Exploring Kaona's Modular Innovations at Superbooth 2025 | Algorithmic Sequencing & Granular Magic

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New maker. This is the first post to feature Koana Modular.

"While at Superbooth 2025 in Berlin, I had the pleasure of diving into the world of Kaona, a boutique modular synth company hailing from the south of France near Aix-en-Provence. Kaona is renowned for crafting ingenious Eurorack modules that blend algorithmic sequencing with creative sound design tools.

Here are some standout modules I explored:

Skippy: A 4-channel polyrhythmic trigger sequencer offering matrix and non-matrix patterns, perfect for generating complex rhythmic structures.

Skippy Live: An expander for Skippy, adding real-time performance controls like reset, play/stop, and live mode toggling, enhancing your live sequencing capabilities.

Zazou: An algorithmic pattern generator that produces MIDI and CV sequences based on various algorithms, including fractals and mathematical patterns, allowing for intricate melodic explorations.

Sisyphus: A stereo granular filter module that uniquely combines granular synthesis with custom filtering modes, enabling the creation of textures ranging from smooth to glitchy.

Mûmack: An analog VCO featuring three unique mixable shapers, allowing for the generation of sounds from classic to complex and organic.

Kaona's modules are a testament to innovative design, offering musicians and sound designers tools that inspire creativity and exploration. Their commitment to pushing the boundaries of modular synthesis is evident in each of their thoughtfully crafted modules.

🎥 Filmed & Edited by Knightsnare
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Polyend Mess - Just the Sounds

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"The sounds of Mess"

Soma Lyra-8 Sounds: Dark Ambient Texture Pad FX No Talk Demo

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"Oblivion Glow is a collection of 50 patches for the analog synthesizer Soma Lyra-8, dedicated to dark, deep, and atmospheric sound.
🎆 Lyra-8 is one of the most unique synthesizers of our time, both in terms of functionality and sonic character. It offers a radically different approach to sound design and performance.
Its true power lies in its dynamics and expressiveness—the instrument, its parameters, and controllers are highly sensitive to settings and playing technique, making its sound incredibly alive and constantly evolving.
💎 This quality has made Lyra-8 a beloved and almost essential tool for genres like ambient, techno, cinematic, IDM, industrial, and beyond—anywhere a blend of liveliness and innovation is required.

📦 Get these presets: https://antonanru.sellfy.store/p/lyra...

🎛 Exploring this instrument was a truly inspiring experience, and in this soundset, I share the results of that journey. My goal was to extract the broadest possible palette of timbres: warm and cold, soft and harsh, harmonic and distorted, modern and vintage, clean and noisy, smooth and rhythmic.
🕹 I also explored different performance techniques, aiming to strike a balance between the experimental and the musical.

📦 This pack includes drones, pads, textures, leads, FXs, strings, rhythmic patterns, and soundscapes.
🎙 Some patches are designed to take the lead in a track or jam session, while others serve perfectly as supporting layers. While each sound is ready to use as-is, I highly recommend interacting with the controls during performance—modulating parameters in real-time reveals new sonic depths and greatly enhances expressiveness.

📔 The soundset is presented as a PDF document. Each page contains detailed notes explaining how the patch works, which parameters are key for real-time manipulation, and how to evolve the timbre while playing. Following these suggestions will not only expand your sound palette but also deepen your understanding of the instrument.

📀 Each patch comes with an audio example to guide you in understanding how it is intended to sound.

💾 The collection also includes 24/41000 WAV samples. These can be used directly in your projects, or freely resampled, edited, and processed—offering a versatile library of material for further experimentation."

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Introducing Programma 900 2.0 by Destiny+

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via Destiny+

"Programma 900 is a harmonic musical computer.

Built on fpga and arm cortex technology.
** Programma 900 has 6 polytonal voices, each featuring Odd harmonic, Even harmonic, Harmonic partials, Harmonic tilt and fundamental frequency control.

** Four quadrant multiplication of individual voices

** x32 complex gestural cv buffers allowing 6 min cv recording windows for all x32 mod destinations and voice envelopes

** individual modes for speed and attenuation for each x32 gestural cv buffer.

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Moog Monosynth Madness: Messenger vs. Moog Classics

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"How does the new Messenger monosynth compare against all-time classics like the Minimoog Model D and source or modern classic like the SubPhatty, Mother-32, and more? Let's find out.

See all of our Superbooth 2025 coverage here.

00:00 - Intro
01:05 - Round 1
06:36 - Round 2
09:02 - Round 3
13:02 - Round 4
16:23 - Round 5
19:31 - Round 6
22:46 - FINAL ROUND
26:12 - Outro"

Novation Launch Control XL3 demo and review

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"Here's the latest in Novations Launch control Series its the Launch Control XL3

A quick demo from the opening day of Superbooth 2025"

Erica Synths HEXDRUMS from Superbooth 2025

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"Erica Synths have just announced this ... the HEXDRUMS a performance drum machine (no parameter locks here) based on their analog Hex modules.

This is their first day at Superbooth first demo!!

Sounds great .. looks cool.. whats not to like."

Groove Synthesis 8M // 8 Voice 3rd Wave Desktopp

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"The 3rd WAVE 8M is the latest addition to the Groove Synthesis Family - The 'baby' of the 3rd Wave siblings is essentially an 8 voice 3rd Wave with a smaller form factor, a few less knobs, but a bigger screen with 6 instead of 4 contextual encoders."

See the announcement post here.

Superbooth 2025 Superlative Instruments SB01

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"First impressions at Superbooth 2025"

Superlative Instruments Roland SH-101

Sounds from Superbooth 2025: Frap Tools Magnolia

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"We're on the ground in Berlin at the year's biggest synth event. Stay up to date with all the latest gear news, announcements, and preorder info on our Superbooth coverage hub."