Archive for September, 2025

Cumulus Loopscaper Ambient Piano Landscape


Otem Rellik shared this live looping performance, featuring the Cumulus Loopscaper with piano samples.

The Cumulus Loopscaper is a sample-based instrument that offers a wide variety of ways to manipulate and play back samples, across four independent tracks. The Cumulus also offers a live mode for processing incoming audio and a large modulation matrix for deep sound design and creative exploration.


The Cumulus Loopscaper is available to pre-order for $475.

 

Five12 Vector Sequencer v4 First Look


Synthesist Steve Turner shared this sneak preview of the upcoming 4.x firmware update for the Five12 Vector sequencer.

The Vector is a powerful hardware step sequencer for Eurorack modular systems. It supports both CV and MIDI sequencing, generative sequencing, per-step parameter editing and more.

Availability for Five12 Vector Sequencer v4 is still to be announced.

 

Live Looping Ambient Performance With Roland SH-5


Synthesist Benge (Benjamin David Edwards) shared this live performance, featuring the Roland SH-5 synthesizer and a compact Eurorack effects box.

“It builds up a bit like the swell of the ocean on a rainy day,” notes Benge.

Here’s what he has to say about the technical details:

“This is a live performance on the Roland SH5 using my newly formed “concrete” box.

The box has 4 loopers, 3 delays, a granular pitch shifter, a filter, 2 compressors, a stereo FX AID unit based on the Spin FV1 chip and an O’Tool monitor

The patch uses 2 loopers, 1 delay and the FX AID”