Signal Flow

We were beyond delighted that the legendary Suzanne Ciani paid a visit to our Glasgow showroom ahead of her performance as part of Sonica 2026. Luke and Tom spoke to her about being synonymous with Buchla, and her long career in electronic music - from building synths in California in the 1960s to collaborating with Actress and continuing to tour the world with her 200-series system. 

Big thanks to Su ‘SHHE’ Shaw and Jenn at Electric Shores for setting this up for us.

Suzanne Ciani tour dates, tickets and releases: https://www.sevwave.com/

Sonica Glasgow: https://sonic-a.co.uk/about

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Luke and Tom chat about a subject that will have affected almost everyone involved in electronic music production at some point: gear acquisition syndrome (GAS) - the uncontrollable urge to buy new music equipment. 

They talk about their own experiences with buying and selling synths and recording gear, and reveal what they’d keep if they were marooned on a desert island with only three power points.

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Tom and Luke shoot the breeze about new pedals, making videos, playing live, exploring alternative tunings, and whether microtonality might be the key to staying one step ahead of AI-generated music…

Gear discussed:
Whimsical Raps Atrium:
https://www.signalsounds.com/whimsical-raps-atrium-gestural-synthesiser/
Fancyyyyy Synthesis K-Accumulator:
https://www.signalsounds.com/fancyyyyy-synthesis-k-accumulator-eurorack-complex-oscillator-module/

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Tom and Luke are joined by a special guest for this episode of Signal Flow: Chris Miller, aka Gunnar Haslam, La Synthese Humaine (and many, many other aliases). Chris was a leading light in the early 2010s New York techno scene and has gone on to use the Serge modular synthesiser to explore analogue computing, cybernetics, and experimental sound design through his revered YouTube channel, La Synthese Humaine. He has also worked at Moog, where he produced and presented a superb series on the basics of synthesis, is one half of the excellent Base Camp Beta podcast with Shawn O’Sullivan, and is an all-round good egg with a wealth of knowledge on everything from experimental music to science, philosophy and economics. Hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did!

Check out Chris’s YouTube channel, La Synthese Humaine:
https://www.youtube.com/@lasynthesehumaine6932

And his podcast, Base Camp Beta:
https://www.youtube.com/@basecampbeta 

And his label, Critique of Everyday Life:
https://critiqueofeverydaylife.bandcamp.com/ 

And his Synthesizing With Moog video series:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfRv-D7DpUfHCDeDl4oVM9n6GAcF1jdiJ

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Luke and Tom are back with another chat about the world of synthesisers and electronic music, recorded at Signal Sounds HQ. This time, Luke discusses his work scoring short films, and the pair chat about their respective approaches to recording synths in the studio. They also cover some new arrivals at Signal Sounds and discuss what hardware does better than software when it comes to making music.

Gear discussed:

Fairfield Circuitry Placeholder:

https://www.signalsounds.com/fairfield-circuitry-placeholder-bucket-brigade-reverb-pedal/

Sixty Four Pixels CVOCD-X:

https://www.signalsounds.com/sixty-four-pixels-cvocd-x-midi-to-cv-converter-banana/

Earthlink Modular Trails:

https://www.signalsounds.com/earthlink-modular-trails-eurorack-mixer-output-module/

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In this episode, Tom and Luke are joined by Fletcher from Forge-TME - the brains behind the highly sought-after Vhikk X Eurorack module - for an extended chat at the Signal Sounds Glasgow HQ. We cover the origin story of the brand, the development of the module and what owners can expect from the upcoming new algorithms, as well as reflecting on this year’s Superbooth and the current modular landscape. Big thanks to Fletcher for coming up to hang out - this one was a lot of fun!

Vhikk X is (sometimes) available here:

https://www.signalsounds.com/forge-tme-vhikk-x-eurorack-synth-voice-module

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In this special episode recorded on location at Superbooth 2026 in Berlin, Tom and Luke discuss some of the new gear they checked out at the show, including the Buchla Ziggy, Make Noise Plexiphon, Xaoc Devices Budapeszt, Body Synths Laboratory, and Befaco/Mylar Melodies Random8, to name just a tiny handful. Apologies to anyone we left out - there’s simply too much to cover in a single episode!

Some of the gear discussed:

• https://www.signalsounds.com/buchla-ziggy-desktop-synthesiser/
• https://www.signalsounds.com/befaco-mylar-melodies-random8-eurorack-modulation-module/
• https://www.signalsounds.com/make-noise-plexiphon-eurorack-stereo-spatial-texturizer-module/
• https://www.signalsounds.com/frap-tools-magnolia-8-voice-analogue-polysynth/

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In this episode, Luke breaks down his setup for a recent live performance at GLOSS (the Glasgow Library of Synthesised Sound), which involved GRM Tools Atelier, Max for Live, and a two-panel Serge Paperface system (hand-built by Tom). We also round up a few new arrivals in the showroom, including the UDO Audio DMNO, ASM Leviasynth and Shakmat Modular Ballista Blast, and share a few recommendations.

Some of the gear discussed:

• https://www.signalsounds.com/udo-audio-dmno-8-voice-analogue-hybrid-synthesiser-white/
• https://www.signalsounds.com/asm-leviasynth-keyboard/
• https://www.signalsounds.com/shakmat-modular-ballista-blast-eurorack-synth-voice-module/

Recommendations:

• La Synthèse Humaine: https://www.youtube.com/@lasynthesehumaine6932 
• Innis Chonnel & Loris S. Sarid: https://lorisssarid.bandcamp.com/album/looking-for-mount-sylvan
• Elori Saxl & Henry Solomon: https://elorisaxl.bandcamp.com/album/seeing-is-forgetting

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In this episode, Tom and Luke discuss their favourite sequencers, share some favourite under-the-radar brands and modules, and chat about some of the current trends in Eurorack, from multi-algorithmic digital powerhouses to manufacturer-specific ecosystems.

Thanks to everyone who commented on episode one! 

Some of the gear discussed:
https://signalsounds.com/xaoc-devices-moskwa-ii-eurorack-sequencer-module
https://www.signalsounds.com/dannysound-tobinski-sequencer-eurorack-module/
https://www.signalsounds.com/new-systems-instruments-discrete-map-eurorack-sequencer-module/
https://www.signalsounds.com/make-noise-rene-mk2-cartesian-eurorack-sequencer-module
https://www.signalsounds.com/noise-engineering-multi-repetitor-eurorack-trigger-sequencer-module-black/
https://www.signalsounds.com/making-sound-machines-stolperbeats-eurorack-drum-sequencer-module
https://signalsounds.com/fancyyyyy-synthesis-rung-divisions-eurorack-polyrhythmic-divider-sequencer-generator-module/
https://alteredstatemachines.net/aristotle

Enrica's Stolperbeats demo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xH4SieGL40

The Unperson’s Rings video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo6UvBhzNP4

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Welcome to the first episode of Signal Flow, a new podcast from Signal Sounds! Luke Palmer and Tom Churchill will be chatting about synths, modular,  studio gear, patching techniques... basically, anything to do with recording and performing electronic music!

In this episode, Luke and Tom discuss the upcoming Korg Phase8 acoustic synthesiser, Intellijel's new Jellymix performance mixer, the unprecedented Eurorack phenomenon that is the Forge-TME Vhikk X, and much more.

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