
https://www.wavetables.lol/l/liminal-...
🎻 Space Age Strings — Authentic Soundware (full Kontakt required):
https://authentic-soundware.com/produ..."

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Buzz Zone V3

video upload by DATABROTH

This video was sponsored by Toybox Audio: https://www.toyboxaudio.com/products/...
Read my full review here: https://www.databroth.com/blog/buzz-z...

Buzz Zone is a boutique performance-oriented synth with a rich set of features, cutting edge DSP and a streamlined modern interface for endless inspiration and experimentation

The synth has two engines that can be layered together for a range of complex sounds and textures. The 'Synth' engine is a great sounding wavetable oscillator with a unison function for buzzy, harmonically rich timbres, hence the name! The 'Sample' engine mixes in additional textures or attack samples over the sound.

Buzz Zone has 6 sequencers, built for messing around with phrases, riffs, and ideas before locking things down: grab a few bars on a controller and drop them into a slot, scrub the playhead to audition the result before committing it, or trigger and transpose sequences live from a keyboard or pad controller.

Version 3 Update

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Oberheim TEO-5: 256 Vintage Patches | Oberheim, Roland & CS-80 Sound Demo

video upload by Eyepatch Entertainment

"Hear all 256 patches in the TEO-5 Vintage Collection: 64 classic Oberheim interpretations, 128 Roland interpretations, and 64 expressive CS-80-inspired sounds, played on the Oberheim TEO-5.

Download the R3 patch collection:
https://eyepatchfilms.com/TEO5_Vintag...

This quick tour moves through the complete bank in user-memory order, from 101 to G16. On-screen labels show the patch name, location, source family and progress through the collection. Short phrases suit the patch type, with longer holds for the slower strings and pads.

WHAT'S IN THE BANK
Banks 1-4: 64 Oberheim / OB-Xa interpretations
Banks 5-6: 32 Roland Juno-60 interpretations
Banks 7-8: 32 Roland Juno-106 interpretations
Banks 9-A: 32 Roland JX-8P interpretations
Bank B: 16 Roland Jupiter-8 interpretations
Bank C: 16 Roland SH-101 interpretations
Banks D-G: 64 Yamaha CS-80-inspired patches

These are sounds voiced for the TEO-5, drawing on vintage patch sheets, program data and classic synthesis ideas. Envelopes, tuning, modulation, Vintage and onboard effects were adapted for this synth. They are interpretations rather than exact emulations of the original instruments.

The demo uses a programmed MIDI performance to change patches and play the TEO-5. The sound comes from the recorded hardware synth. The edit adds titles and visual movement; there is no backing music.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Opening / Oberheim
02:25 Roland Juno-60
03:45 Roland Juno-106
05:02 Roland JX-8P
06:14 Roland Jupiter-8
06:49 Roland SH-101
07:22 CS-80 inspired

LOADING THE PATCHES
The ZIP contains a complete stored-program SysEx file, individual 16-patch banks and a patch guide. Loading overwrites the addressed USER locations, so save any user sounds you want to keep first. Factory memory is unaffected. Set MIDI SysEx On to On and MIDI SysEx Cable to USB, then send the chosen file to the TEO-5 with a SysEx sender. More detail is in the included guide.

Source credits and individual adaptation notes are included in the download. Independent patch collection; not an official Oberheim, Roland or Yamaha release."

Novation Circuit Tracks Firmware Hack

It finally happened! Circuit Tracks Hacked! video upload by Guinan

"Thread is here,
/ circuithacks_is_out_now_unofficial_custom

Official Github,
https://github.com/Ghillermo/CIRCUITS..."

via Redit:

"NEW UPDATE: Beta1 is finishing internal testing and will be released soon. You can update with the upload tool. Thanks everybody for their input. I tried to include most of your requests (and some of my own) when it was possible, some of them I did my own take, trying to satisfy similar goals into a single approach. Now we have a couple new effects, you can save synth engine's patches, customize your macro Knobs from the device, pattern link, scene repeat, copy and re-arrange stuff inside or between packs... Check GitHub for a full list. All stock functions remain the same. Message me, submit a request on the GitHub or reply to this thread for fixes, new features or clarifications. A demo will maybe come, after a rest. If anyone wants to share theirs, be my guest."

Features for the archives, via Github:

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Perfect Partners: How to hook up your M-Vave FM-1 to Circuit Tracks

video upload by Guinan

You can find part 2 further below.

You can find the M-VAVE FM-1 on Amazon. See dealers on the right for Circuit Tracks.

"I bought an M-VAVE FM-1 to add to my Circuit Tracks.

I love Yamaha DX sounds (checkout my previous MiniDEXED build and songs to see how much) and I think they work well with the Circuit Tracks. Building an equivalent MiniDEXED (like this one) now has ballooned to over $100USD* so at around $60 or so this is a much cheaper and interesting option.

Better screen
Bluetooth MIDI
Rubber keyboard
Easier interface
NO DIY

The numerous daily new firmwares adding new features and the very tempting price on the FM-1 was too much to resist so - here we are.

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Kawai K3 - "Cinematic Ambience" Soundset 50 Presets

video upload by LFOstore

"Our Kawai series of synthesizer presets finally complete with almighty K3 synth!

BUY: https://lfo.sellfy.store/p/kawai-k3-c...

Welcome to 'Cinematic Ambience' soundset with fresh 50 presets!

Working with Kawai K3,K3M & Free emulator plugin - Full Bucket FB3 here:

https://www.fullbucket.de/music/fb3.html

Sound categories:

Drones & Sweeps
Complex Evolving Pads
Big Strings Re-Creations
Plucks & Poly's
Textures & Rhythms
Basses & Leads

Instructions of how to are inside.

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.

Re-discover Kawai legacy synths with our sounds!"

Radiophonic Modular Performance

video upload by Starsky Carr

"Sometimes we talk too much... so this is a live performance using 'only' the AJH Synth RadioPhonic*, with Erica Synths *Bullfrog Drums*, the *Bullfrog mixer*, all sequenced by the *OXI ONE Mk2

No talking, I promise!! just the track, the sound of the hardware and an on-screen explanation of whats going on.

All synth sounds come from the RadioPhonic, with Bullfrog Drums providing the percussion. The effects are from the Bullfrog Mixer - simply a lovely sounding reverb and a delay.

The setup:
• AJH Synth RadioPhonic — all synth sounds
• Erica Synths Bullfrog Drums — drums and percussion
• Bullfrog mixer — mixing
• OXI ONE — sequencing"

Boy Harsher’s Augustus Muller: A feeling on repeat with AstroLab and V Collection

video upload by Arturia

"Augustus Muller’s music draws much of its force from repetition: a frontal bassline, a clipped drum pattern, a synth shaped until it can hold an arrangement together.

We joined him in the studio to discuss the beginnings of that exploration, the collaborations behind his music and the practical work of bringing a record onstage. Through familiar Boy Harsher sounds, Safe Mind material and ideas written on the road, he shows how AstroLab and V Collection connect the different settings in which his music takes shape."

Boy Harsher - Pain (Official Audio)

video upload by Boy Harsher / Nude Club

"Taken from Boy Harsher - Lesser Man EP
https://boyharsher.lnk.to/LesserManYD"

Currents & Nostalgia - Using Velocity to Slot position for variation in two patches - Coming synth

video upload by Unusable Engineering

"In this video I am not showing off patches, but showing 2 different ways to utilize the slot system and velocity to generate different degrees of variation to patches. The patches are of course included as presets with the synth when it is available.

By using the velocity to position function - the velocity can move to entirely different oscillator settings or filter settings - or both at once. It can be combined with sweeping slot movement too for evolving patches.

The first patch in the video uses the oscillator slot system to increase detuning and feedback with higher velocity and some random movement from there. The filter is set up in a rather flat way across three slots letting mid velocities add extra drive and distortion to the sound.

The second patch is having 5 independent drum sounds set up by using no interpolation, thus giving 5 discrete velocity zones - one for each slot. The system is set up the same way for both oscillator and filter making it straight-forward to adjust the patch.

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JIANT FM / FM1 Firmware / NEW Floatbeat Engine cinematic jam /direct audio

video upload by JIANT

You can find the M-VAVE FM-1 on Amazon.

JIANT FM / (almost) EVERY FEATURE

video upload by JIANT

"JIANT FM v0.6.29 — Pushing the M-VAVE FM-1 Further

JIANT FM has reached v0.6.29!

I'm developing JIANT FM as an experimental custom firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1, building on Felucca and the work of the open-source synth community.

What started as a firmware modification has grown into a much broader instrument concept focused on synthesis, modulation, sound mutation, sequencing, and live performance.

My goal isn't simply to add more presets or effects. I want the FM-1 to feel like a living system — an instrument where rhythms, timbres, and parameters can constantly evolve, interact, and transform while you play.

What's inside JIANT FM?

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