Sequential Trigon 6 "SM Analog Plucks"

video upload by DKS SYNTH LAB

Sound created by: ‪@scottmcauleysounds‬ https://www.orano.co.uk/shop

12:01 in Scott's video here.

PlantsSystem-HyperGlitchMix

video upload by plantssystem

"PlantsSystem latest track, 'HyperGlitchMix' is an experimental piece that breaks down sound into pieces and then reconstructs the fragmented sound particles in a new order. The rhythm breaks down into fragments before recombining, and electronic noise and distorted effects fly around unpredictably. This futuristic and aggressive glitch soundscape gives the impression of a new musical organism being born from the remains of data. The intricate structural beauty that emerges from the chaos is a sound art unique to PlantsSystem.
#hyperglitch #plugdata"

TONTO Mark Jenkins in Canada with Margouleff and Cecil's legendary Moog Modular analog synthesizer

video upload by Mark Jenkins

"MARK JENKINS with Robert Margouleff and Malcolm Cecil's legendary Moog Modular analog synthesizer system T.O.N.T.O. as used by Stevie Wonder, Gil Scott-Heron, Steve Hillage and many more, and seen in Brian DePalma's movie 'Phantom Of The Paradise'..

Impressions of Canada
A tour of the T.O.N.T.O. system
Recording from Logic to T.O.N.T.O.
Music extracts

CD album out soon!
Check back here for updates

www.markjenkinsmusic.com"

Remembering Gert Jalass of MOON MODULAR

John L Rice wrote in to let us know today is the late Gert Jalass' birthday. I met Gert a few times at NAMM, and John would often man the Moon Modular Booth. Gert was a great, kind soul. I miss his smile; I miss his presence.

John mentioned the Moon Modular website has had a few updates since his passing. The About and History pages are worth a look.

You will find the following there:

LUNAR MAGIC | Gert Jalass’ Work of Life

as well as

THE HISTORY OF MOON MODULAR 2002 - 2025.

Golden Gate Park’s Hidden Gem in 4K | Black Sand Beach + Cinematic Electronica

video upload by Saul Stokes

New relaxing music and video from supporting member, Saul Stokes. Links below.

"I've lived in the Bay Area for 20 years and only recently discovered that there's one of only about 20-30 black sand beaches in the world right here in the Bay Area. A little search online says that this is due to ground-up volcanic rock. It's a stunning, yet somewhat challenging location to reach. My wife and I opted to take a little beach picnic while recording. Over the course of about 2 hours, only 2 people made it down to the beach. One of the more amazing stories about this area is that there's a Cold War nuclear launch site just up the road, which you can now tour. If you ever come to San Francisco, make sure to cross the Golden Gate and take a little afternoon hike down to the Black Sand Beach.

As for the music, a few long-time listeners might be a bit disappointed, expecting the entire Radiate album, as shown by the album cover. While compiling the music for these videos, I have discovered that sometimes certain songs don't quite fit the feel I'm going for. For Radiate, I opted to replace a few of the darker songs with some of my favorite tracks from my first demo tape, Burning Igloo, which was released in 1993. The song 'Haight Pacific' was a name I pulled from the MUNI bus I first rode on a trip to the ocean while visiting San Francisco in the 1990s. I still find it fascinating that the city of San Francisco is literally right on the ocean. Radiate was performed in Sausalito when I first moved here in the early 2000s. I don't remember much other than it was by a dock with many beautiful boats. Additionally, a few beautiful studio pieces were added to the CD to fill it up. Radiate was released on Databloem, a CDR label based in the Netherlands. I almost forgot, as a closer, I opted to add a single titled Collision, which was written many years later. If you want to hear the entire Radiate album, jump over to the Bandcamp link below.

01:18- Vast
08:12- Nano Flame
16:53- Haight Pacifica (Burning Igloo)
24:12- Curve of Symphony
32:58- Zerk (Burning Igloo)
35:25 Placenta (Burning Igloo)
43:49- Hard Landing
50:58-Collision (Single)

Instagram: / saul_stokes_music
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2kE0k...
Apple Music: / saul-stokes
Tidal: https://tidal.com/browse/artist/6474747
Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/artists/B000...
Bandcamp: https://saulstokes.bandcamp.com/

Sequential Ob-6 Analog Synthesizer Module Venta Instrumentos Vintage Olimusic

video upload by Pablo Olivera

"Apogee Symphony Desktop & Logic Pro"

First Time Playing With Nina From Melbourne Instruments

video upload by RAFAEL RGH

"The Nina is a synthesizer that the knobs that move by itself. In this video I play three patterns on the Nina."

00:00 Pattern 1 - Bounce
01:14 Pattern 2 - Big sound
02:13 Pattern 3 - Exciting

Modular Moog (vintage)

video upload by Memetune Studio

"The Moog sounds so rubbery and gorgeous today

And the 914 Fixed Filter Bank sounds a bit like waves on an electronic beach"

Instruõ - ceithir | Project Overview

video upload by

"Welcome to the instruōduction of the ceithir.
This is the largest module I have designed to date. Measuring in at 58HP!
It’s been a design project I’ve been tapping away at in the background since Christmas Eve 2024. (It was my holiday entertainment)

I’ve been keen for a while to do a design project reminiscent of my approach ~10 years ago when I was designing the troika.
That was the original Instruō module and came about entirely because I wanted more oscillators in my rack! I actively Timelapse recorded the troika design process and scored it using that original troika to be an extremely nerdy music video!
I did a similar video document project when I designed the tràigh filter later that year.
I did actually record the harmonàig PCB design as well… but that never made a cut because I ended up getting too busy focussing more on the module development side of things more so than the documenting.

For ceithir I have gone a little bit further… I ran timelapse recording for the majority of the process, but also “vlogged” the process and did my best to record key milestones stages.
Over the coming weeks I am going to be publishing these as focussed mini documentaries that focus in on particular design stages.
Some of these include:
• sketching the interface layout/hardware components and then designing the interface graphics
• hardware layout considerations
• troubleshooting initial prototypes
• first power up and then calibration/testing of the first full hardware iterations

As Instruō has grown over the years I have enjoyed collaborating with this team of designers. Sharing ideas and learning from each other is a big part of how we create. I hope some of this series might serve as some form of reference to anyone interested in module design. I feel like it’s becoming more and more common for bands/artists to produce some behind the scenes content surrounding writing and production of new albums. I’m hoping the format translates to some module design bts content. It is perhaps not a step by step tutorial, but I have tried to capture the process quite comprehensively.

This module is a ridiculous one! I don’t know what the current next step is beyond a handful of them existing for my own personal rack(s).
If there is interest, please let me know and I can see what’s possible. This thing is definitely not suited for large scale production! But I am very excited to see what people do with it.

Thanks for reading.
Please feel free to join us on Discord and say hi!
~ Jason"

Exploring the NEOHARP – A MIDI Instrument That Thinks Outside the Keybed

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"Discover the NEOHARP (🔗 Learn more: https://neoharp.com) – a unique and beautiful MIDI instrument mixing concepts of the accordion and zither, designed to make chord playing intuitive and expressive. In this hands-on review, I explore the prototype’s features, layout, app integration, and how it performs with DAWs and soundfonts. Whether you're a synth enthusiast or just curious about new ways to play, this deep dive covers everything you need to know before its official release.

⏱️ Video Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:21 Quick Demo
00:30 What's in the Bag? What is NEOHARP?
01:17 Hardware Overview
01:34 Arc de Triomphe
02:00 Chord Key Layout
02:30 Chord Combinations
02:46 Right-Hand Keyboard Behavior
03:10 App & Editable Parameters
04:50 Soundfonts
05:14 DAW Integration
05:31 Demo 1 – Harp & Filter Sweeps
06:14 Demo 2 – RasPi Piano
06:57 What It’s Not
07:27 Pros
07:57 Areas for Improvement
09:38 Synth Players vs Guitarists
10:17 Final Thoughts
10:31 Demo 3 – Juno-60 Emulator
11:01 Outro

HÄLP ZIS CHANNEL
https://www.patreon.com/floyd_steinberg
https://floydsteinberg.gumroad.com/
https://floydsteinberg.bandcamp.com/"

NEOHARP Tutorials, tips & tricks

video uploads by Neoharp

Playlist:

1. Getting to Know Your Instrument — Tutorial #1
2. How to Connect — Tutorial #2
3. Set Up the Application — Tutorial #3
4. Principles of Playing — Tutorial #4
5. A Bit of Theory and a "Box" of Six Chords — Tutorial #5
6. Playing Songs — Tutorial #6
7. Right-Hand Techniques — Tutorial #7
8. App Interface and Channel Logic — Tutorial #8
9. Channel Settings — Tutorial #9