
SONIC TALK Podcasts
Music Technology discussions - from the inside. With regular contributions from musicians, producers, software developers, journalists and other industry people. Sonicstate.com editor Nick Batt is joined by others for the latest news and trends in technology that affects the creation and distribution of music - and a few tasty stories from the studio too. Video is streamed live every Wednesday at 4pm UK time (sonicstate.com/live).
Latest episodes

Jul 10, 2025 • 1h 7min
Sonic TALK 853 - Gadget PS5, TEO Desktop, Logan Vocal Synth
Guests
Yoad Nevo - producer, mix engineer Waves Developer
Paulee Bow Magical Synth Adventurer
Richard Nicol founder and product designer Pittsburgh Modular
YouTube Video Version: https://youtube.com/watch?v=tTYYa7FsQMk
For preshow and Ad free version and much more: Patreon.com/sonicstate
iZotope are offering some great music production tools at with great savings in a series of Flash Sales this Summer. Grab a bargain and head over to iZotope.com for the latest deals.
Komplete 15 bundles have everything you need to make the music that matters to you. With an unparalleled range of plugins designed to take your productions from start to finish, explore what's new in the latest version.
00:00:05 SHOW START
00:01:31 AD:Patreon
00:10:55 Korg Gadget for Playstation
00:22:24 AD: Nectar Flash Sale
00:23:42 Desktop TEO and TAKE 5
00:33:54 New Pittsburgh Stuff
00:42:31 HalfGodHalfBeast asks via - [youtube] - QQQQ how is the crazy self oscillation prevented
00:45:35 AD: Komplete 15
00:46:31 The Logan VocalSynth
00:57:07 Clearmountain 8086
Where to Watch/Listen - We now stream the live show to Youtube Live, Twitch, Facebook Live as well as at Sonicstate.com/live every Weds at 4pm UK time- please do join in.
Preshow available on Twitch.
You can also download the audio version from RSS FEED

Jul 9, 2025 • 1h 11min
midierror meets... Scanner - Artist, Composer, & Sound Designer | Series 2 Episode 8
Welcome to the latest episode of the midierror meets... interview series speaking to all kinds of people working in music and sound.
In this episode, we hear from Scanner aka Robin Rimbaud - a ridiculously prolific artist, composer, sound designer, performer, collaborator, curator, and activist. He made his name searching radio frequencies for fragments of conversations, messages and announcements - which he lovingly intertwined with his own musical pieces and performances. His career spans culture across a spectrum of disciplines; including music, cinema, ballet, art, drama, theatre, installations and much more.
We caught up with him last year soundtracking the films of Harry Smith in Brighton, which he's done for the likes of Jean Luc-Goddard,as well as working in collaboration with people like Steve McQueen, Laurie Anderson and many more. We talk about what it's like to be a public figure with an image to uphold, owning Aphex Twin's Buchla, and how to ghost-bust your house - and whether to sample it or not! Robin also presents Ear Space, a monthly exploration of sounds and music.
https://scannerdot.com/
https://www.totallyradio.com/shows/earspace
This is series 2, episode 1 and there are 50 previous episodes available now featuring Fatboy Slim, CJ Bolland, Andrew Huang, Tim Exile, High Contrast, Mylar Melodies, Infected Mushroom, DJ Rap, John Grant and many more. Available on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Music and Bandcamp.
See the full list of episodes at: sonicstate.com/midierrormeets

Jul 3, 2025 • 1h 16min
Podcast: SonicTALK 852 - Glasto Intel, Mood Pan, GForce Halogen
Guests
Rich Hilton - Nile Rodgers Studio guy, keyboards for Chic
Paulee Bow Magical Synth Adventurer
Charlie Clouser - composer
Video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OaFg19Zn_w
For preshow and Ad free version and much more: Patreon.com/sonicstate
iZotope are offering some great music production tools at with great savings in a series of Flash Sales this Summer. Grab a bargain and head over to iZotope.com for the latest deals.
Komplete 15 bundles have everything you need to make the music that matters to you. With an unparalleled range of plugins designed to take your productions from start to finish, explore what's new in the latest version.
00:00:00 SHOW START
00:01:41 AD:Patreon
00:02:06 Glastonbury Logistics
00:16:48 AD: Nectar Flash Sale
00:17:18 Festival gigs in general
00:38:55 AD: Komplete 15
00:48:19 Roland Mood Pan
00:57:40 GForce Halogen 1st original instrument
Where to Watch/Listen - We now stream the live show to Youtube Live, Twitch, Facebook Live as well as at Sonicstate.com/live every Weds at 4pm UK time- please do join in.
Preshow available on Twitch.
You can also download the audio version from RSS FEED

Jun 19, 2025 • 1h 3min
Sonic TALK 851 -UAD Anthem, Ohm Bohm and Kick Synths, Luma-mu Linn
Guests
Gaz Williams - Producer, bassplayer, music technologist
Yoad Nevo - producer, mix engineer Waves Developer
Robin Vincent Molten Music Tech
Video on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/x4h3Tu7NDZM
For preshow and Ad free version and much more: Patreon.com/sonicstate
Kick off your summer with unbeatable deals on audio and post-production tools from iZotope. Step up your setup with huge savings across mastering, mixing and repair tools and bundles. Available till June 30 2025
Native Instruments Summer of Sound 2025 - through June 30th 2025
All the tools you need to make it happen up to 90% off Kontakt, Libraries, Maschine sounds, NI classics and bundles.
00:00:00 SHOW START
00:01:12 AD:Patreon
00:05:49 15 years of Gaz -SonicTALK 179
00:15:53 Anthem Synth From UAD
00:27:07 AD: Summer Sale
00:27:50 Bohm Kick Module
00:39:20 Luma-mu Linn Voice
00:44:39 AD: Native Summer Of Sound
00:45:30 Stereo Monoizer
Where to Watch/Listen - We now stream the live show to Youtube Live, Twitch, Facebook Live as well as at Sonicstate.com/live every Weds at 4pm UK time- please do join in.
Preshow available on Twitch.
You can also download the audio version from RSS FEED

Jun 12, 2025 • 1h 3min
Sonic TALK 850 - Dialr, Synths for bands, Soundcheck Tips
Guests
Paulee Bow Magical Synth Adventurer
For preshow and Ad free version and much more: Patreon.com/sonicstate
YouTube video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdEHP-tqrnw
Kick off your summer with unbeatable deals on audio and post-production tools from iZotope. Step up your setup with huge savings across mastering, mixing and repair tools and bundles. Available till June 30 2025
Native Instruments Summer of Sound 2025 - through June 30th 2025
All the tools you need to make it happen up to 90% off Kontakt, Libraries, Maschine sounds, NI classics and bundles
00:00:03 SHOW START
00:01:34 AD:Patreon
00:01:51 Voicemail
00:08:34 Dialr from Producely
00:19:21 AD: Summer Sale
00:20:11 Classic Delay PT2399
00:27:24 Sound Check Tips
00:40:09 AD: Native Summer Of Sound
00:41:12 New VCV rack Modules
00:49:29 Synths for Bands
Where to Watch/Listen - We now stream the live show to Youtube Live, Twitch, Facebook Live as well as at Sonicstate.com/live every Weds at 4pm UK time- please do join in.
Preshow available on Twitch.
You can also download the audio version from RSS FEED

Jun 9, 2025 • 59min
midierror meets... Cosey Fanni Tutti - Artist, Musician & Writer | Series 2 Episode 7
Welcome to the latest episode of the midierror meets... interview series speaking to all kinds of people working in music and sound.
In this episode, we're speaking with COSEY FANNI TUTTI, co-founder of the boundry-pushing Throbbing Gristle and performance-art duo COUM Transmissions alongside Genesis-P-Orridge. Cosey is known for her expansive electronic explorations - encompassing abstract, industrial, ambient, and experimental music, which has often been deeply connected to her own performance art.
She was said to be a "wrecker of civilisation" by a Conservative MP after an art exhibition called "Prostitution" in 1976, and she continues to shake up what is deemed to be mainstream.
She has released a succession of albums alongside Chris Carter, as Carter Tutti as well as Chris & Cosey, with the duo also collaborating with Nik Colk Void on CARTER TUTTI VOID material in subsequent years.
In 2012, she soundtracked 'Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and Legendary Tapes' - a film about the influential composer using sounds collected from Delia’s own attic tapes. Her book 'Art Sex Music' is a multi-award winning Book of the Year, and she has a new solo album out this Friday 13th June, entitled 2t2.
http://www.coseyfannitutti.com/
http://www.chrisandcosey.com/
https://cargorecordsdirect.co.uk/products/cosey-fanni-tutti-2t2
This is series 2, episode 1 and there are 50 previous episodes available now featuring Fatboy Slim, CJ Bolland, Andrew Huang, Tim Exile, High Contrast, Mylar Melodies, Infected Mushroom, DJ Rap, John Grant and many more. Available on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Music and Bandcamp.

Jun 5, 2025 • 1h 3min
Sonic TALK 849 -Anukari, Moon Safari Sounds, Gene GX, Ace Studio Violin
Guests
Kenny Gray - music and comedy, sometimes at the same time
Richard Nicol founder and product designer Pittsburgh Modular
YouTube video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUi5FB7WiXA
For preshow and Ad free version and much more: Patreon.com/sonicstate
Kick off your summer with unbeatable deals on audio and post-production tools from iZotope. Step up your setup with huge savings across mastering, mixing and repair tools and bundles. Available till June 30 2025
Komplete 15 bundles have everything you need to make the music that matters to you. With an unparalleled range of plugins designed to take your productions from start to finish, explore what's new in the latest version.
00:01:16 SHOW START
00:01:46 AD:Patreon
00:04:26 General chat with Kenny
00:21:22 AD: Summer Sale
00:22:16 Anukari Now in Beta
00:28:24 Moon Safari Sounds
00:36:24 Gene GX Touch Based Poly
00:44:19 sato2097 asks via - [youtube] - QQ Did Richard design the cre8audio assembler?
00:45:45 mrgum6y asks via - [youtube] - QQ Has Kenny used grooveboxes or loopers?
00:48:20 AD: Komplete 15
00:48:59 Ace Studio Add Violin
Where to Watch/Listen - We now stream the live show to Youtube Live, Twitch, Facebook Live as well as at Sonicstate.com/live every Weds at 4pm UK time- please do join in.
Preshow available on Twitch.
You can also download the audio version from RSS FEED

May 29, 2025 • 1h 5min
Sonic TALK 848 - Akai Force, K3nny Gray, Waves Illugen and more
Guests
Steve Hillier - producer, songwriter, educator
Paulee Bow Magical Synth Adventurer
YouTube video version: https://youtube.com/watch?v=pZpHG8hgLNU
For preshow and Ad free version and much more: Patreon.com/sonicstate
Kick off your summer with unbeatable deals on audio and post-production tools from iZotope. Step up your setup with huge savings across mastering, mixing and repair tools and bundles. Available till June 30 2025
Komplete 15 bundles have everything you need to make the music that matters to you. With an unparalleled range of plugins designed to take your productions from start to finish, explore what's new in the latest version.
00:01:01 AD:Patreon
00:07:17 Voicemail
00:08:39 Big Akai Force Beta
00:20:37 AD: iZotope Equinox
00:22:12 Choon: K3nny Gray
00:29:25 Eurorack Knob Idea - Genius
00:35:33 Marimba Lumina
00:40:41 AD: Komplete 15
00:48:24 Waves Illugen
01:06:53 AD:Baby Audio 15% SONICSTATE15 Coupon
Where to Watch/Listen - We now stream the live show to Youtube Live, Twitch, Facebook Live as well as at Sonicstate.com/live every Weds at 4pm UK time- please do join in.
Preshow available on Twitch.
You can also download the audio version from RSS FEED

May 23, 2025 • 1h 27min
midierror Meets - Melle Brown: Producer, DJ, and Presenter | Series 2 Episode 6
Welcome to the next episode of the midierror meets... interview series speaking to all kinds of people working in music and sound.
In this episode, we're speaking with MELLE BROWN - a London born Producer, DJ, and Presenter known for her uplifting combination of Jazz, Neo Soul, and House. Melle went to The Brit School, and found a love of production making music for her theatrical classes. Moving into Music Technology, she released her first EP 'Blossom' which was played on 1XTRA before she even graduated! Melle worked at Warner Records for over two years and went on to be part of radio shows on RinseFM, NTS, and Represent Radio.
Melle later got signed to influential DJ and Presenter Jamz Supernova's 'Future Bounce' label and released her 'Intersection EP' featuring Grammy nominated Tiana Major9 - which gained support from Elton John and Trevor Nelson. She was mentored by Fred Again and Kamille as part of the 'She Is The Music' programme, where she met Toddla T. Later on, her track 'Feel About You' - an unexpected collaboration with him and Annie Mac, won 'Best Dance Track of The Year’ in the 2022 Billboard awards.
Melle has played Printworks, Glastonbury, Boomtown, Fabric, Field Day and she'll be playing a number of festivals this year: She also heads the 'Mellody Agency' - a music business with community at its core. Her new track 'Spirit' is out now on Fatboy Slim's Southern Fried Records!
https://linktr.ee/mellebrown
https://soundcloud.com/melle-brown
https://www.instagram.com/melle.brown/
This is series 2, episode 1 and there are 50 previous episodes available now featuring Fatboy Slim, CJ Bolland, Andrew Huang, Tim Exile, High Contrast, Mylar Melodies, Infected Mushroom, DJ Rap, John Grant and many more. Available on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Music and Bandcamp.

May 22, 2025 • 1h 4min
SonicTALK 847 - Mike Lindup of Level 42
Join Mike Lindup, the talented keyboardist and vocalist from Level 42, as he shares fascinating insights about his journey in the music industry. He reflects on overcoming early career challenges, the vibrant formation of the band, and the evolution of live performances in the 80s. Lindup discusses the blend of jazz and funk that defines their sound, the impact of technology on music, and his experience with iconic synthesizers like the PPG Wave. Plus, he shares personal anecdotes about touring and upcoming collab ventures, including a project supporting artists with autism.