Appetite 4 Production

Two long chats: DAW politics and music distribution. What could be more fun, thought-provoking and totally unboring than a bonus episode?

A motor synthesizer, a patronizing audio interface, a MIDI keyboard with a built-in speaker, and an old friend scoring a new blockbuster soundtrack. SHOW NOTES AND LINKS AT www.a4ppodcast.com FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/a4ppodcast TWITTER http://twitter.com/a4ppodcast

Will SoundCloud's monetisation pay off? What's up for grabs at Moby's drum machine auction? What do you get when you cross Psytrance with an Elka Panther? And most importantly, what's the best sample service for whip sounds? ----------------------- SHOW NOTES AND LINKS AT www.a4ppodcast.com FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/a4ppodcast TWITTER http://twitter.com/a4ppodcast

We talk sound design for electric cars, artists uploading straight to Spotify for free, Loopcloud 3.0 and sample library woes, and the synth that has a sequencer for everything. SHOW NOTES AND LINKS AT www.a4ppodcast.com FACEBOOK IT www.facebook.com/a4ppodcast TWITTERZ http://twitter.com/a4ppodcast

James is calling it: iZotope have done the impossible with RX 7. PLUS --- Massive X conspiracy theories, roid-rage in the studio, and er... Ableton Live's Utility Plugin?? SHOW NOTES AND LINKS AT www.a4ppodcast.com FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/a4ppodcast TWITTER www.twitter.com/a4ppodcast

We talk about product releases overhyped and otherwise, check out some project-melting plugins, and limber up for a sesh at the SoundGym.

Tim and James take a look at some exceedingly organic loops, get it on with the free Tracktion 7, and dig into the Appetite For Production archive to unearth a rare clip from the 1930s. SHOW NOTES AND LINKS AT www.a4ppodcast.com

​James takes the 2017 Pearson/Edexcel Music Technology past exam paper while Tim sternly invigilates, whip in hand. QUESTION PAPER (also on a4ppodcast.com) https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/A-Level/Music-Technology/2013/Exam-materials/6MT02_01_que_20170710.pdf QUESTION ONE: ABBA - Under Attack Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/3MsQJQPi172pXgXcYGlenx ​YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAYB46Z_osM QUESTION TWO: Gentle Giant - The Advent of Panurge Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5UqFSGvjvZJuhiFWxXHmc2 ​YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3ozXQNsQYs QUESTION THREE: Air - La Femme D'Argent Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/3ZzhV6JIDKWvWR7wiKWD0C ​YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4U19zwFENs QUESTION FOUR: Alice in Chains - Lab Monkey Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/66PoUnMIdhgGRcNDsFho6E ​YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia2X5x5cPJs ​ QUESTION FIVE: Beverley Knight - Ain't Nothin' But a Kiss Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/7bke

Drum machines in rubber balls, our new AI mixing overlords, synths for when the kids have gone to bed, and song lyrics ruined by predictive text – Tim and James never shy away from the hardest-hitting issues in the serious world of music technology!

Flame throwing synths, virtual singing instruments, one-knob de-noisers, and a low-brow look at who's suing who – that's what being a musician is all about these days, right? SHOW NOTES & LINKS www.a4ppodcast.com FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/a4ppodcast TWITS www.twitter.com/a4ppodcast

Tim and James are expanding their studio lives this episode, discussing the infamous 'white cones in the black box', exploring a Leslie emulation that got out of hand, and submitting their terrible drawings to a newly created design-your-own-plugin platform. SHOW NOTES AND LINKS AT www.a4ppodcast.com FIND US ON FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/a4ppodcast WE'RE ALSO TWEETERS www.twitter.com/a4ppodcast TIM'S PLUGIN DESIGN FOR DENISE https://www.a4ppodcast.com/uploads/1/2/4/5/12459767/denise_tim.png JAMES'S PLUGIN DESIGN FOR DENISE https://www.a4ppodcast.com/uploads/1/2/4/5/12459767/denise_james.png

Fine art meets music, Behringer meet with their lawyers, and we read the 14th-century plugin manual that everyone's not talking about.

Native Instruments' cheeky leak reveals a bunch of forthcoming tasty software, Bruce Willis investigates synth manufacturers, we try out Ableton's Creative Extensions, and Ohm Force count their early-access chickens before they hatch. INITIALIZE THIS: SUGAR BYTES APARILLO https://youtu.be/wFYV7k2-FnQ ******* SHOW NOTES AND LINKS AT www.a4ppodcast.com TWEET US NOW!!! www.twitter.com/a4ppodcast WE’RE ON FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/a4ppodcast

Two major DAW updates show that FL has frozen over, there's gossip from Behringer, we price-check a MIDI harmonica, and Tim puts a mixdown into a Loudness Penalty checker.

A software synth controlled by hardware synths, two hardware controllers for FabFilter's very digital effects, three softsynth developers turned hardware manufacturers… the lines between software and hardware are fading rapidly. Meanwhile, a MIDI dinosaur stirs, and we brace for the Boog. Initialize This: Rop Papen Go2 https://youtu.be/URzwdugKOcU ******* SHOW NOTES AND LINKS AT www.a4ppodcast.com TWITTER www.twitter.com/a4ppodcast FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/Appetite-4-Production-Podcast-147442059280290/ REDDIT www.reddit.com/r/a4ppodcast/

The world of music is shapeshifting this episode, as u-he's Eurorack desires come to the fore, TC Electronic go from hard to soft to hard again, and Korg's iMono/Poly turns into some kind of sick game. Meanwhile, Tim and James have a couple of U-turns of their own to make… Initialize This: Dmitry Sches Thorn www.youtube.com/watch?v=SINQK3aYe58 ******* SHOW NOTES AND LINKS AT http://www.a4ppodcast.com TWITTER http://www.twitter.com/a4ppodcast FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/Appetite-4-Production-Podcast-147442059280290/ REDDIT https://www.reddit.com/r/a4ppodcast/

Procedural games, AI overlords, Behringer Town, and the return of Cakewalk. Tim and James discuss these crucial humanitarian themes and more as they put the world of music software to rights once again. Recorded on 5th April 2018 Initialize This: AAS Objeq ******* SHOW NOTES AND LINKS AT www.a4ppodcast.com TWITTER www.twitter.com/a4ppodcast FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/Appetite-4-Production-Podcast-147442059280290/ REDDIT www.reddit.com/r/a4ppodcast/

Tim and James herald the return of PaulStretch, poke their fingers into Arturia's actual virtual preamps, and discuss the changing faces of musical genres. Recorded on 8th March 2018 Initialize This: Krotos Audio Weaponiser www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuKO9NK_kIU ******* SHOW NOTES AND LINKS AT www.a4ppodcast.com TWITTER www.twitter.com/a4ppodcast FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/Appetite-4-Production-Podcast-147442059280290/ REDDIT www.reddit.com/r/a4ppodcast/

Tim and James take on the combined might of Hans Zimmer and Quincy Jones, the fraught dimension of Apple regrets, and the sexy subject of DAW technical support. Recorded on 22nd February 2018 Initialize This: Trueno https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeNYpZ2zjUg ******* SHOW NOTES AND LINKS AT www.a4ppodcast.com TWITTER www.twitter.com/a4ppodcast FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/Appetite-4-Production-Podcast-147442059280290/ REDDIT www.reddit.com/r/a4ppodcast/

What would DAWs be like if they were real people? Are software subscriptions the wave of the future? The answers to these questions, plus guaranteed software salvation, all lie in Appetite For Production's inaugural episode. Recorded on 8th February 2018 Initialize This: 2nd Sense Audio Wiggle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkJWnh_tFZY ******* SHOW NOTES AND LINKS AT http://www.a4ppodcast.com TWITTER http://www.twitter.com/a4ppodcast FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/Appetite-4-Production-Podcast-147442059280290/ REDDIT https://www.reddit.com/r/a4ppodcast/