Producer and synthfluencer Doctor Mix (Claudio Passavanti) has launched a new video series, exploring physical modeling synthesis.
In the video, he takes a look at the pioneering Yamaha VL1, a flagship synth from the ’90s that’s based on physical modeling.
The VL1 blurs the line between ‘synth sounds’ and acoustic instruments. It can create performances that sound surprisingly realistic, but also lets you get into more ‘synthy’ territory.
Along the way, Passavanti looks at how he upgraded his VL1 with a USB floppy emulator drive, talks with VL1 developer and sound designer Manny Fernandez and demonstrates some of his custom sounds.
Eurorack synth maker AJH Synths shared this extended Berlin School style synth jam, a studio recording of their performance from Superbooth 2025.
“This is a re-recording of a 20-minute live set by ?@DreamsOfWires? for Superbooth25, and consists of two old tracks from my video back-catalog,” they note. “It’s quite a minimal rig, configured as two all-analogue synth voices – one for melodic patterns, one for pitched drone parts.”
Here’s what they shared about the technical details:
Modules used:
(AJH SYNTH)
Matrix VCF
Transistor Ladder Filter
Sonic XV Diode Ladder Filter
Vintage Transistor Core VCO x4
Sample Hold & Slew
Contour Generators
Wave Swarm
Ring SM
Muting Mixer
Discrete Cascaded VCA
Glide + Noise MkII
Dual LFO VCA
(Other brands)
Squarp Hermod+ sequencer
XAOC Devices Sarajewo analog delay
ALM Busy Circuits MFX for reverb
Cosmotronic Cosmix
Happy Nerding Isolator
Homemade case powered by Konstant Lab BoardPWR
Composer & producer Moby (Richard Melville Hall) has relaunched mobygratis, his site for sharing music free instrumental music for creators.
The tracks are licensed so that they can be used by all types of creators, including filmmakers, musicians, choreographers and remixers. The tracks are licensed for free non-commercial use, or where the use generates so little revenue as to be considered “commercially insignificant.”
With the update, Moby has added more than 500 tracks, with formats including stereo mp3, stereo wav, and multitrack wav files.
If you wish to use Moby’s music for any purpose that is clearly commercial, you must apply for a separate commercial license.
