SONIC TALK - Inside Music Technology

Sonic TALK 548 -Acts of Corporate Benevolence

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.

Sonic TALK 546 - All You Need Is A Bass And A Sock

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.

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.

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.

With Yoad Nevo, Matthew Hodson and Charles Reeves

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.

Sonic TALK 540 - The Resurrection Of Rainbow Tony

A new guest in Matthew Hodson joins Yoad Nevo and Jamie Lidell on the panel this week we talk VCV Rack filter simulations, new MIDI controllers from Arturia (Keylab MK2) and Nektar (T4 and T6) and Native Instruments TRK-01 kick and bass Reaktor ensemble

with Charles Chicky Reeves and Gaz Williams - We talk RMX OB drums Eurorack module, Softube Weiss Compressor and how many is too many? Algonaut ATLAS - sample organizer, the new import tarrifs, Moog One rumours

Rich Hilton joins us from the road with Chic - he met Paul McCartney last night - as you do. We talk Sam and Ash AURAS MPE enabled Kontakt library, Smooth Criminal on barrel organ, Soma Labs PULSAR-23 drum machine, and how we like to sonically mess things up, Zynaptiq Intensity.

Robbie Bronnimann joins us after an absence of a while, we talk Waldorf picking up the Valkyrie VA synth now known as Kyra, Paris Monster - drums and synths, Output Arcade - the loop synthesizer, and loops and performance in general.

A rare and welcome visit from Dave Spiers of Gforce Software joins Gaz Williams and Steve Hillier on the panel this week, We talk custom pianos inspired by the Tanked item for Piano Works in Rochester NY, massive reverbs, Spitfire Audio LABS free instruments, and the Momo Korg Volca Keys editor

Sonic TALK 534 - Killing A Mosquito With A Phonebook

Charles Reeves joins us after 2 months on the road with OMD, we talk Moog Grandmother, Miclop CTRL-X, Nodes new live album and Loopops excellent Superbooth 20 Synths in B flat

Back from Superbooth - the highlight of the show year so far, more of a convention than a trade show, but with many products shown for the first time. We cover what we can, bit there was a LOT!

With Gaz Williams, Jamie Lidell and Rich Hilton - We talk Moog Subharmonicon, the amazing Susan Rogers, Noise Makers Ambi Verb HD, Dreadbox and Digitakt updates and more.

Jamie Lidell is back with us from Nashville, and we're back from Musik Messe - after a lot of walking. We talk products  - Valkyrie, Steinberg/Neve interfaces, Clagnuts, Studiologic Mixface and ROLI Swam, orchestration and more.

Sonic TALK 529 - Hand Me Down Computers

We have a new guest in the form of Jamie Lidell, former Warp artist, vocalist, producer and songwriter based in Nashville, we talk about his career, computing power, wax cylinder archives, Dreadbox Medusa and more.

We talk Midi processing, Eurorack cases, Google nSynth, Roland 808 cloud and subscription models in general, Softube Console 1 and Cubase.

Sonic TALK 526 - TR-8S, Spinal Tap and Minimalism

Sonic TALK 525: When You Meet Genius

Sonic TALK 524 - Hybrid Modular + Gibson