Synthmagazine UK | Synth News, Gear & Sound Design

26. August 2026

Frap Tools: Three LFO Tricks to Elevate Your Modular Patches

If you’re stuck using LFOs as mere vibrato machines, Frap Tools has a few ideas to shake up your modulation patchbook. In a brisk but detail-rich video, Giovanni from Frap Tools demonstrates three less-travelled LFO techniques: from envelope-driven pitch jumps to cross-modulated wobbles and polyphonic, voice-bouncing sweeps. Each trick is grounded in Eurorack logic, with clear signal flow and practical patch tips—no marketing fluff, just real-world modulation. A nerdy, patch-oriented look at how to get more from your LFOs, straight from the Italian design obsessives at Frap Tools.

Frap Tools

26. August 2026

SPARKY

Monotrail Tech Talk

Monotrail Tech Talk: Sample Layering for Synth Maniacs

Monotrail Tech Talk dives into the gritty world of layering samples over synth voices—modular style. If your patches sound too clean, this is your cheat code for crunch, rattle, and instant character. No pointless theory—just real modular hacks, envelope abuse, and detailed patch tips. Monotrail’s visuals are on point, the approach is practical, and the vibe is pure DIY bunker. Ready to make your modular growl?

Expert Sleepers Disting MK4

26. August 2026

SPARKY

DivKid

DivKid’s Flow 3 Demo: Joranalogue’s Filter Becomes a Street Weapon

DivKid is back in the bunker, this time twisting Joranalogue’s Flow 3 into shapes that would make a wah pedal hide behind a stack of Berhingers. Forget polite, this 6HP filter is all about auto-dynamics, envelope mayhem, and self-modulating chaos. If you think filters are just for sweeping pads, prepare for a toaster-fight: this demo goes from acid squelch to pinged kicks and spectral weirdness, all with DivKid’s surgical patching and trademark dry wit. You want polite resonance? Walk on. You want something that’ll bite your mix and spit it back, dripping with envelope funk? Read on.

Joranalogue Contour 1, Joranalogue Cycle 5, Joranalogue Filter 8, Joranalogue Flow 3, Joranalogue Fold 6, Joranalogue Generate 3, Joranalogue Step 8, Mutable Instruments Plaits

26. August 2026

SPARKY

Nu-Trix The Synth Guy

Nu-Trix The Synth Guy cracks open Cherry Audio Memorymode V2: A Classic Rewired

Cherry Audio’s Memorymode V2 lands in the bunker, and Nu-Trix The Synth Guy takes it for a full-on test drive. This isn’t just a paint job—V2 brings new features, dirty tricks, and enough modulation to keep any sound mangler busy. Dual layers, drift mode for that wobbly vintage vibe, and a pile of effects mean this softsynth is no museum piece. If you want lush pads, mean leads, and tweakable chaos, keep reading. But honestly—some things you just have to hear for yourself.

Cherry Audio Memorymode V2

26. August 2026

JET

Espen Kraft

Espen Kraft vs. Yamaha V50: The Workstation Yamaha Hoped You’d Bin

Ever wondered what happens when Yamaha fumbles the ball in the middle of a synth arms race? Espen Kraft digs up the V50, a digital workstation that was already a fossil when it hit the shelves. With a brutal mix of dry wit and 80s nostalgia, Espen gives us the lowdown on why the V50 flopped harder than a dodgy pub band—and why, with the right attitude, you might still wring something interesting from its cold, metallic heart.

Yamaha V50

25. August 2026

SPARKY

S1gns Of L1fe Modular

S1gns Of L1fe Modular: Modular 101 Without the Fluff

Forget the textbook – S1gns Of L1fe Modular rips the velvet curtain off modular synthesis and shows you the raw circuit guts. If you’ve ever looked at a Eurorack wall and thought, “How do you get this rave bunker to actually make music?” – this video is your no-nonsense crash course. Expect cheeky workflow hacks, gear that actually matters, and a creator who’s more interested in showing you how to make noise than selling you myths. Modular curiosity? Satisfied – and then some.

Disting NT, DivKid Oct, MultiWAVE, Oxi One

25. August 2026

SPARKY

Doctor Mix

Doctor Mix and the ASM Leviasynth: Digital DNA, Analog Muscle

Doctor Mix gets his hands on the ASM Leviasynth and wastes no time putting it through its paces. This isn’t just another digital synth – it’s got a monster engine, a pile of waveforms, and that all-important analog filter for extra punch. If you’re into hands-on sound design, filter mayhem, or just want to see someone get seriously giddy about a synth, this video is absolute rave bunker material. Hold tight for FM tricks, greasy bass, and some filter abuse you can almost smell through the screen.

ASM Leviasynth

25. August 2026

SPARKY

Scott's Synth Stuff

Scott’s Synth Stuff Throws Down: Leviasynth vs 3rd Wave – Evolving Sound Face-Off

Scott’s Synth Stuff is back from the abyss, piloting two sonic juggernauts: the ASM Leviasynth and Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave. Both machines spit out mind-bending, evolving sounds – but their methods are night and day. If you want to see a synth battle that’s more rave bunker than lab coat, this video’s for you. Expect splits, layers, and some unpredictable modulation shenanigans. Don’t blink – you’ll miss the tricks that make these beasts roar.

ASM Leviasynth, Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave

25. August 2026

SPARKY

The Midlife Synthesist

The Midlife Synthesist Unleashes the 3rd Wave 8M: Firmware Update Turns Monster into BEAST

If you thought the Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave 8M was already a club-ready juggernaut, The Midlife Synthesist is here to prove you wrong. This new firmware update isn’t just a tweak—it’s a full-on sonic mutation. Expect a brutal Shimmer Reverb, a WaveMaker that’ll eat your samples for breakfast, and enough patching mayhem to keep the rave bunker shaking. The Midlife Synthesist’s signature energy slices through the details, showing off tricks you’ll want to hear for yourself. Don’t bother reading the manual—just watch, listen, and prepare for your next toaster-fight.

Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave 8M

24. August 2026

SPARKY

The Unperson

ADSR Mysteries Unwrapped: The Unperson Goes Full Pharaoh

What if I told you ADSR envelopes were cooked up by ancient Egyptians? The Unperson doesn’t just drop knowledge—he makes envelopes sound like forbidden rave tech. With a lineup of filter modulations, pitch wobbles and percussive mayhem, this video is a proper crash course for envelope nerds and synth sorcerers alike. Expect dry humour, sharp demos, and enough practical tricks to make your next track slap harder than a mummy’s curse.

Foxtrot Dual, Maths, Mini Freak, Plaits, VONGON Replay

« 1 … 11 12 13 14 15 … 264 »