TEAR - Experimental jam #31 // Vhikk X, Moog Subharmonicon, Bitbox

video upload by David Falcon

"Testing this battery powered mobile setup. The Palette case can be powered via powerbank and with the Bitbox micro I can record within the Modular case itself, without the need of any other equipment. The idea behind it is to take it outside to some special places to record, and maybe add some field recordings in the background.

I finally got to try the Vhikk X after a while trying to get one. The first few hours with it I was not very inspired by it, but kept digging and found this small melody that felt pretty emotional. Ironically the drone bass did not come from the Vhikk, but instead from my favorite, the Subharmonicon.

The Bitbox is here because it can do a lot in such small footprint. It is a sampler in the classic sense, but also is acting as a pseudo-Radio Music module with a radio sample I found, and also is recording the whole piece directly like the 4ms Wav Recorder.

In Ableton I added later on a bit of compression and EQ to even out the sounds.

I have published the first ALBUM that is acompilation of songs, some from this year and some older called "Hipotese". It is available in the streaming platforms and bandcamp. Go check it out!
https://davidfalcon.bandcamp.com

// Patch notes //
Moog Subharmonicon - Drone Bass, modulated from Pam's New Workout
Forge TME Vhikk X - Melody, sequenced from Oxi One and processed with a LPG in the Disting mk4.
1010 Music Bitbox Micro - Synth, piano and radio samples. Records the whole mix that comes out from the Befaco Output Bus. This is what makes the setup truly portable."

Next New England Synth Fest Set For Northeastern University, Saturday, May 2

Details follow:

New England Synth Fest on Saturday, May 2, 2026 at Northeastern University in Ryder Hall (11 Leon St, Boston, MA 02115). Right next to the Ruggles T Station. DIY workshop starts at 11am. Performances, lectures, exhibits, and petting zoo are happening 12pm to 6pm.

Performances by DannoTronic, Deftly Demolition, Doomsdroid, Edith Snugglenut, Eric Crawley, Mute City, NoizCode, Nick Homenda, NXOR, Scott Lumsden, Stephen DeJesus, and TotoRobyn.

Bring your headphones to check out synths in the petting zoo. Visit our vendors and exhibitors, Circuit Happy, Digital Awareness, SynthCube, Tall Dog, and more. Join in the music making in the Jam Room. Full day of lectures listed here. Plus, a morning DIY workshop with Cram Audio: build a Handheld Synthesizer!

FREE (except the DIY workshop). Follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, and Linkedin for more info and updates.

ESK - ARP Odyssey and Qantec Reverb 2

video upload by Metunar

"Second jam with a Korg ARP Odyssey FS synthesizer and a Qantec Yardstick 2402/F reverb effect.
Direct recording with soft mastering."

http://www.metunar.ch

Korg multi/poly - Thought invoking analog sounding keys

video upload by Scott McAuley Sounds

"Patches will be available at https://www.orano.co.uk/shop or http://www.synthsounds.co.uk

© Scott McAuley. All rights reserved.
#custom #sounds"

Ballista Blast by Shakmat, Six Sound Examples

video upload by Liminal Pulses

"In this showcase, I've created six different sound sources with the Ballista Blast by ‪@ShakmatModular‬ . It can do SO MANY THINGS, and do them AMAZINGLY, but I thought I'd focus on six sound design examples, so we can zoom in on a few core engines and all the various sounds you can get from those engines. Let me know what you think of each one in the comments!

Each sound example is 2.5 minutes long, save the last example, which is 4 minutes.

0:07 Sound Example One, Engine: WaveTable. Type: Basic. ENVLP Mode: ASR. ANLG VCF: Type 2. VCA Mode: Drone. Distortion type 2, level 3 out of 5. FM. Alt = ON

2:23 Sound Example Two, Engine: Classic. Mode: Width. ENVLP Mode: AR. ANLG VCF: Type 2. VCA Mode: Drone. FM. Alt = ON

4:46 Sound Example Three, Engine: FM. Algorithm Type: Magnet Claw Arms. VCA Mode: Drone. ENV Mode: AR. FM.

7:10 Sound Example Four, Engine: WaveTable. Type: Digi 08. VCF Type: 2p VCA Mode: Drone. ENV Mode: AR.

9:50 Sound Example Five, Engine: Classic. Mode: Sync. VCA Mode: Drone. ENV Mode: AR. ANLG VCF: Type 2. FM.

12:15 Sound Example Six Engine: WaveTable. Type: Harm 1. Distortion type 2, level 3 out of 5. ENVLP Mode: ASR. ANLG VCF: 4P. VCA Mode: ENV. Distortion type 2, level 3 out of 5. FM.

I'm using effects by the ‪@busycircuits‬ MFX and ‪@tiptop-audio‬ Z5000.
The first two sound examples feature a sequence by the Varigate 4+ by ‪@malekko1‬
The second two feature the Pseudos by Raw Yaw Media.
The last two feature the T12 by ‪@doboz.modular‬"

midiphy zetaSID plays "Electric City" by Flex (Stereo ASID)

video upload by midiphy

"An outstanding stereo SID track made by Flex (Antti Hannula) of Artline Designs in 2020.

Played back using quadchained midiphy zetaSIDs with a slight amount of hardware unison detune to slightly thicken the mix :). The MIDI ASID signal is provided by a midiphy nexusMIDI expander connected to an Elektron TM-1 MIDI Interface in Turbo MIDI mode to provide the bandwidth required for dual channel ASID playback.

Visualization support by a tiny six inch Sony PVM 6041QM CRT.

Thanks for watching and listening!
Best regards,
Peter/Hawkeye
https://www.midiphy.com/"

Waldorf Microwave (XTK 30 Voice) Real-Time Programming Session

video upload by Snupps Synth channel

"Programming session/jam based in one of my single patches, developed on the fly in the course of 22 minutes. Tried to film the performance, but my phone crashed just seconds into the performance before i realized."

Genki Instruments Katla #4 | Winterdagen

video upload by Winterdagen

I can't get enough of these kind of gentle key patches on the Katla synthesizer! For this patch I used a similar approach to the previous one, using the self oscillating filter as a sound source. But this time I played with modulating the wave folder, which at times in the piece almost feels like an extra melody coming in. I also once again tuned one of the voices an octave higher than the other ones, for unpredictable octave jumps in the melody, I just love that so much on Katla! For the next patch I'll try a more distorted one, promise."

See the Genki label below for additional posts.

Sketchy Labs DS-3100 Fully Polyphonic Synthesizer, Part 1: The Beast

video upload by Doc Sketchy

"After stringing along my followers on Mod Wiggler, I have finally made a video demonstrating the core circuitry of my polyphonic synthesizer project, the DS-3100 -- my homage to the Korg PS-3100, but done in Doc Sketchy style, with PCBs laid out in Excel, fully handmade and based entirely on my own original circuitry."

USING AN EAR MODEL 24 HEISENBERG AS SAMPLE & HOLD

video upload by Peter Grenader