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13. October 2026

Underdog Electronic Music School: When One Pulse is Enough to Break Your Brain

Forget your four-to-the-floor safety net—Underdog Electronic Music School drags us kicking and screaming into techno’s real underbelly: the single pulse. Oscar’s on a full quantum physics bender here, binning tradition and zooming into the micro-beats that make a groove tick. It’s not just theory—he’s getting his hands dirty in Ableton, plugins, and even modular, showing us how much chaos and emotion you can wring from one beat. If you thought techno was just about pounding kicks, you’re about to get schooled, hard.

Ableton Live, Ballista Blast, D16 Drumazon, Four Bricks Rook, Mixel, Shakmat Lancer's Lash

12. October 2026

LUMINA

Voltage Labs

Voltage Labs Illuminates the Nebulous Origins of Ambient Music

Voltage Labs threads a luminous path through ambient music’s clouded dawn, from Satie’s sonic furnishings to Eno’s tapestries of suspended time. With a keen eye for moments where music and environment dissolve into each other, this episode lingers in foggy airports, bustling Japanese storefronts, and the haunted decay of Basinski’s tapes. Here, the story of ambient is a meditation—on memory, loss, and the secret lives of sound between the notes.

The Disintegration Loops

11. October 2026

LYRA

1010music

1010music Unleashes Major Firmware for blackbox 2 & bento: Workflow Overdrive

1010music celebrates their anniversary with a substantial firmware upgrade for blackbox 2 and bento, turbocharging both devices for modern production and performance. The update brings powerful new sequencer automation, expanded scenes, ethereal effects, and workflow enhancements that will appeal to DAWless musicians and studio tinkerers alike. We break down what’s actually delivered, how it’s presented, and what the new architecture means for creative users.

1010Music Bento, 1010music Blackbox 2

11. October 2026

SPARKY

sunwarper

sunwarper vs. Koala Sampler: Stem Splitter Showdown in a Budget Rave Bunker

sunwarper dives headfirst into Koala Sampler’s new “high quality” stem splitter, stacking it up against its own crusty past and the heavyweight Logic Pro. Expect a no-fluff, hands-on breakdown of what’s actually improved, what’s still glitchy, and why budget producers might finally have something to shout about. It’s a battle of algorithms, artifacts and expectations—served up with sunwarper’s signature lofi flair.

Koala Sampler, Logic Pro

11. October 2026

SPARKY

TAETRO

TAETRO Unleashes the Blackbox 2: Pocket-Sized Powerhouse or Portable Headache?

TAETRO dives into the 1010music Blackbox 2, showing off its multisampling magic, live looping power, and all-in-one groovebox attitude. This isn’t just a spec sheet parade – TAETRO puts it through real-world paces, highlighting both the killer tricks and the quirks that might make you swear on a crowded train. If you care about portable setups, dirty beats, and firmware that actually gets better, buckle up.

1010Music Bento, 1010music Blackbox 2, Korg Nanokey Fold, OP-1 Field, Yamaha Reface CP

11. October 2026

SPARKY

Doctor Mix

Doctor Mix Talks to His DAW: ACE Studio 2.1.8 Breaks the Fourth Wall

Doctor Mix goes full sci-fi with ACE Studio 2.1.8, banishing the mouse and letting voice commands run the show. Forget endless menu diving—just talk, and your DAW listens. In this wild ride, rough vocals morph into pro-sounding hooks, harmonies drop in on request, and a Hammond patch materialises on command. Is this the future of music production or just a fever dream? Either way, Doctor Mix’s signature enthusiasm meets a genuinely jaw-dropping technology. Buckle up.

ACE Studio 2.1.8, Synapse Audio The Legend, Valhalla VintageVerb

11. October 2026

SPARKY

David Hilowitz Music

David Hilowitz Music Goes Wild: Spotykach, the Open-Source Looper That Stumbles into Genius

David Hilowitz Music takes a mad swing at the Spotykach, SynthUX Academy’s open-source looper that’s more rave bunker than tape machine. Expect deck-doubling weirdness, granular shenanigans, and a device that practically dares you to mess up gloriously. If you’re tired of pristine, predictable gear and want a playground that spits out happy accidents, this video is your next sonic rabbit hole. Don’t blink or you’ll miss a toaster-fight between 90s pitch shifting and modern chaos.

FM1, Kenyon Kalimba, OP-1, Spotykach, Zoom Recorder

10. October 2026

LUMINA

Daniele Ippolito

Nebulae in the Machine: Daniele Ippolito on Yes’ Sonic Rebirth with 90125

A band doesn’t just change course—it dissolves, reshapes, and breathes anew. In this immersive journey, Daniele Ippolito unspools the magnetic metamorphosis of Yes through ‘90125.’ We drift through shimmering echoes, fractured legacy, and the pulse of new machinery, exploring how a prog rock behemoth slid through the wormhole of pop modernity. This is the tale of risk, reinvention, and the spectral ghosts of sound that haunt every note.

Fairlight CMI, Les Paul, Marshall amplifier, Stratocaster, Synclavier

10. October 2026

SPARKY

Starsky Carr

Starsky Carr’s Serum 2 Vintage Synth Throwdown: Jupiter, Prophet, and Pure Mayhem

Starsky Carr’s taken Serum 2 and crammed it full of vintage synth attitude—Jupiter-8 brass, Prophet-5 grit, and enough Juno chorus to drown a disco. With a Max for Live chameleon skin, he matches old-school architecture, not just waveforms. If you think all softsynths sound the same, watch this before you slag it off in the pub. This is not your dad’s Serum.

DIGI-8K, OB-WAN, Serum 2, SUPITER-8, THEPRO-5, YOU-NO-6

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