Our first topic is the light and fluffy one of the Mayan impending end of the world 10:29, then Gaz gives us his impressions of Live 9 Beta 18:05, Cubasis for iPad and a bit of predicting for next year (53:19) followed by a bit of Zedd (59:59). Finally Gaz plays us out with his latest live recording of a track he wrote inspired by his disappointment with Apple Computer.
We kick off with a brief appearance from Darren Price from Underworld - as thats where Dave Spiers is today (thanks for the use of the bandwidth!). We then dive into the Leap Motion and the AirHarp experiment 7:00, Mark Tinley's Christmas Single as the Pink New Dolphins - Sometimes Suicide - a very catchy tune with a serious message 16:10. Then we talk about serious studio disasters - several of which appear to include people smashing up gear... 31:35 The Bass Bott TT Clone TB-303 copy -so similar - can it be legal? 45:00 Waves EMI Redd plugins - emulation of the classic REDD mixing desk from Abbey Road and thats it! 58:00
New guest in the form of Mike Grieg - music tech lecturer at Teeside University joins us to discuss MIDI Jitter, rumour s and Logic - what we'd like to see in the next big update, exhibition of giant synth photos and what is the most aesthetically pleasing synthesizer. Then Mark brings out his binaural dummy head and things get stupid. No cats were harmed during the making of this program.
The panel assembles to discuss - that golden Moog, the Korg Polysix iOS app, Imogen Heap and her gloves, the new Google Chromebooks and Donald Fagen new release Sunken Condos.
Line 6 M20D new concept in live mixing, the Elektron Analog Four synthesizer, Cubase 7 and Yamaha Nuage post production system and Tinitus.
We take a look at the original Sonification OF Everyday Things - instrument - from Dennis P Paul and ponder what would sound good. Then the possibilities of CV to MIDI with Moog Minitaur OS V2.0, Windows 8 launch and the surface - we offer the software giant some friendly advice and also the amazing Tim Exile and his custom Reaktor / controller setup
It's all about touch this week with Ableton Live 9 and the Akai built new Live controller Push, then the even more impressive Steven Slate Raven MTX 47 inch multi-touch screen production console. Finally we talk about a 1956 5mb storage unit the size of a small shed.
Of course we first look at the new Apple products, then a great fly on the wall video with Queen in the studio, Native Instruments Action Strings and a photo is worth a thousand words...
We are joined by Andy Shillito freah back from engineering The Darkness supporting Lady Gaga, we talk of his work then how do you add tracks to a live gig recording, Felix Baumgartner’s incredible leap and what are the musical equivalents, the Studio Electronics Boomstar synths. Gaz tells us about his 12hour long single.
This week we talk of fancy home studios, Ghetty Images teaming up with SoundCloud for some revenue for uploaders, Sound Forge for Mac is released and the power of the Pringles Drum Kit.
Neil Young’s new Pono player is our first subject, followed by the new Hollow Sun Kontakt instrument Altaerion - then we look at a couple of DIY style synth projects and finally on to the Popinator and your choice of studio snacks.
This week our special guest is Tom Blazukas - overall winner of the Find Music In Everything competition we ran with iZotope Iris recently - we talk to Tom about his work. Then we enjoy Moby’s drum machine collection, discover a few hidden treasures in the attic with Gary Numan, listen to three MacBeth Micromac synths with 9 Oscillators, Vince Clarke’s patch recreation thoughts and finally we discuss the fade and how to master it.
After a few musical tradesmen anecdotes, we talk to Dean and Adrian about the new project with Maxine Peake which takes the subject of the Pendle Witches trial of 1412 at Pendle Hill in Lancashire and creates a concept album or words and electronic music. Available now on Finders Keepers Records. We then slip in a little chart about iOS6, the Teenage Engineering OP-1 accessories, Quneo and the winners of the Iris Find Music In Everything competition.
First up, Gaz tells us about his new Sonuus Whahoo, a kind of multifilter wah pedal on steriods, we talk bass drum mics with the news of the new AKG D12VR, then Chiptunes come under the microscope with the Pianocade and the Chipophone, then we look at Impaktor - a new drum synth for iOS. Then we’re on to the latest tip from Timethy and what we learnt ourselves recently. And finally a totally off-topic look at Boston Dynamics Robot devices.
A big week for releases, what with the Roland Connect event and the Intergra-7, Korg’s Live stream for Krome and the new Novation MiniNova - plenty to talk about. Plus we discover Rich's new Dubstep moniker Skrilltonius...
NOTE - no show next week (29th Sept 2012). First up, sorry for the video quality, if you are watching - our video capture device went down today, thanks to viewer Atmosonic for recording the live stream - and sending it over. We start with the new Permut8 effect from Sonic Charge, then the overcooked marketing of Dr Drum gives us some chuckles, next the Aphex Twin Remote Control Orchestra in Poland (coming to London soon), then we lament the Church Studios in London which is about to be turned into flats.
Our panel grows during the show to a full compliment, with topics starting at Dave Smith Instruments Mopho X4 keyboard, then we dig the new studio quality setting for Google Hangouts, and finally we talk about what Mountain Lion can do, or not do for you.
A flying visit from the man who made that amazing double Juno 106 - the Juno 2012, and a chat, then we move on to the rather amazing collection of studio shots I found here , I wont name it as it’s rather fruitily titled. Then we discuss the controklerist supergroup Mostly Robot, and Nick talks about the recent Liz Fraser gig he saw in Bath (she of the Cocteau Twins).
A real scoop for us here on Sonic TALK, we get the chance to speak to member of Underworld Darren Price on working on the Olympics opening ceremony about what exactly went into a show of such magnitude. Quite possibly the first person involved in the music to have spoken anywhere - thanks to Dave Spiers for hooking us up. Darren joins us from about 29:00mins if you just cant wait. We also speak about the new Behringer X32 and the Nektar P4 which are both now shipping.
A lot to talk about this week - we are temporarily joined by Rich Hilton who’s in the UK and about to do a Chic gig at Kew Gardens in London. Sadly the hotel bandwidth is just not up to it. But nevertheless, we first discuss Avid’s recent sale of M-Audio and AIR Software Group to inMusic - the new company for Akai, Alesis, Numark, Alto an others, then Android Jellybean 4.1 seems to be readying itself for audio - witness Korg’s Polysix on the Miselu Niero at Google IO, then we take a look a the latest screencast from Bitwig - the new DAW thats about to hit Beta and finally some Modular action from Gregg Wilson and his amazing 8ft Eurorack system.
This week we are joined by Ethan Winer who’s just released his Book - The Audio Expert: Everything You Need To Know About Audio. We talk about his book, thoughts on audio gear, the most critical areas for improvement in the studio environment, why we buy gear and a whole lot more.
A welcome visit from Gaz Williams who tells us all about his new project Pop’pea, Thomas Dolby on 80’s kids TV, Spacesaver Dual 17 inch laptop - yummy, Mystery Guitar Man and the four iPhones, then Happy Birthday Giorgio Moroder.
Back from Musik MESSE with a flurry of new releases and videos, we start with the Propellerheads Rack Extensions, then move into a synth-fest with the StudioLogic Sledge polysynth, then finally we marvel at the Zynaptiq Unveil - a tool which allows removal and manipulation of ambience around the original signal - truly a Melodyne moment.
Leap year special - we wont be doing this on Feb 29th again until 2040 - so enjoy! Dave Spiers and Gaz Williams join me to discuss the THX Deep note sound and its origin, the Pulse Controller piezo table drumming device, a Vangelis and Moroder mashup from FlameTopFred, Gaz gives us the headsup on Cubase 6.5 just released and finally we examine the new Stochastik Kit app from Xitive.
Mark Tinley, Gaz Williams and Nick Batt.Fresh back from the show, we debrief and select our highlights from the NAMM show.
We talk of the stuff we know is coming, Moog Minitaur, Casio WX-P1, something from Teenage Engineering, Akai MPC Renaisance and CopperLAN for modular control and more