432 vs 440Hz concert pitch | Love never dies, but Math never lies.

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"I am aware this is a controversial subject, but I've been intrigued by it for a long time. First, I was open for it, then I became doubtful and ended up in 'it makes no difference' camp. It's just a frequency like any other.
Honestly, this was supposed to be a 'fun' video where I'd investigate the subject like a mad scientist would, without jumping to conclusions.

From a numerologic perspective, 432 is a fun number. When you add all digits, you'd end up with 4+3+2 = 9. If you tune A to 432, the next A would be 864. Again, 8+6+4 = 1+8 = 9. If you'd use equal temperament, all notes in your scale would be integer (whole) numbers with no decimals, and the digits of all frequencies would add up to 9. A440 would have eight 'broken' frequencies in the scale. But that's numerology, it doesn't make music any better or worse. A VCO runs perfectly stable on 345.6701 Hz and it will probably drift all over the place when it's analog. Does 432 make any sense from the perspective of the Universe? Quite. The number constantly turns up in time and space. Ofcourse it also returns in the Great Pyramid and the lightspeed constant.

Again, that's just numerology and it has nothing to do with frequency. That's like apples, oranges or cows. Or is it? Frequency is cycles per second. Cycles are circles moving in time and phase is expressed in numbers like 45, 90, 180 and 360. There's that number 9 again. How about time? There are 4320 seconds in 12 hours. So maybe, just maybe, 432 Hz is not like 432 cows. The number 9 is a funny number.

Mr Spock would say 'fascinating' and raise an eyebrow.

I've set my Mordax Data to 432 and 440 Hz on 'wave generator' so I could play both with a sequence. Sure it sounds different, because it's tuned a tiny bit lower (98,18 of 100%). By itself this would have a psychological effect of relief, of closure. When you start A440 and play A432, it's relaxing.
But this also happens when you move a semitone or note down.

I ran my Mordax raw sinewaves through Joranalogue's Collide 4 and used it as a resonating body (with the filter and the quadrature ring mod).
I ran a sequence spanning a wide range of notes, with plenty of reverb to make the notes interact, blur and sustain. Then, suddenly the differences between A440 and A432 wasn't subtle anymore. It was huge.

Better? I think so, but that's personal taste. Healing? Nah. More natural? I think so too. But there's nothing magical about it, it's math. I figured that a frequency doubles for each octave, so the range of A0 to A9 would sound completely different for 432 and 440. In fact, the high notes in 440 end up 256 Hz higher than in 432. It doesn't sound like a big deal, but A3 (220 Hz) is already one octave below A4 (440).

So my 'conclusion' is that A432 sounds much lower over the full range of 88 piano keys and the highs are less high. Pitch quality is different, it sounds different, and interaction with other complex frequencies will be different. Resonance and FM will be different. It's up to you to determine what sounds best. Please share your experience in the comments, and please note I am just having fun. I don't believe in the 440 conspiracy and I don't think it's bad for your health. I believe ALL music can support a healing process, but always listen to your doctor first."

Eowave Quandrantid Swarm - Hybrid semi-modular Synthesizer

video upload by Nacho Marty Meyer

"The Quandrantid Swarm is a digital synthesizer that features a percussive element to give it a unique sound. It contains a two-pole analog filter, an LFO with eight waveforms, and a spring reverb. The eight touch keys can be used as a mono keyboard, polyphonic keyboard or an eight-step sequencer.

The Quandrantid Swarm has MIDI and CV/Trig connectivity. Its normalized pre-patching allows you start creating immediately, but its semi-modular design allows you to use patch cables to explore the potential of this instrument."

Multipoly: Unbox, blather and some custom arp sounds

video upload by Richard DeHove

"I remember my Korg Mono/Poly with great love and nostalgia. My first synth, the machine that taught me about synthesizers, the machine I used in all my early live gigs. Many machines have been bought (and sold) since then trying to recapture some of the weird-arp magic. So the Multipoly was a natural.

Here I can't help but blather about such things and play my first few custom sounds using the Mono/Poly starter template.

Overall I'm extremely happy with it. It's complex, somewhat unfriendly, very menu-divey but has so much going on that the amusement longevity factor and overall usefulness score seem high. Strangely, the only area that has attracted no love from Korg is the arpegiator! Everywhere else there are options galore, but for the arp, almost nothing more than the original Mono/Poly offered. Hopefully in an update we'll get separate arps for each layer - at least.

For those who just want to hear the damn synth without my babbling over the top, there's a no-talk version on Patreon.

0:00 Unboxing
0:40 4-osc alternatives
2:00 One oscillator bass
2:32 Arp with FX
3:26 Manual cycling
4:00 Retro arp

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

Dubreq Stylophone CPM DS-2 Analog Drone Synth Unboxing and Demo

video upload by I Love Cats and Synths

"I pre-ordered the CPM DS-2 a year ago and they're now available and it just came in today. Here I unbox it and demonstrate some sounds I made with it."

0:00 Unboxing
2:19 Bella inspects the new synth
2:47 ASMR!
4:02 First sounds
5:30 Oh hi, Bella!
5:58 Bring in 2nd drone
6:43 Delay
7:05 Reverb
7:33 More droning
8:39 Patching PWM and feedback
10:04 Hard Sync
10:53 Some more droning

Update:

Can The Stylophone CPM DS-2 MEOW???

video upload by I Love Cats and Synths

"The thing everyone who loves cats and synths needs to know..."

Cats and whales.

Iridium ~ Osmose ~ ContinuuMini ~ Big Sky MX

video upload by Ebotronix

Waldorf Iridium,
Expressive E Osmose,
Haken Audio ContinuuMini,
Strymon Big Sky MX, controlled by
ATO Faderbank 16 n , with Midi CC,
Isla Instruments Kordbot,
Line 6 DL4 mk2,
Harmonic Minor Scale
18.01.2025
vid # 2458

14:16 Polyrhythmic clock, 1-min jam

video upload by Modor Music

"A 1-min Modor DR-2 jam using a 14:16 polyrhythmic clock on the Electro Snare."

0:00 Setting up the polyclock
0:07 Polyclock principle
0:14 Jam!

Oberheim TEO-5 Custom Patches (Miles Away Vol 2) // Sound Demo No Talking

video upload by Devin Belanger

"Buy these 48 custom programs on SALE for the intro price of only $22.50!

Buy: https://shop.milesawayofficial.com

Back by popular demand, Canadian producer and sound designer Miles Away has created Volume 2 of 48 more Custom Patches for the Oberheim TEO-5! This second volume aims to showcase tan even deeper and more powerful side of this incredible synthesizer. With a variety of dystopian pads, complex FM keys and basses, leads and more, this is the follow up to the most popular custom patch collection for the TEO-5.

Blade Runner, Stranger Things, Synthwave, Film Score, Ambient, Synthjam"

Oberheim TEO-5 Sounds Made by I Love Cats and Synths

video upload by I Love Cats and Synths

"Just a demo of some of the original patches I've made on the Oberheim TEO-5 so far. It's such a great sounding, inspiring synth."

Ambient Jam w/ Prophet-10, Music Easel | Winter Fog 2025-01-18

video upload by atnr

"A piece created using the ‪@SequentialLLC‬ Prophet-10, ‪@buchlausa‬ Music Easel, and a drum set.

On the Prophet-10, I perform harmonies and apply reverb using blueSky.

With the Music Easel, I patch and modulate the sound to play a lead line, adding portamento to the lead.

The drum set primarily features cymbals and small bells, which I record into a DAW and process with reverb and filters."

TiNRS Bopp & Steve launch! Demo and Q&A livestream

video upload by This Is Not Rocket Science

"It's been a long time coming but here they are BOPP & STEVE our deconstructed reverb SPACE module

We will talk a bit about the development and Stijn will guide you through all the corners of SPACE region by region. Grab some tail for this demo.

Freestyle patching at the end"

See the announcement post here.