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Oberheim OB-12 Community Archive

The OBERHEIM OB-12 Community Archive is a new site dedicated the to Viscount Oberheim OB-12. It's an extremely well done site. Be sure to take a look.

It includes:

"Everything known to exist online for the Viscount-made virtual analog (2000), gathered here in one place, free."

via the creator of the site:

"I thought it might be of interest to MatrixSynth readers because it includes something the OB-12 community had wanted for two decades: the official Viscount Service Manual with full schematics (49 pages, 2001), recovered and now freely available, along with the CPU datasheet, every firmware version, the OB12Editor for Win98/ME, manuals, sound banks, the Jexus patches and the press reviews mirrored offline."

A Potted History of Drum Synthesizers

video upload by Alex Ball and Nathan Curran Tugg the Drummer (Tugg)

"A look at a niche within a niche, the drum synthesizer; a story that begins in the late 60s and continues to this very day."

0:00 Intro
0:25 Definition of a "Drum Synthesizer"
2:24 Precursors, DIY and Impakt
4:03 Star Instruments Synare
5:09 How these Instruments Worked
6:13 Syndrum: The First Famous Drum Synth
8:45 Ult-Sound: Japan's First Drum Synth
10:10 Pearl & Tama: Here Come The Drum Companies
13:20 Simmons: The Zeitgeist
19:21 The Flood Gates & Mega-Montage
24:48 Soviet Offerings
25:17 Decline and the Splitting Point
27:05 Vermona: A New Era
29:28 Elektron: Blurred Lines
30:58 A Plethora of Machines
32:24 Clavia/Nord: Simply Red
33:39 Modern Day: The Culmination
34:44 Summary & Thanks
35:23 Patron Outro Jam

Update:

1/14/26 Simmons SDS6 + TAMA DS200 + Alesis MIDIVERB II + CXM 1978

video upload by Cfpp0

"This is one of two videos I recorded for the great Alex Ball (‪@AlexBallMusic‬) to use in his video about the history of drum synthesizers. I’m using the Simmons SDS7 to trigger the two halves of the TAMA DS200, with reverbs from the Alesis MIDIVERB II and the CXM 1978. The DS200 is running hot through the MIDIVERB II, overloading the preamp. The CXM 1978 has a long predelay in lo-fi mode to create a grainy pitchy echo."

Swells Explorations | X-1: Fog (No Talking Demo)

video upload by Intellijel

"This is an exploration of Swells model X-1: Fog - An expansion of the 'one-knob' reverb effect found on our Sealegs module. Swells adds a full set of controls to this lush reverb, plus the LO-FI modifier which adds saturation and tape wow & flutter."

Sections:
00:00 - Titles
00:10 - Modulating Fog
02:09 - Beat Space
03:26 - Guitar Grain Flow
05:38 - Full Exploration

Featured Intellijel Hardware:
7U x 104HP Performance Gen 2
Multigrain
Atlantix
Metropolix
| Flurry
Quad VCA
Quadratt 1U
Aux Mix 1U

Herbs and Stones Acid Jam - Liquid Foam + Gentle Wham

video upload by Pork Chop Synthesizers

Introducing Wavetable Designer by Lambda Synthetics

video upload by Lambda Synthetics

Lamda Synthetics also makes the PolyPulse Algorithmic Performance Workstation.

"A short introduction and demo of the new Lambda Synthetics Wavetable Designer! Try it out yourself at https://wavetabl.es/"

CHAIR Analog Waveguide | #Superbooth

video upload by CatSynth TV

"Max from CHAIR (Center for Haptic Audio Interface Research) joins us to talk about their new Analog Waveguide module. This module, which is based on a design by Michael Gerzon (inventor of Ambisonics) from the 1970s, combines BBD delay lines to create a two-dimensional resonator bank that can model a variety of percussion, string, and other sounds."

Patreon: / catsynth | https://shop.catsynth.com | https://ko-fi.com/catsynth

U-He Zebra3 Atmospheric Cinematic Ambient Presets Sound Demo

video upload by Anton Anru

"🌊 Liquid Depths is a collection of 50 atmospheric presets for U-He Zebra 3, designed for producers who enjoy cinematic sound design, fluid textures, and evolving spatial atmospheres.
The soundset includes: 12 Pads, 12 Strings, 14 Textures, and 12 Drones.

📦 Download link: https://antonanru.sellfy.store/p/zebr...
👤 The author of the soundset is Ilian.

🎛 Each patch includes 4 Macros controlling brightness, movement, modulation depth, texture, noise, effects, and spatial character, depending on the preset.
ModWheel opens the sound and adds harmonic content, while velocity affects dynamics and expression for a more responsive performance.

🎬 Suitable for ambient, cinematic, experimental electronic music, IDM, drone music, and atmospheric sound design for films, games, and visual media where depth and space are important.

Technical Info – How to Import Presets
Open the Zebra plugin.
Go to the Presets tab.
On the left panel, find the User folder.
Drag and drop the folder the presets folder from your computer into the User folder inside Zebra.
Restart the plugin or refresh the presets list if needed.
The presets should now appear under User in the Zebra browser.

Make sure you are using the latest vst-plugin version."

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