The Seventh Wave Festival of Electronic Music: Numbers Fourteen & Fifteen Set for 2025

Innovative music festival returns in 2025

Editions 14 & 15 of an Electronic Music Festival established in 2016 takes place in Birmingham in 2025 with further dates being planned for later in the year.

In February/March 2025 the fourteenth ‘The Seventh Wave Festival of Electronic Music’ takes place across three days at The Castle and Falcon.

For a relatively small festival The Seventh Wave continues to get some of the biggest names in electronic and progressive music.

The stellar line-up for #14 includes Teeth of the Sea, TVAM, BUNKR, Zion Train, Transglobal Underground Soundsystem, Polypores, Field Lines Cartographer & much more.

In May 2025, episode 15 includes Gold Panda, Baba Ali, Banco de Gaia, Pye Corner Audio, Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan, Kayla Painter, Faex Optim & much more.

Tickets can be purchased for individual events at Skiddle and SEE tickets.

The Seventh Wave
Festival of Electronic Music: Number 14
Teeth Of The Sea + TVAM + BUNKR
Friday 28 February 2025
Doors 7.00 pm. Curfew 11.00 pm.

Zion Train + Transglobal Underground Soundsystem
Saturday 01 March 2025
Doors 7.00 pm. Curfew 11.00 pm.

Polypores / Field Lines Cartographer / Kylie Monologue / Cholly / Apta /
Sulk Rooms / Lo Five
Sunday 02 March 2025
Doors 2.00 pm. Curfew 11.00 pm.

The Seventh Wave Festival of Electronic Music: Number 15

Gold Panda + Baba Ali
Friday 09 May 2025
Doors 7.00 pm. Curfew 11.00 pm.

Banco de Gaia + Pye Corner Audio + Warrington-Runcorn New Town
Development Plan
Saturday 10 May 2025
Doors 6.00 pm. Curfew 11.00 pm.

Kayla Painter + Faex Optim + Giants Of Discovery + Yellow Belly +
Swansither + The Mistys + Jilk
Sunday 11 May 2025
Doors 2.00 pm. Curfew 11.00 pm.

All events are at The Castle & Falcon, 402 Moseley Road, Birmingham B12 9AT. Sunday events will be a combination of seating and standing and ticket holders will be given a 'wrist band' and will be able to come and go from the venue throughout the day...

https://seventhwavefestivalofelectronicmusic.com

SQRL-01 - Synth guitar for the rodents

video upload by Love Hultén

"Synth axe 🎸 for @catbeatsofficial + forest critter friends 🐿️ From an outdoor session a few days ago 🌲

Incl
C&G Pocket Piano
Walrus Fundamental Reverb
Built-in speaker
Overengineered-drawbridge-nut-dispenser"

Rare Sequential Pro FX distortion and delay - Korg MonoTribe - Dark Techno - MikeSynth

video upload by Mikus Pilatus

"Brutal"

Wellspring // The Sweet Spot Machine // Review and Demo

video upload by Starsky Carr

"The Wellspring from Teaching Machines has blown me away. I'm generally not a fan of spring reverbs but this one sounds great and is only a small part of the whole system. To me it feels like an analog multi-FX unit, and you can get textures I didnt think would be possible from an analog unit.

I did wonder what was going on and why it sounded so warm... and received this info from the designer:

It uses 2-pole VCFs based around two LM13700 for shaping the delay, and an analog switching system to control the type and frequency of both VCFs at the same time. There are some other filters in the path around the delay too, a gentle high pass, some shaping and a quite steep 8 pole lowpass around 8K, as that makes the delays behave better. So there is always some other filtering going on. There is also some diode based saturation and filtering, to try and soft clip more before the delay if things get really loud.

Having the VCFs in the feedback path of the delays is where a lot of the fun stuff is, as when swept with the LFO they also change the feedback character and length, so you can get these really interesting evolving sounds.

The delays are based on PT2399, though with a slightly unusual implementation, avoiding using some of the filtering on the chip. These are just dirty in general, especially at longer times.

There are some more straightforward uses of the delay. One of the reasons for having the delay is just to add some predelay to the springs, or to act like 'early reflections', or full wet with short times and a bit of delay time modulation to try to break up the fixed resonances you get with spring lines."

Nightverb automated by the Midicake Arp (no talk)

video upload by Richard DeHove

"Here's a somewhat chaotic collection of MIDI CC automation experiments using the Midicake Arp to generate the data. The Arp feeds the Nightverb synced data which affects the sounds coming in from the LXR-02. The Arp and LXR-02 are running from an external clock.

Originally I was blathering over the top about how it was all done but perhaps just seeing some of the twiddlings, especially toward the end of the video, may get the idea across just as well. I tried to give a wet and dry example of what's happening but this is all pulled from about a dozen or so meandering noodles so forgive me if they're not all perfectly structured. Headphones reveal some of the finer modulation timings. There's also a lot of unpleasant oddities but I thought them worth keeping to show the range of modulation.

The real star here is the Midicake Arp. The new v7 firmware is what opens up synced MIDI CC automation. Unless you've got a good dedicated sequencer, or take feeds from your DAW, chances are this hasn't been easily available. I remember looking into devices which would allow simple synchronized MIDI CC automation a few months ago and there weren't many choices. It's why I ended up selling my El Capistan. I bought that specifically for its "degrading loops" functionality but that only available by MIDI CC. In itself that's not too hard, but if you want it clock synced then that's another story.

Sending four channels of automation to the Nightverb, sometimes with extremely fast LFO-like modulations, did sometimes overload the Nightverb and require a power cycle. This usually happened if I flipped between intense presets while running.

If you have any high-end effect units chances are there are all sorts of interesting things available via MIDI CC. With Arp is very easy to access them in real-time sync. So congrats to Midicake for adding this excellent functionality!

0:00 Tippytap
0:40 Heavy gate
1:21 Distortomax
2:27 Bathroom War
3:30 Synth Mutant
5:08 Squarewaves

Many thanks to my kind patrons who keep this channel ad-free
My website: https://richarddehove.com/"

Zaturn Ladder Filter V2

video upload by gotharman

"I wasn't absolutely happy with the sound of the ladder filter prototype for Zaturn, so I have been working all weekend to tweak it, to sound more like a Gotharman ladder filter. I think I am getting there :)
www.gotharman.dk"

Dr. Endo Creating Additional Presets for Ambient Ø [#5 FATE] - Free Download

video upload by SONICWARE

"SONICWARE LIVEN Ambient Ø | Soundscape Synthesizer
https://sonicware.jp/pages/liven-ambient
Only a few units left in stock, Order now!

Dr. Endo is currently creating presets to be added to the Ambient Ø. As each one is completed, it will be introduced here and made available for free download: https://sonicware.jp/pages/downloads"

See Dr. Endo Creating Additional Presets for Ambient Ø for additional demos.

Mega Synthesis Demo 15 [Sega Genesis Music Machine]

video upload by sushiboots

"Writing some more Sega Gensesis/Sega Mega Drive music. Please enjoy."

Sunday Jam #59 : 8th wonder

video upload by MIDI IN

"Since it's BF/CM, how about a twofer? You get two tracks for free instead of one for free!

0:00 introduction
0:33 Showing the ES2 instruments I used
2:24 How I used MIDISID
5:16 ES2 version
9:18 SID version

Library video used:
courtesy cottonbro:
https://www.pexels.com/video/side-vie...
https://www.pexels.com/video/low-angl...
courtesy Magda Ehlers:
https://www.pexels.com/video/string-o..."

Can we get "warm sounds" on an FM synthesizer (Reface DX)? A Step-by-Step Guide

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"Unlock the secrets of crafting warm, analog-like sounds on your Yamaha Reface DX FM synthesizer! 🌟 In this comprehensive tutorial, we'll dive into the techniques and settings that will transform your digital synth into a powerhouse of lush, vintage tones. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced sound designer, these tips will help you achieve that coveted warm, analog vibe with ease. Table of contents:

00:00 introduction
03:03 add softness by changing the envelopes
04:26 find a suitable algorithm
05:39 use feedback for a bit of edge
06:36 level the modulators
07:15 edit the modulators' amp envelopes
08:34 add velocity sensitivity to the modulators
08:59 detune one of the carriers
09:21 use an lfo for pitch and volume modulation
10:04 use the distortion effect as an eq
11:50 conclusion

In this video, you'll learn:
-Essential parameters for creating analog-like warmth
-Tips on using the Reface DX's unique features
-Practical sound design examples and presets
-Expert advice on layering and effects"



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