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 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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Dieter Doepfer im Superbooth Talk 2026

video upload by AMAZONA Music Mag

Click CC in the player controls for subtitles once started.

Googlish video description (original German below):

Dieter Doepfer and Heiner Kruse talk shop from the comfort of their chairs in the Bungalow Village at Superbooth 2026, discussing the synthesizer as the upcoming "Instrument of the Year," Superbooth itself, and the latest news from Doepfer.

00:00-01:50 Introduction, first meeting, Heiner’s book
01:50-02:45 How the term "Eurorack" originated
02:45-06:46 Early third-party modules, module-swapping sessions, and the struggle to meet deadlines
06:46-12:00 The Ribbon Controller—featuring the new A-198-2 module—and the Doepfer Trautonium
12:00-15:10 Modules and the synthesizer as "Instrument of the Year"; Andreas Schneider and Superbooth
15:10-16:20 The yearning for a new instrument
16:20-18:53 The modular synthesizer: it has to be built first
18:53-21:19 New 1U modules, a new case, and the usual pre-show rush
21:00-23:56 The tranquility of the Bungalow Village, the challenge of finding it, and the Superbooth spirit
23:56-25:30 Small manufacturers, the legendary buffet, and the need for community support
25:30-27:02 Doepfer prototypes: quad resonance filters and the "case-within-a-case" flight case design
27:02-29:34 A new Doepfer Quantizer—and its potential applications
29:34-31:50 Doepfer random source modules
31:50-32:47 The missed ending—and the honorary "Oscar" for lifetime achievement
32:47-35:20 Modern Synthesizers—The Sampler as an Integral Part—Definitions—Concluding Remarks

2017 Interview
https://www.amazona.de/eurorack-modul..."

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LudoWic - Recording the Mixtur Trautonium

video upload by LudoWic music

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.

A New Audience For An Antique Synth - LudoWic and the Trautonium

video upload by HAINBACH

"When I saw LudoWic for the first time live at Noodlebar in Rotterdam, he already had a beautiful Volkstrautonium with him, from which he brought forth cello-like resonances. Fast forward a few years and I see him exploding across social media playing the full blown Mixturtrautonium. The Trautonium is 1930s German proto-synth by Trautwein and Oscar Sala, recreated by Jürgen Hiller of Trautoniks. It made me so happy to see this 90 year old instrument revitalized for a new audience, so when he came by to play the wonderful Funkhaus in Berlin, I asked LudoWic a few questions.
Check out his music: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/arti..."

You can find additional posts featuring LudoWic here.

The Florian Schneider Collection to Be Auctioned at JULIEN*S November 19

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via JULIEN*S

"THE FLORIAN SCHNEIDER COLLECTION

Auction to be held at Musician's Hall of Fame & Museum, Nashville, on November 19

An incredible collection of more than 450 artifacts from the life and career of Florian Schneider, co-founder of the pioneer electronic band Kraftwerk."

Pics and videos featuring some of the gear below, and his Lederhosen for good measure (thanks greg!).

Update: the post has been fully updated with all the synth related gear. This may just well be the longest post to be featured on the site. I wanted to capture all the pics for all of the details including notes, scuffs, and of course serial numbers. It's an interesting look into what he used, the condition he keped his gear, in some cases, how he actually used his gear. Note the phonetics on the keys of the Casio CZ-101 and DX-100. Note the Midi Switch Box with a built-in speaker? What's that about? Note the camouflage key strap on the Korg RK-100 Remote Keyboard. Did he pick it out himself or did the keytar just come with it? Note the repeat midi controllers and the MIDI saxaphones. Wind was his primary instrument. You'll find a ton of the acoustic gear he used in the other listings. This is a fascinating insight into both what and how he used his gear.

Side note: there is no affiliate compensation for this post. The note at the top automatically shows for all posts with the Auction label.


Rack Mount Sennheiser VSM-201 Vocoder

Starting Bid $5,000

Estimate $20,000 - $40,000 USD

A late 1970s Sennheiser VSM 201 Vocoder with no serial number from the personal studio and collection of Florian Schneider of Kraftwerk (see images). While it’s said that only a few dozen of these Vocoders were produced, a few examples made it into the hands of forward-thinking musical artists including Herbie Hancock, Daft Punk, and of course, Kraftwerk, who used a VSM-201 like this on their albums Man Machine (1978) and Computerworld (1981). The VSM-201 has an intelligible sound that has not yet been bested by modern gear. Includes power cable. This VSM-201 has been removed from its wooden enclosure (which bears the serial number plate) and modified with a metal rack mount casing, presumably for live use. Requires 240v, IEC power cable not included.

Dimensions: 19 x 9 x 9 inches

Category: Kraftwerk, Equipment

Provenance: PROVENANCE From the Estate of Florian Schneider

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LudoWic - Cinema Chamber (recording)

video upload by LudoWic music

"Show dates:
07 SEP ’25 UT Connewitz, Leipzig (DE)
04 OCT ’25 Funkhaus, Berlin (DE)
16 OCT ’25 De Vereeniging, Nijmegen (NL)
21 OCT ’25 TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht (NL)

Tickets: bio.to/LudoWic"

With the Mixtur Trautonium

Sounds From the Future in 1930

video upload by Production Zone

"At 1930 it Sounds from the Future | The Father of Synths nobody talks about 🎛️⚡

Meet the Trautonium, one of the first electronic instruments ever made — way before synthesizers became mainstream. 🎛️
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Invented in 1930, this futuristic machine uses a resistor wire and metal plate to create wild sounds, with techniques like vibrato, glissando, and even quarter tones. Absolute music history right here. 🕰️🎶

The Trautonium, an early synthesizer that alongside the theremin and the ondes martenot is considered the pioneer of electronic instruments."

See the Trautonium label below for additional posts.

New Eurorack Modules Coming From Doepfer

Doepfer will be showcasing the above new modules at SUPERBOOTH25. Details on each follow.
Check with dealers on the right for upcoming availability.

Module A-119-2 is kind of a dual version of module A-119 without envelope follower. Instead two amplifiers are available and the module width is 4 HP only.

The module contains two amplifiers with separately adjustable amplification levels. Each channel is equipped with an overload display. The module can be used also for stereo signals, e.g. the stereo output of a smartphone.

Controls and displays:

Level 1/2: manual control of the amplification in the range 0 - about 45.

Overload 1/2: overload LED, begins to light up for output levels beyond about 10Vpp (+/-5V)

In 1: audio input 1 (monophonic or stereophonic, see technical details)

In 2: audio input 2 (monophonic)

Out 1/2: audio output (monophonic)

Technical details:

for higher amplifications the two amplifiers can be daisy-chained

normalling options: the signal applied to socket In 1 can be normalled to socket In 2 in different ways by means of a jumper on the pc board:

socket In 1 is connected via a mono patch cable (standard patch cable) to a monophonic signal and this signal is normalled to socket In 2 (i.e. the same input signal for both sub-units): jumper on pin header JP2 in upper position

socket In 1 is connected via a 3.5 mm stereo TRS cable to a stereophonic signal and the second channel of the stereo signal is normalled to socket In 2: jumper on pin header JP2 in lower position

no normalling: jumper is removed from pin header JP2

all inputs and outputs are DC coupled. Thus the module can be used also for the amplifications of control voltages.

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Doepfer+MU Ribbon Trautonium: Dominant 7 and Major 7 Chords

video upload by seho 303

"This is basically an MU modular synth with the Doepfer Trautonium sound engine (A-113 Subharmonic Generator, A-104 Trautonium Filter), and it is played using a ribbon controller."

LudoWic - HORIZONTAL FALL (working on a new album...)

video upload by LudoWic music

"Making sketches for new tracks. In the coming period I will dedicate myself to making a new album. Andrei Tarkovsky’s spiritual and poetic way of making art continues to inspire me enormously. (that’s why this video shows some short footage of his films by the way). For this album I want to use Trautonium, vintage synthesizers, classical pipe organs and electro-acoustic equipment.

April 19 I have been invited by Het Concertgebouw to present my new album Tickets:
https://www.concertgebouw.nl/concerte..."

FULGUR AUDIO TUMULTUS & FULGUR Synthesizer

video upload by FULGUR AUDIO

"Le TUMULTUS est un instrument de musique électronique, entièrement analogique, inspiré du Trautonium. Il est contrôlé par un ruban sensible à la vélocité. Le TUMULTUS permet un jeu expressif et très dynamique, donnant un caractère naturel aux sonorités produites.

Tous les sons de cette courte démo sont faits avec le TUMULTUS, enregistré directement dans une MPC avec pour seul effet une réverbération.

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The TUMULTUS is an all-analog electronic musical instrument inspired by the Trautonium. It is controlled by a velocity-sensitive ribbon. The TUMULTUS enables expressive, highly dynamic playing, giving a natural character to the sounds produced.

All the sounds in this short demo are made with the TUMULTUS, recorded directly into an MPC with reverb as the only effect."

https://www.fulgur-audio.com/tumultus

And previously:



"Le Fulgur est un instrument de musique électronique conçu et fabriqué en France. Il s'inspire des premiers synthétiseurs analogiques et en particulier du Trautonium.
Cette vidéo présente une dizaine de sonorités créées avec le Fulgur (prototype). Aucun traitement externe a été appliqué, il n'y a aucun effet ajouté. C'est 100% du Fulgur
Le Fulgur sera disponible en mars 2023

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The Fulgur is an electronic musical instrument designed and manufactured in France. It is inspired by the first analogue synthesizers and in particular the Trautonium.
This video presents a dozen sounds created with the Fulgur (prototype). No external processing has been applied, there are no effects added.
The Fulgur will be available in March 2023."

Das Trautonium: Ein Musikinstrument zwischen Orgel, Synthesizer und Raketencockpit | Capriccio | BR

video upload by Bayerischer Rundfunk

"Es ist eine wilde Mischung aus Orgel, Synthesizer und Raketencockpit: Das Trautonium. Seine Erfindung vor rund hundert Jahren war eine Sensation. Heute beherrscht das Instrument weltweit nur noch ein Einziger: Der Münchner Peter Pichler."

Googlish:

"It is a wild mixture of organ, synthesizer and rocket cockpit: the Trautonium. Its invention around a hundred years ago was a sensation. Today, only one person in the world can play the instrument: Peter Pichler from Munich."

LudoWic - Trautonium + Pipe Organ

video upload by LudoWic music

More LudoWic:
https://bio.to/LudoWic

LudoWic - Trautonium + Eowave Metallik Resonator

video upload by LudoWic music

https://www.ludowic.com

LudoWic - QUILTY LANDSCAPES (live @ STMPD studios)

video upload by LudoWic music

"Next week, Friday April 26th, the second single QUILTY LANDSCAPES from my Trautonium album SUPER8 MEMORY will be released.
In this video I play QUILTY LANDSCAPES live @ STMPD recording studios.
Video by the great Edwin Vermeulen."

LudoWic - SUPER8 MEMORY (trautonium)

video upload by LudoWic music

"First single SUPER8 MEMORY from my upcoming album SUPER8 MEMORY.
https://wicrecordings.lnk.to/SUPER8-M...

Album release on May 10th by Wic Recordings (full trautonium record)
Mastering by the amazing Maria Triana."

LudoWic - Subharmonic clouds

video upload by LudoWic music

Mixtur Trautonium & EMS SYNTHI

More LudoWic:
https://bio.to/LudoWic
https://www.ludowic.com

If you are curious about the Mixtur Trautonium, in addition to previous posts here, this article is worth a look. From that article:

"The central module with the screens is one of the 'subharmonic generators' that give the Mixtur-Trautonium the 'mixture' bit of its name. The modules appear to be held in place with quick-release thumb screws, which is an interesting idea."

Jamuary 11, 2024: Lost

video upload by stujay

"Lots of Instruo here. Main melody = Cs-L panned left, Ts-L+Neoni (FM'd) panned right. Assists from Make Noise Mimeophon and New Systems Instruments Inertia. Harmonaig on quantizing duty, melody played on Doepfer Trautonium ribbon controller. Big bass at the end is Therevox Ondes VCO. A touch of weirdness courtesy of Slate+Ash Spectres."

LudoWic - Mixtur Trautonium (excercise #11)

video upload by LudoWic music

https://www.ludowic.com