Category: Gear

Auria, Tachyon and Space Wiz – Sonic Touch 13

Featured Apps: Tachyon – Simple morphing instrument $1.99 SpaceWiz – hypnotic generative music $9.99 Auria – multitrack DAW $49.99 Welcome to another episode of sonic TOUCH – the show dedicated to music creation on touchscreen devices. This week we take a look at two more instruments from Jordan Rudess’s Wizdom Music – Tachyon and SpaceWiz….


Into The Lair #41 – How to Use Aux Sends While Mixing

GRAMMY Award-winning Mixing Engineer Dave Pensado shows you his favorite methods of using Aux Sends while mixing.


Triton Audio FetHead inline mic preamp review – SoundsAndGear

Checking out an inline mic preamp from Triton Audio, a company out of the Netherlands. This is a straight forward mic preamp that will improve the sound of various dynamic microphones.


Sonic TALK 295 – 121212 – International SoundCheck Day

We kick off with a brief appearance from Darren Price from Underworld – as thats where Dave Spiers is today (thanks for the use of the bandwidth!). We then dive into the Leap Motion and the AirHarp experiment 7:00, Mark Tinley’s Christmas Single as the Pink New Dolphins – Sometimes Suicide – a very catchy…


Soniccouture free Music Box library review – SoundsAndGear

Checking out a really dope free music box library from Soniccouture for Kontakt, EXS24, and Live. It’s a straight forward library with a really rich sound.


Ableton Live 9 Sneak Preview With Robert Lippok

This video offers a sneak preview of Ableton Live 9, through the eyes of Berlin-based electronica artist Robert Lippok. In addition to checking out the new features in 9, check out Lippok’s use of a variety of controllers. Ableton Live 9 is scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2013. via AbletonInc: Robert Lippok is known for his expansive…


Into The Lair #45 – Ozone 5 Advanced Overview with Dave Pensado

Dave Pensado walks through some of his favorite features and uses of iZotope’s Ozone 5 Advanced Plug-In.


Novation V-Station VST vs Novation K-Station Synthesizer


In The Studio With Zombie Nation & The Roland System 700

Turbo Recordings has kicked off a new video series, Turbo Studio Sessions, with a visit to Munich superproducer Zombie Nation.  The ‘very quickly satisfied’ Thomas Sontag talks to Mr. Zombie Nation and they check out the awesome power of a fully operational Roland System 700 synthesizer. The result? ‘Need. More. Cables!’ TR notes, “While this first installment serves…


Sonic TALK 294 – Massive Furry Head

New guest in the form of Mike Grieg – music tech lecturer at Teeside University joins us to discuss MIDI Jitter 08:07 , rumour s and Logic 24:00– what we’d like to see in the next big update, exhibition of giant synth photos46:45 and what is the most aesthetically pleasing synthesizer. Then Mark brings out his binaural dummy head…