Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
At London Synth & Pedal Expo I remote-interviewed ASM's director of product, Dominic Au, with Daniel Troberg (VP of Sales & Marketing and the father of the Octatrack!) by my side. Did you know the Leviasynth was very nearly cancelled in development? This is a chance to hear how a small but passionate team created one of the most advanced synths of recent times.
VISIT THE LONDON SYNTH & PEDAL EXPO NEXT YEAR?
▶︎ synthandpedalexpo.com/london-synth-pedal-expo
CHAPTERS
0:00 ASM's Small But Mighty Team
1:25 Leviasynth Origin Story
2:21 Who Greenlit the Project & How Are Roles Divided?
5:13 How Do You Test & Validate Ideas Early On?
7:22 How Do You Decide What NOT to Include?
10:07 Nearly Cancelling the Project
15:04 What Makes the Button Matrix & Encoders So Good?
22:58 What Are the Leviathan's Most Successful Design Choices?
26:13 How Do You Possibly Test This Many Combinations?
29:25 How Was the Analog Filter Chosen?
30:20 Did Anything Change Drastically Once You Had the Final Hardware?
32:14 What Looks Effortless But Was Actually the Hardest?
36:01 What Can You Only Experience Hands-On?
40:14 What Are You Proudest Of?
42:35 Wrap Up
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➡️ Sweetwater sweetwater.sjv.io/DKnn6y
➡️ Thomann: thomann.de/?offid=1&affid=845
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At London Synth & Pedal Expo I remote-interviewed ASM's director of product, Dominic Au, with Daniel Troberg (VP of Sales & Marketing and the father of the Octatrack!) by my side. Did you know the Leviasynth was very nearly cancelled in development? This is a chance to hear how a small but passionate team created one of the most advanced synths of recent times.
VISIT THE LONDON SYNTH & PEDAL EXPO NEXT YEAR?
▶︎ synthandpedalexpo.com/london-synth-pedal-expo
CHAPTERS
0:00 ASM's Small But Mighty Team
1:25 Leviasynth Origin Story
2:21 Who Greenlit the Project & How Are Roles Divided?
5:13 How Do You Test & Validate Ideas Early On?
7:22 How Do You Decide What NOT to Include?
10:07 Nearly Cancelling the Project
15:04 What Makes the Button Matrix & Encoders So Good?
22:58 What Are the Leviathan's Most Successful Design Choices?
26:13 How Do You Possibly Test This Many Combinations?
29:25 How Was the Analog Filter Chosen?
30:20 Did Anything Change Drastically Once You Had the Final Hardware?
32:14 What Looks Effortless But Was Actually the Hardest?
36:01 What Can You Only Experience Hands-On?
40:14 What Are You Proudest Of?
42:35 Wrap Up
SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL:
▶︎ Patreon: patreon.com/c/mylarmelodies (Help fund more videos, join a community of music makers and ask me questions directly!)
▶︎ Buy some music on Bandcamp: mylarmelodies.bandcamp.com
▶︎ Buy your gear thru these affiliate links:
👉 SHOP AT KMR AUDIO AND GET 5% OFF ANYTHING WITH CODE MYLAR5 👈
➡️ KMR Audio: kmraudio.com/?ref=mylarmelodies
➡️ Signal Sounds: signalsounds.com/?ref=mm
➡️ Perfect Circuit link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/8-12626-312335-9759?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.perfectcircuit.com%2F
➡️ Sweetwater sweetwater.sjv.io/DKnn6y
➡️ Thomann: thomann.de/?offid=1&affid=845
➡️ Plugin Boutique: pluginboutique.com/?a_aid=642c4629ec8ef
▶︎ Make a one-time donation via Paypal: paypal.com/ncp/payment/KNLRQUDAUDUUJ
▶︎ Subscribe to my podcast Why We Bleep: whywebleep.com (...and rate it on your favourite app!)
