The Friday Walkabout - Beijing Modular 26

video upload by sonicstate

"Nick takes a walk on Friday through Beijing Modular 26 as the venue moves from setup into performances, with a focus on The Cube, the exhibition halls, installation spaces and live rooms.

The Cube includes large atrium areas, exhibition halls, video walls, projection installations and multiple performance spaces. The layout includes an ambient room, a techno room, a modular stage and a Dolby Atmos stage. Several rooms use Void sound systems, while the Atmos space uses a Genelec multichannel setup.

The event is free to attend, with artists playing short sets throughout the day and into the night. The ambient room runs in an EMOM-style format, with tables set up for compact live rigs and performances happening in close succession.

It's an amazing space, and a really interesting mix of art, architecture and music - quite an experience!

More Info: https://modularcommune.com/"

Atrium + Microcosm + Haze

video upload by Shirato_Noise

Sketch of Sound Experiments.
IG : / shirato_hideaki

Whimsical Raps Atrium 1

video upload by Cray

"Whimsical Raps Atrium with Chase Bliss Lost & Found"

Whimsical Raps Atrium -CALC- Brass Bahnd in the Lobby - Atrium as desktop module with Launchkey

video upload by -CALC-

"Today's etude d'Atrium. Using it a a 5 voice analogue desktop synth controlled by a Novation Launchkey in Chord Map.

Atrium is a wonderful, complete and comprehensive instrument that sits very well on it's own terms.
But it can also be an incredible desktop module with functions, features and most importantly timbres that are totally unique.
Here it is simply using the FM synthesis mode to provide 5 voices of lovely analogue sawtooth sweetness FM only comes in later. Halfway through the looping envelopes activate to bring natural articulations to each of the 5 voices. As a (lapsed) trombone player it gives me great joy to hear how close to a trombone ensemble this comes. The chords are being fed from a Novation Launchkey Mini 37 with pads set to the superb Chord map with adventure and exploration set high. So much work went into developing and curating the chord map and its a joy to use, even for one fingered musicians.

I would say that 2026 has easily been the year of the Atrium in my world, and its only been the first year of Atrium in my world. It won't stop there either.

What an instrument Whimsical Raps have managed to bring into the world.

......It has my heart"

Atrium: First Impressions AND Synth tidbit (No talking)

video upload by Hazel Mills

"This is an early exploration of the Whimsical Raps' Atrium, and a practice run of my piece "Wild Red Moon" (interesting to compare it to the final version, for variation in sound and behaviours - • Mesmerising sounds on the Atrium - "Wild R... ). [posted here]

Feel free to skip straight to the SYNTH TIDBIT, if you're not digging.

Head to my Patreon for more videos/tracks, tutorials & sound packs - / hazelmills

00:00 Exploration - scale cycling
01:00 Contour looping
02:50 Gesture recording /Arp off
04:24 Synth tidbit
5:56 YUMMY bass note

Thank you again ‪@whimsicalraps‬ for your support and inspiring instrument...and to ‪@vongonelectronics‬, whose Ultrasheer is providing extra juice."

Whimsical Raps Atrium

video upload by Nightlife Electronics

https://nightlife-electronics.com/

"Jamming on a lovely little interlude on the otherworldly @whimsicalraps Atrium at the shop today.

The Atrium has a unique quality in that it is simultaneously inviting to play while remaining completely novel and unlike anything you’ve played before. It encourages exploration and experimentation and before you know it hours have slipped by in a hazy dream state. A truly special machine!

Visual accompaniment by the amazing @htp.syntonie modular video synthesizer system!

Both Whimsical Raps/Mannequins & Syntonie modules are in stock and ready to ship at Nightlife Electronics here in Vancouver!

#whimsicalraps #atrium #synthesizer #syntonie #nightlifeelectronics"

Mesmerising sounds on the Atrium - "Wild Red Moon" by Hazel Mills

video upload by Hazel Mills

"A new live piece called "Wild Red Moon", courtesy of this utterly enchanting instrument by ‪@whimsicalraps‬. It really felt like a peaceful night time hug.

Head to my Patreon for an upcoming alternate version, and more - / hazelmills

The nature of how this piece is constructed (by cycling through the notes of 7-note scales, results in 7/8 meter and I love how hypnotic it is.

0:00 Theme
3:28 Theme Fragments
04:04 Atmosphere
05:09 Cathedral lurker
06:27 Flutes hypnotise
08:28 Flutes conjoin
09:14 Unexpected"

Will microtonal music save us from the AI apocalypse? | Signal Flow Podcast Ep8

video upload by Signal Sounds, Tom Churchill, Luukke

"Tom and Luke shoot the breeze about new pedals, making videos, playing live, exploring alternative tunings, and whether microtonality might be the key to staying one step ahead of AI-generated music…

Gear discussed:
Whimsical Raps Atrium:
https://www.signalsounds.com/whimsica...
Fancyyyyy Synthesis K-Accumulator:
https://www.signalsounds.com/fancyyyy..."

First Patch // Whimsical Raps - Atrium | Dark Ambient

video upload by Luukke

"This is the first preset/patch I have made on the Whimsical Raps - Atrium, and it was made in the first hour or so of getting it home.

I wanted to show it here, as I feel like a lot of the stuff I've heard online so far is in the pretty/beautiful category. But the Form engine in particular is wonderfully chaotic and capable of getting into much gnarlier territory. The patch itself tonally reminds me of some of the feedback patches i've done with the Serge.

Many many thank yous to Trent + Dani and everyone at Whimsical Raps. Atrium is incredibly inspiring, immediate and interactive. A true musical instrument.

Lightly processed in Ableton with delay from Echoboy."

Instruo Scion // Whimsical Raps Atrium // Ambient Sketch // No Talking

video upload by Lesjamusic

"Sometimes I just wanna reach for a happy accident sequencer, and that's where I find the ‪@instruo‬ Pocket Scion so, so useful. Small, battery powered; the only other thing you need is a plant 🪴

Here it's sequencing the ‪@whimsicalraps‬ Atrium, with a little Cocoquantus, Cosmos and Bim off screen, and a little bass texture towards the end from ‪@slateandash‬ Choreographs. Most of what you hear though, is coming from Atrium sequenced by Pocket Scion.

#whimsicalrapsatrium #instruopocketscion #ambientcuration"

Atrium, K-Accumulator, Placeholder, Glowing Orb & more | New gear roundup Aug '26

video upload by Signal Sounds, Luukke, Tom Churchill

"Tom and Luke round up some of their favourite recent arrivals at Signal Sounds HQ for August 2026!

More info on all the gear here:
Whimiscal Raps Atrium: https://www.signalsounds.com/whimsica...
Fancyyyyy Synthesis K-Accumulator: https://www.signalsounds.com/fancyyyy...
Fairfield Circuitry Placeholder: https://www.signalsounds.com/fairfiel...
Worng Electronics Glowing Orb: https://www.signalsounds.com/worng-el...
Eventide H9 Gen 2: https://www.signalsounds.com/eventide...
Nekyia Circuits Ozark: https://www.signalsounds.com/nekyia-c...
Xaoc Devices Skopje: https://www.signalsounds.com/xaoc-dev...

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:28 Whimiscal Raps Atrium
02:58 Fancyyyyy Synthesis K-Accumulator
04:35 Fairfield Circuitry Placeholder
07:07 Worng Electronic Glowing Orb
08:39 Eventide H9 Gen 2
10:23 Nekyia Circuits Ozark & Xaoc Devices Skopje"

Atrium whimsical raps first jam

video upload by Oracle -001

"I wanted to set out on my first time powering on the raps with the idea of making noise and maybe hearing the low pass gate ping. I have tried alot of ribbon style controllers and this one is different I think the company would make a lot of money just making it as a midi controller. Peace ✌️"

Toccata D'Atrium (Late night Whimsical Raps Atrium study)

video upload by -CALC-

"A late night study of Atrium reveals this thing can be an orchestra.
Here is a flashy Toccata-like piece.
It was recorded late at night with no real lighting so I went creative with the grainy look... its not ideal but has more style than without it.

I am constantly surprised and delighted at how such a seemingly small instrument can do so much. One thing that impresses me (perhaps the most) is that musical structure is inherently pulled from the patches. The combination of all the controls and mechanisms weave around motifs and development of them making the final output a coherent and thematic composition. I dont think I've ever come across this as much in any electronic instrument or even group of instruments before.

Atrium is WONDERFUL."

Atrium meanderings (Whimsical Raps)

video upload by -CALC-

"Exploring and meandering with the Whimiscal Raps Atrium. One of the most original and unique synthesiser playgrounds I've ever used. Its tons of fun to turn on and just explore where you land.
This is an un-edited 14 minute jam filmed back in February '26."

Atrium: Welcome!

video upload by Whimsical Raps

"For the intrepidly curious, a full demonstration of how Atrium's peaks and valleys coalesce into an exciting sonic topography. This video covers everything from the basic playing mechanics to modulation mapping, with helpful waypoints for traversing Atrium's timbral controls and resonant body."

THIS IS CRAZY! Whimsical Raps ATRIUM | Superbooth 2026

video upload by Milk Audio Store

"Atrium by Whimsical Raps is a five voices of analogue synthesis, controlled and modulated polytimbrally. we’ve taken ideas from our decade of modular exploration, and rethought how we reach into polyphony.

Each voice is shaped by its harmonic energy while three core timbre modes push into richer territory. from simple suboctave and noise waves, through frequency modulation, and landing in formant synthesis reimagined. all squeezed through a lowpass/gate combination, providing balance and occasionally emphasis."

Superbooth 2026: The BEST Weird Synths & Gear

video upload by Sam Gutman

"This was my first Superbooth and I had a great time! In this video I go through my favorite synthesizers, pedals, and strange noise machines that I got to play."

00:00 Intro
00:30 Terra by SOMA Laboratory
01:51 Handytraxx by Korg
02:25 Spotykach by Synthux Academy
03:45 Ziggy by Buchla
05:42 Janko Keyboard
06:59 Struktophon by Plonk
07:41 Transparentsea by GinTronic
08:37 Atrium by Whimsical Raps
09:58 Relic by Shear Electronics

Whimsical Raps - Atrium - First Experiment - Completely Wild!

video upload by Richard Devine

"five voices of analog synthesis, controlled and modulated polytimbrally. We’ve taken ideas from our decade of modular exploration and rethought how we reach into polyphony.

Each voice is shaped by its harmonic energy while three core timbre modes push into richer territory. from simple suboctave and noise waves, through frequency modulation, to formant synthesis reimagined. all squeezed through a lowpass/gate combination, providing balance and occasionally emphasis.

no digital multi-effects here, just spectres in the machine. a novel configuration of three filters, two delays, and feedback. front and almost center — this resonant body is meant to be played. sequenceable, modulatable, while feeding back not just sound, but shape for unfolding cybernetics.

and to modulate! everything mappable to everything else, tactile input extended on the fly, mapping as a performance in itself. Sources are dynamically phased across voices and stretched in relative duration. gestures captured into five recorders, extending play rather than overriding it, all twisted in time at your whim.

Atrium is deeply learnable, and for those moments of quick change, instantly recallable. extensible with usb and midi and cv input."

https://atrium.whimsicalraps.com/

-CALC- Les daims aux bois III - Atrium study- Whimsical Raps,

video upload by -CALC-

"I've been sitting with this piece for a good few weeks.
It was originally recorded on holiday as audio in a forest in France but I wanted to capture the patch in video form too. The original audio take has more magic than this version to me (perhaps it was the time and place) but the core is still there in this take.

Atrium is using a sub-selection of 31EDO notes with 5 clusters forming the harmonic basis and freqs is also mapped to notes to give another 5 subset of offset chords based on the clusters. These subsets are controlled by a sustain lower limit control to give an easy access performance control. The voice is mostly exploring simple use of the Form synth and the overtones/multiphonics give several other harmonies to explore.

Initially the LFO is muted but creeps in mapped to voicing to add movement.

There is some additional reverb from a TX-6 mixer but other than that its all Atrium.

I find this patch incredibly meditative and love journeying through the consonant world it inhabits. Atrium is capable of so much more sonically but this is a place that feels safe and content and I keep returning.

The patch is shared in the Atrium Discord for those interested to try it out."

Strumming on ATRIUM: Keyboarder wants to be Guitarist #whimsicalraps

video upload by Pete Midi

"Whimsical Raps Atrium implements a very special way to play a synthesizer. In combination with the special sound engine it's fun to discover a new world behind the classical synthesizer universe. In this jam I explore the possibilities of the strum touch plate and the chord/scale settings with a distorted guitar like sound. Note that no dedicated guitar effects like overdrive or distortion were used, just a reverb (Eventide Blackhole) and a standard delay (Ableton). The backing track I made with the IK Multimedia Modo Bass and Drum plugins."