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My Forever Studio

My Forever Studio

MusicTech

Imagine being able to make your perfect studio. Where would it be? What would it look like? And if you only had six pieces of gear to choose from, what would they be? This is exactly what we ask of guest artists, producers and industry figureheads. It might sound easy but there are strict rules in the Forever Studio. Hosts and shameless nerds Chris Barker and Will Betts guide guests through the dramatic journey to studio foreverdom. There will be nostalgia. There will be anecdotes. There may be gags. But there will be no bundles! It’s MusicTech’s My Forever Studio Podcast.
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My Forever Studio - Ep 18: Seeb’s modded synth cabin
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11/03/20 • 39 min

This time we’re joined by Seeb, the Norwegian duo behind the enormous dancefloor remix of Mike Posner’s, I Took A Pill In Ibiza. Listen to learn which affordable vintage mic recreation they can’t live without for pop vocals, how Espen upgraded a classic polysynth and find out the best-practice for avoiding confrontations with bears in the wild.
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My Forever Studio - Ep 16: BT's aquatic synth palace
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10/20/20 • 52 min

In this not-to-be-missed episode, we're joined by electronic music veteran and polymath instrument developer, BT. The Grammy-nominated composer/producer is widely credited with pioneering trance and IDM and is also the creative mind behind iZotope BreakTweaker, StutterEdit and Spitfire's Phobos convolution synth. With a career spanning 30 years, he's also amassed an incredible array of instruments in his Aladdin's cave-like studio. But, how will he react to being allowed only six items in this fantasy Forever Studio? Stick around for stories about geeking out over synth patches with Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt, how Stewart Copeland saved his bacon, and why he uses $300 monitors for mixing.
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My Forever Studio - Ep 57: Callum Marinho raids Noel Gallagher's studio
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05/05/23 • 64 min

We’re joined by a rising star in the engineering world. Coming up through Monnow Valley Studios in Wales, Callum Marinho cut his teeth on sessions for Tom Jones and even Coldplay. Now he’s Noel Gallagher’s in-house engineer. We find out about dreamy guitar tones, what synths he turns to for Noel’s records, and hear about an esoteric rack effect that’s a go-to sound used by Prince (and the former-Oasis star).

Season 5 is sponsored by Audient: audient.com

STUFF WE TALK ABOUT (SPOILERS AHEAD!)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neck_Deep

https://www.airstudios.com/history/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/air-studio-ruins

http://www.monnowvalleystudio.com/

https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/buy-mac/mac-studio/20-core-cpu-48-core-gpu-32-core-neural-engine-64gb-memory-1tb

https://www.kmraudio.com/burl-b80-mothership.php

https://guitar.com/news/gear-news/limited-edition-noel-gallagher-gibson-es-355-models-already-being-sold-on-for-five-grand-over-original-price/

https://origineffects.com/product/cali76-compact-deluxe/

https://www.atbguitars.com/1967-fender-vibrolux

https://en-de.neumann.com/u-67

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HAn88K-3Cc (Andrew Scheps - Sold His Neve 8068 And Mixes Totally In The Box!)

https://atc.audio/professional/loudspeakers/scm150asl/

https://www.arturia.com/products/software-instruments/synclavier-v/resources

https://reverb.com/uk/item/4424489-publison-infernal-machine-90-im90

https://prince.org/msg/7/468702

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My Forever Studio - Ep 49: Braxe + Falcon's $400 dream speakers
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07/26/22 • 58 min

Alan Braxe and DJ Falcon are pioneers of French house music, releasing on Thomas Bangalter’s Roulé label. In 1998, Braxe released ‘Music Sounds Better With You’ as one-third of Stardust, while DJ Falcon broke out with tracks like ‘Together’. Now the producers (also cousins) are teaming up to release new music as duo Braxe + Falcon.

In this episode, learn about Braxe’s penchant for affordable speakers, the lesser-known converters they use for all mixes, why they love modular and which esoteric French polysynth makes the cut.

Season 4 is sponsored by EVO by Audient: https://evo.audio/

STUFF WE TALK ABOUT (SPOILERS!)
https://www.instagram.com/motorbass/?hl=en
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3Al_QCDVk8&ab_channel=HouseMusicDealer%28HMD%29 (DJ Falcon - My Name Is)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3PvUHjoUJA&ab_channel=BlizzardOfTheCoast (DJ Falcon - Honeymoon)
https://gearspace.com/board/high-end/989713-ua-2192-2015-a.html
https://www.burlaudio.com/products/b2-bomber-adc
https://motu.com/en-us/products/software/dp/features/
https://buchla.com/lem-208/
https://buchla.com/music-easel/
https://mos-lab.com/
https://www.strymon.net/product/magneto/
https://reverb.com/item/10079358-tapco-th-15a-15-powered-loudspeakers-pair
https://musictech.com/news/gear/namm-2022-auratone-unveil-new-5c-active-super-sound-cube/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairlight_CMI
https://baloran.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=59
https://www.vintagesynth.com/moog/sourc.php

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My Forever Studio - Ep 64: Raphaella's Persian production paradise
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04/03/24 • 73 min

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My Forever Studio - Ep 50: Maylee Todd’s Tenori-On lures celebrities
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08/02/22 • 62 min

Multi-talented Canadian musician, producer and 3D artist Maylee Todd has just released her concept album MALOO, where she performs as a self-animated avatar of the same name. It’s truly weird and wonderful.

And this episode is full of unusual and hilarious twists and turns. Find out how a laundry mishap nearly destroyed a prized piece of studio gear, how she comes up with voices for characters in video games, and which of her beloved instruments she would never sell, even to Randy Jackson.

Season 4 is sponsored by EVO by Audient: https://evo.audio/

STUFF WE TALK ABOUT (SPOILERS!)
https://musictech.com/features/studios/show-off-your-studio-maylee-todd-la-maloo-stones-throw/
https://www.daz3d.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_Tenori-on
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshio_Iwai
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will.i.am
https://www.networkworld.com/article/2222575/data-center-steve-jobs-lsd-habit-why-he-indulged-in-marijuana-and-his-1975-arrest.html
https://asia.toto.com/products/toilets/
https://p-vine.jp/
https://evo.audio/products/audio-interfaces/evo-16/overview/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Levy
http://www.guitarrasmorales.guitars/en/guitar-players/caetano-veloso-guitar-of-paco-de-lucia/
https://www.akg.com/Microphones/Condenser%20Microphones/C414+XLII.html
https://www.lyonhealy.com/harps/salzedo/
https://www.dynaudio.com/professional-audio/m-series/m3xe
https://www.rokoko.com/products/smartsuit-pro
https://www.xsens.com/motion-capture
https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/roland-mks-juno-107-tr-707-vintage-127232118
https://www.vintagesynth.com/ensoniq/ts10_ts12.php

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My Forever Studio - Ep 38: Sasha wants his old equipment back
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08/02/21 • 51 min

This time, we’re joined by trailblazing DJ and producer Sasha. The prolific creator has made music spanning electronic genres from acid house to atmospheric trance and more. He’s produced with James Zabiela, John Digweed and BT, remixed Madonna and scored video games such as Gran Turismo. He’s also a massive production nut and one of the first innovators to take Ableton Live into the DJ booth.

In this episode, he flips the script and builds his fantasy forever studio from gear he’s lost over his career. Learn which pieces of studio outboard take his fancy, which leftfield vintage synth makes his list and how he learns how to use new equipment in the studio.

STUFF WE TALK ABOUT (SPOILERS AHEAD!)

https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/japan/park-hyatt-tokyo/tyoph/dining

https://www.thomann.de/gb/thon_studio_side_rack_xl_10u_black.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Weatherall

https://www.musictech.net/reviews/dj/pioneer-djm-v10-mixer/

https://www.vintagedigital.com.au/ams-dmx-15-80s-stereo-digital-delay/

http://piecesof8music.com/roster/steve-dub/

https://voidacoustics.com/club/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_JD-800

http://www.vintagesynth.com/waldorf/wald_wave.php#:~:text=Wavetable%20synthesis%20has%20been%20widely,This%20is%20a%20digital%20synth.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spooky_(DJs)

https://uisoftware.com/metasynth/

https://www.eventideaudio.com/products/rackmount/harmonizer/h9000

https://www.eventideaudio.com/community/forum/rackmount/h9000-app

https://www.eventideaudio.com/products/stompboxes/multi-effect-processor/h9-max

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My Forever Studio - Ep 36: King Britt’s vintage sampler fantasy
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07/19/21 • 55 min

This time, we're privileged to host legendary DJ, producer and music educator, King Britt. He's well known for being a musical innovator, for co-founding the groundbreaking label Ovum Records with Josh Wink, and collaborating with De La Soul, Madlib, Moor Mother and many others.

In this episode, discover why he prefers vintage samplers over modern, which audio manufacturer he trusts above all others for mixing drums, and learn which specific piece of hardware he must have on all his mixes.

Things we talk about (SPOILERS AHEAD)

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My Forever Studio - Ep 73: Will Clarke won’t spend 7 years making a track
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04/15/25 • 65 min

Will Clarke literally began DJing as a child, and in this episode, he shares his prodigious journey from playing at a local caravan site to blowing up in Ibiza's club scene. Along the way, he reveals the unique Russian drum machine that forms the backbone of his techno tracks, and explains how he avoids using other people’s samples in the studio. This time, hear about his Somerset dream studio, the must-have synth that could fuel his creativity forever, and which readily available mic he trusts for capturing vocal recordings.

Season 7 of the My Forever Studio Podcast is supported by Audient, and the incredible new iD48 audio interface.
https://audient.com/
https://audient.com/products/audio-interfaces/id48/

STUFF WE TALK ABOUT (SPOILERS AHEAD)
https://www.reddit.com/r/vinyl/comments/2xo155/stanton_str850_good_buy/
https://esp-musicrentals.co.uk/products/vestax-pmc-06
https://www.ejayshop.com/
https://www.reddit.com/r/ejay/comments/xn4fmk/ejay_famous_top_100/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/somerset/content/articles/2005/01/27/somerset_spinners_kickback_feature.shtml
https://samdivine.co.uk/
https://www.noraenpure.com/
https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro/16-inch-space-black-standard-display-apple-m4-max-with-16-core-cpu-and-40-core-gpu-48gb-memory-1tb
https://www.soundtoys.com/product/primaltap/
https://www.soundtoys.com/product/echoboy/
https://www.apple.com/uk/logic-pro/
https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/audio-interfaces/komplete-audio-1-audio-2/
https://solidstatelogic.com/products/big-six
https://www.avpsynth.com/ads-7-mk2-analog-drum-synthesizer
https://buchla.com/musiceasel/
https://www.seedsessions.co.uk/meet-the-team/mitch-jones/
https://soundcloud.com/djwillclarke/will-clarke-feat-sharlene-1
https://www.optimum-mastering.com/
https://www.adam-audio.com/en/main-monitor/s6x/
https://musictech.com/features/interviews/olafur-arnalds-characterful-sound-piano-synths-bonobo/
https://www.moogmusic.com/products/moog-one
https://www.izotope.com/en/shop/ozone-11-advanced/
https://cradle.app/products/the-god-particle
https://devonanalogue.com/

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How many episodes does My Forever Studio have?

My Forever Studio currently has 74 episodes available.

What topics does My Forever Studio cover?

The podcast is about Music Production, Interview, Music, Podcasts, Technology and Music Interviews.

What is the most popular episode on My Forever Studio?

The episode title 'Ep 71: Lauren Mia demands a patchbay' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on My Forever Studio?

The average episode length on My Forever Studio is 53 minutes.

How often are episodes of My Forever Studio released?

Episodes of My Forever Studio are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of My Forever Studio?

The first episode of My Forever Studio was released on Jan 14, 2020.

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