Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A hot date with Ripon Cathedral's MIDI port, lunching with Alessandro Cortini and vibe coding baguette calculators… it’s got to be another annual sit down with Tom Whitwell of Music Thing Modular. In this eighth iteration, we’re hosted by Tim Exile at his brand new London space “Timbers.” We dig into the pros and cons of AI in music technology, spatial audio, and some of our gear of the year picks - plus Tom brought in a little surprise for us to play with...
If you enjoyed the episode, please share it and consider contributing on Patreon!
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THANKS TO SPONSORS:
▶︎ SIGNAL SOUNDS signalsounds.com
▶︎ CHUNKY STUDIO FURNITURE chunkystudiofurniture.co.uk
Follow Music Thing Modular:
@MusicThingModular
▶︎ musicthing.co.uk
And also Tim Exile:
@timexile
▶︎ timexile.com
Other links to things we mention throughout the podcast:
▶︎ The online Music Thing Workshop system: vincentmaurer.de/patch-notes
▶︎ DSP56300 The Usual Suspects: dsp56300.wordpress.com
▶︎ The 5 Minute Baguette youtube.com/watch?v=Z-husjZkxHw
My gear of the year links:
▶︎ The story of my ear surgery: youtu.be/k8-0m8NQf8Y
▶︎ Obsidian: https://obsidian.md/
▶︎ NoteBook LM: https://notebooklm.google/
▶︎ SoundThread: jphiggins.co.uk/software
▶︎ Claude: claude.ai
▶︎ Hundreds of 90's sample CDs: archive.org/download/nnty.fun-90ssamplecds/converts
▶︎ Arturia Pure Lofi: arturia.com/products/software-instruments/pure-lofi/overview
▶︎ RODEC Ministyler: rodec.com/shop/ministyler-103
LISTEN AND SUBSCRIBE TO WHY WE BLEEP ON:
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Chapters:
00:00:00 - In this episode of Why We Bleep...
00:03:35 - A word from our Sponsors
00:06:12 - Workshops and responses to The Workshop System
00:16:50 - The effect of AI in music, technology and coding
00:31:00 - A gift from Tom...
00:36:10 - DSP56300 - The Usual Suspects
00:42:20 - What has Tim been working on? - Timbers Studio and Music in & for Spaces
01:07:57 - Strategies of indie hardware / software developers
01:21:17 - Vibe coding plugins (and baguette calculators)
01:26:45 - Tim's Gear of the Year
01:29:11 - AI generating ideas vs Human's lived experiences
01:40:29 - Should there be free versions of popular DAWs?
01:53:56 - Tom's Gear of the Year
02:05:51 - Thanks Tom & Tim! - A recap of our conversation
02:07:53 - My Gear of the Year
02:32:02 - Thanks for listening
SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL:
▶︎ Patreon: patreon.com/c/mylarmelodies (Help fund more podcast episodes, videos, join a community of music makers and ask me questions directly!)
▶︎ Buy some music on Bandcamp: mylarmelodies.bandcamp.com
▶︎ Buy your gear thru these affiliate links:
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➡️ KMR Audio: kmraudio.com/?ref=mylarmelodies
➡️ Signal Sounds: signalsounds.com/?ref=mm
➡️ Perfect Circuit link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/8-12626-312335-9759?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.perfectcircuit.com%2F
➡️ Sweetwater sweetwater.sjv.io/DKnn6y
➡️ Thomann: thomann.de/?offid=1&affid=845
➡️ Plugin Boutique: pluginboutique.com/?a_aid=642c4629ec8ef
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A hot date with Ripon Cathedral's MIDI port, lunching with Alessandro Cortini and vibe coding baguette calculators… it’s got to be another annual sit down with Tom Whitwell of Music Thing Modular. In this eighth iteration, we’re hosted by Tim Exile at his brand new London space “Timbers.” We dig into the pros and cons of AI in music technology, spatial audio, and some of our gear of the year picks - plus Tom brought in a little surprise for us to play with...
If you enjoyed the episode, please share it and consider contributing on Patreon!
👉 patreon.com/c/mylarmelodies 🙌
THANKS TO SPONSORS:
▶︎ SIGNAL SOUNDS signalsounds.com
▶︎ CHUNKY STUDIO FURNITURE chunkystudiofurniture.co.uk
Follow Music Thing Modular:
@MusicThingModular
▶︎ musicthing.co.uk
And also Tim Exile:
@timexile
▶︎ timexile.com
Other links to things we mention throughout the podcast:
▶︎ The online Music Thing Workshop system: vincentmaurer.de/patch-notes
▶︎ DSP56300 The Usual Suspects: dsp56300.wordpress.com
▶︎ The 5 Minute Baguette youtube.com/watch?v=Z-husjZkxHw
My gear of the year links:
▶︎ The story of my ear surgery: youtu.be/k8-0m8NQf8Y
▶︎ Obsidian: https://obsidian.md/
▶︎ NoteBook LM: https://notebooklm.google/
▶︎ SoundThread: jphiggins.co.uk/software
▶︎ Claude: claude.ai
▶︎ Hundreds of 90's sample CDs: archive.org/download/nnty.fun-90ssamplecds/converts
▶︎ Arturia Pure Lofi: arturia.com/products/software-instruments/pure-lofi/overview
▶︎ RODEC Ministyler: rodec.com/shop/ministyler-103
LISTEN AND SUBSCRIBE TO WHY WE BLEEP ON:
APPLE PODCASTS:
▶︎ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/why-we-bleep/id1338201154
SPOTIFY:
▶︎ open.spotify.com/show/7geAIMtHFkCjEiRy3oqez0?si=wJOmlqVDR1CHur1PBrDlXg&nd=1&dlsi=61dbd2eeee5a4a0a
Chapters:
00:00:00 - In this episode of Why We Bleep...
00:03:35 - A word from our Sponsors
00:06:12 - Workshops and responses to The Workshop System
00:16:50 - The effect of AI in music, technology and coding
00:31:00 - A gift from Tom...
00:36:10 - DSP56300 - The Usual Suspects
00:42:20 - What has Tim been working on? - Timbers Studio and Music in & for Spaces
01:07:57 - Strategies of indie hardware / software developers
01:21:17 - Vibe coding plugins (and baguette calculators)
01:26:45 - Tim's Gear of the Year
01:29:11 - AI generating ideas vs Human's lived experiences
01:40:29 - Should there be free versions of popular DAWs?
01:53:56 - Tom's Gear of the Year
02:05:51 - Thanks Tom & Tim! - A recap of our conversation
02:07:53 - My Gear of the Year
02:32:02 - Thanks for listening
SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL:
▶︎ Patreon: patreon.com/c/mylarmelodies (Help fund more podcast episodes, videos, join a community of music makers and ask me questions directly!)
▶︎ Buy some music on Bandcamp: mylarmelodies.bandcamp.com
▶︎ Buy your gear thru these affiliate links:
👉 SHOP AT KMR AUDIO AND GET 5% OFF ANYTHING WITH CODE MYLAR5 👈
➡️ KMR Audio: kmraudio.com/?ref=mylarmelodies
➡️ Signal Sounds: signalsounds.com/?ref=mm
➡️ Perfect Circuit link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/8-12626-312335-9759?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.perfectcircuit.com%2F
➡️ Sweetwater sweetwater.sjv.io/DKnn6y
➡️ Thomann: thomann.de/?offid=1&affid=845
➡️ Plugin Boutique: pluginboutique.com/?a_aid=642c4629ec8ef
▶︎ Make a one-time donation via Paypal: paypal.com/ncp/payment/KNLRQUDAUDUUJ
▶︎ Subscribe to my podcast Why We Bleep: whywebleep.com (...and rate it on your favourite app!)
