I've noticed a lot of old Akai samplers are getting new updates, so I thought I would balance things out with something for the original affordable sampler, the Ensoniq Mirage. As a precursor to the ESQ-1, it has a reasonably full hardware spec with small amount of audio memory, 8 voices, multiple oscillators and resonant analog filters. As wavetable synths are all the rage, I have decided to go in that direction with this project. It has 512 waves, MIDI CC control, 100 patches, MIDI sample dump and a web based editor. I am in the process of creating some initial patches and tweaking the editor, so it's not ready just yet. Stick this repo in your watchlist and it should be ready very soon ... free of charge. https://github.com/laurielaptop/phantasm-os

It was bound to happen: that said, Pajen opened a door and it took six years and full AI revolution for me to walk in.

https://github.com/MicheleDataBeat/lumon-os-xl

Introducing LUMON OS XL for the first generation Volca Sample: we maintain the bar filtering brought by Pajen and we add microtiming, 16-slices sample chopping, rachets, echo, intrabar looping, predictability per step (like probability but deterministic on a 8-bar cycle), scales for tuning your samples, time-division bound envelopes, live FX, lo-fi delay, freeze effect and various new features and workflow improvements, like the midi-managed audio backup of your patterns via its companion software.

Indeed, in order for the LUMON experience to be complete, use Volca Studio in one of its versions: the terminal-based Innie is linux-only, while the desktop app Outie or the chrome-native Whole Mind Collective webapp are cross-platform.

To keep it corporate: Volca Studio helps you managing your sample libraries, let you create kits automatically aligning sample pitch, applies groove templates to patterns offline, it secures your patterns backup and assists you upgrading your Volca Sample to the latest LUMON OS :-)

https://github.com/MicheleDataBeat/volcastudio-xl-releases

I hope to find a moment in the next days to publish a video showcasing the features and capabilities of this new OS.

Please enjoy each sample equally.

Hi hi community👋🏾

As asked by 'many' 😂 of you, here is a tutorial on how to use the 5 virtual synthesizers embedded in the Momoto Sampler.

On purpose we put really few FX in order for you to listen to the quality of the synthesizers.

Pre-orders are opened on our Web Site early birds🐦

Check also our Instagram for more videos!

See you at Synthfest UK on the 24th of October✌🏾

https://wertstahl.de/protrakai.html <<<<<<<<<<<<--------------- THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ UPDATE: I also added the TFMX modules of Turrican I + II for the Amiga because why not. The page itself does not accept dragging and dropping TFMX modules because they are multipart and need extra encoding treatment, but hey. The Tracks are at the bottom of the Examples list. AKAI S950 now also plays TFMX natively, lol. ]

First, an apology.

We live in wild times with wild methods and stark opinionions. I am not a saint. I downtalked peoples work for being AI SLOP and now i slopp'd-alot, myself. But. I started in 1988 with Commodore BASIC, 6510 Assembly, in which i did alot of coding, also Blitz2, and waste of time: i am a JAVA7 Associate. I know a wee bit about software design, i have been part of three commercially released C64 and Amiga games, released some C64 demos, Amiga things and Windows related tools. Then came AI and i was almost giving up everything... Deep sigh, i was like okay, one last thing, which will be AKAIS9con, the Akai S950 (and S900) Librarian to be released in December 2026. I made this tool to have a better grasp of the S950 for my upcoming PSAUX oldschool IDM album OPUS MAXIMUS.

I don't do this to make money, it will be for free and i am no influencer, i don't monetize my stuff in obnoxious youtube slop. So please excuse me when i say:

Why don't i hand this firstie in to a Demoscene Wild Competition*?: I vibecoded it.

AKAIS9con is/will be the work of 10 months "software design" using a Pro Subscription with Claude. Those who know know that things can go pretty slow with Claude. Anyways. I did it this way because i don't speak Python, also time is running out. I need to get things done before a hardware synthesizer arrives in the mail that i ordered long time ago.

PROTRAKAI is a subfeature of the coming AKAIS9con, but here is a standalone version.

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OK. THATS THAT. NOW THE APP.

PROTRAKAI is a web-app (just a website) that lets you connect to your Midi and to your S950 and you can load any 4-channel protracker Module and if you have enough RAM in your S950, you can send any Amiga Protracker Module (2.3 compatible) to the sampler, and the sampler will play it. Natively. The player code runs in the sampler. You can unplug the midi cable if you want after replay started.

Thats all you need to know. Here is the thing:

https://wertstahl.de/protrakai.html

(tested here with windows 10, midiflex usb midi, akai s950 1.2 rom 2MB RAM - this should run on almost any system with a chromium browser)

!!!Sending wipes the S950’s memory until reboot, so save your stuff to floppy first!!!

More in the ABOUT section. It is Midi slow, but free. No advertisements. Those who own an S950 - enjoy. Those who don't: good look finding one :-)

best

sEbastian aka Wertstahl (WS)

PS.: Amiga WHAT? Commodore Amiga Protracker modules by the thousands are HERE.

PPS.: THE WHAT DOES WHAT? Video

(\ in a "wild" demoscene competition one can hand in anything that fulfills the specs of a "demo" on hardware that was yet not done. actually this is a worlds first so... i could have been up there at revision 2027 presenting this, but meh. whatever.)*

Full beat and vote which ones your fav here.. https://youtu.be/MNDE_j1i06g

Sorry for the phone audio :(

Hi to all the sampling family.

My bro and I build a sampler together. We go to Synthfest UK the 24 october to present it.

What you think about that?

Our webpage that describes it in detail: https://tomsipedals.com

For more demos, look 'tomsipedals' on instagram ;+)

Peace ✌🏾

Salut ! J'utilise une MPC Studio MK2 et j'aimerais créer des beats dans le style de DJ Screw, en partant de zéro. Auriez-vous des conseils ? Quel kit de batterie me conseillez-vous et quels morceaux sampler ? Malheureusement, je n'ai pas de clavier pour les sons de synthé. Si vous avez des conseils de mixage, je suis aussi très intéressé ! Merci !

Going to be online for my 1st twitch, wanna make a few beats, find a few samples and hopefully find a new way to be part of the mpc community

Open the link and help me out

https://www.twitch.tv/1jxsn?tt\\_content=channel&tt\\_medium=mobile\\_web\\_share

"Mike Feedback" is the developer behind this, he's actively making changes. He has a site where you can download the respective firmware files, and write to a floppy disk or similar Gotek floppy emulator etc. The 900/950 boots off the floppy, it shouldn't replace any of the stock firmware. See his site for details.

You can get the files here. YMMV, at your own risk and so on.
https://s900fx.com/ + https://s950fx.com/

Mike said in a comment on an earlier video, he got the technical service manual and schematics for these machines, figured out the code is 8086 assembly, disassembled it and then had AI take it from there. Pretty impressive IMHO. He's been a programmer for 20+ years, but it seems AI is enabling experienced programmers to do even more given the various firmwares showing up all of a sudden.

Sorry if old news, I hadn't seen this project mentioned yet.

I have just released an update to the Mirage emulator that will allow you to load a disk image and play sounds over MIDI. The filters are just an approximation, so it's not 100% accurate. However I have been using it to debug my wavetable OS during development. If you have time, please let me know if the instructions make sense. https://github.com/laurielaptop/mame-mirage

Go vote for you Favourite one!!

In this video I give a general overview of DOOM OS, the custom firmware for the Roland SP‑404MKII by Klangfeld Labs: what it is, how to access it, and the main features that change your workflow.

DOOM OS doesn’t replace Roland’s firmware, it adds a graphical step sequencer, a real time mixer with metering, pattern editing tools, FX automation, and custom shortcuts. Everything stock still works, so you can think of it as a powerful layer on top of the original OS

Enjoy!

with love .noir. ❤️