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Time of change - Jörg Schaaf to Leave Radikal Technologies

video upload by Jörg Schaaf

"I've always had a passion for underrated synths. In 2003 I decided to help create one myself. In 2004, the Spectralis was born and quite successful in this metier. Now that my time at Radikal Technologies is coming to an end, it's time to explore new avenues. Perhaps I should go in a completely different direction and try my hand at overrated or valued synths. Where exactly it will take me isn't 100% certain yet, but I'll be tackling it with passion again."

And from the comments for the video:

"I've worked as a freelancer at Radikal Technologies for the past 25 years. It was a time of ups and downs, but I wouldn't want to miss it. After all, I was given the opportunity to bring synthesizers to market that met my exacting sound expectations. Since our managing director is retiring from the business due to age, Radikal Technologies won't be around much longer. For this reason, I've now voluntarily stepped down, as no further products will be developed under Radikal."

Enjoy Electronics ELFO - ENCHANTED LIFE FREQUENCIES OSCILLATOR

video upload by Les Sondiers

via Enjoy Electronics

Eurorack and Standalone Version

4 E-LFOS, independent and interconnected through a complex routing matrix, multitouch waveform sculpting and the magic crystal function

The Elfo rewrites the rules and transforms modulation into pure, unpredictable magic.

- 4 Fully Customizable LFO's
- Touch-Drawn Waveforms
- Random Waveforms Generator
- Complex Modulation Matrix
- Advanced CV-LFO - Interconnection
- Assignable Trigger Actions
- Sync Capabilities
- Magic CrystalFunction

Draw and sculpt custom waveforms - Add, move, or remove points with natural finger gestures for instant customization.

Generate sophisticated organic modulations - Create complex multi-segment curves

From 10 Hz to one cycle every 60 minutes—ideal for subtle textures, evolving modulations, and precise rhythmic movement.

Save custom waveforms for instant recall

Magic Crystal

A Portal to an Enchanted Modular Dimension

Beyond ELFO's extraordinary versatility and power, the Magic Crystal function opens a portal to an entirely new world of modulation:

The crystal intercepts, redirects, and transforms modulation paths according to its own magical logic Abandon conventional control and let ELFO take on a life of its own through its magic crystal.

The crystal autonomously decides what, when, and how frequently to intervene Experience an inverted world where traditional modulation rules are disrupted and reinvented

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Flame MÄANDER-M Eurorack Module

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You might recal the 2020 Flame Maander wavetable desktop synth in white (see previous posts here). It's now coming to eurorack in black.

Buchla 219 excerpts

video upload by Todd Barton

"A little compilation of demos I've been posting on my Instagram of this amazing and deeply versatile and inspiring Buchla controller:
219 Compound Touch Controlled Voltage Source.
From: https://sourceofuncertainty.com/"

Sounds from Superbooth 2025: jammin with Shakmat

video upload by Perfect Circuit

"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."

Sounds from Superbooth 2025: jammin with Velectronic

Quick Jam with Poodleface and Keybump

video upload by Adam

"In this patch I’ve routed drums from my Octatrack into my preamp module, and then into the overdrive section of Poodleface. One of the overdrive outputs is routed back into the feedback input for controllable feedback. The oscillator is routed into the filter which has Keybump modulating the cutoff with sporadic audio rate ratcheting. I also have the preamp’s envelope follower output patched into Poodleface’s attenuated cv input for added movement. Finally the sample and hold on Poodleface is sampling an off-time LFO, sending these voltages into the Keybump’s timeshift input. This effectively stretches and compresses the ADSR shape over time."

5/11/25 Slope generator and sub oscillator sequence (modules listed in description)

video upload by Cfpp0

"5/11/25 (Slope generator and sub oscillator sequence) SSL 1240 + LWSS CGS01 + Synthesizers.com Q123 & Q125 + muSonics Attenuators & Multiples & Wave Folder + Happy Nerding FM AID + Zerosum Inertia The Scorpion Tail + Blue Lantern Mixer + Alesis MIDIVERB II + ElectroComp EML 200

I spliced two takes one after the other. In the first, the 440 Hz tone from the Synthesizers.com Q123 Standards module, gated by the Blue Lantern mixer, is the constant bell-ish sound panned left. Throughout the whole video I am selecting divide or multiply on the Lower West Side Studios CGS01 Sub Oscillator, which varies the sequence. The Synthetic Sound Labs Dual Slope Generator bipolar output to CGS01 input A. CGS01 output A to .com Q123 to muSonics Multiples to Free State FX Macro Digital Oscillator V/OCT input and to Happy Nerding FM Aid CV input and to .com Q125, with Q125 output to muSonics Wave Folder CV input. Macro output to FM Aid carrier input. Macro sine out to muSonics Wave Folder to Multiples to Zerosum Inertia Scorpion Tail audio in and to Blue Lantern Mixer input 4, with spectral wave folder switched on, triggered by SSL 1240 fall gate out. CGS01 output B to CV in on Scorpion Tail. FM Aid saw out to Mackie Onyx 1640, panned right, with reverb from Alesis MIDIVERB II. Blue Lantern mixer VCA output to Mackie, panned left, with MIDIVERB II. Zerosum Inertia output panned center, dry. The drone is four VCOs on two EML 200, with internal spring reverb, modulated by their master sine waves."

“It’s An Oberheim” Preset SEM filter Fun

video upload by Maria Calfa-DePaul

"I never get tired of just sitting down in front of this synth and just picking a preset and playing. I have made a few from scratch but so many of these presets are so awesome this is one of the them. I can just play with this one for hours."