Entropy & Sons’ Recursion Studio Video Synthesizer At NAMM 2025


At the 2025 NAMM Show, Entropy & Sons was showing their Recursion Studio, described as “a standalone video art platform.”

Recursion Studio interfaces with a wide array of standard A/V equipment, and can work as a generative video synthesizer or you can dig deep to create custom visuals.

While it’s a video synthesizer, it supports LFOs, MIDI & CV control for integrating with live performance setups.

Internally, signals flow through a network of processing units, refered to as modules, which eventually terminate in the HDMI output of the synth. The end result is a stream of HD animation that can be interacted with and controlled in a wide variety of ways.

There are over 300 modules available for use on the device, and more are regularly being added, each performing a unique function and having a unique set of controls and inputs.

Here’s an overview from the Show floor, via Sonic State:

Here’s a playlist of the official demo videos:

Here are some examples of Recursion Studio in action:

Features:

  • An advanced semi-modular architecture with 300+ modules.
  • Ffull fledged patch/preset management and tagging system.
  • Three UI modes
    • PLAY: For experimentation and exploration.
    • PERFORM: For live performance.
    • CREATE: For patch creation and editing.
  • Sophisticated I/O mapping editor for connecting various input signals to actions.
  • Internal LFO’s for animating and controlling various parameters.
  • Novel modulation system for adding spatial variance to parameters.
  • Interface
    • 5 configurable and remappable continuous infinite encoders
    • 5 configurable and remappable large drum-style button pads
    • 3 auxillary UI control knobs & buttons
    • A large LCD touch pannel for control of the onboard UI.
  • Power
    • USB-C PD Power Adapter (9V 2.2A) (Included)
  • Inputs
    • Audio
      • 1/8″ stereo line-level audio rate input and output jacks for interfacing with waveform analysis & beat detection algorithms.
    • CV
      • 8 Eurorack-style CV Inputs (0 – 10V), protected agains voltage over and underflow.
    • Video via USB – Onboard USB A(2xUSB 2 + 2xUSB 3) ports supporting:
    • HDMI via adapter (included)
    • Most USB Webcams & video capture devices (USB Video-Class Devices)
    • OmniReflex Neural Control
      • Interface directly with any neural implants that supports the OmniReflex protocol.
    • MIDI
      • USB ports can directly host USB MIDI Controllers
      • 5-pin DIN ports can take input from any MIDI device, and also output
    • USB support for uploading your own images and graphics to the synth
  • Outputs
    • HDMI @ 1080p
  • Networking – one button updates
    • Ethernet (RJ45)
    • USB WiFi (adapter included)
  • Contents
    • 304 onboard processing modules.
    • 5 onboard instruments.
    • Over 100 numerical parameters across the various modules.
    • Over 1000 hand made patches.
    • Dozens of event signals and responses.
    • A library of 128 onboard image textures.

Entropy & Sons’ Recursion Studio is available now for $1,200.


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