Sonic RETROCAST #4 Robert Henke/Monolake

Welcome Episode 4 of Sonic RETROCAST Episode 3 with host Paulee Alex Bow and legendary guest Robert Henke. He describes himself as "a toolmaking artist. Code and hardware are a source of inspiration and a necessity" Robert is perhaps best known as the co-creator of Ableton Live alongside Gerhard Behles, as well as his musical and audio visual performances as Monolake in which he uses much of his own hardware and software. Robert Henke: https://roberthenke.com News Links Synthesized Cambridge: https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/d... PSG Editor: https://nukegaradhp.net/psgsehp/ Open MPT: https://openmpt.org Thanks to our show sponsor: Liquid Sky https://liquidskyeurope.com/collectio... Attributions for opening titles: "Knight Riding a Horse" by kratosgd96 is licensed under CC BY 4.0. "Old Computer, Mouse and Keyboard Low Poly" by lucasalic00 is licensed under CC BY 4.0. "Roland TR-909" by sprtkle is licensed under CC BY 4.0. "ZX Spectrum 48K" by MaaB is licensed under CC BY 4.0. "Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2" by AndreuMartiBas is licensed under CC BY 4.0. "TV , Old TV , Retro TV" by Denys Hroshko is licensed under CC BY 4.0. "Prophet 5 Synthesizer" by Faheem Yusuf is licensed under CC BY 4.0. "Carpet Iranian" by Mehdi Shahsavan is licensed under CC BY 4.0. "Atmega328pu" by rave-games is licensed under CC BY 4.0. "Pine Tree low poly" by Daniel.2U is licensed under CC BY 4.0. "English Rose Kitchen" by 20thcenturycloth.com is licensed under CC BY 4.0. "Boom_5.wav" by shiru8bit is licensed under CC BY 4.0. "Low Poly Snow Island" by Sahir Virmani is licensed under CC BY 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... 00:00:00 Retrocast Episode 4 Intro 00:00:48 Retro News Kicks Off 00:01:24 Amiga accessibility via OpenMPT 00:01:54 Amiga 3000 with Waldorf Iridium 00:02:48 Synthesize Festival in Cambridge 00:03:42 MSX PSG Web Sound Editor 00:04:13 New Listener Email Address 00:04:42 Introducing Robert Henke Monolake 00:05:49 Commodore PET Live Set 00:07:52 Touring Vintage Hardware Challenges 00:08:58 Monolake Origins and Influences 00:12:20 Modern Music Landscape Reflections 00:16:08 CBM 8032 AV Concerts 00:18:57 PET Audio via 8-bit DAC 00:19:56 1978 Pitch Shifter Freeze Trick 00:21:23 Minimalism: Fewer Voices Matter 00:22:38 Why Commodore PET 8032 00:24:40 PET Hex Monitor Sequencer Hack 00:26:13 Debugging PET Network Crashes 00:29:13 1990s Live Setup and Sequencing 00:32:14 Switching to Max on Laptop 00:33:39 DAT Recording And Limitations 00:36:29 Session View Concept Origins 00:37:56 Stem Separation Minus Vocals 00:38:47 FM Synthesis and Operator 00:40:17 DX7 And SY77 Influence 00:41:37 Operator Design vs NI FM7 00:45:02 More Info at roberthenke.com 00:45:27 The Studio Paradox Discussion 00:46:52 Do We Need Big Studios? 00:52:06 Workflow: Sound Design vs Writing 00:55:08 BBC Micro And Music 500 00:56:44 Closing Banter And Sign-off Subscribe to Sonicstate on YouTube for new content! http://bit.ly/SonicYTSub Watch Sonicstate's Exclusive Series: Sonic LAB: http://bit.ly/SonicLab Sonicstate Performances: http://bit.ly/SonicPerformances Sonic TALK Podcast: http://bit.ly/SonicTalk 5 Minutes With: https://bit.ly/5MinutesWithYT Friday Fun Synth Jams: https://bit.ly/FridayFunSynth Website: http://www.sonicstate.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/#!/sonicstate Facebook:   / wwwsonicstate   Instagram:   / sonicstateuk   Podcast/iTunes: https://goo.gl/4uOFA5