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30. September 2026

AP Mastering Gets Ruthless: Mixing with Dogma Like It Owes You Money

If you think mixing is about throwing plugins at your tracks until something sticks, AP Mastering is here to slap that idea out of your DAW. In this turbo-charged intermediate tutorial, he tears through classic rock stems, showing how ruthless session prep, surgical gain structure, and a healthy disrespect for random processing can turn a raw mess into a mix that means business. Expect sarcasm, real-world tricks, and a brutal breakdown of why Dogma is his weapon of choice. Don’t blink – you might miss the secret handshake.

Dogma

29. September 2026

LYRA

4ms Company

4ms Company Podcast: Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith on Sonic Curiosity, Collaboration, and Ruin

In this deep-dive episode of the 4ms Company podcast, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith shares how a Buchla 100 synthesizer sparked her distinctive journey from composition to synthesis. The conversation unpacks her expansive catalog—including high-profile collaborations and her upcoming drum and bass inspired album ‘Ruin: It’s Not Just Music’. Smith’s holistic philosophy bridges everyday artistry, nature, and technology, offering rare insight into the creative processes of a forward-thinking electronic artist. For digital and modular synth nerds, this is a rare, workflow-focused glimpse into how one of the scene’s most imaginative composers builds her sonic world.

Buchla 100

29. September 2026

LYRA

Behringer

Behringer BCR32: Zaquencer Brings Hands-On Sequencing to the Forefront

Behringer’s BCR32 isn’t just a MIDI controller—it’s a tactile sequencing hub designed to anchor your studio or live rig. With its 32 encoders and integrated Zaquencer, the BCR32 bridges classic hands-on control with modern multi-track step sequencing. In this deep-dive, we follow Behringer’s official walkthrough, covering how the BCR32’s architecture lets you shape melodies, chords, basslines, and drums without ever reaching for a mouse. The video’s focus is on workflow: direct, visual, and immediate, with real-world MIDI and modular integration always in view.

Behringer BCR32, Behringer BMX, Behringer CZ1 Mini, Behringer UB1 Micro

29. September 2026

MILES

Verbos Electronics GmbH

Verbos Electronics Haas Zone Processor: Audio-Rate Mayhem and Bandpass Feedback

Verbos Electronics continues to push the envelope with the Haas Zone Processor, a module that promises more than just delays. In this demo, Mark Smith delves into the quirks of audio-rate modulation, bandpass-filtered feedback, and the surprising sonic territory unlocked when noise is the source. As with much of Verbos’ line-up, the emphasis is on hands-on experimentation and a certain West Coast unpredictability. This video is less about textbook delay and more about coaxing unexpected voices from your signal chain.

Verbos Electronics Haas Zone Processor

29. September 2026

SPARKY

Metamyther

Sinusoidal Sine-Fight: Metamyther Gets Weird with Unfiltered Audio’s Run Rhythm

Metamyther dives headfirst into Unfiltered Audio’s Sinusoidal Run Rhythm, a plugin that throws sine waves in a blender and lets the chaos loose. Forget boring LFOs – this thing warps modulation into shapes you didn’t know you needed. If your tracks are stuck in gridlock, Metamyther’s cinematic-industrial instincts and knack for oddball textures make this walkthrough a must-watch for the rhythmically restless.

Newfangled Audio Generate, Sequential Pro 3, Unfiltered Audio Sinusoidal Run Rhythm

29. September 2026

SPARKY

Taylor Fiore

Taylor Fiore Gets Twisted: Warping Audio Like a Pro in Ableton Note 2.1

Ableton Note 2.1 just got a serious upgrade: warp markers. Taylor Fiore, a.k.a. WhosTaylor, dives straight into audio manhandling on your iPad, showing how to bend sound to your will. Expect sharp tips, a no-fluff delivery, and a few sly tricks for getting your samples locked, loaded, and in time. If you think mobile warping can’t hang with the big DAWs, Taylor’s about to prove you wrong. Watch out—your touchscreen just became a rave bunker.

Ableton Move, Ableton Note, AIAIAI TMA-2 Studio Wireless Headphones, TX-6 Mixer

28. September 2026

SPARKY

The Unperson

The Unperson Unleashes Elastic OSC: Plaits Goes Polyphonic and Gets Rowdy

When The Unperson gets their hands on Elastic OSC, things get messy—in a good way. This isn’t just Plaits in a DAW; it’s a rave bunker full of sonic chaos, with polyphony, FX, and modulation galore. If you thought the original Plaits was punchy, wait until you hear it going wild with delay, distortion, and more LFOs than your nan’s got teabags. Dive in for presets, jams, and a proper thrashing of this mutant software synth.

Elastic OSC, Mutable Instruments Plaits, Oxi One

28. September 2026

SPARKY

Molten Music Technology

Molten Music Technology Brings the Noise: Radio Music 2 & 8mu DIY Build Reviewed

Forget your Disting menu-dives—Molten Music Technology dives headfirst into the Music Thing Modular Radio Music 2 and 8mu controller with classic British DIY gusto. If you love solder fumes, sample chaos and a bit of live gig pressure, this video’s got your number. Robin Vincent’s build is as much about dodgy solder, missing nuts, and the satisfaction of a wonky but functional module as it is about sonic potential. Don’t expect clinical step-by-steps—this is a rave bunker, not a classroom.

Music Thing Modular 8mu, Music Thing Modular Radio Music 2

28. September 2026

RILEY

Verysickbeats

Verysickbeats Puts Koala Sampler’s New Stem Splitter to the Street Test

You thought Koala Sampler was already the king of flipping on your phone? Well, JFilt from Verysickbeats just showed us it got a fresh stem-splitting update, and now it’s slicing samples cleaner than a deli on payday. This isn’t just an upgrade—it’s a workflow glow-up for every mobile beatmaker hustling with an iPhone or iPad. We’re talking high-quality splits, real talk comparisons, and the kind of demo only a true beat head brings. Grab your headphones; there’s some A/B magic in the mix.

iPad, iPhone, Koala Sampler, SP404

27. September 2026

LUMINA

Martin Stürtzer

Whispering Air and Resonance: Martin Stürtzer’s Journey through Modartt Airteq

In the hands of Martin Stürtzer, sound is sculpted like morning fog drifting through stained glass. With the Airteq by Modartt, organ pipes no longer stand silent—they become vessels for breath, nuance, and sonic storytelling. This review drifts through Martin’s poetic patchwork, exploring how physical modeling and MPE control unlock new dimensions for ambient music. The video is as much a meditation as a demonstration, inviting us to listen beyond the surface. Some mysteries, of course, can only be inhaled through the screen.

Expressive E Osmose, Modartt Airteq, Roland JV2080, Spectrasonics Omnisphere, Valhalla DSP Delay

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