
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 23, 2020 • 1h 4min
Sonic TALK 628 - Wait Latency Where?
Guests
Ty Unwin- media composer, producer, orchestrator
Youtube video version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld8CFrjTvTg
WIN iZOTOPE Stutter Edit 2 - Tweet #rhythmicgestures #stutteredit2 to @sonicstate @iZotopeinc
Stutter Edit 2 lets you create the famous "stutter" editing effect with one button to slice and dice your samples, tracks, and mixes. Fire off rhythmic gestures, sweeping filters, glitchy effects, or everything at once.
Please check out our new Freeze Machines Racks for Ableton Live - lush, atmospheric frozen reverb textures:
00:00 Intro and hello
https://www.facebook.com/ScrabbleGO/
06:55 Mylar Melodies 62HP Techno System and other tips
16:45 iZotope Stutter Edit2 Competition
19:20 MPC Beats free Beatmaking DAW
26:29 AP Matthews' MIDI Timing article
43:16 Byte Order Nord Modular G1 Editor for Catalina
01:01:50 Wrap
Where to Watch/Listen - We now stream the live show to Youtube Live, Facebook Live as well as at Sonicstate.com/live every Weds at 4pm UK time- please do join in.
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Jul 16, 2020 • 1h 14min
Sonic TALK 627 - Key Command Fury
Guests
Matt Hodson (MATTHS) artist, performer, educator
Charles Chicky Reeves - FOH engineer, producer, songwriter
Yoad Nevo - producer, mix engineer Waves Developer
Youtube Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbhTK3lCN14
WIN iZOTOPE Stutter Edit 2 - Tweet #audiowormhole #stutteredit2 to @sonicstate @iZotopeinc
Stutter Edit 2 lets you create the famous "stutter" editing effect with one button to slice and dice your samples, tracks, and mixes. Fire off rhythmic gestures, sweeping filters, glitchy effects, or everything at once.
Please check out our new Freeze Machines Racks for Ableton Live - lush, atmospheric frozen reverb textures:
notes:
00:00 Intro and hellos
05:40 Tourbox Controller + key commands
18:39 iZotope Stutter Edit 2 competition
21:05 Factorsynth 2
31:25 Samplr for Touch Bar
38:11 Theoryboard THY333 Kickstarter
49:50 Chris Herd on the future of work
01:04:10 Ear fatigue
01:06:20 Wrap and goodbyes
Where to Watch/Listen - We now stream the live show to Youtube Live, Facebook Live as well as at Sonicstate.com/live every Weds at 4pm UK time- please do join in.
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Jul 9, 2020 • 1h 11min
Sonic TALK 626 - Face Hugger Multi-Track
Guests
Gaz Williams - Producer, bassplayer, music technologist
Charles Chicky Reeves - FOH engineer, producer, songwriter
Youtube video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z41TG9XihDQ
WIN iZOTOPE Stutter Edit 2 - Tweet #performancefx #stutteredit2 to @sonicstate @iZotopeinc
Stutter Edit 2 lets you create the famous "stutter" editing effect with one button to slice and dice your samples, tracks, and mixes. Fire off rhythmic gestures, sweeping filters, glitchy effects, or everything at once.
Please check out our new Freeze Machines Racks for Ableton Live - lush, atmospheric frozen reverb textures:
00:00 Intro and hellos
06:45 Marc Rebillet (NSFW)
11:30 Zoom H8 recorder
20:45 Ennio Morricone RIP
29:45 Stutter Edit 2 Competition
32:54 Presonus Studio One 5
44:39 Being Beethoven documentary
49:30 Ocean Archive 7 Seas
55:06 Sampleson Nylon Piano
01:02:45 Government Arts funding
01:05:02 Wrap and ending
Where to Watch/Listen - We now stream the live show to Youtube Live, Facebook Live as well as at Sonicstate.com/live every Weds at 4pm UK time- please do join in.
Preshow available on Twitch.
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Jul 2, 2020 • 1h 8min
Sonic TALK 625 - The World's Most Expensive Keyboard Stand
Guests
Yoad Nevo - producer, mix engineer Waves Developer
Rich Hilton - Nile Rodgers Studio guy, keyboards for Chic
Dominic Hawken-producer, keyboard player, songwriter,developer
Youtube video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuq2sGGKWi8
WIN iZOTOPE Stutter Edit 2 - Tweet #brainmeltingfx #stutteredit2 to @sonicstate @iZotopeinc
Stutter Edit 2 lets you create the famous "stutter" editing effect with one button to slice and dice your samples, tracks, and mixes. Fire off rhythmic gestures, sweeping filters, glitchy effects, or everything at once.
Please check out our new Freeze Machines Racks for Ableton Live - lush, atmospheric frozen reverb textures:
00:00 Intros and hellos
06:46 Dreadbox Typhon
18:38 Liquidsonics Cinematic Rooms
26:12 Win iZotope Stutter Edit 2
30:05 Roland and Korg fined £5.5million
39:16 Armin Kupper sax in the pipe
48:50 Spitfire Westworld composition compo
1:03:55 end and wrap
Where toWatch/Listen - We now stream the live show to Youtube Live, Facebook Live as well as at Sonicstate.com/live every Weds at 4pm UK time- please do join in.
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Jun 24, 2020 • 1h 11min
Sonic TALK 624 - It Only Runs At Night
With Charles "Chicky" Reeves(Chickyandcoco), Matt Hodson (MATTHSMATTHSMATTHS) and Dominic Hawken (Mr Wiggly)
Youtube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk4-0X6dxe4
Moogmusic.bancamp.com - Lisa Bella Donna 11 track EP
00:00 Intro
08:49 Neve 8424 desk
22:07 Intro animation -rerun (thanks Joris!)
22:35 Lisa Bella Donna 11 track EP for Moog
https://moogmusic.bandcamp.com
25:33 Knobcloud.com
36:40 Sennheiser (UK) Deal https://en-uk.sennheiser.com/on-ear-dj-headphone-hd25
39:12 iZotope Ozone 9 Advanced competition
41:15 Stutter Edit 2 https://www.izotope.com/en/shop/stutter-edit-2.html
47:55 FJÆRLETT https://tilde-elektriske.com/fjaerlett
56:23 JMJ VR event https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6kZQ5nW9zw

Jun 18, 2020 • 1h 5min
Sonic TALK 623 BT and Crowd Noise DJ
Guests
BT - musician, producer, developer
Robbie Bronnimann - producer, MD, artist
Youtube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJBAs2x5fxI
WIN iZOTOPE OZONE 9 Advanced - Tweet #smarteraudio #ozone9 to @sonicstate @iZotopeinc Building on a 17-year legacy, Ozone 9 brings balance to your music with the latest advances in machine learning for mastering audio.
Please check out our new Freeze Machines Racks for Ableton Live - lush, atmospheric frozen reverb textures:
Notes:
00:00 Intro and Hellos
09:19 Waldorf Iridium https://www.waldorfmusic.com/en/iridium
20:25 iZotope Ozone 9 Advanced Competition
(tweet #smarteraudio #ozone9 @sonicstate @izotopeinc)
22:04 Cubasis 3 on Android https://new.steinberg.net/cubasis/
29:32 AES Virtual Vienna https://sonicstate.com/news/2020/06/15/-aes-virtual-vienna-convention/
36:00 Government Arts Funding and the future of live
50:23 Multi-FX choices
Robbie: Otto Machines - https://www.otomachines.com/products/
BT: Evdentide H3000, Ensoniq DP-4, Empress Reverb
55:10 BT teases his new Multi-FX software coming next week
01:01:05 ending and goodbyes
Where to Watch/Listen - We now stream the live show to Youtube Live, Facebook Live as well as at Sonicstate.com/live every Weds at 4pm UK time- please do join in.
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Jun 11, 2020 • 1h 9min
Sonic TALK 622 - Like Kicking A Piano
Guests
Gaz Williams - Producer, bassplayer, music technologist
Yoad Nevo - producer, mix engineer Waves Developer
Matt Hodson (MATTHS) artist, performer, educator
VIDEO Version on Youtube: https://youtu.be/xvteBu8Efoc
WIN iZOTOPE OZONE 9 Advanced - Tweet #makeitfinal #ozone9 to @sonicstate @iZotopeinc Building on a 17-year legacy, Ozone 9 brings balance to your music with the latest advances in machine learning for mastering audio.
Please check out our new Freeze Machines Racks for Ableton Live - lush, atmospheric frozen reverb textures:
00:00 Intro and hellos
05:14 Steinberg Backbone https://new.steinberg.net/backbone/
18:03 HammondEggs.com Deep Reverb for Korg DSPhttp://www.synthtopia.com/content/2020/06/05/deep-reverb-for-korg-prologue-minilogue-xd-nts-1-sneak-preview/
Nu:Tekt Drive Pedal https://www.korg.com/uk/products/effects/od_s/
32:48 iZotope Ozone 9 competition (tweet #makeitfinal #ozone9 @sonicstate @izotopeinc)
34:57 ARM chips in Macs https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/9/21284960/apple-arm-based-macs-wwdc-2020-report-intel-laptops-desktops-power-efficiency
43:00 Ruben Dax Alphabet loops https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nXVpLkuOdQ&list=PLR-d-YKDO0vTFSDtvBnoXG18vulj3WPP1
53:40 T1 Euclidean Sequencer
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/torsoelectronics/t-1-expressive-algorithmic-midi-sequencing
1:00:15 Elektron new OS updates https://www.elektron.se/https://www.elektron.se/
1:04:55 Gaz Williams show https://www.youtube.com/gazwilliams
Where to Watch/Listen - We now stream the live show to Youtube Live, Facebook Live as well as at Sonicstate.com/live every Weds at 4pm UK time- please do join in.
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May 28, 2020 • 1h 10min
Sonic TALK 621 - Get To Valhalla For Free
Guests
Charles Chicky Reeves - FOH engineer, producer, songwriter
Rich Hilton - Nile Rodgers Studio guy, keyboards for Chic
Dave Spiers-synthexpert, GForceSoftware.com
Video Version on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1BO0kjwy-4
WIN iZOTOPE OZONE 9 Advanced - Tweet #releaseyourmix #ozone9 to @sonicstate @iZotopeinc Building on a 17-year legacy, Ozone 9 brings balance to your music with the latest advances in machine learning for mastering audio.
Please check out our new Freeze Machines Racks for Ableton Live - lush, atmospheric frozen reverb textures:
Notes
00:00 Intro and hellos
08:06 Valhalla Supermassive Free reverb
https://valhalladsp.com/shop/reverb/valhalla-supermassive/
Divkid Free patches https://gumroad.com/l/ylIFn
14:55 Celemony Melodyne 5.2 https://sonicstate.com/news/2020/05/27/celemony-releases-melodyne-5/
25:45 iZotope Ozone 9 Advanced Competition
28:10 Collaborative working file sharing
38:50 Time Tosser and other products https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/timetosser/timetosser-presented-by-alteraudio
51:35 Blue Cat Axiom https://www.bluecataudio.com/Products/Product_Axiom/ and https://www.two-notes.com/
01:04:00 Wrap and Goodbyes
Where to Watch/Listen - We now stream the live show to Youtube Live, Facebook Live as well as at Sonicstate.com/live every Weds at 4pm UK time- please do join in.
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May 21, 2020 • 1h 10min
Sonic TALK 620 -Lightbulb Moments
Guests
Gaz Williams - Producer, bassplayer, music technologist
Dominic Hawken-producer, keyboard player, songwriter,developer
Robbie Bronnimann - producer, MD for Howard Jones, media composer
VIDEO Version of the show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWA5AZvzvgM
WIN iZOTOPE OZONE 9 Advanced - Tweet #lockdownmaster #ozone9 to @sonicstate @iZotopeinc Building on a 17-year legacy, Ozone 9 brings balance to your music with the latest advances in machine learning for mastering audio.
Please check out our new Freeze Machines Racks for Ableton Live - lush, atmospheric frozen reverb textures:
Timings:
07:15 - Akai MPC LIVE II https://sonicstate.com/news/2020/05/14/sonic-lab-akai-mpc-live-ii/
22:55 iZotope Ozone 9 Advanced Competition https://www.izotope.com/en/products/ozone.html
25:03 Recent technical revelations / lightbulb moments
39:15 - Korg Berlin's Pyjama Cookbook https://korg-germany.de/
40:30 MIDI Designer update and control in general https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZVk70KVjps
49:33 - Native Instruments Pharlight https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/vocal/pharlight/
01:06:00 Wrap and goodbyes
Where to Watch/Listen - We now stream the live show to Youtube Live, Facebook Live as well as at Sonicstate.com/live every Weds at 4pm UK time- please do join in.
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May 14, 2020 • 1h 6min
Sonic TALK 619 - Logic 10.5, BBC SO Discovery and Behringer MonoPoly
Guests
Matthew Hodson - producer, performer and educator
Yoad Nevo - producer, mix engineer Waves Developer
Rich Hilton - Nile Rodgers Studio guy, keyboards for Chic
WIN iZOTOPE OZONE 9 Advanced - Tweet #finishyourtrack #ozone9 to @sonicstate @iZotopeinc Building on a 17-year legacy, Ozone 9 brings balance to your music with the latest advances in machine learning for mastering audio.
Please check out our new Freeze Machines Racks for Ableton Live - lush, atmospheric frozen reverb textures:
05:45 - Logic Pro 10.5 - first big update in 7 years!
23:33 iZotope Ozone 9 Advanced competition
26:30 Moog Subharmonicon
37:30 Spitfire BBC Symphony Orchestra Discovery
47:00 Behringer MonoPoly
01:02.45 - Wrap and goodbyes
Where to Watch/Listen - We now stream the live show to Youtube Live, Facebook Live as well as at Sonicstate.com/live every Weds at 4pm UK time- please do join in. You can also download the audio version from iTunes