Verbos Electronics, ever the champions of West Coast modular quirks, unveil their Haas Zone Processor—a clocked multi-tap digital delay bank with a twist. In this first demo, the focus is on short delay times and the subtle (or not so subtle) ways these can warp, flange, and phase your signals. Expect comb filtering, feedback through a bandpass filter, and clever normalled routings that encourage experimental patching. It’s not just another delay; it’s a playground for time-domain mischief, as demonstrated with precision and a dry sense of humour.

Verbos Electronics Haas Zone Processor

24. September 2026

Espen Kraft

Espen Kraft vs. Ensoniq Fizmo: The Last Pink Warrior

SPARKY

Espen Kraft drags the Ensoniq Fizmo out from synth purgatory for a proper grilling. It’s the company’s final hurrah, packed with oddball trans-waves and a reputation for being either a rare gem or a stinking relic. Is it worth your hard-earned rave tokens or should you just leave it to the vintage synth fetishists? Let’s crack open the pink beast and find out why some call it the worst synth ever, but others still chase it like a unicorn with MIDI sync.

Ensoniq Fizmo, Ensoniq Fizmo Rack

23. September 2026

DivKid

DivKid’s MELT Drum Synthesis: Filter Pings & Kick Mutations That Slap

SPARKY

DivKid’s back at it, diving into u-he’s MELT for a dose of drum synthesis that’s anything but routine. If you thought filters were just for squelching, think again—here, they’re the backbone of gritty kicks, snappy snares, and low-end rumbles. Expect filter pings, FM tricks and enough patching flair to make your modular sweat. This isn’t preset territory—it’s DIY drum science with a proper British wink, straight from the bunker.

u-he MELT

23. September 2026

Verysickbeats

Verysickbeats Flips Madlib’s India Formula on the SP-404MKII: A Beatmaker’s Field Guide

RILEY

Ever wonder how to slap some real Madlib-style Bollywood flavor onto your beats without breaking the bank? Verysickbeats, the king of lo-fi grooves and laid-back wisdom, cracks open the SP-404MKII for a wild ride through nasally resonators, funky tremolos, and tape echo that drips with vintage charm. If you’re hunting for that streetwise Madlib vibe, this video’s got tips hotter than a Chicago sidewalk in July. Don’t blink or you’ll miss a killer tweak.

Roland SP-404MKII

23. September 2026

Doctor Mix

Doctor Mix Goes Full Stadium: Choir Studio Turns One Voice Into an Army

SPARKY

What happens when you give Doctor Mix a single vocal take and a plug-in with more voices than a football chant? Chaos, power, and a choir so massive it could drown out your neighbours. In this video, the ever-enthusiastic Doctor Mix wrangles Choir Studio by Kontrola into spawning a full stadium’s worth of harmonies from one measly ‘la la la’. Expect wild key detection, pitch drifting, and enough AI wizardry to make even the most jaded producer raise an eyebrow.

Choir Studio by Kontrola

Akai MPC Sample mit Titel What You Gain — And What You Lose

22. September 2026

Allgemein

Akai MPC Sample: How Much MPC Do You Really Need?

MILES

Akai MPC Sample puts recording, chopping, pads and fast beatmaking ahead of a full production environment. We examine what its stripped-down workflow gains, where the sequencer and deeper features fall short, and who benefits from this compact MPC.

22. September 2026

Starsky Carr

Starsky Carr Throws Down: Jupiter-8 vs Magnolia – Who Actually Wins?

SPARKY

Roll up for a synth deathmatch: Starsky Carr pits the vintage Roland Jupiter-8 against the Frap Tools Magnolia. This isn’t some polite tea party – it’s a head-on, no-excuses brawl between a classic icon and a modern mod-monster. Price, features, and that all-important sound get the full treatment. Forget nostalgia: which of these beasts actually deserves your desk space? Spoiler – you’ll be surprised who walks away with the crown.

22. September 2026

Taylor Fiore

Taylor Fiore Pits Eurorack Rings Against Max for Live: Who Rings Supreme?

SPARKY

Taylor Fiore, known for slicing through synth hype with Ableton-centric precision, takes Mutable Instruments’ legendary Rings module and throws its Max for Live clone into a sonic cage match. We get a dead honest, side-by-side deep dive into both interfaces, quirks and all. Spoiler: subtle differences matter when you’re pushing boundaries, and Taylor’s workflow wisdom is not to be missed—especially if you want your ambient textures to punch above their weight.