SONIC TALK - Inside Music Technology

We're back from Musikmesse and ready for Superbooth in Berlin next week, we talk about the Waldorf Quantum, NonLinear Labs C-15, Aaton Digital Cantaar X-3 field recorder, Tascam's cassette deck, AVID S6L desk and AAS Objeq delay. PLus rumours and releases at Superbooth. And a mention for Gforce Software's new RE-STRINGS Rack extension Vintage String Machines.

We start with the excellent new Optigan demos by Johnny Largo uploaded to Pea Hicks' Optigan.com, Native Instruments acquire Metapop.com a remixing fee and collection service, breakages - accidental, Musik Messe and the System 100. Note: No show next week (April 5th)

We start with a short tribute to Sister Sledge vocalist Joni Sledge who sadly passed away recently aged 60. Then we talk of the new reduced cost, A9 processor equipped iPad, then we focus on the new Roland Cloud service, Analog Strings from OUTPUT, Steinberg release VST SDK on Linux, a discussion on Technostalgia and future classic synths, with a short interlude into the Pink Trombone mouth emulat...

We start with Rich and Robbie's take on the new Behringer classic synths clone announcements, then the Tim Exile SLOO Reaktor instrument, Blokas pisound audio midi io head board, Townsend Labs Sphere L22 modelling mic, the ADAM S series DSPO equipped monitors. Rich shows us his new ROLI and MainStage setup, Robbie talks about his use of Apple's live performance system.

We talk about the classic EMI12345 MKIV desk that was used for Dark Side of the Moon recording, its up for auction - then we're on to the talk of Behringer's talk of making an affordable Minimoog clone, then its the Deckard's Dream CS80 rackmount clone, the Arp 2600 sample library from Samples From Mars, and generally getting inside an instrument, whether it be hardware or software.

We hear about Robbie's 80's Caribbean cruise, then we talk Colin Benders 12 hour modular jam, Propellerheads melody and hooks - leads to Ty telling us bout his recent BBC series score and the panel talk composition, then its Eventide's structural effect Fission andBetterTouchTool for latest Macbooks. Notes - thanks to Marc the Darc

We explore live rig redundancy with Will Doggett and Multitracks.com, then Tatsuya the ace synth designer is leaving Korg, Electro Harmonix Synth9 pedal and celebrating Clyde Stubblefield - the Funky Drummer.

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...

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.

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.

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.

Sonic TALK 477 - Xmas Special

Sonic TALK 476 - Modular For Ants, Presonus Faderport 8

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.

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.

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

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.

After hello's and a brief detour into electric vehicle sounds, we talk of the Akai MPC Live - leaked by the FCC website, then Samsung's $8 bill acquisition of Harman, Adobe's project VoCo, Dr Who sounds from the the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and finally Tim Exile's S L O W Reaktor plug-in.

We start with news of Ty's latest purchases: Elektron Analog Heat, Roland System-8, then on to the Korg releases, the Monologue, the ODYSSEi and King Korg Black edition, Synth Memes - and Nicks PWM theme, ROLI Blocks, Microsoft's Surface Studio and the new Macbook Pro plus the general state of

In this Sonic TALK Interview we talk to two thirds of Danish electronic act Norell - their material straddles the line between classic Scandinavian pop and R&B topped off with the unique vocal style of MarieLouise Persson.

We first talk to Mark about running a music shop, then we talk digital distribution, Korg's upcoming Big Announcement (Nov 1st), Ableton Live Set Export SDK, Reactable Rotor and John Carpenter Live.

We start with the Dialog Audio Modulation Processor 3244 - a nifty MIDI parameter modulator, IK Multimedia Modo Bass, iZotope Neutron, Spitfire Audio Albiion V, Lawrence English and the sound of fear.

Great to have Marc Doty join us as we talk about the Arturia Drum Brute, the impossibly cute Bastl Kastle micro modular, the Elysia mPressor 500 compressor, Rob Scallon's WTF Drums and interesting funding model and 2TBTruman's Genesis 1 synthesizer.

We start with the sad news that Kraftwerk sold out their gig in our local concert hall before we could get tickets, then Pallette Gear modular controllers, Behringer's Augmented Reality Hololens DM12 interface, Positve Grid Tone Match distortion, the art of randomisation and the Sound Particles audio rendering application, and finally Gaz and Dave give their impressions of Synth Fest.

We start with news of Ty's latest gear, then we enjoy Wiwi Kuan's selection of 23 piano's and discuss, then the Jussi vocal synth for VST and iOS, the Lewitt LCT 640 CT dual microphone, Alan Turing's recently discovered 1951 computer music recording, vintage buyers remorse, Ty's brief time with the Dreadbox Murmux.