Nice to see Non Eric back after a long while, We start with a look at Google Street view of Real World Studios, Logic 10.2 and Gobbler, cloud storage in general, Reaktor 6 drops - what are NI up to? Sample Logic Gamelan library sounds sweet, Gaz talks Holy Mountain soundtrack.

Sonic TALK 416 - Knobcon And Zac Efrons Donkey

New guest Ty Unwin is back for more, we talk Elektron Overbridge - now at V1.0 for Live, Roland MX-1 USB host mode, Presonus Studio One 3 Prime - a free DAW, Slate Digital Summer plug-in deals - essentially a rental program, the lovely sound sculpture of Hokkaido Garden Festival n Japan. Finally - what do you do to recharge the musical batteries?

We talk to Principal Program Manager at Microsoft - Pete Brown Pete who gives us the facts on a number of issues - MIDI, Audio, whats with Thunderbolt on Windows? And the new auto update feature.

We get to know new guest Ty Unwin and his massive synth collection, then we talk AKG 414 and mics in general - as its episode 414, the cultural impact of streaming gives us something to think about, Volca Mix mockups, Niative Instruments Stems and Anarchestra - a collection of 100 custom mechanical instruments.

We say a big hello to Corry Banks from BBoyTechReport.com, check out Mark's new MIDI gizmo LE STRUM, then we're on to the MikeMe large diaphragm remote mic, the Audiobus Remote app, Electronic music soundtracks, the Owl programmable Eurorack Module.

Sonic TALK 412 - Live From Stekker, Windows 10

First we talk of the Doppler Labs Here - earbuds with mics and DSP which allow for real-time filtering/processing for the real world, they just got $17mill in funding, then the Future Retro Mondovox - a clever MIDI processing box for unison and poly setup of multiple MIDI devices, CME and the XKey Air fundraising on Indiegogo - really? iConnectivity iConnect Audio 4+ ticks all the boxes - is it the future?

We HAVE to talk about the new Yamaha ReFace units of course, then we're on to BeatStep Pro and finally more collaborative community action from Splice.com

Gaz returns from Glastonbury, the scene of Kanye's gig, Robbie only just made his gig in London, we talk stage monitoring, AJH Synth Mini Mod Moog Model D Eurorack, LFO the movie, Jerobeam Fenderson's Scope Art Kickstarter and FACT Magazine's Against The Clock series.