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Friday, September 25, 2026

Modal Element One "AMBIKA" – 50 Organic Motion Presets for Ambient & Cinematic Music


video upload by Synth Cloud

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📩 Mail: info@synthonia.com

Ambika for Modal Element One is a 50-preset soundset built around organic motion, cinematic depth and expressive electronic colour.

This demo presents a sound bank designed for musicians, producers and sound designers who want to explore the deeper and more atmospheric side of Modal Element One.

The sound direction of Ambika moves through massive strings, deep evolving pads, drones, film-score textures, powerful basses, arps, sequences, cosmic plucks and expressive synth keys. These presets are made to bring movement into a track: pads evolve, textures breathe, sequences create pulse, and basses add weight and structure.

Ambika is not just a collection of static synth sounds. It focuses on sounds that can support full musical ideas: cinematic intros, ambient passages, soundtrack layers, experimental sections, electronic grooves and action-oriented arrangements.

Inside this soundset you will hear organic pads, spacious atmospheres, deep motion textures, Berlin-style sequences, cosmic keys and expressive synth tones shaped to give Modal Element One a wider production role.

If you create ambient music, cinematic soundscapes, electronic tracks, experimental textures or soundtrack-inspired compositions, Ambika gives you a focused and musical palette of 50 presets ready to play."

Sting VST / Dreadbox Nymphes #synth


video upload by Iftah

Custom Tubbutec controller on the right.

Bad Gear - This is A MEME, right???


video upload by AudioPilz

"Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most-hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about cyma forma RND. This godforsaken lovechild of a novelty toy even Teenage Engineering would be ashamed to put to the market and a 2005 Liberal Arts College Bachelor’s degree thesis, obvious ragebait for old school producers and synthesists and FL Studio Autogun ripoff is just a meme, right? Right?"

He Put 6 Classic Synths Inside the MiniFreak


video upload by Starsky Carr

"Can the Arturia MiniFreak recreate the character of six classic synths? With the V5 update and custom wavetables, I’m bringing tones from the *Minimoog, Prophet-5, Juno-106, Jupiter-8, Korg DW-8000 and Oberheim OB-X into the MiniFreak.

There’s more to an oscillator than a perfect saw or square wave. We’ll hear how different source waveforms affect the sound, explore the Juno’s bass bump, and combine pulse, saw and sub waves for some properly vintage tones.

Along the way, I demonstrate importing wavetables, compare classic oscillator flavours and explain why holding back on modulation and effects can help capture that vintage character.

These aren’t exact emulations—the filters and envelopes still play their part—but there’s plenty of character to explore.

The vintage sound packs are available for MiniFreak and Serum on my website. For more patches, samples and tutorials, join me on Patreon.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Six classic synths inside the MiniFreak
1:30 DW-8000 wavetables explained
2:36 DW-8000 patches
4:11 OB-X8 bank
6:23 PWM shootout: Juno vs Oberheim vs Prophet
7:20 Juno-106 high-pass modes
9:02 Prophet-5 PWM
12:03 Jupiter-8 bank
13:58 How to keep sounds vintage"

The Sumo Legend Behind YMO's Rydeen (Reimagined on Vintage Synths)


video upload by Nostalgic Explorer

"What does a legendary sumo wrestler have to do with one of the most influential synth-pop tracks ever made? 🎹

Yellow Magic Orchestra was formed by three geniuses: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yukihiro Takahashi, and Haruomi Hosono, who released the album Solid State Survivor, featuring the song "Rydeen." This song helped shape the sound of early video game music and influenced generations of electronic artists — and the story behind it is stranger than you'd expect. This episode traces the band's outsized legacy before diving into a full reimagination of the classic on the Moog Voyager, Roland Juno-60, and LinnDrum.

Chapters:
0:00 Meet the Band That Rewired Electronic Music
0:28 Two Legends Gone, One Icon Remains
1:23 From Oscar Wins to Underground Side Projects
2:24 The Untold Story Behind 'Rydeen'
3:53 Reimagining Rydeen on the Moog Voyager & Juno-60
7:02 Final Thoughts & What's Next"

Katla Field Notes: Lava


video upload by Genki

"Fifteen minutes with Katla, unedited.

Katla Field Notes is a series of long-form improvisations on Katla, a polyphonic synthesizer inspired by its namesake, Iceland's largest subglacial volcano.

Recorded at Kleifarvatn, August 2026. Direct out from Katla into Zoom H6, no processing beyond a touch of limiting."

Redshift 6 Explained - Multitimbral Patches


video upload by Supercritical Synthesizers

"Creating multitimbral patches on the Redshift 6.

In this video, we build a 3-part multitimbral patch, set up a keyboard split for the parts, and use LFOs and the arpeggiator to build modulations and movement in the sounds.

The Redshift 6 allows up to 6-part multitimbrality, with each part having its own Character and other synth controls. Multitimbrality is a great way to build big sounds and use the huge amount of available oscillators on the Redshift 6."

Thursday, September 24, 2026

Gr-Mega


video upload by HanzVolt

"Why dont you have one?"

Traveler version 1.1.0 Now Available


video upload by KeySolutions Sounds and Mike Martin

"Traveler 1.1.0 expands your sound-design options with a new wavetable browser, graphical envelope editing, deeper modulation, and improved DAW compatibility.

For more information on Traveler or to download the 14 day demo visit:

https://www.keysolutionssounds.com"

Waldorf Announce Iridium Core OS 4.1.0 Update



via Waldorf

"FREE UPDATE — 16 Voices Increased Polyphony

Good news for Iridium Core users! We have started the first public beta of Iridium Core OS 4.1.0, a free firmware update for all Iridium Core users that increases polyphony from 12 to 16 voices.

With this update, Iridium Core now offers the same polyphony as the other Iridium models.

The final update will be available soon, free of charge, to all Iridium Core users via your My Waldorf account."
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