SONIC TALK - Inside Music Technology
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Sonic TALK146 - Harpsichords Are Gnarly
17 september 2009 · 1 uur 12 min
Sonic TALK146 - Harpsichords Are Gnarly
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Sonic TALK145 -Korg's Clean Sweep
10 september 2009 · 1 uur 8 min
Sonic TALK145 -Korg's Clean Sweep
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Sonic TALK144 - Robot For Piano, Meece For Music
3 september 2009 · 1 uur 5 min
Sonic TALK144 - Robot For Piano, Meece For Music
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Sonic TALK143 - Jordan Rudess
27 augustus 2009 · 53 min
Sonic TALK143 - Jordan Rudess
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Sonic TALK142 - River of Effluent
20 augustus 2009 · 1 uur 1 min
Sonic TALK142 - River of Effluent
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Sonic TALK141 - Modular, Desktop, Backup
13 augustus 2009 · 1 uur 1 min
Sonic TALK141 - Modular, Desktop, Backup
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Sonic TALK140 - Mackie M-Powered, Logic 9, Underworld App
6 augustus 2009 · 58 min
Sonic TALK140 - Mackie M-Powered, Logic 9, Underworld App
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Sonic TALK139 - Island Life/Is that Organ Real?
23 juli 2009 · 58 min
Sonic TALK139 - Island Life/Is that Organ Real?
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Sonic TALK138 - Baked Motorcycle, Broken Guitar
16 juli 2009 · 56 min
Sonic TALK138 - Baked Motorcycle, Broken Guitar
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Sonic TALK137 - I'm Down With the Cloud
9 juli 2009 · 1 uur
Sonic TALK137 - I'm Down With the Cloud
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Sonic TALK136 - Sweaty Knees
2 juli 2009 · 1 uur 8 min
Sonic TALK136 - Sweaty Knees
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Sonic TALK135 -That Friday Feeling
25 juni 2009 · 1 uur
Sonic TALK135 -That Friday Feeling
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Sonic TALK134 - Largo Love, Acxel Antipathy
18 juni 2009 · 54 min
Sonic TALK134 - Largo Love, Acxel Antipathy
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Sonic TALK133 - My APC Goes Boom Boom
10 juni 2009 · 56 min
We start off with a little speech synthesis courtesy of Expressivo.com, then straight into the meat with the Jasuto modular VST and iPhone synth, the Autogun free VST synth with 4 billion presets, a new SEM module from Tom Oberheim, APC40 hysteria is sweeping the globe, and finally the heart-warming story of Island Records who this year celebrate 50 years in business. Lees meer
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Sonic TALK132 - Diego Stocco
4 juni 2009 · 1 uur 6 min
Firstly we talk with Diego about his work and processes and equipment, then we're on to Henry Till and his messy room, Orbital to tour with a whole bunch of analog gear, then its the Rock-afire Explosion and obsolete technology which gets us on to the Epcot Center and Disney. Lees meer
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Sonic TALK131 - Tap Tempo Changed Everything
28 mei 2009 · 59 min
We start with a couple of mechanical oddities from the Mobius Strip music box, and the bizarre mechanical drum machine from James Taylor, we then move on to the Synplant - an organic instrument from Sonic Charge, Lady GAGA introduces the Virus Ti use in pop and also which instruments are currently dominating music, a quick chat about the Dragon MIDI controller and the ChineeSheng 3000 year old party instrument kicks off a discussion about the art of modeling and sampled instruments in general. Lastly we look at the WolframAlpha search engine and then Rich tells us all about his new M-Audio Axiom Pro. Lees meer
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Sonic TALK130 - Eurovision Radiophonic and EMS
21 mei 2009 · 52 min
Dave Robinson tells us all about the Eurovision massive production and the enormous redundancy they put in place, then it's the recent BBC Radiophonic Workshop gig at the Roundhouse in London, after which we suffer a network outage which sees me scrambling around for multiple re-boot - don't worry , we made it back on air, but minus Dave Robinson unfortunately. We then discuss the excellent documentary/interview with Peter Zinovieff of EMS, followed by a bit of a mixed bag from Sony and there new X-Series Walkman announced just at the time when they also post enormous losses. We finish up with Curtis Roads and his digital granular synthesis and what this pre 1970s work means to the modern musician. Lees meer
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Sonic TALK129- When Is a DAW Not a DAW?
14 mei 2009 · 55 min
Sonic TALK129- When Is a DAW Not a DAW?
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Sonic TALK128 - Synths Synths Synths, New Props DAW
7 mei 2009 · 57 min
Our topics this week begin with the excellent TANK-FX.com reverb processor, then we talk of Imogen Heap's recent improvisations live from Maui, AHNE (Analog Heaven North East) synth fest, then what are Propellerheads releasing on May 9th? We finish up with MOTU's new Volta analog-> Daw plugin which some say is set to set the world alight. Lees meer
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Sonic TALK127 - Lose The Tache Keef
30 april 2009 · 56 min
Sonic TALK127 - Lose The Tache Keef
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Sonic TALK126 - That Woman
23 april 2009 · 1 uur
Sonic TALK126 - That Woman
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Sonic TALK125 - 11,000 Dollar Synth Jam
16 april 2009 · 1 uur 5 min
Our week begins with the release of Ableton Live 8, and the realization that we all need some Live in our lives, then it's on to an excellent video interive with NIN 's Trent Reznor, who really does appear to be a very switched on guy, after oggling all his analog gear, we turn our attention to the ridiculous prices that certain synths are getting on eBay and elsewhere, theres an opportunity to play our new Howard Scarr composed Tumbleweed moment as we fail to uncover anything about the new EMU Longboard and Shortboard new synths, we raise a glass to Charlie Steinberg who just got a MIPA Lifetime Achievement Award, then the inevitable inclusion of another iPhone music app - the iSyn from AudioMIDI.com and Virsyn - we also ponder the enormous market for software now that the Apple App store approaches the 1 Billion downloads to getting on for 30 million devices. Finally we offer suggestions on how to tackle the situation when you are asked "what do you think of my music/gig?". Lees meer
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Sonic TALK 124- Musik MESSE and Live From Tokyo
9 april 2009 · 1 uur
Sonic TALK 124- Musik MESSE and Live From Tokyo
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Sonic TALK123 - Just Plain Wrong
26 maart 2009 · 51 min
This week we enjoy a pre Musik MESSE rumour or two, discuss the merits of stage diving for the super group after Chris Martin sprinted around the arena in Sydney earlier this month, then a couple of drum topics - the first in the form of the Silent Drum Controller, and then the wonderfully cheesy MiJam Air Drum Pro, we then ponder the new Dell Adamo and our own dream machines, and finish off with Depeche Mode and their new single and video Wrong. Lees meer
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Sonic TALK122 - Happy Birthday Mark
19 maart 2009 · 1 uur 7 min
First up, we lament the imminent closure of Manny's Music in New York City - a legendary music shop, then it's on to the amazing Kutiman's Youtube video mashups, Spotify.com a new music streaming business model impresses some of us, then we enjoy a great speech on creativity and genius from TED.com. Lees meer
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Sonic TALK121 - My Singer Was Hypnotized
12 maart 2009 · 56 min
After hellos we take a listen to some great tunes from Jen Scaturro at iamjen.com, then we're on to our least favourite jobs in the studio, Photosounder - the visual audio editor that allows you to process your audio in apps like Photoshop, boutique and special plug-ins are next, after which we discuss Prince's latest offering only available via Target. Lees meer
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Sonic TALK120 - All Aboard the Loveboat
5 maart 2009 · 56 min
After a quick mention of the new Macs and the i7 processor, we play a burst of the them from the Loveboat in honour of PJ Tracy who's enjoying a late honeymoon on a cruise. Then we start out with a Vince Clarke interview in UK free paper Metro, a quick chat about the international public unveiling of the Roland V-Piano in Bristol, next we discuss the Energy-XT small footprint DAW for Mac/PC and Linux and what a good DAW should be. Then we come clean about our most unwise or disappointing studio purchase, then we put on our thinking caps to try and help out Portishead figure out how to sell their music in the future, the Pul(SEW)iidth felt synths and finally this weeks tumbleweed moment is instigated by Nick when we attempt to discuss the Andre Michelle AS3 flash Karplus Strong guitar synth. Lees meer
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Sonic TALK119 - Limo To Tijuana
26 februari 2009 · 57 min
After shout outs to some of our new Twitter followers (we are sonicnick btw), we lust (well I do) after the new Apple 17 inch MacBook Pro, we get on to some nuts and bolts of touring and how we choose the gear that will make the show go on, the Ryan Gruss the drummer who releases a loop a day and writes a mighty fine blog too, Bebot - the polyphonic synthesiser for the iPhone and iPod touch - Jordan Rudess likes it! The next item considers another drummers (Josh Freese) endeavours to promote his upcoming album by offering some ridiculous limited edition experiences, and finally we have a tumbleweed moment as Nick tries to find out more about the Korg Sigma - and fails Lees meer
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Sonic TALK118 - Michael Jacksons Swarovski Socks
18 februari 2009 · 1 uur 3 min
After wondering where the EMS Synthi 100 system will go that's currently on eBay, and the items for sale in the Michael Jackson auction, we move on to the announcement that company behind Muzak - yes there really is one has announced Chapter 11 after more than 80 years in business, then the discovery that Madonna was last years top earner in the music list from Billboard, we ponder the ethereal world of top level high production touring. next is the Tonehammer Digeridoo sample library and others, then finally it's on to 3D vision and audio with a touch of 5.1 surround thrown in. Lees meer
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Sonic TALK117 - The Rise Of The Throat Flickers
12 februari 2009 · 1 uur 7 min
First up we guffaw over the amusing and probably unintentional use of Microsoft's Songsmith vocal accompaniment software wiith some crackers from Billy Idol, The Police and Eminem, then it's the wonderful Diego Stocco's Music From Sand and all that sound design should be, pressing on we tackle Isao Tomita and finally AutoTune seems to be getting a lot of attention at present, we discuss what this means for the future of singers. Lees meer
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Sonic TALK116 - Difference Between Dated and Classic?
5 februari 2009 · 57 min
Sonic TALK116 - Difference Between Dated and Classic?
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Sonic TALK115 - I'm Sorry, I Dont Understand
29 januari 2009 · 51 min
Our first topic is based on the news that Steve Jobs is leaving Apple for a period of recuperation after the announcement of his illness. Many commentators are predicting the demise of Apple if he leaves them for good, but I'm not so sure. If that were the case, how do are panel handle the loss of a creative plaftorm? Then we're on to Quantum Leap's Silk - the new ethnic sound library from producer Nick Phoenix - and how is it working with no common language, next up Roland's V-Piano and modeling in general. And finally the TC Helicon Voice Live 2 - is that impressive or what? Lees meer
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Sonic TALK114 - Post NAMM Post Mortem 2009
23 januari 2009 · 54 min
Sonic TALK114 - Post NAMM Post Mortem 2009
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Sonic TALK113 - Happy New Year
8 januari 2009 · 58 min
Sonic TALK113 - Happy New Year
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Sonic TALK112 - The Christmas Show
18 december 2008 · 1 uur 1 min
Sonic TALK112 - The Christmas Show
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Sonic TALK111 - Tidy Your Room Young Man
11 december 2008 · 1 uur 7 min
We start with an homage to Oliver Postgate - the UK children's TV show creator who passed away this week, then we're on the Stylophone both real and iStylophone versions, then we're on to Christmas themes and No1 singles both UK and US - or rather lack of, then we preview the brilliant Sonic TALK remix from The Circuit Symphony which shows off the excellent VariPhrase technology of the Roland V-Synth GT - great work mate! Then we satisfy the curiosity of Kayle Clements who wants to know how we got together and how we got into our musical gigs. We finish with the perennial topic of messy workspaces or not. Caution, those of you with an obsessive need to tidy up may find this topic distressing... Lees meer
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Sonic TALK110 - Live - Dont Forget The Feta
4 december 2008 · 45 min
PJ Tracy, Dave Spiers, Nick Batt. Lees meer
Our first moments are spent marveling in the wonders of Ad Jingles and their creation, with blasts from John Parr and Jonathan Hodge, then we discuss the recently announced Moog Taurus pedals reissue. Then a quote from Blixa Bergfeld on Disquiet gets us onto the topic of originality, then we talk about Raysgigs.com - a site where Ray Morrissey lists over 5000 gigs he has attended and made notes on many occasions - a real goldmine of information and impressions.
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Sonic TALK109 - Singing Shorts
27 november 2008 · 51 min
Dave tells us the latest installment from the weird world of hearing and balance tests and we ponder a positive word beginning with X, which takes us to Xanadu, Mark's theta wave podcast gets a mention, then we're on to the world's thinnest speakers, made of carbon nanotubes, Ray Kurzweil wonders if machines can have souls - discuss, then we're on to a topic sent in from Kayle Clements about replacing band members, the nifty Optogate triggers a discussion on must have gadgets and gizmos. And finally - Oliver Davis from the Circuit Symphony sent us in a demo of work in progress to play us out. Lees meer
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Sonic TALK108 - Grunting Performers, Resort Studios
20 november 2008 · 59 min
First PJ tells us all about his recent Emmy winning experience, Dave pines for his new Roland D550 and MKS70, then we move on to the WiiMote to MIDI, Jordan Rudess shreds on the nanoKeys, then we ponder the merits of Resort Studios - Nassau Compass Point especially, then we're on to rare synths we have played.. Lees meer
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Sonic TALK107 - How To Get That Bond Drum Sound
13 november 2008 · 58 min
We talk of the ZX Spectrum sound chip, last weeks Music Live! show in Birmingham, and AudioNerd's new plug-in TemperTemper which is a Microdiatonically Equal Tempered Metronome - a click that can be in tune with your track. Then it's on to the new Bond movie and jack White's theme tune and drum sound, FourTrack for your phone - old school for today, long-term relationships with electronic musical instruments, Beardyman does Jazz - an amazing beatboxer and two KP3s, MTV Music and any old excuse for us to look back. Lees meer
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Sonic TALK106 - Marking Homework
6 november 2008 · 57 min
Electoral preamble aside, we move on to the subject of AsioHead's homework, who gamely rose to the challenge set last week to finish a track by this week - in fact we have two! Well done mate. Then we're on to the Yamaha Tyros 3 - the uber arranger keyboard as demonstrated by Martin Harris, which brings back memories of major chords for Dave Spiers, then more madcap research from those Microsoft boys and girls in the Cambridge Sensors and Devices department with the touch screen you don't touch, the new Fraunhofer HD-AAC mpeg encoding algorithm works on 24-bit 96kHz loss-less compression and what it might mean is next, followed by a discussion on how hard it is to learn a new DAW where I get some useful tips on Ableton Live. Lees meer
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Podcast Sonic TALK105 - What's The Worst That Could Happen?
30 oktober 2008 · 56 min
After hellos and discussion of various ailments we move on to the current economic climate and what that might mean for music, as well as plucking a few artists from the charts in the last two Uk recessions, then we're on to Dr Pepper and Chinese Democracy - thats the new album/single from Axel Rose, the mesmerizing Daito Manabe's MAX/MSP twitch patch video is up next, followed by the forthcoming Vemia Auction - a great place to find all things electronic and vintage, Nick kicks off the movie soundtrack topic with a burst of John Carpenter's Assault On Precinct 13, after which the team tell us of their own favourites, then we finish with Asioheads' MIDI file spotting and also some advice on how to Get Stuff Done. Lees meer
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Sonic TALK104 - Warbling Divas and Tumbleweed
23 oktober 2008 · 46 min
After Dave Spiers tells us about his hearing tests from earlier today, we talk of the iTunes Genius recommendation system and other similar services, then its the great Reason bassline challenge and the panels own favourite b-lines, Nick embarrasses himself with girls singing about synthesizers, then we ponder the 7 music trends whose return must be stopped, which takes us into the world of warbling divas. Lees meer
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Sonic TALK103 - Stinky Macs, Stinky Mics
16 oktober 2008 · 45 min
This week Mark is excited about his new iPhone app RJDJ which does seem pretty nifty, we then talk of the new Apple laptop range which seems to have omitted musicians and video producers from it's possible customer base by the exclusion of FireWire on the Mac Books and only FW800 on the MBPros, we touch on the panels experiences with the new Spectrasonics Omnisphere mega instrument, then we take a look at the new SoundCloud.com audio sharing and distribution service, then we touch on the new Metallica album which has been mastered too loud and results in poor MP3 encoding and other issues, the Tone Generation series from Ian Helliwell is up next, then it's smelly Mac Pros and other stinky equipment to end the show on a low note. Lees meer
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Sonic TALK102 - Better Late Than Never
10 oktober 2008 · 35 min
So this weeks show covers, Punk meets butter as Johnny Rotten appears in a butter ad in the UK - we wonder if it's all gone wrong and at what point is it acceptable to take the money and run. Then Dave drops a massive hint on the next 80's band to reform, Mark shows us an interesting duet between Le Bon and Debbie Harry, then we discuss the new Roland Cakewalk V-Studio, ProTools 8 and a time/pitch conundrum for Mark. Lees meer
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Sonic TALK101 - Post Centennial Rant
2 oktober 2008 · 50 min
As this is episode 101, we indulge our grumpier sides and talk about things that really annoy us in the studio world, but not before we marvel at Matt Mahaffey's amazing rendition of classic AC/DC track Back in Black on drums and Omnichord, then we discuss the recently delayed release of the Linn Drum II and the availability of Dave Smiths new Mopho desktop synthesizer. Then we discover who are panel would like to meet or work with alive or dead - which was one of the topics we didn't get around to last week (no surprise!). Lees meer
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Sonic TALK100 - The Champagne Issue
25 september 2008 · 1 uur 20 min
Sonic TALK100 - The Champagne Issue
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Sonic TALK099 - International Dance Party
18 september 2008 · 50 min
First up we remember the voice of Don LaFontaine, Mr movie trailer himself, then we ponder the SPL Transient Designer which seems to be used so much these days, another brief spell remembering Richard Wright keyboard player with Pink Floyd, the wonderful International Dance Party machine and other party machinery and finally the Korg M3 Xpanded and other workstationery. Lees meer
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Podcast Sonic TALK098 - 100 Million Youtube Views
11 september 2008 · 52 min
After thanking the powers that be for not obliterating us in the Cern particle accelerator experiment that took place on the morning of our recording, we move on to Sony's latest laptop recall gaffe, then the new HG Fortune The Dream Machine self generating VST synth, then the first 100 Million views for a Youtube video goes to.... After which we ponder the new Waldorf Blofeld keyboard and how Sugababes got away with using that Apple Loop as the main theme of their hit 'Change'. Lees meer
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Sonic TALK097 - Sweet Robot Music
4 september 2008 · 42 min
First up we ponder the significance of Universal Audio's latest UAD-2 Sharc powered DSP plugins and examine their claims in detail, then we run from the awesome attack of the musical robots - is no one safe? After which, we discuss the new wave of DIY stompboxes and otherwise, followed by EQ tips and pratice. Lees meer