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Week 41 · 2026 · Sound Design · Issue 14
7. October – 14. October 2026.
10 videos from the world of music production. 3 of them are this week's highlights — concisely curated, one click to the original.
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10 Videos gesamt | ★ 3 Highlights | 7 Weitere | 2 Promotion |
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| ★ This week's highlights | 10 videos |
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| ★ Highlight 01 | ● @EDMTips · 45:02 · 7. October 2026 |
Make Professional EDM Music From SCRATCH in 10 Simple StepsA comprehensive walkthrough of creating an EDM track from scratch in 10 structured steps, covering tempo selection, chord progression building, scale mode usage, and harmonic techniques like borrowed chords and sevenths to create professional-sounding electronic music. EDM productionchord progressionsmusic theoryscale modearrangement Systematic approach to EDM production fundamentals with clear explanations of music theory (borrowed chords, sevenths, triads) and practical DAW workflow applicable to beginners and intermediate producers. |
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| ★ Highlight 02 | ● @jaronlopez · 34:08 · 8. October 2026 |
How to Plan an Arrangement Starting with a LoopA detailed breakdown of transforming a simple jazz house loop into an arrangement by analyzing chord progressions, bass line structure, and harmonic movement, demonstrating how to understand and deconstruct existing musical elements for composition. arrangement planningharmonic analysisjazz housebass line composition In-depth harmonic analysis and arrangement planning methodology showing practical music theory application to real production work, with focus on chord functions and bass line construction. |
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| ★ Highlight 03 | ● @SeedtoStage · 24:29 · 13. October 2026 |
Ableton Granulator III: Fresh New TechniquesAn exploration of granular synthesis techniques using Ableton's Granulator III, covering how to transform samples using pitch playing, granular engines, and unique techniques for creating evolving textures from simple audio sources. granular synthesisAbleton Livesample manipulationsound design Introduces fresh granular synthesis techniques beyond basic usage, demonstrating creative sound design approaches with practical examples and providing free session files for learning. |
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● @thesounddesignchannel · 10:20 · 12. October 2026 SERUM 2 Tutorial | Ethereal and Emotional Lead for Melodic House & Techno | Ben Böhmer StyleA step-by-step Serum 2 synthesis tutorial creating an ethereal emotional lead for melodic house and techno, covering wavetable selection, distortion, filtering, LFO modulation, effects processing, and compression techniques. Serum 2sound designsynthesismelodic housetechno ► Watch video ↗ |
● @ProductionMusicLive · 17:23 · 11. October 2026 How to Make Modern Indie Dance (Like Blond:ish, Brunello, Max Styler)A production breakdown of modern indie dance music identifying five key lessons from artists like Blond:ish and Brunello: minimal drums, drop bass lines, rhythmic leads, tension building, and distinctive vocals, with practical DAW demonstrations. indie dancearrangement structurebass designproduction techniques ► Watch video ↗ |
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● @StarskyCarr · 18:35 · 9. October 2026 How to Turn Serum into Vintage ClassicsA tutorial on recreating vintage synthesizer sounds in Serum by intentionally limiting modern synth functionality to match the original capabilities of classic hardware like Juno-60, OB-X, and Minimoog, including Max for Live constraint devices. Serumvintage synthesisJuno-60sound designMax for Live ► Watch video ↗ |
● @mixdownonline · 13:35 · 7. October 2026 Why Your Bass Sounds Lost in the Mix (It’s Not Just the Low End)An educational analysis of bass mixing focusing on frequency zones beyond the low end, covering high-pass filtering, fundamental frequency boosting, harmonic balancing, and presence peak techniques to improve clarity and mix translation on small speakers. bass mixingEQ techniquefrequency balancemix translation ► Watch video ↗ |
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● @DanWorrall · 21:53 · 12. October 2026 Introduction to Harmonic EQAn educational explanation of harmonic EQ from Eons Light, demonstrating how pitch-tracking EQ follows note changes to adjust harmonic content independently of formant, enabling tonal shaping impossible with conventional static EQ. pitch tracking EQharmonic processingtonal shapingbass mixing ► Watch video ↗ |
● @OmriCohen-Music · 14:30 · 1. October 2026 Boolean Logic with Sigma from Vostok in VCV RackA tutorial on the Vostok Sigma Eurorack module, a gate processor with boolean logic capabilities for combining rhythmic sequences using OR, AND, and XOR operations to create complex polyrhythmic patterns with dynamic gate length control. Eurorackgate processorboolean logicrhythm generation ► Watch video ↗ |
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● @CreativeSauce · 8:06 · 13. October 2026 This FREE Tape Echo Is Better Than the Paid OnesA detailed review and tutorial of a free tape echo plugin modeled after the Roland Space Echo, covering the mechanics of multi-head tape delay, playback head selection, tape speed control, and tempo synchronization features. tape echodelay effectRoland Space Echoreverb ► Watch video ↗ |
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— Promotion · ● @producelikeapro · 32:15 · 30. September 2026 Capturing the Sound of Led Zeppelin’s “Ramble On” with Peluso MicrophonesA demonstration of recording drums using Peluso microphones with the Glenn Johns drum miking technique to recreate the sound of Led Zeppelin's 'Ramble On', including microphone placement specifications and hardware configurations. ► Watch video ↗ |
— Promotion · ● @BoBeats · 16:22 · 30. September 2026 I Wouldn't Buy This Synth Today — Every Synth I ReviewedA retrospective review series examining previous synth reviews and providing updated opinions on gear including Elektron Digitone and Digitakt, discussing how perspectives on hardware change over time and comparison with newer alternatives. ► Watch video ↗ |
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● @Hainbach · 1:48:34 · 13. October 2026 New Album "Vive" - Livestream Q+A 📱► Watch video ↗ |
● @Hainbach · 1:48:36 · 13. October 2026 New Album "Vive" - Livestream Q+A► Watch video ↗ |
● @StarskyCarr · 7:25 · 13. October 2026 Radiophonic Modular Performance► Watch video ↗ |
● @Hainbach · 4:05 · 13. October 2026 Hainbach - And so we continue► Watch video ↗ |
● @StarskyCarr · 2:56 · 12. October 2026 Well that worked... #synth #music #electronicmusic #trance #beats #livejam► Watch video ↗ |
● @mylarmelodies · 1:26 · 11. October 2026 How do you perform electronic music live? #whywebleep 58 with @bogdanraczynskimusic► Watch video ↗ |
● @OmriCohen-Music · 7:22 · 8. October 2026 Solar 42 VCV clone performance | What might have been► Watch video ↗ |
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