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This week on the channel +41K views this week

Mike Boyd's music challenge meets the car-speaker test

His microboyd documentary turns unfinished electronic sketches into the EP First Footsteps, with mixing proving a challenge of its own.

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I learned to write, produce and release my own music (no AI)I learned to write, produce and release my own music (no AI)

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  1. 1:56Boyd sets himself the challenge of writing, producing and releasing three complete tracks without AI.
  2. 7:08He searches unfinished Ableton projects and chooses an old sketch called "Run" to develop.
  3. 18:41Virtual muted trumpet and cello join the electronic beat.
  4. 22:58Three compositions are ready, but balancing their sound through mixing and mastering remains.
  5. 25:40Playback tests on a smart speaker, car stereo and phone expose problems in the initial master.
  6. 27:32The finished release arrives here, followed by the explanation of his artist name.

The first mix sounds wrong on his phone, in his car and through a Google Home speaker. Mike Boyd has finally composed music he intends to release, but finishing the notes is not quite the same as finishing the record.

That practical snag gives "I learned to write, produce and release my own music (no AI)" some of its most relatable moments. Boyd returns to the mix, using DJ Shadow and Massive Attack tracks as references while he adjusts troublesome frequencies. "Other stuff sounds okay on those speakers, so it's my track that's the problem," he says.

With no new uploads this week, the documentary remains the channel's busiest video for daily views, now past 605,000 in total. It follows Boyd from a collection of equipment accumulated over two decades to three completed tracks, released as microboyd. An old Ableton sketch called "Run" becomes a starting point; drums, bass, muted trumpet and cello build out the production. The studio setup includes a sponsored standing-desk segment.

Boyd's familiar Learn Quick premise usually offers a very visible test: polish mud into a sphere, or light a match with fingernails. Both of those older challenges are also drawing views, though far fewer each day than the music project.

The channel added roughly 41,000 views over the week while its subscriber count stayed unchanged. Daily viewing is currently below its usual level, making this a subdued publishing week with a particularly substantial project in the archive: not just learning how to make a track, but learning how to let other people hear it.

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More from Mike BoydThis week on the channelMicroboyd, Mike Boyd's own music project, keeps playingA month after he wrote, produced and released his own songs without AI, that video is past half a million views with nothing new posted.Channel: Mike Boyd · Story of September 29, 2026 Also in Challenges, stunts and recordsVideo taking off 12x its usual first daySam Fricker keeps the pair in step beyond the springboardA matched rebound off the landing mats gives his dryland training Short a second take-off.Channel: Sam Fricker · Story of November 11, 2026 A different discovery todayVideo taking off 49x its usual first dayWomen in ITV's Power and Silence say David Walliams pursued them as teenagersTwo of the women were 15 when they met him. Walliams denies all wrongdoing, saying in a statement: "I am not a sexual predator".Channel: ITV News · Story of November 11, 2026

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The facts
Channel
Mike Boyd
Subscribers
2,930,000
Channel views, last 7 days
41,178
Videos published this week
0

The numbers

Here is how Mike Boyd's channel and its older challenges moved this week.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels
EmSwizzle
24,991,087
Adamthedunker
22,619,301
blumineck
13,358,898
Hangtime
5,771,541
Cold Ones
2,025,783
Chunkz
732,657
Aj Shabeel
618,530
Mike Boyd
41,178
Zombie Go Boom TV
8,435
subscribers
2,930,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
total views
476,920,982
views per day
2,914
typical day: 7,293
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
Hangtime
4,080,000
Chunkz
4,060,000
Cold Ones
3,290,000
Mike Boyd
2,930,000
EmSwizzle
2,530,000
blumineck
2,410,000
Aj Shabeel
2,170,000
Adamthedunker
2,140,000
Zombie Go Boom TV
1,910,000
As of October 29, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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