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Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
The independent musician's guide to navigating the dynamic landscape of music production and social media promotion. Our weekly podcast is dedicated to unearthing the best kept secrets and practices behind music production and social media marketing, covering everything you need to get started in the music industry. In each episode, the boys cover the most recent news in gear as well as the latest trends, tips and tricks for using social media to build a community around your music.
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- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
Who Gets to Build the Future of Music Gear?
Last week we talked about musicians using AI to modify, repair and get more out of the gear they already own. This week, we're taking that idea a step further…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
AI + Homebrew Modding: What If You Could Hack Your Own Music Gear?
This time on Audionautic, we're looking at people who are modifying synths, samplers and effects pedals, bringing old software back to life and building…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
Survey Channel on Macrozones | Audionautic Artist Spotlight
This week on Audionautic, we're joined by Survey Channel to talk about his latest release, Macrozones.We're getting into the ideas behind the album, the…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
Is Our Gear… Ours? | Modding, Firmware & Who Owns Your Gear
This week we're taking a slightly wider look at something that's been happening around Elektron and modified firmware.The immediate question is about sharing…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
What Have You Been Listening To? | Show & Tell
We're doing another round of Show & Tell.We've each brought along a few tracks that have caught our attention recently. New discoveries, old favourites, things…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
30 Years of VST: Are The Classics Still Useful?
Steinberg is celebrating 30 years of VST by bringing back a collection of its classic early plugins, so we've downloaded them and we're going to see what…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
In Defence of the Studio Upgrade
This week we're having a bit of a debate about studio upgrades.I'm making the case for moving from the Tascam Model 12 to the Model 16, while Eonlake is going…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
How To Build A Live Performance With Ableton
This week we're taking Ableton Live out of the studio and onto the stage.Ableton can be a sampler, sequencer, mixer, effects rack, instrument, looper and the…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
What Are We Listening To? | Community Radio
Community Radio is back.This week we're putting the gear, plugins and production talk to one side and simply talking about music.Each of us has brought along…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
Do We Really Need Another Reverb? | RocketVerb Demo
There are hundreds of reverb plugins available today. So why should anyone care about another one?This week we're exploring RocketVerb by Zak Sound, not just…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
AI Music Is Finally Being Labelled. What Happens Next?
We're back!After a summer away from the weekly schedule, we're catching up on everything we've been exploring in the studio, the music we've been making, and…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
Music Production Growth Nobody Talks About
This week, we’re talking about the subtle growth that happens over years of making music:the things we’ve quietly improved at without really noticing.From…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
Native Instruments Has Been Acquired… Now What?
This week we revisit the story of Native Instruments following the announcement that the company is being acquired by inMusic.After insolvency proceedings…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
Live Demo: Ableton 12.4 Features Explained
This week we’re diving into the new features in Ableton Live 12.4 with a live demo and discussion.We’ll be exploring:Link Audio for real-time collaboration…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
What Happens When No One Needs Your Music?
This week we’re looking at a new update from YouTube that allows creators to replace copyrighted music with AI-generated tracks.On the surface, it solves a…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
What Do You Do When Nothing Is Working?
Not every session works.This week we talk about what actually happens when nothing is clicking in the studio. The moments where ideas don’t land, progress…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
MPC Sample vs SP-404MKII: One Month Later… Which One Wins?
This week we sit down after a full month with the MPC Sample to ask a simple question: what actually holds up once the novelty wears off?We compare it directly…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
The Most Underrated Free Synth Plugins
This week we’re taking a deep dive into some of the most underrated free plugins from u-he. We’re exploring Triple Cheese, Podolski, and the Tyrell N6, three…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
Elektron Has New Owners… Should We Be Concerned?
This week we’re discussing the acquisition of Elektron by Bonnier Capital.Elektron says operations, products, and team structure will remain unchanged, with…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
AI Deepfakes Are Flooding Music Streaming Platforms
This week we’re discussing the growing issue of AI-generated deepfake music on streaming platforms.Sony Music claims to have removed over 135,000 tracks…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
Akai MPC Sample Explained: Sketchpad or Serious Tool?
This week we’re taking a look at the new Akai MPC Sample, a portable standalone sampler that brings the classic MPC workflow into a compact, modern format.With…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
The Things We Over-complicate in Music Production
This week’s episode is a round robin conversation about the things we overcomplicate in the studio.Kick drums. Arrangement. Mix bus processing. Sound design…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
The Most Overrated Advice in Music Production
This week we’re exploring the most overrated advice in music production.Not bad advice. Not wrong advice. Just ideas that might be over-repeated…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
Ableton 12.4 Beta First Look – Collaboration, Stems, and More
Ableton Live 12.4 is now in public beta, and this update is all about refinement, collaboration, and deeper workflow improvements.This week we break down Link…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
We Found A Free Plugin That Breaks How MIDI Works
There are a few technical difficulties this week, the internet was not our friend. We appreciate your patience :)…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
Post NAMM 2026 Highlights And Industry Reality Check
This week we’re unpacking two very different sides of the music technology world.First, we look at the news surrounding Native Instruments entering preliminary…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
Live Sound Design with Zebra 3: Early Days Explorations
This week we’re diving into Zebra 3 from U-He, exploring why it remains one of the most deep and flexible software synthesizers available today. Rather than a…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
Want vs Need: When Is New Gear Actually Necessary?
This week’s episode is about want vs need.We explore the internal dialogue that shows up when we feel the urge to buy new gear, plugins, or software. Where…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
Back in the Studio. Reflections and Intentions for 2026
We’re back for our first show of 2026.In this episode, we ease into the new year by reflecting on the winter break. We share what we got up to, highlight a few…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
190: Our Creative Year in Review. Wins, Lessons and Momentum
This is our final episode before the winter break, so we’re taking a moment to look back.In this end of year retrospective, we reflect on our creative…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
Is Repurposed Media Still Real Art? | In Discussion with Survey Channel
This week we sit down with long-time Audionaut, patron, and ambient architect Survey Channel, diving deep into his new release Ecomediums — a sonic journey…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
Ableton Live 12.3 Update explained. Stem Separation, Splice and more
Ableton Live 12.3 is here and we are breaking down everything in the new update. From Stem Separation and Splice integration to new workflow tools like Bounce…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
187: Why You Don't Need Another Plugin This Black Friday
This week we are not doing the usual Black Friday deal roundup.Instead we are taking a step back and talking honestly about something that affects all of us…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
186: Artist Spotlight, Sunwarper - Today's Traces
This week we’re continuing our Artist Spotlight series with Sunwarper and his new album Today’s Traces: a meditative, ambient journey through memory…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
185: Artist Spotlight: Kh3rtis – A Transdimensional Passage on a Mazonik Bao Chuan
This week we’re setting course for the cosmic and the technical.An artist spotlight on Kh3rtis and his stunning new album A Transdimensional Passage on a…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
184: Hidden Gems of Music Production: The Gear and Software We Can’t Live Without
Every producer has a few hidden gems that quietly make their studio workflow shine. In this episode, we each share the gear and software that we can’t live…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
183: First Look: MPC Live III | Are We Still Marketing Ourselves Like It’s 2010?
This week we dive into the brand new Akai MPC Live III — a powerful standalone production center with 3D pads, a faster processor, and all-in-one creative…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
182: First Glance: Roland TR-1000 — Is Hardware Innovation Stuck?
Roland is back with the TR-1000 Rhythm Creator, their first true-analog drum machine in over 40 years, and maybe their most advanced yet.It blends the warmth…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
181: Why Hardware Limitations Make Us Better Musicians
Last week we dug into the Elektron Tonverk, its quirks and what it's 'missing', which got us thinking: are hardware limitations actually a blessing in…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
180: Elektron Tonverk at a Glance // Why even release music?
This week we’re checking out the brand new Elektron Tonverk, a next-gen polyphonic multisampler and audio processor that’s shaking up the groovebox world…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
179: As Indie Musicians, Where Do We Put Our Energy?
As independent musicians, one of the hardest parts of releasing music today isn’t just making the songs, it’s figuring out where to put our energy.Do we spend…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
178: Generative Music as an Inspiration Springboard: In Talks with Mike K Smith
For the past few weeks we've been exploring inspiration and the creative mind. One understated form of Music Production is that of Generative Music, a world…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
Is Bandcamp Clubs something we want to join? / Highlighting the Hidden Work in Production
On the back of sleepy season, Bandcamp comes out swinging with the introduction of 'Bandcamp Clubs' a supposedly human way to discover new music in an…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
176: New Wunder-Sampler on the block? // Making the Space for Happy Accidents
We're a sucker for a kickstarter, always rooting for the grassroots initiatives. As the new Wunderkammer WoO.1 enters the market, we're left wondering whether…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
175: Roland's Answer to the Hand Pan // Playing by the Rules vs Parameter Pushing
The mystical and highly aesthetic Hand Pan now has a friend in Roland. In June they released their 'Mood Pan' an electronic hand pan that is built in with…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
174: Overcoming Writer's Block: Returning to the Beginner's Mind/MIDI Kalimba & The Endless Possibilities
The Sleepy Summer continues and with the lull in new gear and events, we're sitting down and looking inwards. The creative process is full of peaks and…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
173: Back in the Mix: Audionautic after the Summer Break | In Praise of Presets
After a refreshing summer break, the Audionautic crew is back in the mix! In this episode, we catch up on our recent adventures and reflect on our creative…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
172: The One Thing That Changed Our Production Workflows
The great thing about our music production journey is that we are constantly evolving and finessing the way in which we create the art we make. Sometimes we…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
170: Creative Jealousy and Comparison in the Age of Reels
In the modern world, it is every increasingly easy to get caught up in what your fellow muso is doing. How they are presenting themselves in comparison to…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
169: Developing Confidence as an Artist / A Deep Dive into the World of Frequency Control Centre
In this very special episode of ADSN we sit down with Frequency Control Centre in the wake of his new album drop to discuss the intricacies of his workflow…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
168: 4 Things We Wish We Knew When We Started Producing
We've been at the production game for a while, and whilst we're by no means elders of the subject, here are a few things we've learned, that had we known from…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
167: Artist Spotlight: Frequency Control Centre & The 1988 Anomaly
It's finally here! FCC's 2025 LP 'The 1988 Anomaly' is out in the world and so for this week's session we've got the man himself and we're going to be talking…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
166: Ableton 12.2 Update: What's New? // What makes our creativity unique?
Couldn't let Ableton get away with dropping a new update without discussing it and running through the features. We've got a live template up and we're…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
165: How should I price my albums? // Evolving Our Sounds
A discursive week this week as we tackle two big existential topics of the museo's mind. How should we be pricing our releases? and how and to what extent is…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
163: It's (finally) here! Bandcamp Playlists: The Algorithmic Antidote?
We asked and it came!.... Two years or so later. But that's okay it's here and that's what matters. Finally Bandcamp has introduced playlists onto it's…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
162: Our Favourites from Superbooth
The past week has been awash with new devices, routing options, key driven sounds and things that generally go bleep bloop, there so much and its come so…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
161: Soundtoys Spaceblender Live Demo: Grab it while it's free! / Getting Ready for Superbooth
Soundtoys dropped a delightful sound design tool in 'Spaceblender' and better yet it's free until 22nd May. We're checking it out as a community and seeing…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
160: Fields of Few Artist Spotlight: Narrative in musical storytelling & Compositions within FL Studio
Last month Fields of Few became the latest Audionautic Record label mate as we released his latest LP 'First Land Encounter' . With the full release on all…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
159: Spotify's Royalty Payout Reform: One Year On / Debriefing Eonlake's Live Experience
It's been one whole year since Spotify moved towards its new threshold royalty payment scheme and there has been evidence of the movement being replicated…
- Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
158: EP-133 Update: Bringing the KO-II into the big league? / Structuring Studio Sessions: best practices
Following on from the SP-404 MK2 update, Teenage Engineering have come out with theirs for the EP-133 Sampler. The update looks pretty hefty and there are many…