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It’s time for ‘Question Of The Week’. This week, we ask - What plugin do you use on almost every track? Let us know in the comments!
#sonicstate #questionoftheweek #synth #qotw #musicproduction

14 hours ago | [YT] | 10

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We heard the news that Sam Battle aka Look Mum No Computer [@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER] was to be the UK entrant for the delightfully cheesy and many people's guilty pleasure that is the Eurovision Song Contest for 2026 a couple of weeks back. And today we get to hear and watch the video for the song - its titled: Eins, Zwei, Drei. Have you seen it? What do you think!?
Full story and video here: sonicstate.com/news/2026/03/06/look-mum-no-compute…

#lookmumnocomputer #eurovision #einszweidrei #sonicstate

3 days ago | [YT] | 90

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DSPTone [@dsptone] has released Polyresonator which they describe as a formant sculpting resonator from the era of early polysynths. They say that it lives in the space between an EQ, a filter bank, and a harmonic enhancer which means that it can solve problems that most plugins can't.
What do you think? Leave us a comment and let us know your thoughts!
More info at our website - sonicstate.com/news/2026/02/20/polymoog-resonator-…

#sonicstate #polyresonator #plugin #moog

3 days ago | [YT] | 27

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New Versions Of Four BlaknBlu Modules
Mark II versions of Oscar Tria, Foxtrot Duo, Alpha Duo and Oscar DSF
BlaknBlu has announced new versions of four major products.
More info at our website :
sonicstate.com/news/2026/02/23/blaknblu-announce-n…

#blaknblu #eurorack #modular

3 days ago | [YT] | 16

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In this video Microscopy Specialist [@microscopyspecialist] takes a look at a vinyl record, stylus, and cartridge under a scanning electron microscope (SEM) with up to 100,000× magnification and ~10 nm resolution! Looks cool!
What do you think?
sonicstate.com/news/2026/02/23/vinyl-through-elect…

#sonicstate #vinyl #microscope #news

5 days ago | [YT] | 29

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🚨—> Win a Joranalogue Collide 4 Eurorack Module<— 🚨
We are back with yet another competition giveaway - this time you could win yourself a A modern lock-in amplifier that fits in the palm of your hand! Thats right - the Joranalogue Collide 4 Eurorack module is up for grabs and entry is FREE!

It is FREE to enter and all you need to do is

- Subscribe to Sonicstateuk on Instagram
- Like this competition post www.instagram.com/p/DVNsUoijdRp/?utm_source=ig_web…
- Tag a friend in the comments who you think might enjoy this module

This unique module was developed in collaboration with Hainbach and provides modern day producers with the ability to create strange new sounds using technology that was developed in a time of test equipment so now, any synthesist can experience this power for themselves, at a fraction of the size and weight of a vintage unit, and now with full voltage control. If you don't believe us then check out our Demo video of this wonderful eurorack module.

The competition will end on the 13th March 2026.

#sonicstate #joranalogue #collide4 #competiton

1 week ago | [YT] | 33

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We have an exlcusive discount for you from Baby Audio!

From classic analog synth tones with the vintage-inspired BA-1 to fresh concepts like Transit 2, Baby Audio’s catalog is all about adding unique character to your sound.

Their latest release is a hybrid drum synthesizer called Tekno which just got a full-featured onboard sequencer in the latest update.

Tekno is on sale now alongside fan favourites Humanoid and Smooth Operator Pro for 39% off, and you can find BA-1 on Deal of the Month offer for just $49 USD.

On top of that, Sonic Talk listeners take an additional 15% off any purchase using the code SONICTALK15.

Visit babyaud.io to save with your exclusive discount or download free trials for all products ➡️ link.babyaud.io/sonictalk

1 week ago (edited) | [YT] | 13

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Korg ARP 2600 M - So THIS is how Star Wars made R2D2 'speak'!
Our YouTube and Patreon Members can now access our 5 minutes with the Korg Arp 2600M - always interesting to hear this classic synth, but Chris has discovered a total gem... how legendary sound designer Ben Burtt used the ARP 2600 to make a lot of the sounds for Star Wars, including the 'voice' of R2D2.

If you would like to get early access to some of our videos plus all the other benefits of our various memberships then head over to our Patreon or YouTube membership pages now. Your continued support really helps us and we would like to thank every single one of you!

#sonicstate #korg #arp2600m #5minuteswith #synth

1 week ago | [YT] | 26

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It’s time for ‘Question Of The Week’. This week, we ask - What DAW do you use most — and why? Let us know in the comments!
#sonicstate #questionoftheweek #synth #qotw #musicproduction

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