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Music Technology discussions - from the inside. With regular contributions from musicians, producers, software developers, journalists and other industry people. Sonicstate.com editor Nick Batt is joined by others for the latest news and trends in technology that affects the creation and distribution of music - and a few tasty stories from the studio too. Video is streamed live every Wednesday at 4pm UK time (sonicstate.com/live).
Episodes
Thursday Nov 03, 2022
Thursday Nov 03, 2022
Guests
- Paulee Bow - Magical Synth Adventure
- Yoad Nevo - producer, mix engineer Waves Developer
Youtube video version: https://youtu.be/fRj7hVXkovc
Patreon for preshow, ad free versions and exclusive video content
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00:00:15 SHOW START
00:15:14 Synthplex: Synclavier Regen
00:23:55 AD: iZotope OZone 10
00:25:33 Synthplex: Relic
00:35:56 GFORCE Oddity3
00:39:55 AD: Babyaudio save 15% with the code ST15
02:35:56 AI Ponger
00:49:48 Jim Harris asks via - [youtube] - QQ Given the surprise add. of song mode to Digitakt etc another TR8s update Strymons Big Sky as s/ware is the comp. shortage forcing h/ware manufacturers to divert attention to firmware/software?
00:57:53 Nick Howes asks via - [youtube] - QQ Studio aesthetic and creativity. good video this past week on that... thoughts?
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Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Guest
- Robin Vincent - Molten Music Technology
See the video version on Youtube: https://youtu.be/8SpPQiNztcY
For Ad Free and pre-show: patreon.com/sonicstate
The Future of Mastering is Ozone 10 - Master Assistant - match your mix to a reference file, Stabilizer - clarity with intelligent adaptive mastering EQ, Impact Module - micro dynamics adjustments to enhance the rhythmic content
Head over to iZotope.com now to get a 7-day free trial and save with the code SONIC10
Babyaudio.com - save 15% on any purchases of their range of creative effect plugins, designed to add color and depth to your mixes. When checking out, use the code ST15
00:00:16 SHOW START
00:10:17 Arturia New Stuff
00:17:10 AD: iZotope OZone 10
00:19:23 Exquis MPE controller
00:26:35 Slate Digital Bought By Audiotonix
00:30:06 CEntrance Bouncer
00:37:41 AD: Baby Audio - Save 15% With ST15 Code
00:38:48 MIDI BLASTER
00:38:58 Nick Howes asks Nick Howes via - [youtube] - QQ Does Yoad (and indeed any other studio manager) foresee major issues with the cost of energy and retaining commercial viability?
00:44:26 Spillage Oath Music asks via - [twitter] - @sonicstateQQ Do you have a piece of gear that you never use and will probably never use again but for sentimental reasons can't bear to part with?
00:49:26 Robarth - Melted Cheese Home Studio asks via - [youtube] - qq will more/new gear make you more creative in making music in youre opinion or just happier (for a short or longer time)?
00:55:05 aDeevision via - [youtube] - QQ can you give a shout out to a new emom night in yorkshire at Bingly on the 10th nov
00:56:03 Nick Howes asks via - [youtube] - QQ is it time as DeadMau5 implied that 60 year old MIDI is dead (much as it made me furious given his timing just after Dave passed) with devices like Osmose
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Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Guests
- Yoad Nevo - producer, mix engineer Waves Developer
- Jamie from GeoSynths - sound designer and Youtuber
- Dominic Hawken-producer, keyboard player, songwriter,developer
Video version: https://youtu.be/zVQHUM63Mmc
For Ad free, and loads of other benefits Patreon.com/sonicstate
Post Questions for the panel in next week's show live comments.
Start with QQ. (https://youtu.be/8SpPQiNztcY)
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00:00:16 SHOW START
00:02:15 Sonicstate EMOM Night
00:10:55 1010music Razzmatazz
00:20:21 AD: iZotope Music Producers Club
00:22:22 Bitwigs New Add-on
00:32:06 Cherry Audio Sines
00:41:23 AD: Babyaudio save 15% with the code SRT15
00:44:40 The Godfather
00:48:05 From Nick Howes via [Youtube] QQ For those who attended what was the stand-out product of Synthfest. and as a follow on is it time people stopped building yet another replica of certain instruments (Moog/303/909/808)
00:52:02 fancypants asks fancypants via - [irc] - QQ: How do you choose the right FX for a synth? Do you treat the patch as an instrument like a bass f.e. finding the right effects for synth sounds is still a mystery to me... How do you do it? Any tips?
01:03:35 Wagoo asks Wagoo via - [irc] - (from bo heem) QQ what is defining sonic treatment of the century?
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Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Guests
- Brie and Chris from BOOElectric.com
- Gaz Williams - Producer, bassplayer, music technologist
Sonic TALK preshow, ad free and much more Sonic benefit Patreon.com/sonicstate
Video version on youtube: https://youtu.be/SyBL3ndVqw0
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Babyaudio.com - save 15% on any purchases of their range of creative effect plugins, designed to add color and depth to your mixes. When checking out, use the code ST15
00:00:15 SHOW START
00:12:47 Expressive E Osmose Demo
00:23:22 AD: Babyaudio.com Save 15% with code ST15
00:25:00 Modal Filton Eurorack Filter
00:25:49 Sistema AI Synth
00:31:46 TE Record Factory
00:37:56 AD: iZotope Music Producers Club
00:44:14 Hainbach Dials
00:55:57 Modal Filton Eurorack Filter
00:56:01 JHVE asks via - [irc] - QQ I think I asked about : Do people like DistroKid,my friend Jordan has just released this AI drum sound software https://tensorpunk.com/ and I asked about anybody using Midi Quest ? was it one of those Nick ?
00:59:13 Nick Howes asks via - [youtube] - QQ What's the piece of gear people MOST regret selling? Jupiter 8/P5 for me
00:59:29 Nick Howes asks via - [youtube] - QQ What's the piece of gear people MOST regret selling? Jupiter 8/P5 for me
01:04:39 Andrea Callea asks via - [youtube] - QQ: on the other flip of the coin: what is THE single synth/gear you wouldn't never sell? for me is Deluge.
Where to Watch/Listen - We now stream the live show to Youtube Live, Facebook Live as well as at Sonicstate.com/live every Weds at 4pm UK time- please do join in.
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Thursday Sep 29, 2022
Thursday Sep 29, 2022
Guests
- Rich Hilton - Nile Rodgers Studio guy, keyboards for Chic
- Ty Unwin- media composer, producer, orchestrator
Youtube Video version: https://youtu.be/o1SV10whG0o
Patreon for pre-show , ad free and a lot more patreon.com/sonicstate
Sign up for iZotope's Music Production Suite Pro for 24.99 a month, or Producers Club for $19.99 a month, and you get access to the most up-to-date versions of our plug-ins as well as the latest features and updates as they are released. No upgrade fees. And, you can tap into iZotope's expert knowledge with exclusive product tutorials and videos on mixing, mastering, and more.
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Babyaudio.com - save 15% on any purchases of their range of creative effect plugins, designed to add color and depth to your mixes. When checking out, use the code ST15
00:00:15 SHOW START
00:08:44 Lego Drum Machine
00:18:04 AD: iZotope Music Producers Club
00:19:39 Spring Verbs - VREV-305
00:29:00 Breaking: Song Mode for Digitakt and Gang
00:30:17 Omnibus from AudioMovers
00:36:55 AD: Babyaudio.com save 15% with code ST15
00:38:16 Arturia Coldfire
00:44:30 DrgnSl4y3r via - [discord] - QQ What options are there for people who wish to run older plugins that are dropped unceremoniously from their developers (like Absynth B4 Pro-53 and Spektral Delay)? I'm assuming that maybe Blue Cat's Patchwork would be a good solution - since it would also allow one to run VST's in a VST3-only host like Cubase (or Logic or Pro Tools) https://www.bluecataudio.com/Products/Product_PatchWork/
00:54:41 Nicholas Bryant asks via - [youtube] - QQ What is your worst behaving item or instrument that you can't replace (yet)?
Where to Watch/Listen - We now stream the live show to Youtube Live, Facebook Live as well as at Sonicstate.com/live every Weds at 4pm UK time- please do join in.
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Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Guests
- Gaz Williams - Producer, bassplayer, music technologist
- Rich Hilton - Nile Rodgers Studio guy, keyboards for Chic
For Pre-show and add free, plus many other benefits check out Patreon.com/sonicstate
Video version on youtube: https://youtu.be/79rccd04-gI
Sign up for iZotope's Music Production Suite Pro for 24.99 a month, or Producers Club for $19.99 a month, and you get access to the most up-to-date versions of our plug-ins as well as the latest features and updates as they are released. No upgrade fees. And, you can tap into iZotope's expert knowledge with exclusive product tutorials and videos on mixing, mastering, and more.
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Babyaudio.com - save 15% on any purchases of their range of creative effect plugins, designed to add color and depth to your mixes. When checking out, use the code ST15
00:00:16 SHOW START
00:06:32 Korg Drumalogue
00:23:05 AD: Baby Audio - Save 15% With ST15 Code
00:24:25 Knobcon Vids
00:36:16 AD: iZotope Music Producers Club
00:46:53 Spectrasonics Flow Capture
00:52:30 Aquatic Borealis asks via - [youtube] - QQ Are any of the panelists trying to use touchscreen for music making? Microsoft Surface? iPad?
00:52:41 Spectrasonics Flow Capture
00:58:47 Rockky67 asks via - [youtube] - @Gaz Williams I just got a Boss GR 55 and I blame you :) - QQ What was the most recent bit of hardware an internet influencer talked you into buying?
01:04:02 jhvedark asks via - [twitch] - QQ what's the rarest piece kit anyone has ???
Where to Watch/Listen - We now stream the live show to Youtube Live, Facebook Live as well as at Sonicstate.com/live every Weds at 4pm UK time- please do join in.
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Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Guests
- Matt Hodson (MATTHS) artist, performer, educator
- Rich Hilton - Nile Rodgers Studio guy, keyboards for Chic
Youtube video version: https://youtu.be/OQ1qJNu5J8g
For pre-show, ad free and other great benefits, check our Patreon.com/sonicstate
Sign up for iZotope's Music Production Suite Pro for 24.99 a month, or Producers Club for $19.99 a month, and you get access to the most up-to-date versions of our plug-ins as well as the latest features and updates as they are released. No upgrade fees. And, you can tap into iZotope's expert knowledge with exclusive product tutorials and videos on mixing, mastering, and more.
Head over to iZotope.com now to get a 7-day free trial.
Babyaudio.com - save 15% on any purchases of their range of creative effect plugins, designed to add color and depth to your mixes. When checking out, use the code ST15
00:00:15 SHOW START
00:10:09 Yamaha MODX+
00:24:02 AD: Baby Audio - Save 15% With ST15 Code
00:24:59 Native Instruments Komplete 14
00:37:18 AD: iZotope Music Producers Club
00:40:26 Nicholas Bryant asks via - [youtube] - QQ All. If you were moving house would studio/music space play a big role in your choice?
00:46:53 bo heem asks via - [youtube] - QQ What is your oldest piece of technology used in your music making?
00:47:14 bo heem asks via - [youtube] - QQ What is your oldest piece of technology used in your music making?
00:51:17 Nick Howes asks via - [youtube] - QQ With the M1 M2 processors now being so ridiculously fast capable of running a Motorola M563XX emulator easily will cloning synths become more of a thing? (rather than emulations)
00:55:00 JHVE asks via - [irc] - QQ hiltonius what OS are you on Rich or what OS Everybody....I'm on Mojave think I have to go to Catalina very very soon
01:01:30 Echo Kraft asks via - [youtube] - QQ-how do you feel about Roland purchasing DW?
Where to Watch/Listen - We now stream the live show to Youtube Live, Facebook Live as well as at Sonicstate.com/live every Weds at 4pm UK time- please do join in.
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Thursday Sep 08, 2022
Thursday Sep 08, 2022
Guests
- Gaz Williams - Producer, bassplayer, music technologist
- Yoad Nevo - producer, mix engineer Waves Developer
- Robin Vincent -writer, reviewer
For Ad Free, Preshow and much more - check our Patreon.com/sonicstate
Youtube Video Version: https://youtu.be/_Sf_cglUdug
Sign up for iZotope's Music Production Suite Pro for 24.99 a month, or Producers Club for $19.99 a month, and you get access to the most up-to-date versions of our plug-ins as well as the latest features and updates as they are released. No upgrade fees. And, you can tap into iZotope's expert knowledge with exclusive product tutorials and videos on mixing, mastering, and more.
Head over to iZotope.com now to get a 7-day free trial.
Babyaudio.com - save 15% on any purchases of their range of creative effect plugins, designed to add color and depth to your mixes. When checking out, use the code ST15
00:00:14 SHOW START
00:12:29 Jacob Colliers Rig
00:21:26 AD: Baby Audio - Save 15% With ST15 Code
00:22:10 Silhouette Eins
00:30:42 Roland TR8S V2.5 Update
00:38:51 AD: iZotope Music Producers Club
00:40:48 midierror asks via - [youtube] - QQ What's the most expensive piece of gear you've dropped or fallen on?
00:50:33 sharon lerner's channel asks via - [youtube] - QQ what are your thoughts on the Osmose keyboard are we going to get it's soon will there be a review?
00:54:56 JHVE asks via - [irc] - QQ Recording in 24Bit or 32Bit floating?
Where to Watch/Listen - We now stream the live show to Youtube Live, Facebook Live as well as at Sonicstate.com/live every Weds at 4pm UK time- please do join in.
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Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Guests
- Hainbach - artist, performer and Youtuber
- Jamie Lidell - performer, prodcuer, podcaster
- Dominic Hawken-producer, keyboard player, songwriter,developer
If you want to get involved and ask a question of the panel - either tweet @sonicstate start with QQ and then your question, or you can post in the live chat from the show.
For pre-show, Adfree and much more - Patreon.com/sonicstate
Youtube video version: https://youtu.be/8CxqzA1hV3s
Sign up for iZotope's Music Production Suite Pro for 24.99 a month, or Producers Club for $19.99 a month, and you get access to the most up-to-date versions of our plug-ins as well as the latest features and updates as they are released. No upgrade fees. And, you can tap into iZotope's expert knowledge with exclusive product tutorials and videos on mixing, mastering, and more.
Head over to iZotope.com now to get a 7-day free trial.
Babyaudio.com - save 15% on any purchases of their range of creative effect plugins, designed to add color and depth to your mixes. When checking out, use the code ST15
00:00:14 SHOW START
00:08:51 PWM Malevolent
00:09:09 AI Rap Act Signed and Dropped
00:21:32 AD: Baby Audio - Save 15% With ST15 Code
00:22:48 Syn-Ket - Unicorn of a Synth
00:37:26 AD: iZotope Music Producers Club
00:39:01 Chantlings Are Cute
00:50:20 Wagoo asks via - [irc] - QQ for HAINBACH: What's it like having snooker legend Steve Davis as one of your biggest fans? Would you like to collaborate with him one day on something? Cheers
00:51:57 Mental Frizbee asks via - [youtube] - @sonicstate QQ Can anyone recommend a good cable labeling solution to stick on the ends of cables in the studio?
00:58:51 @Manchichi Head asks via - [youtube] - QQ - As the new Roland UK store couldn't help me to initialise a patch on their Juno X this week,my question is - what's the most complicated synth you ever used?
01:04:57 Nick Howes asks via - [youtube] - QQ Have the panel ever got a VST and then decided that they needed the hardware version
01:12:30 Rapscallion asks via - [irc] - QQ for Jamie . He once mentioned a patch editor for the Rossum Assimil8or what was it called ?
Where to Watch/Listen - We now stream the live show to Youtube Live, Facebook Live as well as at Sonicstate.com/live every Weds at 4pm UK time- please do join in.
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Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Guests
- Matt Hodson (MATTHS) artist, performer, educator
- Paulee Bow - producer, musician
Video version on Youtube https://youtu.be/XNk1s1_k_MU
Don't forget, for preshow and ad-free check our Patreon.com/sonicstate (also for the 40+ minutes Roland store artist interview)
Sign up for iZotope's Music Production Suite Pro for 24.99 a month, or Producers Club for $19.99 a month, and you get access to the most up-to-date versions of our plug-ins as well as the latest features and updates as they are released. No upgrade fees. And, you can tap into iZotope's expert knowledge with exclusive product tutorials and videos on mixing, mastering, and more.
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Babyaudio.com - save 15% on any purchases of their range of creative effect plugins, designed to add color and depth to your mixes. When checking out, use the code ST15
00:00:14 SHOW START 00:08:04 GeoSynths EMOM Blackpool
00:15:17 AD: iZotope Music Producers Club
00:17:10 Some Moogs Up by 40%+
00:29:13 AD: Baby Audio Save 15% ST15
00:31:17 Janet Jackson Broke My Computer
00:38:57 ADeevision asks via - [twitter] - Qq why are most groove boxes drum machine only have four bars?
00:44:31 Wagoo asks via - [irc] - From Nick Howes: QQ Any thoughts on Akai's MPC Key 61 having SO many bugs and CPU issues?
00:48:33 ambient lfo asks via - [twitter] - QQ 'is there still a place for mid 90s to early 2000's VA synths in the studio today?'
00:53:27 SoundToys VST3 Support Now In Beta
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