https://sonicstate.com/news/ First and fastest for hi-tech music news. Great coverage of the major events, plus plenty of video content.Copyright 2026, Sonic State Ltd. In this PatchFLIP, Matt (MATTHS) pairs the Embodme  Erae II expressive controller and loop...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/11/patchflip-embodme-erae-ii-and-erae-sounds-combination/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:01:00 GMT Iconic Instruments have released Detroit Drums, a pair of virtual acoustic dru...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/11/iconic-instruments-detroit-drums-60s-rb-kits/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:26:34 GMT Looking over an established artists live setup is always an intriguing experience - an...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/11/walking-through-wevals-live-setup/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:34:26 GMT UVI's new Rumble instrument tackles bass sound design by dividing the frequency spectrum into three ...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/11/uvi-rumble-multi-band-bass-synth-a-first/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:27:30 GMT It's here! No longer do you have to deep menu dive and button bash your way through actually making synth sounds, a s...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/11/generate-synplant-patches-from-text/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:52:44 GMT Guests

• Gaz Williams - Musici...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/10/podcast-sonictalk-896-juno-106-day/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:05:25 GMT The AE Modular format by Tangible Waves may be tiny in size, but they pack in a&n...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/10/amazing-tiny-modulars-the-world-of-tangible-waves/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:11:15 GMT Sacha Ketterlin is a Superbooth favourite, long time friend of Schneiders Laden. Born in Switzerland and raised in Fr...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/10/superbooth-2026-sacha-ketterlin-rig-tour/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:53:40 GMT Ed Upton aka DMX Krew had a beloved (and rare) RSF SD140 stolen, and instead of trawling the second hand spaces ...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/10/dmx-krew-opal-rhythm-computor/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:26:20 GMT Max Cooper's music is deep and expressive, and it comes alongside an AV show which can often take you into another wo...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/10/max-cooper-live-masterclass-/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:18:40 GMT An excellent prize for this competition - thanks to our friends at Expressive E, https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/09/competition-win-expressive-e-osmose-ce-49-midi-controller/Tue, 9 Jun 2026 10:36:34 GMT This is a two-for-one deal on news stories; combining the news that an https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/09/the-worst-album-covers-of-all-time-/Tue, 9 Jun 2026 10:35:29 GMT If you like Brassy Synth sounds, you've come to the right place! Flexur T2 is a Trautonium inspired, standalone, expr...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/09/flexur-trautonium-synthesizer/Tue, 9 Jun 2026 10:19:45 GMT Matths takes a look at the Erica Synths Bullfrog Drums - sample based drum machine with decent seque...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/08/sonicdemo-erica-synths-bullfrog-drums-and-resonant-filter/Mon, 8 Jun 2026 13:25:30 GMT London Records have started a Podcast - Hit That Perfect Beat https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/08/hit-that-perfect-beat-the-london-records-story/Mon, 8 Jun 2026 09:23:06 GMT At Somerset House in August 2019, Nabihah Iqbal spoke with visionary music producer SOPHIE in a wide ranging con...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/08/sophie-interview-with-nabihah-iqbal/Mon, 8 Jun 2026 08:44:17 GMT In this SonicLAB, we look into the Udo Audio DMNO, an 8-voice polyphonic binaural analog hybrid synt...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/08/soniclab-udo-audio-dmno-dynamic-binaural-synth/Mon, 8 Jun 2026 08:17:10 GMT Jürgen Moßgraber has updated his superb FREE sample conversion suite, https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/07/convertwithmoss-18-supports-tonverk-omnisphere-3-roland-samplers/Sun, 7 Jun 2026 18:24:35 GMT Here's  our latest 5 Minutes With - featuring the 4ms Catalyst sequencer, an 8 output Eurorack (20hp), trad...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/06/5-minutes-with-4ms-catalyst-sequencer/Sat, 6 Jun 2026 08:50:17 GMT Perhaps you came here expecting some melancholic musings on AI - well I'm sorry to say you'll be disappointed! T...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/05/the-/Fri, 5 Jun 2026 10:54:31 GMT A few weeks ago we reported on the relea...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/05/fms-11-121-walkthrough/Fri, 5 Jun 2026 06:48:06 GMT M83 s a French electronic rock group formed in Antibes in 1999. Here we have a Portrait In Sound with Kaela, who...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/05/kaela-of-m83/Fri, 5 Jun 2026 06:37:14 GMT Producer Rob Ford is auctioning a collection of 1,700 items which includes membership cards, flyers, and other assort...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/04/rave-era-memorabilia-up-for-auction/Thu, 4 Jun 2026 08:07:42 GMT In what is a refreshingly different video on making music,  https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/04/a-track-with-no-instruments-/Thu, 4 Jun 2026 07:58:03 GMT Guests
  • Paulee Alex...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/03/podcast-sonictalk-895-ableton-sdk-te-sidekick/Wed, 3 Jun 2026 18:02:50 GMT A Renoise RNS file is an archive, which means every sample and recording is accessible by opening them in progra...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/03/find-all-your-hardware-samples-in-renoise-/Wed, 3 Jun 2026 10:11:29 GMT The shifting sands of company ownerships is detailed here fr Major Record Labels - a fascinating looks at how ownersh...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/03/timeline-of-major-record-labels/Wed, 3 Jun 2026 10:00:05 GMT Spitfire Audio has released two Originals libraries - Intimate Strings and Cinematic Pads https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/02/spitfire-strings-and-cinematic-pads-come-to-mpc-hardware/Tue, 2 Jun 2026 17:37:04 GMT The Embodme Erae Touch 2 is an interesting combination of polyphonic MPE MIDI controller, loope...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/02/emodme-erae-sound-an-instrument-for-the-erae-touch-controller/Tue, 2 Jun 2026 15:54:42 GMT Today Ableton announce the official Extensions SDK  - which allows you to create your own ...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/02/ableton-opens-up-java-extensions-sdk-/Tue, 2 Jun 2026 13:58:01 GMT DIY instruments, what more do you need to stand out from the crowd ?! If you're a fan of drones (and accompaniments) ...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/02/aluminium-mulatar/Tue, 2 Jun 2026 07:37:13 GMT Wouldn't it be nice to lift all the chords out of your favourite songs, and play them with a single button! You can d...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/02/kordbot-midi-file-chord-memory-/Tue, 2 Jun 2026 07:29:08 GMT James Wiltshire from F9 Audio has just released https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/01/f9-impact-bass-for-serum-2/Mon, 1 Jun 2026 09:01:23 GMT With both Paul McCartney and the Rolling Stones announcing new albums, they've been out there talking shop - and here...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/06/01/paul-mccartney-the-rolling-stones-all-time-favourite-tracks-/Mon, 1 Jun 2026 08:45:17 GMT Musician, Coder & Tech-tinkerer Mario Volkel has shown off a prototype TFMX-Hardwa...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/05/30/amiga-tfmx-hardware-synth-prototype/Sat, 30 May 2026 14:04:04 GMT Our intrepid synth whisperer Chris from ...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/05/30/5-minutes-with-korg-minikorg-700s/Sat, 30 May 2026 10:29:07 GMT The quest for perfection is often one of eventual (and even perpetual) disappointment - and it may be worth recognizi...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/05/29/do-your-best-ideas-usually-start-as-bad-ones-/Fri, 29 May 2026 07:41:38 GMT Thom Yorke was honored with the Academy Fellowship award at the 71st Ivor Novello Awards last week - an award which c...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/05/29/thom-yorke-fellowship-of-the-ivors-academy/Fri, 29 May 2026 07:27:45 GMT Soundiron describes Saecula as a definitive anthology of Sacred Pipes, Vintage Reed...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/05/29/collection-of-organs-for-kontakt/Fri, 29 May 2026 01:01:00 GMT BOOM Library has released MECHS & ROBOTS, which they describe as a professional...]]> https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/05/29/the-sound-of-robots/Fri, 29 May 2026 01:01:00 GMT