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# REPLAY: MONDAY MUSIC - September 21, 2026 - Tranquility has landed; Knobcon 14 report!
- URL: https://www.gerenm.net/monday-music-september-21-2026-tranquility-has-landed-knobcon-14-report/
- Published: 2026-09-21T14:31:39.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-21T14:31:39.000Z
- Author: Geren Mortensen
- Tags: Vidcasts, Webcast, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-08 19:19

\[OBS CRASHED ABOUT 15 SECONDS INTO THE SHOW. It took about 35 seconds for me to get it restarted. Everything worked fine after that, but it kind of threw me off a little bit more than usual.\]  

Tonight's topics:

- New Tranquility VST from S1gns Of L1fe
- What I saw at Knobcon (and Sweetwater)

TIMELINE:  
[00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZi4EPDY-E8&ref=gerenm.net) Begin transmission  
[00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZi4EPDY-E8&ref=gerenm.net) The Opening Jam  
[00:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZi4EPDY-E8&t=14s&ref=gerenm.net) OBS crash ...  
[00:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZi4EPDY-E8&t=50s&ref=gerenm.net) OBS recovery ...  
[00:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZi4EPDY-E8&t=50s&ref=gerenm.net) The Opening Jam \[continued\]  
[05:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZi4EPDY-E8&t=305s&ref=gerenm.net) Intro; new YouTube "feature"; possible Twitch streams  
[09:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZi4EPDY-E8&t=545s&ref=gerenm.net) What's in The Jam  
[19:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZi4EPDY-E8&t=1140s&ref=gerenm.net) Patches for pennies?  
[19:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZi4EPDY-E8&t=1177s&ref=gerenm.net) Hardware is Pointless follow-up; sonic differences between hardware and software; hardware vs. software; etc. When do we decide it's "good enough"?  
[26:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZi4EPDY-E8&t=1560s&pp=0gcJCWMAwfN6Pr3D&ref=gerenm.net) Hardware editors for hardware synths with minimal controls  
[27:32](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZi4EPDY-E8&t=1652s&ref=gerenm.net) MeowHaus Modular Cable Cuddlers (demonstration)  
[31:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZi4EPDY-E8&t=1895s&ref=gerenm.net) Conductive Labs Terrain Synth  
[35:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZi4EPDY-E8&t=2105s&ref=gerenm.net) Modal Element One  
[34:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZi4EPDY-E8&t=2097s&ref=gerenm.net) MiniFreak version 5; adds ability to add user samples and wavetables  
[35:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZi4EPDY-E8&t=2157s&ref=gerenm.net) Mininova dumped from buy list; horrible keys  
[36:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZi4EPDY-E8&t=2210s&ref=gerenm.net) Buchla Ziggy  
[38:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZi4EPDY-E8&t=2310s&ref=gerenm.net) Sonicware ELZ-1 core  
[39:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZi4EPDY-E8&t=2370s&ref=gerenm.net) I still love the Expressive E Osmose  
[41:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZi4EPDY-E8&t=2517s&ref=gerenm.net) Naxst Altitude follow-up  
[42:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZi4EPDY-E8&t=2575s&pp=0gcJCWMAwfN6Pr3D&ref=gerenm.net) Traveler intro pricing ends 9/30/2026  
[43:18](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZi4EPDY-E8&t=2598s&pp=0gcJCWMAwfN6Pr3D&ref=gerenm.net) Oddment ODD-1 and ODD-1V  
[45:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZi4EPDY-E8&t=2725s&ref=gerenm.net) It's a great time to be an electronic musician  
[46:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZi4EPDY-E8&t=2760s&ref=gerenm.net) Tranquility from [‪@s1gns0fl1fe‬](https://www.youtube.com/@s1gns0fl1fe?ref=gerenm.net) quick demo and patch from scratch  
[1:19:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZi4EPDY-E8&t=4750s&ref=gerenm.net) OBS shenanigans  
[1:19:56](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZi4EPDY-E8&t=4796s&pp=0gcJCWMAwfN6Pr3D&ref=gerenm.net) Wrap up; play-out patch modifications; working all week; studio rework coming ... again  
[1:22:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZi4EPDY-E8&t=4960s&ref=gerenm.net) The Closing Jam-ish  
[1:28:24](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZi4EPDY-E8&t=5304s&ref=gerenm.net) End transmission

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