We chat about the tremendously featureful new version of Audacity, zplane's two-dimensional plugin that might help someone somewhere somehow, new news from Spectrasonics, and a wee bit more.
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iZotope and Native Instruments get caught in bed together, Tim started exercising, and everyone's making web apps. We check out Google's AR Synth setup, Beatport's in-browser DJing setup, and plenty more in this episode.
IN THIS EPISODE Native Instruments and iZotopeare doing something completely undefined together Tim started exercising,here are his ridiculous bone 'phones Lola Bunny is back and she's sexier than ever? Google's AR Synth, as part of their Music, Makers and Machines 'exhibition' Julian Gray installed every version of Ableton and made a video Behringer try to patent Behringer Oberheim Beatport DJ is a DJing app inside your web browser
We get tired of Valentine's Day sales, check out Soundcloud's new system of royalty payments, and have a look at some vibey new instruments.
Elsewhere in this episode, Tim talks about his Roland Cloud saga, and we make reference to having sex with animals two separate times. The first person to find them both wins a pencil. IN THIS EPISODE Plugin companies keep trying to cash in with Valentine's Day sales Tim bought the SSL ChannelStrip, DrumStrip and Talkback Focusrite's FAST Compressor, FAST EQ and FAST Reveal plugins have Sonible AI technology Sonible's smart:comp, smart:eq et al Siri and Cortana give us some production advice Ableton Live 9 is a pain to authorize Focusrite's The Collective plugin subscription thang Soundcloud's Fan-powered Royalties aim to make artists' payments fairer The Grauniad's article on Soundcloud's Fan-powered Royalties French study finds that 10% of Spotify and Deezer revenues go to 10 artists Thenatan Vybz – the nostalgic strip that tickles our retro fancies AudioThing Reels, AudioThing VinylStrip XLN Audio RC-20 Retro Color Multi-effects are getting more specialized RKIC: Audiofier Ekorain is a Kontakt instrument inspired by rain Tim's Roland Cloud saga, featuring the JD-800, D-50, Roland Zenology, and JV-1080
Ableton Live 11 is wife material; LANDR's new video conferencing service for musicians actually looks kind of like an OK idea; and we begin the quest for the ultimate utility plugin.
IN THIS EPISODE Tim reports from deep, deep inside the Ableton Live 11 beta. How's the comping? Is there a comb filter? You're about to get those answers you really wanted LANDR Sessions is a video conferencing solution with a plugin attached We want to create a plugin called Ultility (or Alltility) which would be the ultimate utility plugin. What features would be in the world's greatest utility plugin? Recent and future music-making times
Our blood is boiling thanks to subscriptions, MIDI biodata sensors and hippies as we look at Reason+, the MIDI Biodata Sonication Device, and a new Greenpeace sample pack. We also check out a new distortion plugin, discuss PRS's backtracked tariff hike, and get down to talking teeth.
IN THIS EPISODE James's tooth issues Tim gets inside the Ableton Live 11 Beta Reason+ is the new version of Reason, and it's a subscription service (as well) A toddler wrote an album? Of course not! It's more aleatoric MIDI generation Delta Sound Labs' Fold is a new distortion plugin Greenpeace release a sample pack… and a music competition Tim and James's recent favourite retro consoles PRSformusic backtrack on their proposed livestreaming charges
Musical burnouts, musical buyouts, and musical dropouts. We're back after a few weeks off, but has it been productive? Has it balls.
IN THIS EPISODE James has a new phone James went on the excellent Tunelighting podcast HEX Drum giveaway winners We now both have Slate VSX Headphones, Steven Slate Audio's room and speaker emulating hardware/software package Christmas break Musical burnout Native Instruments more fully acquired by investors. How could the quality of the musical instruments possibly decline? Of course it won't, there's no precedent for that sort of thing when people who are solely interested in money take over a company. Tim's vinyl release IS HERE We made it into Feedspot's Top 35 Music Production Podcasts list. Feedspot helps you keep up with multiple websites in a single place.
Episode 79 is a Patron-only episode for adoring clam supporters only! You can donate via Patreon or via PayPal [over in the right-hand sidebar] to get access to this episode.
You can donate as much or as little as you like per month, starting at one single little US Dollarclam. IN THIS EPISODE Spotify offers lower royalties in exchange for playlist exposure Angie C plays TONTO with her mind Amazon releases guitar pedals within the AmazonBasics range Mac vs PC: the ever-spiralling argument Brain – the 'intelligent synth' plugin by Thenatan SM57 appreciation – the MusicRadar story KVR Reader's Choice Awards 2020
Episode 78 is a Patron-only episode for adoring clam supporters only! You can donate via Patreon or via PayPal [over in the right-hand sidebar] to get access to this episode.
You can donate as much or as little as you like per month, starting at one single little US Dollarclam. IN THIS EPISODE James's Slate VSX Headphones arrive We check out the Musiversal platform for hiring session musicians for $99 a month The Create/OS Record Deal Simulator lets you work out how much artists actually get from a record deal How much do the seven top streaming sites actually pay per stream? Scope Labs' Periscope is a microphone, a compressor, and a Cluedo murder weapon. Apple's M1 Chips: a few verdicts from around the internet
Three new instruments – Matt Tytel's Vital, AAS Chromaphone 3 and Oblivion Sound Lab Hex Drum – are under discussion this episode, as well as the chilling (and final) end to the mouse saga.
This episode is sponsored by iZotope. You can get 10% off your order at izotope.com/appetite by using the coupon code appetite10. IN THIS EPISODE Tim's mouse situation is over, for now Vital is a new free wavetable synth (with some paid options too) by Matt Tytel We're taking a break over December Break – Patrons will still get episodes on-schedule Oblivion Sound Lab's HEX Drum – email us to enter a giveaway or something??? iZotope Vinyl has been updated and we take it for a [sigh] spin. Check out the video version here. Applied Acoustic Systems' Chromaphone 3, beloved by James – Video here!
DAW updates turned up to 11, new Macs on the horizon, and we get visual with a sound quiz.
This episode is sponsored by iZotope. You can get 10% off your order at izotope.com/appetite by using the coupon code appetite10. Check out our Iris 2 quiz here. IN THIS EPISODE Tim's mouse problem Getting bored by Ableton Live's version 11 update New Silicon-based Mac releases from Apple iZotope Iris 2 Quiz (Video Version Here) Free Plugin Deals from Plugin Boutique Cubase 11 makes us not so bored as Ableton did One free compressor, five free filters, and a wind sound generator are on-test this episode. Elsewhere, we're talking about 45 million clams, a felted piano, and Tim's battle with a horde of mice. THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY DISTROKID. For 30% off your first year of DistroKid membership, head to https://www.distrokid.com/vip/a4p IN THIS EPISODE Tim has mice in his house and can't deal with it Tokyo Dawn's Molotok is a free compressor that makes you more attractive Tonsturm Windmaschine: much better than blowing into a microphone Imagiro's Piano – a felted piano plugin by a clam – and it's $20 Output raised $45M for… something? (MusicBusinessWorldwide story) Output also sell studio desks with laughable delivery prices Five Free Filter Plugins – BPB Dirty Filter – TAL-Filter 2 – Audiomodern FIlterStep – AudioThing FilterJam – HY-Filter 3 Free Episode 65 is a Patron-only episode for adoring clam supporters only! You can donate via Patreon or via PayPal in the sidebar to the right to get access.
You can donate as much or as little as you like per month, starting at one single little US Dollarclam. IN THIS EPISODE General update on the podcast James's 'Sort Out Your Plugins Folder' article for MusicTech Tim's new phone, new OS, new glasses and new nostril hair trimmer AutoTune is now available on subscription EncoreMusicians' Study: The Majority of Musicians are Considering Quitting EncoreMusicians.com, featuring harpists and more Herman Miller’s Gaming Chair (not wanking chair) and Herman Miller’s £1000 Desk Tim's new turntable and his quest for the ultimate Amen
A new platform for downloading free plugins, the first Minimoog emulation ever, and a sub-only synth with more under the surface. Elsewhere in this episode, we're checking out a MIDI controller made out of joysticks, and wondering with car Steven Slate drives. Oh, and we sell T shirts now.
This episode is sponsored by iZotope. You can get 10% off your order at izotope.com/appetite by using the coupon code appetite10. Check out our Neoverb video here. IN THIS EPISODE Sonisto free plugin database and installer software iZotope Neoverb – AI reverb with Auto-Cut, Unmasking and unique reverb blend iZotope Neoverb Video (sponsored) Native Instruments Super 8 released as a VST3 plugin. More to come? We sell T shirts now! Steven Slate Audio VSX: Headphones with match room emulation software Ableton Live 10 Lite is available for free on Splice until the end of the year Flight of the Navigator soundtrack Iceberg Audio The Sub: Simple sub bass synth with Drive and Glide Joyst: The MIDI controller that's made out of joypads Softube Model 72: The first Minimoog emulation plugin ever made
Kylie Minogue's learning Logic, Tim's learning music theory, and Behringer are learning how to squeeze guitar pedals into a Eurorack format. Elsewhere, we're chatting about a new compressor with over 50 styles, UVI's creative EQ, and the possibility of a mini Prophet-5 synth.
Tim's attempts in music theory IK Multimedia MixBox Behringer Float the Idea of Eurorack Guitar Pedal Clones A.O.M. Nu Compressor Kylie Minogue Learns Logic UVI Shade PikoPiko Factory Prophet-Mini Roland TR-6S
Two new synths from Newfangled Audio, James is nonplussed about the new Maschine, iZotope RX 8 scrubs up well, and which 90s hits will be remembered for millenia to come? [Please not Chumbawumba]
IN THIS EPISODE Fender's Mojo Grip again SIR Audio Tools StandardCLIP Newfangled Audio Saturate Venn Audio V-Clip LVC-Audio Clipped-MAX Reggles10 – Soundcloud tracks from a Clam Native Instruments Maschine+ Newfangled Audio Pendulate (Free) Newfangled Audio Generate The Pudding: Defining the 90s Music Canon iZotope RX 8 Advanced LetiMix GainMatch
Free plugins are streaming from every orifice this episode, but we've still got time to catch up with the biggest music software news around: Native Instruments' Komplete 13 will bring Guitar Rig 6 with it, iZotope RX 8 aims for squeaky-clean new heights, Softube have released another synth, and there's a plucky little rubber sleeve waiting for denunciation.
This episode is sponsored by DistroKid. For 30% off your first year of DistroKid membership, head to https://www.distrokid.com/vip/a4p IN THIS EPISODE James interviewed Thijs out of Noisia Butch Vig Drums James’s Tutorial for Butch Vig Drums Softube Statement Lead iZotope RX 8 Fender Mojo Grip Free plugins – Manny Maroquinn – Reason Lite – ProjectSAM The Free Orchestra – UJAM Carbon and Trash 2 at PIB Native Instruments Komplete 13 Native Instruments Guitar Rig 6 Pro
Episode 69 Jubilee Special! Tim and James discuss the cancelling of NAMM 2021, Vangelis and E-mu's sonic sources, a reverb plugin with balls, and new platforms for making music together.
IN THIS EPISODE Episode 69 Jubilee Procession NAMM 2021 is cancelled, goes virtual Freakshow Industries Mishby (Trailer) Sonible smart:reverb Digital Systemic Emulations Emulator I plugin Blade Runner / OMD comparsion video Lion Youth, Rat Cut a Bottle Dub Emulator II Star Trek sample Sample in Miles Davis's Sketches of Spain Person who seems to have found the sources originally Elk Audio OS Elk Audio's Aloha System MixBucket (Alpha)
Yet another AI unmixing program steps forward, Soundcloud offer paid auto-mastering on uploads, and meanwhile, Tim and James sit down to do a music crossword and discuss the secret to musical happiness, pre 9/11.
This episode is sponsored by DistroKid. For 30% off your first year of DistroKid membership, head to https://www.distrokid.com/vip/a4p IN THIS EPISODE Infinite Feedback: Price Fixing, Free DAWs, Clam Sample Pack? Steinberg SpectraLayers 7 Soundcloud Offer Mastering Services Attack Magazine's House Music Crossword Pre-9/11 Happiness Music Outro: Meridian, World Line
4000 genres, one free DAW, and millions of clams paid in fines. All that and more are under discussion from your two favourite cynical talking heads.
IN THIS EPISODE New DAW Alert: Akai Pro MPC Beats Rhizomatic Plasmonic - New Video Ambient Music Tim's Blue Mars, Green Mars and Red Mars Playlists on Spotify James's Focus Tones Playlist on Spotify EveryNoise.com Impact Soundworks InSIDious The CMA fines Roland, Korg, Fender, Casio Roland Specifics Korg Specifics Clipping
A cinematic scoring competition proves a little too low-resolution, Native Instruments' Stradivari Violin plugin proves the company isn't stuck in the past, and Studio One 5 proves that you should never put a number in a product name. What more proof could you possibly want?
IN THIS EPISODE Kidney Stones Spitfire Westworld Competition Winner Announcement VI Control Forum Post David Kudell (Rimrock Media) Hans Zimmer 8-bit Master Class Native Instruments Stradivari Violin Studio One 5 Admiral Bumble Bee: 20 Things I Hate About Ableton Live Episode 65 is a Patron-only episode for adoring clam supporters only! You can donate via Patreon or via PayPal in the sidebar to the right to get access.
You can donate as much or as little as you like per month, starting at one single little US Dollarclam. IN THIS EPISODE Elsa - Papa Please Don't Go Harry Belafonte - Banana Boat Song Tim's Computer Backup Disasters Jean-Michel Jarre plays a gig in VR Sega Game Gear Micro Tim plays Minecraft now Deleting Tracks James's week of free music work?
Silicon-based computers threaten to slightly change the way we something; Stutter Edit is back… again; an electric piano/nylon guitar hybrid plugin; and a stereo-conscious, EQ, compressor and Saturator.
IN THIS EPISODE Apple's switch to ARM Silicon processors… …and why musicians should care iZotope StutterEdit 2 Sampleson ElectroNylon Oblivion Sound Lab OSL Side Effects OUTRO: Michal, Stretch
Melodyne 5 arrives alive, the ultimate stereo plugins, a new FM synth that you build yourself in your DAW, Softube's entry into the world of big amp sim packages, and ten minutes on ear wax.
IN THIS EPISODE Ear wax Faded Instruments Slimer FM Celemony Melodyne 5 Cableguys ShaperBox 2 Devious Machines Duck iZotope Ozone Imager 2 NoiseAsh Stereo Finalizer AudioModern FilterStep Softube Amp Room Outro: Arps - I Can't Tell
Facebook want your basslines for their new scat-sharing app, Roland Cloud invent the pay-once subscription plan, and we stuff our blowholes with Spitfire Audio's whalesong plugin. Elsewhere, we chat about ambient music, and discover new effects from FabFilter and ValhallaDSP.
IN THIS EPISODE Facebook Collab platform Plugin Boutique Scaler 2 Roland Cloud Lifetime Key Purchases FabFilter Saturn 2 Arturia Oberheim OBXa V ValhallaDSP ValhallaSupermassive Ambient Music Steve Reich - Music For 18 Musicians Tim's 12 epically self-indulgent ‘90s electronic music tracks to luxuriate in during lockdown Spitfire Audio Granular Whalesong |
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