MORE ARTICLE WITH Ableton Live

14. October 2026

SPARKY

Rapid Flow’s Step Sequencer Survival Kit: omniGRID 1.1 from Blank Slate to Bass Face

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Rapid Flow’s Step Sequencer Survival Kit: omniGRID 1.1 from Blank Slate to Bass Face

If you’ve ever stared at an empty Ableton project and broken out in a cold sweat, Rapid Flow’s latest walkthrough of omniGRID 1.1 will save your night. Erik is your synth Sherpa, dragging step-sequencer rookies up the mountain with no-nonsense routing tips, scene tricks, and groove hacks. Forget hand-holding—this is about getting dirty, stacking arps, and bending MIDI to your will. If you want your tracks to slap straight out of the box, this is the kind of deep-dive you need. Just don’t expect Erik to sugarcoat it—he’s here to make your workflow ruthless and fun.

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

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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.

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

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

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.

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26. September 2026

LUMINA

Kairos as Living Sculpture: MusicRadar Tech Enters Laura Misch’s Sonic Sanctuary

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Kairos as Living Sculpture: MusicRadar Tech Enters Laura Misch’s Sonic Sanctuary

Step inside a realm where time is both a stone and a cloud, as Laura Misch invites us into the luminous evolution of ‘Kairos’. Through MusicRadar Tech’s lens, we wander her South London studio, where field recordings, saxophone improvisations, and earthy synths entwine. Here, the world breathes into the music—wind, water, moss, and the pulse of memory converging into a soundscape as tactile as it is ephemeral. Prepare to dissolve into layers of raw performance, organic textures, and voices that echo like ancient weather.

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21. September 2026

LUMINA

Voltage Labs: Berlin’s Sonic Mosaic – Studios, Shadows and the Pulse of Creation

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Voltage Labs: Berlin’s Sonic Mosaic – Studios, Shadows and the Pulse of Creation

Berlin hums with spectral possibility, and Voltage Labs wanders its corridors, capturing artists as they breathe life into cables and shadows. This visual diary is a lattice of studio sanctuaries: Robert Henke’s ordered chaos, Justine Perry’s slow-burning atmospheres, Marcel Dettmann’s artful reflections, and the raw kinetic energy of Benjamin Damage and Perel. Each encounter feels like a fragment of a sprawling, magnetic resonance—moments where sound, light and intention blur. The city’s record stores, too, become altars, their crates echoing with stories yet to unfold. In this Berlin vlog, Voltage Labs crafts a sonic ghost story, promising deeper dives still hidden

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11. September 2026

LYRA

Architecting Performances: Novation Launch Control and Ableton Live Macro Workflows

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Architecting Performances: Novation Launch Control and Ableton Live Macro Workflows

Novation’s Launch Control steps into the spotlight as a hands-on bridge between Ableton Live’s macro architecture and real-world performance needs. In this official walkthrough, we see how macro mappings and custom modes turn drum racks, synths, and sequencers into tactile instruments, enabling fluid transitions between tweaking, balancing, and creative exploration. Novation’s practical, artist-focused ethos shines through as the video moves from basic mappings to a streamlined custom mode, all while keeping performance flow and mix integrity front and center. This video is a must-watch for anyone seeking an efficient, consistent mapping strategy in hybrid or DAW-centric setups.

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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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