Podcast: Sonic TALK - 074 Hand-held Mergers and McLove

US Roland/Cakewalk, Gibson/TC, more handheld recorders, Mac Stuff 07/02/08

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56:46 mins

SONIC TALK 074 - Back in the groove after NAMM we're joined by Mark Tinley sound artist and long time collaborator with Nick Rhodes, Chic band member and Nile Rogers' main man Richard Hilton, PJ Tracy composer and man about Minneapolis, Dave Spiers from GForce Software - makers of fine software musical instruments. This week we talk of mergers and acquisitions, in the light of Roland taking a majority share in Cakewalk, Gibson and TC Electronic announcing a merger and of course Microsoft's bid for Yahoo, Helicon technology gets a look-in along the way, followed by Novation's Nocturn controller, Inside Synthesis, our latest IPTV series on FM synthesis and FM generally, then a bit of a Mac-fest with the new Airbook and Mainstage in use. Finally we finish up with Rich having good things to say about the new Apple keyboard - of the QWERTY kind.

Mark Tinley Mark on Myspace
Huntingdon Male Voice Choir CD available now
On Myspace listen
Rich Hiltons Myspace
PJ Tracy's current project
Walker Arts Centre PJ's premier
GFORCE Software check the competition..
Sonicstate's NAMM coverage
Novation Nocturn
Cakewalk forums on the Roland buyout
Gibson and TC Electronic cosy up
Inside Synthesis 004 FM synthesis explained PT1
Yamaha UK Show sponsors - Yay!
TC Helicon main site
Mac Airbook
Mainstage live setup for your mac
Muse Receptor live rackmount plug-in player
Yamaha 2G recorder
Edirol R-44 4-track pro recorder
MicroTrack II M-Audio's offering
Apple Keyoard Rich loves his
Homerecordingnetwork.com - more podcasts on music production related subjects

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