SONIC TALK - Inside Music Technology

This week we first celebrate Clif Richards (Sir) 100th album, then Chas Smiths amazing metal instruments as used by Hans Zimmer in Superman - Man of Steel, Squarepushers Z-Machines robot composition, and a gel speaker from Harvard boffins.

Sonic TALK 328 - OutoTune

Sonic TALK 327 - Korg Volcas

Podcast:Sonic TALK 326 - Ice Cream Van Hobby

This week we start with the sad news of George Dukes death and celebrate some of his finest moments. Then we enjoy Benge's Twenty Systems - a collection of pieces represesnting the history of synthesis, then a bit of light releief with the LOL studio engineer sketch, Nick shows off his Korg MicroKorg USB key - the less said about that, the better, then we talk Tequila and Whiskey...

Sonic TALK 324: Gesticulation Motion

First up Nick warns against backing up to comrpessed disk images on OS X, then we head over to Phase57 for a look at Asiohead's hand built poly synth Ambika from Mutable Instruments. Then we talk of the Strymon El Capistan delay pedal, a good match for analog synths according to Mr Spiers, then we we talk about the amazing sound mapping project Aporee, a compelling Raspberry Pi audio application f...

Another scorcher here in the UK as the heatwave continues, our main topic of conversation is the release of Apple's Logic X update, but we also find time to talk about the new NDVR Note Poly Aftertouch 2.0 Indiegogo project, finally we look at the new Chapman Stick Railboard.

Sonic TALK 321 - Diego Stocco

Our panel grows during the show to include Rich Hilton fresh from his triumphant Chic performace at Glastonbury, we first talk of web controlled analog with the Analog Ala Carte and Patchwerk projects, then defaults - what you set up, performance anxiety and finally concept albums.

Firstly we riff on the upcoming Glastonbury festival and related tales, then we discuss the transition from using vinatge electronics in the studio to live as inspireed by the Depeche Mode Access focussed stage tour, then the Presonus video shot with Oasis UK and their use of StudioLive 16:4:2 leads to a discussion on wether the sound engineer is a thing of the past, the BoomBottle bluetooth speak...

This week we have a rare visit from Non Eric, who is presenting his views on the Waldorf Nave beofre publishing his review on monday (German language), we then cover the Zoom H6 6-track recorder. Then the new Ocean Way Plugin from UAD.

Sonic TALK 317 - Mac Pronytail

As Bill Withers famously wrote its "Just the Two of Us" this week - we start with Audio Damage's Mangleverb plugin, then on to the Hartmann Neuron which has just been re-issued as a free VST, The Beatles Hey Jude recording sessions lead to some interesting talk of studios, and the Mic Museum in Millwaukee continues the theme.

Sonic TALK 315 - Finger Dirt On The Parameter Wheel

We start with a look at the Meganome controller and Jaziri robot drumming band, then the new Hearts and Knives Visage album, then we discuss what a facillities a new recording studio should have, finally the work of esoteric electronic composer Eliane Radigue.

Sonic TALK 313 - In Space No One Can Hear You Strum

A real treat for us this week, Karl Hyde of Underworld joins us for a chat about his solo project Edgeland, we talk about new musical challenges and working with a band. Then we move on to the the rest of our panel and cover the ColorPlay project, a bionic ear and what that might mean, OS X 10.9 rumours lead to a discussion about a dedicated audio OS.

Fancy a rock legends cruise? Puns abound, Running AU plugs in Pro Tools 10 and 11 from Protools-expert.com, Jamstik guitar controller and some man bags and general luggage chat.

Gaz gets an impromptu makeover from his high spirited bandmates after his Karl Hyde session at Radio 6 Live in the UK, we start with a look at the amazing tape delay setup of Wouter van Veldhoven, the new SynthRestore Aurora AR57 a British mono synth, and then we move on to Dave's new Synthesizers.com modular which takes us on an exploration of the upsurge in analog generally.

We talk of those Volca's, Novation Bass Station 2, Pro Tools 11 and what it means, CopperLan and high resolution control and more. Unfortunately Skype crashed at the start of the show - which unfortunately takes down the video recording so audio only this week.

Mark Tinley, a regular guest on the show has secured interviews with Duran Duran's Nick Rhodes and Warren Cuccarullo - guitarist extraordinaire.

We start with a crop of Melodyned classics from major To Minor, then on to the anechoic chamber phenomenon via an anecdote from Mark which leaves us speechless, then on to the Mac Pro now unavailable in Europe, plus a little bit of April Fools and Musik Messe speculation.

SONIC TALK 306 - TV Mania Tech

SONIC TALK 305a - Quincy Is 80