NAMM 2026 Live Walkthru! w/ CatSynth TV

video upload by CatSynth TV

"Meow! Join us as we hit the NAMM show floor bright and early on Thursday morning!
We'll do a walkthru of the 'MIDI and Synthesizer' area on the show floor, see what's on display and maybe even chat with a few of the exhibitors."

Nymira, by Terraphones

video uploads by Terraphones

"Nymira is a standalone harmony instrument designed around the circle of fifths. Its sonic engine draws from the overtone series, offering detailed timbral control across seven individual partials. Two distinct models explore different synthesis methods; one rooted in additive FM synthesis, the other in classic subtractive design. Together, they provide a new, expressive way to shape rich and complex harmonic textures."

Playlist:

1. Introducing Nymira
2. Nymira, by Terraphones
3. what we don't say... (ambient wooden electronic musical instrument performance)

Cheat Code for Chord Progressions • The Circle of Fifths with Terraphones Nymira

video upload by Lightbath and Terraphones

"Terraphones shows me Nymira, a new synthesizer and MIDI controller based on the Circle of Fifths that makes playing chords and advanced harmony feel like cheating." ✶ CHAPTERS ✶

00:00 – Intro 00:32 – Overview 01:22 – Learning Nymira 01:46 – Harmonic Map 02:40 – Combining Chords 03:37 – Open Voicings 03:58 – Terraphones Concept 04:19 – Additive Mode 04:53 – Subtractive Mode 05:33 – Sus Chords 06:16 – Granular Mode 06:56 – Latching Chords 07:14 – Granular Mode Jitter 07:46 – The Circle as a Path 08:27 – Resolving Chords 08:50 – Nymira as a MIDI Controller 10:22 – Relative Movement 11:21 – Free Play 11:42 – Advanced Harmonic Moves 12:47 – The Zones 17:03 – Eureka! 17:35 – Thank you 18:14 – Outro"



"Nymira is a standalone harmony instrument designed around the circle of fifths. Its sonic engine draws from the overtone series, offering detailed timbral control across seven individual partials. Three distinct models explore different synthesis methods; one rooted in additive FM synthesis, another in classic subtractive design, and one based on granular synthesis. Together, they provide a new, expressive way to shape rich and complex harmonic textures.

Nymira is the only instrument in the world that maps the Circle of Fifths to a physical interface. Nymira is designed with Western harmonic theory at the core, allowing you to discover beautiful chord progressions that are much harder to play on other instruments.

Like all Terraphones, Nymira is assembled by hand, and is housed in solid walnut. Underneath Nymira’s keys are Cherry MX Silent Red keyswitches that offer a clean, tactile experience. With the ability to run on four rechargeable AA batteries, Nymira lets you play anywhere. Inside Nymira are two surface transducers that turn the walnut enclosure into a speaker of its own. Playing Nymira in this mode allows you to hear its warm sonic engine played through the walls of its walnut housing. Nymira also excels in the studio. It is equipped with USB MIDI out, and a stereo 1/4" audio output. If you don’t want to use batteries, Nymira can be powered via USB-C with any device that supplies 4-17 volts.

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Nymira is made by Thomas Adam Billings, the sole creator of Terraphones. Every part of Nymira is ethically sourced, assembled by hand, with solid walnut sourced and milled in the United States of America. By purchasing Nymira, you are directly funding the ongoing research and development of a new wave of natural, electroacoustic musical instruments.
– $1200 –
50 units available for pre-order. Expected lead time : 6-10 weeks
Shipping to North America, South America, the UK, the EU, and Australia."

https://terraphones.com/Nymira.html

Aurelia, by Terraphones

video upload by Terraphones

"Aurelia is a wind instrument that bridges acoustic expression and electronic sound. It responds to both breath and touch, translating natural, human gestures into rich melodies. Aurelia’s key layout is unique to all other wind instruments, giving you the ability to play in every major and minor key with equal ease. Aurelia was created to feel as inviting to the novice as it is deeply expressive to the professional.

Aurelia’s keys use Cherry MX Silent Red keyswitches, giving you the accuracy and speed that can be found on the most well-tuned wind instruments. Housed in a handmade, solid walnut enclosure, Aurelia has a striking visual aesthetic that also feels extremely comfortable in the hands.

Aurelia has a unique sonic engine that uses warm, analog-modeled oscillators, creating a gradient of sound qualities that work well with both acoustic and electronic musical environments.

While playing solo melodies is at Aurelia’s core, it also has a Counterpoint Mode that will harmonize with you as you play. Just choose a key, and Aurelia will figure out the rest.

Aurelia is designed for portability. It can run on four rechargeable AA batteries, and has a built-in speaker. With USB MIDI out and a 1/4" stereo audio out, Aurelia excels in studio and live performance settings as well. Aurelia can be powered via USB-C with any device that supplies 4-17 volts.

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Aurelia is made by Thomas Adam Billings, the sole creator of Terraphones. Every part of Aurelia is ethically sourced, assembled by hand, with solid walnut sourced and milled in the United States of America. By purchasing Aurelia, you are directly funding the ongoing research and development of a new wave of natural, electroacoustic musical instruments.

– $650 –

0 units available for pre-order. Expected lead time : 6-10 weeks
Shipping to North America, South America, the UK, the EU, and Australia."

https://terraphones.com/Aurelia.html

Novation Launchpad Pro | Live Looping (IDM)

video upload by Stefan Torto

"Live looping with Novation Launchpad Pro, Launch Control XL and Ableton.
My music : https://stefantorto.bandcamp.com/
Get my sample packs : https://www.stefantorto.com/sample-packs
Website : https://www.stefantorto.com"

Ambient Electronica of Fading Synths and Sapporo soundscape | Fading Memories 2026-01-22 by atnr

video upload by atnr

"This piece was created using the ‪@SequentialLLC‬ Prophet-10, ‪@MoogSynthesizers‬ Moog One, ‪@YamahaSynthsOfficial‬ CP88, ‪@NordKeyboards‬ Nord Lead, and tape loops. Set against field recordings captured in snowy streets of Sapporo, electric piano and synthesizer sounds emerge and fade away, forming an ambient electronica composition.

The Prophet-10 is used to play synth pads, processed with reverb and delay via ‪@ChaseBlissAudio‬ LOST+FOUND.

Two tape loops are used. One contains a one-minute recording of an electric piano performance, while the other plays field recordings from the streets of Sapporo. The electric piano tape is played back on a ‪@WeAreRewind1‬ cassette player and processed with delay using ‪@strymon‬ TIMELINE. The field recording tape is played on a Rock & Play cassette player, with the pitch lowered and further processed through ‪@ChaseBlissAudio‬ MOOD MKII, where reverb and layered micro-loops deepen the pitch and texture.

The Moog One and Nord Lead are occasionally played to add synth pads. The Nord Lead is processed with reverb via ‪@gfisys‬ Specular Tempus.

The CP88 plays a Rhodes sound, layering simple phrases with its built-in reverb and delay."

PART 2 - Winter synth improv | Analog synth/spring reverb/chorus | meditation

video upload by Hazel Mills

"Listen for a gentle warming uplift, as the earliest glimpses of spring are emerging. Days are getting lighter, as they always do.

👋 Join my Patreon for FREE for similar videos, tutorials, studio vlogs and creative inspiration 👉👉👉 / hazelmills (...plus a description of how I built up this piece).

This is "Expanse Part 2", an improvisation that came to be because I'd been re-jigging my studio set-up and was testing a gear combo (listed below).

Sequential Circuits Prophet 6
Echo Fix Spring Reverb
Echo Fix Chorus Vibrato
Vongon Polyphrase
Vongon Ultrasheer

Happy Jamuary."

Analemma - downtempo ambient

video upload by rustyjaw

"Have worked on this on and off for a couple of months. The basic outline of the track took shape fairly quickly, then the familiar self-doubts crept in and I spun for a while. Not seeing a way to move forward, I stopped working on it. The holidays came and went, and I left this project in stasis. But when I finally came back to it with fresh ears, I could sort of see a path forward. I reworked parts and found the groove again.

I think the bass in this is probably the most interesting part, it came about from experiments with MIDI FX on Hapax, using random LFOs to influence filter and amp settings on the OB6, creating this off-kilter wobbly sound with some funkiness. That then inspired the percussion.

The major players in this are: 3Rd Wave (the opening sound), OB-6 on bass, Prophet, Digitakt, Digitone doing background ambience, Minilogue, and a sprinkling of the Make Noise NUSS system."

Jamuary 22 with Novation Peak #dawless #jamuary

video upload by Condukt

Jamuary 22nd 2026 - Faster Softer ft. Julian Skar

video upload by Captain Credible

"Looks like cooked up some kind of fever dream mashup of eclectic EDM and banging drum and bass. Double #OP1 and vintage virtual analog synthesis in the OG Acces Virus C Whatever it is i think you'll agree that its either not enough or way too much. #op1 #tracker #accessvirus"

JAMUARY26#22 CHAOS IN COSMOS

video upload by FL3SHB4CK

"HAPPY NEW YEAR! HAPPY JAMUARY26!
One brand new jam everyday in this Jamuary 2026, enjoy!
https://fl3shb4ck.bandcamp.com/follow_me

Pam, Hyperchaos Deluxe, Algo, Beads

Make some noise!

@RYKModular @busycircuits @cirtcele"