SONIC TALK - Inside Music Technology

After hearing about Ty's new synth arrival (John Bowen Solaris), we get on to the Ableton news - Push 2, Live 9.5 and The Link, UVI Falcon - the new software instrument and also Stephen Slate's VMS Virtual Microphone System - which could be set to revolutionise mic usage.

Interview with Rachel Claudio - youtube version: https://youtu.be/unvd6M_r7Y4

We first look at the new Zynaptiq UNMIX, a tool for processing drums when in a mix, ACPAD MIDI controller for acoustic guitar, Halloween sounds and pranks, MOTUS motion music device and a bit of El Capitan talk.

We talk about the new Keith McMillen Instruments K-Board Pro 4 MPE controller, Jean Michel Jarre's Electronic 1 release, Eventide Anthology X, on Back to the Future Day, our panel ponder what they'd like to see 30 years from now

We enjoy 8-bit Guy's history of early game and computer sound generation, the panel all use some sort of room correction, we explore their effectiveness, the Axel Hartmann new synth tease, Edd Shearan first song to reach 500 million streams and the Korg Liverpool.

You can tell Summer is over - the releases are coming thick and fast. We talk about the new Novation Circuit groovebox, Moog Mother 32, semi modular and of course the Akai MPC Touch.

Sonic TALK 420 - Location Location Location

We start with a healthy does of Roland Boutique range after details were leaked online over the weekend, before the official launch., then Marc Doty tells us about the Mini Moog raffle and how to get PWM on a Mini. We're then on to the new Sensel Morph, a sensitive touch input device, a great performance from Rachel Claudio, then we ponder the work of Jaques Attali and the Crisis of Proliferation.

Sonic TALK 418 - Boutique, Mother 32, UA USB3

Nice to see Non Eric back after a long while, We start with a look at Google Street view of Real World Studios, Logic 10.2 and Gobbler, cloud storage in general, Reaktor 6 drops - what are NI up to? Sample Logic Gamelan library sounds sweet, Gaz talks Holy Mountain soundtrack.

Sonic TALK 416 - Knobcon And Zac Efrons Donkey

New guest Ty Unwin is back for more, we talk Elektron Overbridge - now at V1.0 for Live, Roland MX-1 USB host mode, Presonus Studio One 3 Prime - a free DAW, Slate Digital Summer plug-in deals - essentially a rental program, the lovely sound sculpture of Hokkaido Garden Festival n Japan. Finally - what do you do to recharge the musical batteries?

We talk to Principal Program Manager at Microsoft - Pete Brown Pete who gives us the facts on a number of issues - MIDI, Audio, whats with Thunderbolt on Windows? And the new auto update feature.

We get to know new guest Ty Unwin and his massive synth collection, then we talk AKG 414 and mics in general - as its episode 414, the cultural impact of streaming gives us something to think about, Volca Mix mockups, Niative Instruments Stems and Anarchestra - a collection of 100 custom mechanical instruments.

We say a big hello to Corry Banks from BBoyTechReport.com, check out Mark's new MIDI gizmo LE STRUM, then we're on to the MikeMe large diaphragm remote mic, the Audiobus Remote app, Electronic music soundtracks, the Owl programmable Eurorack Module.

Sonic TALK 412 - Live From Stekker, Windows 10

First we talk of the Doppler Labs Here - earbuds with mics and DSP which allow for real-time filtering/processing for the real world, they just got $17mill in funding, then the Future Retro Mondovox - a clever MIDI processing box for unison and poly setup of multiple MIDI devices, CME and the XKey Air fundraising on Indiegogo - really? iConnectivity iConnect Audio 4+ ticks all the boxes - is it th...

We HAVE to talk about the new Yamaha ReFace units of course, then we're on to BeatStep Pro and finally more collaborative community action from Splice.com

Gaz returns from Glastonbury, the scene of Kanye's gig, Robbie only just made his gig in London, we talk stage monitoring, AJH Synth Mini Mod Moog Model D Eurorack, LFO the movie, Jerobeam Fenderson's Scope Art Kickstarter and FACT Magazine's Against The Clock series.

Sonic TALK 408 - Reface and Glastonbury

Sonic TALK 407 Squash It Like a Sausage

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We talk of the Kosmo desktop stand, new Oval Hangdrum Kickstarter, Auphonic automixing system, Presonus Studio One V3.0 and Tony Swain's Imagination production and the Roland SH-1000.

We catch up with Jem Godfrey's latest projects, which include co-producing with Gary Barlow of Take That fame. The Paul Vo Wond, Stereoping Synth Controller and working with TX81z FM synth, Marc Doty has been sent a Prophet 6 to look check out, we ask him what its like, we also talk about an article on the finer points of humanizing electronic drums,

Sonic TALK 403 - Recording Drums And Beyond