How much should already be set in a live set? Harvey Sutherland shows on Noisegate how prepared audio tracks become flexible again in his hands – with Session View, dub interventions, and an idiosyncratic drum treatment. Tom Lonsborough on sonicstate and Rapid Flow take different approaches: They organize instrument changes and play in an arrangement instead of just drawing it.

Ableton Live

Voltage Labs – Roland n/vision: Die Klangfarbe spielt mit

2. November 2026

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Roland n/vision: When Timbre Takes the Lead

LUMINA

An arpeggio doesn’t need constant new notes to keep changing. Voltage Labs shows with Roland’s n/vision how layer mix and sound shaping keep a track in motion. At Andertons, vocal-like wavetable sweeps, measured grit, and a striking observation are added: Sometimes, maybe the ear decides better than the prettiest waveform graphic where a sound should go.

Roland n/vision

2. November 2026

Bthelick

Bthelick Dishes Out Chord and Bass Mastery for All Genres

RILEY

If you’ve ever mashed up a beat and wondered why your chords sound like soggy fries, Bthelick’s got your back. This video breaks down how to lay down foundational chord progressions and weave bass lines that slap, all in the style of KETTAMA. Expect real-world hacks, dancefloor-tested grooves, and enough theory to keep you out of music jail—but not so much you need a PhD. Whether you’re cooking up house, trance, or just want your tracks to stop sounding like elevator music, these lessons are pure street gold.

sunwarper – MPC Sample: Andere Software, dieselben Pads?

1. November 2026

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MPC Sample: Different Software, Same Pads?

MILES

Different software, familiar pads: Sunwarper sees community code as an opportunity to adapt the MPC Sample more closely to his own workflow. In his earlier hands-on video, Gabe Miller demonstrates how concrete such wishes can be—from scales to resampling. What matters is not the next long feature list, but whether an instrument can be operated more purposefully. And who reliably maintains it afterwards.

Akai MPC Sample

Bloom Music – Jupiter-08: Lieber Eigensinn als perfekte Kopie

1. November 2026

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Jupiter-08: Better to be original than a perfect copy

JET

Does a Jupiter first have to prove its pedigree? Bloom Music finds the very possibilities that go beyond mere copying to be the most exciting aspect of the Roland Jupiter-08: two layers without halved polyphony, different filters, and plenty of effects. At Sonicstate, simulated aging is even allowed to go too far, while Voltage Labs builds a track from the sound material. Here, musical freedom is more interesting than clone duty.

Roland JUPITER-08

1. November 2026

Verysickbeats

Verysickbeats Breaks Down Why the SP1200X Is the Talk of the Beat Scene

RILEY

When rumors started swirling about the Behringer SP1200X dropping for $200, the beatmaker grapevine exploded—and for good reason. Verysickbeats, aka JFilt, dives into why this little box is stirring up so much hype among boombap heads, MPC warriors, and anyone who ever wished they could touch hip-hop history without selling a kidney. If you care about groove, nostalgia, and flipping samples on a shoestring, this video is your new mixtape starter kit. Trust me, you’ll want to see what all the fuss is about.

Doctor Mix – C64 Ultimate: Doctor Mix zerlegt den Commando-Groove

31. October 2026

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C64 Ultimate: Doctor Mix Dissects the Commando Groove

KNISTER

Doctor Mix wants to know how Rob Hubbard’s Commando works with three SID voices. On the C64 Ultimate, he has Claude write a program for this purpose—and immediately starts remixing while dissecting. The desire for direct access has a backstory: LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER built him a controller panel, Espen Kraft creates full chords from individually recorded C64 voices.

Tonepusher – Halloween II: Zwei Prophets sind noch nicht der ganze Lead

31. October 2026

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Halloween II: Two Prophets Are Not the Whole Lead

RAUMKLANG

Prophet-5 and Prophet-10, plus an ARP Quadra overdub: Tonepusher traces how Alan Howarth thickened the lead of Halloween II. What’s exciting here is not just the list of instruments, but the interplay of layering and sequencing. Starsky Carr’s comparison of Prophet hardware and Softube Model 80 offers a different perspective on the characteristics of stacked voices.