SONIC TALK - Inside Music Technology

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

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Sonic TALK - With Guitar and Modular Editors

We are joined again my Marc Doty who helps us disentangle the whole MESSE. We talk AIRA of course, JD-XA, Bastl, Modal Electronics new synths and just about everything MESSE we can fit in.

Sonic TALK Special - Isotonik Studios

Sonic TALK 399 - MESSE Roland, Pro Q 2

First time on the show for Marc Doty, and a pleasure to have him, he talks about his work for the Moog Foundation and other subjects which include, stomp pedals with CV - Pittsburgh modular stomp case, HTML5 Drum machines, the Moog Liberation and the Artiphon Kickstarter project, which just surpassed $1million Dollars.

Robbie joins us from Long Island where's he's on tour with Howard Jones, we talk about the notion of the studio collective, as wonderfully illustrated by Kytopia in Utrecht, then Robbie spots the ARP Odyssey and we chat synths, Zynaptiq MORPH 2 brings us proper spectral morphing, Daito Manabe and his giant MS20 installation in Japan, Vince Clarke new modules, details on the HoJo Ableton Live setup...

Sonic TALK 396- Who Wants an Atari?

Sonic TALK 395 - Kraftwerk, Wizards Of Oz

We start with the Accusonus Drumaton mic bleed eliminator plug-in, then on to more solid news on that Apple/Camel rumour, Ableton Live 9.2 beta starts, guitar tuners, including Mark's Tronical autotune system, non-linear songrwiting techniques, Gaz eulogy for the Waldorf Streichfett, Nick bemoans the drop in vintage MS20 prices, MIDI Widget kickstarter campaign and what will MIDI 2.0 need to bring...