[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56hE93iYt3w] Mark Tinley, Dave Spieers, and Gaz Williams join Sonicstate.com Editor Nick Batt to discuss NAMM rumours, including Moog Sub Phatty, Korg Mini MS20 or PolyTron? Avids “Something Big for NAMM” and more.

Synth pioneer Wolfgang Palm has introduced a new software synthesizer for iOS, PPG WaveMapper. PPG WaveMapper expands on Palm’s work with wavetables and introduces a new synthesis system, which can be seen as a bridge between wavetables and samples. In wavetable systems you have great flexibility in controlling the sound, but sound material is limited to harmonic, noise-free…

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ziqy2mqpBU] In the 49th Into The Lair, Dave Pensado goes over his techniques for enhancing, and working with top end (high-frequency) in a mix.

In the 48th Into The Lair, Mix Engineer Dave Pensado walks you through how he enhanced various elements of the mix for an upcoming Mahogany Raye song.

First we talk about the new iOS6 and the Lighting dock connector, then we look at the new DrumJam app from Sonosaurus – created in collaboration with world renowned percussionist Pete Lockett. Then it’s on to Impaktor by Beepstreet – a physical modelling drum instrument that gets one of our GOLD AWARDS.

Checking out a soundset for the the Virus TI called Thrillogy 1. I load up the patches in the Virust TI editor and run through them so you can see what they sound like. A nice collection for any Virus TI owner.