Sonic Talk Podcasts

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.

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 speaker and also the Bristol manufactured MiniRig portable speaker, more creative limitations from Dublab and five $1 records and we play out with our very own Ian Afflec and a track made from sine waves.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Julian Storer and James 'Woody' Woodburn from Tracktion join me for a chat about the lease of life Tracktion is getting and plans for the future.

We first explore the new ROLI Seaboard - a multi-axis controller, Steve Reich's recent concert exploring themes from Radiohead, the Giant Tuba of Marknuekirchen, and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinasuars live rig, Hollow Sun SOTU, with plenty of conversational diversions on the way.