
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

Aug 17, 2017 • 1h 5min
Sonic TALK 501 - Boutiques, Zoom Livetrak

Aug 3, 2017 • 1h 21min
Sonic TALK 500 - The Big One

Jul 19, 2017 • 47min
Sonic TALK Special - Jason Donnelly Library Music Producer

Jul 13, 2017 • 1h 6min
Sonic TALK 499 - Filter Mouth
Rich Hilton and Divkid. We talk about Steinberg's HALion and its ability to compile instruments for their free player, Aphex Twin and Tatsuya's chat, Dreadbox Medusa, Ultimate Patches JD-Xi soundset, Bastl Softpop and library music. Note: No Live show until 2nd August (Episode 500)

Jul 6, 2017 • 53min
Sonic TALK 498 - Still Use A Portastudio
We start with Rich's experiences playing the pyramid stage at Glastonbury with Chic, then on to the UVI Ravenscroft high quality piano for iOS, Grammy winner Robert Carranza love his Tascam Porta One cassette multi-track and still uses it which leads to a discussion on gear we still use and gear we wish we'd kept.

Jun 29, 2017 • 1h 3min
Sonic TALK 497 Beatstep Pro Firmware, Glasto
Just Gaz and me this week, we first talk about Gaz's current project then the new Arturia beatstep Pro firmware update, Nenad Milosevics Ableton skin design, Glastonbury, Ouput Inc's Platform studio desk and Behringer's Model D price drop.

Jun 22, 2017 • 1h 9min
Sonic State TALK 496 - Very Hot
We of course discuss the new Roland Boiqitues Desigern series SE-02 - analogue mono synth from the collaboration between Roland and Studio Electronics, the Sound Semiconductor SSI2144 - analog VCF chip, Galaxsynth Pop Star Vol.1 vocal emulations, Making music with anything and sound creation.

Jun 15, 2017 • 1h 8min
Sonic TALK 495 - Mud, GAS and Wind Singers
We start with some insight into working with Grace Jones from Charles, the new ROLI Seaboard Block, Analogue Solutions Fusebox synth, question from Tom Gladstone - MIDI controller keyboard options, Sonnet Thunderbolt PCI expansion chassis, what gets you excited about new technology, Black Blaze cloud backup

Jun 8, 2017 • 1h 3min
Sonic TALK 494 - iMac Pro and AudioFuse
We start with the new iMac Pro, Thunderbolt 3 is now license free, iZotope Spire, Arturia AudioFuse, Adam Borseti's Minilogue patches, Ableton acquires Cycling '74.

May 25, 2017 • 1h 3min
Sonic TALK 493- Roland Have Something Cooking
We wonder what Roland have got coming in June, Bastl Dude micro mixer, the musical talents of Louis Cole, what DAW would we choose if we were just starting out, and gas over the River multi-timbral poly from Baloran, some Dreadbox chat too.