Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Polyend Press / Sidechain Compression Explained
video upload by Polyend
"Press features complete sidechain functionality with a stereo sidechain I/O, sidechain-activated stompswitch, and high and low pass filters for the sidechain input. These filters prevent any unwanted sounds from triggering your compressor, like hi-hats on a drum track, or the sub frequenies of a boomy kick. Use both filters like a band pass to focus on one narrow frequency band, like the click from a kick, to compress your signal."
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Luma-mu - Tutorial 06 - A true in-tune polyphonic synth
video upload by DeftAudio
Luma-mu tutorials
"This tutorial is on the latest integration of Luma-mu and Teensy 4.1 MIDI interface to drive Luma-mu clock input directly. This not only gives you the precise tuning of Luma-mu for perfect pitch stability but radically simplifies the integration in modular setup and makes it possible to use as a part of the polyphonic synth setup.
Teensy 4.1 1U MIDI Interface Firmware updates: https://github.com/Deftaudio/Midi-boards
Download Luma-Mu Synth sound ROM here: https://github.com/Deftaudio/Luma/blo..."
Dave Smith Tetra
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Dave Smith Mopho
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MFB Filter Box
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8/18/25 (feedback) Metasonix S-2000 + Paia 6740 + Alesis MIDIVERB II
video upload by Cfpp0
"The Metasonix S-2000 sounds like a pretty cheerful creature with both contour two and contour three engaged, but gets more angry when contour three is turned off. A lot of that raspiness is due to feedback. The S-2000 audio output is multiplied by the Synthesizers.com Q124, then a copy goes to the Mackie Onyx 1640, with spring reverb from the Paia 6740 and stereo reverb from the Alesis MIDIVERB II, which is what we hear in the video. Another copy of the S-2000 output is sent through the STG soundlabs Attenuators, to the Lower West Side Studios M830 Signal Distribution System (just to convert it to 3.5mm), into the audio input on the S-2000 so it hears itself hearing itself."
Buchla Easel Command & NLM CV Polymorpher - CardOC
video upload by rimela
"Join me for a sonic journey where modular synthesis meets the serenity of a holiday escape. This session features the Buchla Easel Command paired with the Northern Light Module CV Polymorpher - CardOC T4.0, weaving evolving textures and generative patterns in real time. Field Recording with the Tascam DR-05."
Caveman Modules 3OSC Features
video upload by Michigan Synth Works
"This is a quick demo of the 3OSC VCO. 3 waveforms are available: the 303 Square, Saw, and Tri. The device also features a hard sync where you can sync two or more devices."
See the announcement post here.
Getting Started with Semi-Modular Synthesizers (feat. Sarah Belle Reid)
video upload by Perfect Circuit
"Getting started with modular synths can be daunting — but semi-modular synthesizers can be an affordable + accessible entry point, providing a streamlined workflow and a huge range of musical possibilities.
In this video, our friend @sarahbellereid walks through some of the advantages and disadvantages of semi-modular synths. She then offers recommendations of some of her favorite instruments for folks new to modular and semi-modular gear: namely, the Moog Mavis, the Cre8audio East Beast and West Pest, and the Make Noise 0-Coast.
Get started learning modular synthesis with Sarah Belle Reid's FREE online course:
https://www.soundandsynthesis.com/fir...
Or, join the waitlist for her full program, Learning Sound & Synthesis:
https://www.soundandsynthesis.com/wai...
Learn more about our favorite semimodular gear:
https://www.perfectcircuit.com/signal...
Scope out a brief history of the idea of so-called 'East Coast' and 'West Coast' synthesis:
https://www.perfectcircuit.com/signal...
0:00 Introduction
1:00 What is a Semi-Modular Synthesizer?
2:28 East Coast + West Coast—What Does it Mean?
4:17 Moog Mavis
7:28 Cre8audio + Pittsburgh Modular East Beast
10:56 Cre8audio + Pittsburgh Modular West Pest
15:39 Make Noise 0-Coast
20:25 Takeaways + Next Steps"
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