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12. August 2026

Starsky Carr Unleashes the Pittsburgh Modular SV-2: An East Coast Riff Machine

Starsky Carr rips into the Pittsburgh Modular SV-2, a synth that’s less a facelift and more a total rebuild of the cult SV-1. Forget polite upgrades; this is a full-on groovebox beast with teeth, dual filters, an aftertouch keybed, and enough modulation to melt your patch cables. Starsky’s trademark deep-dive style cuts through the marketing, showing us why this semi-modular slab might just be the new weapon for sonic mischief. If you want the raw, lurid details – and a demo track that’ll shake your studio monitors – buckle up.

Pittsburgh Modular Lifeforms SV-2

12. August 2026

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Molten Music Technology

Molten Music Technology Gets Gritty: Pittsburgh Modular SV2 Reviewed

Pittsburgh Modular’s Lifeforms SV2 lands on the bench at Molten Music Technology, and Robin Vincent wastes no time getting under its skin. Dual oscillators, twin filters, and modulation for days — this is no plastic preset toy, but a hands-on jam monster begging for abuse. Expect a review packed with raw sound, honest takes, and a dash of British sarcasm, as Robin dives deep into paraphonic chaos, patch bay madness, and filthy filter overdrive. If you like your synths with attitude (and a bit of confusion), you’re in for a treat.

Pittsburgh Modular Lifeforms SV2

12. August 2026

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Monotrail Tech Talk

Patch Like a Pro: Monotrail Tech Talk’s Streetwise Modular Guide

Monotrail Tech Talk ditches the modular hand-holding and gets right to the meat: how to actually get clever with your patching, not just survive it. This video is a brisk, sharp, and occasionally savage run through the real steps of going from “I know what a VCA does” to “I can make this box scream and cry in new languages.” Expect practical ideas, bad jokes about failed patches, and a solid reminder that the only real rule is: keep twisting. If you want the same five ‘modular basics’ rehashed, you’re in the wrong rave bunker.

ONA oscillator

12. August 2026

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LNA Does Audio Stuff

LNA Does Audio Stuff: Making Beats on the Cheap with Ableton Note—Beach Edition

Who needs a tricked-out studio when you’ve got sand in your shoes and an iPad in your hand? LNA Does Audio Stuff takes the whole ‘music anywhere’ thing to the next level, cooking up a full track right on the beach using just Ableton Note and a handful of everyday sounds. This video is like a love letter to the broke beatmaker—proving once again that all you need is some hustle, a mobile app, and the guts to hit record in public. If you’re sick of gear snobs, this one’s for you.

Ableton Live, Ableton Note, iPad, Lavier Microphone

11. August 2026

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Taylor Fiore

Taylor Fiore Goes Deep: Ableton Move 2.1 Update – Time Twists, Mono Mayhem & Workflow Hacks

Ableton Move 2.1 drops in, and Taylor Fiore (aka WhosTaylor) dives straight into the new features. No soft launches here: we’re talking wild time signatures, mono recording for the axe-wielders and a bounce-to-anything workflow. Quality of life? More like quality of rave. Taylor’s style is clinical but never dry – if you want the real street-level take on what’s changed and why it matters, strap in. This isn’t your gran’s firmware rundown.

Ableton Move

11. August 2026

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Metamyther

Metamyther Gets Evolving: Envoy Turns Your Percussion Into a Sonic Street Weapon

Tired of percussion loops that sound like a broken washing machine? Metamyther dives headfirst into Envoy, Emergence Audio’s new analog synth percussion plugin, showing off how it mutates your grooves without breaking a sweat. Expect relentless sound demos, a proper look at that Flux Randomizer, and a patching session that’ll make your DAW jealous. If you’re after modular chaos with a plug-and-play twist, this is the video—and the article—you need.

Emergence Audio Envoy

10. August 2026

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The Unperson

Nebula in a Case: The Unperson’s Eurorack Ambient Machine

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

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Matt Johnson’s Keyspace

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

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

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Bthelick

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

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

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David Hilowitz Music

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

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

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