Synth Geekery 349

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In episode 349 we talked about synths, eurorack, sequencers, drum machines, samplers, effects and software! Plus all the usual segments! Funny Side, News from the Geekery, Price Watch, Name that Synth …

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About the Synth Geekery Show

Synth Geekery is a weekly podcast/live stream (YouTube) show about everything synthesizers, drum machines, samplers, sequencers, eurorack and music technology. We take the “one of the masses” viewpoint, where we are also users of gear just like you (read: we’re not influenced by commercial product placement).

The show relies on the generous contributions of the synth community. You can contribute in many ways including supporting us via our YouTube Channel Membership or Patreon. We also have regular and special video guests: if you would like to take part in future shows – please contact me via email on the about page here.

Your Host

Ranzee (Ranz Adamson) is your show host. He’s based in Perth, Western Australia and has been a hobbyist musician and technologist for most of his life. More information can be found about him here.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ranzee

BandCamp: https://ranzee.bandcamp.com

Guests

This week’s video guests are:

Daren T. Housse

Bandcamp Link: https://darenthousse.bandcamp.com/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLPHxpZgFKKE1wkG9ndto3A

Daren resides in the UK and is one of the first video guests on the show since 2019. He has a large amount of tracks on his youtube channel plus a great album collection over on BandCamp.

SynthAddict

Andy is a musician and technologist from the bay area in California. He has an amazing collection of music tech gadgets and a large knowledge of synthesizers.

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUtABvP7q29uvLKi73zIjFQ

Ian J. Cole

Ian is a musician, composer, sound designer and producer currently producing solo ambient electronic music. He also runs Sinners Music which is a Record Company and Online Music Retailer in East Yorkshire, England

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/IanJCole

Chris – Maikshifter

Chris is a musician and technologist from Perth, Western Australia. He’s always had a love for creating and tinkering with music electronics and has recently embarked on a new journey creating eurorack modules.

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Maikshifter

Video replay

Funny Side

The funny side segment is a collection of memes that are somewhat relevant to the synth geekery community. Some of these images are taken from Facebook, Instagram and other social media sources. Please respect the creators. Hope you enjoy this week’s selection:

News

M-VAVE FM-1

Is this another FM synth based on the rPi open source project?

Price: $69.00

Link: http://www.cuvave.com/product?id=fm-1

Arcaico Stigma

A very distorted and interesting filter FX module!

Price: TBA

Link: https://www.arcaico.eu/

TEIA DriftLog

DriftLog is a dual-channel Cycling Random Voltage Generator built around controlled, loopable randomness, in a 12HP footprint. It generates, captures, and reshapes random voltages in real time, turning randomness into a flexible, repeatable, and playable modulation source.

Each channel generates its own independent random voltage while sharing a set of motion-shaping controls. Slope morphs the output from sharp, stepped jumps between values into smooth, continuous glides, while Shape sculpts the curvature of those glides, from linear transitions to Bezier, exponential, and peak-based curves. A shared Clock sets the rate of new values, and Prob introduces controlled variation in whether a change happens on a given step. Individual Lock buttons let each channel hold its own Slope, Shape, and Prob settings, so contrasting motion behaviors can run on both channels at once using the same shared controls.

Each channel continuously records its recent random history and can be switched into Loop mode to replay a selected portion of it. Start and Length, adjustable live during playback, define the loop range, turning free-running randomness into repeatable modulation patterns while keeping its organic character.

A single Shift layer adds access to secondary functions, all clearly labeled in gold on the panel: DC Offset, Swing, Manual Reset, and Gate/Trigger selection. Holding Shift for three seconds saves the current settings, recalled automatically on power-up.

Price: TBA (~ $354)

Link: https://teiasynthesizers.com/product/driftlog/

Price Watch

Find below images and links to the items we showed for the price watch segment.

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Name That Synth

No name that synth this week – send one in!

If you are after more information about Name that Synth – please check out this page here.

Saturday Sonority

This week’s Saturday Sonority we might talking about …..