The Digital Lifestyle Show

Nov 13 2024 20 ep. 51 mins 3.3k

The Digital Lifestyle Show Podcast artwork

Welcome to our weekly podcast talking digital tech. We love Windows, Android, iOS, Android, Raspberry Pi in fact any tech.
Join us for a weekly discussion on tech brought to you by The Digital Lifestyle.com

Copy RSS

Subscribe on Podcast Addict

Microsoft Surface: Past, Present, and Future Insights

Nov 13 2024 60 mins

TDL Show #965 Welcome to this week’s podcast! Garry and I are joined by Microsoft MVPs Alexander Solaat Rødland and Rob Quickenden for an in-depth discussion on Microsoft Surface. We take a look back at the history of Microsoft’s hardware brand, exploring its evolution and key milestones. Then, we review Continue Reading

From M1 to Modwave: Peter ‘Ski’ Schwartz on Crafting Iconic Synth Sounds

Nov 06 2024 60 mins

TDL Show #964 Welcome to this week’s show, and it’s a bit of a classic! I’m joined by musician and sound designer Peter “Ski” Schwartz, who shares insights from his extensive career in sound design. He discusses working on the prototype of the Korg M1 synth, describing how he influenced Continue Reading

From Analog to Digital and Back: Oli Freke on Synthesizer History and Revival

Oct 31 2024 55 mins

This week on the show, I’m talking to Oli Freke, author of the brilliant Synthesizer Evolution book, which traces the history of synthesizers from their early beginnings to the analog peak, the digital takeover, and back to analog. We discuss how he got started writing the book and the amazing Continue Reading

Exploring Vintage Synths with Sean Faling: Tips, Tricks, and Rare Finds: TDL Show #962

Oct 17 2024 54 mins

#TDLShow962 This week on the show, I’m joined by musician and synth enthusiast Sean Faling. Sean has an extensive collection of vintage synths and runs a vintage synth group on Facebook. He shares how he got into collecting synths, the work involved in maintaining them, and offers his tips on Continue Reading

Saulo Cisneros on collecting and repairing vintage synths in Mexico: TDL Show #960

Oct 10 2024 55 mins

On this special edition of the TDL Show, I chat with Saulo Cisneros, a synth collector, repairer, and sound designer from Tijuana, Mexico. We dive into his passion for vintage synthesizers, the art of maintaining them, and why he only keeps devices that resonate with him. We discuss how to Continue Reading

TDL Show #958 – New Projects

Sep 12 2024 40 mins

Welcome to this week’s podcast! On the show this week Garry and I talk about our new projects, for me a new home theatre audio system and Garry a new medical dispense smart system. We also talk about my new Modwave sound pack, road trips in EV, our Youtube milestone Continue Reading

TDL Show #957 – Sound Design with Marc Barnes

Sep 05 2024 61 mins

This week on the show, I am joined by musician and sound designer Marc Barnes. Marc has an amazing collection of sounds for the Korg Modwave, Wavestate, Minilogue, and other synths, including the Hydrasynth. Marc discusses the different synths required by gigging musicians versus sound designers, how he got into Continue Reading

TDL Show #956 – Minilogue, Super 8 and Builds

Aug 29 2024 39 mins

Welcome to this week’s podcast! This week on the show Garry and I catch on the last couple of week’s news. We talk about my new sound pack for the Korg Minilogue and why I created the new sounds for the 2016 synth. Garry digs out some old home movie Continue Reading

TDL Show #955 – Kitchen Smart Home, Roland D-110 and More

Aug 15 2024 44 mins

Welcome to this week’s podcast where we discuss my new smart appliances and how they are intergrating into my kitchen. We talk smart bulbs and Google killing Chromecast. We also talk about the Roland D-110 and lots more. Classic 80s Sounds on Your Modwave: D-110 Sample Pack Synth Nostalgia: The Continue Reading

TDL Show #954: Korg’s Dan Phillips on the new ARP 2600

Aug 08 2024 60 mins

This week, Garry and I are joined by Dan Phillips, head of Korg’s R&D, to talk about the new ARP 2600 virtual instrument. Dan explains the background of the ARP 2600 and why Korg chose to recreate it in virtual form. He details the function of each part of the Continue Reading