MATRIXSYNTH

SEQUENTIAL FOURM -new ANALOG 'affordable' polysynth!! (SOUNDS DEMO, no talking)

video upload by FutureMusic.es

"Discover the Sequential FOURM, a new compact polyphonic analog synthesizer that brings the legendary Prophet sound into an affordable and portable format. FOURM features authentic four-voice analog architecture with a 37-key keyboard supporting polyphonic aftertouch—unlocking expressive playing techniques rarely seen at this price point.

Timeline
00:01 Intro (demos by the Sequential 'audio demo team': Peter Dyer, Matia Simovich and James Terris)
00:32 Assorted analog lines, with 15 minutes of audio recorded directly from FOURM, with only occasional light limiting and no additional processing
15:52 'A New Fourm Of Expression' (official launch demo by Peter Dyer)
17:20 Outro"

LA67 - Buchla 100 Series Clone - Midiverse - TV

video upload by Midiverse - TV

"What's up everybody? Today we're checking out a DIY project that we recently finished. This is a Buchla 100 Series clone from LA67, let's have a look!"

SOUNDMIT 2025 - Faselunare presents COSMOLAB - Professional Audio Developer Kit

video upload by SOUNDMIT

Click CC on the bottom of the player for subtitles.

Also see Meet COSMOLAB by Faselunare – Modular DSP Kit for Makers & Musicians

"Faselunare Unveils COSMOLAB: A Modular Open-Source Platform for Musical Instrument Innovation

Turin, Italy – Oct 1, 2025 – Faselunare, the Italian company behind the eurorack module VEGA, officially announces COSMOLAB — a modular development kit for musical instruments and DSP algorithms. Engineered by Alphalab Audio and based on the Daisy platform, COSMOLAB is designed to empower musicians, makers, and educators to prototype, explore, and build next-generation audio tools.

The project is currently in pre-launch, with a dedicated landing page at https://sndmt.link/cosmolab-prelaunch-presskit, where users can sign up for updates ahead of the upcoming crowdfunding campaign, scheduled for Mid October 2025, and secure an exclusive 28% discount on the Full Kit with a reservation!"

Neuzeit Instruments DROP - All Features Walkthrough

video upload by Neuzeit

Check with dealers on the right for price and availability.

"DROP is a MIDI control center for performing electronic music live."

00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:24 - Power
00:02:07 - Firmware Update
00:03:25 - DAW Init
00:05:11 - DAW Mapping
00:06:46 - DAW Setup
00:09:23 - DAW Clip Launcher
00:11:47 - Note Grid
00:12:56 - DAW less Init
00:14:14 - Devices
00:16:42 - Devices with USB
00:19:57 - Device Merger
00:24:38 - Mapping
00:31:48 - Mapping Presets
00:37:15 - Mapping Learn
00:39:18 - MIDI Feedback
00:42:22 - Value Jumps
00:45:14 - Merger Link
00:52:05 - Purge Project
00:52:47 - Clock
00:56:53 - Clock Delay
01:00:21 - Clock ReSync
01:01:12 - CV Out
01:02:56 - CV In
01:03:28 - Snapshot Saving
01:09:02 - Snapshot Jump
01:11:31 - Snapshot Fade Manually
01:12:19 - Snapshot Drop
01:14:37 - Snapshot Edit
01:19:19 - Chain Mode
01:24:40 - Remote Snapshots
01:27:03 - Remote Link

Roland Introduces the TR-1000 Rhythm Creator w/ TR-808 and TR-909 Analog Drum Circuitry

video uploads by RolandChannel

The TR-1000 is available now for $2,699.99. Check with dealers on the right for availability.

"The TR-1000’s analog engine features 16 of the most coveted circuits from the TR-808 and TR-909, faithfully recreated from the original designs with detailed engineering and carefully selected modern components. Alongside the TR-1000’s analog voices are powerful digital sounds driven by Roland’s latest advancements, including 21 circuit-bent TR-808 and TR-909 models built with Analog Circuit Behavior (ACB) technology, FM percussion, virtual analog tones, and a deep PCM library for sonic exploration and fresh textures."

Playlist:

1. Roland TR-1000 Rhythm Creator | Egyptian Lover Performance
2. Roland TR-1000 Rhythm Creator | Everything You Need to Know

User videos followed by hi-res pics and the press release:

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Make Noise Introduces PoliMATHS and QXG

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

Check with dealers on the right for availability. User video by Cinematic Laboratory further below.

PoliMATHS [MSRP: $459] is an eight-channel CV and Audio event generator for the New Universal Synthesizer System or any Eurorack modular synthesizer. It uses a single set of controls to generate complex functions at eight independent channel outputs. PoliMATHS’ functions are made up of two components: first, the well-known Rise-Fall envelope with variable Curve (familiar from the original MATHS and Function and 0-Coast Slope); and second, a variable-Shape Oscillation whose amplitude is controlled over time by the Rise-Fall envelopes. This oscillation can be either low frequency for the creation of complex control functions, or audio frequency for native generation of audio events/notes with optional tuned pitch control via 1v/oct control voltage. PoliMATHS also includes output headers for creating pre-patched connections to the control inputs of QXG.

PoliMATHS
Part of the New Universal Synthesizer System
Eight channel function generator with a single set of controls
Create simple or complex functions
Activate channels in many possible patterns using Channel Index, Round, and Parallel Modes
Modulate parameters across channels with Spread or Modulation Dissemination
Designed to work with MultiMod and QXG and future NUSS modules
Chain to QXG for immediate eight channel amplitude control

The Quad Stereo Gate (QXG) [MSRP: $239] music synthesizer module is a Four Channel Stereo Low Pass Gate and Mixer. Like the DXG before it, the QXG utilizes a new low pass gate circuit that does not use vactrols. This circuit is 100% analog and its response was arrived at after many months tailoring it to meet or exceed the expectations that have been set by all the vactrol low pass gates that Make Noise has created over the years. Additionally the QXG adds a Vactrol button to select between a Slow, low-pass-gate-like response emulating the decay time of a vactrol (Vactrol button ON), and a Fast precision response that still maintains the gentle filtering characteristic (Vactrol button OFF). Fast response can be especially useful when patching QXG with complex and quickly-changing functions such as those generated by PoliMATHS with the OSC circuit in use. The QXG also includes a Stereo Sum Output with voltage controllable Stereo Spread to quickly route all four channels across the stereo field. Each channel also has an individual output that removes the channel from the Sum when patched. In addition, QXG includes signal and control input headers for creating pre-patched connections from the outputs of PoliMATHS and MultiMod.

Part of the New Universal Synthesizer System
Four channel low pass gate
Vactrol-free design for classic Low Pass Gate sounds
Vactrol button to select Fast or Slow response
Xpread parameter for spreading the four channels across the stereo field
Summing stage with Stereo AUXiliary IN allows for chaining of multiple units, creating larger mixes
Individual channels can be removed from Sum by patching to their respective outputs
Designed to work with MultiMod and PoliMaths
Chain two QXG units to a PoliMaths for immediate eight channel amplitude control

PoliMaths & QXG | How does it sound when you know nothing?

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"Today MakeNoise has introduced PoliMaths and QXG. My dealer already had them in stock (!) and allowed me to buy them - under the strict condition to keep it a secret until after the official launch video. So I had the opportunity to make a video in one day, without access to any help from the manual or the MakeNoise launch video. Normally I'd do my homework first, but this opportunity is rare. Usually, I can intuitively figure out how a module works, but with PoliMaths, almost nothing is familiar, and what's familiar works differently. So I've probably been using a MonoMaths, but since I decided to get two, there's still a Poli vibe to it.

This is probably one of the worst videos I've made so far, but it's fun to patch in the blind with zero knowledge, and this was the only day I could record, edit and post it. So forgive me for being a MakeNoise groupie. I am biased, but I also think it's for a good reason. MakeNoise managed to make something extremely innovative. I'll make a proper video soon, and I'll figure out what to do with this one later."

NEW EURORACk module : TRICOMP

video uploads by LARIX ELEKTRO

Playlist:

1. NEW EURORACk module : TRICOMP
2. TRICOMP Spec. - NEW EURORACK MODULE
3. TRICOMP DEMO - NEW EURORCK MODULE

via LARIX ELEKTRO

WHAT'S THAT THING ?

TRI for Trigger or for Three (!)
COMP for comparator.

It's a module that transforms any signal into triggers and gate signals.

The TRICOMP has 2 sections:
- The first generates triggers (hence the name)
- The second generates classic ON/OFF signals (GATE) combining the configuration of the 3 comparators.

The Triggers section:
When the input signal exceeds the threshold set by the associated potentiometer, instead of switching from state 0 to state 1, it generates a pulse.
The switch allows you to choose when a trigger is generated: either when the signal exceeds, or when it returns below the threshold, or both.
There is also an output that sum the 3 circuits.

The second section is a combination of the 3 circuits, and generate GATE outputs.

Typical use:
All typical use of the comparator function
Trigger generation for complexe rhythmic composition
Waveshaping tool, or complexe PWM.

Tides – MUSIC FOR PEAK (EP) [Ambient | Novation Peak Synthesizer]

video upload by Michele Cataneo Music

"🌌 Tides is the third track revealed from my upcoming EP MUSIC FOR PEAK (EP), created entirely with the Novation Peak synthesizer.
A sonic ascent of layered textures and evolving atmospheres, where every sound rises and expands toward new heights.

📀 MUSIC FOR PEAK (EP) – Coming Soon"

The Crow Hill Company Adds Roland CR-78 Based RHYTHM MACHINE to VAULTS

video upload by CROW HILL

"Step back to 1978 and discover the iconic Roland CR-78, the first programmable drum machine that changed the way artists approached rhythm. Before the 808 and modern drum machines, the CR-78 gave musicians the power to create and store their own drum patterns. In the hands of artists like Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, and Blondie, it became iconic. For this Vault, we’ve preserved the much-loved character of the CR-78 and expanded its sonic potential with some tasteful effects."

https://thecrowhillcompany.com/free/

Press release follows:

The Crow Hill Company creates …RHYTHM MACHINE as latest free VAULTS… VI, preserving vintage classic’s character while expanding its sonic potential

EDINBURGH, UK: The Crow Hill Company is proud to announce availability of VAULTS - RHYTHM MACHINE as its latest VI (Virtual Instrument) release ready for all to download and make music with for free for the rest of their lives — literally preserving Roland’s 1978-vintage CR-78 CompuRhythm’s classic character as the Japanese giant of electronic musical instrument manufacturing’s first programmable drum machine (that changed the way artists approached rhythm and, in doing so, stamped its musical mark on a number of notable hit records that subsequently secured its iconic status in the annals of music technology history for all eternity), effectively expanding its sonic potential with some tasteful effects as a result — as of October 1…

Far from stretching the boundaries of truth, it is fair to say that the introduction of Roland’s CR-78 CompuRhythm changed the course of history as the first computer-controlled programmable drum machine. Most rhythm machines before its late-1978 introduction were preset-only affairs, forcing their users to pick from the likes of ‘Bossa Nova’, ‘Rock’, and ‘Waltz’ — more in keeping with the home organ-orientated terminology of the time. The CR-78, however, offered something new — namely, an ability to program rhythm patterns and store them in memory using the external WS-1 programmer optionally offered by Roland. Indeed, its 14 onboard instruments include bass drum, cymbals, hi-hats, rimshot, snare drum, and tambourine alongside several Latin-type sounds, such as bongos, claves, and cowbell — all generated using analogue circuits, giving it a distinctly warm, punchy character. Thanks to the CR-78’s analogue nature, though, the tempo control is not exactly surgical, but this foible only adds to its charm. And, as history has borne out, when placed in the creative musical hands of Blondie, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, and others, it became an iconic instrument in its own right.

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