The Analog Eclipse | KORG minilogue xd | Dark to Rock One-Synth-Jam

video upload by Lo-fi Pask

"Even though I’ve got dozens of unfinished projects on my trusty Teenage Engineering OP-XY (some of them almost ready) I felt the need to break the cycle. I had the sense I was starting to repeat myself. So I turned to one of my favorite analog synths, the KORG minilogue xd, looking for a patch that could spark something new. And from that came this track… though I’m still not sure what exactly it is.

As usual, the atmosphere is dark, but halfway through it unexpectedly takes on a rock-inspired twist before returning to its original mood. I even tried reworking the idea on the OP-XY to make it more polished (and complex), but in the end I decided to record it raw—exactly as it came to me.

Hope you enjoy it. I plan to explore this same process on other synths as well. Let me know in the comments if this journey through analog synth sound design intrigues you.

Gears/Sounds Used:
KORG minilogue xd
Teenage Engineering TX-6 (used for recording )
'Dystopia Extended' soundset [ • KORG MINILOGUE XD: "Dystopia Extended" sou... ] [video below]

🎧 For the full experience headphones are highly recommended.

Into darkwave, synthwave, ambient vibes, and experimental grooves? Hit subscribe for more KORK Minilogue XD sessions, live jams, and sound design experiments."

KORG MINILOGUE XD: "Dystopia Extended" soundset - NO TALKING DEMO

video upload by ADL-MusicLab

"SYNTH SQUAD PRESENTS: 'DYSTOPIA EXTENDED', A COLLECTION OF 40 HANDCRAFTED AND HYPER-DETAILED PATCHES FOR YOUR KORG MINILOGUE XD PROVIDED IN STUNNING QUALITY.

'DYSTOPIA EXTENDED' is the sequel of our 'Dystopia' sound library, originally made for the Korg Prologue.

Now we have expanded the collection of sounds and made it compatible for the Korg Minilogue XD.

These brand-new sounds bring to life the truly hybrid nature of the Korg Minilogue XD, unlocking his full potential both in the analogue and in the digital/fx sections.

An amount of 40 brand-new sounds: 12 keys, 11 polysynths, 4 synth basses, 6 pads, 3 arps, 4 leads.

These sounds are perfect for ambient, futuristic, lo-fi, synthwave, retrowave, Sci-Fi, electronica, atmospheric, dark, cyberpunk and any cinematic genres, and many other styles too.

Take advantage of the launch promotion, only €15.00 instead of €30.00, available only for a limited time.

BUY HERE: https://payhip.com/b/kJxNi

There are not any dependencies on user oscillators or effects, everything is programmed with the factory features. In this video you listen to the sounds that you will get, without any external effect or processing. The sounds are played on the keyboard and using the mod joystick, without any knob tweaking.

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Kloob - Humming Of The Void

video upload by - Kloob -

"The track's foundation is built on deep, expansive pads and drones, custom-created on a Modal Argon8X and then sampled and processed using the Roland SP-404 mkII.

Roland SP-404 mkII: Modal Argon8X drones pad samples.

Micromonsta: pad played in realtime.

Behringer Edge: Drum fx noise pattern.

FX: Valhalla Supermassive.

Hope you like it!

Thanks for support my music!

Cheers,
Dani
kloob.bandcamp.com"

U-He Hive 2 Ambient Cinematic Presets. No Talk Sound Demo

video upload by Anton Anru

"🎆 Obscure Atmos is a collection of 50 presets for the U-He Hive 2 virtual synthesizer.
It features 5 drones, 17 pads, 11 strings, and 17 textures. The soundset is inspired by dark sci-fi soundtracks, dystopian films, thrillers, games, and dystopian novels.

📦 Get these patches: https://antonanru.sellfy.store/p/hive...

🧿 Each sound in this collection has a cohesive style, blending noise, distortion, and vintage tape emulation, striking a balance between experimental elements and playable, accessible sounds. The pack includes atonal sounds, drones, and textures perfect for creating tension and suspense. The core of the collection consists of atmospheric sounds, ranging from soft, expansive, and lush to bright, shimmering, distorted, orchestral, vintage, and more.

🎛 All patches are performance-ready, with velocity sensitivity and ModWheel assignments mapped for expressive control. The ModWheel introduces additional modulations — such as brightness, tonal shifts, or dynamic movement — offering creative flexibility for both studio production and live performance.

🎆 The bank covers a wide range of timbral colors: dark, noisy, lo-fi, retro, romantic, melancholic, nostalgic, soundscapes, atmospheric, detuned, cold, distant, dull, massive, epic, bright, orchestral, distorted, metallic, tense, atonal, non-harmonic, FX-like, evolving, and sweeping.

🧬 These presets are versatile and can be used in any genre where a dark atmosphere is essential, such as techno, ambient, IDM, industrial, drum and bass, and others. This collection is also an invaluable resource for soundtrack composers, game developers, audiobook producers, video creators, advertisers, and social media content creators.

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Elektron Digitone 2 Percussion Presets. No Talk Sound Demo

video upload by Anton Anru

"Percussion from the Wreckage. Clank over clap. Texture over purity.
🏙 Wasteland Rhythms is a collection of 64 percussive sounds for Elektron Digitone II, crafted to evoke a sonic world where synthetic ruins meet rhythm.
It includes: 17 Percs, 11 Basses 7 FXs, 7 Snares, 7 Kicks, 5 Sequences, 4 Textures, 3 Plucks, 2 Arps, 2 Hi-Hats.

📦 Get these presets: https://antonanru.sellfy.store/p/digi...
Created and performed by Moino.

🌌 Imagine broken androids tapping out messages with their worn-out joints. The textures are sharp, metallic, and decayed—yet strangely alive. From glitchy ticks to heavy, body-like hits, every sound feels scraped from a dying factory or salvaged from a forgotten drone.
Inspired by cyberpunk ruins, rusted chrome, and neon-lit wastelands, this pack transforms Digitone’s FM engine into a rhythmic relic generator.

💎 Designed for producers who prefer clank over clap, and texture over purity.
Try out all presets on different octaves to unlock unexpected tonalities and rhythmic artifacts. Some patches shift character dramatically—what growls low might tick high.
Ideal for genres such as: Industrial Techno, EBM, Ambient, IDM, Glitch, Noise. Deconstructed Club.

Make sure you are using the latest Digitone II firmware.
💡 Compatible with Digitone 2 only. Not compatible with Digitone 1.

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Oscillation Drift | Korg MS-20 Solo Performance | Live Analog Studio Performance

video upload by Dr. Synthy Pants

"Voltage-breath, tone-embers,
Echoes of creation where circuits once sang.

What stirs in the soul of the synth?

Static-hum, pulse-murmurs,
Hands race, summoning the ghosts of sound.

PATCH
FILTER
OSCILLATE

A fractured scream escapes the void,
and your spirit awakens, timeless and raw."

Oscillation Drift | Korg MS-20 Patch Walkthrough | MS-20 Patch Discussion

video upload by Dr. Synthy Pants

"This video presents a short improvised piece evoking a simple, melancholy, lullaby-like atmosphere, realized on the Korg MS-20 analog synthesizer. Greg outlines the sound design process which starts as a simple triangle wave and is transformed via ring modulation from a second oscillator, which is itself dynamically pitch-modulated by an external CV sequencer (Korg SQ-64). The result is a dynamic and slightly unpredictable texture that creates a sense of organic movement and showcases an inventive method to extract an unusual sonic character from a vintage instrument that lacks extensive built-in expressive controls."

Void & Vista: FRAMES

video upload by VOID & VISTA

Press release follows:

LONDON, UK: VOID & VISTA is proud to announce availability of FRAMES as its latest bold virtual instrument for contemporary music creation — crafted for Native Instruments’ KONTAKT platform, pairing characterful, expressive, and unique sampling with powerful sound design features and an inspiring interface rendering it ideal for media composers, production music writers, and (obviously) sound designers, as well as also expanding the toolbox of artists and producers across multiple genres thanks to its variety of emotive sounds and textures — as of April 23…

Being built around 40 sound sources made from capturing unique, unrepeatable sonic moments, FRAMES readily represents a bespoke collection of specially curated samples created using prepared instruments, resonated sound objects, and aleatoric performances using experimental techniques. These are all recorded at 96kHz using specialist microphones to capture sound beyond the range of human hearing, ready to pitch down and explore.

Such sound sources are split into five categories: INSTRUMENTS — traditional instruments captured using extended techniques and aleatoric performances; OBJECTS — uniquely prepared objects and instruments played in experimental ways; EFFECTED — heavily effected, processed sounds, and resonated objects; TEXTURES — tonal, textural, and found sounds that are perfect for blending; and WAVES — sampled synth waveforms taken from an analogue hardware collection.

Above and beyond that, the new ZONE SHIFT feature vastly expands the timbres of each sound source, enabling immediate dynamic exploration of the movement and detail found within them. Thanks to shifting samples from different registers, sounds can shift from slow and muted to frantic and urgent with each key press.

But better still, those 40 sound sources can be layered, sculpted, and effected using the deep two-layer sound design engine, featuring multimode FILTERS; two MOTION LFOs (Low Frequency Oscillators) — LFO 1 and LFO 2; six envelopes; LOFI effects; an ENSEMBLE page for blending additional voices; parallel CHARACTER insert effects; and dedicated SPACE send effects. And all of this sound design power is available from an inspiring and intuitive interface, designed to keep users focused on making music.

Music-making or otherwise, users ultimately benefit from FRAMES coming complete with a colossal collection of preset snapshots organised logically for ease of use, with pre-assigned mod wheel modulation mappings for jaw-dropping sound manipulation.

FRAMES is initially available to purchase at a 20%-discounted price until June 4, 2025 — rising thereafter to its regular price of £129.00 GBP — as a KONTAKT PLAYER-compatible/NKS (NATIVE KONTROL STANDARD®)-ready AAX-, AU-, and VST-formatted virtual instrument plug-in featuring 16 GB of samples that works with all major DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations) running on macOS 12 or above — natively compatible with Apple Silicon — and Windows 10/11 directly from the dedicated product webpage here: https://www.voidandvista.com/products/frames

To function, FRAMES needs Native Instruments KONTAKT 7.10 or higher via the Native Access 2 administration tool for music creation software available from here: https://www.native-instruments.com/en/specials/native-access-2/

Poly-61 Testing Tune

video upload by Dr. Synthy Pants

"Dust-silence, void-whispers
Time-crusted absence where voltage once dreamed

What sleeps in forgotten machines?

Chemical ablution, current confessions
Raw fingertips trace the archaeology of sound

POWER
SEQUENCE
RESET

A simple melody escapes my fingers,
and your voice returns, unchanged by time."

Sapphire "Beyond the Void" - wide stereo field, deep space drone

video upload by Don Cross

"Making this patch, I imagined traversing immense distances between galaxies through the voids in deep space. I used multiple Sapphire Elastika modules tuned to produce an ever-shifting drone chorus. Then I added a few extra voices to round out the bass. There is plenty of slow-flowing chaotic modulation for interesting variation and texture.

You can download this VCV Rack patch at: https://patchstorage.com/sapphire-bey..."

Knobula echo cinematic Delay / Reverb: Demo with Twisted Electrons Twist FM

video upload by Limbic Bits

0:00 Electronica Lead
0:55 Dub Chord 1
2:19 Detroit Bass
2:37 Arpeggiator
3:19 Void Bass
3:55 Worn Lead
4:27 Wob Bass
4:47 Dub Chord 2

▶ Online shop with Patch Banks for Ambient, Techno, IDM and Electronica: https://limbicbits.com

RoaF Modular - Welcome | Generative Modular Synth Ambient

video upload by ChiaroBen

"Played some more with the ALA Monsoon this time - a drone from Moog Mavis is recorded into Monsoon after some wavefolding, and then put through some heavy reverb. A heavily (self-)modulated Maths is opening the VCA channel. The melody comes from ALA Beehive into the Void algorithm from TTA Zverb, while the aux out goes through ALA Benjolin (with the filter being modulated bei Benjolin's Rungler) and into pico DSP's delay.
The v/oct from ALA Steps quantized by Shakmat Bard Quartet, with the harmonies switched by RitS QUA through Noise Engineering Vice Verga. I used the trigger input on the Beehive for the first time, with the ochd expander providing the triggers.

Remember - music is powerful.

This music is published under a Creative Commons license. You may use samples, cover, and transform parts or the entirety of it without my explicit consent, as long as you credit me and release your work under a Creative Commons license as well. Commercial use is allowed. But don't just reupload this untransformed.

Thank you."

Throwing Into The Void /// JG Downtempo feat. Cascadia, Pulsar-23, Strega & Polybrute

video upload by Jon Gee

"Sequenced and clocked by the Polybrute
Cascadia into Sealegs
Strega doing her thing
Pulsar-23 on the beat

Thanks to ‪@chris_economou‬ for camera B and eternally positive vibes."

Korg microKORG 2 Presets for Ambient, Techno and Electronica (Demo)

video upload by Limbic Bits

▶ "Spectrum" Sound Pack for Korg microKORG 2*: https://limbicbits.com/korg-microkorg...

0:00 Intro
0:37 Overview Pads
1:44 Overview Bass
2:03 Overview Dub Chords
2:38 Overview Leads
2:53 Overview Arp
3:35 PADS
3:36 Boarder Pad
3:55 Cupid Pad
4:33 Overdrive Pad

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Strymon BigSky MX Sound Demo: Dual-Reverb Effect for Synths // Demo with Roland S-1 and TWISTfm

video upload by Limbic Bits

0:00 Roland S-1 Ambient Bell
1:15 Roland S-1 Dub
2:20 Roland S-1 Electronica Bass
3:25 Roland S-1 Electronica Lead
4:40 Roland S-1 Pluck Sequence
5:48 Roland S-1 Brassy
6:38 Roland S-1 NES Void
7:31 Roland S-1 Dawn in Autumn
8:33 Twisted Electrons Twist FM
13:08 Several Minutes of Dub Chords

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"My online shop with Patch Banks for Ambient, Techno, IDM and Electronica: https://limbicbits.com"

Dream Machine | Sonicware Liven Ambient Ø | New Set of 36 Songs

video upload by Sonic Cartography

"I haven’t had time to make videos for my channel for a while because I’ve been making Ambient Ø tutorials for the ‪@SONICWARE‬ channel’s Beginner’s Guide series. In the meantime, I’ve been accumulating lots of songs and song ideas on the synth. This is a set of most of them (some in abbreviated form), which I’m releasing all at once to sort of “clear the vault” and feel like I can start afresh with making new music. Unlike the previous collection I did, this one contains some actual ambient music—particularly the middle section. I'm not totally happy with how some of these turned out, but I'm trying to learn how to not let the perfect be the enemy of the good (enough), so I'm just going to publish this anyway... "

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the legend hz expressive suite - MPE preset demos

video upload by Expressive E

"Thanks to The Legend HZ’s powerful MPE support, we made more than 300 exclusive MPE presets. Through seamless and precise interaction between sound and gestures, this MPE sound bank unlocks The Legend HZ’s full potential. Discover the next level of MIDI Polyphonic Expression!

Legend HZ Expressive Suite (Legend HZ + 300 free MPE presets) is available now, only on expressivee.com. When buying the Legend HZ Expressive Suite, users get access to the synth plugin itself but also get 300 free MPE presets (designed by Expressive E) for the same price.

Until December 16th, owners of The Legend HZ can take advantage of an intro sale to get the 300 MPE presets alone at a preferred price:

as 3 separate 100-preset packs for $/€17.99 per pack instead of $/€29.99
as a sound expansion pack for $/€39.99 instead of $/€59.99

🎁 get Legend HZ Expressive Suite now: https://www.expressivee.com/122-the-l...

Credits:
🎶 + 🎬 : ‪@tonnerremusic‬

Preset List:

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Ableton Live Presets: Lo-Fi Noisy Bass, Pad, Synth Sound Demo

video upload by Anton Anru

"Ableton Live - Space Lost is a collection of 50 presets that includes: 7 Arps, 3 Bells, 11 Basses, 6 Leads, 13 Pads, 4 Plucks, 6 Synths.

📻 This bank of presets is inspired by space, lo-fi, and retro sound, adapted to modern times. Powerful, deep basses and floating pads will help you create unique compositions suitable for both lo-fi genres and more commercial projects with electronic, pop, and rock vibes.
Many presets feature a more universal character while still retaining their distinct individuality.

📦 Get this soundset: https://antonanru.sellfy.store/p/able...
👤 The author of the soundset is skendi (Arseniy Pushkov).

🎹 The presets are presented in the Instrument Rack format, which combines synths and effects in a single device. Each Instrument Rack has 8 Macros that make it easy to develop timbre and adjust key parameters.

🎛 The macros are a significant part of the soundset. They can change tone, stereo width, modulation depth and rate, noise level, distortion, detuning, space/echo/reverb, effects mix, envelope parameters, and others.
You may control them via MIDI controller like Push, use them for automation, or map the macros to Ableton modulators like LFO, Shaper, and others.

For the soundset, we utilized only Ableton Suite's built-in instruments and effects. No external installations, such as M4L devices or samples, are required.

The soundset is suitable for many genres: ambient, electronica, IDM, trip-hop, lounge, downtempo, pop, chill out, new age, cinematic, trance, deep, progressive, techno, retrowave, synthwave, breaks, jungle, drum and bass, dub and others.

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Matrix Vol 1 - Oberheim TEO-5 - Patches 33 to 64 (of 128)

video upload by GEOSynths

"Out Soon!

I've had the pleasure of making Patch Banks for the the Oberheim OB-X8 and OB6 and since the TEO-5 was announced, I knew I get one. Having also made 2 Banks of Patches for the Take 5, I'm very familiar with the layout and functionality, of course there are differences, though the Sound is just amazing!

Matrix Vol 1 contains 128 Patches covering Pads & Strings, Bass & Leads, Poly & Arps and whole lot more, ecven some "Classic" Patches.

This Video demonstrates Patches 33 to 64, there will be 2 more Videos and when the 4th is uploaded, they will be available for purchase."

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Minimal Audio Current: Dark Ambient Cinematic Presets Demo

video upload by Anton Anru

Minimal Audio Current 'Dystopian Soundscapes' is a collection of 50 atmospheric presets that evoke the feel of dark sci-fi soundtracks, dystopian films, thrillers, games, and dystopian novels. The soundset includes: 12 Pads, 8 Strings, 6 Drones, 7 Keys, 8 Synths, 9 Textures.

🎆 Get the soundset: https://bit.ly/3MTxpdH

🧬 Exploring this relatively new plugin was a fascinating experience, and I was thoroughly impressed with its capabilities. The sampler and granular engines, outstanding effects quality, and extensive wavetable synthesis options played a pivotal role in shaping this sound bank.

🗃 Each preset in this collection has a cohesive style, blending noise, distortion, and vintage tape emulation, striking a balance between experimental elements and playable, accessible sounds. The pack includes atonal sounds, drones, and textures perfect for creating tension and suspense. The core of the collection consists of atmospheric sounds, ranging from soft, expansive, and lush to bright, shimmering, distorted, orchestral, vintage, and more.

🧿 These presets are versatile and can be used in any genre where a dark atmosphere is essential, such as techno, ambient, IDM, industrial, drum and bass, and others. This collection is also an invaluable resource for soundtrack composers, game developers, audiobook producers, video creators, advertisers, and social media content creators.

🎚 Each preset is carefully programmed, with dozens of modulations, velocity settings, mod wheel mappings, and macros, providing a wide range of expressive and creative possibilities.

🎛 The macros are a significant part of the soundset. They can change tone, stereo width, modulation depth and rate, noise level, distortion, detuning, space/echo/reverb, effects mix, envelope parameters, and others.
You may control them via MIDI controller, use them for automation, or map the macros to your DAW modulators like LFO, Shaper, and others.

💡 Ensure that you are using the latest plugin version.
Installation:
Open the plugin. Push Menu -> Show User Presets. You will see a folder with the plugin banks of presets. Put the folder "Anton Anru - Dystopian Soundscapes" here.
Open the plugin again. Push Menu -> Rescan Presets Folders. You will see the new soundset in the plugin, both in the Steam Tab (Local) and in the upper presets bar.
In case you don't see the new soundset, relaunch the plugin.

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Novation Peak - "Limbic Drift" (No Talking Demo): Sound Pack for Ambient and Techno

video upload by Limbic Bits

▶ Get the sound pack here: https://limbicbits.com/novation-peak-...

0:00 Quick Overview Pads
0:41 Quick Overview Motions
1:31 Quick Overview Arpeggios
2:03 Quick Overview Dub Chords
2:37 Quick Overview Leads
3:33 (PADS & MOTIONS) Drift
4:03 Space
4:51 Light
5:37 Still
6:32 Whisper
7:30 Echo

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HAINBACH & AudioThing Used the Moon as an Echo (And Made It Into a Free Plugin)

video upload by HAINBACH

00:00 Introduction
00:42 The Doppler Effect
03:30 The Astronauts
04:45 History and Pauline Oliveros
07:02 The Radio Telescope
09:43 Moon Bouncing
14:33 Making The Plugin

"I discovered the technique of 'Moon Bouncing', using the moon as an echo, when I was researching composer Pauline Oliveros. Her experiences with 'Echoes from the moon' sounded fascinating. Like with all experimental music techniques of old I wanted to try the process for myself. This started a two year long journey.

With the support of Martine-Nicole Rojina (who also helped out on camera on location) I got in contact with the radio telescope in Dwingeloo, a huge dish designed for space exploration. They helped me send signals to the moon: a sopranist (Johanna Vargas), a double bassist (Paul Cannon) as well as sounds from my patrons Sventothem, Michael Féaux, Andrew Stone, harper2k, Filip Ferngren, Dave Seidel, Gary Walker, Michael Peters, the void inclusive, Brendan Ford, David Williams, Joey Pop, Jeremiah Turner, Richy486, Joshua Philgarlic, Tim Moore, Grant Basma Horsnell, Arson Bright, Dan Kibke, Antonio T, Chris Sherman, Sergey, Charlie, Bartek Trame and Dixit.

This fascinating experience yielded an extensive set of samples that @audiothing and me analyzed and used to create the free plugin 'Moon Echo'. This way you can experience some of the magic of moon bouncing yourself. Download here (its free): https://www.audiothing.net/effects/mo...

Music, Soundpack and thanks:
https://www.patreon.com/hainbach"

"In our seventh collaboration with Berlin-based musician Hainbach we listen to the stars: Moon Echo is a free to download delay based on a communications technique that uses our closest cosmic neighbor, the moon, as a reflector for radio waves. This results in some rather crunchy and lively echoes, modulated by the movement of Earth and moon. The moon’s surface is an imperfect mirror and creates artifacts, unlike any other echo technique. Moon Echo is both a musical lo-fi effect and a playful tool for teaching about space.

Moon Echo is available for MAC, PC, and LINUX (VST, VST3, AU, AAX, CLAP, 64-bit only), and also as AUv3 and Standalone on the App Store."