SOMA Pulsar-23 and Make Noise Strega with Meris Mercury X reverb jam

video upload by Bobo Meijer

"Jamming away with the SOMA Pulsar-23 and Make Noise Strega. This could have been way shorter because it’s not happening much here but I got carried away 😌 adding the Meris Mercury X to the Strega can definitely bring some very nice results… i just have some difficulty taming the Strega itself and think i want an 0-ctrl for it but not sure to keep this or go for a Lyra-8 perhaps."

Soma Laboratory Lyra 8 Pink & Green

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SOMA LYRA-8 | Ambient Drone

video upload by Akihiko Matsumoto

"[New] LYRA-8 Sample Pack ver.1.2: https://akihikomatsumoto.bandcamp.com..."

Bad Gear is MASSIVE

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"Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools.

There aren’t many software companies whose influence on electronic music is comparable to iconic hardware brands like Roland and Korg - Native Instruments is certainly one of them.

They defined the industry standard for sampling, established in-the-box modular synthesis and made using FM much too easy but today we are going to talk about Massive.

Putting this 2006 wavetable softsynth and primary ghost writer of the first three Skrillex EPs on the show is - quite literally - long overdue as, after the usual venture capitalist fustercluck and discontinuation of Absynth, it can only be a matter of months until this classic plugin stops working properly on contemporary computers.

Bad Gear is MASSIVE
Plugin, VST, Software Instrument

Chapters:
00:00 Intro Tune
01:05 Overview Native Instruments Massive
01:48 Oscillators/Wavetables/Noise/Mod OSC
02:28 Feedback
02:39 Filter Section
03:04 Modulators ( Brostep Edition ), Wubs, Wobbles
03:37 Modulation Routings, Sidechain
03:54 Patch Settings, Unison,...
04:15 FX Section
04:29 Macros
04:48 What else??? (Pricing,...)
05:13 Hate
05:39 Jam 1 ( Moog Style Techno )
06:32 Jam 2 ( Dubstep for Boomers )
07:24 Finale ( Meme Psytrance )
07:51 Verdict
08:59 Patreon Vocoder Shoutout ( Soma Lyra-8 )"

“The Camp” | Soma Lyra 8 FX

video upload by Nostalgic Ruckus

"In the moment of imperfection with the Lyra 8 FX."

Bad Gear - Synthesizer Plays You

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Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about SOMA Lyra-8 . Is this organismic synthesizer , ritualistic instrument and icon of industrial civilization a modern synth classic or is the King naked? Here on Bad Gear - Synthesizer Plays You !!! Synth plays you in this synth ritual .

Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune (Theater Music Version)
00:46 Overview Soma Lyra 8
01:15 Tone Generators, Sharp, Tuning
01:40 Envelope, Heavy FM
01:55 Modulations, Feedback
02:20 Ext CV, Master Tuning
02:35 Hold
02:49 External Hold, Paid Upgrade
03:02 Alternate FM Mode
03:12 Vibrato
03:23 LFO
03:35 Modulation Delay
04:18 Self-Oscillation
04:32 Distortion
04:40 Connectivity, Integration, Philosophy
05:13 Pricing, Software Emulation
05:29 Hate
05:55 Jam 1 (Album Interlude)
06:51 Jam 2 (Techno)
07:54 Finale (Danceable Musique Concrete)
08:25 Verdict"

Teenage Engineering EP–133 K.O. II, Op-1 Field and TX-6 Field

video upload by Luca Longobardi

"People Are Oblivious To Reality. They Only See What They Want To See
(Henry Simpleton, 1899)

Landscape FM Stereo Field sampled on EP–133 K.O. II track A;
Modern Audio Pluto sampled on EP–133 K.O. II tracks B and D;
Soma Lyra-8 sampled on Op-1 Field."

BRiES Nontemporary Toolkit / LYRATE for Decent Sampler

video upload by BRiES

"To download or find out more about the LYRATE plugin pack, visit the Decent Samples webshop: http://www.decentsamples.com

Inspired by the leftfield Lyra 8 instrument by Soma Labs LYRATE offers an unusual interface that enables harmonic (and dissonant) experimentation with a broad set of soundsources. Just like with the SYNTHS one plugin pack I wanted to provide the means to make complex and cinematic sounds yourself. To make this pack I didn’t sample a real Lyra 8, instead I recorded several other (hardware) synths including modular VCOs and a vintage Korg MS20. The core feature of Lyra 8 (i.e. being able to tune and tweak the individual voices) is what excited me to create these virtual instruments."

A synth design masterclass by SOMA SYNTHS Vlad Kreimer.

video upload by mylarmelodies

"In this talk, Soma's Vlad Kreimer explains the unique difference behind 'organismic' synths like the Lyra-8 or Terra vs. everything else. He also explains how other synth brands could be more organismic - and why they may want to be. I believe ideas in this can inspire synth designers as well as anyone designing modular patches..."

This was delivered at Machina Bristronica 2023, check out the event and attend the next event in 2024 here:
▶︎ https://ra.co/events/1788966

CHAPTERS
00:00 Opening thoughts
1:50 What is 'Romantic' Engineering?
5:28 The need for imperfections
9:46 Static digital oscillator
10:22 ...vs analog oscillator
12:30 ...vs a violin.
15:47 Musician vs The Sound They Want
22:15 The secret of Lyra-8
25:12 Triggering Emotional Resonance
27:39 What is an Organismic synth?
31:08 Organismic: The Visual Analogy
32:31 Linear Synth vs Organismic
36:10 Vlad's Challenge to Synth Brands
37:19 Q&A: Macro controls vs Organismic
40:23 Q&A: What synths does Vlad admire?
41:47 Q&A: What is TOO MUCH 'organismic'?
43:02 Q&A: How do you know when a synth is done?
45:16 Q&A: Can we truly perform synths that aren't organismic?
48:19 Q&A: Beyond touch, what other ways can we control synths?
50:29 Q&A: Will people commit to learning to play instruments?
51:47 Q&A: Vlad's Dream: The brain-to-music interface!
53:10 Q&A: What is the Soma design 'difference'?

Mondaynight droning with [Custom] Soma Lyra-8

video upload by Futile_Soundscapes

"Playing with my DIY Soma Lyra-8 in combination with my Zoom MS-70CDR."

And a view from the side:

Sunday Droneday w/Digitakt - Lyra-8 - MS70CDR

video upload by Futile_Soundscapes

Droning away with a lovely setup.
Elektron Digitakt
Soma Lyra-8 ((DIY))
Zoom MS-70CDR

Ambient Jam - Soma Labs Lyra-8/Meng Qi Wingie 2/Chase Bliss MOOD/Korg SQ1

video upload by Kuro Kasetto

"A litlle ambient jam using the Lyra-8 as the main sound source.
Wingie 2 processes the signal from the Lyra-8 while the Sq1 sequences certain notes in the Wingie 2, the Mood adorns the sound."

Improvisation with Lyra 8 & Enner: a SOMA session

video upload by NoctopolisMusic

"Just some touch plate improvisation on the Soma Laboratory synhthesizers Lyra 8 and Enner. Backdrop drone from Make Noise Strega. Fx: Steinberg Dual Filter & Arturia Delay Tape-201."

Soma Laboratory - Lyra-8

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The Soma LYRA-8 Experience

video upload by Patchwerks

"In this video Matthew (aka @EZBOT_ ) demonstrates the Soma Lyra 8. LYRA-8 is based on eight generators, which will be referred to as voices. Their design is not like a traditional subtractive synthesis VCO. Instead of having a linear or logarithmic dependency on control voltage, they resemble the tone generators in old electric organs. Hence the use of the term “voices” instead of “VCOs”. Lyra uses non-linearity a lot, and the voices are constructed in such a way that allows for non-linearity to express itself.

Get yourself a Soma Lyra 8 here: https://bit.ly/soma_lyra_8

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Video by: Matthew Piecora"

SOMA Synths Terra - First Look at the Production Unit & Factory Tour

video upload by sonicstate

"We were invited to visit Soma Sound Machines at their Warsaw factory and while we were there were shown the pre production model of the Terra - the unique and very sensitive instrument . Terra features twelve extremely sensitive nodes (cant think of what else to call them!) for playing pitches, plus five for modifying the timbre, there are also 7 modifier knobs which globally effect the sound with two being dependent on the algorithm used.

Despite the wooden case, Terra is a digital sound source and has multiple models which are played rather like instruments, each model has 64 variations. As usual, its a rather off the wall concept, but thats what makes Soma the way it is. In practice, its incredibly sensitive and flexible - reminds us of the Eagan Matrix instruments found in the Haken Continuum or the Osmose.

The Terra will be in production very soon and making its way into the stores."

You can find additional Terra posts here.

VISIT: SOMA Sound Machines Factory in Warsaw

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"A couple of weeks back we were invited to visit the Soma Sound Machines factory in Warsaw, Poland. As well as a look at the first production models of the expressive Terra instrument, we got a look around their place.
PCBs and components are delivered here, the Through Hole hand soldered components are put onto the boards, any SMD (surface mount design) parts are sent off to the machine, units are tested put into the cases and shipped to distributors and customers. Lyra 8 , Kosmos, Pulsar-23 and Ether are made here and pretty soon the new Terra will be too.

Its actually a pretty cottage style industry, surprisingly small but also very efficient."

Mutable Edges | Let's walk a thin line

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"A quick jam for today with Mutable Edges, Soma Lyra-8 FX, Ripples and Desmodus Versio. Four days to go and still having a good time!"

Sounds of SOMA

video upload by Vlad Kreimer

"SOMA users converge in a meeting of musicians on the shore of the East River in Brooklyn, NY to conduct a collaboration between sound, nature, man and machines.
Produced by @LordBlobbie

Players Left to Right:

Lyra-8
Kevin Emilio Pérez
Multidisciplinary Artist
www.kevinemilioperez.com
IG: @papo_cucaracha_vertedero_el3ro
https://papocucaracha.bandcamp.com/

Pulsar-23
THE MOON
www.MaxTheMoon.com
IG: @maxinthemoon

PIPE and Enner
Juice aka Ken Arii
IG: @Ariijuice_missile

PIPE and COSMOS
Lord Blobbie
IG/TikTok: @LordBlobbie
https://soundcloud.com/gospelswamp"

The Batman (of Synthesizers): The Sequential OB-6

video upload by hvegel

"i have contended for sometime that the OB-6 is truly the Dark Knight of synthesizers (or shall we say The Batman in loving honour of Matt Reeve’s expert vision. it’s an opinion mostly, but backed by a tad bit of objectivity, only in so much that the brassy, brash tones of this instrument, coupled with its dark and brooding chassis, certainly embody the tone of the canon of the legend, as we know it today. the SOMA Lyra-8, my favourite modular sounding instrument that’s not modular, but quickly accessible and wildly raw for those terribly icy and northerly tones."

SOMA Laboratory Lyra-8 Organismic Drone Synth (White)

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"This is not your ordinary synth. Chances are if you're looking at this you already know that, but Lyra is a 8 voice synthesizer with dual delay and distortion on the final output. Each of the voices reacts and can be modulated by another in various ways. The way the instrument is played is by using the touch sensitive pads at the bottom. Lyra 8 is ideal for drone, ambient, soundscape, nightmare sound making machine."

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When you must bladerunner and you have no CS-80 but a Lyra 8…

video upload by Friendly Noise

"Another short tribute to the master of synths Vangelis and also a try to use the Soma Lyra 8 in an unusual musical context."