SONIC TALK - Inside Music Technology

Sonic TALK103 - Stinky Macs, Stinky Mics

16 Oct 2008

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

Sonic TALK102 - Better Late Than Never

10 Oct 2008

Contributed by Lukas

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 i...

Sonic TALK101 - Post Centennial Rant

02 Oct 2008

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Sonic TALK100 - The Champagne Issue

25 Sep 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK100 - The Champagne Issue

Sonic TALK099 - International Dance Party

18 Sep 2008

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

Podcast Sonic TALK098 - 100 Million Youtube Views

11 Sep 2008

Contributed by Lukas

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,...

Sonic TALK097 - Sweet Robot Music

04 Sep 2008

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

SonicTALK 096 - Where the Good Doggies Go

28 Aug 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Firstly we talk of Creamfields and other weather dependent activities, then we're into Slau's response to Rich Hilton's question on M&S mic tecnhnique...

Sonic TALK095 - iPhone Saviour of Software?

21 Aug 2008

Contributed by Lukas

After I gloat about the Olypmpic medals table, we talk about good working practices to make sure your ears stay healthy when wokring in the studio, th...

Sonic TALK094 - Moroder Owns the Olympics

07 Aug 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Tinley, PJ Tracy, Dave Spiers, Rich Hilton and host Nick Batt As well as the Olympic theme and singers and composers of Olympic theme songs, we ...

Sonic TALK093 - Thomas Dolby and Nirvana

31 Jul 2008

Contributed by Lukas

This week we think back to Thomas Dolby's Windpower which celebrates 26 years since it's release this week, then on to the latest iPhone apps - Beat M...

Sonic TALK092 - Beckham Does Not Sniff Sharpies

24 Jul 2008

Contributed by Lukas

We take a look at the new Wii MotionPlus addition for the WiiMote which allegedly ads true 1:1 motion control and increases the accuracy of the 3D pos...

Sonic TALK091 - Guys Love Luggage

17 Jul 2008

Contributed by Lukas

This week we bask in the wonderful light shed by Grace Jones and her seminal Slave to The Rhythm album as well as taking a preview of her forthcoming ...

Sonic TALK090 - A Surfeit of Joeys

10 Jul 2008

Contributed by Lukas

We first talk of plastic figurines and memorabilia as inspired by the Keith Emerson doll, then we're off on to Rich's work on Ramones album Subterrane...

Sonic TALK -Sir Ken Robinson At LIMS

03 Jul 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK -Sir Ken Robinson At LIMS

Sonic TALK089 - Deep Thinking and Light Compression

19 Jun 2008

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk of creativity, inspiration and divergent thinking thanks to Sir Ken Robinson - who I saw speak at the LIMS show on education day, th...

Sonic TALK088 - Krakli Moog

11 Jun 2008

Contributed by Lukas

We skip through the mental futuristic photo browser that is Taggalaxy.de, then on to Krakli Software's rendition of Video Killed the Radio Star, then...

Sonic TALK087 - Yazoo Return Like Salmon

22 May 2008

Contributed by Lukas

I'd like to shout out a thank you to Dan Austin, who sent in a few topics for us to look at , the first of which is the classic New Order track Blue M...

Sonic TALK086 - RocknRoll Swindles Lord Tinley

15 May 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Starting out with the great Silibil n Brains hoax - two Scottish rappers who fooled the industry for 2 years, Noneric tells us about Snap, we cover Mi...

Sonic TALK085 - Rhythmic Intelligence, Moog Guitar, Funkytown

08 May 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Our topics this week range from a quick plug for the WNYC Radio Lab podcasts, intelligence and rhythmic accuracy proves drummers are clever (or does i...

Sonic TALK - 084 Watchout For The Bears PJ

01 May 2008

Contributed by Lukas

We start by drooling over the wonderful treasure trove that is the rare gadgets at Wired.com, ponder Leon Theremins thrilling life and why no Gforce-o...

Sonic TALK - 083 I've Got a Talkbox and I'm Gonna Use it

24 Apr 2008

Contributed by Lukas

fter discussing the merits of Ostend we move on to the bizarre Beamz laser musical system, then talk boxes get some love - we missed them out last wee...

Sonic TALK - 082 David Byrne Spotted On Train

17 Apr 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Firstly we talk of old Mother Shipton, who may have forseen the collapse of the TC Electronic and Gibson merger, then we're on to Talking Heads - Davi...

Sonic TALK Interview - John Van Eaton

10 Apr 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK Interview - John Van Eaton

Sonic TALK - 081 Robot Drummer, Guitar Hero, I Remember

03 Apr 2008

Contributed by Lukas

First, Mark tells us of a rather personal encounter with a vibrating chair, then we're on to the cute little drumming, sampling robot, Gibson gun for ...

Sonic TALK - 080 Synth Hero Worship, Guitar Hero Parody

27 Mar 2008

Contributed by Lukas

A moment of silence for Mark's broken phone, the wonderfully pointless Furby Gurdy, a home made and as it turns out controversial, Laser Harp from St...

Sonic TALK 079 - It's The Work of the Devil I Tell You..

20 Mar 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK 079 - It's The Work of the Devil I Tell You..

Sonic TALK 078 - Play it Again BIll

05 Mar 2008

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we revisit a couple of topics from last week due to some additional correspondence - MIDI 2.0 is on the way and Shane King sends us an Ultr...

Sonic TALK077- Massive Simmons Drum and Killer Robots

28 Feb 2008

Contributed by Lukas

We talk this week of the demise of one of London's most prestigious studios the Townhouse, which will close its doors at the end of March 2008. Ray Ku...

Sonic Talk 076 - New Ableton Instrument? Old Yamaha FX

21 Feb 2008

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk of Create Digital Music who are in fund-raising mode, Nick finally upgrades his Macbook Pro HD to a 250GB one, Noneric's visit to Ab...

Sonic TALK - 075 Five Grammies! And a Hotz Box

14 Feb 2008

Contributed by Lukas

First up, we congratulate Ms Amy Winehouse on her historic 5 Grammy awards romp - Dave Spiers' brother-in-law is bass player and MD for the band and h...

Sonic TALK - 074 Hand-held Mergers and McLove

07 Feb 2008

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk of mergers and acquisitions, in the light of Roland taking a majority share in Cakewalk, Gibson and TC Electronic announcing a merge...

Sonic TALK - 073 Post NAMM Post Mortem

31 Jan 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK - 073 Post NAMM Post Mortem

Sonic TALK - 072 PJ Tracy Reports

24 Jan 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK - 072 PJ Tracy Reports

Sonic TALK 071- Linn Drum II, DSP synths, 8-core Macs

10 Jan 2008

Contributed by Lukas

This week is a bumper, coming it at just over an hour, and to kick off the new year, we talk of Christmas past (noneric got an SP1200!), the pending N...

Sonic TALK 070 - Christmas Special

20 Dec 2007

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Mark gets a haircut, we get deep with our proudest moments from 2007 and hopes for 2008, lighten up with what we want for Christmas,cloud-...

Sonic TALK 069 - Ah Blofeld, We've Been Expecting You..

13 Dec 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK 069 - Ah Blofeld, We've Been Expecting You..

Sonic TALK 068 - Tamagotchi Exercise Thriller

06 Dec 2007

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we briefly skim over the Apple ProAudio tour in Berlin, Crave Top 10 Terrible Gadgets, 303 Orchestra and 303s in general, Michael Jackson...

Sonic TALK 067 -Dead Seagate Drives

29 Nov 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK 067 -Dead Seagate Drives

Sonic TALK 066 - iSmell a Perfume from Apple?

22 Nov 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK 066 - iSmell a Perfume from Apple?

Podcast:TALK065a Touring with Peter Gabriel

13 Nov 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Life on the road with Peter Gabriel. Richard Evans shares his experiences and tells us about the technology involved

Sonic TALK 065 - Freaking out in S.Korea

08 Nov 2007

Contributed by Lukas

We start with a trip down memory lane as our guests recollect their first synth experience, VEMIA, Youtube Synth Classics from DX5, the Japanese Matry...

Sonic TALK 064 - Leopard Springs Digidesign Deviant

01 Nov 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK 064 - Leopard Springs Digidesign Deviant

Sonic TALK 063 - I Paid $10

18 Oct 2007

Contributed by Lukas

This week we discuss the merits of body modification, tatooos and the like, NIN name-check, Radiohead's 'pay what you like' new album, Madonna's $120...

Sonic TALK 062 - AES Jet Lag

11 Oct 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK 062 - AES Jet Lag

Sonic TALK061 -Grow Hair While You Can

27 Sep 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Mark's Nokia N95 is our first subject this week, as he's totally enamored with it - almost talking me into an immediate purchase. We then move on to A...

Sonic TALK 060 - We Are Pirates

20 Sep 2007

Contributed by Lukas

This week we flesh out the the facts on the Logic 8 release, CakeWalk Sonar 7 is here, Reason 4, a little more, Kontakt 3 and world domination, happy ...

Sonic TALK059 - Logic 8 (really), Punk Remembered

13 Sep 2007

Contributed by Lukas

This week, after recovering from my recording cock-up, we dive straight in with Logic Pro 8, then move on to Apogee's Duo and their interfaces, Joe Za...

Sonic TALK058 - Reason 4, Nuendo 4, Fab Four

06 Sep 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Noneric brings us news of Reason 4, Nuendo 4, we talk of Tenori-On, then move on to the massive slump in Rap sales, the Struggling Musicians Toolkit a...

Sonic TALK 057 - Prophet 08, Logic 8 Leak

23 Aug 2007

Contributed by Lukas

First we get excited about the new synthesizer from Dave Smith Instruments - the Prophet 08, then Noneric gives us some second-hand but reliable infor...

Sonic TALK 056 - Festival Memories

16 Aug 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK 056 - Festival Memories

Sonic TALK 055 - Waves Come Down Hard on Cracks

09 Aug 2007

Contributed by Lukas

As well as the breaking Waves software police story, passing through our collective consciousness is also the upcoming Yamaha Tenori-on release, a mas...

Sonic TALK 054 - Tape Really Is Dead

01 Aug 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Topics this week include, the recent Summer NAMM show in Austin TX, the demise of analog tape and associated plug-ins aiming to recapture it's gloriou...

Sonic TALK - 053 -Dont Pee on the Bus

26 Jul 2007

Contributed by Lukas

This week talk ranges from the iPhone and what it means, to the Roadbag - a device for those caught short, what are we all using to record the podcast...

Sonic TALK - 052 - But is it Art?

19 Jul 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Topics for discussion range from The Weather (of course), Dave goes sailing with a bunch of sound engineers, to Morphine - a new additive synthesis p...

Sonic TALK - 051 Why Dont Women Want To?

21 Jun 2007

Contributed by Lukas

This week we discuss Marks new laptop and the lost plugins, Broken Drum Machine, how come there aren't many women in the studio or in technical roles?...

Sonic TALK - 050 - Laughs and Prizes!

14 Jun 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Dave Spiers, PJ Tracy, John Musgrave, Mark Tinley and Nick Batt discuss: This weeks topics include: the Top 10 Star Wars sound effects and how to mak...

Sonic TALK - 049 - Pumpkins Sound Better

07 Jun 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Tinley, Dave Spiers, Noneric, PJ Tracy. This week discussion ranges from Marks new binaural mics, new multitouch screens from Microsoft and C-Ba...

Sonic TALK - 048 - Sweaty Trackpad

31 May 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Tinley, Rich Hilton, PJ Tracy, Dave Spiers and Nick Batt: Much of this weeks show is spent in reminiscence mode, with a healthy chunk devoted to...

Sonic Talk 047 - Chic in Waikiki, No to Justin Timberlake

24 May 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Rich Hilton, Mark Tinley, Jon Musgrave, Dave Spiers and Nick Batt discuss: This weeks chat ranges from what it's like being in Chic, to a duet with ...

Sonic TALK - 046 The art of mime, musical portraits

17 May 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Tinley, Dave Spiers, PJ Tracy, Noneric and Nick Batt discuss: Air Guitar, childhood musical aspirations, wrestling, miming live, Pete Townsends ...

Sonic TALK - 045 Furby Don't Talk Much Since the Op

10 May 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Richard Hilton, Mark Tinley, Dave Spiers, John Musgrave and Nick Batt hook up to talk about: Credit Card MIDI control, the Berrtill plug-in modeled o...

Sonic TALK - 044 Modern and Ancient Tech

02 May 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK early show  before we made notes! Who knows what it contains, lucky dip...

Sonic TALK - 043 Bad LP covers, clients and good plug-ins

26 Apr 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK early show  before we made notes!

Sonic TALK - 042 The Performance Issue

19 Apr 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK early show  before we made notes! Who knows what it contains, lucky dip...

Sonic Talk 041 - John Bowen Creator of Solaris

12 Apr 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK early show  before we made notes!

Sonic TALK - 040 Post MESSE de-brief

05 Apr 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK early show  before we made notes!  

Sonic TALK - 039 Moustaches and Musik MESSE

29 Mar 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK early show  before we made notes! 

Sonic TALK - 038 Predator 3, Portishead, Messe

22 Mar 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK early show  before we made notes! 

Sonic TALK - 037 - data disasters and obsessions

15 Mar 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK early show  before we made notes! Who knows what it contains, lucky dip...

Sonic TALK - 036 The Lost Episode

08 Mar 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK early show  before we made notes! Who knows what it contains, lucky dip...

Sonic TALK - 035 Metric Halo, Logic 8, Ringtone engineers

28 Feb 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK early show  before we made notes! 

Going Solo 010 - Riot in Belgium

23 Feb 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Going Solo 010 - Riot in Belgium

Sonic TALK - 034 Grumpy Old Men

22 Feb 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK early show  before we made notes! Clue in the title

Sonic TALK - 033 What will the future bring?

15 Feb 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK early show  before we made notes! Who knows what it contains, lucky dip...

Sonic TALK - 032 - NAMM, KLF, Prince stories

08 Feb 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK early show  before we made notes! 

Sonic TALK - 031 - Post NAMM Post-mortem

01 Feb 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Another post NAMM show

Sonic Talk 030 - Post NAMM

25 Jan 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Post NAMM debrief

Going Solo 009 - Relish Records

24 Jan 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Going Solo 009 - Relish Records

Sonic TALK - 029 NAMM Travelogue

18 Jan 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK early show  before we made notes! Who knows what it contains, lucky dip...

Sonic TALK - 028

11 Jan 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK early show  before we made notes! Who knows what it contains, lucky dip...

Going Solo 008 - Mike Howlett

09 Jan 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Going Solo 008 - Mike Howlett

Freeware AU Plugins Round-up

30 Dec 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Freeware AU Plugins Round-up

Sonic TALK - 027 - Happy Christmas

21 Dec 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK early show  before we made notes! Who knows what it contains, lucky dip... Christmas show

Sonic TALK - 026

14 Dec 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK early show  before we made notes! Who knows what it contains, lucky dip...

Going Solo 007 - Michael Oster

12 Dec 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Going Solo 007 - Michael Oster

Sonic TALK - 025

07 Dec 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK early show  before we made notes! Who knows what it contains, lucky dip...

Sonic TALK - 024

30 Nov 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK early show  before we made notes! Who knows what it contains, lucky dip...

Going Solo 006 - Mick Glossop

29 Nov 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Going Solo 006 - Mick Glossop

Sonic TALK - 023

23 Nov 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK early show  before we made notes! Who knows what it contains, lucky dip...

Sonic TALK - 022

16 Nov 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK early show  before we made notes! Who knows what it contains, lucky dip...

Going Solo 005 - More Producer Chat

13 Nov 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Going Solo 005 - More Producer Chat

Sonic TALK - 021

09 Nov 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK early show  before we made notes! Who knows what it contains, lucky dip...

Sonic TALK - 020 - Tada!

02 Nov 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK early show  before we made notes! Who knows what it contains, lucky dip...

Going Solo 004 - Gareth Parton talks Go! Team and plug-ins

30 Oct 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Going Solo 004  - Gareth Parton talks Go! Team and plug-ins

Sonic TALK - 019

26 Oct 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK early show  before we made notes! Who knows what it contains, lucky dip...

Sonic TALK - 018

19 Oct 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK early show  before we made notes! Who knows what it contains, lucky dip...

Going Solo 003 - Chris Clark - Body Riddle Warps finest

16 Oct 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Going Solo 003 - Chris Clark - Body Riddle Warps finest

Sonic TALK - 017 - no really!

12 Oct 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK early show  before we made notes! Who knows what it contains, lucky dip...

Sonic TALK 016

05 Oct 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Sonic TALK early show  before we made notes! Who knows what it contains, lucky dip...