This week on the Synth Chat Podcast, Ian catches up with Scottish sound designer and musician Marc Barnes. Marc returns to talk about his latest Korg Multi/Poly and Wavestate sound packs, programming tips, and his thoughts on the creative process. We dive deep into sampling workflows, vintage synths, and even the challenges of producing other artists' music. From the underrated DW-8000 to the TX7, from SampleRobot tips to full album mastering, this is a wide-ranging discussion packed with useful insights for musicians, producers, and synth enthusiasts. 🔹 In This Episode Marc's new sound packs for Korg Multi/Poly & Wavestate Multi/Poly vs. Wavestate – how programming differs Vintage synth chat: DW-8000, TX7, string machines & more Sampling workflows and looping techniques Producing & mastering Graeme Sloan's guitar instrumental album Sharon's trance track hitting 1 million streams What synth Korg should release next 🕒 Timestamps 00:00 – Marc Barnes returns 01:33 – New sound packs for Multi/Poly & Wavestate 03:33 – Multi/Poly vs Wavestate – which is better to program? 07:44 – Why the ARP 2600 software is a favourite 10:18 – Modular hardware vs software workflow 11:13 – How Multi/Poly nails Virus, Moog & JP-8000 sounds 12:57 – Wavestate wave sequencing for instant inspiration 15:04 – Should Korg bring back physical modelling? 18:37 – Vintage string machines & Behringer Solina 22:00 – DW-8000 – underrated vintage gem 26:42 – Using DW-8000 wavetables in modern synths 27:54 – Sampling hardware into Wavestate 31:31 – Sample looping secrets with SampleRobot 36:41 – Sampling unusual sources 37:44 – Producing Graeme Sloan's guitar album 40:02 – Producing for others – what's different? 44:23 – Inside Take a Picture – a multi-genre guitar album 47:49 – Sharon's trance track hits 1M streams 49:56 – The toughest part of mixing trance 50:16 – Wrapping up & dream Korg synths

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