Saturday, November 29, 2025
Novation Circuit (OG)
video upload by Kuritar
"Novation Circuit Jam.
Thank you for watching.
I have gotten Circuit Tracks, but I still love to play the OG.
I set the exposure incorrectly, so the screen is dark. Sorry."
Dubreq Stylophone CPM DF-8 Unboxing and Demo #stylophone #synth
video upload by I Love Cats and Synths
"The Dubreq Stylophone CPM DS-8 Analog Dynamic Multi-Filter is out. In this video I unbox and demonstrate it.
00:00 Unboxing
00:38 Bella inspects the box
01:54 Gen R-8 Filter Notch mode
02:44 Gen R-8 Filter Highpass Mode
03:12 Gen R-8 Filter Bandpass Mode
04:02 Gen R-8 Filter Lowpass Mode
04:35 2045 Filter Lowpass Mode
05:10 2045 Filter (w/Gen R-8) in BP+ Mode
05:40 2045 Filter (w/Gen R-8) in Notch+ Mode
06:22 2045 Filter (w/Gen R-8) in Bandstop+ Mode
06:54 Making Percussive Sounds
08:05 Looping Envelopes
08:45 Tweety Bird!
08:53 UFO sounds w/Delay
09:08 Frankenstein?
09:39 Pew! Pew! Space Lasers!
10:17 Combining with the CPM DS-2
10:43 Sample & Hold
11:10 Stereo Mode
11:45 Envelopes through S&H
13:20 Fly like an Eagle?
14:05 Synthesizing Wind"
The Unique Superpower of the MONOPOLY's MICROTONAL DRONES
video upload by Element433 (a.k.a. Pere Villez)
"Full, deep dive into creating paraphonic microtonal drones on the Korg and Behringer Monopoly paraphonic synthesisers. This creates deep, mesmerising tones and textures. It's a ticket to space.
If you know of other synths that can do this please comment below and I will update this description for everyone.
Getting into Microtonality:
One of the easiest ways to enter the microtonal sphere is to learn to make microtonal paraphonic drones. Once you have the basics, there is an infinite number of microtonal texture to explore, either scales or chords. The Monopoly GUI architecture is unique amongst synthesisers for being able to doing this because of its "chord" store function. If you know of any other synths that can do this too, please comment below and I will update this description for everyone.
Inspired by the drones from the Tanpura and Shruti in Indian music and other cultures, which use drones.
WARNING!!! Once hear this, you can never unhear it.
Effects used on examples: Valhalla SUperMassive reverb
Recorded on location on a small planet off the arm of Orion
Gold listening:
Wendy Carlos 'Beauty in The Beast'
Terry Riley 'Harp of New Albion' (microtonally tuned acoustic piano)
Gold Resource: Scala ( Scala microtonal app on every platform )
https://huygens-fokker.org/scala/
Tutorial Steps
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Electrocomp EML 400 401 Sequencer
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via this eBay listing
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"This unit was previously modified to include an audio output jack for vco2. This allows frequency modulation (FM) of the oscillators or filter which nicely expands this examples sonic palette beyond a stock 400's.
We did the following work to this unit. The items at the top of the list are things we consider normal servicing. The ones at the bottom labelled preventative are future-proofing measures that other sellers rarely take (they often don't even service them either).
Cleaned inside and out.
Replaced power cable.
Cleaned and lubed switches and pots.
Replaced jack washer nuts.
Replaced some screws.
Replaced all electrolytic capacitors - preventative.
Calibrated vco1 vco2 cv exp cv - a must after a recap.
Replaced IC socket (14pin x 16) - preventative.
Replaced all pins inside multipin connectors on unit and inside connector cable - preventative."
via this eBay listing
Additional Tone Tweakers Listings
"This unit was previously modified to include an audio output jack for vco2. This allows frequency modulation (FM) of the oscillators or filter which nicely expands this examples sonic palette beyond a stock 400's. We did the following work to this unit. The items at the top of the list are things we consider normal servicing. The ones at the bottom labelled preventative are future-proofing measures that other sellers rarely take (they often don't even service them either).
Cleaned inside and out.
Replaced power cable.
Cleaned and lubed switches and pots.
Replaced jack washer nuts.
Replaced some screws.
Replaced all electrolytic capacitors - preventative.
Calibrated vco1 vco2 cv exp cv - a must after a recap.
Replaced IC socket (14pin x 16) - preventative.
Replaced all pins inside multipin connectors on unit and inside connector cable - preventative."
Fender Rhodes Chroma Polaris II SN 500336
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via this eBay listing
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"This Polaris 2 was fully electronically restored and is now in like new perfect working condition. And yes, of course the membrane panel that always breaks has been replaced with a brand new one so you won't have to worry about replacing it. We don't mess around here.
sn50033x
Here's what we did to this unit to make it perfect, along with some preventative stuff other sellers rarely do...because we want this unit to hopefully outlast others.
Replaced power supply electrolytic capacitors (future-proofing)
Reflowed some solder points as a preventative measure.
Cleaned unit inside and out.
Replaced membrane panel (we consider this a necessity even in the rare cases where they're fully working, as they eventually break - panel cost is $250 + installation labor, which is of course embedded in our price)
Cleaned and lubed all slide pots and levers.
Cleaned jacks.
Cleaned key contacts.
Removed original battery and replaced with new lithium battery (3v D type)
Recalibrated.
Replaced high and low output jacks.
Replaced operating system eproms with latest version 11 (originally was version 5)
This process took 11 hours of highly skilled vintage synth tech time, plus parts costs. The result is a perfectly working instrument that's ready to play, without having to pay another tech to do what we did and to wait months to years for another tech to do it."
via this eBay listing
Additional Tone Tweakers Listings
"This Polaris 2 was fully electronically restored and is now in like new perfect working condition. And yes, of course the membrane panel that always breaks has been replaced with a brand new one so you won't have to worry about replacing it. We don't mess around here.sn50033x
Here's what we did to this unit to make it perfect, along with some preventative stuff other sellers rarely do...because we want this unit to hopefully outlast others.
Replaced power supply electrolytic capacitors (future-proofing)
Reflowed some solder points as a preventative measure.
Cleaned unit inside and out.
Replaced membrane panel (we consider this a necessity even in the rare cases where they're fully working, as they eventually break - panel cost is $250 + installation labor, which is of course embedded in our price)
Cleaned and lubed all slide pots and levers.
Cleaned jacks.
Cleaned key contacts.
Removed original battery and replaced with new lithium battery (3v D type)
Recalibrated.
Replaced high and low output jacks.
Replaced operating system eproms with latest version 11 (originally was version 5)
This process took 11 hours of highly skilled vintage synth tech time, plus parts costs. The result is a perfectly working instrument that's ready to play, without having to pay another tech to do what we did and to wait months to years for another tech to do it."
Akai MPC Key 37 Standalone Production Keyboard
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Akai MPC Key 61 Standalone Production Keyboard
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SOMA LABORATORY COSMOS DRIFTING MEMORY STATION DELAY PROCESSOR (ORANGE)
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via this listing
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KODAMO ESSENSEFM DIGITAL FM SYNTHESISER
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via this listing
Additional Signal Sounds listings
"Manufacturer's description
The EssenceFM is a powerful 300-voice polyphony 16-part multitimbral FM synthesizer with a modern touchscreen interface, built-in effects, separate outputs and more. It turns FM synthesis into a fun and enjoyable experience. Create your own sounds faster than on any other synthesizer!
With its incredible sound layering capabilities (up to 128 layers per note), the EssenceFM excels at rich sound textures. Each voice also has its own digital multimode filter and 6-slot modulation matrix that allows real-time control over 200+ parameters."
via this listing
Additional Signal Sounds listings
"Manufacturer's description
The EssenceFM is a powerful 300-voice polyphony 16-part multitimbral FM synthesizer with a modern touchscreen interface, built-in effects, separate outputs and more. It turns FM synthesis into a fun and enjoyable experience. Create your own sounds faster than on any other synthesizer!
With its incredible sound layering capabilities (up to 128 layers per note), the EssenceFM excels at rich sound textures. Each voice also has its own digital multimode filter and 6-slot modulation matrix that allows real-time control over 200+ parameters."
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