Think you need a new module to spice up your rack? Think again. Monotrail Tech Talk shows us how to wring every last drop of madness from a humble two-envelope setup. Forget boring vanilla patches—this video is a masterclass in clever routing, punchy transients, and envelope trickery that’ll leave your groovebox quaking. If you’re after more movement and texture without selling a kidney for another module, this is your new handbook.

Happy Nerding 3x MIA

29. July 2026

Creative Sauce

Creative Sauce Schools Us: Why Busses Crush Inserts Every Time

SPARKY

Ever slogged through a mix drowning in plugin inserts? Creative Sauce (aka Mike) kicks down the studio door and shows us why bus routing isn’t just for posers—it’s pure workflow power. Expect sharp tips, no fluff, and a few hard truths about why your next mix needs more bus action. If you’re still slapping reverbs on every vocal, this is the wake-up call. Don’t just mix—command your DAW like a streetwise synth wizard.

1176, API 2500

29. July 2026

Espen Kraft

Espen Kraft’s DSS-1 Editor: Free Browser Power for the 80s Beast

SPARKY

Who says retro sampling has to be a slow-motion pain? Espen Kraft drops a no-nonsense, totally free browser-based editor for the Korg DSS-1. If you’ve ever wanted to dodge tedious menus and get filthy-fast tweaks on your beloved glitchy sampler, this is your new street weapon. MIDI wrangling, multi-sound management and more—all in your browser. No installer. No fluff. Just pure ‘80s workflow, hacked for today. Ready to push your DSS-1 harder? Let’s see what Espen’s tool can really do.

KORG DSS-1

29. July 2026

Verysickbeats

Verysickbeats Flips the Script: Vocal Stem Sorcery with Lalals

RILEY

If you thought vocal stems were just for karaoke, think again. Verysickbeats (aka JFilt) dives headfirst into the world of stem separation with Lalals, slicing and dicing vocals in ways Logic’s built-in tools can only dream about. This is about more than just taking the drums out; it’s about flipping vocal bits into beat gold. If you’re after that next-level sample chop, or just wanna see a beatmaker outsmart his own DAW, this video is pure street food for your hungry MPC.

Gemini Kit, Lalals, Logic Pro, Quick Sampler

29. July 2026

Underdog Electronic Music School

Mixing Techno in One Day? Underdog Electronic Music School Throws Down the Gauntlet

RILEY

Ever tried to cram years of techno mixing wisdom into a single day? Underdog Electronic Music School brings in Brice—yeah, the dude with decades on the decks and a bag full of studio hacks—to break down the art of balancing, backbone building, and keeping your mixes alive. This isn’t about chasing perfection; it’s about vibe, taste, and using your ears (not just your eyes). If you want a taste of how to actually mix techno without losing your mind, this one’s for you.

28. July 2026

Daniele Ippolito

Daniele Ippolito Illuminates the Shadows of a-ha’s ‘Scoundrel Days’

LUMINA

In Daniele Ippolito’s hands, a-ha’s ‘Scoundrel Days’ is more than a relic—it’s a living, breathing nebula of sound and regret. This is not the pastel pop of MTV nostalgia, but an album that exhales fog and fractured light, revealing cold spaces and emotional gravity beneath glossy surfaces. Through Ippolito’s poetic lens, we drift through the album’s restless moods, feeling every magnetic pull of its Scandinavian melancholy. Prepare to enter a landscape where synthesizers become sonic ghosts and the past shivers just out of reach.

28. July 2026

AutomaticGainsay

AutomaticGainsay’s MS-5 Sample & Hold: Voltage Mayhem in a Plastic Shell

SPARKY

If you think Sample and Hold is just a sprinkle of random burbles, AutomaticGainsay is here to slap you with some voltage truth, straight from Behringer’s MS-5. In this no-prisoners demo, Marc Doty wrangles the S&H for weird modulations, creamy lag, and the sort of pitch wobbles that’d make a 70s ARP jealous. Forget polite filter squiggles—this is about wringing every drop of chaos from a budget synth and making it sound like pure synth gold. Buckle up, because things get slippery, steppy, and gloriously unpredictable.

28. July 2026

Voltage Labs

Voltage Labs: Drum and Bass—A Sonic Tapestry of Origin, Ghosts, and Revolution

LUMINA

Voltage Labs leads us into the fog-laced streets where Drum and Bass was born—not as a genre, but as an echo of restless cities and deep cultural resonance. Here, sound system ghosts and pirate radio hunger collide, giving rise to a world of quicksilver beats and magnetic bass that shape both body and spirit. This isn’t a timeline; it’s a living nebula, where each evolution pulses with narrative, community, and the ghosts of dub and rave. Voltage Labs’ vision is cinematic: we drift, not through history, but through the living bloodstream of Drum and Bass itself.