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How to give your synth "the eye": youtu.be/tJ2n_Egjhzk
The most POINTLESS (but fun) MIDI controller
YouTube video by Floyd Steinberg
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February 15, 2026 at 4:06 PM
How to give your synth "the eye": youtu.be/tJ2n_Egjhzk
Picotracker Advance brings all new hardware and some firmware improvements: youtu.be/Yie7RXO5EmA
Picotracker Advance review: Bigger, better, faster, more! - MIDI and sample sequencer/tracker
YouTube video by Floyd Steinberg
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February 8, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Picotracker Advance brings all new hardware and some firmware improvements: youtu.be/Yie7RXO5EmA
Wee Noisemaker's PGB-1 is a credit card sized groovebox / midi sequencer youtu.be/lXO3-xegAl0
PGB-1: A powerful Groovebox / MIDI sequencer the size of a credit card by Wee Noisemakers
YouTube video by Floyd Steinberg
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February 1, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Wee Noisemaker's PGB-1 is a credit card sized groovebox / midi sequencer youtu.be/lXO3-xegAl0
Yamaha Reface keyboard, but it's the 90s again youtu.be/HoOOkNymH-8
Yamaha CBX K1XG: The 90s proto Reface Keyboard
YouTube video by Floyd Steinberg
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January 25, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Yamaha Reface keyboard, but it's the 90s again youtu.be/HoOOkNymH-8
That filter on your synth is a delay effect: youtu.be/bBmrGTzh7wY
Synth filter=Delay.
YouTube video by Floyd Steinberg
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January 18, 2026 at 4:03 PM
That filter on your synth is a delay effect: youtu.be/bBmrGTzh7wY
So, how did old (and new) samplers change the pitch of a sample in realtime when CPU and DAC clock are fixed? CPU power was scarce in the 80s youtu.be/dwgKWtiwIQ8
How does a sampler change pitch in real time when CPU and DAC clockspeed are locked?
YouTube video by Floyd Steinberg
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January 11, 2026 at 4:04 PM
So, how did old (and new) samplers change the pitch of a sample in realtime when CPU and DAC clock are fixed? CPU power was scarce in the 80s youtu.be/dwgKWtiwIQ8
Well, ok youtu.be/MBGFSNw899Q
All the hardware synths I bought and sold, ever (and why)
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December 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Well, ok youtu.be/MBGFSNw899Q
It should have been the default setting, really youtu.be/TP86gl_QF9c
This switch UNLOCKS your Donner MEDO
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December 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It should have been the default setting, really youtu.be/TP86gl_QF9c
Cosmolab is a platform for developing audio hardware, based on Electrosmith's Daisy Seed MPU: youtu.be/7OJFybRz65U
Cosmolab: Rapid audio hardware prototyping #faselunare
YouTube video by Floyd Steinberg
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November 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Cosmolab is a platform for developing audio hardware, based on Electrosmith's Daisy Seed MPU: youtu.be/7OJFybRz65U
Here I'm creating a patch on Yamaha's Montage M FM-X engine, explaining every step (and using most of the functions available) youtu.be/KR7a8km47WY
Montage M8X FM-X walkthrough: Patch from scratch
YouTube video by Floyd Steinberg
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November 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Here I'm creating a patch on Yamaha's Montage M FM-X engine, explaining every step (and using most of the functions available) youtu.be/KR7a8km47WY
Here's what's great and what's not so great about this interesting Bluetooth Speaker / MIDI Synthesizer combo:
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PopuMusic Party Studio Review | Bluetooth MIDI Speaker & General MIDI Synthesizer
YouTube video by Floyd Steinberg
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November 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Here's what's great and what's not so great about this interesting Bluetooth Speaker / MIDI Synthesizer combo:
youtu.be/2bPokakjzAs
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The Popumusic PartyStudio is a Synthesizer, Bluetooth Speaker and MIDI device in a very nice form factor youtu.be/0js8LY-bn3E
Bluetooth Synth + Speaker + Power Bank + Mixer? Yes Please. #partystudio first impressions!
YouTube video by Floyd Steinberg
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November 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The Popumusic PartyStudio is a Synthesizer, Bluetooth Speaker and MIDI device in a very nice form factor youtu.be/0js8LY-bn3E
It's been a year since I reviewed the AP300pro EWI, and here we have a successor, the Greaten AP500 pro which is an all around upgrade and has a nifty "select patch by voice commands" feature. youtu.be/rWu-8LXUwn8
Greaten AP-500 Pro EWI Review: 120 Sounds, Voice Control & USB MIDI Demo! - an overall upgrade
YouTube video by Floyd Steinberg
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November 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
It's been a year since I reviewed the AP300pro EWI, and here we have a successor, the Greaten AP500 pro which is an all around upgrade and has a nifty "select patch by voice commands" feature. youtu.be/rWu-8LXUwn8
Distropolis Goods "Phantasmal Force" Midi Controller and "Great Conjunction" FM Synthesizer/Sequencer: Build instructions and overview youtu.be/pUsRXNp07V8
Distropolis Goods "Phantasmal Force" and "Great Conjunction" review
YouTube video by Floyd Steinberg
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November 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Distropolis Goods "Phantasmal Force" Midi Controller and "Great Conjunction" FM Synthesizer/Sequencer: Build instructions and overview youtu.be/pUsRXNp07V8
A portable, battery powered piano teaching keyboard that comes in a set of three MIDI controllers: youtu.be/b3_rQY7BzJA
PopuPiano - a portable piano teacher that's also a MIDI keyboard for your DAW or synthesizer
YouTube video by Floyd Steinberg
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October 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A portable, battery powered piano teaching keyboard that comes in a set of three MIDI controllers: youtu.be/b3_rQY7BzJA
It's a thing I considered youtu.be/NuE6d_vtwqI
Montage M8X after one year: Can I sell all my other synths now?
YouTube video by Floyd Steinberg
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October 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
It's a thing I considered youtu.be/NuE6d_vtwqI
Strum your synth, Dilber and Swords to Plughshares: youtu.be/dh55XCcd7xc
Strum Your Synth + Dilber Music Coding + Swords to Ploughshares Sample Lib | Viewer Projects
YouTube video by Floyd Steinberg
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October 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Strum your synth, Dilber and Swords to Plughshares: youtu.be/dh55XCcd7xc
Building the XVA1 virtual analog synth without soldering... youtu.be/nki57HRnFIw
XVA1 DIY FPGA synthesizer: no soldering build
YouTube video by Floyd Steinberg
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October 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Building the XVA1 virtual analog synth without soldering... youtu.be/nki57HRnFIw
Neoharp is a beautiful instrument that takes focuses on harmonies: youtu.be/_J65H3bgcwk
Exploring the NEOHARP – A MIDI Instrument That Thinks Outside the Keybed
YouTube video by Floyd Steinberg
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September 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Neoharp is a beautiful instrument that takes focuses on harmonies: youtu.be/_J65H3bgcwk
A review of Synido's new and very fancy beach bag, which is water- and Sandstorm proof and comes with a fully working MIDI controller inside. ;-) youtu.be/K6oEuYm09M0
Synido Tempokey W25 review - battery powered MIDI controller with lots of features
YouTube video by Floyd Steinberg
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September 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A review of Synido's new and very fancy beach bag, which is water- and Sandstorm proof and comes with a fully working MIDI controller inside. ;-) youtu.be/K6oEuYm09M0
Some tiny sequencers, listed and categorized: youtu.be/NyjVV-oM45Q
Tiny Sequencers Compared -MicroDexed, Picotracker, Woovebox, RK-008, MEDO, Elecrow MINI PC and more
YouTube video by Floyd Steinberg
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September 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Some tiny sequencers, listed and categorized: youtu.be/NyjVV-oM45Q
Comparing the old to the new synth engine (Woovebox 2.0): youtu.be/n6ufJELYKnM
Woovebox 2.0: The Hi-Fi update
YouTube video by Floyd Steinberg
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September 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Comparing the old to the new synth engine (Woovebox 2.0): youtu.be/n6ufJELYKnM
How to make a polyphonic synthesizer in Plugdata/Puredata: youtu.be/xX9BgOgskwE
Build a Polyphonic Synth in Puredata / Plugdata – Full Tutorial
YouTube video by Floyd Steinberg
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August 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
How to make a polyphonic synthesizer in Plugdata/Puredata: youtu.be/xX9BgOgskwE
The WoO.1 is a sampler, tape style looper and sequencer youtu.be/TH4hrbGjbak
This Tiny Sampler Lets You Create Full Tracks Anywhere – WoO.1 First Look!
YouTube video by Floyd Steinberg
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August 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The WoO.1 is a sampler, tape style looper and sequencer youtu.be/TH4hrbGjbak
MIDI on Picotracker: youtu.be/tBQTF6DwG8Y
Picotracker as a MIDI sequencer (with Yamaha MU2000 EX)
YouTube video by Floyd Steinberg
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August 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
MIDI on Picotracker: youtu.be/tBQTF6DwG8Y