Soundtoys SIGNALS: Don Slepian

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"We recently welcomed Don Slepian to Soundtoys HQ for an intimate performance and conversation as part of our Signals series.

Slepian has been exploring the possibilities of electronic music since long before most of its current vocabulary existed. An American composer, performer, and sound designer, his early work at Bell Labs placed him at the intersection of music and emerging digital technology. In the decades since, he has developed a singular approach to live electronic performance, combining improvisation, real-time synthesis, custom instruments, and immersive sound.

Watching that work unfold in our space was something special. Don is not simply a pioneer of electronic music, but an artist who has remained relentlessly curious about what electronic instruments can do—and, more importantly, what they can express.

Signals is an ongoing performance series at Soundtoys HQ in Burlington, Vermont, dedicated to artists working at the edges of music, improvisation, sound, and technology. Each performance is followed by a conversation and audience Q&A, creating a rare opportunity to hear not only the work, but the ideas and processes behind it.

It was an honor to have Don join us. Follow Don’s work through his website (https://donslepian.com), Bandcamp (https://donslepiannumero.bandcamp.com..., and Instagram ( / don_slepian."

Mod Lanes Deep Dive: Turning Simple Into Organic

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"A simple chord progression built from a basic Novation Peak patch gets pushed into something far more organic and alive — using nothing but the OXI One mkII's 8 modulation lanes.
Each lane runs at a different clock division and targets a unique MIDI CC destination on the Peak, layering subtle, evolving movement across filter, envelope, and oscillator parameters. What starts as a static, basic sound slowly transforms into something textured, breathing, and unpredictable — without touching a single knob on the synth itself. A real-time look at how far modulation alone can take a simple patch."

00:00 Introduction
01:23 Demo overview
03:03 Starting from scratch
10:02 Snapshots

Cybernetic Bruxa | Make Noise

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"An embellished feedback patch with Bruxa and Spectraphon."

http://www.makenoisemusic.com

The Cars - Hello Again | 80s Vintage Synth Cover | Moog Prodigy & Oberheim OB-Xa

video upload by RetroSound

"The Cars – Hello Again recreated with authentic 80s vintage synthesizers and drum machines. Originally released on the iconic 1984 album Heartbeat City and written by Ric Ocasek.

For this cover I used the Moog Prodigy for the bass and sync lead sounds, while the Oberheim OB-Xa provides the lush pads and organ textures. Drums are created with the iconic LinnDrum, with additional percussion from the E-mu Emulator II.

If you love The Cars, 80s New Wave, Synth Pop, Vintage Analog Synthesizers, and classic electronic music, this performance is for you.

Gear Used
• Moog Prodigy – Bass & Sync Lead
• Oberheim OB-Xa – Pads & Organ
• LinnDrum – Drums
• E-mu Emulator II – Percussion

This cover is a tribute to the incredible production and atmosphere of the original recording, combining authentic 1980s synthesizers, sampler technology, and classic drum machines.

The goal of this production was to recreate the authentic sound and atmosphere of the mid-1980s using original hardware instruments."

MATRIARCH + TAKE 5 + MAGNETO | Live Synth Performance #37 (DEPARTURE)

video upload by David Falcon

"This last few months I've been downsizing a lot in the studio, while focusing on creating a compact system within the Eurorack. Have lots of redundancies and gear that I haven't been using much. Now has been the time for the Sequential Pro 3. I used it a lot in some projects, but the last two years has been gathering dust, so it was time for it to find a new home.

Still trying to find the perfect balance. However I find these these two, the Moog Matriarch and the Sequential Take 5 , so inspiring that I hardly see myself parting with any of them. My plan is to pair the modular with the Matriarch more in the future, so we will see.
Also the Magneto is growing on me, I loved the Strymon dTape sound from the Timeline, but this one is AMAZING. Takes anything to a whole different sound world.

Lastly, I used Rings into FX Aid (Gen Loss algorithm) for the bass sound.

Mastered in Ableton.

‪@MoogSynthesizers‬ ‪@SequentialLLC‬ ‪@strymon‬"

Breakbeat, Big Pad, Big Reverb

video upload by Raka

"V-Synth filter sweep on full resonance going thru VintageVerb, absolut beauty."

#synthesizer #vsynth #oberheim #electronicmusic

jam 20260826

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Tonverk | First Contact #techno

video upload by Yan Cook

First jam with the Tonverk, recorded just a few hours after unboxing. First thought—this thing feels like a DAW in a box. Very impressed with the new Elektron workflow so far."


Track 1 — Drums (Subtracks)
Track 2 — Chords (Wavefinder)
Track 3 — Pad (Grainer)

Note: Tonverk just got an update

08.26.2026 BugBrand & Scrotum Lab

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Soviet RITM2 Repair

video upload by Really Nice Audio

"Join me on this nice repair of a RTM2 soviet era synthesiser.

The music in the video is from my ATMOS album 'Height Supremacy'.
This track has plenty of my own RITM2 on it.

When the power supply fails a great substitute is the Velleman project
https://whadda.uk/Item/velleman-k8042...

And if you experience the pitch gong flat no matter how you set the calibration, adding half a volt to the positive power rail can really help."