My Forever Studio

Stimming is an acclaimed music producer known for his inventive field recordings, esoteric hardware, and organic approach to electronic dance music. In this episode, Stimming surprises with left-field gear choices, from pen-controlled production workflows to budget synths with remarkable punch. Along the way, pick up tips on stereo recording, learn how he makes live electronic sets punch as hard as DJ mixes, and discover which sense he thinks is overlooked in the studio.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://stimming.org/https://solomun.org/https://www.diynamic.com/https://diynamic.bandcamp.com/album/alpe-lusiahttps://rog.asus.com/laptops/rog-flow/rog-flow-z13-2025/https://www.bitwig.com/https://www.neumann.com/en-gb/products/audiointerfaces/mt-48https://www.merging.com/products/interfaces/hapi-mkIIIhttps://torsoelectronics.com/products/s-4https://www.bricasti.com/en/pro/m7.phphttps://savantaudiolabs.com/product/quantum-room-simulator/https://reverb.com/uk/item/2217614-quantec-yardstick-2402-fhttps://musictech.com/reviews/universal-audio-lexicon-480l-review/https://www.shure.com/en-GB/products/earphones/kse1500https://aearibbonmics.com/products/n28/https://www.moogmusic.com/synthesizers/dfam/https://www.behringer.com/product.html?modelCode=0718-ABMhttps://soundgas.com/products/cwejman-s1-mk2-semi-modular-analogue-synthesizer-s1-mk2-031https://www.twistedelectrons.com/megafmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_YM2612https://doctron-imc.com/https://www.elektron.se/explore/octatrack-mkiihttps://www.tcelectronic.com/product.html?modelCode=0828-AALhttps://soundcloud.com/stimminghttps://www.escentric.com/collections/escentric-molecules-01

Australian producer Ninajirachi’s brand of ‘girlEDM’ blends hyperpop, hard dance, electro house, and video game music. She’s remixed for Deadmau5 and The Neptunes, opened for Charlie XCX, and has been likened to Scary Monster’s-era Skrillex. On the eve of her debut full-length album release, we talk about making tracks dancefloor functional, the lengths to which she’ll go when processing her own vocals, and an unusually adorable softsynth.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.ninajirachi.com/https://musictech.com/features/interviews/ninajirachi-interview-girl-edm-disc-1/Madeon - Pop Culture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B496Qv0CuOQhttps://soundcloud.com/CASHMERECAThttps://pcmusic.info/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porter_Robinsonhttps://www.lanewayfestival.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banff,_Albertahttps://www.lifx.com/https://soundcloud.com/ninajirachi/fuckmycomputerhttps://www.image-line.com/fl-studio/plugins/gross-beatFruity Dance https://www.image-line.com/fl-studio-learning/fl-studio-online-manual/html/plugins/Fruity%20Dance.htmhttps://reverb.com/uk/p/blue-bottlehttps://www.genelec.com/8361ahttps://www.genelec.com/music-studio/8361a-w371a-stereo-systemhttps://www.fabfilter.com/products/pro-l-2-limiter-plug-inhttps://uk.yamaha.com/en/musical-instruments/pianos/products/p-series/p-45/https://www.nordkeyboards.com/products/nord-stage-4/https://soniccharge.com/synplant

Chris Lake had his breakout with ‘Changes’ in 2006, and he’s been an unstoppable force in dance music ever since, including global hits like ‘Summertime Blues’ with Sammy Virji. On this episode, Chris shares some of his production secrets, including how he gets bass to sound just as powerful on headphones as club-shaking sound systems, Ableton Live’s most powerful stock effect, and a fantastic way to find never-before-heard sounds for your tracks. Along the way, find out how a Yamaha keyboard saved him at an ill-fated gig, the setup he stole from Bonobo to endlessly inspire singers, and which DAW he’ll never get his head around.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/overview/https://musictech.com/https://tyxstudios.com/STUFF WE TALK ABOUT (SPOILERS AHEAD)https://uk.yamaha.com/en/musical-instruments/keyboards/explore/synth-chronology/modal/modal-qs300.htmlhttps://www.vintagesynth.com/yamaha/djx-iibhttps://www.roland.com/uk/products/mc-303/Crumar Seven: https://www.crumar.it/?a=showproduct&b=36https://www.hologramelectronics.com/microcosmhttps://www.focal.com/products/trio-11-behttps://augspurger.com/product/augspurger-solo-12mf-sub-212-dsp3-1250/https://www.trinnov.com/en/products/nova/https://slatedigital.com/legacy-products/https://www.arturia.com/products/software-instruments/mini-v/overviewhttps://novationmusic.com/products/summithttps://sequential.com/product/ob-6/https://www.analoguesolutions.com/fuseboxhttps://www.analoguesolutions.com/telemark-k-keyboard-synthesizerhttps://www.analoguesolutions.com/colossus

With a career spanning nearly 40 years, legendary producer Howard Benson has shaped the sound of everyone from Less Than Jake and P.O.D. to Bon Jovi and Kelly Clarkson. Tune in to hear Howard’s fiercely pragmatic view on the most important part of any production, confessions about the impossibly rare synths he lusts after, and the secret behind monitoring through humble $79 speakers. Along the way, discover his thoughts on AI’s musical future, why demo-itis is every producer’s enemy, and which ultra-luxe item he’d demand for his Forever Studio setup.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/overview/https://musictech.com/https://tyxstudios.com/STUFF WE TALK ABOUT (SPOILERS AHEAD)https://www.viperroom.com/https://www.sunsetsound.com/https://www.discogs.com/artist/255617-Pretty-Boy-Floydhttps://www.discogs.com/artist/255060-TSOLhttps://imotorhead.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_Count_(album)https://tigresounds.com/compass-point-the-caribbean-recording-studio-that-redefined-80s-groove/https://www.vintagesynth.com/moog/synthesizer-1c2c3chttps://www.vintagesynth.com/yamaha/gx-1https://www.vintagesynth.com/arp/2600https://www.behringer.com/product.html?modelCode=0718-AAIhttps://www.korg.com/uk/products/synthesizers/voxcontinental/https://guitar.com/features/oral-history-rickenbacker-12-string/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40538677-the-birth-of-loudhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Emersonhttps://www.avid.com/products/pro-tools-mtrx-studiohttps://musictech.com/reviews/yamaha-ns-10/https://pro.sony/ue_US/products/studio-microphones/c-800ghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Macintosh_7600https://musictech.com/news/music/roy-thomas-baker-producer-bohemian-rhapsody-dies/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Davishttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_B%C3%B6sendorferhttps://joeysturgistones.com/products/howard-benson-vocals

Emma-Jean Thackray is an award-winning artist, songwriter, arranger, and producer who fuses jazz, soul and electronic elements into her brilliantly vibey and heartfelt music. Off the back of her incredible new self-produced record, ‘Weirdo’, we talk about getting into jazz by mistake, her early arrangement experiments with her brass band, and we navigate building her analogue-heavy forever studio. In this hilarious episode, learn how she goes about cultivating her taste, why she’s not upgrading to Logic 11, and how method acting techniques can improve your 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/overview/https://musictech.com/https://tyxstudios.com/STUFF WE TALK ABOUT (SPOILERS AHEAD)https://musictech.com/news/music/emma-jean-thackray-gear-creativity/https://ejthackray.bandcamp.com/album/weirdohttps://www.telefunken-elektroakustik.com/product/ela-m-251e/https://coleselectroacoustics.com/4038-studio-ribbon-microphone/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carla_Bleyhttps://www.roland.com/nz/products/sp-404mk2/https://reverb.com/uk/p/studer-a800-mk-iii-2-24-track-analog-multitrack-tape-machinehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Kayehttps://uk.fender.com/collections/electric-basses-precision-basshttps://reverb.com/uk/p/fender-rhodes-suitcase-piano-73-key-electric-pianohttps://www.neumann.com/en-gb/products/microphones/u-67-sethttps://aearibbonmics.com/products/r44-series/https://www.ams-neve.com/outboard/1073-range/1073-mic-preamp-equaliser/https://www.ams-neve.com/introducing-the-1073spx-d/https://www.genelec.com/theoneshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Lacy