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21. January 2026

Pick Yourself’s No-Synth Challenge: Flipping the Script on Sound Design

Ever get stuck making leads that sound like they came free with your DAW? Pick Yourself is here to shake up your workflow, throwing synths out the window and dragging you into the wild world of sample-based sound design. In this video, you’ll see how a single percussion hit can morph into a lead line that slaps harder than a late rent notice. Forget your comfort zone—this is about breaking habits, getting weird, and making your tracks stand out in a sea of preset clones. If you’re tired of cookie-cutter sounds, buckle up—this ride’s got more twists than a Chicago

Ableton Corpus, Ableton Drum Sampler, Ableton EQ Eight, Ableton Grain Delay, Ableton Hybrid Reverb, Ableton Live, Ableton Resonators, Ableton Shifter, FabFilter Pro-Q 4

21. January 2026

SPARKY

Tefty Music Tech

Tefty Music Tech Turns the MPC XL Into a Sonic Street Weapon

Tefty Music Tech is back in the rave bunker, this time putting the Akai MPC XL through its paces as the beating heart of a studio setup. Forget polite DAW workflows—this is about wrangling Ableton Live, Arturia Pigments, and a couple of wild synths into one dirty, hands-on jam. Expect clever routing, real-time knob abuse, and a few gear quirks called out with zero sugar-coating. If you want to see a groovebox bossed around like it owes you money, this is your kind of video. Don’t expect a bedtime story—expect a sonic toaster-fight.

Ableton Live, Akai MPC XL, Akai MPK Mini IV, Arturia Pigments, Dreadbox Typhon, Moog Spectravox

20. January 2026

LUMINA

Underdog Electronic Music School

Underdog Electronic Music School: One Note, Infinite Stories – The Delta Sound Challenge

What if a single note could unfold like a cinematic landscape, shifting its shape and color as it drifts through time? In this poetic exploration, Underdog Electronic Music School invites us to master our synthesizers not through complexity, but by sculpting a solitary sound into a living, breathing entity. The One Note Challenge, inspired by the evocative concept of Delta Sounds from acousmatic music, becomes a canvas for sonic storytelling. Here, modulation is not just a tool, but a brushstroke, painting emotion and movement into the very fabric of a tone. Prepare to step inside the nebula, where envelopes, LFOs,

Ableton Live, Wavetable Synth

17. January 2026

LUMINA

MusicRadar Tech

MusicRadar Tech Invites Us Into Ikonika’s Slow Burn: A Sonic Journey of Identity and Atmosphere

Step into the luminous fog of Ikonika’s studio, where every sound is a brushstroke on the canvas of self-discovery. MusicRadar Tech guides us through the making of “Slow Burn,” a track that radiates with personal resonance and the shimmering textures of a new artistic era. Here, synths drift like nebulae, vocals float above the mix, and the boundaries between producer and vocalist dissolve into something fluid and transformative. This video is not just a technical breakdown—it’s a meditation on identity, vulnerability, and the magnetic pull of sonic storytelling.

Ableton Live, Arturia Analog Lab V, Purity, Soundtoys Little AlterBoy, Soundtoys MicroShift, Valhalla Supermassive

15. January 2026

RILEY

Pick Yourself

Pick Yourself’s No-Nonsense Guide: How to Actually Finish Tracks That Slap

Ever stacked 52 tracks in your DAW and still felt like your beat’s missing soul? Pick Yourself’s latest video is a wake-up call for every bedroom producer drowning in layers. With a Berlin club story, some hard-learned lessons, and a toolkit of streetwise production hacks, this video is all about ditching the clutter and making your music move. If you want to stop overcooking your tracks and start finishing heaters you’re proud of, this one’s got the sauce. Trust me, you’ll want to see how these tricks sound in action—words can’t do those grooves justice.

Ableton Live

12. January 2026

RILEY

Bthelick

Bthelick Flips the Script: Jamback’s ‘Positive’ in Five Keys—Major Vibes, Minor Moves

Ever wondered what happens when you take a tech house banger and run it through five different keys? Bthelick, the groove scientist with a knack for breaking down dance tracks, just went full mad scientist on Jamback’s ‘Positive.’ This video isn’t just a theory lesson—it’s a vibe rollercoaster, showing how a single note swap can flip your mood like a cheap burger joint flips patties. If you’re into practical beatmaking hacks and want to hear how major, minor, and their weird cousins mess with your head, you’ll want to catch this ride. Spoiler: some things you gotta hear to believe.

Ableton Live

10. January 2026

TAS

Andrew Huang

Andrew Huang Spins Up Chaos: The Circle Guitar Like You’ve Never Seen It

Strap in, mates—Andrew Huang is back with a slice of weird gear that’ll have your head spinning faster than a kangaroo on a merry-go-round. This time, he’s roped in Anthony Dickens to show off the Circle Guitar, a self-strumming, MIDI-mad invention that turns guitar playing on its head. Expect magnetic picks, Ableton wizardry, and enough experimental tricks to make your local pedalboard faint. If you reckon guitars are all about strumming and shredding, think again—this beast is here to rewrite the rulebook. Ready for a wild ride? Let’s dive in before the outback sun melts our pedals!

Ableton Live, Circle Guitar

23. December 2025

LUMINA

HAINBACH

HAINBACH’s Hybrid Nebula: Where Analog Breath Meets Digital Memory

In the magnetic twilight between tape hiss and pixel clarity, HAINBACH invites us into his laboratory of sound—where analog warmth and digital precision swirl together like fog and fractured light. This isn’t just a studio tour; it’s a meditation on process, space, and the ghosts that haunt every note. As acoustic instruments, ancient synths, and modern DAWs collide, we witness a workflow that’s less about control and more about creative resonance. For those who dream of sculpting soundscapes that shimmer between worlds, HAINBACH’s hybrid approach is a map to new sonic territories.

A&T Mixer, Ableton Live, AKG BX20 Spring Reverb, Brooklyn ADC, Brüel & Kjær Scientific Filter Banks, Eventide Digital Delay, Extinct Audio BM-9 Ribbon Microphones, FFOSSO, Hologram Microcosm, Nagra Tape Machine, Phonia Preamps, RME Audio Interface, Rodec Restyler, Telefunken M15 Tape Machine, Valhalla VintageVerb

19. December 2025

LUMINA

Martin Stürtzer

Martin Stürtzer’s Sonic Cartography: Mapping Dub Techno’s Echo System

Step into the vapor-lit corridors of Martin Stürtzer’s studio, where Dub Techno is less a genre and more a living, breathing ecosystem. In this walkthrough, Stürtzer guides us through the creation of “Echo System,” weaving together Ableton Live’s digital bones with the spectral warmth of analog synths. Each sound is a drifting island, each chord a ripple in a boundless sea of resonance. This is not just a production tutorial—it’s an invitation to inhabit the spaces between beats, to feel the magnetic pull of texture and time. Prepare to lose yourself in a landscape where every note is a story,

Ableton Live, Juno60, Luftrum Dub Chords Vol. 2, Minimoog

8. December 2025

LUMINA

MusicRadar Tech

Halina Rice: Sonic Worlds and Immersive Storytelling with MusicRadar Tech

Step inside the luminous fog of Halina Rice’s creative universe, where sound and vision dissolve boundaries. In this intimate conversation with MusicRadar Tech, Rice reveals how her immersive-first approach transforms electronic music into a living, breathing environment. From spatial audio to evocative lighting, her performances are less concerts and more portals—each note a brushstroke in a vast, cinematic landscape. For those who see music as a place to inhabit, not just a sequence of beats, this interview is a rare glimpse into the architecture of sonic storytelling.

Ableton Live, L-Acoustics Elisa, Minimoog Voyager, Novation Peak, Roland SE-02, Roland SH-09, XLN Audio RC-20 Retro Color

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