Creating Loops with Granular Sounds | Intellijel Multigrain, Sealegs and Swells

video upload by Intellijel

"With some simple patching, you can create loops and rhythms with Multigrain to accompany your beats - ranging from MPC-style chops to time-stretched samples. This video explores some of the possibilities at a simple level, which have the potential for developing into more complex patches.

Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction and patch
00:53 - Setting up a looping Sound
03:18 - Modulating START
05:02 - Switching out Samples
05:59 - Modulating PITCH
08:06 - Using SYNC
09:31 - Summary"

The Strangest, Most Interesting Synth He's Played This Year (Morphor Echon6)

video upload by Starsky Carr

"The Morphor Echon6 is the world's first analog modal polysynth — a genuine departure from the wall of subtractive synths flooding the market right now. In this review and demo I dig into its Karplus-Strong-based exciter and resonator, six voices you can split into six independent monosynths, and a modulation system so intuitive it doesn't need a menu. Full raw demo at the end so you can hear it completely unprocessed.

WHAT IS MODAL SYNTHESIS?
Modal synthesis uses a Karplus-Strong oscillator — an exciter (like a pluck, bow, or hammer) run through a resonator (like a string or instrument body) — to fake physical, plucked/struck sounds. First proposed by Kevin Karplus and Alexander Strong back in 1982, you'll recognise the concept from modules like Mutable Instruments Plaits, Rings and Braids, and digital oscillators in synths like the Arturia MiniFreak and Korg Minilogue XD. The Echon6 takes that same idea and builds it entirely in analog circuitry — as far as I know, the first synth to pull that off.

CHAPTERS
0:00 What's coming up
1:43 DEMO JAM #1 - glitchy ambient
5:40 What is modal synthesis? (Karplus-Strong explained)
6:53 Front panel overview
7:52 Six voice groups patch demo
9:53 DEMO JAM #2 - as an FX unit on drums
12:20 SIx voices in unison - CHORD MODE?
13:06 DEMO JAM #3 - 6 unique voices
13:48 Exciter section deep dive
21:15 BBD resonator deep dive
25:47 Modulation section deep dive
36:22 Building a musical patch from scratch
41:16 DEMO JAM #4 - A Love Story ;) IYKYK
43:15 Echon6 vs Erica Synths Steampipe
45:00 Final thoughts
45:40 Patreon & website
46:13 DEMO JAM #5 Intro raw (maybe a little reverb at the end)

MY TAKE
The Echon6 is a genuinely fresh alternative to the current glut of subtractive synths — your Jupiters, Junos, Prophets, and OB-style clones. It felt natural within minutes, the modulation is some of the cleverest I've used on any hardware synth, and the build quality is excellent. Compared to the Erica Synths Steampipe (digital modal synthesis), the Echon6 is easier to learn, while the Steampipe can get more chaotic, faster, thanks to its distortion and reverb. Both are worth a look if experimental modal synthesis is your thing — but the Echon6 gets a big thumbs up from me.

GEAR MENTIONED
Morphor Echon6 (analog modal polysynth, reviewed here)
Erica Synths Steampipe (digital modal synth, comparison)
Mutable Instruments Plaits / Rings / Braids
Arturia MiniFreak
Korg Minilogue XD

MORE PATCHES, SAMPLES & TUTORIALS
Patreon: www.patreon.com/starskycarr - patches, samples, tutorials and more
www.starskycarr.com - patches, samples, free and cheap goodies"

Modor DR-2 / not an extensive playthrough / all the DRUMS (and synths)!

video upload by BRiES

"I recorded this video really haphazardly so excuse the chaos. I'm sure if you're curious about this magnificent workhorse of a drummachine that you'll find plenty of interesting information in this video.

Thanks to Marcel for lending me this unit!"

RND Synth from cymaforma with Buchla synthesizer - skipping ideas

video upload by Tom Leclerc

"recorded at my new studio - zinzolin studio"

TONVERKxSOLAR 42N // MASSIVE INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY

video upload by Catenation

"A live synthesizer industrial jam performed entirely on the Elta Music Solar 42N and the Elektron Tonverk. Percussion Samples from Finland Rust (Subtracks), other samples from Voltage Chaos. Tonverk is sending out a pulse to sync the Solar 42, while receiving the two channels of the Solar 42N to add effects and stereofy them.

My sounds and samples: https://dissonantwitchcraft.com/
Check out my new Album: https://catenation.bandcamp.com/"
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matrix note: it's intersting how the wrenches impact the perception of the piece. Nice touch, imo.

Getting Started with the S4: Recording, overdubbing and resampling & Using the S4 as an FX processor

video upload by torso electronics

"In this tutorial, we explore how to record, overdub and resample with the S4.

Learn how to use three ways of working with audio on the S4, from capturing new material to layering overdubs and resampling the result.

For more information about the S4, please visit torsoelectronics.com

Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:08 - Recording, overdubbing and resampling
00:27 - Set up and input configuration
01:33 - Recording with DISC
03:34 - Recording and overdubbing with TAPE
05:03 - Resampling individual tracks
06:30 - Resampling the main output"

Creating with the S4: Using the S4 as an FX processor
video upload by torso electronics

"In this tutorial, we explore how to use the S4 as an external FX processor

Learn how to set up the S4 for external input, then process, record, resample, and combine different approaches across its four tracks.

For more information about the S4, please visit torsoelectronics.com

Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:20 - Connect an audio source
01:08 - Monitoring
01:43 - Add effects
02:23 - Flexible input routing
04:06 - Connecting a second instrument
05:02 - End-of-chain solutions
06:57 - Combining tracks with sends"

Additional Getting Started with the S4 posts

MOOG Sound + Drone Sound

video upload by Laurent Baloran

"In this example of The River 2’s multitimbrality, Timbre A is a typical 'MOOG' sound, while Timbre B is a heavily modulated sound with the VCA constantly open. Also note the musicality of the glide ;)
All of this is achieved with a 4-voice prototype ;) The final version will have 8, (12?) or 16 voices. The final panel won’t look exactly like the application, but it will retain the same ergonomic layout and organization as the software.

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Dans cet exemple sur la multitimbralité de The River 2, le timbre A est un son typique « MOOG » et le timbre B, une source pleine de modulations avec une ouverture constante du VCA. Notez aussi la musicalité du glide ;) Tout cela est obtenu avec un proto à 4 voix ;) La version définitive sera en 8, (12 ?) ou 16 voix. Le panneau définitif n’aura pas exactement le look de l’application, mais il reprendra l’organisation ergonomique du logiciel."

ARP Foundation Back-to-School Fundraiser to Inspire the Next Generation of Electronic Music Innovators

video upload by Alan R. Pearlman Foundation

"Bleeps and voices from ARPs for All workshops / Music performed by Jim Michmerhuizen / The Bach Works

Campaign runs August 18 through October 13, 2026, seeking $17,500 to acquire and preserve rare pieces of synthesizer history and to grow the Foundation's ARPs for All education program.

LEARN MORE, DONATE & GET some COOL GIFTS!
https://arpchives.org/arp-late-summer...

Support the Foundation — Receive Exclusive Thank-You Gifts

As a thank you for helping preserve synthesizer history, supporters can choose from a variety of exclusive rewards generously donated by members of the synthesizer community. The reward ladder is simple: each level includes everything below it, plus one new gift — so the more you give, the more you receive.

Highlights include:
One-on-one tutorials with renowned artist Lisa Bella Donna
Anthony Marinelli's “Think Like a Synth” course
Cherry Audio software, including the Synth Stack 6
KORG Collection software bundle
Bjooks rewards — PATCH & TWEAK digital subscription and hardcover editions

EVERSYNTH ARP Odyssey t-shirts, ARP magnets, Eurorack blanks, and postcard sets

A drawing for a Day at ARPs for All Studios in Boston

https://arpchives.org/arp-late-summer..."

Forest Pads

video upload by A Little Knight Music

"Relaxing Lo-fi ambient

Sequential Prophet Rev 2 - Eventide Blackhole - TAL-Chorus-LX"

Melbourne Instruments Backs Its Motorized Controls With a 10-year Warranty

Press release follows:

Melbourne Instruments Backs Its Motorized Controls With a 10-year Warranty

Guaranteed to feel the same in 10 years as it does on day one. Every motorized rotary control that Melbourne Instruments builds is now covered by a 10-year warranty.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - Melbourne Instruments today announced a 10-year warranty on the motorized rotary control components in every product it builds, covering NINA, DELIA and ROTO-CONTROL. The cover sits alongside the standard product warranty and is activated by registering the instrument.

A conventional knob uses a wiper dragging across a resistive track, and that contact is what wears, collects dust and eventually fails. Melbourne Instruments' controls remove contact from the assembly. Torque passes from the motor through a magnetic field rather than a gear train. Position is read optically, with nothing touching. There is no wear surface anywhere between the motor and the player's fingers.

That has benefits beyond durability. An endless encoder has no fixed position, so the knob sits wherever the last hand left it and the true value lives on a screen or LED. Its detents soften over time as the disc and wipers wear. Melbourne Instruments' knobs drive to the exact preset position, hold detents and switch positions under the hand, and change character on demand - stepped, smooth, or switch-like. No gears between the motor and your fingers. The knob moves the instant the sound does.

The motors have been tested 50 million times, far more than a lifetime of playing could reach. The 10-year warranty is not the limit of the mechanism. It is the point at which Melbourne Instruments stopped counting.

Customers who bought before 17 August 2026 have until 17 February 2027 to register at melbourneinstruments.com and activate their full 10 years, running from the original date of purchase. The terms and scope are the same as for a new purchase.

The warranty launches with a campaign called "A decade of play", running across Melbourne Instruments' channels and dealer partners from 17 August. The line appears on a 10-year motor warranty roundel supplied to retailers alongside product artwork and spec listings.

Claims in the first 2 years go through the customer's place of purchase, as they do today. From year 3 to year 10, claims come directly to Melbourne Instruments, with service points in Europe, the USA and Australia. Cover applies to the motorized rotary control components only and requires registration.

www.melbourneinstruments.com