Fala Versio stereo formant filter from Noise Engineering

video upload by Noise Engineering

"Fala Versio is available as a module with preorders NOW. Fala starts shipping December 17th, 2024.

0:00: Intro
1:11: Panel and controls
3:55: Patch - Attenuating CV to E4-E7 formant
4:31: Patch - Just the BIA (Basimilus Iteritas Alia)
5:01: Patch - Vocalizing a melodic sequence
5:43: Patch - Chaos with CV controls
6:11: Patch - Clocking the LFO
6:51: Firmware swap with other Versio modules

If you already own a Versio module, it's available as firmware here:
https://noiseengineering.us/products/...

Fala Versio is a stereo formant filter designed with pure musicality in mind. Rather than creating classic vowel shapes, Fala gives the sounds it shapes a vocal quality while retaining the musicality of the sound. Fala's signal chain features up to 24 bandpass filters, post-filter saturators, three allpass filters, a pre-filter wavefolder, and a suite of dynamics-control utilities. Fala makes it fun to make nice or gnarly tones, and easy to morph between them.

Fala also features a built-in clockable stereo LFO with sine or noise oscillators to modulate the filters and to bring some panning animation into your patches.

Whether you want resonant, vocal tones or uniquely modulated filth, Fala Versio is the perfect tool to take your patches to new timbral spaces."

Murder in the Cold: Dark Winter Mystery Theme (Ambient/Cinematic Music)

video upload by PARKER

https://jparkersound.bandcamp.com/alb...

Heaven 🌅 (Elektron Digitone + Rmx500 // Roland JD08 // Sequential Take 5 + Deco 2)

video upload by 2-Minute Warning

"Everything started with the FM DRUM pattern I made on the DIGITONE which is running through the Pioneer RMX-500 (adding fills, breaks etc.).

I used a lot if the cool features of the powerful DIGITONE's sequencer for this track, like probability (for DRUM sounds, PADS and BASS notes etc.), trig conditions, p-locks, note shift (the "accelerating" PLUCK notes for example) etc. 🤩

It was also time to get the Sequential Take 5 (through the Strymon DECO v2) back on the desk for the fat BASS sound (sequenced by the DIGITONE).

I used the Roland JD-08 for the PLUCK sound (Part1) and PADS (Part2), both parts being sequenced by the DIGITONE too 😉

00:00 RMX-500 filter build
00:36 The Drop with the BASS (Take5) and PADS (JD08)
01:22 RMX-500 Cymbal play
01:47 Digitone Drum fill
02:02 RMX-500 Cymbal roll
02:35 Outro"

Dave Spiers 30 year journey with OSCar

video upload by GForce Software

"Dave Spiers, co-founder of GForce Software, reminisces about a 30-year relationship with one of his favourite synthesisers and his friendship with the late Chris Huggett."

The story of CRIC with Future Sound Systems

video upload by DivKid

"It was a pleasure to first see CRIC with Future Sound Systems back in October 2023 around a trip to Bristol that was extended around the event Machina Bristronica. Fast forward a year, past Spinal Tap mini stone henge vibe portrait prototypes to the final Renault Twingo coloured thing ... we have CRIC in its final form. It's signal path is based around the unique features and control of the Recombination Engine and Timbral Sculpture eurorack designs heavily extended around a large pin matrix and powerful modulation section, lots of routing, lots of integration. I'm really excited for CRIC, as a mega synthesiser or centre piece for a whole electronic music studio."

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MPC X Session: Akai Mini D, Jura, and Casio SA-46

video upload by Retrothusiast

"Join me for another creative MPC X session as I expand on a song idea that started with a simple bass line on my son’s Casio SA-46. Using the Akai Mini D plugin, I recreated the bass sequence and layered it with lush bells and arpeggios from the JURA plugin. All of this was produced directly on the retro-inspired MPC X SE, with my Prophet 10 acting as a MIDI controller.

This session showcases the power of the MPC X and Akai’s incredible plugin suite, proving you don’t need external instruments to create a full-sounding track.

👉 Gear Featured in This Video:

Akai MPC X SE
Akai Mini D Plugin
JURA Plugin
Casio SA-46 (original bass idea)
Prophet 10 (MIDI controller)

🎵 Listen to tracks recorded off of the MPC X SE:

Retrothusiast · MPC X Session: Mini D, Jura, and Casio SA-46

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:37 Session Begins
9:50 That's a Wrap!
10:18 Full Track

I love retro music production gear, computers and electronics. Follow me on YouTube, Facebook and Retrothusiast.com if you share the same passions.

https://www.retrothusiast.com"

Meet the BLIPPULATOR - KAOTIC BLIPPING SYNTH

video uploads by biyiblip

From the maker of Gibber.

Playlist:
1. BLIPPULATOR - KAOTIC BLIPPING SYNTH
2. PATCH EXAMPLES FROM THE BLIPPULATOR USER MANUAL
3. BLIPPULATOR UNBOXING

"Meet blippulator, the quirky offspring of Rob Hordijk’s legendary designs, blending the heart of a Blippoo Box with the chaotic energy of a Benjolin.

Born from the mind of Hordijk's sonic explorations and further refined by Biyi Amez (BIYIBLIP), Blippulator takes everything we love about these classics and adds a fresh twist.

At its core, blippulator features extensive CV control, letting you dial in and modulate key parameters like the pitch of its two oscillators and the cutoff frequencies of its dual resonant filters. These aren’t just any filters—they’ve got that twin-peak magic that Hordijk fans will instantly recognise, adding a complex, organic edge to your sound.

One of blippulator’s coolest tricks? You can select any two arbitrary signals to create a custom PWM waveform, adding a layer of flexibility and unpredictability to your patches. Whether you’re controlling it from a Eurorack system or another external device, the 0-5V CV inputs and outputs make it a breeze to integrate into your setup.

The panel is user-friendly, making it easy to get hands-on with your sound and improvise live.

And just when you think you’ve got it figured out, blippulator’s got a few secret weapons up its sleeve to keep things interesting in your performances.

It’s a powerful tribute to Rob Hordijk’s genius, honouring his designs while pushing them in new directions, making it a must-have for anyone who loves modular synthesis and sonic exploration.

Blippulator is more than a synthesizer—it's a celebration of the past and the future of sound design, with a nod to one of the most innovative minds in the field.

Plug in, experiment, and let it take your performances to the next level.

How to get one?
Write an email to: biyiblip@gmail.com

Check and dowload the Blippulator user manual here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JqsN...

biyiblip - happy people synths."

Note: previously biyiblip posts had the Biyi Amez label. Moving forward they will have the biyiblip label. Click the labels below for more.

WING PINGER MEETS I'M GIBBER V3

video upload by biyiblip

"This video is just a little taste of what these two awesome instruments can do together.

The Wing Pinger is a cool new analog music instrument that lets you blend melody and noise in perfect harmony.

The original Gibber device was created by Rob Hordijk and Biyi Amez in 2020, when the usual activities at Hordijk Mansions in The Hague were put on hold because of the pandemic lockdown. Biyi, Rob's friend, assistant, and protégé, found a rare and outdated computer voice chip and had the idea to turn it into a synthesizer. Rob was intrigued, and in the following weeks, The Gibber was born.

The 'I'm Gibber' is a generative/self-playing device that can also be somewhat controlled by the user. It's based on Rob's "Rungler," a digital shift register that feeds back into itself. This setup makes the voice chip continuously produce a stream of phonemes, vowels, plosives, and syllables from the English language, but they’re all jumbled together in a stream that never quite forms recognizable language or meaning.

If you're interested in buying an 'I'm Gibber V3,' just shoot an email to biyiblip@gmail.com. Limited units available, so grab one before it's gone forever!

Check out and download the I’m Gibber V3 manual here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A8jC..."

See the Biji Amez label below for additional posts.

The Teenage Engineering OP-1 has been dethroned: The best-selling electronic gear on Reverb in 2024

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via Reverb

"Each year, Reverb takes stock of what musicians across the globe are buying and selling as a way to keep players up to date on the latest gear trends. Today, we're sharing a big one: The best-selling electronic gear on Reverb this year.

The headline: After five years, the Teenage Engineering Op-1 has been dethroned. That's right -- the TE OP-1 is no longer the best-selling piece of electronic gear for the first time in half a decade...and oh how the mighty have fallen, with the OP-1 coming in at #5. However, it's not all bad for the Swedish synth brand.

Teenage Engineering had three pieces of gear -- the OP-1 (#5), the EP-133 K.O. II (#6), and the OP-1 Field (#11) -- in the top-10, as the brand continues to expand. Point and case: Teenage Engineering debuted the OP-XY just last month.

Both the OP-1 (#3) and the OP-1 Field (#19) finished inside of the top-20 best-selling used synths and electronic gear.

Elektron's Digitakt topped the list, largely due to the release of the Digitakt II and Digitone II models earlier this year. The brand's 2024 debuts helped propel Elektron's Digitone to #9 -- and you can get both the Digitone and Digitakt for a great price thanks to a $160+ drop in the cost of used models for both.

The Digitakt topped the list of best-selling used synths and electronic gear this year, further proving its popularity.

The Ableton Push 2 (#2) and the Korg Drumlogue (#4) both jumped into the top-five thanks to great deals from the brands' respective official Reverb shops.

Korg finished as second on the list of the best-selling electronic gear brands, while Roland took home the gold, Yamaha took home silver, and Akai and Arturia rounded out the top-five.

While Ableton's Push 2 was a best-seller, the standalone Push 3 was beat out by Native Instruments' Maschine+, which finished #11 on the list of the overall best-selling drum machines, samplers, and controllers.

To view all of the electronic gear that made this year's best-selling lists on Reverb, visit https://reverb.com/news/best-selling-electronic-gear-of-2024"

Artist Picks: Best Music Gear of 2024 (Part 2)

video upload by Perfect Circuit

Check out the accompanying article on our blog, Signal."

"2024 is soon drawing to a close—so, we're taking a look back at the year, and taking account of all of the weird and wonderful instruments that gave us some inspiration this year. Synthesizers, drum machines, and Eurorack modules to samplers and effects, this year had no shortage of inspiring instruments.

So, we reached out to some of our friends and content creators to fill us in on their year, asking one simple question: what was the coolest piece of gear YOU got this year? For some, that meant brand-new releases, but for others, it meant sitting down and digging into classic instruments.

In this video, we hear from:
0:05 Emily Hopkins on the Expressive E Osmose + Vongon Replay
3:36 The Midlife Synthesist on the Arturia Polybrute 12
5:36 Son Wu on the Elektron Octatrack
10:38 Monotrail on the ADDAC507 Random Bézier Waves
13:32 Surco on the Shakmat Battering Ram + OXI Meta

Check out the accompanying article on our blog, Signal."

You can find additional Artist Picks: Best Music Gear of 2024 posts here.