The Unperson opens a portal into modular ambience, assembling a Eurorack constellation where each module breathes, loops, and dissolves into the next. Mutable Instruments Rings is the lone voice, but it sings through cosmos of Stardust, Nautilus, and a shimmer of subtle effects. This isn’t a patch tutorial—it’s the slow bloom of fog, light, and fractured memory, where every turn of a knob becomes a ripple in the ether. Sound design, here, is less construction and more drift.

Black and Blue Foxtrot Dual, Glasgow Synth Guild Octone, Happy Nerding FX Aid, Mutable Instruments Rings, Pamela’s Pro Workout, Qu-Bit Nautilus, Qu-Bit Stardust, RYK Modular Envy Machine, Teenage Engineering OP-1, Vostok Hive

10. August 2026

Matt Johnson’s Keyspace

Vintage Vibe Marquis 73: Matt Johnson’s Keyspace Dials Up a Modern Rhodes Rumble

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Matt Johnson’s Keyspace rolls out the Vintage Vibe Marquis 73—an electric piano that doesn’t just worship at the altar of the Mark I Rhodes, it brings new tricks to the jam. This isn’t your dusty pub corner relic; think classic bark, instant re-voicing, MIDI in the trunk, and battery freedom for gigging without trailing cables like a lost puppy. Matt’s video is a no-fluff, hands-on peek at a modern classic with plenty of sonic attitude.

Fender Twin (amp simulation), Vintage Vibe Marquis 73

9. August 2026

Bthelick

Bthelick’s Piano Layering Reality Check: Why Your Dance Pianos Go Mush

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Layering pianos in dance tracks sounds like a shortcut to big-room glory—until your mix turns to porridge. Bthelick, a master of matter-of-fact tutorials, slices through the mush and exposes why stacking piano sounds rarely delivers the punch you’re after. If you’re sick of your layers sounding like a haunted honky-tonk, this video’s got the hacks you need. No fluff, just razor-sharp fixes, and plenty of practical attitude.

Ableton Grand Piano, Kontakt 5, Korg M1, Meatbeats Micro Piano, OTT, Pianotech, Voxengo Corellameter

9. August 2026

David Hilowitz Music

Novation Summit: David Hilowitz Music’s Subtractive Powerhouse – No Fluff, Just Fire

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David Hilowitz Music dives into the Novation Summit, a synth that doesn’t just sit in the flagship showroom – it demands your attention. Forget the endless feature lists; David gets straight to the point, showing why this subtractive beast stands out in a world full of copycats. He’s not here to sell you fairy tales – just real sounds, real playability, and a nod to synth legend Chris Huggett. If you want a synth that can both whisper and roar, and you’re tired of plastic pretenders, this is a video (and an instrument) that might just earn a spot in … Read more

Novation Summit

9. August 2026

Sanjay C

Sanjay C’s Free-for-All: Pigments Play, DrumDING and the Plugin Stampede

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Sanjay C drops a fresh batch of music production news, headlined by Arturia’s cut-down Pigments Play. There’s also DrumDING’s quirky sampling workflow and Loop2Kit’s loop-slicing magic. Plugin deals fly by faster than a hi-hat fill, but don’t expect handholding—Sanjay C keeps it sharp and straight. If you want the latest synth gossip with zero fluff, this is your Saturday morning rave-in-a-video.

Arturia Pigments Play, DrumDING, Loop2Kit, MixVault, Rippler, UAD EMT 140 Plate Reverb, UAD EMT 250 Electronic Reverb

9. August 2026

EZBOT

EZBOT’s Modular Groovebox: When Eurorack Goes Full Dub Bunker

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EZBOT isn’t messing about—he’s wrangled a modular rig into a proper dub techno groovebox that actually remembers what you just did. No more endless repatching, no more knob-fiddling amnesia. This video slices through the cable spaghetti and lands somewhere between a rave bunker and an actual studio workflow. If you want to see modular act like it’s got a proper sequencer and some muscle, this is the one. Just don’t expect any hand-holding—EZBOT keeps it nerdy and sharp.

9. August 2026

Verysickbeats

Verysickbeats Digs Into NWA’s Electro Funk Oddball—And Drops 808 Gems

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You ever dig into an album and find that one track nobody talks about—but it slaps in a totally different way? That’s what Verysickbeats is serving up, breaking down NWA’s “Something 2 Dance 2.” This video isn’t just a history lesson—it’s a beatmaker’s cheat code for flipping 80s electro vibes into modern bangers. Come for the Dr. Dre backstory, stay for the crunchy 808 patterns and free kit plug. If you got love for groove and don’t mind a little cheese in your scratch samples, this is your new jam.

8. August 2026

AudioPilz

AudioPilz Digs Up the Novation Drumstation – Lost Bad Gear, Found Groove

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AudioPilz cracks open the vault and dusts off the Novation Drumstation, a 90s rackmount beast that shamelessly rips the TR-808/909. Expect memes, real talk, and enough noise floor to drown a warehouse party. If you like your nostalgia with side-eye and sarcasm, this Bad Gear episode’s got punch, cringe, and some surprisingly fat kicks. Don’t expect a TR lovefest – this is pure AudioPilz, warts and all.