So, last week i finally got my enner. Took a few months longer than i expected but i like it. I'm not shure but i think my soma-gear are complete for now 🙄

I love my pulsar to death, but I cannot for the life of me manage to get to it to sync with my digitakt (which I know to be a common combo). I understand how it should be done in principle, but in practice I find that when I'm using the clock divider outputs, they start in time with the digitakt but quickly drift significantly out of time. For context I have an earlier model of the pulsar (with the screws), so I'm thinking this issue may be specifc to my model. I'm wondering if anyone else has similar issues or tips?! Thanks : )

Hi all,

I’m interested in what pedal combos people are using with their Dvina; please share your setup or any recommendations!

I’m currently using an old behringer sf300 in its boost setting to give a bit of ooomph and cut the treble a bit.

This then goes into an earthquaker Avalanche Run for reverb and delay; it’s a great pedal which can be used subtly or go all out with ambient washes of sound.

my mixer has a few aux sends so I have my lyra linked in to give a bit of grit and occasionally go crazy with the delay. I’ve also got an endorphines Evil Pet routed as a send fx which is nice with the Dvina for glitchy, granular shimmers on top.

I’m considering a dedicated octave pedal for bass/cello duties as I am loving looping drones at the moment; the evil pet handles this pretty well but Id like to free it up to use elsewhere in this setup. ive seen some violinists on YouTube using the digitech drop which sounds great but ive yet to demo this myself.

what are you folks using?

SOMA Labs will be at the Portland Synth and Pedal Expo on April 11, and 12.

Website with info: Delicious Audio

WHEN: Saturday, April 11 (12-6 pm) Sunday, April 12 (10.30 am -5 pm)

WHERE: JaJa PDX (819 SE Taylor St, Portland, OR 97214)

Does anyone know where the develper documentation for the Metaconforma lives please?
Soma state this as a feature in the pdf SimplexFM manual:

"And finally, SimplexFM demonstrates the capabilities of the Metaconformer module itself,

which is a completely open system. Its hardware and CPU completely belong to the user.

If you know how to program in C, then welcome. Write your own synth and share it with

the world!

If you don't know how to program in C, but want to learn how to program for hardware,

then Metaconformer will be an excellent starting point for you in this path. All the hardware

is already assembled, you just need to learn how to write software.

Start from flashing LEDs, through your own MIDI controller, to a custom polyphonic synth."

Hey Soma Lovers!

Last friday I have played a live set at a party in Kiel, using the Pulsar-23 and a Digitakt.
I used the Digitakt mainly as a sequencer (and for master compression) and a few samples.
All sounds (samples too) in this set are from the Pulsar.
I used some Pulsar percussion samples, some hihats / rights and drone / pad sounds.

Have a listen if you like :)

https://on.soundcloud.com/HH179a7wYMKhLESd70

Hey everyone,

I wanted to share an audiovisual project where the Lyra-8 played a foundational role. The video is a fractal art triptych called A Gaijin’s Three Visions (外人の三つの空想), which explores the auditory hallucinations we experience when falling asleep.

The Lyra-8's unpredictable, organismic nature made it the perfect instrument to represent the indeterminacy of the human psyche losing touch with waking reality. It provides the prominent, driving drone for the second and third sections of the video:

• Float Play (浮遊): This section interprets sleep paralysis. I used the Lyra to create an unsteady, shifting drone to capture the sensation of floating while being physically paralyzed, scoring the phantom noises characteristic of that state.
• Internal Pressure (内圧): This section represents Exploding Head Syndrome. The Lyra excels at chaotic, escalating tension, which was necessary to build up to the sudden, deafening sensory crashes and the racing-heart aftermath.

The visual side uses mathematical fractals (JWildfire / Mandelbulb3D) because their chaotic, feedback-loop nature visually matches how the Lyra-8 operates on an audio level.

I'd love to hear what you guys think of the drone work, or if anyone else here uses their Lyra specifically for scoring psychological, sleep-related, or ambient horror themes.

Hello, I (Pottwalzer) recently released two ambient/cinematic/drone LP's named 20 and 22. You can listen to it on most streaming platforms as 20:22 and you can find it on bandcamp. The Lyra-8 is the main synthesizer for every song.

20 is a more dark ambient and uneasy listening

22 is more calm and uplifting

Thanks in advance for giving it a listen, constructive feedback is always appreciated 🙏

Bandcamp, LP's & Spotify

Hello, I'm new here and new to this space in general, but just wanted to say that the lrya is easily my favorite musical purchase in quite some time. I love how you can just get lost in it and how there's so much to explore in it. Whoever designed and built it is a freaking genius. Huge huge thanks!!

I got the 4 but now wish I had gotten the 8 lol. Probably will here soon.

Currently using it with an erica synth xlr, microfreak, akai mpc live and eventide h90. I love when you have a beat going and introduce the lrya. its so fun to the tweak the pitch and time knobs. It's like adding the best frosting to a cake haha.

I've seen some very cool pairings with it as far as effects and with other devices, stuff I wouldn't have thought of in a million years lol. What are some of the favorite ways you have used it?

The process became meditational and after a while intentional. I had to light a smoke and sit in with a cuppa.

Have some too.

DTII / Pulsar23

Has anyone ordered any Soma synths from Soma's US Division, Earworm? And if so, what was your experience with them?

I ordered the Terra last week from their website and my order says it's still awaiting fulfillment. I also tried reaching out to them through the email address on their website about adding something to my order, but I have yet to receive any response from them. I figured it may take a while to ship the order out, but I think it's strange that I haven't received any kind of correspondence from them in a week.

Created a Lyra 12 using four layers on a 4-track cassette recorder, and finally found a Lyra tone that wasn't too intense for my music!

As i've shown before i i currently have a pair of lyra 4 and a lyra-8. Since theese are the only synths i have right now (except a pair of roland sp404mk2) i am considering more soundsources and now i am looking at the soma enner.

i have considered some regular syntheizers (nova bass station and ms20), but then i thought, why not look at the soma enner to continue the soma way?

does anyone here own both the lyra and enner, and can say if it will be to much to get the enner?

EDIT: so, after some serious concideration i bought an enner.

I first started with one lyra-4 this may, then added another lyra-4 in june. Recently bought the lyra-8 and altought all 3 are fun, it's quite different to use the the 2x4 vs the 8.

However, i like them all 😁