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Friday, February 13, 2026

Waldorf Music Introduces Attack 3 - A Classic Plugin Drum Synth Reborn


video uploads by WaldorfMusicChannel

Playlist:

1. Attack 3 Teaser
2. Attack 3 trailer + features
3. Attack 3 - Deep Dive Tutorial - with Waldorf CTO Rolf Wöhrmann

And a user demo:

Waldorf Attack 3: A Classic Reborn! (No Talking Demo)

video upload by Limbic Bits

"In this video, we’re diving into the Waldorf Attack 3 Plugin — Version 3 of that classic Drum Synthesizer PlugIn!"


Attack is back.
And it’s more powerful than ever.
We are proud to unveil Attack 3, the next evolution of one of Waldorf Music’s most iconic and longest-running instruments. A true classic reborn, Attack 3 redefines what a modern percussion synthesizer can be.

At its heart lies a mighty analogue-style synthesis engine, delivering 24 individual sounds per kit, with 12 sounds playable polyphonically as pitched instruments. From punchy kicks to melodic percussion, Attack 3 is built for rhythm that moves both bodies and speakers.

Attack 3 captures the unmistakable spirit of legendary 1980s analogue drum machines and the driving electronic club sound of the 1990s — and propels it boldly into today’s productions. It’s a future-ready instrument designed to shape the drum sounds of the next decade.

Every sound is alive
Every parameter can be tweaked in real time and fully automated in your DAW, inviting hands-on exploration and deep expression. While sampling capabilities have been expanded, Attack stays true to its philosophy: pure synthesis first, allowing you to create unique percussion sounds from scratch.

Redesigned for Faster Drum Creation
With a completely redesigned, scalable interface and a vastly expanded synthesis engine, Attack 3 proves that after more than 25 years, it remains the go-to tool for producers who want total control over their drums.

The new user interface adapts effortlessly to any screen size, while enhanced MIDI Learn lets you define minimum and maximum parameter ranges for expressive performance. Dedicated browsers for kits, sounds, samples, and MIDI mappings keep inspiration flowing without interruption.

Advanced Sample Playback
The oscillator section has been refined for absolute precision, featuring accurate phase control for synthetic waveformsand powerful sample playback options, including user samples, velocity mapping, round-robin playback, and flexible start positions. Whether you want surgical accuracy or organic variation, Attack 3 delivers.

Bad Gear - PROTEIN


video upload by AudioPilz

"Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most-hated audio tools. Every once in a while we have to remind ourselves why we still prefer the luxury of tangible hardware to the unlimited possibilities of plugins: unique tones, ergonomic control surfaces and - ideally - a timeless piece of music history that effortlessly weathers the decades.

Today, however, we unfortunately need to talk about Protein."

Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
00:45 Overview Waldorf Protein
01:28 One Problem becomes obvious immediately
01:50 Synth Architecture, Oscillators
02:28 Noise (Dirt), Filter Section
03:02 FX Section
03:14 The problematic Envelopes
03:46 Mod Matrix, LFOs
04:01 Synth Nerd Tic Tac Toe, Flavour
04:20 What else? (Scales, Chords, Arp, Seq, Multis, Thanks)
05:18 H*te Screen
05:38 Jam 1 ( Techno )
06:22 Jam 2 ( Downtempo )
07:27 Finale ( Dub Techno )
07:58 VERDICT

Serge Paperface 50 | Drone


video upload by Akihiko Matsumoto

"Serge Modular Synth (Sample Pack) https://akihikomatsumoto.sellfy.store...
Discover the raw power of Serge Modular with this exclusive sample pack. Featuring organic noise textures, complex rhythms, analog drones, and punchy one-shots, each sound embodies the unpredictable, evolving nature of modular synthesis. Currently in beta, this pack offers a limited selection of sounds at an early price, with free lifetime updates as new material is added."

MONOLIT , JUNO-106, MAX/MSP


video upload by Sasha DZA

https://www.lightreft.jp

Modular vid #337


video upload by Phisynth

"Rhythmic patch on the BugBrand - all sounds coming from 2 X DRM1 + expanders + 1 X DRM2. No sequencer used ("melodies" are coming from divisions of the main clock into the matrix mixer)
#bugbrand #analogsynths #modularsynths"

Eurorack Study 6 / Adagio (Xaoc Odessa, Koszalin, Joranalogue Collide4, etc)


video upload by takao_kurokawa

"modules:
Xaoc Devices: Odessa+Hel, Koszalin, Sewastopol II
Joranalogue Audio Design: Collide 4
Toppobrillo Sport Modulator 2
ADDAC System Stochastic Function Generator
Five12 Vector Sequencer
Hikari Instruments Dual Delay"

An evening with Tom


video upload by Franz Schimmel

"DSI OB-6 - ambient impro with an additional short percussive loop.
A nice patch for playing live - thanks to the Tom Oberheim voiceboards on the Obie, this thing sounds very decent in the mix."

Mad World


video upload by No Lake

"You can bomb the world into pieces but you can’t bomb it into peace" (Michael Franti)

Headphones 🎧 recommended

My Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/artist/3MAeb...
My Bandcamp : https://nolake.bandcamp.com/

Novation Summit

UDO SUPER GEMINI - PERAHU KERTAS ORCHESTRA VERSION


video upload by elz production

"UDO SUPER GEMINI FULL AS MIDI CONTROLLER, the song called 'Perahu Kertas' trying to ReOrchestrated the music arrangement with full VST strings library from @spitfireaudio @arturia_official v-collection pro 11 @orchestraltools and throw a couple wide pads from GEMINI.

enjoy the song ♥️🍻

#perahukertas #udo #supergemini #ost #orchestra"

Building music. Cable by cable. | Ģirts Ozoliņš | TEDxRiga


video upload by TEDx Talks

Spotted this one searching the TEDx Talks channel for the recently taken down Sounds of Tomorrow video. I'm not finding this one with Ģirts of Erica Synths on the site, so up it goes. Note it's from 2019 and an interesting look back on the time.

Video description:
"Instruments can open a world of opportunity for creative expression. And when that instrument is a synthesizer, that opportunity becomes nearly limitless. What does it take to open the floodgates of creative exploration? In the mind of Girts Ozolins, it takes making musical instruments more accessible to the masses. Girts' interest in electronics, electronic music and synthesizers developed when he was only twelve years old. Now he is a founder of Erica Synths, a successful company that develops, manufactures, and exports electronic music instruments. They are used by thousands of people around the world — some worth mentioning include Martin Gore from the English electronic band Depeche Mode and the famous German composer Hans Zimmer.
Erica Synths' main export products are modular synthesizers — they're played in every corner of the world, covering every continent except Antarctica.
Girts strongly believes that electronic music technologies are the best combination of creativity and engineering. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx"
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