#92: Grain Strain

We're taking a break for a while, but here's a tiny episode to say goodbye for the moment. We're planning to be back, so please stay subscribed, and please follow us on some kind of social media for good measure, just in case the ties get cut.

Are music shops worth saving? Are subscription deals letting people down? Why are there no new synths to talk about? All these questions are half-answered in this slow-news episode. SHOW NOTES AND LINKS https://www.a4ppodcast.com SUPPORT US VIA PLUGIN BOUTIQUE AFFILIATE LINK https://pluginboutique.com/?a_aid=5f2b108fc97a7 BUY OUR T SHIRTS, HOODIES AND PHONE CASES Links at https://www.a4ppodcast.com SUPPORT US ON PATREON https://www.patreon.com/a4ppodcast

Music over 120bpm is getting banned, a chip emulation leads to divergent takes, Bitwig 4 comes out with some lucky new features, and we take a look at the KVR Developer Challenge 2021 entries. SHOW NOTES AND LINKS https://www.a4ppodcast.com SUPPORT US VIA PLUGIN BOUTIQUE AFFILIATE LINK https://pluginboutique.com/?a_aid=5f2b108fc97a7 BUY OUR T SHIRTS, HOODIES AND PHONE CASES Links at https://www.a4ppodcast.com SUPPORT US ON PATREON https://www.patreon.com/a4ppodcast

Loads of new instruments have arrived, and we're putting a few through their paces in this episode. Algonaut Atlas 2 is the drum skymapper that got there first; Abyss is a colourful new synth from Tracktion and Dawesome, Capsule is a new subscription instrument library; and we finallytry out Plasmonic after following its progress through development. Also featuring: a MIDI scarf! SHOW NOTES AND LINKS https://www.a4ppodcast.com SUPPORT US VIA PLUGIN BOUTIQUE AFFILIATE LINK https://pluginboutique.com/?a_aid=5f2b108fc97a7 BUY OUR T SHIRTS, HOODIES AND PHONE CASES Links at https://www.a4ppodcast.com SUPPORT US ON PATREON https://www.patreon.com/a4ppodcast

Splice just started releasing plugins and there's three of them; We report back on Lunacy Audio's CUUUBE; Tracktion have come up with a comprehensive FM synth, but what's it called? THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY iZOTOPE Get 10% off at www.izotope.com/appetite SHOW NOTES AND LINKS https://www.a4ppodcast.com SUPPORT US VIA PLUGIN BOUTIQUE AFFILIATE LINK https://pluginboutique.com/?a_aid=5f2b108fc97a7 BUY OUR T SHIRTS, HOODIES AND PHONE CASES Links at https://www.a4ppodcast.com SUPPORT US ON PATREON https://www.patreon.com/a4ppodcast

A synth based on a cube, a synth based on thermodynamics, and an iLok based on the world's most annoying type of USB. Elsewhere, Tim has bought something new and James has to guess what it is; we take an intimate tour of FabFilter Timeless 3's privatest parts; and we (don't) discuss regional words for bread rolls.

We investigate an acid banger that won't stop rolling, the new version of FabFilter Timeless, and the little-known technology that could… transform the world of plugins forever. Oh, and Tim is a YouTuber now. SHOW NOTES AND LINKS https://www.a4ppodcast.com TIM'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL IS https://www.youtube.com/c/timcant SUPPORT US VIA PLUGIN BOUTIQUE AFFILIATE LINK https://pluginboutique.com/?a_aid=5f2b108fc97a7 BUY OUR T SHIRTS, HOODIES AND PHONE CASES Links at https://www.a4ppodcast.com SUPPORT US ON PATREON https://www.patreon.com/a4ppodcast"

It's a software haul as we check out two new synths, two new effects plugins, and Random Kontakt Instrument Corner makes a return. Elsewhere, we're chatting about our super-mature industry, and taking a couple of online quizzes. Tim is also a gay model now. SHOW NOTES AND LINKS https://www.a4ppodcast.com SUPPORT US VIA PLUGIN BOUTIQUE AFFILIATE LINK https://pluginboutique.com/?a_aid=5f2b108fc97a7 BUY OUR T SHIRTS, HOODIES AND PHONE CASES Links at https://www.a4ppodcast.com SUPPORT US ON PATREON https://www.patreon.com/a4ppodcast

My life is crumbling to pieces and so is my audio input. Some of this episode is OK, some of it is completely not OK. I can't apologize enough, please seek retribution. James. SHOW NOTES AND LINKS https://www.a4ppodcast.com

We chat about the tremendously featureful new version of Audacity, zplane's two-dimensional plugin that might help someone somewhere somehow, new news from Spectrasonics, and a wee bit more.