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Spherical Sound Society has introduced Wintermute, a “strange machine” that they say sits somewhere between a drum machine, a groove box, and an experimental generative synth.

What they have to say about it:

“At its core is a 4-Operator FM engine, inspired by classic Yamaha chips from arcade machines and consoles, but with creative twists and liberties. As a result, it sounds both retro and avant-garde, yet distinctly different from any other synth. It has a clear, personal character, and ultimately, it sounds uniquely like itself.

The engine features multiple sequencers running and interacting, using original algorithms that mute, recombine, and evolve constantly, delivering fresh output. It’s not about playing exactly what you want but about discovering and exploring countless possibilities—strange sonic landscapes and happy accidents.

Wintermute is made to be recorded, as it always sounds different, and what you’re hearing now is likely a one-time experience that won’t be repeated. The fascinating part is that it doesn’t rely on randomization. Everything is algorithmic, but the possibilities change and recombine with each turn of the knobs, making it nearly impossible to recreate the same sound.

Wintermute has now reached maturity with the release of version 1.0. However, like the machine’s output, it will evolve through different firmware updates, branching into new creative structures. The potential to expand and reshape how you play it is vast and endless. We take pride in offering distinct firmware versions for each machine. Future updates will be free for customers, provided we don’t completely rewrite the code and turn it into something entirely new.”

It comes comes in 3 flavors:

• As a fully assembled unit.
• As a complete kit (with all the components) so that the user can play with it from the beginning.
• As a prepolulated PCB + Programmed microcontroller for medium and advanced DIYers. The user has to source the rest of the components and build the synth.

Wintermute Synthesizer Demo:

Wintermute is available as a DIY project, starting at € 81.95, and pre-assembled for € 144.95

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Wirehead Instruments has introduced Basilisk, a hybrid generative bassline synth that’s available pre-assembled and as a DIY kit.

Basilisk is a “bass-line exploration synthesizer”, with dual digital oscillators driving into an aggressive MS20-style analog filter, all powered by a built-in generative sequencer.

The dual oscillators include saw and square/pulse, with manual & LFO control over PWM, detune, pitch envelope & glide. The analog filter has a fat saturated drive stage with resonance that can go from subtle to squelching & screaming, and includes an external audio input to process instruments from your desktop or Eurorack modular through the filter.

All of this can be modulated by the attack/decay exponential envelope, multi-waveform multi-destination LFO and Elektron-style parameter-locks. The Basilisk’s brain is a 1-16-step generative sequencer borrowed from the Freaq FM, with multiple algorithms.

Basilisk Synthesizer Intro Video:

The Basilisk is available now pre-assembled for £234.00 (Excl. VAT) or as a DIY kit for £184.00 (Excl. VAT).

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Developer Sourya Sen has introduced N8IR, a standalone experimental audiovisual synthesizer and phrase generator that is available as an open source DIY project.

Designed with a simple set of interconnected audio and visual controls and a modular patchbay, the N8IR creates tightly synced audiovisual patterns, powered by a Teensy microcontroller and CMOS logic chips.

Official intro video:

Visit the Github repository for schematics and source code.

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