Erica Synths Steampipe + Intuitive Instruments Exquis

video upload by The Green Man(TGM) + sound.report by Heiner Kruse

"Those two can work together very well.
The video mainly focusses on Steampipe's sound generation and is played in between via Exquis and MPE and Exquis own Arpeggiator"

Timestamps
00:00-00:45 Intro + playing via Exquis
00:45-01:18 MPE On/Off/ internal Play Button
01:19-05:22 Playing around with the Default Sound
05:22-07:08 Playing other presets
07:08-10:36 Different Saturation Symmetry Modes + Summary

Elka Rhythm-Machine - Ultra Rare Analog Drum Machine made in Italy in 1975!

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You can find a demo of one here.

"Super rare, mid-70s Italian gem! Great rhythms and independent control of the volume of the sounds (as with the Elka Drummer One) make it useful as well as a curiosity.

It has 16 types of rhythms that can be combined (maximum of 2 together at a time):

• Slow R. • Waltz • Tango • March • Paso D. • Swing • Rock • R. Blues • Shake • Afro • Beguine • Samba • Mambo • Rhumba • Cha Cha • Bossa N.

The front panel includes 2 main controls: Volume and Tempo Speed.

Then 8 sound generators are built in, these are: Bass Drum, Conga, Bongo 1, Bongo 2, Claves, Snare Drum, Maracas, Cymbal. To adjust the overall sound-balance an eight-channel mixer is provided. This is where the machine comes into its own, the percussion simulation is excellent!

In many ways this is a smaller version of the Elka Drummer One, and a stand-alone of the beat boxes Elka were building into their organs at the time. It's all analogue and the sounds are certainly in the same vein as the Drummer One, if not identical, and, as with other Elkas, the superior rhythm programming is again in evidence.

Super collector’s item! Due to the small number of units made and their limited distribution area, at present it’s really difficult to find one of these small pieces of vintage drum machine.

The Rhythm-Machine is super rare, even in Italy - which is its country of origin - you can’t find one like this! If you buy it, you are going to have in your hands a real treasure!"

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Super Sound Drummer / RARE Vintage Rhythm Drum Machine Made in Korea

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It was also released as the AK Drummer. You can find a demo of one here.

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Elta Music Solar 42f Ambient Drone Machine Brown/Green Model w/ a Case

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Modor NF-1 Digital DSP Synth

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Yamaha VL7 Virtual Acoustic Synthesizer Keyboard Version 2

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Roland Juno-60 Keyboard Programmable Polyphonic Synthesizer SN 329329 w/ Stand

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"Works great! Only flaw is one of the switch cover is aftermarket as shown in photos- comes with a stand also"

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Intellijel MultiGrain |The Grainmakers Playlist | Episode 14

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"I did not expect this playlist to grow with yet another grainmaker. I am quite happy with the ones I already have and my Intellijel stealth case is already completely full. So when you already have plenty of options and no room, what better excuse is there to just get it? So here we are.

I can't just objectively use MultiGrain on its own, without considering the alternatives and Arbhar as a reference module. Is it even fair to compare it with what's already around? I think so. Objectively, MultiGrain covers a lot of ground. It's versatile and musical, but it can also do microsound adventures. However, I had to go back and forth between manual and module to find out how typical granular techniques are implemented. For instance, there's no spray, no panning, no dubbing, etc, etc. Well, it's there, but it's implemented in a completely different way. If you're familiar with granular synthesis, MultiGrain is simply not intuitive to use, even though the user interface is amazing. If you want a spray, you'll need to randomize start and length. If you want panning, you'll need to randomize level and tone. Need a threshold to start your recording? You'll need to go to the advanced sampling page which complements the main and ALT pages.

Still, MultiGrain is in my favorite top 3, but Arbhar and Morphagene are 1 and 2 respectively. I think Arbhar is more suited for musical adventures, and the Morph still wins when it comes down to splicing virtual tape and making weird sounds. MultiGrain provides a lot of both, but it will take time and patience to find what you're looking for.

I hope Intellijel will listen to their end users and work on firmware updates to streamline the experience. It would be great to splice a drum loop over the eight sounds using transient detection. It would be great if two or more sounds could play together, and it should be able to dub over a sound to make layers. MultiGrain has the potential to become the best granular module in eurorack, but not today. Not yet."

Take 5 at the Beach - Jam 5/3/2025

video upload by I Love Cats and Synths

"I'm on vacation at the beach but I brought some things including the Take 5 with me. I recorded this in my hotel room and included some ambient sounds and video from the beach taken the morning of 5/3/2025.

I used one of my favorite Take 5 patches I made. Enjoy!"

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A Roland Jupiter 6 soundscape with Fractal Audio FM3

video upload by MIDERA

"My daughter woke up every day this week with a fever. I knew something was wrong when, on Monday, she got up when I was standing in the hallway and she just looked off. Then she said "I'm dizzy." Every time she has a fever she wakes up dizzy. And so she has been sick. I wish I could have relaxed with her the whole time, but I was busy with work.

Hopefully she'll start feeling better soon.

The Tooth Fairy did leave her a note, wishing her well, letting her know that someone had told her my daughter was sick. My daughter was so excited to know that one of her stuffed animals had talked with the Tooth Fairy at night to explain the situation. That was, probably, the highlight of the week.

Roland Jupiter 6 #rolandjupiter
Fractal Audio FM3 #fractalaudiofm3"