Koarse making sounds for the PolyPulse Wavetable update!

video upload by Lambda Synthetics and Koarse

"To celebrate the PolyPulse wavetable update I’ve asked sound design wizard Koarse to spend some time with the PolyPulse. She created 42 hard-hitting samples, 35 haunted presets and 30 crunchy wavetables!

The firmware update and the free presets/samples/wavetables created by Koarse can be downloaded on: https://forum.lambdasynthetics.com/"

Elektron Tonverk

video upload by Luca Longobardi

"Friday morning vibes"

Introducing PunchBox 2 by d16group

video uploads by d16group

Playlist:

1. PunchBox 2 - Bass Drum Synthesizer
2. PunchBox 2 - Preset Showcase
3. PunchBox 2 - Walkthrough

"Meet PunchBox 2 – a powerful hybrid kick drum design engine built for modern music production.

Combining legendary kick emulations, advanced synthesis, sampling, and a versatile wavetable engine, PunchBox 2 gives you everything you need to create punchy, modern, and mix-ready kicks from scratch. Four independent sound generators, a flexible effects rack, advanced modulation tools, and intelligent routing provide deep sound-design capabilities while maintaining a fast and streamlined workflow.

Explore a massive factory library packed with presets, samples, and wavetables, then take full control of every transient, tone, and tail with the integrated Advanced Editor. Whether you're producing EDM, Techno, House, Hard Dance, Trap, Hip-Hop, or cinematic music, PunchBox 2 is designed to help you craft kicks that cut through any mix.

PunchBox 2 was developed through a collaboration between D16 Group, CFA-Sound, and Sounds of Revolution.

Learn more: https://www.d16.pl/punchbox"

Redshift 6 - Firmware 1.7 Demo - Math Engines

video upload by Supercritical Synthesizers

"Redshift 6 Firmware 1.7 in action — no talking, just pure playing.

Firmware 1.7 brings a significant expansion to Redshift 6 through the introduction of Math Engines, unlocking powerful new ways to shape and transform modulation signals.

From essential processors like Slew and Sample & Hold to more experimental processors such as Curve and Fold & Clip, the new Math Engines provide a diverse set of modulation-shaping tools for both subtle refinement and radical modulation manipulation.

00:00 SLEW
01:15 CURVE
03:04 FOLD & CLIP
04:20 QUANTIZE
05:30 MULTI-VIA
06:28 SAMPLE & HOLD
07:27 TRACK & HOLD
08:50 SWITCH
10:10 CROSSFADE

With Firmware 1.7, Redshift 6 reaches a major milestone, completing the front panel feature set envisioned from the very beginning and opening a new chapter in reimagining what an analog synth can do."

DS-8 v0.4 OUT NOW

video upload by Intermynd Instruments

"Analog synth engine with scale-quantized melody generation. Per-track mute/solo. Pattern chaining. Sampler file browser with real-time WAV preview. 15-second samples. Tie & note picker for synth lanes.

#psvita #ds8 #drummachine #synth #musicproduction #dawless #musictech"

GDR Synth Legend Julius Krebs and the Tiracon 6V Synth

video upload by synthgeplauder

Click CC in the player once started for subtitles. Click here and scroll for additional synthgeplauder Tiracon videos including demos.

"Welcome to my 'Synthgeplauder' (Synth Chat) channel.

// TODAY'S TOPIC
Today, I’m chatting with East German synth legend Julius Krebs. Julius played a pivotal role in shaping the electronic music scene in the former GDR and is intimately familiar with the story behind the Tiracon 6V—the first polyphonic synthesizer built in East Germany shortly before the fall of the Wall—as he was actively involved in the project. Get ready for fascinating facts and quirky anecdotes from the GDR music scene.

// LINKS
My Linktree: https://linktr.ee/deantiquisetnovis"

Original German:

"Willkommen auf meinem Synthgeplauder Kanal.

// HEUTIGES THEMA
Heute unterhalte ich mich mit der DDR Synthlegende Julius Krebs. Julius prägte die elektronische Musik in der ehemaligen DDR maßgeblich mit und kennt auch die Hintergründe zum Tiracon 6V, dem ersten polyphonen Synthesizer der in der DDR kurz vor der Wende gebaut wurde, denn Julius war aktiv in das Projekt involviert. Freut Euch auf Wissenswertes und Kurioses aus der DDR Musikszene.

// LINKS
Mein Linktree: https://linktr.ee/deantiquisetnovis"

Is Elektron's Tonverk The Ultimate Solo Device For Techno?

video upload by EZBOT

"The Tonverk is quite possibly the most misunderstood Elektron box out right now. What is it best at? No one is sure yet, but I may have stumbled onto the ultimate solo Techno Technique for the Tonverk and it's built around subtracks. Let's discuss.."

EZBOT resources: https://www.patreon.com/ezbot, https://ko-fi.com/ezbot/, https://www.modbang.com"

00:00:00 Is the Tonverk the Ultimate Solo Techno Machine?
00:02:41 Overview of the Tonverk Layout & Default Patterns
00:05:16 Setting Up the Subtrack Technique (Kick, Clap, Hat, Perk)
00:07:26 Why Leveraging Subtracks Solves Effects Confusion
00:09:05 Testing the Hypothesis: Loading Up Techno Kicks
00:11:50 Programming and Layering the First Kick Patterns
00:13:12 Exploring the Two-Finger Techno Technique
00:14:43 Populating and Modulating the Hi-Hat Subtracks
00:17:40 Managing Mutes: Keeping the "Electron Brain" Workflow
00:21:40 Creating a Monophonic Synth Patch with Wavefinder
00:26:30 Sound Design Strategy: Tuning Trigs by Ear
00:33:36 Populating and Arranging the Clap Subtracks
00:37:40 Transform Feature: Randomizing Melodic Sequences
00:42:45 Setting Up the Sidechain Ducking Bus
00:48:23 Creating Ambient Vocal & Time-Stretch Textures
01:07:57 Recap: The Full Subtrack Workflow Explained
01:17:50 Exploring the Grainer for Dub Techno Pads
01:29:11 Switching Gears: Building a Clean Dub Techno Track
01:40:08 Troubleshooting Basslines & Transpose Settings
02:04:13 Tonverk vs. Syntact: Which Should You Choose?
02:06:32 Sneak Peek: Upcoming "Prophet Keys" Multi-Sample Pack
02:12:13 Outro, Patreon Thanks & Lesson Details

Using a Zero to Rack Mount a 0-Ctrl, 0-Coast, or Strega

video upload by Sonoclast Music

"The Zero is a eurorack module made to assist rack mounting a Make Noise 0-Ctrl, 0-Coast, or Strega. It includes an attenuverter and a barrel jack breakout to power a Make Noise module with its original power supply."

Zero on the left.

via Sonoclast Music

"The Zero is a eurorack module made to assist rack mounting a Make Noise 0-Ctrl, 0-Coast, or Strega. It includes an attenuverter and a barrel jack breakout to power a Make Noise module with its original power supply.

Here is one next to a 0-Ctrl.

Specifications

The top part of the Zero is an attenuverter. From top to bottom:

The input jack is for the control voltage to be attenuverted.

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"Rooms" dawless jam with Death by Audio Rooms, Dreadbox Artemis, and Teenage Engineering OPXY

video upload by Aurélien Vieira Lino

"Jamming with the Death By Audio Rooms! Great pedal!"

TRX-12: Create Melodies That Evolve & Mutate Forever!

video upload by Electronisounds Audio

"Grab TRACKER TRX-12 here: https://www.electronisounds.com/trx-1...

Introduction and Crash Course: [previously posted here]

I built the TRACKER that I've always wanted to use: TRX-12 💙

A fast, hands-on, tracker-style desktop DAW for Windows & macOS — loaded with 4,000+ original samples, three custom synth engines, 450+ Presets, 850+ MIDI files and a creative Step-FX workflow you won't find anywhere else! 😁🙏👊"