Ever wish your sampler was as quick as your favorite food truck and twice as greasy? sunwarper dives into the Akai MPC Sample, showing how this little box can get your ideas flowing faster than a Chicago train at rush hour. But don’t get it twisted—while the chopping workflow slaps, finishing a track here is a whole different story. If you’re looking for a streetwise take on what this MPC can and can’t do, sunwarper’s got the real talk. Grab your headphones, because this ride is all about fast beats, fun jams, and a few quirks that’ll have you side-eyeing … Read more

Akai MPC Sample, Dr. Vibe

3. May 2026

Jorb

Jorb’s DeepMind 12: Still a Synth Street Weapon After a Decade?

SPARKY

Jorb’s back with a vengeance, dusting off the Behringer DeepMind 12 for a ten-year-later reality check. If you thought this synth was just a Juno knockoff, think again—Jorb’s got receipts and a few spicy takes on why this box still matters (and where it falls flat on its plastic face). Expect a whirlwind tour through expanded architecture, deep mod tricks, and a few hardware gripes that’ll make you laugh and wince. If you want to know whether the DeepMind 12 still slaps or just sits in the corner gathering dust, this is the deep dive you need—served up with Jorb’s … Read more

Behringer DeepMind 12, Sequential Take 5

3. May 2026

SYNTH ANATOMY

SYNTH ANATOMY Dives Deep: Beatsurfing LOW – Bass Synth with Attitude

SPARKY

Ready for a bass synth that doesn’t just wobble, but melts the walls? SYNTH ANATOMY hits SynthFest France 2026 and corners Pascal from Beatsurfing to show off LOW – a plugin that lets you draw envelopes like a mad scientist and sculpt basslines that punch through concrete. Forget your cookie-cutter VSTs; this thing is all about fluid control and envelope chaos, with a three-band system that lets you dial in the exact filth you want. If you’re tired of the same old FM and subtractive routines, this is the synth street weapon you’ve been waiting for. Touch integration, affordable pricing, … Read more

Beatsurfing LOW

3. May 2026

SYNTH ANATOMY

SYNTH ANATOMY Unleashes The DON & ELFO: Buchla Gets a Quad FX Rave Injection

SPARKY

SYNTH ANATOMY hits SynthFest France 2026 and drops us straight into the deep end with Enjoy Electronics’ latest Buchla-baiting monsters: The DON and ELFO. Forget polite filter sweeps—this is quadraphonic FX carnage and touchscreen LFO mayhem for those who want their modular rigs to spin, mutate, and generally misbehave. The DON takes Buchla into the multi-FX rave bunker, while ELFO’s touchscreen lets you sculpt modulation like a digital graffiti artist. If you’re tired of vanilla modulation and want your sound design to go full toaster-fight, this is the video you need. SYNTH ANATOMY’s signature in-depth, no-fluff style makes sure you … Read more

Enjoy Electronics ELFO, Enjoy Electronics The DON

2. May 2026

Intellijel

Intellijel Multigrain 1.4: Firmware Tweaks, Choke Tricks and Modular Mayhem

MILES

Granular synthesis in Eurorack just got a fresh injection of cleverness with Intellijel’s Multigrain firmware 1.4. This official walkthrough from Intellijel dives into the latest sound options—choke and gate modes—plus a pair of new mod outputs and a flexible approach to grain size scaling. As ever, Intellijel’s presentation is practical and patch-focused, showing how these additions let you sculpt sharper textures, trigger other modules, and wrangle overlapping grains with precision. For modular heads who want their granular to be both experimental and controllable, this update is well worth a look.

Intellijel MultiGrain

2. May 2026

The Unperson

The Unperson Unleashes NINA’s Braids: Firmware That Turns a Synth into a Sonic Street Weapon

SPARKY

Melbourne Instruments just dropped a firmware bomb on the NINA, and The Unperson is here to show us why it matters. With 45 Mutable Instruments Braids engines now baked in, this synth just went from tasty to absolutely unhinged. If you thought NINA was just another hybrid, think again—this update turns it into a rave bunker in a box. Expect digital chaos, analog muscle, and a tour through presets that’ll make your DAW blush. The Unperson’s no-nonsense style slices through the hype, so you know exactly what slaps and what’s just firmware fluff.

2. May 2026

Bthelick

Bthelick’s Microtonal Techno Mashup: Jeff Mills Meets Angine de Poitrine

TAS

Ever wondered what happens when you smash microtonal math rock riffs into a 90s techno blender? Bthelick, the chord-melody wizard of dance music, takes us on a wild ride through the outback of sound design, wrangling Angine de Poitrine’s microtonal madness into a Jeff Mills-inspired techno groove. This isn’t your average four-to-the-floor tutorial—think more kangaroo on a Red Bull bender than polite music theory lesson. If you’re keen on bending rules, breaking scales, and making your synths sing in ways they probably weren’t meant to, this one’s for you. Grab a cold one, mate, and let’s see how far down … Read more

2. May 2026

AudioPilz

AudioPilz vs. Digitone Keys: Synth Joke or Secret Weapon?

JET

AudioPilz is back at it, dragging the Elektron Digitone Keys into the Bad Gear ring for a proper roasting. This isn’t your average FM synth review—think more punk gig than polite product demo. With a design that looks like it’s been stitched together after a night out and specs that raise more eyebrows than excitement, Digitone Keys gets the full meme treatment. But is it all just a laugh, or does this Franken-synth have some real bite? If you like your gear weird, your jokes sharp, and your synths with a side of chaos, you’ll want to see what AudioPilz … Read more