Appetite 4 Production

Massive X is finally unleashed upon the world, and there's a lot to talk about as we demo the most anticipated synth ever. Elsewhere, we fill in Hans Zimmer's backstory, check out Waves' new bass ROMpler, and Tim plugs a new/old track. STALK ON FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/a4ppodcast ABUSE ON TWITTER http://twitter.com/a4ppodcast TIM'S RELEASE https://t3mpo.com/product/chromatic-blend-tempo-records-tempo1214d-download/

What are the best 15 plugins in the world right now? What does gammon love about reel-to-reel? And most importantly, how are Tim's Sonic The Hedgehog Slippers wearing in?

#33: Wrinkly Dinkly Hi-Hats and 808s by Tim Cant, James Russell

Bandcamp offer crowdfunding for vinyl pressing, Behringer news overload, Steinberg Retrologue as a hardware synth, and sexed-up laptop chat. WEBSITE & SHOW NOTES www.a4ppodcast.com FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/a4ppodcast

James and Tim limber up for some competitive beat matching in the Soundgym, discuss the history and future of Acid Pro, and have a gander at IK's UNO Drum. Also Pokemon and Nicholas Cage – what could go wrong? SHOW NOTES & WEBSITE www.a4ppodcast.com

The year is 2069. If you lose or damage your iLok, you die in real life. Imagine a direct debit stamping on a human face, forever. But plugins alone turn the wheel of history, and the unlikely pairing of an alt-right crypto-fascist and a beret-clad Antifa soy soldier, armed with Kinder eggs, are the only thing that can save the human race from subscription dystopia. WEBSITE & SHOW NOTES www.a4ppodcast.com TWITTER https://twitter.com/a4ppodcast FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/a4ppodcast

We get our ears on Massive X, praise ValhallaDelay, check out XLN Audio's exploratory XO drum machine, and discover the techno album on a Sega cartridge. SHOW NOTES ON THE WEBSITE http://www.a4ppodcast.com TWITTER https://twitter.com/a4ppodcast FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/a4ppodcast

What did Elon Musk upload to SoundCloud? Which Analogue Compressor is most like Amy Winehouse? How do 25 new Ableton Live skins sound? The answers to all these useless questions, plus a round-up of 2019's rolls-eyes April Fools moments, and a mighty fine interview with sound design pro Francis Preve, are all contained within this succulent episode.

Back for a chat attack with pro sound designer Francis Preve. Catch the first part of the interview as part of Episode 29. MORE FROM FRANCIS www.francispreve.com www.symplesound.com www.instagram.com/francispreve

We've got synths coming out of both ends this episode, getting the lowdown on Softube Parallels, a closer look at Massive X, and loads more. Elsewhere, we score an exclusive interview with Aphex Twin about his work on the Bass Station II, and Tim chats to bass music father figure, Hervé. WEBSITE AND SHOW NOTES www.a4ppodcast.com TWITTER https://twitter.com/a4ppodcast FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/a4ppodcast/reviews *Aphex Twin may or may not be Aphex Twin

We're stepping things up this episode with two new parts of the show: a software giveaway with discoDSP, and a classy producer chat with Charlie Bierman, aka Break. Elsewhere, there's Zithers aplenty, a new remix project, and a sonic exploration of the TB-303. **SHOW NOTES** www.a4ppodcast.com **FACEBOOK** www.facebook.com/a4ppodcast **TWITTER** https://twitter.com/a4ppodcast

Soundcloud distribution, virtual record crates and MIDI watches are high on the agenda this episode. Elsewhere, A4P goes IRL, as we turn a slow news fortnight into an unremitting philosophical enquiry into the troubles of the human soul. **SHOW NOTES AND LINKS AT** www.a4ppodcast.com **FACEBOOK** www.facebook.com/a4ppodcast **TWITTER** https://twitter.com/a4ppodcast If you're still reading this, please send help. I'm trapped in the body of a music producer, and I have very little financial independence. I have no idea what an Ableton is, but I think it's some kind of hammer.

After overflowing with news, we direct the excess gushing towards the Arturia MicroFreak synth, Tracktion Waveform 10, Auto-Tune Access and – ye gads – another MIDI ring! WEBSITE www.a4ppodcast.com TWITTER https://twitter.com/a4ppodcast FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/a4ppodcast LISTEN ON SPOTIFY http://bit.ly/A4P_spot REVIEW US ON ITUNES, YEAH?? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/appetite-for-production/id1377207516?mt=2

We check out a $990 EQ plugin, discover a particularly magical Kontakt instrument, and run down some of the biggest new releases from NAMM 2019.

We turn our finely-tuned cynics' eyes towards /r/synthesizers' gear review of 2018, discuss the recent Resident Advisor comments section shutdown, and speculate on Behringer's 40 upcoming Eurorack modules.

James and Tim talk animal IRs, the existence of clipping, the world's best compressors, GarageBand's super-sweet 15th, and the ongoing strange choices of Propellerhead.

We hand down the verdict on Loopmasters Khords, make a plea bargain with Korg's forthcoming Volcas, and sentence Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams to life in prison. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, LIKE US ON FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/a4ppodcast OR PLEASE TWEET SOMETHING MAYBE??? https://twitter.com/a4ppodcast OUR WEBSITE IS… www.a4ppodcast.com HOWZABOUT A FIVE STAR REVIEW ON iTUNES? Not that iTunes makes searching for stuff easy

Non-special, non-Christmas episode. Our intrepid plugin-hounds sniff out Arturia's new synth, play dead for a wall-mounted speech synth, and roll over for Spitfire Audio's free LABS instruments. Oh, and there's twenty minutes EQing a tambourine to enjoy! ********* SHOW NOTES AND LINKS AT www.a4ppodcast.com FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/a4ppodcast TWITTER https://twitter.com/a4ppodcast

The lord of all EQs meets the lord of all tutorials, the Elka Panther meets Psytrance (again), silent discos meet with disapproval, and law meets boredom for the Music Modernization Act. NOTES AND LINKS AT: www.a4ppodcast.com FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/a4ppodcast TWITTER : https://twitter.com/a4ppodcast

The Bass Station's 25th Anniversary, Ten years to save MIDI, Waves launch a computer, and a Foley workstation that's one step too far.