Monday, December 15, 2025
Hexdrums: First Noodle (No talk, no drive)
video upload by Richard DeHove
"You want easy? Hexdrums is easy. The sounds are whatever the knobs are on. There are no hidden extra sound controls. The sequencer is wonderfully straightforward yet has the options to create long and complex passages on a single pattern.
This is my first pattern with Hexdrums and I created it to learn the options, so it contains a little bit of everything. Voices 1, 3 and 6 run for 24 steps; most of the others are 16 or 64; there's shuffle on voices 3 and 4; and about half the steps on voice 4 have some microtiming. Many voices use the 'play once in 4' or similar settings applied to various steps and I activated the option for those to affect the last time around rather than the first. Various voices also have accents on different steps. I replaced the cymbal samples with my own samples which is what you hear on voices 9 and 10.
I used the individual outs on the back to send the snare to the Echolocator and the low boom sample on voice 9 to the Nightverb. MIDI out on the Hexdrums controls the Echolocator clock. By that stage it was all feeling full so I didn't want to artificially squeeze in the hats so I left them for next time. Many people like to immediately apply loads of drive to the sound. I love drive, saturation, dirt, gain and distortion. But there's none here. Another thing for next time. Likewise only a tiny touch of compression. With me applying 'test amounts' of all these options, usually at random, it's a miracle it sounds as coherent as it does. Even so rolls and hits do appear at odd intervals, the result of the 24 vs 16 step interplay and the 1-in-4 steps.
Not surprisingly then I thought it best to leave the knobs alone and concentrate on muting parts to create this little demo. Obviously it's all a single take and has not been enhanced, edited or remixed in the DAW. Stupidly I had a loose cable going into the Echolocator which created a bit of hum which I did try to eliminate in the DAW.
My one sentence review so far: Hexdrums is incredibly easy to use with loads of effortless thump and a deep sequencer.
Many thanks to my kind patrons who keep this channel ad-free
My website: https://richarddehove.com/"
Poinsettia Jam | bioelectric skiff project
video upload by Musical Miscellany & More
"It's that time of year so I decided to make a seasonal video where the modular synth (or the poinsettia to be more accurate) created the song. The Garden Listener, Pet Rock, Solar Voltages modules all play a part in this holiday-themed composition.
Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/musicalmiscellany
#bioelectricmusic"
See more Bioelectric Compositions here:
The modules of 2025 / Modules I loved and modules I would love to explore
video upload by Omri Cohen
Introduction - 00:00
VCOs - 00:49
Sequencers - 06:24
FX and Filters - 11:10
Drums - 15:17
Utilities - 19:48
Commercial - 25:32
Online courses about Modular Synthesis - https://bit.ly/learnmodular
Additional resources: https://www.patreon.com/omricohen
PATCH / STEREO 4 VOICE GENERATIVE CHORDS / Joranalogue Audio Design system
video upload by Joranalogue Audio Design
"'I had a blast creating this patch on a giant Joranalogue eurorack system. I implemented a lot of small tricks, let me write out the main ones down here...'—Simon
Kickdrum
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Filter 8 is getting pinged by a clock pulse (generated with a looping Contour 1), routed through Warp 1. A second Contour 1 is used to modulate the frequency of Filter 8. A Step 8 being clocked with the same pulse from Contour 1 is modulating the exponent parameter on Warp 1 (controlling the amount of distortion/waveshaping). The pattern is 7 steps long. By adjusting the exp knob manually I have additional control over the distortion.
Korg Polysix PS-6 Analog Synthesizer SN 461833
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video upload by Liam
"This unit is currently available for sale on Reverb, Ebay and local selling websites. If the listings are up, it's still available."
via this eBay listing, also on Reverb
"Original Korg PolySix from 1981 in Very Good condition, everything working, no yellowing. Originally bought from Japan.
No MIDI upgrade. All original hardware. Every key works with no problems and every function throughout the entire unit is in good working condition.
Wood panels in good condition, natural wearing on some corners and a few nicks on the bottom but overall very good for it's age.
Metal panel on front has light scratch on the left side (pictured) and a few nicks on the edges towards the back, but overall nothing huge cosmetically. Key bed in good shape, almost mint condition. Used very lovingly for about a year, many recordings done with it.
It's very good for gritty 80's sounds, people often compare it to the Juno but I'd more so compare the sound to that of something by Sequential Circuits like the Prophet series, with a key bed that feels like a Juno, while any remaining character is completely it's own. It even gives some effects to play with that come from the turn of a knob, letting you enable Chorus, Phaser, or both while letting you change the intensity via the knob next to it.
I've included a demo of what this particular unit sounds like, playing Eyes by Clio, produced by Roberto Ferrante who also used only a Korg Polysix for the synth tracks.
Some other notable uses of this synth off the top of my head are Faces (Clio, 1985), Start Of The Breakdown (Tears for Fears, 1983), Subways Of Your Mind (FEX, 1984), Till The End Of Time/Animal In Me (Affair, 1984), Under The Ice (Topo & Roby, 1984), and just any underground European artists from the early 80s."
video upload by Liam
"This unit is currently available for sale on Reverb, Ebay and local selling websites. If the listings are up, it's still available."
via this eBay listing, also on Reverb
"Original Korg PolySix from 1981 in Very Good condition, everything working, no yellowing. Originally bought from Japan.No MIDI upgrade. All original hardware. Every key works with no problems and every function throughout the entire unit is in good working condition.
Wood panels in good condition, natural wearing on some corners and a few nicks on the bottom but overall very good for it's age.
Metal panel on front has light scratch on the left side (pictured) and a few nicks on the edges towards the back, but overall nothing huge cosmetically. Key bed in good shape, almost mint condition. Used very lovingly for about a year, many recordings done with it.
It's very good for gritty 80's sounds, people often compare it to the Juno but I'd more so compare the sound to that of something by Sequential Circuits like the Prophet series, with a key bed that feels like a Juno, while any remaining character is completely it's own. It even gives some effects to play with that come from the turn of a knob, letting you enable Chorus, Phaser, or both while letting you change the intensity via the knob next to it.
I've included a demo of what this particular unit sounds like, playing Eyes by Clio, produced by Roberto Ferrante who also used only a Korg Polysix for the synth tracks.
Some other notable uses of this synth off the top of my head are Faces (Clio, 1985), Start Of The Breakdown (Tears for Fears, 1983), Subways Of Your Mind (FEX, 1984), Till The End Of Time/Animal In Me (Affair, 1984), Under The Ice (Topo & Roby, 1984), and just any underground European artists from the early 80s."
Sequential Fourm 37-Key 4-Voice Polyphonic Synthesizer w/ Original Box
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via this Reverb listing
via this Reverb listing
Erica Synths LXR-02 Drum Synthesizer
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via this listing
Additional Perfect Circuit listings
via this listing
Additional Perfect Circuit listings
E-mu E6400 Ultra Rackmount Sampler SN 079702096
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via this listing
Additional Perfect Circuit listings
via this listing
Additional Perfect Circuit listings
Dtronics DT-7 Yamaha DX7 Programmer
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via this Reverb listing
"Dtronics DT7 – controller for Yamaha FM synths such as DX-7, DX-5, TX-7, TX-802 & TX-816.
Functions and layout are modelled after the legendary 1980s Jellinghaus controller.
This unit is new, tested years ago and not used (studio activities stopped) Complete original set. Comes with its PSU."
via this Reverb listing
"Dtronics DT7 – controller for Yamaha FM synths such as DX-7, DX-5, TX-7, TX-802 & TX-816.
Functions and layout are modelled after the legendary 1980s Jellinghaus controller.
This unit is new, tested years ago and not used (studio activities stopped) Complete original set. Comes with its PSU."
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