> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.gerenm.net/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # REPLAY: MONDAY MUSIC - February 2, 2026 - Exploring my less-used plugins... Part 2 - URL: https://www.gerenm.net/monday-music-february-2-2026-exploring-my-less-used-plugins-part-2/ - Published: 2026-01-29T19:06:45.000Z - Updated: 2026-01-29T19:06:45.000Z - Author: Geren Mortensen - Tags: Vidcasts, Webcast, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-08 19:19 Continuing sorta where we left off last week, this episode will involve a lot of goofing around with and rating my software synths. We got as far as Pigments last time, so we'll pick up with Arturia's Prophet 5\. More bleeps and bloops than you can shack a modwheel at! Oh, and we'll also address the elephant in the room -- Native Instruments' insolvency, and what it means to me (and maybe to you, too). TIMELINE: [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/live/6%5FJGWCneoIk?ref=gerenm.net) Begin transmission [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/live/6%5FJGWCneoIk?ref=gerenm.net) The Opening Jam [11:12](https://www.youtube.com/live/6%5FJGWCneoIk?t=672s&ref=gerenm.net) Welcome (looks like I still need more key light...) [12:12](https://www.youtube.com/live/6%5FJGWCneoIk?t=732s&ref=gerenm.net) What's in The Jam [20:10](https://www.youtube.com/live/6%5FJGWCneoIk?t=1210s&ref=gerenm.net) Entropy & Sons Recursion Studio [23:30](https://www.youtube.com/live/6%5FJGWCneoIk?t=1410s&ref=gerenm.net) I never learn [23:45](https://www.youtube.com/live/6%5FJGWCneoIk?t=1425s&ref=gerenm.net) Recording vs Viewing test result and Blackmagin Hyperdeck status [27:03](https://www.youtube.com/live/6%5FJGWCneoIk?t=1623s&ref=gerenm.net) Native Instruments Preliminary Insolvency -- what's happening and what does it mean? [33:30](https://www.youtube.com/live/6%5FJGWCneoIk?t=2010s&ref=gerenm.net) Important to remember that NI software and hardware is made to industry standards [36:50](https://www.youtube.com/live/6%5FJGWCneoIk?t=2210s&ref=gerenm.net) NI Kontrol S MkIII used as if NI's software didn't exist -- mapping VST controls to hardware [39:20](https://www.youtube.com/live/6%5FJGWCneoIk?t=2360s&ref=gerenm.net) How would Native Instruments going out of business affect me? [41:10](https://www.youtube.com/live/6%5FJGWCneoIk?t=2470s&ref=gerenm.net) Behringer "takeover"? Arturia? [42:10](https://www.youtube.com/live/6%5FJGWCneoIk?t=2530s&ref=gerenm.net) V1 Komplete Kontrol controllers are still viable? YES [47:45](https://www.youtube.com/live/6%5FJGWCneoIk?t=2865s&ref=gerenm.net) XY controller need/want and possible solution using the Kontrol S mkIII controller [49:55](https://www.youtube.com/live/6%5FJGWCneoIk?t=2995s&ref=gerenm.net) NI calibration documentation backwards! [52:50](https://www.youtube.com/live/6%5FJGWCneoIk?t=3170s&ref=gerenm.net) Challenge with using two MIDI controllers [58:35](https://www.youtube.com/live/6%5FJGWCneoIk?t=3515s&ref=gerenm.net) New Eurorack modules inbound: Behringer Wasp filter and MSM Farbfolder [1:01:24](https://www.youtube.com/live/6%5FJGWCneoIk?t=3684s&ref=gerenm.net) Strymon Nightsky plugin thoughts [1:02:05](https://www.youtube.com/live/6%5FJGWCneoIk?t=3725s&ref=gerenm.net) Continuation of plugin instrument ratings (this goes on for quite a while) [2:10:00](https://www.youtube.com/live/6%5FJGWCneoIk?t=7800s&ref=gerenm.net) What plugins have been rated a "5" so far (and also the "4" rated plugins) [2:12:40](https://www.youtube.com/live/6%5FJGWCneoIk?t=7960s&ref=gerenm.net) Closing Jam setup (which I should have let you see) [2:14:00](https://www.youtube.com/live/6%5FJGWCneoIk?t=8040s&ref=gerenm.net) More plugins to go through -- I've only been through Arturia! and winding down the show [2:16:03](https://www.youtube.com/live/6%5FJGWCneoIk?t=8163s&ref=gerenm.net) The Closing Jam [2:26:03](https://www.youtube.com/live/6%5FJGWCneoIk?t=8763s&ref=gerenm.net) End transmission My latest release, Apythmenos, at Bandcamp: [https://gerenm.bandcamp.com/album/apy...](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video%5Fdescription&redir%5Ftoken=QUFFLUhqbmJIOUV4alZtSnVNTFFSYWhBSHZpOEpWQU1yd3xBQ3Jtc0tsdWNKY05vTWkxRmFOV1JfTzd2Wms2bGJmVGRCNGxXVTJGMU9XZ0dHNjhlS3B6SEQ5Rnk2RjQ4c1Jid0Z1SDNjMjdwblFkU3J5Q0M5WnNaUlljY0llaHZJLUVCSDNySFZTNUxpeEFybmlsQUNZNlBLdw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgerenm.bandcamp.com%2Falbum%2Fapythmenos&v=6%5FJGWCneoIk&ref=gerenm.net) THIS VIDEO IS NOT SPONSORED. 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