Cruise along beautiful Route 52 in San Diego with original music

video upload by CatSynth TV

"We cruise along California Highway 52, a beautiful freeway that traverses the rolling hills of northern San Diego. We start in the town of Santee and take 52 all the way to its western end in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, continuing on La Jolla Parkway. Along the way, we cross several of the regions north-south freeways.

Original soundtrack composed and performed by Amanda Chaudhary, who played and/or hand-edited each part live. Instruments used include:

Cherry Audio ODC 2800, Solovox, KR-55C, Stardust 201
Arturia Piano V, Pure Lo-Fi, CMI V, Wurli V, Pigments
AudioModeling SWAM Flute and Alto Flute
BFD3 drums, with Bill Cobham drum kit from the Ken Scott Collection
EastWest Fab Four and Stormdrum 3
Stylophone Gen R-8
Buchla 158 Red Panel
E-350 Morphing Terrarium
Strymon Magneto

The building at the end of the video is the Geisel Library at the University of California, San Diego, near La Jolla. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geisel_...

00:00 Introduction
00:11 Start of CA 52 at CA 67 in Santee
02:22 The scenic drive through Mission Trails Regional Park
04:36 Cross more of San Diego's major freeways (including CA 163)
07:19 Hitting a bit of traffic approaching I-5
08:13 CA 52 ends and La Jolla Parkway begins


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Stylophone Gen R-8 follow-up: drive, keyboard tracking, and more!

video upload by CatSynth TV

"We present a follow-up to last week's review and tutorial for the #Stylophone Gen R-8, featuring some viewer suggestions and a few other tips and tricks. We compare the filter (highpass, lowpass, and notch) with drive on and off, use keyboard CV to track filter cutoff, and use Osc 2 output CV to modulate other parameters.

If you haven't already seen our full tutorial, we recommend checking that out as well: • Stylophone Gen R-8: the largest, rarest, a... [posted here]

00:00 Introduction
00:48 Oscillator callibration
01:04 Compare oscillators with and without drive
04:00 Compare filter with and without drive (lowpass, highpass, notch)
05:50 Use sequencer/keyboard CV to track filter cutoff (keyboard tracking)
09:04 Use Oscillator 2 square CV out to modulate other parameters
13:02 Conclusion"

Stylophone Gen R-8: the largest, rarest, and quirkiest Stylophone

video upload by CatSynth TV

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"We explore the quirky and elusive Stylophone Gen R-8, a big sibling to the Stylophone series that sported two VCOs, a multimode filter, several modulators, a sequencer, and connectivity for both MIDI and Eurorack CV. Only 500 Gen R-8s were made, and we at CatSynth are fortunate enough to have one here at HQ. We go through all of its major features, and connecte one of our workhorse Eurorack modules, the the "Euro Serge" Dual Universal Slope Generator, for external modulation."

00:00 Introduction
00:19 History and background
01:45 Overview of the Gen R-8
02:14 Oscillators
06:01 Glide function
06:56 Ring Mod and Oscillator Sync
09:37 Filter
12:32 LFO
16:31 Delay
18:07 Sequencer
20:49 Ext CV input
25:27 Conclusion

#NAMM 2025: The Stylophone CPM DF-8 Analog Dynamic Multifilter

video upload by CatSynth TV

"We get an introduction and demo to the new CPM DF-8 from Stylophone. This is a companion to the existing CPM DS-2 drone synthesizer, and adds multiple independent filter modules, VCAs and numerous CV interconnection opportuntitites.

'Meet Beauty & the Beast of all filters, the Beauty is our smooth discrete analog recreation of a 2045 (24 dB/oct) LP filter, and the Beast is our proprietary analog GEN R-8 (12 dB/oct) filter that can snarl and howl in all modes (LP, BP, HP, NOTCH). We then decided to combine the 2045 Lowpass filter with the Highpass of the GEN R-8 to create three additional filter types, a Bandpass (BP+), a phaser-like Band Reject (BR+) and a very wide Notch filter (NOTCH+), for some truly unique filter sounds.'
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Introducing the Stylophone CPM DF-8, a powerful addition to the Compact Portable Modular (CPM) range

video upload by Stylophone

What is This Madness - A Synth with No Envelopes? // Stylophone CPM DS-2

video upload by Starsky Carr

"What can you do with a synth that has no envelopes? It turns out to be very therapeutic. Stylophone's latest release is the CPM DS-2 (what happened to DS-1?) - it's a drone synth which can create all sorts of interesting, ambient, dramatic, demonic, lush, chilled textures and soundscapes.

The clever bit is having everything bouncing around to a single LFO with multiple waveforms, 2 outputs, different phases etc."

0:00 WTF is a drone synth?
3:12 Intro demo
4:48 What's in the box?
5:53 Oscillators 3340 VCOs
8:42 Filters 12dB LP HP 3320
11:29 ULTRA LFO
16:03 Reverb abd Delay
19:08 Final Jam
22:01 Final Thoughts



"This cutting-edge filter unit combines the precision of a smooth analog recreation of the classic 2045 Lowpass filter with the bold, dynamic character of Stylophone’s proprietary GEN R-8 filter.

Sign up for the waiting list:
https://stylophone.com/stylophone-df-...

Come and see it at NAMM 2025

Dubbed 'Beauty and the Beast,' the DF-8 offers unparalleled flexibility. The 2045 filter delivers a silky 24 dB/octave Lowpass mode, while the GEN R-8 snarls and howls in all four modes—Lowpass, Bandpass, Highpass and Notch. Together, these filters unlock three additional combination types: Bandpass+, Band Reject+, and a wide Notch+ mode, providing an expansive palette of unique filter sounds.

Both filter channels have all eight filter types and are controlled by two full ADSR envelopes with multiple trigger modes to cater for every need. They can be triggered by a gate signal, by an audio signal threshold, by a manual trigger button and they can even auto-repeat in a loop mode acting as LFOs.
The DF-8 is so much more than a dual filter box—it’s a complete sound design tool. Equipped with two white noise sources, a Sample & Hold modulation source with adjustable slew, and a crunchy PT2399 delay with modulation, it serves as a sound source capable of everything from subtle atmospheres to all out sonic chaos.

Like all CPM units, the DF-8 is designed for portability and flexibility. It features:
• Multiple power options, including AA batteries, external PSU, or Eurorack power bus
• A built-in 2W speaker for instant listening without amplification plus stereo outputs
• Stylophone’s unique enclosure design with side ribs allow multiple CPM units to be locked together, for stability like a large modular, and for easy system expansion
Pair the CPM DF-8 with the CPM DS-2 to create the ultimate compact portable analog modular system for studio or stage use.

Features list:

2 Analog multi-mode filter channels with high resonance self-oscillation

8 Filter types per channel:
4 types of GEN R-8 (12 dB/oct) filters with LP, BP, HP and NOTCH modes
1 type of 2045 (24 dB/oct) filter with LP mode
3 combination types (12/24 dB/oct) with BP+, BR+ and NOTCH+ modes

2 ADSR envelopes with linear and exponential response

4 Envelope trigger/gate modes:
Analog CV trigger/gate signal input
Audio signal input with adjustable trigger/gate threshold
Manual trigger/gate button
Auto-repeat AR envelope loop mode

2 VCAs with envelope inverters

2 White noise sources with volume controls

3 Envelope depth attenuverters

4 Bypass switches for filters and VCAs

1 Sample & Hold modulation source with sync input and adjustable slew

1 Vintage PT2399 tape-style delay with modulation

14 Modular patch points for audio, envelopes, filters, VCAs and S&H

3-Into-1 mixer with stereo or mono output

2 Stereo outputs (line level/phones) with seperate volume controls

1 Built-in 2 Watt speaker

6 AA battery compartment

1 Eurorack power bus connector

42 HP Eurorack front panel format"

Berlin School Ambient-ish Jam - Zoom R8, Gen R-8, ELZ_1 play, PSS-380

video upload by ChrisLody

"Full Disclosure: I occasionally take on freelance work at Sonicware and Stylophone on an hourly rate producing synth & sample sound design, beta testing, checking English text, video manuals, promo content etc. This video wasn't paid for directly but as a result of my work with Sonicware and Stylophone it is marked as Paid Promotion

So I feel very lucky this year to have worked with a few wonderful companies, mainly Sonicware and Stylophone. Obviously I've been sent the gear I've worked on for Sonicware as you'll see it all over my channel, but also Stylophone were very nice to me and sent me a Gen R-8 from their vaults!

I'm also lucky that my wife (and in-laws) appreciates my second job/hobby and buys me music gear for Christmas, that's where the Zoom R8 multitrack recorder I'm using here came from. I bought a Zoom Livetrak L-6 this year for my dawless jams which I love, but it records all it's channel simultaneously so layering is not possible. Layering is an interesting way of working which I've often used on the channel with a four track tape recorder, mixer and a send effect (most often a Zoom 1201), but this replaces the need for all that with a lot more features to boot.

What surprised me the most about the R8 is that you can record, mix and even master a whole track without relying on a DAW. All effects etc you hear are the R8 alone here. It has a send reverb slot, a send chorus/delay slot and then a single insert effects chain. The insert effect can only be doing one thing at once so you'll typically record through it onto an audio track or you can record dry and re-record (bounce) through it later if you prefer. There are a number of algorithms which are just a number of effects slots in a chain which can be configured to your liking. You switch algorithms, channel, contents and settings or preset of the insert effect depending what you need it for and when. This information is not well presented in the manual though so I geeked out and made a spreadsheet to show more simply which algorithms can contain which type of effect and which can be synced to tempo. That's available here: https://mega.nz/file/quxm3CoD#H1-u2Db... (I printed and laminated these, yes I know how to nerd)

Perhaps the only let down about the R8 is there's no sync options, though it's not really expecting you to work that way. You can have the metronome on headphones only which may be the way to do things, but I suspect I end up recording and panning a click from a Volca/Liven as a way around this.

By the way the small glockenspiel was part of my present from my in-laws. I've never had much luck recording them because of the huge spike in volume when the bar is hit (transient) so I almost gave up, but after studying the effects I saw the R8 has a 'slow attack' effect which was perfect for this as it completely kills the clackiness of the hit. Nice one. I'm recording through one of the two built in mics for that btw.

A quick word about the Stylophone Gen R-8, it's a dirty little beast. It's been kind of wild to get to grips with and I'm finding it's not suited to quite a lot of patches I'd normally make, smooth basses are out of the question for example because it sounds like the oscillator resets at the start of each new note (maybe the envelope, idk) so there's always a percussive click. Plus the filter sound is agro with settings that would normally tame it, it refuses to be calm. But for more aggressive tones it's very nice so I'll probably use it mostly for that!"

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Analogue Synthesizers: Roland System 100, Moog DFAM, Dubreq Stylophone Gen R-8, KORG SQ-1

video upload by Tanoi

"Just noodling - Roland System 100, Moog DFAM, Dubreq Stylophone Gen r-8, Korg SQ-1
Korg SQ-1 modulates the filter of the Roland System 100 / 102"

Stylophone GEN R-8

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"The initial run is limited to just 500 units - the latest analog synthesizer by Dubreq is packed with many awesome features:

Full analog signal path
Dual VCOs with Saw, Square and PWM (oscillator 1)
Sub oscillators and Subsub oscillators for room-shaking bass
Unique British design 12dB VCF with Low pass, High pass, Band pass and wide Notch
Fast and punchy envelope
Supersensitive 3-octave TOUCH keyboard
Glide and Modulation keys for expressive performance control
8 waveform LFO with S&H and One-shot feature
19 CV/Gate patch points for advanced modular patching
Grungy analog style Delay with modulation CV
Drive knob for extra boost and fatness
16-step sequencer with 8 banks and on-the-fly switching
MIDI in/out
What are you waiting for?"

Dubreq Stylophone Gen R-8 Ltd Edition SN 303 w/ Original Box

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"This is a semi modular mono synth with an absolutely massive filthy sound. Check out Starsky Carr’s review on you tube to get a good idea of what it can do. It’s also a seriously solid piece of kit.

Pristine condition. One of only 500. Comes boxed with midi breakout cables and power supply."

SN 303 no less.

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Dubreq Stylophone Gen R-8

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06-The Dubreq Stylopone Gen R-8-Control Section

Published on Jan 26, 2020 AutomaticGainsay

"Here is a demonstration of the left-hand modulation and portamento controls of the Stylophone Gen R-8.

This video was funded by the Patreon supporters of Automatic Gainsay. Support the creation of this video and all of the Automatic Gainsay videos that have helped you by becoming an Automatic Gainsay supporter on Patreon!
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The theme music was composed entirely through multitracking the Stylophone Gen R-8. The drums were constructed out of GarageBand loops."

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05-The Dubreq Stylophone Gen R-8-Sequencer and Drive

Published on Jan 20, 2020 AutomaticGainsay

"Here is the sound and functionality of the Sequencer and Drive functionalities present on the Dubreq Stylophone Gen R-8."

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04-The Dubreq Stylophone Gen R-8-Amp ENV Delay

Published on Jan 16, 2020 AutomaticGainsay

"Here is a demonstration of the sound and use of the amp functionality, the Envelope functionality, and the Delay functionality."

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03-The Dubreq Stylophone Gen R-8: LFO

Published on Jan 2, 2020 AutomaticGainsay

"Here is a demonstration of the sound and functionality of the LFO present on the Dubreq Stylophone Gen R-8.

This video was funded by the Patreon supporters of Automatic Gainsay. Support the creation of this video and all of the Automatic Gainsay videos that have helped you by becoming an Automatic Gainsay supporter on Patreon!
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The theme music was composed entirely through multitracking the Stylophone Gen R-8. The drums were constructed out of GarageBand loops."

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02-The Dubreq Stylophone Gen R-8-Filters

Published on Dec 28, 2019 AutomaticGainsay

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The theme music was composed entirely through multitracking the Stylophone Gen R-8. The drums were constructed out of GarageBand loops."

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01-The Dubreq Stylophone Gen R-8: Oscillators

Published on Dec 24, 2019 AutomaticGainsay

"Here is a demonstration of the sound and functionality of the oscillators present on the Stylophone Gen R-8.

This video is made possible by the contributions of Patreon supporters. If you enjoy and benefit from Automatic Gainsay videos, consider contributing to the Automatic Gainsay Patreon account!
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The theme to this video was made through multitracking the Stylophone Gen R-8. The drums were created through combinations of GarageBand loops."

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The Stylophone GEN R-8

Published on Nov 24, 2019 MrFirechild

"This track is using sounds exclusively from the analog Stylophone GEN R-8 synthesizer, except the kick (ARP 2600) and Vocals (Behringer VC340). Additional white noise is also added via AUX input for some sounds.
Visuals created using www.plane9.com
Composed and produced by www.firechild.se"

OUT NOW | Stylophone Gen R-8 | Touch analog synthesizer

Published on Oct 29, 2019 Stylophone

"OUT NOW: The new LIMITED EDITION Stylophone Gen R-8 analog synthesizer packs a mean punch – with fat room-shaking bass and the dirtiest, grittiest sounds.

• Full analog signal path
• Steel enclosure
• Dual VCOs with Saw, Square and PWM (oscillator 1)
• Sub oscillators and Subsub oscillators for room-shaking bass
• Unique British design 12dB VCF with Low pass, High pass, Band pass and wide Notch
• Fast and punchy envelope
• Supersensitive 3-octave TOUCH keyboard
• Glide and Modulation keys for expressive performance control
• 8 waveform LFO with S&H and One-shot feature
• 19 CV/Gate patch points for advanced modular patching
• Grungy analog style Delay with modulation CV
• Drive knob for extra boost and fatness
• 16-step sequencer with 8 banks and on-the-fly switching
• MIDI in/out"

And the press release including price:

"British company DUBREQ announces the launch of its much-anticipated STYLOPHONE GEN R-8 touch analog synthesizer.

Designed and manufactured in Britain.

Since its invention in the late 1960s, the Stylophone’s raw electronic tones have been loved across the world.

Now DUBREQ are about to release the biggest and most powerful Stylophone instrument yet: the STYLOPHONE GEN R-8.

This touch Analog Synthesizer is packed with features you’d expect in larger, more expensive instruments, including a full analog signal path, Dual VCOs with Saw, Square and PWM, 8 waveform LFO plus sub-oscillators for room shaking bass.

It also comes with a 16-step sequencer, a sensitive 3-octave TOUCH keyboard. a 12dB VCF with Low pass, High pass, Band pass and wide Notch, plus Glide and Modulation for more expressive performance control. All within a hefty steel enclosure.

The Gen R-8 is the ultimate Stylophone instrument, aimed at serious musicians and synth fans alike. You can use it with any kind of hardware set up to get incredibly raw and gritty sounds and comes with 19 CV/Gate patch points for advanced modular patching

The first signs are that this new Stylophone instrument could become a future cult classic and DUBREQ are limiting the first production run to only 500 of these synths.

Price for the initial 500 units:
$349 / €329 / £299"

Shredding on Stylophone GEN R-8

Published on Oct 20, 2019 Stylophone

"You can play fast guitar-style licks and slides with bends and divebombs on the touch keyboard. Here's a video we made earlier in the workshop."

Stylophone Gen R-8 Sneak Preview At Superbooth 2019

Published on May 24, 2019 Synthtopia

"Here's a sneak preview of the Stylophone Gen R-8 synthesizer from Superbooth 2019.

The Gen R-8 is sort of an uber-Stylophone - combining the original's stylus interface with a much more powerful semi-modular synth engine."