YOUTUBER: HAINBACH

2. October 2026

HAINBACH and the Sonic Time Machines: Buchla Modulars Through Fog and Memory

With a filmmaker’s ear for mood and a poet’s touch, HAINBACH steps into the echoing halls of EMS Stockholm to commune with the legendary modular synthesizers of Don Buchla. Each system—100, 200, the grand 200, and the futuristic 200e—becomes a vessel for spectral storytelling, where voltage and touch become language. This is not a technical tour, but a drifting, tactile exploration of sound’s strange, shimmering architecture. Prepare to wander through nebulae of control voltage and fragments of electronic history.

Buchla System 100, Buchla System 200, Buchla System 200e

8. September 2026

JET

HAINBACH

HAINBACH’s FBT Synther 2000: No Filter, No Mercy

HAINBACH drags the FBT Synther 2000 out of synth history’s dustbin and into the harsh light. This Italian oddball ditches filters and subtlety for three oscillators of untamed, unapologetic electricity. Forget lush pads or polite brass sounds—this is synth anarchy, and HAINBACH’s deadpan style is the perfect match for a machine that never learned to behave. Whether it’s a museum piece or punk noise box, you’ll want to hear it scream.

FBT Synther 2000

10. July 2026

LUMINA

HAINBACH

HAINBACH and the Sonic Ghosts of Kuzmin: Stories from the Polivoks Nebula

In the dim glow between memory and voltage, HAINBACH drifts through the legacy of Vladimir Kuzmin—the mind behind the Polivoks and so many haunted circuits. This is less a retelling than an immersion, as we follow HAINBACH’s encounters with Kuzmin’s designs and the spectral resonance they leave behind. We glimpse the playful collisions of error and genius, and the invisible threads that connect musicians across borders and decades. Kuzmin’s instruments do not merely play—they haunt, shimmer, and bind a community in shared wonder.

Femi Mark I, Formanta Maestro, Formanta Polivoks

24. June 2026

TAS

HAINBACH

HAINBACH Unleashes the Orban 245F: From Broadcast Bland to Psychedelic Pandemonium

Ever wondered what happens when you plug a decades-old radio relic into your synth rig? HAINBACH, the undisputed champion of oddball instruments, takes the Orban Stereo Synthesizer 245F for a spin—and mate, it’s a wild ride! This dusty blue box, meant to spice up mono radio with a bit of stereo magic, ends up making your head spin faster than a kangaroo in a tumble dryer. Prepare for seasick vibes, uncanny stereo fields, and some of the strangest sound design this side of the outback. Grab your headphones, keep a bucket handy, and dive in—this is experimental audio at its

Erica Synths Bullfrog, Orban Stereo Synthesizer 245F

15. June 2026

SPARKY

HAINBACH

HAINBACH & the Sonic Boom Sampler: Brüel & Kjær 7502 Goes Full Rave Bunker

Ever heard of a sampler built to catch a Concorde’s sonic boom? HAINBACH dives deep into the Brüel & Kjær 7502 Digital Event Recorder—the original hardware hack that accidentally became a street weapon for weirdos and sound adventurers. In a sharp, thoroughly nerdy interview with inventor Flemming Madsen, we get the lowdown on how a chunk of measurement kit found its way from vibration analysis to the hands of composers ready to break the rules. This isn’t your typical synth history—expect unexpected twists, a bit of gear envy, and a hard reminder that sometimes the best music tools start life

Brüel & Kjær 2120 Frequency Analyzer, Brüel & Kjær 2121 Frequency Analyzer, Brüel & Kjaer 7502 Digital Event Recorder

10. June 2026

LUMINA

HAINBACH

HAINBACH’s Sonic Archaeology: Breathing Through the RFT TZF Terzfilter

Sometimes, sound is history in disguise—heavy with stories, humming in the dark corners of lost machines. In this video, HAINBACH embarks on a journey through time and circuitry, uncovering rare devices once used for railway acoustics and now alive with new purpose. The RFT TZF Terzfilter emerges as both relic and muse, its filters carving spectral landscapes from humble signals. Each resonance is steeped in nostalgia, each crackle a ghost of engineering past. Prepare to drift with HAINBACH as art, memory, and the eerie beauty of vintage electronics entwine within a fog of magnetic possibility.

Bruehl & Kier spectrum analyzer, Bruehl & Kier vibration amplifier, HeathKit sine square generator, Kawai PH-50, RFT TZF Terzfilter, WaveTag noise generator, Yamaha Ensemble mixer

8. May 2026

TAS

HAINBACH

HAINBACH Gets Weird: Bastl Kalimba Reviewed Like a Roo on a Trampoline

Ever wondered what happens when a kalimba and a synth have a wild night out? HAINBACH’s latest video dives headfirst into the Bastl Kalimba—a physical modeling FM synth that looks like it’s ready for both a bush doof and a living room jam. With early firmware quirks and a design that’s part game controller, part thumb piano, this beast is as unpredictable as Melbourne weather. HAINBACH’s experimental flair meets Bastl’s madcap innovation, and the result is a portable sound machine that’s equal parts chaos and charm. Strap in, mates: this one’s not for the faint-hearted or the strictly acoustic purists.

Bastl Kalimba

28. April 2026

TAS

HAINBACH

HAINBACH’s Freaky Looper Showdown: Three Sonic Oddballs Go Walkabout

Strap in, mates—HAINBACH’s back with a trio of loopers that’ll make your average pedalboard look like a Bunnings sausage sizzle. In this wild ride, he wrangles the Soma Cosmos, Synthux Academy Spotykach, and Ciat-Lonbarde Cafe Quantum, each one pushing the boundaries of what looping even means. If you’re after safe, predictable loops, you’re in the wrong outback. HAINBACH’s style is as experimental as a kangaroo with a soldering iron, and these machines are here to test your taste for sonic chaos. Curious which box will send you tumbling down the rabbit hole? Read on, but don’t blame us if your

Ciat-Lonbarde Cafe Quantum, Soma Cosmos, Synthux Academy Spotykach

14. April 2026

LUMINA

HAINBACH

HAINBACH’s Sonic Alchemy: Octaves and the Art of Passive Bandpass Filters

Step into HAINBACH’s world, where sound is sculpted by the weight of metal and the hush of electricity’s absence. In this immersive exploration, we drift through the magnetic resonance of passive bandpass filters—those spectral tools that once haunted the laboratories of audio pioneers. HAINBACH, ever the sonic storyteller, reveals how these relics inspire the new AudioThing Octaves plugin, a digital echo of analog ghosts. Prepare to witness frequencies sliced and reshaped, not by force, but by the gentle gravity of coils and the poetry of stepped selection. This is not merely a demo—it’s a meditation on the tactile soul of

AudioThing Octaves

8. April 2026

LUMINA

HAINBACH

HAINBACH Illuminates Sound: The Rare Waves Photophone OCM-2 as Sonic Prism

What if sound could be caught not by air, but by light? In this luminous exploration, HAINBACH guides us through the Rare Waves Photophone OCM-2—a microphone that listens with photons, not pressure. His poetic curiosity turns everyday objects into shimmering soundscapes, revealing textures that shimmer and slide like spectral ghosts. This is not just a review; it’s an immersion into a new way of hearing, where cheese graters, tape machines, and kalimbas become portals to otherworldly resonance. Prepare to drift into a world where stereo movement bends reality, and the boundaries of recording dissolve into light.

Rare Waves Photophone OCM-2

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