After overflowing with news, we direct the excess gushing towards the Arturia MicroFreak synth, Tracktion Waveform 10, Auto-Tune Access and – ye gads – another MIDI ring!

IN THIS EPISODE
​NI District Xeo
JXL Desert Dystopian Sounds Pack
Kick Drums Video
Weezer - The Teal Album
Moog Cookbook - Buddy Holly
Moog Cookbook - Black Hole Sun
Arturia MikroFreak
Living in a Simulation
Auto-Tune Access
Tracktion Waveform 10
Sphero Specdrums
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​We check out a $990 EQ plugin, discover a particularly magical Kontakt instrument, and run down some of the biggest new releases from NAMM 2019.

IN THIS EPISODE

Dreams About Death and Cats
Maat Audio ThEQorange
Bitwig Studio 3.0
Behringer Crave
RKIC: Loops De La Creme Magic Jaw Harps
PulpStereo, Jaw Harp Jam 
Ableton Live 10.1

We turn our finely-tuned cynics' eyes towards /r/synthesizers' gear review of 2018, discuss the recent Resident Advisor comments section shutdown, and speculate on Behringer's 40 upcoming Eurorack modules.
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IN THIS EPISODE
/r/synthesizers Poll of 2018
Resident Advisor Disable Comments
Behringer Plan 40 Eurorack Modules

James and Tim talk animal IRs, the existence of clipping, the world's best compressors, GarageBand's super-sweet 15th, and the ongoing strange choices of Propellerhead.

IN THIS EPISODE
Tim's E-Mu Vintage Keys
XLN Audio RC-20 Retro Color
Animal IRs in iZotope Trash 2
Advanced Compressors Round-up
FabFilter Knob Slippage Solved
Clipping: The Final Final Frontier
MixedInKey’s #TwoGenresContest
GarageBand 2004 Launch Video
Allihoopa Closure
Allihoopa Optimistic Original Statement
Propellerhead Complex-1

We hand down the verdict on Loopmasters Khords, make a plea bargain with Korg's forthcoming Volcas, and sentence Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams to life in prison.

IN THIS EPISODE
Tim's Soundalike Videos for Plugin Boutique
Studio One 4 Scanception
Image-Line Gross Beat
Anthony Kiedis Autobiography
Loopmasters Khords
Loopmasters Khords Manual by James
Loopmasters Khords Videos by Tim
Korg Volca Drum and Modular Leaks
Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams, Blurred Lines
Marvin Gaye, Got To Give It Up

Non-special, non-Christmas episode. Our intrepid plugin-hounds sniff out Arturia's new synth, play dead for a wall-mounted speech synth, and roll over for Spitfire Audio's free LABS instruments.

Oh, and there's twenty minutes EQing a tambourine to enjoy!

IN THIS EPISODE
Arturia Pigments Teaser
Arturia Pigments Trailer
Mr Typo
​Appetite For Production Christmas Theme
Rast Sound Whistle
Spitfire Audio Labs

The lord of all EQs meets the lord of all tutorials, the Elka Panther meets Psytrance (again), silent discos meet with disapproval, and law meets boredom for the Music Modernization Act.

​IN THIS EPISODE
FabFilter Pro-Q 3
Dan Worrall – God of Tutorials
AudioWeld SynthWatch
SoundIron Imbibaphones
Eric Persing & Pedro Eustache: EP-PE One (Video)
Eric Persing & Pedro Eustache: EP-PE One (Spotify)
More Elka Trance
Waves Flow Motion
Music Modernization Act
Berlin’s Approach to Music
Edinburgh’s Approach to Music

The Bass Station's 25th Anniversary, Ten years to save MIDI, Waves launch a computer, and a Foley workstation that might be one step too far.

IN THIS EPISODE
Le Sound SpaceMotors
Waves Axis One
UVI Walker: Footstep Foley Designer
Novation Bass Station 25th Anniversary
The Fantastic Sounds of Jay Dee aka J Dilla (Splice)
In Session Audio Fruit Shake
MIDI Manufacturers Association
Black Friday

Two long chats: DAW politics and music distribution. What could be more fun, thought-provoking and totally unboring than a bonus episode?

IN THIS EPISODE
Sonar by Cakewalk
Cakewalk by Bandlab
Cockos Reaper 
MusicRadar’s annual Best DAW Poll
DAWs are Crap
SoundCloud
Bandcamp

A motor synthesizer, a patronizing audio interface, a MIDI keyboard with a built-in speaker, and an old friend scoring a new blockbuster soundtrack.

IN THIS EPISODE
Spongebob Squarepants origin movie
Xfer Records Serum
Steve Duda Chaos Oscillators Video
Vengeance-Sound VPS Avenger
A Serum Sequel: Yes or No
The Matrix for some reason???
Le Sound SpaceMotors
Akai MPK Mini Play
MIDIplus Mirror
Boz Digital Labs Pan Knob
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