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What are the best 15 plugins in the world right now? What does gammon love about reel-to-reel? And most importantly, how are Tim's Sonic The Hedgehog Slippers wearing in?
IN THIS EPISODE The Best 15 Plugins in the World Right Now Neutron 3 Sonic Slippers Reel-to-Reel (not linked, screw those guys)
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Tripping balls, spinning wheels, talking business, and remixing a remix. It's all in a fortnight's work for the world's worst synth pundits.
IN THIS EPISODE Sumerki Project’s ‘Hardware Diva’ Sumerki Project’s ’Hardware Sylenth1’ Taktility.com Ableton 10.1 Sonic Bloom Ableton 10.1 Shortcuts Ableton ShowDeviceSlots Studio One 4.5 Buchla Acid Trip (via MusicRadar) Buchla Acid Trip with video (via Synthtopia) Gamechanger Audio MOTOR Synth Business Douchery, American Psycho Style A4P Sirian Bank Remix - A Massive Deal JVNA - First Storm (Spotify) JVNA - First Storm (YouTube) IK Multimedia UNO Synth (again)
Bandcamp offer crowdfunding for vinyl, Behringer news overload, Steinberg Retrologue as a hardware synth, and sexed-up laptop chat.
IN THIS EPISODE James got a new laptop Bandcamp does Vinyl Crowdfunding Behringer DS-80 (CS-80) Behringer Solina String Ensemble (or lack of) Behringer UB-Xa Behringer RD-808 Behringer RD-909 Steinberg Retrologue vs ELK MusicOS James and Tim limber up for some competitive beat matching in the Soundgym, discuss the history and future of Acid Pro, and have a gander at IK's UNO Drum. Also Pokemon and Nicholas Cage – what could go wrong? IN THIS EPISODE Detective Pikachu James Hates Films IK Multimedia UNO Drum Soundgym BeatRace SoundIron UFO61 Giveaway (see below) Magix Acid Pro Next Native Instruments Blocks Base The year is 2069. If you lose or damage your iLok, you die in real life. Imagine a direct debit stamping on a human face, forever. But plugins alone turn the wheel of history, and the unlikely pairing of an alt-right crypto-fascist and a beret-clad Antifa soy soldier, armed with Kinder eggs, are the only thing that can save the human race from subscription dystopia. IN THIS EPISODE James and Tim's Kinder Egg Toys XLN Audio XO The JR XO Review for Attack Magazine IK Multimedia UNO Synth James's UNO Review for Attack Magazine Native Instruments Super 8 Steven Slate Interview Airwindows Plugins One Day We Do Patreon Jah? Arturia V Collection 7 Yamaha float the idea of a CS-80 comeback Behringer float the idea of a CS-80 comeback We get our ears on Massive X, praise ValhallaDelay, check out XLN Audio's exploratory XO drum machine, and discover the techno album on a Sega cartridge. IN THIS EPISODE Native Instruments Massive X: Oscillators Preview Tracktion Waveform 10 James Covers the News for MusicRadar Tim's In-Studio Videos for Computer Music and Future Music Gloucester Services (FML) ValhallaDSP ValhallaDelay James's ValhallaDelay Story Airwindows Plugins FabFilter Timeless 2 Remute's Techno Album for the Genesis/Mega Drive XLN Audio XO What did Elon Musk upload to SoundCloud? Which Analogue Compressor is most like Amy Winehouse? How do 25 new Ableton Live skins sound? The answers to all these useless questions, plus a round-up of 2019's rolls-eyes April Fools moments, and a mighty fine interview with sound design pro Francis Preve, are all contained within this succulent episode. IN THIS EPISODE Elon Musk, RIP Harambe Native Instruments Noire James's Galaxy Instruments Interview Piano Day *Bitsonic and ProducerSpot Keyzone Classic ––APRIL FOOLS DAY STARTS–– Korg Volcassette Mercuriall Audio Ableton ReChorder LeftyFretz Fender Ambicaster JoYo Footheramin Hypershop Mother of All USB-C Hubs SoundIron Flatulus Jordan Rudess Geoencabulator ––APRIL FOOLS DAY ENDS (FINALLY)–– Arturia Three Compressors You'll Actually Use * Sonic Bloom Ableton Live 10 Skins Video Version of Sonic Bloom Listening Test * 2getherAudio K1CK Synth INTERVIEW: Francis Preve francispreve.com SympleSound Francis Preve on the Instasnaps Back for a chat attack with pro sound designer Francis Preve. Catch the first part of the interview as part of Episode 29. FIND OUT MORE francispreve.com SympleSound Francis Preve on the Instasnaps We've got synths coming out of both ends this episode, as we take a look at Softube Parallels, more news on Massive X, and loads more. Elsewhere, we have an exclusive call with Aphex Twin about his work on the Bass Station II, and Tim holds court with bass music father figure Hervé. IN THIS EPISODE Tim Using Battlefield Footage in a Video Self YouTube Banning Softube Parallels Massive X: More is Revealed Rising Jake Studios Telephone MusicRadar's '25' Best Synths, 2019 Aphex Twin Up The Bass Station Process.Audio Sugar Puremix.net Nembrini Audio LoFi Vintage Clipper Interview: Hervé We're stepping things up this episode with two new parts of the show: a software giveaway with discoDSP, and a classy producer chat with Charlie Bierman, aka Break. Elsewhere, there's Zithers aplenty, a new remix project, and a sonic exploration of the TB-303. IN THIS EPISODE James's Music Thingy Paranoid Android: The Meta Mash-up James's Master Paranoid Android Playlist Giveaway: DiscoDSP Discovery (See Below to Enter) The Death of Keith Flint Interview: Break Random Kontakt Instrument Corner: A Psaltered Zither Roland Cloud TB-303 and Acid Techno First-Timer Sesh
Soundcloud distribution, virtual record crates and MIDI watches are high on the agenda this episode. Elsewhere, A4P goes IRL, as we turn a slow news fortnight into an unremitting philosophical enquiry into the troubles of the human soul.
IN THIS EPISODE Tim’s Weird Tickle Date Weezer - The Teal Album (Again) James’s CD Collection Soundcloud Premier Tim Finished some Music Output Arcade Junkie XL Hans Zimmer MIDIwrist: Kill Me Now Edition Top Five Friday – Reverb Plugins
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 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.
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 |
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