Thinking about binning your Analog Rytm MKII? Hold that thought. Liam Killen, Montreal’s groovebox guru, dives deep into why this analog beast refuses to leave his studio. He slices through the analog vs digital debate, layers samples like a sound chef, and explores off-the-wall filter bank tricks. Add some Outbox 8 magic and you’ve got a rig that’s more bunker weapon than dust collector. If you want to see what slaps and what stays, this is your video.

Elektron Analog Rytm MKII, FaderFox MX-12, Louder Than Liftoff Chroma 500, Outbox 8, West Audio Mimas

6. October 2026

Metamyther

Metamyther and the Koszalin: A Frequency Shifter’s Liminal Alchemy

LUMINA

In Metamyther’s hands, the Xaoc Devices Koszalin becomes a portal: frequency shifting not as mere effect, but as a ritual of transformation. This is no ordinary module—here, sound unspools in shimmering threads, warped and woven into strange, cinematic textures. We drift through feedback loops and stereo ghosts, discovering the Koszalin’s untapped emotional gravity. For those who crave the uncanny, this journey is a plunge into sonic liminality where industrial pulse meets spectral haze.

Fieldtone Weaver, Xaoc Devices Koszalin, Xaoc Devices Vhikk X

6. October 2026

AP Mastering

AP Mastering Throws Down: Advanced Drum Mixing with Gating Tricks

SPARKY

Ready to make your drums punch holes in the wall? AP Mastering, always up for pushing boundaries, dives into advanced mixing moves—low pass gating, high pass gating, brutal compression—on a metal drum kit. If you’re sick of safe, sterile mixes and want your kicks and snares to slap like a rave in a biscuit factory, this is your blueprint. Expect real-world DAW routing, some clever plugin voodoo, and the kind of sound design that’ll have classic rock fans running for cover.

Dogma, Reaper

6. October 2026

Underdog Electronic Music School

Markers That Splash: Underdog Electronic Music School’s Guide to Kickstarting Your Phrases

SPARKY

Underdog Electronic Music School drops a quick-fire lesson on musical markers—those sonic signposts that give techno tracks their shape and swagger. Forget basic white noise crashes; Oscar pushes you into deeper territory, crafting markers that actually match your synth palette. Expect sharp tricks in Ableton, practical tips, and a reminder that sometimes, less is more. If your arrangements sound like a flatline, this video’s your defibrillator.

909 hi-hat, Ableton Live, OTT

6. October 2026

Omri Cohen

Omri Cohen Sets VCV Rack Ablaze with Solar 42-Inspired Madness

TAS

Strap in, folks – Omri Cohen is back at it, wrangling a Solar 42-inspired ambient setup in VCV Rack that’s as lush as an Aussie rainforest after a week of rain. With his signature blend of modular wisdom and laidback delivery, Omri takes us from a pile of oscillators to a sprawling drone machine, all in the digital wilds of VCV. This video isn’t just another patching demo – it’s a full-blown rave for your brain, packed with tricks, drones, and enough modulation to make a kangaroo’s head spin. If you reckon you can handle some sonic chaos, this is … Read more

Solar 42, VCV Rack

5. October 2026

once upon a synth

once upon a synth Goes Dawless: Techno Tactics for the Hardware-Obsessed

TAS

Ready for a sweat-soaked techno session without a laptop in sight? once upon a synth cracks open their dawless live rig, blending crunchy Elektron boxes and a Moog DFAM for a setup wilder than a kangaroo on a caffeine binge. From the joys of happy accidents to the grit of a battered old mixer, this is hardware mayhem with a side of Aussie irreverence. If you reckon techno’s about the journey, not the spreadsheet, strap in for a yarn that’s as much about evolving sound as it is about nimble fingers and live tweaks.

5. October 2026

The Unperson

Vostok SIGMA: The Unperson Unleashes Modular Mayhem

SPARKY

Ready for a rhythm riot in your rack? The Unperson dives into the Vostok Instruments SIGMA, a hybrid modular gate mangler that spits out 23 rhythmic outputs like a caffeinated octopus. Four channels, stacks of logic, and more patterns than a warehouse rave. If you want your beats unpredictable and your grooves mutating, buckle in—this is not your average sequencer demo. And yes, the jams actually slap.

5. October 2026

Voltage Labs

Voltage Labs and the Vanishing Patience of Techno: A Sonic Tension Unspooled

LUMINA

Techno once exhaled across the hours, blooming slowly in the dark. Voltage Labs traces how the genre’s pulse has quickened, shaped by digital tides and cultural impatience. Through drifting fog and fractured light, we glimpse the changing rituals of the club, the flicker of social feeds, and the delicate architecture of anticipation now under threat. This is a meditation on time, tension, and the journey—where sound’s deepest ghosts are now forced to appear on cue.