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Sonic RETROCAST - Vintage Music Technology episodes
- DJ Aphrodite aka Gavin King
Welcome to Sonic RETROCAST Episode 5.
Paulee Bow talks to Gavin King aka DJ Aphrodite , the legendary British jungle and Drum & Bass pioneer.
In his early work with Urban Shakedown, he & collaborator Micky Finn pioneered the use of two hand synchronised(!) Amiga 500 computers - to create fully realised songs using 8-channels of sound.
News Links
Reassembler Games, Sonic the Hedgehog: https://reassembler68k.itch.io/aonicAmiGUS mini: https://www.amiga-shop.net/en/Amiga-Hardware/Amiga-classic-hardware/AmiGUS-mini-PCMCIA-sound-card-for-the-Amiga-600-1200::1487.html
Commodore 77: https://commodore.net/commodore-jacks-into-night-city-with-the-commodore-77-an-all-new-cyberpunk-2077-collaboration/
IMFM Synth: https://imfm-synth.com/en
Lotharek Bison Prof: https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=432
M5Stack Cardputer ADV: https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5stack-cardputer-adv-version-esp32-s3?srsltid=AU7gw4UGLwoj0Fy9jF-XaVAiaRMQcHlEV8ngmovlnHjpGYLTswww_Sau
00:00:00 Intro and Episode Overview
00:01:03 Retro News Segment Begins00:01:31 Reassembler Games’ Sonic Amiga Demo00:02:01 Amiga 1200/600 PCMCIA Sound Card00:02:32 Commodore 77 Cyberpunk Tie‑In00:03:02 IMFM 8‑Operator Soft Synth00:03:28 Lotharek Bison Prof Announced00:05:31 M5 ADV Card Computer00:05:54 Main Interview: DJ Aphrodite00:07:02 Busy B Amiga Musicians Meetup00:07:32 Discovering Amiga And MED00:09:17 City Sounds, Mickey Finn, Bass00:11:05 Some Justice, Carl Cox Mixdown00:11:55 Manual Syncing, Phasing, OCD00:13:12 Amiga-Era Sound Prep Ethos00:14:18 Amiga Limits Foster Creativity00:16:21 From Amiga To Digital Era00:19:59 Amiga Hardware Drop And Fix00:21:14 Derby Amiga Get‑Together Plans00:21:43 Busy B Sample Swap Sessions00:23:05 Aura 14‑bit And Sample Hygiene00:23:57 Mastering Hears 8‑bit Artifacts00:25:17 Industrial Distortion Perspective00:25:51 AI‑Generated Promos And Mixing00:27:43 AI Noise Reduction And Stems00:28:42 Apple Updates Break Plugins00:29:32 Re‑recording Catalog: Two Amigas00:30:31 Re‑record To Regain Rights00:31:16 Stalker, Human Traffic, Rebuild00:32:09 King Of The Beats 2016 Remake00:33:24 From Mixtapes To Career00:34:19 Signing To PWL, Industry Swings00:35:23 Jungle Emerges, Starting Over00:36:44 Release Criteria And Discipline00:38:29 Ganja Man Lyric Controversy00:41:49 Switching To Logic, Late Change00:42:38 Amiga Twilight Years Revival00:43:10 Amiga Graphics In Video Era00:43:37 Commodore’s Downfall, DIY Spirit00:45:22 Resource Limits: Mono Loops00:46:34 All Over Me Flash Video00:48:17 Career Longevity And DJing00:49:12 Older DJs Accepted, Era Mixing00:50:59 Signature Tracks And Sub Updates00:52:21 Plan: Re‑record From Source00:53:17 SyQuest And Jaz Drive Woes00:54:32 Legacy SCSI Cables And Clutter00:55:00 Emulating Amiga With Disk Images00:55:29 A600 Driving Akai Mixdown Plan00:55:53 Amiga MIDI Interfaces Offered00:56:20 Documenting The Restoration Project00:56:44 Wrap‑Up And Sign‑Off00:58:36 Postscript: Amiga Live Remark59 min - Robert Henke/ Monolake
Welcome Episode 4 of Sonic RETROCAST Episode 3 with host Paulee Alex Bow and legendary guest Robert Henke aka Monolake. He describes himself as “a toolmaking artist. Code and hardware are a source of inspiration and a necessity”
Robert is perhaps best known as the co-creator of Ableton Live alongside Gerhard Behles, as well as his musical and audio visual performances as Monolake in which he uses much of his own hardware and software.
Robert Henke: https://roberthenke.com
News Links
Synthesized Cambridge: https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/72242/Synthesized-(29th-30th-June-2024)/PSG Editor: https://nukegaradhp.net/psgsehp/
Open MPT: https://openmpt.org
Thanks to our show sponsor: Liquid Sky
https://liquidskyeurope.com/collections/liquid-sky-d-vices58 min - Ravi Abbott - 90s Pirate Radio
Welcome Episode 3 of Sonic RETROCAST Episode 3 with host Paulee Alex Bow and guest vintage computing and podcast host Ravi Abbott.
Ravi is a prominent British retro computing enthusiast, journalist, event organizer, and podcaster based in Nottingham, England. He is most widely recognized for his extensive work celebrating vintage technology and video game preservation, with a particular specialization in the Commodore Amiga platform.
Thanks to our show sponsor: Liquid Sky
https://liquidskyeurope.com/collections/liquid-sky-d-vicesNews links:
C64CU: https://commodore.net/computer/Virtual OS Museum: https://virtualosmuseum.orgEconet Lan Party: https://www.colinhoad.comAtari Mini St: dennis.schauwGuest Links:
Retro Hour Podcast: https://theretrohour.comDj Formula Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RaviAbbottKickstart Amiga Event: https://www.amigashow.comAttributions for opening titles:
“Knight Riding a Horse” by kratosgd96 is licensed under CC BY 4.0.“Old Computer, Mouse and Keyboard Low Poly” by lucasalic00 is licensed under CC BY 4.0.“Roland TR-909” by sprtkle is licensed under CC BY 4.0.“ZX Spectrum 48K” by MaaB is licensed under CC BY 4.0.“Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2” by AndreuMartiBas is licensed under CC BY 4.0.“TV , Old TV , Retro TV” by Denys Hroshko is licensed under CC BY 4.0.“Prophet 5 Synthesizer” by Faheem Yusuf is licensed under CC BY 4.0.“Carpet Iranian” by Mehdi Shahsavan is licensed under CC BY 4.0.“Atmega328pu” by rave-games is licensed under CC BY 4.0.“Pine Tree low poly” by Daniel.2U is licensed under CC BY 4.0.“English Rose Kitchen” by 20thcenturycloth.com is licensed under CC BY 4.0.“Boom_5.wav” by shiru8bit is licensed under CC BY 4.0.“Low Poly Snow Island” by Sahir Virmani is licensed under CC BY 4.0.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/54 min - Anders Enger Jensen
Our 2nd episode featuring the legendary Anders Enger Jensen a musician from Norway. He’s been playing keyboards since 1986 and is deep into retro hardware and software.
Welcome to the Sonic RETROCAST a companion show to SONIC TALK, focussed on vintage audio hardware, software, workflows and even videogames.
With regular contributions from musicians, producers, software developers, journalists and other retro-enthusiasts, we talk pixels, bleeps and voltages.
- 00:00:00 Start
- 00:00:37 Intro and news
- 00:04:00 Interview with Anders
- 00:04:57 A look at the studio
- 00:06:17 What is retro
- 00:11:53 Selecting sounds
- 00:15:25 Musical beginnings
- 00:29:12 Musical Genres
- 00:36:16 Roland synths
- 00:51:49 The CM-64
- 01:04:14 CM-64 sounds
1 hr 17 min - All Our First Synths
The first episode of a new podcast from us - welcome to the Sonic RETROCAST a companion show to SONIC TALK, focussed on vintage audio hardware, software, workflows and even videogames.
With regular contributions from musicians, producers, software developers, journalists and other retro-enthusiasts, we talk pixels, bleeps and voltages.
To kick off the show, Paulee Bow ( @magicalsynthadventure3216 ) talks to Nick Batt about what is retro, and first synths
- 00:00 Retrocast Theme
- 00:38 An Introduction to Retrocast
- 01:29 Retro News
- 05:26 Main Segment - All Our First Synths
- 06:19 What IS Retro?
- 11:24 OUR First Synths
- 32:41 YOUR First Synths
- 51:12 What’s a Good First Synth?
57 min
About Sonic RETROCAST - Vintage Music Technology
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Sonicstate’s RETROCAST is a companion show to Sonic TALK, focussing on vintage audio hardware, software, workflows and even videogames!
With contributions from musicians, producers, software developers and other retro-enthusiasts, with host Paulee Alex Bow we talk pixels, bleeps and voltages.