What are precision adders in Eurorack?

video upload by Noise Engineering

"A precision adder is a utility that combines pitch control voltages while keeping them perfectly in tune.

This video supports the Noise Engineering blog on the same topic here: https://noiseengineering.us/blogs/loq...

Unlike a standard CV mixer, a precision adder is designed specifically for pitch, so when you combine multiple melodic signals, your sequence stays accurate. Precision adders use extremely high-quality components in their signal path so that voltages at the inputs are reproduced with great accuracy.

In this patch, we're using Quantus Pax to combine two pitch sequences. The first sequence plays our melody, while the second acts as a transposition sequence. As the second sequence changes, the entire melody shifts up and down in pitch while staying perfectly in tune.

Precision adders aren't just limited to combining sequences…

Here, we'll patch a slow LFO into another input on Quantus Pax. With just a small amount of attenuation, the LFO creates a subtle vibrato, adding movement and expression to the voice without changing the melody itself.

Whether you're transposing melodies, combining multiple sequences, or adding expressive pitch modulation, a precision adder is a great tool whenever you’re striving for an accurate pitch.

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SM-1 - A Moog Matriarch/Grandmother synth emulation | By Dubspot

video upload by e y l v y

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sm-1-se...


Dubspot SM-1 is a Semi-Modular East Coast Synth for iPad and iPhone. Start with a playable instrument, then shape it with interchangeable modules, patch cords and effects.

BUILD YOUR INSTRUMENT

Choose MK1 or MK2 modules for oscillators, filters, modulation, envelopes and more. Add extra modulation and envelope units. Change panel colours and save your own sounds.

PATCH AND EXPLORE

Drag patch cords between audio and control connections. Adjust each cord’s level and polarity, choose its colour, or pull an end free to disconnect it. The rack overview helps you navigate larger instruments.

SHAPE YOUR SOUND

Explore oscillator sync, pulse-width modulation, resonant filters, envelopes, an arpeggiator and sequencer. Spring Reverb is always available. Add Delay or Grains effects for stereo echoes, frozen textures and evolving granular layers.

PLAY YOUR WAY

Use the on-screen keyboard and pitch and modulation wheels, or connect a USB or Bluetooth MIDI controller. Choose MIDI inputs and channels in the standalone app.

AUv3 INCLUDED

Load Dubspot SM-1 as an Audio Unit instrument in a compatible host. The host handles MIDI routing and saves the instrument with your project.

Includes factory presets and an in-app control guide. No account, subscription or in-app purchases. Requires iOS or iPadOS 16 or later. Desktop plug-in formats are separate products.

Korg M1 and M1R Editors Now Available

via Coffeeshopped

"Happy November! Today marks the release of two new editors for Patch Base: the Korg M1 and its rack-mount sibling, the Korg M1R. Available now on Mac and iPad. Let's see what they've got going on:

Program Editor
The Korg M1/M1R calls its voice patches 'Programs', and Patch Base shows you all of their parameters in an immediate and compact format. The Main page shows you an Oscillator at a time: for the M1, an 'Oscillator' consists of a Multisound (sample), and Pitch, Filter, and Amp information. You can see, copy, and paste every envelope. Below the Oscillator you have the Effects units, and both LFOs. And on the right, all of the Controller modulation options. The whole patch is here on a page.

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GForce Software Introduces Virtual Oberheim Matrix-12

video uploads by GForce Software

https://www.gforcesoftware.com/product/oberheim-matrix-12/

Playlist:

1. GForce Oberheim Matrix-12 With Alex Ball
2. GForce Oberheim Matrix-12 - Patch Playthrough
3. GForce Oberheim Matrix-12 Walkthrough

"The Oberheim Matrix-12 is the synth you've asked us for more than any other, and it's here. Oberheim's most ambitious analogue synthesiser, reborn with modern power.

The Matrix-12 gave Vangelis, Depeche Mode, The Orb and Technotronic some of the thickest pads, sweeps and basses ever recorded. Twelve voices, a fifteen-mode filter and Matrix Modulation, with the routing map printed on the panel because no screen could show it.

This is the only official Oberheim Matrix-12 and Xpander software instrument, created with Oberheim and Marcus Ryle, the original designer. We modelled the oscillators, filter and envelope shapes against the hardware, then made the matrix visible. Drag from any source to any knob and watch the Flow diagram and Mod Matrix show exactly how each voice is built.

Six keyboard zones with micro arpeggiators, full MPE, four Macros, onboard delay and reverb, and over 570 patches, including 190+ originals from the Matrix-12 and Xpander. The deepest synth Oberheim ever made is now the easiest to understand.

Presented by Alex Ball.

Analogue Soul. Digital Power."

I Own a Matrix-12. GForce Got Closer Than I Wanted.

video upload by Vulture Culture

"I own an Oberheim Matrix-12. GForce and Oberheim have made the first official plugin version of it, so I put the two side by side and tried to break both.

What I found:

VCO drift is identical, which is the thing people actually want from an analog emulation.

Filter FM is where plugins usually fail, Arturia in particular, and it is the most impressive thing here.

All fifteen filter modes are very close, though you generally have to push the resonance further on the software to match.

There are real differences in the noise, in oscillator brightness and in the envelope and LFO times. Some of those might be my 41 year old unit rather than their model.

It does not sound exactly like my hardware. It might sound exactly like the hardware they modelled it on.

DISCLOSURE: GForce paid me to design some of the factory presets for this plugin. They did not ask or pay me to make this video, and they have no control over what I say in it."

The most ambitious analogue synthesiser Oberheim® ever made, Matrix-12, reborn with modern power. Twelve voices, a fifteen-mode filter and Matrix Modulation, with the routing map printed on the panel because no screen could show it. Rare, heavy and costly to keep alive ever since. This is the only official Oberheim® Matrix-12 and Xpander software instrument, reimagined. Official Oberheim, With Marcus Ryle

The only official Oberheim Matrix-12 and Xpander software instrument, created with Oberheim and Marcus Ryle, one of the Matrix-12’s original designers.
Over 570 Patches Included
Over 570 Patches Included
Over 570 patches, including 380+ new patches and 190+ original Matrix-12 and Xpander patches.
Expression That Plays Like Hardware
Expression That Plays Like Hardware
Velocity, release velocity, pressure with rise and fall, full MPE with per-patch timbre curves, and four global Macros.

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Love Synthesizers First Love

video uploads by Angelstar Scotland

New videos of Love Synthesizers First Love. Be sure to see Red Means Recording walkthrough below.
See Love Synthesizers label for addtional posts.

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Bitbox Mk2 Custom Firmware Overview

video upload by Ville Walveranta

"I created a custom patch for the official 2.3.4 firmware that adds a screen saver, speed change without pitch change, vertical waveform zoom, and an easy way to reset parameters to their defaults."

Additional details via the developer:

"I’ve put together a free, unofficial customization of 1010music Bitbox MkII firmware 2.3.4, adding a few features I’ve wanted on my own module. The customized version identifies itself as 2.3.4+c.

What’s added:

Vertical waveform zoom: pinch/spread vertically to adjust waveform height from 25–3200%. This makes quiet samples easier to see and lets you shrink loud waveforms. Horizontal zoom still works normally. A stationary two-finger tap restores 100% vertical zoom and horizontal fit. This only changes the display, not the audio.

Optional screen saver: a black screen after 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 30, or 60 minutes of inactivity. It’s disabled by default, under Tools → Disp. Playback continues while blanked. The first touch, button press, or encoder movement only wakes the display, preventing accidental edits.

Optional MIDI/CV-trigger wake: choose MIDI, CV triggers, or both. MIDI clock and active sensing are excluded. Unlike physical wake controls, the first incoming musical event still performs its normal action.

Pitch-preserving Speed: 50–200% playback speed, with a dedicated SPEED dial on the Sample-mode LFO/Spd page. It supports live adjustment and the normal INFO modulation editor, including LFO/CV modulation. At 100%, it uses native playback.

Double-tap dial defaults: double-tap a numeric dial to restore its default base value. Modulation sources and amounts remain intact.

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Mindburner MIDI | NIBBLE chiptunes synthesizer

video upload by Mindburner

NIBBLE – CHIPTUNE SYNTH MODULE

8-Voice Chip Synth • Wave Editor • Chip Drums + Speech • Hand-Built in Northern Ireland

The sound of NES, Game Boy and C64 in a desktop MIDI box – play it from any keyboard, sequencer or DAW

WHAT IS IT?

NIBBLE brings the sound of 1980s games consoles and home computers to your MIDI setup: pulse waves with duty-cycle "wah", the stepped NES triangle, noise, and 4-bit Game Boy-style wavetables – plus the tricks chip musicians relied on, like lightning-fast chord arpeggios, stepped envelopes, pitch sweeps and tracker-style macros.

Draw your own waves on the built-in wave editor, watch every voice on the live oscilloscope, and add authentic tracker "fake echo". A chip drum kit on its own MIDI channel includes an orchestra hit and crunchy 1-bit speech – GO! YEAH! ONE TWO THREE FOUR! GAME OVER! – and there is a step and loop sequencer, plus a demo tune with a dancing spider.

FEATURES

8-voice poly or mono with glide

Pulse, triangle, saw, noise, metal + wavetables

Wave editor: draw 32-step 4-bit waves

NES, Game Boy and C64 channel modes

Hard sync, ring mod and detune

Arpeggiator, locks to MIDI clock

12 tracker-style macros

Live oscilloscope of every voice

Tracker fake echo + digital echo

Bit crush and sample-rate reduction

Chip drum kit with 1-bit speech

Step + loop sequencer, MIDI clock sync

40 patch memories with preview

Colour screen, 4 buttons and encoder

https://www.mindburner.co.uk

Syntheus 1001: a double-suitcase full of vintage modular synthesis

video upload by manmade madman

"If you could pack everything you ever wanted into a modular synth, and then put it in a suitcase, chances are it would reference the EMS Synthi AKS/VCS from the 1970's. Recently companies have released hardware editions that sound glorious. There's even a monster ultimate reissue called Analogue Solutions Colossus which I'm sure sounds incredible. The original was notorious not only for its clean look and capabilities but weird sounds even Brian Eno said "...great for bug noises" but he used it for decades as an effects processor as well. We've taken issue with this... it CAN be musical!

Here we have the ultimate version: 6 free range oscillators, dual patch panels, vintage spring reverb, a joystick that lets you record motion and play it back, and a snapshot sequencer that gives you your sound-per-step, or bug noises if you'd rather! Vintage circuitry all along the way, down to the opamp modelling. You'll hear the crunch and occasional bleeding of the original 70's wiring. Thanks to our db-cell technology, you'll hear a vintage drift everywhere, but well under control. It's not static-- in fact its always surprising and always different, just like the originals.

Best of all, its actually FUN to use. Drop a pin and watch the patch cable show you the connection! Modulate where you couldn't before. EZ rolls in different sections, including the patch matrix. Make sounds, snap them to the clocked sequencer, and get going.

Make vintage inspired sounds from the future that surprise you. Make something musical.

Prove Eno wrong!

https://store.denversynth.com/syntheu..."

SYNTHEUS 1001

An unobtainable synth that’s a double-briefcase full of awesome.

Famously used by a ’70s producer who called it “great for bug noises.” Prove him wrong!

Two EMS Synthi-style synths strapped together in one case: six oscillators, two 16×16 pin matrices, two diode-ladder filter/oscillators, two envelope shapers, a random voltage generator, ring mods, a spring reverb and an octave filter bank. There are no menus to patch. Push a pin into a hole, and the sound goes there. Pull it out, and it stops.

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Audio Computer Loom demo

video upload by Starsky Carr

"Audio Computer's LOOM is a four-track multi-loop time stretcher built for textural soundscaping - and this is the near-final prototype, shown to me at Synthfest UK 2026 by Ben from Audio Computer. It's not out until next year.

If you know Audio Computer, it's probably from Beat Friend, their brilliantly odd drum machine. LOOM is something else entirely: load four sounds - from stereo mics, line in, or your own files - then slow them to an absolute freeze, run them backwards, and melt the lot into a soundscape.

What's in it:

Four tracks, each with its own pan, FX send and LFO routing
Four time-stretch algorithms: tape, blur, pristine and beats
"Pristine" does extreme slow-down with virtually no artefacts
Three LFOs - volume, pan and stretch - with selectable shapes
Triforce FX unit: dual reverbs, bit crusher, low-pass filter
Headphone jack on board, with battery power and stereo mics planned
Save the whole thing as a patch and come back to it later

The pitch is a self-contained field soundscaper: unplug it, sit it on the piano, press record, play a few notes, put the headphones on and stretch it into something else - no preamps, no DAW, no setup."

MFX -- (VST/AU) -- Modular Multi-FX Plugin with 33 Processors

video upload by MAP Audio

"Try out MFX in your browser right now! Go to https://map.audio/mfx to try our fully functional web-based demo.

MFX is a multi-effects plugin (VST/AU/AAX/CLAP/Standalone) that hosts up to 33 effects in each of four cells.

This video is an overview of the features you'll find in MFX in your DAW. Try it out in your browser first at https://map.audio/mfx"

Press release follows:

27th October - MAP Audio have announced the availability of MFX, a modular multi-effects plugin with 33 built-in effects, a patcher-style routing system, in-depth modulation capabilities and MAP’s signature randomization tools.

MFX is available now for macOS and Windows in VST3, AU, AAX, CLAP and Standalone formats, with an initial price of $80. A fully functional browser based version of the plugin is available to try on the MFX page on the MAP Audio website.

View one cell or all four at any time under the cell tab, where you can browse through 5 pages of effects including; EQ, Crusher, Delay, Flanger, Filter, FDN, Gate, EQ-8, Compressor, Wavefold, Resonator, Pan, Gain, Vocoder, Ring-Mod, Vinyl-Brake, Transient, Repeat, Pitch, Shimmer, Table-Filter, Chorus, Phaser, Freq-Shift, Drive, LPC, FM, Spectral-Delay, Squeeze Tape, Grain, Noise-Gate and Codec.

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Beijing Modular 10/26/26 Videos

video uploads by sonicstate

Latest videos for the day. See the Modular Commune label for more.

Playlist:

1. Heisenberg Zynthian Workstation- Beijing Modular 26

Jarrod from Heisenberg told us about the OFAI Music Workstation and a handmade wooden MIDI controller.

The workstation is a custom small Linux-based unit with audio outputs and MIDI. It runs open-source software from the Zynthian platform, with additional presets made by Jarrod. The hardware is a a custom development by the team, and it supports MIDI synths, plug-ins and multi-timbral sequencing.

The wooden controller works as a generic control surface and is not for sale, more just as a DIY project by Jarrod. Parameters are assigned with MIDI Learn, so knobs and buttons can control selected synth or effect parameters. In the demo, a USB MIDI cable connects the controller to the workstation. The system can run drums, hi-hats and riffs on separate tracks, and selecting a track gives access to further parameters. A MIDI latch function holds notes while parameters are adjusted.

The OFAI Workstation is sold in China for 3,700 RMB. The wooden controller is handmade and is not for sale. More Info: https://zynthian.org

2. 30k - Nyoka - Magnetic Field Noise Generator - Beijing Modular 26

Yang from 30K told us about their NYOKA Magnetic Field Noise Generator, a small experimental sound device that turns electromagnetic interference into audio control signals.

The unit senses magnetic field signals and uses them to modulate an internal oscillator. It can also be played by touch, with fingers routing signals to different points in the circuit. The device includes multiple switches for changing operating modes, selecting oscillator or inductor output, choosing where the magnetic field signal routes, and altering routing inside the oscillator.

The unit runs from USB-C power and outputs audio via a 3.5mm TRS jack. It responds strongly to nearby power sources, with different electrical equipment producing different responses. Yang also mentioned that it works well with external reverb and delay.

The device is available for 229 RMB.
He also showed a magnetic field amplifier with 1000x gain and a small Meow Box synthesizer that produces cat sounds - I mean, why not?

3. 203 Systems - Mystrix 2 MPE Grid, Cardenza - tiny hackable music computer- Beijing Modular 26

Nengzhuo Cai from 203 Systems had some pretty cool units to show, first up is about Mystrix 2, a wireless MPE grid controller, and two compact music devices. Mystrix 2 is the latest generation and runs its own OS, so applications can be installed directly on the hardware without a computer.

Mystrix 2 acts as a MIDI and control-data source. It includes MPE keyboard apps, chord, arpeggiator, scale and custom scale tools, split-screen operation, an eight-track sequencer, clip mode and a mixer. The sequencer supports 16 patterns with 16 steps. It has three full-feature USB-C ports for charging, computer connection or accessory boxes, plus CV and MIDI adapters. A hidden side touch slider supports functions such as strumming.

Next up is *Cardenza, *a $20 open-source ESP32 S3 music computer with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5, microphone, SD card, app installation and web coding support. You can run your own programs on it, and even browse the web (assuming you can code your own browser!)

Then the NULLperator is a tiny eight-track tracker with audio I/O, TRS MIDI I/O, microphone, speaker and battery. Mystrix 2 is expected for Kickstarter at around $500, while NULLperator is expected around $300, with free iOS and Android apps available.

More Info: https://203.io/ |--------|

4. SPI1: Mini Multi-function Game-style Modules - Beijing Modular 26

We spoke to Lei and the team behind *SPI1*, a compact modular music workstation built around a “micro universe” concept. They explained that the project uses a game-like interface for creating music, with visual design, touch controls and interchangeable hardware modules forming part of the workflow. SPI1 features a square-format touch bar with 12 control keys. Projects can start from blank templates or preset styles, and the system supports user-made templates. The team plans to release an SDK for third-party development, covering modules and internal software. The instrument includes a DSP synth system where timbres are organised as “plants”, with scale selection, generative music modes and four-channel pattern recording. A map-style interface contains sound machines, including chord and wave-based devices. External interaction comes through probes for wind, magnetic signals, audio signals and other inputs. The modular hardware includes interfaces such as joystick, DJ turntable, drum pad, fader and marble-based controllers. An audio sequencer module can trigger external devices and lights. SPI1 is currently a prototype, with a Kickstarter planned for spring next year. Pricing has not yet been confirmed.

5. Erica Synths: Graphic Sequencer - Beijing Modular 26

Ģirts from Erica Synths gave us a look at the Graphic Sequencer a new Eurorack module currently in production.

The Graphic Sequencer is a compact hub for sequencing and modulation. It has 10 steps (with a planned 16-step expander) plus CV and gate outputs and three modulation outputs. Those outputs support envelopes, delay-based envelope types, user-drawn multistage envelopes, LFOs, random walk, Euclidean sequencing and chord CV duties across multiple oscillators.

Magic mode changes an existing sequence in real time, with controls for note variation, octaves, density, gates and slides. Returning from that mode clears the edit buffer. The Euclidean section works with an 8-channel expander, and hits can be added manually with the encoder.

The module is expected in about a month, priced around €300.

6. Theresyn - Beijing Modular 26

We spoke to Nori about Theresyn, a handmade fully analogue theremin synthesizer. He explained that it uses the familiar theremin approach, with the left hand controlling amplitude and the right hand controlling pitch, but adds extra control and acoustic elements.

Xin then demo'd the pressure-sensitive touch pad, which controls oscillator amplitude and can also trigger an ADSR envelope. Theresyn has two oscillators, with mixing between the theremin voice and an internal oscillator. Antenna tracking can be set to none, partial or full, allowing one oscillator to act as a drone or follow the pitch hand.

The synth also includes selectable waveforms, filter modes including low-pass, resonance, pitch-to-filter tracking and amplitude modulation of the cutoff. Its speaker system includes a front loudspeaker and rear resonating strings, with a pickup for the string output. There is no pitch quantizer, and pitch remains continuous. The pitch range can be tuned to the player's body capacitance.

Theresyn is handmade, available to order from the website, and the full version with bag costs €3,000.

More Info: https://theresyn.com/

7. PUFF Eurorack Breath Controller - Beijing Modular 26

We spoke to the team behind Puff V3 about the Puff breath controller project, which began in 2024. They explained that the current wired V2 has the same core functions as the planned V3, while the V3 moves to wireless operation.

Puff converts breath into control voltage for modular systems and synthesizers. It can control pitch, cutoff, resonance and other modulation destinations, depending on the patch. The system supports up to four CV outputs and one MIDI output. USB-C connects to a computer or laptop for MIDI, so it can control software and hardware at the same time.

The controller is held in the mouth, leaving both hands free for instruments such as guitar or piano. The team also discussed a future mouth ring or bite control for sustain-style input. The prototype is built, with release planned for June next year, and the project launches on Kickstarter.

Oberheim XP-1 Xpander & Xk-1 MIDI Keyboard Controller SN G50437 & Z631187

Note: links to listings are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.

via this eBay listing

"The Oberheim Xpander (model designation XP-1) is a legendary six-voice desktop analog synthesizer released in 1984. It is widely celebrated by sound designers as one of the most flexible non-modular analog synthesizers ever constructed. By pairing rich analog audio components with an innovative digital control logic, the Xpander achieved the deep routing capabilities of a modular system without requiring any physical patch cables.

The Oberheim XK (also known as the OB-Xk) is a programmable MIDI keyboard master controller released in 1985. It does not generate any internal sounds on its own; instead, it was engineered primarily as a dedicated, rugged companion hardware controller for Oberheim’s legendary Xpander and Matrix-12 synthesizer modules.

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discoDSP Models the Oberheim TEO-5 In Software with the TED-8

video upload by discoDSP

TED-8 is the Oberheim TEO-5 as a plugin, built from thousands of measurements of a real unit. Every knob, every curve and every effect was recorded, compared and tuned until the plugin and the hardware sounded the same side by side. Then we gave it three more voices, a Poly Unison mode that stacks up to 6 voices on each of 8 notes (48 voices at once), a full modulation matrix and a cable to the real thing, so TED-8 works on its own in your DAW or as the editor and librarian for the TEO-5 on your desk.

HOW WE MODELED IT

TED-8 How we modeled it We started with a TEO-5 on the bench and a lot of patience. One note at a time, one knob step at a time, we recorded what the unit actually does: how far the filter moves per step, how the envelopes curve, how fast each LFO setting runs, how each effect colors the sound. TED-8 follows those recordings rather than a datasheet, so a patch you dial in feels and responds the way it does on the hardware.

The little imperfections came along too. Each voice sits a few cents apart and a touch louder or softer than its neighbour, the way the voices of the unit do, so chords breathe instead of sounding cloned.

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AtomoSynth Reveals Mochika X7 Analog Synth

AtomoSynth Mochika X7 | Reveal | Analog Synth Sequence & Textures (No Talking)
video upload by Atomosynth

"Hello world! A simple sequence, a lot of different textures. No talking, just the new MochikaX7. Every sound you hear comes from the synth itself: the analog square/saw oscillator, DCO, the noise oscillator, and the vactrol filter.

Available as a *Eurorack module* with an extensive patch bay, and as a *standalone desktop synth* with a 3D-printed case.

Classic analog square and saw oscillator, plus noise oscillator
Digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) with square, saw, triangle, and sine waveforms
Voltage-controlled low-pass and high-pass vactrol filter
Extensive modulation and a new modulatable onboard delay
32-step sequencer with 9 playing modes and 100-pattern memory
Sync via external clock, MIDI clock, and USB MIDI clock
18-point patch bay (9 inputs, 9 outputs)
Desktop: 255 × 145 × 83 mm, 19 V power supply included
Eurorack: 48 HP, 25 mm deep, 123 mA (+12 V), 80 mA (−12 V), 30 mA (+5 V)

🇵🇪 Designed, hand-assembled, calibrated, and tested with care in Lima, Peru by the AtomoSynth team.

🔗 *More info / availability:*
https://atomosynth.co/"

"We are proud to bring back to the world the all-time classic AtomoSynth Mochika. This new version, “X7,” represents a rebirth of the classic Mochika sound, along with extensive modulation capabilities and a new modulatable onboard delay effect.

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M-VAVE FM-1 Caravel: Lyra Inspired Drone Engine Demo

video upload by BonszaiMusic

You can find the M-VAVE FM-1 on Amazon.

"Turn the Cheap M-VAVE FM-1 into a SOMA Lyra Drone Engine using the Caravel patch.

In this video, we explore how to turn the budget-friendly M-VAVE FM-1 into an organic, massive, self-oscillating drone machine inspired by the legendary SOMA Laboratory Lyra-8. No talking, pure sound exploration from subtle harmonic hums to crushing feedback layers.

🔊 Sound Architecture & Concept (Caravel Engine):
• Lyra-8 Emulation Concept: Cross-modulated FM operator voices, interconnected drift, and unstable tuning behavior.
• Voice Interaction: Simulating organic pitch drift, cross-modulation feedback loops, and chaotic interplay between voices.
• Textures: Slow evolving drones, ambient washes, harsh metallic overtones, and massive sub-bass frequencies.

🎛️ Gear Used & Setup:
• Synth: M-VAVE FM-1 (Felucca / Caravel Custom Firmware/Patch)
• Control: Manual parameter tweaking / on-the-fly modulation

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction & Initial Voice Setup
01:15 - Cross-Modulation & Harmonic Drifts
03:00 - Pushing into Overdrive & Distortion
04:45 - Sub-Bass Drone & Slow Evolution

💾 Downloads & Presets:
• Get the Caravel / Felucca patch files & documentation here:
https://bonszaimusic.github.io/carave..."

Sequential Fourm - 1+ hr Guide and Tutorial - Main Features

video upload by Produkt Audio

"GET PREMIUM RETRO PRESETS FOR THE FOURM HERE: https://www.produktaudio.com/sequenti...

A complete overview of all the main features of the Sequential Fourm which relate to
sound design parameters. Covering all of the main components of the synth in extreme detail.
Sequencer programming is in a separate dedicated video [below]

00:00 Introduction and Overview
00:57 Init Patch
02:04 Mixer
02:38 Oscillators
08:34 Noise Generator
13:13 Filter
15:43 Envelopes
19:45 Filter Feedback
21:18 Modulation Matrix - LFO - Clock - Mod Wheel
42:55 Unison - Glide
50:03 Pitch Wheel
50:47 Oscillator 2 LFO Mode Lo1 Lo2
53:08 Arpeggiator
57:35 Aftertouch
01:02:50 Other Program Menu Options

Sequential Fourm - The Sequencer - A Complete Guide

video upload by Produkt Audio

"A complete 100% exhaustive guide and walkthrough of all of the steps, features, and parameters of programming the sequencer on the Sequential Fourm. Including recording and editing both the note sequencer and modulation sequencer. Completely going over all related global settings, programming notes, chords, tie, note glide, rest, sequence length, all of it. As well as going over how to utilize the modulation sequencing features and choosing destination and amount parameters.

00:00 Intro
01:07 Initial Sequencer Settings
02:41 Sequence Recording Fundamentals
06:08 Sequence Recording – Rest – Tie – Glide
11:31 Sequence Editing
20:33 Sequence Editing Playback Modes
22:44 Modulation Sequencer Mode"

NOODLERACK Comes to iPad

video upload by Molten Music Technology

NOODLERACK featured in the Molten Music Monthly June 2026 above is now available for the iPad with a different feature set. Note the thumbnail above is not it. Click play and it should start with NOODLERACK. If not jump to the nine minute mark.

Details follow:

"NOODLERACK is a modular synthesizer where users add modules and patch audio, pitch, gates and modulation with cables. The iPad app includes a standalone rack for offline use and a native AUv3 instrument for compatible hosts such as GarageBand.

Standalone supports MIDI, saved patches, Files export/import and WAV recording. The native AUv3 instrument includes 31 module types, host MIDI and clock, 16 automation macros and rack state saved with the host project. Standalone and AUv3 have separate module sets and patch formats.

Available on the App Store for US$19.99 as a one-time purchase.

Product details



There's also a free browser version at https://noodlerack.com/ with a different feature set."

Arturia Introduces the MiniFreak 49

Check with dealers on the right on pricing and availability.

Playlist:

1. MiniFreak 49 | Explore the unconventional | ARTURIA
2. MiniFreak 49 | Playthrough | ARTURIA
3. MiniFreak 49 | Overview | ARTURIA
4. Arturia MINIFREAK 49 is an Absolute BEAST! Sound Demo |No Talking| ⁨@ArturiaOfficial⁩ - Davide Puxeddu and Arturia
5. Arturia MiniFreak 49 - More Control - SonicLAB Presentation - sonicstate
6. MiniFreak 49 vs MiniFreak // There’s nothing mini about it // Review & tutorial - loopop
7. I Called the MiniFreak Synth of the Year in 2023. It Just Grew Up. - Vulture Culture
8. Arturia MINIFREAK 49 — An Almost Perfect Synthesizer - BoBeats
9. The not so Minifreak // Arturia Minifreak 49 - Starsky Carr
10. Arturia MINIFREAK 49 | MUSIC DEMO (No Talking) | Spontaneous SYNTH Patches played by Jalvac 🎹🔥 - FutureMusic.es
11. Arturia MiniFreak 49 Review: Still a Game Changer? - Sineway
12. The New Minifreak 49 Goes Hard! Exploring What Makes it Special - The Midlife Synthesist

Press release follows:

49 full-size semi-weighted keys, expanded panel controls, and a pressure-sensitive XYZ touch matrix bring a new physical dimension to the Freak architecture, while Audio-rate Filter FM and Voice Panning extend its sonic reach - making shaping a patch and playing it feel like the same act.

_Explore the unconventional

Two digital engines. Analog Filters and VCAs per voice. A restless appetite for experimentation. MiniFreak 49 puts the familiar and the unruly within reach, from rich polyphonic textures to fractured rhythms and abrasive harmonics. Play a chord, reach for a control, press into the matrix. Playing a patch is only the beginning.

_Touch, press, transform

The new XYZ touch matrix brings performance, modulation, and navigation onto one surface.

Assign modulation with direct, color-coded feedback, swipe through presets, or watch reactive visualizers follow your playing.

Switch to Freak Control and put the sound under your fingers.

Push a Macro further, tighten the Gate, or use Spice to introduce variation.

Bipolar and vector layouts let you move between contrasting settings and blend across four corners, with pressure adding a third dimension of expression.

_That's not all

Room to play

49 full-size semi-weighted keys with velocity and mono aftertouch give chords, melodic lines, and two-handed performances room to breathe. Aluminum pitch and modulation wheels keep expression under your left hand.

Push every sound further

Audio-rate Filter FM from either engine adds harmonics, grit, and vocal-like textures. Dedicated Type, Wave, Timbre, and Shape controls, plus three selection shortcuts per oscillator, make sound shaping more immediate.

Six voices in stereo

Voice Panning spreads individual voices across the stereo field, adding width to chords and spatial movement to sequences.

MiniFreak 49

Three FX slots, each with a dedicated access button and 13 algorithms, cover everything from chorus and reverb to distortion and vocoder processing.

The Freak architecture

Two digital engines offer 30+ oscillator modes, with algorithms from Arturia, Mutable Instruments and Noise Engineering. Blend their sounds or use Engine 2 to process Engine 1, then shape each voice through its own resonant analog filter.

Shape every step

A 64-step sequencer and four modulation lanes keep notes and timbres in motion. Long-press a step to adjust its length and velocity on the touch matrix. Add arpeggiator ratchets and repeats, or introduce fresh variations with Spice & Dice.

Your Freak in the DAW

Included MiniFreak V brings the hardware’s sound and architecture into your DAW, with preset management and bidirectional control. The MiniFreak 49-compatible version is exclusive to registered MiniFreak 49 hardware owners.

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Meet Omri Cohen's First Eurorack Module - Pitch Keeper

video upload by Omri Cohen

You should know Omri Cohen from his numerous VCV Rack and eurorac tutorial videos here on MATRIXSYNTH. Pitch Keeper is his first eurorack module.

"My first Eurorack module is finally available / Pitch Keeper overview and tutorial"

Introduction - 00:00
Basic functionality - 01:58
Motion Looper - 07:09
Risers and transitions - 11:21
Not just with VCOs - 13:05
Locking modulation - 16:25
Recording performances - 19:40
Synced looping - 22:24
Pitch sequences - 24:38
Mixing the input - 27:09
As a macro controller - 28:54
Disclaimer - 31:10


"Here is all the information about Pitch Keeper: https://modulove.io/pitchkeeper." Some captured for the site archives:

"THE clou

Set your pitch with a fader. toggle the lock. Done - your tuning is frozen in place, immune to accidental bumps. Experiment freely, knowing you can always snap back to exactly where you were.

That's Pitchkeeper. A dual-channel precision offset generator with motion looper, born from a real patching need - conceived by Omri Cohen, built by Modulove.

FEATURES

TUNE.LOCK. FORGET.

You've dialed in the perfect pitch. Lock it - and it stays, no matter what. Now the pitch knob on your oscillator is free. Detune for width. Sweep for effect. Come back to perfect tuning with a flick of the toggle.

RECORD. LOOP. MODULATE.
Move the fader. Pitchkeeper records that movement - up to 5 minutes - and plays it back as looping CV. Plug it into a filter cutoff, a VCA, a panning module. Keep shaping it by modulating offset and attenuation via fader and pot. Your one-time gesture is now a repeating, evolving part of your patch.

FULL.RANGE. PRECISION
Tuning a V/Oct oscillator? Use ±5V. Sending offset to a VCA? Switch to 0–10V. One button cycles through four ranges: ±10V, ±5V, 0–10V, 0–5V. Full fader throw on each range."

Baikonur 4: a virtual instrument sampled from a SOMA Lyra-8

video upload by Fangtooth Instruments

"Baikonur 4 is a cinematic virtual instrument built from deep-sampled recordings of the Soma Lyra-8 — an analog synthesizer known for its unpredictable, organic character. Available now as VST3/AU.

🔗 Get it here: https://fangtoothinstruments.com

Baikonur 4 features multiple mic positions, a built-in arpeggiator, and a full effects chain — covering everything from dark atmospheric drones to percussive textures and alien tonalities. Designed for film, game, and horror scoring"

Baikonur 4 is a sample-based synthesizer built from the sound of the SOMA Lyra-8™, a celebrated analog drone instrument. Rather than model it, Baikonur 4 captures its character through multi-channel recording and lets you reshape it with modulation, filtering and effects.

What makes the instrument distinctive is how each sound was recorded: every source was captured through four separate “mic” channels, each with its own tone, which you blend to taste on the main page.

Main — The direct signal, run through analog EQ, analog saturation and transformers for weight and color.
Room — The signal sent through a Fender Princeton Reverb amplifier and then a Universal Audio OX amp top box with the “Room” control fully raised — the source of the channel’s name.
Cab L / Cab R — Two different speaker-cabinet impulse responses, each captured in a different room and without the amplifier used on the Room channel — adding width and a sense of space.

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