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Focusing on the gear this week as Roland released their cheeky ARIA P6 Sampler. If you've been hanging around for a while you know how much we love 'em so we're taking a look and seeing where this pocket-sized prize sits in our arsenal. Another cool lil' gadget that caught our eye is the Demon Box from Eternal Research. This device picks up electromagnetic waves and allows you to m...

Well well... What a docket we have this week. We are beginning with the FBI's involvement with Streaming fraud racketeering on the likes of Spotify. The insanity of the numbers here is a feast for incredulity. The independent musicians lifeline - merch is under threat once again from the price hikes of international shipping and the closure of Kunaki's international operation. As a label t...

Sunwarper dropped his EP Golden Hour last week so we're talking all about the release and how he built it on his favourite machine the SP 404. We'll be discussing top tips with this lil' engine that could. Also this week, we're taking a look at Videosync2, a new set of devices that can be used within Ableton to warp and manipulate visuals with the potential of bringing added depth...

It's been four years since Audionautic breathed its first breaths and began exploring the wonderful community of independent electronic musicians that this plane of reality has to offer. We host a retrospect discussing our favourite takeaways from our time doing this, as well as comments from the community. Comment below with what you've learned from Audionautic for a chance to win some me...

This week, we're chatting with @lars_haur about processing grief through music and creating ambient sounds from the most unlikely sources. We'll then take a quick look at the new sampler from Teenage Engineering https://larshaur.bandcamp.com/album/faces-stained-with-tears Help Support the Channel: Audionautic is a crowd funded network of independent musicians coming together to discuss the...

MNTRA are BACK with a cool lil' reverb plugin. We're diving under the hood and looking at how it can we used to create some very unique sounds. Artium Instruments have a sick polysynth on the horizon that's looking to be super affordable In the Round Robin, we're focusing on Resampling, looking at methods for doing such and how it can be such a useful tool. Today we welcome another...

Fun lil' Poly synth coming straight outta Moog and we're offering our thoughts. Is Apple allowing for the breathing of new life into the notion of radio and offering an alternative to streaming? In the Round Robin, as the modern music industry as our backdrop, with their stats and plays and clicks and hearts, we're collectively sharing our motivations and drives behind making the art w...

As musicians we use a lot of effects and today we’re going in depth with a plugin developer to discuss how these are created and what goes into making emulations of our favorite gear. We’ll also discuss the MPC 3 update and what changes it's brought to the sampler. Help Support the Channel: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/audionautic Thanks to our Patrons who support what we do: Audionauts: A...

The dreaded 8-Bar loop is Titan to tackle in any genre of Electronic Music production. In this show, we open up an Ableton Project File from Kh3rtis' latest release and take a loop at the ways in which he took a rough idea and fleshed it out into a full track. Also in the news we have a few new releases that we're looking at. Donner have released their D1 drum machine and Audacity has had...

Well, we all made it back home safely. Sunwarper is back state side and Kh3rtis got back within hurling the van off of the Matterhorn. We're back in the studio and it's time to take stock and see what the absolute legend Eonlake has to say about things. this week we're all having a gander at the new release from MOOG and reinvigorating our GAS. Later in the show we'll be talking ab...

It's been four years since we met through Instagram Hashtags and started Audionautic! To celebrate properly, we traveled across the world to meet in person for the first time ever! In this special episode we discuss the origins of Audionautic, how it's changed us these four years and what's next. Thanks to everyone who's joined us on this adventure over the last four years and all...

Warner Music appears to be making moves to gobble up CD Baby or Distrokid... perhaps both? What does this mean for our independent distribution? We look over the details and discuss implications. Over on our label last week, we released 'Music For Reimagined Landscapes', a remix album of tracks originally released by our very own Sunwarper. We're celebrating his release and discussing...

It's all about the Analog this week: Supposedly McDSP has the answer to Analog tape Saturation, warmth in the DAW.... with a $4000 piece of hardware casually on the side. We also look at the Ferrous Landscape, a cute lil' string resonator hat looks to bring analog to your drones. Lastly in the Round Robin, we're lamenting on whether it's worth pitching to Spotify playlists any long...

Stability AI has a new generation model centred around sound generation. Apparently trained on open sourced and non copyrighted samples. Is this a new road for machine learning? How does it play into the role of the independent musician? Our community has been rife with discussion concerning Social bios, it's a quagmire of difference and methodology. In the Round Robin we hash it out. Help Sup...

'Beyond Polarities' has been out for a week and the man himself returns to the show! It's a perfect opportunity to sit down and talk to Eonlake about his new release and that is exactly what we're doing! Full engines go, we've got a peek into project files and we're discussing mixing with intent and how to gain clarity in the mix. We've got questions from ourselves, as...

This week, we're discussing how to create album artwork on any budget. Album art is often the first impression a listener gets when checking out new music, so today we cover multiple ways to create it using apps, Photoshop, AI, commissions, and photos. Help Support the Channel: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/audionautic Members get exclusive discord channels, the ability to come on the show...

in the wake of Superbooth24 we're taking a look at some of the synths and equipment that caught our eye and allowing our G.A.S to right wild - even if it's only hypothetically. We'll also be discussing our music creations and where we draw the lines between production for our authentic selves, and production for pleasing the crowds. Come join the discussion further on our Discord: http...

Another level of sound demos this week as we're checking out the latest soft synth from MNTRA Instruments 'Vespera' an electro-acoustic synthesiser that combines physical resynthesis with tube modular oscillations. We're taking you through the UI and having a look at how it sounds while discussing what we'd use it for. Also, Spotify continues to take all our money as they up th...

Logic Pro is dropping a new update and we'll be running it down together. AI Stem Separation, new plugins and workflow, very exciting. We'll also be discussing the endgame of production, what we find challenging and why. together we'll be discussing how to overcome the difficulty of finishing tracks. Join the Audionautic Discord Server: https://discord.gg/f57EVEGS59 Help Support the Ch...

This week, our new label mate Jonathan Goode joins us on the show for an interview and discussion about his debut release 'Juxtaposition Junction'. Together we'll be dissecting narrative and story telling with music as we gain greater understanding of Jonathan's motivations, inspirations and sonic expeditions. We'll also be taking a look at the new VINTAGE synth from Behringer....

Chocked broadcast this week! fresh off the press is that there is a Digitakt II incoming, Tik Tok is headed for a US ban, there's fresh soft synth from Audiokit Pro AAAAAND we're looking at the perfect mix myth and how letting go of perfectionism can lead to better results in the Round Robin In the Community Corner, we have a BRAND NEW label-mate in Jonathan Goode! Jonathan released his de...

This week Roland have done it, they’ve added live looping and a synth engine along with a whole host of other features. We’ll take a deep dive into what they’ve added and then we’ve got an interesting look at the “future” of making music with Udio AI music generation Help Support the Channel: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/audionautic Thanks to our Patrons who support what we do: Audionauts: Abb...

Nerding out on ALL frequency Bands this week. Our Friends over at BLEASS sent us over an early access of their New Multiband Compressor and we're having a Stem Shootout between MPC, FL Studio and Koala to see which Stem Splitter is best for the job Help Support the Channel: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/audionautic Discord: https://discord.gg/9Z7VQUHY Thanks to our Patrons who support what...

As the world of streaming keeps digging itself a grave, we look to potential new alternatives that have cropped up. Namely vault.fm and Untitled.stream. Are these outlets worth considering for music monetisation? Speaking of music monetisation, the lid has blown on Sweden's most streamed artist, we examine the breaking story. Help Support the Channel: Patreon:   / audionautic   Thanks to our P...

Label Mate FCC dropped his new EP 'Somewhere Boy' last week, we're sitting down with him, discussing his release and looking at some of his sound design techniques. Plus Limitations are the key to creativity... how? Also Spotify released a new Loud and Clear report... Is it good news for Indie musicians, or something much worse? Join our positive space on the internet to talk gear, mus...