Oberheim TEO-5 Analog Synthesizer Chillout session

video upload by James Dyson

"Oberheim TEO-5 Analog Synthesizer Chillout session"

Japanese-styled MS20 Mini

video upload by Khoral

"Not a making of per se, but as you can see, fairly simple build.
Music : improvisation of track 'Clockwork Cities' from the new album (Digitakt + Sequential OB-6 + Korg MS20 Mini)"

Audio Reactive Oscillographics

video upload by 4ms Company

"Visit our forum for the patch notes: https://forum.4ms.info/t/audio-reacti..."

Suncrest Echoes | Dual Elektron Monomachine IDM with the new aftermarket +Drives from MachineStore

video upload by MIDERA

"Last night we decided to get a Corn Snake. I used to have a beautiful California King Snake that I sadly parted ways with back in 2014. I deeply regret that. My daughter was begging to have a pet that was 'hers' and after thinking through the options (my favorite being a rat, but I'm allergic to them now), we went with a snake. My daughter kept going back to one that had a 'small tail', making it B grade. It's likely it was incubated too hot and now has a defect. But it was cute that she continued to choose that one over all the others. I think deep down she figured I'd be most likely to accept the 'cheapest one' but she maintains it was because she felt bad for it because no one seemed to want her. She named the snake Mocha because "you both like Mochas" (referring to me and my wife). Currently, the snake has been staring at me for the last 30 minutes.

I also wanted to plug the new +Drives for the Elektron Monomachines and Marchinedrums. If you have these instruments, definitely consider the upgrades if you don't have them. I purchased TWO of them. Installation was incredibly simple too. Here's a set of links to check out. Ask questions too!

/ discord

/ wts_drive_extension_for_elektron_machinedrum"

Ocean Swift Releases Myth Rhythm - A Deep Versatile NKS Percussion & Avant-garde FX Cell for Kontakt

Playlist:

1. Myth Rhythm - Versatile Percussion & Avant-garde FX Engine | 16 Cells, +4800 Sounds, Deep Synthesis
2. Myth Rhythm - Versatile Percussion & Avant-garde FX Engine | Snapshot Sound Example Demos 01
3. Myth Rhythm - Versatile NKS Percussion & Avant-garde FX Engine | Deep Dive Overview Presentation

Press release follows:


Ocean Swift Releases Myth Rhythm
An Avant-Garde FX & Percussion Powerhouse with 4,800+ Sounds for Free Kontakt Player

Intro offer - 33% off just €40 until August 10 2025:
https://oceanswift.net/product/myth-rhythm/

Myth Rhythm combines deep modulation, powerful effects, and avant-garde sound design in a seamless, NKS2-integrated multi-cell percussion and sound FX instrument.

Myth Rhythm is a versatile cell based instrument featuring 16 individual cells, each capable of holding one of over 4,800 included samples or a user-loaded sample.
Each cell offers extensive editing capabilities, including filters, envelopes, LFOs, dynamics effects, and send levels. Cells can be easily copied, pasted, and customized with key color settings.

Additionally, each cell supports extensive external modulation, utilizing velocity, polyphonic aftertouch, and pitch bend for dynamic performance control.
The instrument's main effects section provides a range of creative and modulation effects, along with various delay and reverb options for send returns.

Myth Rhythm also offers a unique seamless NKS2 experience, even allowing users to effortlessly program and customize their own NKS2 performance mode mappings directly through the interface.

The included sounds library offers a diverse array of avant-garde one-shot sounds, encompassing everything from classic drum sounds and vintage drum machines to spoken word, sound effects, and an eclectic mix of unconventional noises. This collection features a broad spectrum of unique elements, including tings, bleeps, blops, bells, whistles, animal sounds, cars, household items, synth stabs, modular effects, and much more.

Highlights:
Versatile Cell based Instrument - 16 individual cells
Massive One-Shot Library - Open library of over 4,800 sounds
Free Kontakt Player Compatibility
Instantly Playable, Infinitely Tweakable - Quickly play or dive deep
Genre-Defying Sound Design - Hundreds of presets
Deep Editing Power - Designed for creative flow
Seamless revolutionary NKS2 Integration - Streamlined workflow
Unprecedented control with MK3 Keyboards
Polyphonic Aftertouch Support - Subtle nuances and articulations
Perfect for Pad-Based Workflows - Finger drumming fun

UVI Percussion Factory 2 | Preset Showcase

video upload by UVI

"Introducing Percussion Factory 2 - Creative Rhythm Designer
https://www.uvi.net/percussion-factory-2

Discover a powerful 8-part percussion instrument and sequence designer that lets you create, evolve, and perform rhythm like never before"

See the overview video here.

LPZW Elster 909-Style Cymbal Module Sound Demo

video upload by kay k

"Sounds from the LPZW.MODULES ELSTER 909 cymbals eurorsack module. No EQ or other treatment applied.
All other sounds are from the superb Elektron Model:Cycles.

00:00 intro jam
01:11 demo
01:21 Ride Cymbal with pitch, decay & Mojo
01:43 Crash Cymbal with pitch, decay & Mojo
01:58 Reverse
02:19 extended pitch range
03:20 Hihats with decay, accent & Mojo
03:50 Hihat trigger swap (reverse button in HH mode)
04:24 with context again
05:10 sequencing Ride reversed playback
05:41 Ride pitch CV
06:00 Hihat decay CV
06:22 Crash decay CV
06:50 Crash pitch CV in extended range"

Check wih dealers on the right for availability.

"Elster from LPZW is an all-in-one cymbal section in 4HP, based on the circuitry and ROMs of the classic 909 drum machine. It provides three different cymbal sounds, including Ride, Crash, and both open and closed Hihats. It contains a number of creative and performance based controls, such as the dedicated Accent CV input, giving you access to the same kind of expression found on the original machine. The Decay slider allows you to dial in the perfect sound for your cymbals, along with the bipolar CV input for extra expression potential. The Pitch slider gives you access to the classic Pitch/Speed sound from modulating the speed of samples, along with the Range switch, which emulates a similar pitch range as the original 909, or expands the range even further for more experimental results.

The Reverse Playback button gives you instant access to reversed version of each cymbal, apart from the Hihat mode, which when engaged allows the REV CV input to become a trigger for the Open Hihat. The LPZW also comes with a Mojo switch, which when active adds subtle drive and coloration to your cymbals, allowing them to sit better in a full mix. If you're looking for a well-rounded cymbal module, the Elster from LPZW provides excellent sound and performance capabilities, all in only 4HP.

ELSTER FEATURES

ROMs and circuitry based on the classic 909
Ride, Crash and Hihats sounds
Trigger Open and Closed hihat sounds independently
Accent gate input
Pitch/Speed slider with bipolar CV input
Decay slider with bipolar CV input
Reverse Playback button and CV input
Mojo switch adds drive to samples"

Ebb and flood: a modular bio-modeling of the tide

video upload by

"Tides and music have a lot in common. Hydrographers decompose tides into their “harmonic” constituents and investigate how ocean basins 'resonate' with certain oscillations, while anthropologists and historians explore how tides have shaped the “rhythms” of social existence (Ancient Hawaiians, for instance, synchronized their daily lives to the tides by singing chants to the moon).

In this video, I recreate some of the complex forces behind the tides, by using precisely-calibrated oscillators, adders, and other modules. I then use this 'bio-model' to drive two musical patches – the first in VCV Rack, the second in Eurorack.

0:00 Patch 1: Harmony of the Tides (VCV Rack)
4:10 Patch 2: Lunisolar voices (VCV Rack + Eurorack)

A few books were useful (and inspiring) for this project:
Jonathan White, Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean (2017); Rachel Carson’s classics, The Sea Around Us (1951) and The Edge of the Sea (1955); and Paul Schureman, Manual of Harmonic Analysis and Prediction of Tides (1958)

Credits for photos of Bosham at low tide: Alan Markham amnd "diamond geezer" on Flickr."

Casio VZ-1 EXTERNAL PHASE mode

video upload by Collector Current

"The Casio VZ-1 lets you combine oscillators into complex sound generators using "EXTERNAL PHASE" mode. There are many possible combinations; in this video we only look at 4 oscillators and combinations of MIX and PHASE mode.

Read more about the VZ-1 at https://blog.jacobvosmaer.nl/tags/vz-..."

Soundcloud: / collector-current
Bandcamp: https://collectorcurrent.bandcamp.com
Blog: https://blog.jacobvosmaer.nl/

Supercritical Redshift 6 Review

video upload by Molten Music Technology

"Reshift 6 is a remarkable 6-voice analogue synthesizer with up to 16 oscillators per voice, stacked or unstacked, unison, polyphonic and paraphonic multitimbral synth machine. There are some alarming holes in the intended feature set, but Supercritical are certainly onto something with the Demon Core Oscillators.

Supercritical sent me the Redshift 6 for review but have no say over the content."

Index - 0:00
Preset Demos - 0:13
Intro - 3:05
Is it finished? - 5:20
Overview - 9:55
DCO - Oscillators - 14:25
VCF - The Filter - 23:08
VCF Character - 24:26
VCF Envelope - 25:43
Amp Envelope - 26:10
Modulation - 30:35
Voices, Parts and Multitimbrality - 35:47
Multitimbral demo - 47:54
Conclusions - 53:51
Redshift 6 meets Bopp & Steve deconstructed space reverb - 58:10
Final thoughts - 1:02:11