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Friday, November 14, 2025

the GERMAN SYNTH that took over industrial music


video upload by Tonepusher

"🔊Sounds, Presets & Templates🔊
Presets & Samples ► https://www.tonepusher.com/
Patreon(synth presets,templates,store discounts)► / tonepusher

the GERMAN SYNTH that took over industrial music

Discover how the Access Virus synthesizer revolutionized industrial, EBM, and dark electro music. From the original Virus A to the legendary Virus TI, this German synth became a staple for artists like Rammstein, Nine Inch Nails, Front Line Assembly, Skinny Puppy, and Wumpscut. Dive into its history, evolution, and influence on modern producers. If you love industrial synths, dark electronic music, and music production, this deep dive into the Access Virus is for you!

cEvin Key's Patreon ► / cevinkey

Chapters:
0:00 - intro
0:14 - Origins of Access Music
1:26 - Virus A (1997)
6:50 - Virus B (1999)
11:05 - Virus C (2002)
14:22 - Virus TI (2005)"

Waldorf Microwave ~ The German Sound Cooking Studio ~


video upload by RetroSound

"(c)2007-25 by RetroSound
supported by UVI: http://bit.ly/retrosound-uvi

When I started making music about 30 years ago, I didn't have any space in my old apartment, so I only bought space-saving rack synthesizers. One of the first devices I bought back then was the Waldorf Microwave. Here's a little demo track with self programmed sounds I made back then. I've never released it before."

Shop: https://retrosound.creator-spring.com/
Bandcamp: https://retrosound.bandcamp.com/

Korg Wavestate – "KAV Bundle" 120 Performances


video upload by LFOstore

"New sound pack for Korg Wavestate / mkII / Se /Module/ Native

Finally available the bundle 3lAtlas + Weather Station + "Classic Synth Waves" for your Korg Wavestate!

BUY: https://kav-sound-explorer.sellfy.sto...

Sound Bundle for Korg Wavestate / mkII / Se /Module/ Native

1) Korg Wavestate "3IAtlas" sound pack

This year, we will be visited by a rare visitor – the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS! Finding such an object is extremely rare: 3I/ATLAS is only the third interstellar object known to humans.

However, not everyone agrees that 3I/ATLAS is just a comet: could an alien spacecraft have entered our solar system?

'3IAtlas' sound pack contents: 40 performances, 87 programs, multisamples

What’s Inside: •40 performances •87 programs •51 MB of custom multisamples •Designed for cinematic, ambient, and electronic use •Includes analog, digital, evolving, and hybrid tones •Works seamlessly in professional and experimental contexts

Yamaha DX200 Desktop Control Synthesizer SN HJ01445

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via this Reverb listing

"Manual, CD, floppy and power adapter included."

Roland JD-800 61-Key Programmable Synthesizer

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via this Reverb listing

"This is a great JD800!

It has a replacement keybed so you'll never have to worry about the red glue problem that these all eventually fall victim to.

It's got a few scuffs and scratch on the display but overall it's in great functional condition."

Waldorf Blofeld 49-Keyboard w/ Flight Case

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via this Reverb listing

1977 Korg M-500 Micro-Preset Synthesizer SN 810139 w/ Cards & Manual

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via this eBay listing

"This is vintage 1977 synthesizer by Korg. With manual and cards (15). The button for Synth 2 does not work. Or at least I don’t know how to use it. It turns on and synth 1 works. One little button on the slide pad is missing the top piece and the wire upright music rack is gone."

Bad Gear - NO ONE understands this! & It's UGLY


video upload by AudioPilz

"Today, however, we are going to talk about K2000. This range of Synth/ROMpler/Sampler hybrids was originally brought to the market in 1991 by Ray Kurzweil, a completely overpowered mega brain who went from being Stevie Wonder ’s custom shop to looking forward to merging with AI by 2045. No one understands this.


Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
01:04 Overview Kurzweil K-2000
01:19 Different Models, Sampling
01:41 What the Actual...?!? (The Samples)
02:17 Keygroups
02:31 Layers, Algorithms, Synth Architecture
02:59 Sync, FM, Complex Signal Chains
03:13 Filters
03:23 Modulators, FUN, Midi Control
03:48 Problems with the Aging Hardware
03:56 Programs, Presets (No, we're still not finished)
04:31 FX Section
04:48 Patches
05:08 What else? (Outputs, Sequencer, Thanks, Pricing)
05:48 H*te Screen
06:12 Jam 1 ( Techno Preset Surfing )
07:13 Jam 2 ( Tracker Drum'n'Bass )
08:13 Finale ( 90s Adventure Game OST )
08:46 VERDICT"

Bad Gear - It's UGLY!!!

video upload by AudioPilz

Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
00:26 Overview Akai MPC Live III
00:37 The new fancy Pads
01:17 The Catch, Articulations
01:38 Built-in Mic, Speakers
01:45 Step Sequencer
02:22 Tech Specs
02:34 Arrangement, Clip Matrix
03:01 Ribbon Controller, Q-Link Knobs, Touch Screen
03:37 Instruments (Drums, Keygroups, Plugins,...)
04:11 More DAW-like Stuff, Time Stretch, Mixer
04:43 Pro Pack, Compatibility to other MPCs, Stems
05:07 What else? (Content, Hardware, Pricing, Thanks)
06:12 H*te Screen
06:40 Jam 1 ( EDM )
07:36 Jam 2 (Epic Lo-fi Type Beat )
08:42 Finale ( 90s FPS Style DnB )
09:14 VERDICT

And the Halloween episode:

Play+ / Dirt Synth Functionality and Sound Design


video upload by Polyend

"Let's get into how you make some patches with Dirt.

Dirt is the latest Synth engine for the Polyend Play+ available on Firmware 1.3 - https://polyend.com/downloads/play-pl..."

MOOG Messenger Sequencer, Arppegiator, & Spectravox Feedback


video uploads by Moog Music

Playlist:

1. Messenger | Sequencer Functionality
Messenger features a deep generative sequencer with functionality inspired by Muse. With features like Note Pool paired with Note Probability, Gate probability, and the ability to store a unique sequence per-patch, Messenger’s sequencer provides an intuitive way to build up complex melodic sequences that can spin off into new permutations at the touch of a button.
2. Messenger | Arppegiator Functionality
Messenger features an extremely flexible arpeggiator with functionality inspired by the arp found in Muse. With the ability to chose both traditional or newer advanced note movement patterns, program rhythms, and the option to store a unique arp style per-patch, Messenger’s arpeggiator is a powerful tool for music composition and developing new song ideas.
3. Messenger | Spectravox Feedback
In this video we look at how to use Spectravox and Messenger together to create feedback tones verging on the edge of destruction.

Spectravox is a flexible signal processor which adds lots of sonic character to any signal we patch into it. Using a basic sound from Messenger we can add distortion and saturation using Spectravox's pre-amp section as well as deep modulated phaser tones with its ten filters. Messenger's control voltage output allows us to control parameters of Spectravox (in this case the Spectral Shift LFO rate) using Messenger's keyboard. Later, we look at tying Spectravox and Messenger together in a feedback loop - patching the headphone output of Messenger to the Program input of Spectravox, the Program output of Spectravox to its Carrier Input, and then the output of Spectravox to the External Input of Messenger. With careful balance of the EXT IN/FB control and various parameters on both Spectravox and Messenger, a whole new world of gnarly and nonlinear feedback tones opens up.
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