
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

Sep 20, 2018 • 60min
Sonic TALK 550 - MoDX And A Keytar
We talk Roland's new Keytar, the AX-Edge, the Yamaha MODX, Expressive E Touché and the new features of iZotope's RX-7.

Sep 13, 2018 • 1h 6min
Sonic TALK 549 -Legal Requirements
A rare visit from busy media composer Ty Unwin, good to have him on, we talk Universal Audio Apollo X, Native Instrument Komplete 12, Roland's new launch, Behringer RD-909 and our fixation with vintage releases anf Korg's limited edition NanoSeries2 in new colours. And we do not talk about the new Yamaha launch, no we don't.

Sep 6, 2018 • 1h 11min
Sonic TALK 548 -Acts of Corporate Benevolence

Aug 30, 2018 • 1h 13min
Sonic TALK 547 - Mr Curly And A Carrot
We talk ArduTouch, Touchable Pro the new Tascam Model 24 mixer/recorder, Linsey Pollak's DIY clarinets, Omnisphere 2.5 and doing what you love.

Aug 23, 2018 • 1h 20min
Sonic TALK 546 - All You Need Is A Bass And A Sock

Aug 16, 2018 • 1h 14min
Sonic TALK 545 - Those Juicy Digits
With Charles Chicky Reeves, Steve Hillier and Yoad Nevo - We start with the 1969 iHop commercial which features an early modular synth soundtrack, Yamaha put a call out for synth ideas, Bernard Purdie and other drummers, 80s Drum machines - whats the allure? And finally we take the Reverb.com synth quiz.

Aug 9, 2018 • 1h 8min
Sonic TALK 544 - Chiptunes Explain It Please
With Rich Hilton, Divkid (Ben Wilson) and Matthew Hodson Ribn looping MIDI controller for iOS, Luis Fernando Zepeda's talking organ, Apple to stop the iOS affiliate scheme, Saitone's chiptune version of Thriller and WORM studios Rotterdam.

Aug 2, 2018 • 1h 14min
Sonic TALK 543 - Cliff Drop Ending
With Dave Spiers, Gaz Willians and Matthew Hodson We enjoy the excellent Vox Earworm documentary on the fade by Estelle Caswell, then discuss the shocking news of 425 consecutive months of a downturn in keytar sales, Thomas Dolby in the Roland Cloud and Divkid's modular for kids.

Jul 26, 2018 • 1h 4min
Sonic TALK 542 - Does Velocity Work In Space?
With Yoad Nevo, Matthew Hodson and Charles Reeves

Jul 19, 2018 • 1h 2min
Sonic TALK 541 - Dribble And Spit
With Gaz Williams and Matthew Hodson - We talk new Apple MacBooks and cross platform software, the new Roland GoMixer Pro, Mode Machines SEQ12 and step sequencers generally, the Roland Aerophone GO virtual winds instrument.