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El Jaguar: re-amped Colombian Picó sound systems as instrument
El Jaguar, out now, is a rhythmic excursion from sound library sameness. This toolkit from boutique house MNTRA produces a deeply customizable sound world by re-amping through the legendary Picó sound systems of Barranquilla, Colombia. It’s something new, melding Montréal synth love and afro-Caribbean percussion into a new hybrid playground for producers.
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Happy Monday; immerse your workday and soundscape in Severance
To aid in your professional merriment, here’s a complete round-up of Severance stuff, from behind-the-scenes discussion of the show’s sound design and score to an eight-hour mix of “music to refine to.”|
How Latvia’s Flow used open source Blender in Oscar animation win
Flow was the surprise of the Oscars: a true underground hit from Latvia’s writer/director Gints Zilbalodis. It’s beautiful, expressive, and intimate in a way that big-studio features are not. And it’s a triumph of making the tech operate on a human level, fully exploiting the free and open source Blender and its real-time render engine EEVEE.
Noise Surround System makes spatial audio kinetic, mechanical
Peter Kirn - February 27, 2025
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Premiere: Vexillary’s “Animalic” 3D music video channels Alien, Venom
Peter Kirn - November 15, 2023
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The road to Synplant 2: the story behind this mind-bending plug-in sequel
Peter Kirn - October 16, 2023
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May the 4th be with you, in a new documentary on the sounds of Skywalker
Peter Kirn - May 4, 2022
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