

SONIC TALK Podcasts
Sonicstate.com
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).
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Feb 16, 2017 • 1h 3min
Sonic TALK - 481 Can We Just Start Again?
We start with the whole Adele Grammys thing - did she didn't she, etc. Then we're on to Oscar Peterson's synth collection, the Foley artists at work with Third Man Films award winning short with Sue Harding and Pete Burgess. What was the last plug-in you bought? Nicks - Valhalla DSP Shimmer, Mark's Glitch Machines Fracture, Charles - iZotope Neutron - ditto Non Eric, finally the synth art of Lucy Eldridge.

Feb 9, 2017 • 1h 6min
Sonic TALK 480 - Return of The Big Knob
We start with Gaz NAMM thoughts, then get into practicalities of batteries, Softube Console 1 updates, Korg Gadget for OS X, Mackie's Big Knob updated, backups and restoration and Non Linear Labs C15 and finally Towering Berlin Reverb.

Feb 2, 2017 • 1h 12min
Sonic TALK 479 - Post NAMM De-brief
We have a full panel this week - we're back from NAMM and Cory, Rich and Marc were all there. We cover impressions of the show, favourite products and as much as we can fit into this show. Marc The Darc kindly provides the show notes.

Jan 12, 2017 • 1h 5min
Sonic TALK 478 -Pre NAMM Preamble
With NAMM just around the corner, we talk of the new Akai MPC Live and MPC X, the new Hyperdrive - USB-C port adapter for 2016 Macbook Pro. new Eventide FX and a lovely BBC peice on MIDI sequencing circa 1986.

Dec 22, 2016 • 54min
Sonic TALK 477 - Xmas Special

Dec 15, 2016 • 1h 5min
Sonic TALK 476 - Modular For Ants, Presonus Faderport 8

Dec 9, 2016 • 1h 3min
Sonic TALK Special - Interview with Klayton (Celldweller)
Klayton is one of those guys who has been successful through hard work, his lovely studio in Detroit has been built from success as a recording and performing artist (Celldweller, Circle of Dust, Scandroid) label FiXT Records, production work under Subterra Records and sci-fi clothing line as Outland Industries.

Dec 7, 2016 • 1h 6min
Sonic TALK 475 - Kaliedophon, Repro-1, Cubase 9
We talk about the new Joue Modular MIDI control surface, then some classic BBC archive footage of David Vorhaus and the Kaleidophon, U-He's new Repro-1 Pro-1 Vi, MOTU's new USB3, Thunderbolt and AVB interfaces, Cubase 9, Cableguys TimeShaper and Ty has a beef with the Polivoks reissue.

Dec 1, 2016 • 1h 6min
Sonic TALK 474 - OP-1, Mixvibes Link For Android, Top Trumps 2
We start with the new Special Waves MINE modular MIDI controller, then Dave's new Vintage Synth Top Trumps 2 - the card game for synth lovers, Yuja Wang's astonishing piano improv, did the panel buy anything on Black Friday?, Mixvibes RemixLive and Cross DJ get Ableton Link love on Android and the new Teenage Engineering OP-1 OS update

Nov 24, 2016 • 1h 2min
Sonic TALK 473 - Modal Craft Synth Deadmua5 Course
We start with the news of the new Modal Electronics Craft Synth, Ty did a demo track for it, then on to the Deadmau5 Electronic Music Production Course at Masterclass.com, Keith McMillen Instruments K-Board Pro 4, Synthstrom Audible Deluge - its looks like a Novation Circuit on steroids.