

SONIC TALK - Inside Music Technology
Sonicstate.com
Music Technology discussions - from the inside. With regular contributions from musicians, producers, software developers, journalists and other industry insiders. Sonicstate.com hosts are joined by others for the latest news and trends in technology that affects the creation and distribution of music - and a few tasty stories from the studio too. Video is streamed live every Wednesday on YouTube at 4pm UK time. More information (sonicstate.com/live).
Episodes
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Apr 1, 2026 • 1h 2min
TALK 887 - April Fools
Guests
Paulee Alex Bow - Magical Synth Adventurer and vintage digital specialist
Moray AKA Cephid - Musician, composer, performer
Watch episode on YouTube: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Fkn1UV3NEjA
For preshow and Ad free version and much more: Patreon.com/sonicstate
SonicTALK Supported by
Baby Audio From classic analog synth tones with the vintage-inspired BA-1 to fresh concepts like Transit 2, Baby Audio’s catalog is all about adding unique character to your sound.
Sonic Talk listeners get 15% off any purchase using the code SONICTALK15 - including products already on sale.
Novation Launch Control XL3
Launch Control XL’s eight precision faders, 24 endless rotary encoders, and 16 assignable buttons give you tactile control over
all major DAWs, right out the box. And with intuitive custom mapping for all your plugins and hardware, Launch Control XL makes an ideal studio centrepiece.
SHOW START
00:11:42 Win Polyend Endless
00:12:20 AD:Patreon
00:18:42 BB-777 bring back the boombox
00:32:57 AD:Baby Audio Save with SONICTALK15
00:34:16 Electro-Harmonix pedals as plug-ins
00:42:12 FREE Spectral Match Tool from F9 Audio
00:50:27 Favourite Poly Synth?
00:55:21 AD: Novation Launch Control XL 3
00:56:35 April Fools

Mar 25, 2026 • 1h 6min
SonicTALK 886 - Akai MPC Sample
Guests
Rich Hilton - Producer, engineer and keyboards for Chic
Matt Thomas - Musician and Cold War Synth Bunker owner
Watch The episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYEUOSG_8iU
For preshow and Ad free version and much more: Patreon.com/sonicstate
SonicTALK Supported by
Baby Audio From classic analog synth tones with the vintage-inspired BA-1 to fresh concepts like Transit 2, Baby Audio’s catalog is all about adding unique character to your sound.
Sonic Talk listeners get 15% off any purchase using the code SONICTALK15 - including products already on sale.
Novation Launch Control XL3
Launch Control XL’s eight precision faders, 24 endless rotary encoders, and 16 assignable buttons give you tactile control over all major DAWs, right out the box. And with intuitive custom mapping for all your plugins and hardware, Launch Control XL makes an ideal studio centrepiece.
SHOW START
00:23:20 AD:Patreon
00:32:38 The Akai MPC Sample Is Here - Video
00:44:08 AD:Baby Audio Save with SONICTALK15
00:46:25 The Monk Project Generative Sequencer
00:53:50 Chat DSP FX M4L
01:04:22 AD: Novation Launch Control XL 3
01:05:35 RetroKits Retrovision Add On Displays and Editors
01:12:25 Max for Move: run RNBO patches on Ableton Move

Mar 18, 2026 • 57min
TALK 885 - Me, Chat and Magnolia
Guests
Nick Batt Host
The Chat questions
Frap Tools Magnolia Synth
Watch episode on YouTube: https://youtube.com/watch?v=FMZlAjVz54I
For preshow and Ad free version and much more: Patreon.com/sonicstate
SonicTALK Supported by
Baby Audio From classic analog synth tones with the vintage-inspired BA-1 to fresh concepts like Transit 2, Baby Audio’s catalog is all about adding unique character to your sound.
Sonic Talk listeners get 15% off any purchase using the code SONICTALK15 - including products already on sale.
Novation Launch Control XL3
Launch Control XL’s eight precision faders, 24 endless rotary encoders, and 16 assignable buttons give you tactile control over
all major DAWs, right out the box. And with intuitive custom mapping for all your plugins and hardware, Launch Control XL makes an ideal studio centrepiece.
SHOW START
00:19:03 Win Polyend Endless
00:22:33 AD:Patreon
00:28:34 Akai MPC Sample: hardware sampler inspired by the MPC60 and MPC3000 (Leak)
00:28:49 Win Polyend Endless
00:28:56 Akai MPC Sample: hardware sampler inspired by the MPC60 and MPC3000 (Leak)
00:31:12 Chat DSP FX M4L
00:33:37 AD:Baby Audio Save with SONICTALK15
00:41:13 RØDECaster Video Core
00:59:54 AD: Novation Launch Control XL 3

Mar 11, 2026 • 1h 5min
SonicTALK 884 - Music Is Everything
Guests
Gaz Williams - Musician, performer (bass, modular), Rack Records
Yoad Nevo - Producer,song writer and software developer
Paulee Alex Bow - Magical Synth Adventurer and vintage digital specialist
Watch The episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWPphQgN1ys
For preshow and Ad free version and much more: Patreon.com/sonicstate
SonicTALK Supported by
Baby Audio From classic analog synth tones with the vintage-inspired BA-1 to fresh concepts like Transit 2, Baby Audio’s catalog is all about adding unique character to your sound.
Sonic Talk listeners get 15% off any purchase using the code SONICTALK15 - including products already on sale.
Novation Launch Control XL3
Launch Control XL’s eight precision faders, 24 endless rotary encoders, and 16 assignable buttons give you tactile control over all major DAWs, right out the box. And with intuitive custom mapping for all your plugins and hardware, Launch Control XL makes an ideal studio centrepiece.
SHOW START
00:18:35 Win Joranalogue Collide 4
00:19:40 AD:Patreon
00:30:25 JBL BandBox Solo Amp
00:42:24 AD:Baby Audio Save with SONICTALK15
00:43:29 TOSHIBA PT 884
00:44:39 Turn it Up: Music Lowers Dementia Risk By 39%
00:54:05 Elgato Stream Deck Plus XL
01:05:59 AD: Novation Launch Control XL 3
01:10:45 Mixing Bands You Don’t Like

Mar 4, 2026 • 1h 9min
SonicTALK 883 - Iridium MK2, Macbook Neo, DP/4
Guests
Gaz Williams - Musician, performer (bass, modular), Rack Records
Matt Thomas - Musician and Cold War Synth Bunker owner
Richard Nicol - Synth designer Pittsburgh Modular
Watch episode on YouTube: https://youtube.com/watch?v=OvqaBDpECQc
For preshow and Ad free version and much more: Patreon.com/sonicstate
SonicTALK Supported by
Baby Audio From classic analog synth tones with the vintage-inspired BA-1 to fresh concepts like Transit 2, Baby Audio’s catalog is all about adding unique character to your sound.
Sonic Talk listeners get 15% off any purchase using the code SONICTALK15 - including products already on sale.
Novation Launch Control XL3
Launch Control XL’s eight precision faders, 24 endless rotary encoders, and 16 assignable buttons give you tactile control over
all major DAWs, right out the box. And with intuitive custom mapping for all your plugins and hardware, Launch Control XL makes an ideal studio centrepiece.
SHOW START
00:11:28 Win Jouranalogue Collide 4
00:12:44 AD:Patreon
00:27:31 Waldorf Iridium mk2
00:38:37 AD:Baby Audio Save
00:40:15 How Eraserhead Changed Sound
00:51:35 Perplex On’s AV synthesia bliss
00:51:41 Macbook Neo
00:59:52 AD: Novation Launch Control XL 3
01:01:12 Temecula DSP DEEP/4: DP/4 emulation
01:12:16 Sonic RETROCAST EP 1

Feb 25, 2026 • 50min
SonicTALK 882 - Waldorf, Pure Data & Decent Sampler
Guests
Paulee Alex Bow - Magical Synth Adventurer and vintage digital specialist
Watch episode on YouTube: https://youtube.com/watch?v=0YpqprZriXk
For preshow and Ad free version and much more: Patreon.com/sonicstate
SonicTALK Supported by
Baby Audio From classic analog synth tones with the vintage-inspired BA-1 to fresh concepts like Transit 2, Baby Audio’s catalog is all about adding unique character to your sound.
Sonic Talk listeners get 15% off any purchase using the code SONICTALK15 - including products already on sale.
Novation Launch Control XL3
Launch Control XL’s eight precision faders, 24 endless rotary encoders, and 16 assignable buttons give you tactile control over
all major DAWs, right out the box. And with intuitive custom mapping for all your plugins and hardware, Launch Control XL makes an ideal studio centrepiece.
SHOW START
00:24:34 AD:Patreon
00:29:28 Pure Data Into Korg drumlogue
00:38:17 Sonic RETROCAST out on Friday
Today’s Setup From the Apartment
00:42:29 AD:Baby Audio Save 15
00:44:34 Decent Sampler updates
00:56:22 Waldorf Attack 3
01:00:18 AD: Novation Launch Control XL 3
01:03:45 Audiophiles -copper banana or mud

Feb 18, 2026 • 1h
SonicTALK 881 - Look Mum No Eurovision
Guests
Richard Nicol - Synth designer Pittsburgh Modular
Matt Thomas - Musician and Cold War Synth Bunker owner
Watch episode on YouTube: https://youtube.com/watch?v=gBVktzQMd9Y
For preshow and Ad free version and much more: Patreon.com/sonicstate
SonicTALK Supported by
Baby Audio From classic analog synth tones with the vintage-inspired BA-1 to fresh concepts like Transit 2, Baby Audio’s catalog is all about adding unique character to your sound.
Sonic Talk listeners get 15% off any purchase using the code SONICTALK15 - including products already on sale.
Novation Launch Control XL3
Launch Control XL’s eight precision faders, 24 endless rotary encoders, and 16 assignable buttons give you tactile control over
all major DAWs, right out the box. And with intuitive custom mapping for all your plugins and hardware, Launch Control XL makes an ideal studio centrepiece.
SHOW START
00:02:31 WIN Expressive E Osmose 61
00:02:39 AD:Patreon
00:14:41 Look Mum No Computer for UK Eurovision 2026
00:31:16 AD:Baby Audio Save 15%
00:32:52 Alesis Midiverb II Revisited
00:44:31 Move 2.0 adds Audio Tracks with warping
01:11:05 AD: Novation Launch Control XL 3
01:16:38 Thomann ComboRack Synthesizer shelf

Feb 11, 2026 • 50min
SonicTALK 880 - SH-MAX, Snappy Snap Tilt EQ,
Guests
Gaz Williams - Musician, performer (bass, modular), Rack Records
Rich Hilton - Producer, engineer and keyboards for Chic
Watch episode on YouTube: “https://youtube.com/watch?v=paktGqnirM0”
For preshow and Ad free version and much more: Patreon.com/sonicstate
SonicTALK Supported by
Baby Audio From classic analog synth tones with the vintage-inspired BA-1 to fresh concepts like Transit 2, Baby Audio’s catalog is all about adding unique character to your sound.
Sonic Talk listeners get 15% off any purchase using the code SONICTALK15 - including products already on sale.
Novation Launch Control XL3
Launch Control XL’s eight precision faders, 24 endless rotary encoders, and 16 assignable buttons give you tactile control over
all major DAWs, right out the box. And with intuitive custom mapping for all your plugins and hardware, Launch Control XL makes an ideal studio centrepiece.
SHOW START
00:03:10 WIN Expressive E Osmose 61
00:03:24 AD:Patreon
00:10:14 Cherry Audio SH-MAX
00:19:22 AD:Baby Audio Save 15%
00:20:40 SnappySnap: Plugin Snapshot Morphing
00:30:29 Jimmy Iovine in Conversation
00:39:00 AD: Novation Launch Control XL 3
00:39:48 PSPaudioware Releases PSP Tilt-Q

Feb 4, 2026 • 1h 4min
SonicTALK 879 - Strymon, Opera House Accoustics & more
Guests
Steve Hillier - Songwriter, DJ and Dubstar
Rich Hilton - Producer, engineer and keyboards for Chic
Paulee Alex Bow - Magical Synth Adventurer and vintage digital specialist
Watch episode on YouTube: https://youtube.com/watch?v=e3B_pXt16lA
For preshow and Ad free version and much more: Patreon.com/sonicstate
SonicTALK Supported by
Baby Audio From classic analog synth tones with the vintage-inspired BA-1 to fresh concepts like Transit 2, Baby Audio’s catalog is all about adding unique character to your sound.
Sonic Talk listeners get 15% off any purchase using the code SONICTALK15 - including products already on sale.
Novation Launch Control XL3
Launch Control XL’s eight precision faders, 24 endless rotary encoders, and 16 assignable buttons give you tactile control over
all major DAWs, right out the box. And with intuitive custom mapping for all your plugins and hardware, Launch Control XL makes an ideal studio centrepiece.
SHOW START
00:02:29 WIN Expressive E Osmose 61
00:02:51 AD:Patreon
00:10:53 Strymon Releases NightSky Plugin
00:20:44 AD:Baby Audio Save 15%
00:22:08 Sydney Opera House Acoustics
00:36:37 ESI Xs all-in-one
00:43:55 AD: Novation Launch Control XL 3
00:45:55 Native Instruments statement
00:51:33 A Jupiter 8 from 2x JP-08s

Jan 28, 2026 • 1h 12min
SonicTALK 878 - NAMM , Buchla & Friends, Native Instruments,
Guests
Yoad Nevo - Producer,song writer and software developer
Paulee Alex Bow - Magical Synth Adventurer and vintage digital specialist
Watch episode on YouTube:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=EmrEnzgtVKg
For preshow and Ad free version and much more: Patreon.com/sonicstate
SonicTALK Supported by
Baby Audio From classic analog synth tones with the vintage-inspired BA-1 to fresh concepts like Transit 2, Baby Audio’s catalog is all about adding unique character to your sound.
Sonic Talk listeners get 15% off any purchase using the code SONICTALK15 - including products already on sale.
Novation Launch Control XL3
Launch Control XL’s eight precision faders, 24 endless rotary encoders, and 16 assignable buttons give you tactile control over
all major DAWs, right out the box. And with intuitive custom mapping for all your plugins and hardware, Launch Control XL makes an ideal studio centrepiece.
SHOW START
00:03:26 AD:Patreon
00:09:59 WIN Novation LaunchKey 49
00:12:48 Polyend ENDLESS pedal
00:25:32 AD:Baby Audio Save 15%
00:26:46 That New Casio Sampler
00:32:23 Behringer Show JN-80
00:40:15 Soundtoys Spaceblender 2
00:44:58 AD: Novation Launch Control XL 3
00:46:07 Native Instruments preliminary insolvency
00:54:56 BaF 26: Terraphones Nymira
00:59:58 AlphaTheta Chordcat
01:02:13 NAMM 26: Violet Audio dMIX128


