SONIC TALK Podcasts

We talk Spectrasonic's Keyscape, Parva analog poly with MPE, Korg Volca Kick, Arp Odyssey Module, metronomes, Roland's new releases (coming tomorrow), synth market saturation, and Robbie's melting laptop.

We talk of Gaz's album tempo mapped using Melodyne, Stranger Things and S U R V I V E, Funklet.com and the analysis of the groove, ADDAX EHX C9 VC organ in Eurorack, Presonus Notion 6 and notation in general, quick scan of the latest leaks - Korg Odyssey desktop (now its official), Spectrasonics New Thing, Rolands new AIRAs. Finishing off with Gaz's Boss RC5050 setup.

A new guest this week with Charles Chicky Reeves - hes got a list of credits as long as a long thing. We talk about the forthcoming Roland 24hr product launch event coming on the 9th Sept, the Pioneer Toraiz SP16, Mainstage and Bluecat plugin host, the LYRA-8 Russian drone machine, Koka Nikoladze's latest sonic machine, that time you were tweaking the gear and discovered it wasnt actually plugged in. Chicky tells us about doing the sound on tour with Prince too. Bonus story.

Just the two of us, we can make it if we try - and try we did, battling through poor internet connection issues, but we got there. We talk about the Dreadbox Murmux 2 synth, Novation Launchpad Pro scales and firmware in general, Roland Boutiques, M-Audio Venom, Zynaptiq Adaptiverb and the Arturia MatrixBrute coming soon.

In the UK after a week of sultry weather, Summer appears to be over, we talk about the latest Behringer Synth teaser - 12 analog voices, the Endangered Audio Research Spectravibe, Rico Loop's one shot looping film, the Soundtoys Summer sale and the relaunched Yamaha MX49/61 and FM Essentials App.

We start with an homage to Ampex 456 tape and the general process of working with analog tape, then the Waves Scheps Parallel Particles plugin, the news that boffins are working on a cure for hearing loss with cilia regeneration drugs, Onde Magnetique - the wonderful cassette based instrument, mixing in the heat, repair or fix/warrantees.

We catch up with Rich who's in Toronto prior to a gig with Chic, and we tackle the new Behringer analog synth teasers, then the Eventide H910 classic harmonizer as a plug-in, HaQ AttaQ's mobile setup, the Arturia Matrixbrute filters get a workout, Spitfire Audio's Union Chapel Organ instrument, Korg Minilogue librarian and UK Producers Sound pack and a chat about patch management, and finally Gaz gives us a description of using Melodyne 4 for the ultimate tempo mapping.

We are small and perfectly formed - just Nick Batt and Gaz Williams today, but seeing as we can both talk ceaselessly, its not a problem, we start with Gaz on his new Eventide H9 multi-effects, then Apple's new patent which allows them to broadcast signals to disable the camera at venues, Finger Fiddle iOS violin, Elektron's teaser - can you guess what it is yet? Korg Gadget updates and Nano Kontrols, Molecularbytes Atomictransient ppolyphonic transient processor, Reason 9 and the 10 hour patch demo, Bladerunner 2 - who's doing the soundtrack?

We catchup with Gaz's Glastonbury experience, the new DSI OB6 desktop, sad news that Bernie Worrell has passed away, Waves NX 3D audio, Amelias Compass Controller Hub 8 and foot controllers in general, East/West Synthesis and creativity in isolation.

With Glastonbury just around the corner we talk festivals and live broadcast, the 80 speaker noise violation in NY, Steve Meade Designs - phonebook ripping subwoofers (in a van), and one of the Curtis ships - 3340 is being remade.