It’s May the 4th, and just like last week, there’s always something! Even more, as a matter of fact. This week, I’ll talk about furniture, the [again] rising cost of Macs, Suno taking over the music world, Expressive E’s new old controller, some new sounds, and more. Hang on folks, it’s gonna be a long one!
TIMELINE:
00:00 Begin transmission
00:00 The Opening Jam
11:00 Welcome
12:10 What’s in The Jam
27:25 Bitwig MIDI routing wins
28:20 Songkick absorbed into Suno
31:20 Mac mini new pricing, consumer storage and component pricing
34:15 New studio chair; things to look for in an office chair
43:00 Expressive E Osmose CE
52:45 Native Instruments updates: Kontakt 8, new Kontrol S mkIII firmware, Maschine 3.5
56:25 Not all Thunderbolt cables are created equal
57:35 Lunacy Audio launching new website 6 May, 2026
59:00 I LOVE HARDWARE SYNTHS and why I use so many plugins instead
1:11:15 More Bitwig controller mapping fun
1:13:25 Shopping list / Gear lust
1:18:40 Recursion Studio 4K
1:23:00 Spektralist free presests for Zebralette 3 and Zebra 3; many other presets on offer
1:26:00 Going to Knobcon again this year!
1:26:30 Wrapping up
1:28:20 The Closing Jam
1:34:42 End transmission
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