30- The Arturia MiniFreak- Effects: Phaser

video upload by AutomaticGainsay

"Here is a demonstration of the sound and functionality of the phaser effect found on the Arturia MiniFreak."

Arturia MiniFreak demos by AutomaticGainsay

Another Oberheim Four Voice Synthesizer FVS Repair - Synthchaser #156

video upload by Synthchaser

"Last year I did a three part video series repairing an Oberheim Four Voice [posted here]. Now I've got couple more Four Voices in for repair, and I thought we'd check one of them out together. In this one we repair a problem with the polyphonic keyboard assigner module."

https://synthchaser.com/

A Yamaha CS01 synthesizer and Boss DR-110 drumcomputer, song

video upload by Jeroen Elfferich

"This track is made without the use of a computer but everything was played live and recorded with a 8 track hard disk recorder ( Zoom R8), just like in the eighties, the decade of the synthesizers."

Nightdream & Dusk Preset Demos - Imagine's New Sound Expansions

video upload by Expressive E

"Nightdream is an expansion for Imagine, our acoustic software synthesizer inspired by the body of real-life instruments. It excels at creating unheard soundscapes by combining and playing with diverse acoustic timbres.

Get 40% off on 'Nightdream' for a limited time only ⚡️

0:00 - bass chain sub
0:10 - keys coconut echo
0:26 - lead epic braam
0:37 - pluck mystic celestial
0:51 - keys stab house
1:03 - arp arp nation
1:15 - bass bass roll
1:29 - keys harmonic dance
1:38 - bass dx memory
1:51 - keys sonic reverse
2:02 - bass gladiator
2:12 - arp angel jam
2:22 - lead tribe flute
2:32 - plucks arena

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Dusk Preset Demo - Imagine's new sound expansion


"Dusk is an expansion for Imagine, the acoustic software synthesizer inspired by the body of real-life instruments. 80 presets allow you to create unheard soundscapes by combining and playing with diverse acoustic timbres.

Get 40% off on 'Dusk' for a limited time only ⚡️

Presets used:
0:00 - pad cinetix
0:20 - arp pulse sonic
0:29 - soundscapes topic pluck
0:48 - bells future celesta
0:58 - soundscapes dog of the night
1:08 - pad synthawind
1:26 - pad acid rain
1:36 - bass uzebien bass
1:52 - organ da warps
2:03 - arp tribulation five
2:19 - plucks acuita
2:32 - keys snake area
2:45 - pad whisper choir
3:00 - lead celio beach
3:14 - keys reso steel"

kNoB technology Presents SGR1806-20

video upload by kNoB Technology

"SGR1806-20 eurorack module
First mini demo, line recording
More news coming soon"

via Wikipedia:

"SGR 1806−20 is a magnetar, a type of neutron star with a very powerful magnetic field, that was discovered in 1979 and identified as a soft gamma repeater. SGR 1806−20 is located about 13 kiloparsecs (42,000 light-years)[1] from Earth on the far side of the Milky Way in the constellation of Sagittarius. It has a diameter of no more than 20 kilometres (12 mi) and rotates on its axis every 7.5 seconds (30,000 kilometres per hour (19,000 mph) rotation speed at the surface). As of 2016, SGR 1806-20 is the most highly magnetized object ever observed, with a magnetic field over 1015 gauss (G) (1011 tesla) in intensity[2] (compared to the Sun's 1–5 G and Earth's 0.25–0.65 G)."

Arturia KeyLab Essential mk3 Demo & Review

video upload by musictrackjp

"DEMO by Katsunori UJIIE."

ADDAC System Introduces Michel Waiswisz's Cracklebox ADDAC708 Eurorack Module

Pics and details below via ADDAC System

[The video of an original Cracklebox box on ADDACs site was previously posted here back in 2009. You can find additional posts including demos of other designs of the Crackle Box here.]

Introducing a limited edition re-release of this iconic electronic instrument in a modular format.

This limited edition of 75 units is a tribute to the pioneering work of Dutch musician and instrument maker Michel Waiswisz (1949 - 2008), who first invented the Cracklebox with Geert Hamelberg in the late 1960s.

The Cracklebox was a small, handheld device designed as a way to explore new sonic territories. It was one of the first electronic musical instruments to use circuit bending techniques in the creation of electronic music. It allowed musicians to manipulate and control electronic circuits in real-time, creating a wide range of unique and experimental sounds. He used a circuit from a toy piano as the basis for the instrument, and then added a series of touch-sensitive pads that were connected to the circuit. When a player touched one of the pads, the circuit would be completed, producing a crackling sound.

The Cracklebox was probably the first commercialy available portable selfpowered alternative 'keyboard' analog electronic instrument with inbuilt loudspeaker.
In the 1970s about 4000 Crackleboxes were built and sold by STEIM in Amsterdam.

Nowadays many people refer to the The Cracklebox as the archetype of 'glitch' or 'circuit bending'.

In the decades since its invention, the Cracklebox has continued to be an important and influential instrument in the world of electronic music. It is still in use today, and is considered a classic example of the potential of electronic music to create unique and innovative sounds.

This Eurorack recreation includes a 9v battery, swappable through the frontpanel, this allows to isolate the current flowing through the user's fingers from the Eurorack frame PSU, protecting the user from undesired electrical shocks. We also removed the internal speaker and used a transformer instead to isolate the output signal.

The output generated can be used as an audio, as a gate or a cv signal, when using it as a cv source, due to the specific qualities of the signal, users may want to send it through other modules as slews, sample and holds, quantizers to tame/control it's peculiar cv output.

Controls:
- The module features an on/off switch to turn off the 9v battery (remember to turn it off when you turn off your Eurorack system).
- A Power Starve knob, reduces the 9v voltage feeding the circuitry changing it's overall timbre/pitch
- An Output Gain knob to control the output volume.
- A Boost switch to add more presence to the signal.

Tech Specs:
12HP
5.5 cm deep
20mA +12V
20mA -12V
9v battery required

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The Chase

video upload by nbor

"I got a cool pattern going on the Microbrute and had to get it out of my system. A cheap re-cut from the amazing 'Poliziotto Sprint' (aka Highway Racer) adds some context and fun."

Ace Tone Rhythm Ace FR8-L with pin matrix

video upload by batchas

"I use the proto of a pin matrix I did for another machine, so the panel is not adapted, but I wanted to test the principle. 30 different rhythms/clocks (vertical lines) and 10 instruments (horizontal lines) to choose from. All combinations possible. I'm happy with the result :)
The additional boards we see at the left side (red board for external trigs + midi board) have nothing to do with the matrix itself. These are different mods that I installed.
Next I'll make the hardware for all the mods that I added."

Yamaha Montage Discontinued

video upload by Woody Piano Shack

"Today. Yamaha discontinued the popular and iconic YAMAHA MONTAGE.
The replacement will be launched in October.
Here's my thoughts and wishilst for the Montage 2!"

https://woodypianoshack.com