Craig Padilla - SURFACE ASCENT (Live) - MST/Division6, Mattson Mini Modular, MPC ONE, MODX M

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"Trick or treat once again with another live performance in the studio! it's also inspired by the spirit of Halloween! And, once again, it's been captured on video by Colleen Padilla.

'Surface Ascent' is a long piece of music in four parts. It was performed in front of a few of my friends, Donny and Romy Oster, and Skip Murphy. Their energy during the performance was inspiring.

This song features heavy use of many synthesizers and effects:
Akai MPC ONE
Yamaha MODX M7
Synthrotek MST & Division 6 Modular with Source Audio Collider
Mattson Mini Modular with Source Audio Nemesis
ARP 2500 Sequencer
Arturia MatrixBrute
Hologram Microcosm
TC Electronics Ditto X4

The Mattson Mini Modular and ARP 2500 Sequencer modules create an underwater sonar-like vibe before the first rhythmic sequence begins.

Huge THANKS to George Mattson for building the MST / Division 6 Modular and Mattson Mini Modular.

This epic song will be available on my new live album 'First Light Over Aurora'. It will be available at www.CraigPadilla.com .

Please consider donating a much appreciated monetary tip to the performer to: PayPal.me/CraigPadillaMusic"

Roland JD-XI - "Berlin Legacy" Soundset 64 Presets & Sequences

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♬ DESCRIPTION

LFO Store’s professional sound designers, Nick Klimenko and OttO K. Schwarz, have joined forces to create a massive soundset for one of the finest digital synthesizers of the last decade, Roland JD-XI - as you asked for a long time.

The 'Berlin Legacy' soundbank – a set of universal sounds that are suitable for writing ambient, cinematic music, classical electronics, and classic Berlin electronica with the spirit of sir Klaus Schulze!

Classic Leads
Modular Arps
Complex Berlin Sequences
Beautiful Polys
Evolving Pads
Massive Strings

♬ SPECIFICATIONS
Presets are suitable for Roland JD-XI synthesizer
In the product pack you will find 64 exclusive patches
All presets are royalty-free! And they are suitable for both studio work and live performances;.

♬ INSTRUCTIONS
Installation instructions are included in the product pack – how to load &hints of using our sounds with JD-XI controllers."

Crunchy Electro With the SB01 at Studio 75AV

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"Deaton Chris Anthony shows us a good time with the Superlative SB01 / Space Bee hooked up to the absolutely dreamy setup at Studio 75AV in LA.

Such a lush, glitchy and meaty jam. We absolutely love it!

The SB01 is back in stock and available world wide from our online store as well as through our retailers in the US and Canada; Perfect Circuit and Nightlife Electronics.

Space Bee is a monophonic analog synthesizer manufactured and assembled with care in California as a love letter to our favorite instruments from the past.

Made from a single piece of aluminium, custom designed keyboard and top of the line electromechanical components, the SB01 is built to last and made to be repairable.

Like the instruments that inspired it, the SB01 is an analog powerhouse hidden beneath simple direct controls with a familiar layout that is in our mind an example of pure tactile perfection."

Craig Padilla - First Light Over Aurora (Live) - MST/Division6, MatrixBrute, MPC ONE, Modx M

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"Please consider donating a much appreciated monetary tip to the performer to:
PayPal.me/CraigPadillaMusic

Trick or treat! Here we go again with another live performance in the studio! This time it's inspired by the spirit of Halloween! And, once again, it's been captured on video by Colleen Padilla.

'First Light Over Aurora' was performed in front of my wife's parents. Colleen had suggested that they should be here for this recording because they hadn't personally experienced one of my live performances. Thankfully, they enjoyed it. And their energy in the room during the performance was inspiring. It's always a treat for me to be able to play my music for others in a live setting.

This song features heavy use of four synthesizers and effects:
Akai MPC ONE
Yamaha MODX M7
Synthrotek MST & Division 6 Modular with Source Audio Collider
Arturia MatrixBrute
Hologram Microcosm
TC Electronics Ditto X4

The Mattson Mini Modular and ARP 2500 Sequencer modules are here on display, but they were used for another epic track, 'The Trench Protocol'.

This song will be available on my new live album 'The Trench Protocol - Live'. It's available at www.CraigPadilla.com."

Studio Electronics CODE Clean 8-Voice Discrete Analog Polysynth Rack Module SN 1481

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"Studio Electronics CODE Clean Analog Synthesizer

• Rear label: Model OM-8, handmade in the U.S.A.
• Rackmount unit with front-panel controls for Multi-MIDI, Modulation, Oscillators, Filter, Filter Control and Envelopes
Rear connections
• Master outputs: left, right and mono
• 8 individual stereo voice outputs
• 8 external inputs
• MIDI in, thru and out
• IEC AC power input
Included: The unit only, carefully packaged. No power cord, manual, or box."

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1993 Studio Electronics SE-1 Brochure

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Amiteque FM-01 – Hardware FM Synthesizer with Original Yamaha YM2164 Chip

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"Amiteque FM-01 — Hardware FM Synthesizer Module

The Amiteque FM-01 is a modern hardware FM synthesizer module built around the original Yamaha YM2164 (OPP) FM synthesis chip, the same sound engine used in the Yamaha FB-01.

Unlike software emulations, the FM-01 generates its sound using a genuine Yamaha hardware FM chip.

The FM-01 combines the characteristic sound of classic 4-operator Yamaha FM synthesis with a modern standalone design and straightforward front-panel operation.

Main features:
• Original Yamaha YM2164 (OPP) hardware FM synthesis chip
• 4-operator FM synthesis
• 8-voice polyphony
• Multitimbral operation planned
• Front-panel voice and setup controls
• 16×1 LCD display
• MIDI IN / OUT / THRU
• SysEx support
• Stereo 6.3 mm audio outputs
• External 9 V DC power supply
• Designed and developed in Canada

This demo features the Amiteque FM-01 together with the Amiteque AR-110 analog drum synthesizer and other studio instruments.

FM-01 is currently under development.

More information:
www.amiteque.com"

Introducing Haas Zone Processor

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"Introducing Haas Zone Processor. In stores now.

Video by: ‪@coquinati_music‬

In 1951 Helmut Haas wrote the paper On the Influence of a Single Echo on the Intelligibility of Speech, describing the psychoacoustic effects of delay on sounds. Since the paper describes short delays, “The Haas Effect” generally refers to delays shorter than 50mS. The Haas Zone Processor enables the effects in this range, including chorus, flange, phase cancellation, doubling, ADT, waveshaping and others.

At the core is a multi-tapped digital Delay Bank largely influenced by vintage studio processors including the Marshall Time Modulator. Tap1 can be switched and swept from less than 1mS up to 20mS. Tap2 is chained from the output of Tap1, adding an additional 1mS-20mS. Tap3 ranges from 9-42mS. In addition to having their own full volume outputs, all 3 delay taps can be blended with the Dry input signal in a voltage controlled mixer.

Also included is a Bandpass filter built from a 2 pole hipass followed by a 2 pole lowpass. Bandwidth can be swept from very narrow all the way to full bandwidth. Frequency can be swept across the full audio range and voltage controlled through a bipolar attenuator.

To the left is a Voltage Controlled Oscillator, similar to the modulation side of a Complex Oscillator. Included is a Triangle, Square and Sawtooth wave that range from 0-10v. The Frequency can sweep from more than 1 minute per cycle all the way up to audio range and tracks volt/octave.
There is an envelope Follower on the input and both it and the triangle output from the Oscillator are normalled to the c.v. inputs on the Delay Time. The output of Tap3 is normalled to the input of the Bandpass filter and the output of the Bandpass filter is normalled to the Feedback In. Through tweaking the Delay Time, Oscillator Frequency and Bandpass Frequency multiple resonance points can be accentuated. The Haas Zone Processor is intended to be used as an effect, inside a patch as waveshaper or as a voice on its own."

Torso Live Session #8: Nene H

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"torso electronics presents a live session recorded at ikii, an intimate listening space for sound and art in Berlin.

In this episode, Nene H performs with the modular system at the centre of her current live and studio practice. The set moves through raw, buzzing, glassy textures, uneasy rhythmic patterns, and moments of melancholia.

Her live setup is entirely hardware-based, with no computer, timecode, or pre-recorded material. Its voices include a Make Noise DPO, Synthesis Technology Cloud Terrarium, Erica Synths Bass VCO, and Noise Engineering Basimilus, summed through an Intellijel Mixup.

Sequencing comes from the T1 and Make Noise René 2. René moves around a grid rather than following a conventional line from beginning to end, allowing patterns to appear in orders that would be difficult to write by hand.

Rather than following a fixed structure, Nene H records the system, samples it, and plays the material again. Sounds move continuously between synthesis, recording, sampling, and performance, allowing the set to find its shape in real time.

The result is raw, restless, and emotionally charged, shaped by Nene H’s close relationship with a system that has developed its own personality over time.

About Nene H
Nene H is a Turkish-Azerbaijani producer, DJ, and live artist based in Berlin. A conservatory-trained pianist, her work moves between club music, improvisation, composition, and collaborative performance.

Her catalog spans Standard Deviation, Intrepid Skin, Live From Earth, Incienso, and UMAY. Her albums include Ali علي and Second Skin. Her forthcoming EP, Seltsame Fabeln, arrives October 16, 2026 on UMAY."

AE Machine | Architecture For Drums That Never Repeat & Oxide Virtual Tape Processor

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"One practical note: listen to this on monitors or proper headphones. Most of what the machine does lives in the low end and in the stereo field, and laptop speakers will simply delete it. Loud is not necessary, full range is."

This one was spotted and sent in via Ivan Trajkovic aka deejayiwan. There are 21 videos in the playlist above. They mainly focus on AE Machine as a whole, but video 7 is focused on Oxide. You'll find the full video descriptions for the first and seventh videos further below. You can find full details on AE Machine at https://www.peamarte.it/ae - Oxide in chapter 52 of the user manual.

In short, AE Machine (estimated release date of October 2) consists of:

"Eleven synthesis voices built from scratch at sample level, five samplers, two free-running pads. A sequencer where a 16 × 16 Markov matrix decides which step may follow which, a note sieve that re-orchestrates the pattern when you transpose it, a chaotic modulation matrix reaching 271 parameters, morphing between any two presets, and a stem recorder that writes twenty-six files in one press. It runs in Max/MSP 9 on macOS and Windows, and playing it requires no paid Max license: an unlicensed copy of Max opens and runs the machine in full.

This is not commercial software in the ordinary sense. It is my working method, the environment I built night after night for my own music, packaged so that you can play it. When you get it, you are getting research: the reading, the listening, the failed versions, the decisions. The manual is a hundred pages and it is already here, whole, free to read. Trust your ears over any paragraph in it."

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The Birth of Roland Kayn's Cybernetics

video upload by La Synthèse Humaine

"Between 1966 and 1969 Roland Kayn made three pieces at the Studio di Fonologia at RAI in Milan entitled 'Cybernetics I/II/III'. These pieces were Kayn's first attempts at realizing his concepts of cybernetics using electronics and are a fascinating hint at what is to come later in his career as these ideas get fleshed out even further.

In this video we look at the background of these pieces and walk through the techniques Kayn used for 'Cybernetics III' which more or less involve an automated mixing machine to combine pre-recorded concrete sounds and then cybernetic regulators to influence and make decisions about how the piece evolves.

00:00 Introduction
01:14 Roland Kayn at RAI, Milan
03:02 Cybernetics I-III
05:55 The Making of Cybernetics III
08:27 Kayn's Concrète Experiments
09:53 Patreon Pitch
10:00 Preparing our Sound Sources
12:38 Making an Automatic Switching/Mixing System with Comparators
15:41 Introducing the Cybernetic Element
18:35 High-Frequency Tracker
19:27 Adding Further Elements
22:40 Weird Birdsong...

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From Dream to Hardware: The Adamsynths Story (Warthog & Total Recall)

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"The story behind Adamsynths and the creation of the Warthog — the world’s first modular synthesizer with Total Recall.

This video tells the story of Adamsynths from the early beginnings to the creation of a truly unique instrument. Growing up in an environment where music and electronics were part of everyday life naturally led to building a modular analog synthesizer. But the goal was more than just creating an instrument — it was about redefining what a modular system can do.

This conversation features:
Ádám Miski – founder of Adamsynths and designer of the Warthog
Tibor Domokos – keyboardist and composer of the band Operentzia

In this video, you will discover:
the origins of Adamsynths
the story of the first prototypes
how the idea of Total Recall was born
and the multi-year development process behind the Warthog

The Adamsynths Warthog is the world’s first and only modular analog synthesizer capable of storing the entire patch — including knob positions, switch states, and cable connections.

⏱ Chapters:
00:23 Introduction
00:49 Tibor’s story
01:52 Ádám’s story
03:47 The Warthog story

📍 Filmed in Oliva, Spain
🎛️ Adamsynths Studio

If you’re interested in analog synthesis, instrument design, and the engineering behind truly unique musical tools, this video is for you."

STUDIO ELECTRONICS OBIE RACK

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"The Studio Electronics Obie Rack is a rare, custom 19-inch rackmount unit containing two vintage Oberheim SEM (Synthesizer Expander Module) units combined with a custom MIDI interface by Studio Electronics.

Key Features

Core Sound: Houses two original 1978 Oberheim SEM analog synth modules for classic, warm analog tones.

MIDI Integration: Upgraded by Studio Electronics with MIDI control (including velocity/dynamics, modulation, and aftertouch).

Front Panel Controls: Includes adjustments for octave range, multi-trigger, MIDI channel, pitch bend, LFO, glide, and volume.

Rear Panel Connections: Features MIDI In/Out/Thru, standard unbalanced mono audio outputs, and an IEC power socket.

Rarity: Estimated at roughly 100 units ever built/modified by Studio Electronics."

Interesting Update via Ersatzplanet in the comments: "Most people don't know but those Obie front panels are also custom made for this unit. Two standard SEMs won't fit side by side in a standard 19" rack. The PCBs will, but the panels are too wide."

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Studio Electronics MIDIMINI SN 1599

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"This real deal Midimini features Studio Electronics voice cards, giving you a sound that's fatter than fat! This unit is in very good cosmetic condition with little signs of wear."

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1988 Studio Electronics MidiMoog Vintage Mini Moog Model D MIDI Analog Synthesizer

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"1988 Studio Electronics MidiMoog Analog Synthesizer

100% All Original MIDI MiniMoog Rack Mount Synth

Factory MiniMoog Model D Circuit Board!

For your consideration is this vintage 1988 Studio Electronics MidiMoog analog synthesizer. This excellent 100% all original example is in perfect working order. It appears to be a pre-production example, having never been adorned with a serial number placard. Not many were produced, but the Studio Electronics MidiMoog features an actual Moog Model D circuit board within!"

Pics of the inside below.

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Studio Electronics Omega 8 (Expanded: Moog, SEM & CS80) SN 1047

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"Up for sale is an early example of an 8 voice Studio Electronics Omega 8 (SN 1047), in excellent condition - both technically and cosmetically.

I’ve expanded the filters pallete with 8x Yamaha CS80 filters."

Curious if the orange knobs are stock.

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SinTH2 - answers to your questions (subtitles on, please))

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Transcript:

0:022 secondsGood morning. Hello everyone. Tom Horn, that is Tomasz Rożek. Greeting you from my

0:077 secondsmodest little studio. As you can see, behind me are two finished instruments. This

0:1313 secondsis the folding panel version, as you already know, the fixed panel version, and the third version, which is behind me, which is still being built. The enclosure, as you can see, is

0:2323 secondsalready finished, but this is the desktop version. I think it's a really nice one. It will be finished in about two weeks. And that's exactly what I wanted to

0:3131 secondstalk to you about, to tell you how things look at the moment, because I'm getting a lot of questions, a lot of emails and messages about when you'll be able to order

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Exclusive: New PWM Oscar V3 Sounds Behind the Scenes & A Chat with CEO Paul Whittington

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A Chat with CEO Paul Whittington

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"Paul has a healthy knowledge of the music manufacturing process. With past lives in Evolution Electronics, M-Audio, Avid, Focusrite and Novation, he has been directly involved in countless products that have famously been featured in studio and live industries. Aside from his Product Management experience, he is a passionate synthesis designer and professional keys player, with appearances on radio and television. With so much knowledge and expertise in the music industry, Paul has finally launched PWM, by hand picking the best industry specialists to develop the innovative and exciting products soon to reach the public. A doting husband and proud father of two, Paul, when not doing the family thing is mainly found in his man cave – fiddling, plotting and scheming."

0:00 Intro
02:33 Pauls Story
07:36 Malevolent Synthesizer Story
23:15 Mantis Synthesizer Story
28:39 Oscar Rebirth Story
41:40 Oscar Photos
52:57 Oscar V3 Sneak Peak Video
58:00 Paul Demos Oscar V3 Live!!!
1:19:05 Pauls Favorite Synth Right Now
1:23:39 Paul China Experience
1:36:45 Owning a Synth Company
1:42:26 Viewer/chat Q&A

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.

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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"

Studio Electronics SE-1X Rackmount Analog Synthesizer SN 4006

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