MORE ARTICLE WITH Ableton Live

31. August 2026

LUMINA

Nebula Machines: Bahadırhan Koçer and the Sonic Physics of Dub Techno

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Nebula Machines: Bahadırhan Koçer and the Sonic Physics of Dub Techno

Step inside a world where oscillators drift like fog, and echoes bloom in the tape-warped dusk. Bahadırhan Koçer, musicologist and philosopher of sound, unravels the spectral DNA of dub techno, guiding us through analog ghosts and Ableton landscapes. In his hands, every imperfection becomes a story, and repetition is never the same twice. This is sonic architecture built from instability, felt as much as heard.

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28. August 2026

SPARKY

Pick Yourself’s Hypnotic Bass Hack: Rumble Kicks Are Out, Sliding Grooves Are In

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Pick Yourself’s Hypnotic Bass Hack: Rumble Kicks Are Out, Sliding Grooves Are In

Bored of the same old sub rumbles in your techno? Pick Yourself flips the script and dives into the hypnotic basslines the pros are actually using. We’re talking sliding notes, polymetric grooves, and textured low-end that’ll make your club rig wobble. Forget stale loops – this is a masterclass in movement, tension, and a touch of dirt, all inside Ableton. If you want your bass to hypnotise rather than bulldoze, this one’s for you.

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15. August 2026

SPARKY

Mad Moments & Club Tactics: Tom VR Gets Real with MusicRadar Tech

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Mad Moments & Club Tactics: Tom VR Gets Real with MusicRadar Tech

Tom VR steps into the MusicRadar Tech bunker to spill on his drum programming chaos, gear obsessions, and why he likes his kicks with a side of click. It’s not your usual gear rundown—think more rave confessional, less polite studio tour. Expect tales of sonic steamrolling, creative pedal abuse, and the hard truth about what actually slaps in a club. If you want preset lists, look elsewhere. If you want the dirt, you’re in the right place.

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Bonedo Synthesizers: How to Make Any Synth Scream Acid Like a 303

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Bonedo Synthesizers: How to Make Any Synth Scream Acid Like a 303

Ever looked at your bank account, sighed at TB-303 prices, and thought, ‘There has to be a cheaper way to get that acid squelch’? Bonedo Synthesizers comes to the rescue with a dead-simple recipe for turning almost any synth into a proper acid box. Basti ditches the hype and dives straight into what actually matters: the filter, the slide, the accent, and the sneaky sequencer tricks that make acid basslines bounce. No fluff, no faff—just the pure, uncut 303 essentials. If you’re ready to turn your vanilla synth into a rave bunker weapon, you’re in the right place.

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LNA Does Audio Stuff: Making Beats on the Cheap with Ableton Note—Beach Edition

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LNA Does Audio Stuff: Making Beats on the Cheap with Ableton Note—Beach Edition

Who needs a tricked-out studio when you’ve got sand in your shoes and an iPad in your hand? LNA Does Audio Stuff takes the whole ‘music anywhere’ thing to the next level, cooking up a full track right on the beach using just Ableton Note and a handful of everyday sounds. This video is like a love letter to the broke beatmaker—proving once again that all you need is some hustle, a mobile app, and the guts to hit record in public. If you’re sick of gear snobs, this one’s for you.

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7. August 2026

TAS

Andrew Huang’s Remix Rodeo: Four Producers, One Song, Total Mayhem

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Andrew Huang’s Remix Rodeo: Four Producers, One Song, Total Mayhem

Strap in, legends! Andrew Huang’s rounded up a wild mob of sonic wranglers—Swarvy, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Shigeto, and himself—to take Son Lux’s “Want You To Love” for a spin. Each remix is as unique as a Melbourne laneway mural after a night out, flipping stems into grooves, maximalist synth storms, or percussive parties. If you reckon you’ve heard it all before—think again, mate. This is four flavours of chaos, served with Andrew’s signature playful energy and a few left turns that’ll knock your socks off.

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MusicRadar Tech Unleash Ableton Beat Repeat: From Lazy Slicer to Glitch Mayhem

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MusicRadar Tech Unleash Ableton Beat Repeat: From Lazy Slicer to Glitch Mayhem

Ready to turbocharge your stale loops? MusicRadar Tech gets their hands dirty with Ableton’s Beat Repeat, dragging it from forgotten effect to headline glitch weapon. Certified Ableton trainer Tom Glendinning doesn’t just twiddle knobs – he dives deep, showing how to twist basic drum patterns into organic chaos and stereo mayhem. It’s not your average tutorial; this one’s all about real-world tricks, stereo weirdness, and why you should ignore the plugin hype (for now).

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15. July 2026

SPARKY

Pick Yourself Makes Echo Bang: Delay as Synth Weapon

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Pick Yourself Makes Echo Bang: Delay as Synth Weapon

Pick Yourself is here with an Ableton hack that turns plain noise into synth gold. Forget boring subtractive routines – this trick uses delay and echo to morph your sounds into lush, animated textures with minimal fuss. We get a crash course in Karplus-Strong, filter envelope shenanigans, and some dirty feedback moves. If you’re stuck in groovebox autopilot, this might just wake you up. Dive in, but save some bandwidth for the video’s gnarlier details.

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Underdog Electronic Music School: Don’t Let Your Beats Collect Dust

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Underdog Electronic Music School: Don’t Let Your Beats Collect Dust

Ever laid down a killer groove in Ableton and then just noped out because life came knocking? Underdog Electronic Music School is here to save your half-baked bangers from the digital graveyard. In this video, Oscar drops three street-smart habits for music producers to actually keep their ideas alive and cooking. Think of it as workflow survival skills—no science degree required, just a little discipline and a folder full of future classics. Let’s get your sketches off life support and into the sunlight.

Polyend Play+ in the Hot Seat: Nu-Trix The Synth Guy Gets Real

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Polyend Play+ in the Hot Seat: Nu-Trix The Synth Guy Gets Real

Nu-Trix The Synth Guy isn’t here to coddle your workflow dreams. In this video, he raves about the Polyend Play+ as a creative beast, then tears into its production-stage pain points with zero filter. From stem export headaches to DAW integration drama, he exposes what slaps and what stalls – all while dropping pragmatic workarounds and a wishlist that Polyend would be mad to ignore. If you’re stuck in the Play+ bottleneck or just want some brutally honest synth banter, this is your groovebox reality check.

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