Theremin & Organ Duet – Olivier Messiaen: Trois Mélodies (with Thomas Pellerin)

video upload by Grégoire Blanc

0:00 - I. Pourquoi ?
2:16 - II. Le Sourire
4:07 - III. La Fiancée Perdue

🎥 Recorded on March 21st, 2025 at the Angers Cathedral.

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Heritage Modular: un modulaire polyphonique à mémoires (Feat.Olivier Delevingne)

video upload by SynthFest France

Click CC at the bottom of the player for sub titles.

"Frédéric poursuite sa formidable aventure avec son concept unique: un synthétiseur modulaire polyphonique à mémoires fonctionnant sous Pure Data.

Projet DIY pas encore commercialisé, Frédéric est encouragé par la communauté du SynthFest pour industrialiser son concept et, espérons-le, le commercialiser à terme.

Il est rejoint en fin de démo par Olivier Delevingne, compositeur/performer pour une démo finale à 4 mains!

https://www.heritagesynthesizers.fr/"

Googlish:

"Frédéric continues his incredible adventure with his unique concept: a modular polyphonic synthesizer with memories running on Pure Data.

A DIY project not yet commercialized, Frédéric is encouraged by the SynthFest community to industrialize his concept and, hopefully, eventually commercialize it.

He is joined at the end of the demo by Olivier Delevingne, composer/performer, for a final four-handed demo!

https://www.heritagesynthesizers.fr/"

SynthFest France 2025: Kiviak Instruments Conf WoFi /mywo.fi / Sample Generator

video upload by Kiviak Instruments

"🎹 SynthFest France 2025 — Kiviak Instruments Conference
Experience an exclusive demonstration of the WoFi, the next-generation sampler from Kiviak Instruments, presented at SynthFest France 2025.

In this conference, Romain Giannetti (Founder of Kiviak Instruments) and Olivier Broquet (Head of R&D) will present:

🔹 WoFi and its unique sound capabilities
🔹 mywo.fi, the cloud platform that connects users, content, and machines
🔹 Sample Generator, an AI-powered tool for sound creation and enhancement
🔹 A live demo showcasing two musical approaches: keyboard & live 'machine' performance

👉 A hands-on look at the WoFi ecosystem and the future of connected synthesizers."

Four voice RSF polyphonic Kobol rack

video upload by yusynthman

"This is a video of Olivier Grall testing it's very rare polyphonic (4 voices) kobol rack (RSF) he purchased in the beginning of the eighties. Les than 10 of these were built by Ruben Fernandes. I had the chance to overhaul it and this is a video of the testing."

ELECTRO ORCHESTRAL ACID TRANCE (ARTURIA, OMNISPHERE, CUBE LUNACY, NOVELLA ORIGIN, KONTAKT)

video upload by Delphine CERISIER

"Musique et vidéo réalisées sans IA / Music and video created without any AI

Présentation des VST Audio Plugins. :
Omnisphere (Sonic Extensions : Twisted Trees & Seismic Shock)
Cube Lunacy Audio
Arturia : V Collection X
Arturia : Analog Lab Pro
Arturia : Pigments
Arturia : Augmented Strings & Voices
Novella Origin
Kontakt 8
Logiciel : Studio One Pro 7

Musique : Delphine CERISIER
Mixage : Djibril YOMBO
Mastering : Olivier BRIAND
Vidéo et miniature : Delphine CERISIER
Studio Paris : Janvier 2025"

Jenny Ondioline

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video upload by olivier olivier

"Full serviced Ondioline to sell (huge and amazing hours spent to service this superb Ondioline)"

via this Vemia listing

Click the auction link on top when you get there for additional listings.

"Nowdays Ondioline are becoming extremely rare even in France where they were hand-crafted during the 40's to 60's This one is in VERY good condition AND is absolutely a real and magic pleasure to play- Nothing except original Ondes Martenot can provide such a feeling and so organic sounds ! Tuning is perfect (A440 on all 4 octave for each key) This particular model has the great and very efficient improvement : Sub OSC for very loud sub harmonics if needed ! it has been fully serviced from September to December 2023 by very competent technician who spent around 50 hours to do the huge work needed for a very nice AND playable Ondioline (this tech knows the Ondioline as he serviced in the past over 10 units) He has done a very meticulous and respectful work (all electric wires have been changed, new components when necessary, PSU serviced, ground connection, all keyboard connectors cleaned for a good contact, and completely level keyboard...HUGE work !!) the Knee level barrer is a new one, the string (useful for 'Castagnette' , Bongo ...) is the original one and of course efficient. You might know there are differences between Ondiolines due to the technology evolution, hand made craft, components...) so please don't compare with an other one which will sound different Have a look and listen to what this one is capable of (video taken on 3rd April 2024 for Vemia 's Auctions)"

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ambient talkie: ep 42 - messiaen A BIRD DELAY norns script

video upload by tworoundrobins

"well it's finally here - a bird delay/looper/esoteric script made with @sonocircuit

this was quite a journey and I'm so happy we are finally releasing the birds from their nest to do weird chirpy stuff on your nornses.

in this episode I present a bit about the making of the script and what inspired it, but there is a basic guide that runs for the chunk of the video.

messiaen is a joint venture by tworoundrobins and @sonocircuit

#birds #norns #ambient #tutorial

try out messiaen 1.0
https://github.com/2roundrobins/messiaen

contents
00:00 - intro
00:40 - scripting for norns?
01:22 - team work
03:20 - me, mispronouncing Olivier Messian
03:40 - an ode to the master
04:22 - main screen / backing track
05:25 - basic use
06:26 - choosing a different bird
07:20 - chirp & mood
09:07 - threshold recording
10:31 - distane & position
11:20 - bird info!
12:20 - garden mode
13:50 - auto mode & bird activity
15:30 - bird feeder
19:00 - conclusion"

Georges Jenny Ondioline

Note: Auction links are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.
video upload by olivier olivier

"Full serviced Ondioline to sell (huge and amazing hours spent to service this superb Ondioline)"

via this listing

A few pics of the inside below.

"Nowdays Ondioline are becoming extremely rare even in France where they were hand-crafted during the 40's to 60's

This one is in VERY good condition AND is absolutely a real and magic pleasure to play- Nothing except original Ondes Martenot can provide such a feeling and so organic sounds !

Tuning is perfect (A440 on all 4 octave for each key)

This particular model has the great and very efficient improvement : Sub OSC for very loud sub harmonics if needed !

it has been fully serviced from September to December 2023 by very competent technician who spent around 50 hours to do the huge work needed for a very nice AND playable Ondioline

(this tech knows the Ondioline as he serviced in the past over 10 units)

He has done a very meticulous and respectful work (all electric wires have been changed, new components when necessary, PSU serviced, ground connection, all keyboard connectors cleaned for a good contact, and completely level keyboard...HUGE work !!)

the Knee level barrer is a new one, the string (useful for 'Castagnette' , Bongo ...) is the original one and of course efficient.

You might know there are differences between Ondiolines due to the technology evolution, hand made craft, components...) so please don't compare with an other one which will sound different

Have a look and listen to what this one is capable of

(video taken on 3rd April 2024 )"

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Vangelis ~ Prelude ~ electro-acoustic cover

video upload by Piano in a Living Room

"Vangelis' Prelude, from the "Voices" album released in 1995.

Composed by Vangelis
Performed by Olivier Lebra / October 2022 x April 2024

Instruments:
Klavins Una Corda acoustic piano + Lewitt 040 mics + Extinct Audio BM9 mic
Dexibell S9 sampled electric piano + Strymon NightSky reverberator
Waldorf Blofeld synth + Elektron Analog Heat saturator
Behringer Solina String-Ensemble synth + Strymon Volante echo machine
KORG ARP 2600 M synth"

5 P. M. SUNBEAM (feat. Michael Geyre, Olivier Grall)

video upload by AbigobaMusic

"This is the return of Abigoba! New EP 'Future Legacy' featuring many greats musicians is now available.

'5 P.M. SUNBEAM guests 2 greats Keyboardists /sound designers/artists : MICHAEL GEYRE & OLIVIER GRALL, for a tribute and the project of playing as possible the same keyboards that the great Herbie Hancock used in 1978 on the album 'Sunlight' (the legendary album backcover picture). Olivier opened his temple of electric keyboards (Synthégrall) to us in order to share is great synthesizers, and record the title.'

Michael Geyre : Fender Rhodes 1975, Clavinet D6, Minimoog D, Synkey and CS80 (and Drums programmation)

Olivier Grall : Oberheim 4 voices, Solina Strings Ensemble, ARP 2600.

Jean-Luc Briançon : ARP Odyssey, Minimoog D, Yamaha CP30, Polymoog.

Additional shaker part by Franck Boutin-Albrand.

Composed by Michael Geyre, Recorded at Synthégrall Studio (Andernos) by Olivier Grall, Mixed at Nuage7 - Domaine de Sourzy by Jean-luc Briançon

Video direction & edition by Quentin Geyre (Groseille video)

Produced by Jean-Luc Briançon for Nuage7

EP available on all plateformes (Spotify, Deezer, ect.) :

https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/trac..."

Bastl Instruments | SynthFest 2023

video upload by SynthFest France

"SynthFest France - Edition 10 - Bastl Instruments
https://bastl-instruments.com

Thank you Adrien Perinot, Alaskam, Algam, Aodyo, Arkhazium, Arturia, Chris Calcutt, Christophe Martin-de Montagu, Baloran, Bastl Instruments, Berhnard Rasinger, BVR instruments, DeLaurentis, Dreadbox, Eowave, Eric Mouquet, Deep Forest, Erica Synths, Euterpe Synthesizer Laboratories, Expressive E, Faselunare, Alphalab, FCpro.Audio, Francis Rimbert, Frédéric, Riblen, Frederik Rousseau, Fulgur audio, Heritage Synthesizers, Ina, Ina-GRM, IRCAM, Joachim Garraud, PModular, Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Jérôme Bridonneau, Joranalogue, KR Home Studio, Kiviak technologies, Kodamo, Korg, La touche musicale, La Voix du Luthier, Larix Elektro, Laurent Evain, Laurent Juillet, Les Sondiers, Maman Küsters, Matthias Puech, Marc Caro, Marc Sirguy, MOK, Media Overkill, Michael Geyre, Michel Geiss, Modular Square, Moonya, Muse, Ovations, Nairod, NRSynth, Oberheim, Olivier Delevingne, OMMA, SyntheGrall, Olivier Grall, Officina del Malista, oZoé, PH Modular, Christian Foucaud, Projet, Home Studio, PWM, Quentin Feuillard, Sifasile, Serge Perathoner, SynthR, Jean-Luc Briançon, Sequential, SoundMIT, Studio Playtronica, Synth Anatomy, SynthFood, Tim Blake, TouellSkouarn, Thierry Demougin, Thierry Rochebois, Tinhu, T-Steel, Tony Quedeville, SACEM, Vacuum, Eliane Blaise, Emmanuelle de Héricourt, Vanessa Bertran, Vika Yermolyeva, Vintage Synths & Co, UNAC, Willow Whisper, Dalai Lama, Xodes, Yamaha, Yusynth, Yves Usson.

Copyright Association SynthFest France - Tout droits réservés."

Démonstration Kodamo Mask1 par jean-philippe Rykiel SynthFest 2023

video upload by Olivier Briand

"Démonstration Kodamo Mask1 par jean-philippe Rykiel SynthFest 2023"

démonstration Yamaha SynthFest France 2023 Olivier Grall Michael Geyre Jean-Philippe Rykiel

video upload by Olivier Briand

"Yamaha CS80, CS01, DX-1, SY-1, GS80, etc, live improvised @ Synthfest France 20023 avec Olivier Grall Michael Geyre Jean-Philippe Rykiel"

arnold and freddy CS80 SynthFest France 2023

video upload by Olivier Briand

"Improvisation sur le CS80 yamaha d'Olivier Grall lors du SynthFest France 2023 avec Arnold et Freddy Angel...."

SynthFest France 2023 #SFF_EDITION_10 Set for 21/22/23 April 2023 in NANTES / FRANCE

SYNTHFEST FRANCE 2023 #SFF_EDITION_10

IN BRIEF
The coolest French festival entirely dedicated to synthesizers. The annual meeting of synth addicts in Nantes with exhibitions, concerts, workshops, demos, and the biggest synthesizer raffle ever made in the world.

FOCUS
. 10th edition of the festival.
. Concert Joachim Garraud.
. Concerts Olivier Delevingne / Marco Caro / Maman Küsters
. More than 50 exhibitors.
. Showcases Moonya / Alaskam / Nairod.
. First official tribute to Vangelis organized by Frederick Rousseau.
. UNAC / SynthFest Awards.
. Demonstrations / DIY workshops.
. Immersive 3D music experience.
. Huge synth raffle.


RAFFLE
The SynthFest France offers this year a particularly exceptional raffle. With more than 12000€ of prizes, this contest is simply the biggest synthesizer giveaway ever organized.

Tickets at 10€ and number of tickets limited to 2000.
Raffle open online until April 19th 2023, and on site until April 23rd 2023.
Drawing on Sunday April 23, 2023 at 4pm, French time.
It is not necessary to be present at the draw to win a prize.

Tickets: https://www.synthfestfrance.com

1 - Expressive E - Osmose
2 - Kodamo - Mask1
3 - Paire d’enceintes Adam Audio - A7V
4 - La Voix du Luthier - La Voile
5 - Arturia - MiniFreak
6 - Korg - Drumlogue
7 - Paire d’enceintes Nord - Monitor V2
8 - Aodyo - Anyma Phi SE
9 - Ina-GRM Tools Complete II
10 - Dreadbox Erebus Reissue
11 - Novation - Circuit Rhythm
12 - Joranalogue - Eurorack Step 8
13 - Faselunare 4 - Vega Eurorack drum module
14 - MOK - Pack VST - Waverazor / MiniRaze / Filtryg
15 - Bastl Instruments - Microgranny
16 - Yamaha Audio card / mixer AG06mk2 BK
17 - Yamaha Audio card / mixer AG06mk2 WH
18 - Erica Synths - Eurorack module surprise
19 - Bastl Instruments - Kastle Drum
20 - Bastl Instruments - Kastle 1.5
21 - La Touche Musicale - Licence logicielle


JOACHIM GARRAUD
The 10th edition of SynthFest France strikes hard, with Joachim Garraud in concert, Saturday, April 22, 2023 from 9 pm. The French producer and artist will be back in Nantes, his hometown, for this exceptional evening. Joachim Garraud will present a preview of the film "Modular California Vibes", a documentary on electronic music creation on board his solar mobile studio where 4 producers will record 4 original tracks in 4 unusual places during 4 days, thanks to the sun. A debate will follow the unique screening of this film in France, to then give way to a concert. Joachim Garraud at SynthFest France, the musical event in Nantes not to be missed.


EXHIBITORS / PARTICIPANTS / PARTNERS
Alaskam, Alexis Faucomprez, Algam, Aodyo, Arturia, Christophe Martin-de Montagu, Baloran, Bastl Instruments, Berhnard Rasinger, BVR instruments, Dreadbox, Eric Mouquet / Deep Forest, Erica Synths, Euterpe Synthesizer Laboratories, Expressive E, Faselunare /, Alphalab, FCpro.Audio, Francis Rimbert, Frédéric Rible, Frederik Rousseau, Fulgur audio, Ina-GRM, IRCAM, Joachim Garraud, PModular / Jérôme Bridonneau, Joranalogue, KR, Home Studio, Kiviak technologies, Kodamo, Korg, La touche musicale, La Voix du Luthier, Larix Elektro, Laurent Evain, Laurent Juillet, Les Sondiers, Matthias Puech, Marc Caro, MOK / Media Overkill, Michael Geyre, Michel Geiss, Moonya, Muse Ovations, Nairod, NRSynth, Oberheim, Olivier Delevingne, SyntheGrall / Olivier Grall, Officina del Malista, oZoé, PH Modular / Christian Foucaud, PWM, Sifasile, SynthR / Jean-Luc Briançon, Sequential, SoundMIT, Studio Playtronica, SynthFood, TouellSkouarn, Thierry Rochebois, Tinhu, Tony T-Steel / Tony Quedeville, SACEM, Vacuum – 3D project / Eliane Blaise / Emmanuelle de Héricourt, Vkgoeswild / Vika Yermolyeva, Vintage Synth @ Co, UNAC / Union Nationale des Auteurs et Compositeurs, Willow Whisper / Dalai Lama, Xodes, Yamaha, Yusynth / Yves Usson.

SFF2022 - Démonstration PPG par Olivier Grall

video upload by Les Sondiers

Plus d'informations sur PPG : https://www.ppg.synth.net/
Plus d'informations sur Olivier Grall : http://olivier-grall.yusynth.net/home...

Update via Hugo in the comments: "You can spot the Geiss RhythmiComputer use by Jean-Michel Jarre on the top right of the screen :)" Pic here.

SFF2022 - Olivier Delevingne : live session modulaire

video upload by Les Sondiers

"Olivier en live avec son synthé modulaire !"

Expressive E Introduces Imagine - Physical Modeling Software Synth with Multidimensional Acoustic Tones

video upload by Expressive E

"Meet Imagine a playful world of unknown acoustic sounds

Imagine digs deep inside the body of real-life instruments, modifies, and combines their acoustic characteristics to create an imaginary acoustics landscape.
Thanks to a playful multidimensional approach, Imagine offers texture manipulations, mysterious unknown sound dimensions that still sound familiar.

multidimensional acoustic tones

Imagine digs deep inside the body of real life instruments, modifies and combines their acoustic characteristics to create an imaginary acoustics landscape.

Thanks to a playful multidimensional approach, Imagine offers texture manipulations, mysterious unknown sound dimensions that still sound familiar.
multi-stage envelope generators

For further expressive possibilities, Imagine contains MSEGs that pack a huge collection of modulations for your sounds.

intelligent modulation system

Behind the scenes, everything is optimized to provide you the best expressive experience possible: no dead zones; sensitivity curves and ranges are continuously scaled.

optimized macros

Significant optimization work has been carried out to allow you to modulate the sound of your instruments in real time, resulting in a unique expressive perspective."

🔥🔥🔥 special introductory price - 40%OFF - limited offer -⏳
https://bit.ly/3tyHNND

Update: the press release, just in, follows with additional details and some spectacular renders of a conceptual hardware version. Before you get to excited, Imagine is software only:

Expressive E and AAS Team Up on the Imagine Software Instrument: A Playful New World of Unknown Acoustic Sounds.

Imagine lets you easily play with a new variety of sounds—acoustic, organic, and alive from the resonant bodies of real-life instruments. 

Paris, France, September 9, 2021 — Expressive E’s new Imagine plug-in instrument captures the qualities of different real-life instrument bodies and modifies and combines their acoustic characteristics to create an imaginary acoustics landscape.

Thanks to a playful, multidimensional approach, Imagine allows you to have evolving textures, including several dimensions to explore for each preset. This unique approach produces mysterious, inspiring, unknown sound dimensions from familiar-sounding elements.

Imagine results from an exciting collaboration between Applied Acoustics Systems (AAS)—the foremost pioneer of acoustic physical modeling software instruments — who provides the sound engine — and Expressive E, a company grounded in the mission of improving the way musicians interact with sounds by creating a much more intuitive and powerful music-making experience.

“At the forefront of a new generation of controllers that provide multidimensional expression, Expressive E’s expertise proved to be a perfect match for our physical modeling technology,” says Marc-Pierre Verge, CEO of Applied Acoustics Systems. “They created a flexible and playful interface based around real-time manipulations that allow one to morph between layers of resonating objects. This inspired their sound design team to create a brilliant library of rich organic soundscapes to explore.” 

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SynthFest France Live Performances

Playlist:

Caminauta Live from Uruguay | SynthFest France 2021
Lyli J - Live at Home | SynthFest France 2021
Concert Olivier Delevingne aka Overdrive | SynthFest 2021
.LiMA Concert From Austria | SynthFest France 2021
Boodaman - Twins From Lima - Modular performance | SynthFest 2021
Animeitid - Studio Féerique Live from Paris | SynthFest France 2021
AstroVoyager - New Live tracks Premiere from an unknown world | SynthFest 2021
Odalie - DFAM, Dominion & Modular jam | SynthFest 2021
Panic Girl Live from Munich | SynthFest France 2021
Sacha Ketterlin - Concert from Berlin | SynthFest 2021
Kosima Livestream Concert | SynthFest France 2021
Modular-Station - Potar Anar - Vertige | SynthFest France 2021
TouellSkouarn - Mutatrophine | SynthFest 2021

Update: Kosima, Modular-Station, & TouellSkouarn added to the playlist.

SynthR3 first touch

video by Olivier Briand

"Improvisations testing the new SynthR3 with Remy, Olivier, Jean-michel, Philippe, Laurent et Christian (special thanks for the invitation!). This synth sounds really great in my opinion ! take a little time to see and hear what you can do very quickly with it ! we had only few hours with it..."

See the SynthR label below for more.