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.”|

Gory sounds from vegetables and fruits: Mortal Kombat sound design

VICE News did a great video piece on the sound design of the latest Mortal Kombat video game. And it could inspire you to try some experiments with a mic yourself.

Peter Kirn - August 28, 2019

This plug-in is a secret weapon for sound design and drums

It’s full of gun sounds. But because of a combination of a unique sample architecture and engine and a whole lot of unique assets, the Weaponiser plug-in becomes a weapon of a different kind. It helps you make drum sounds.

Peter Kirn - June 14, 2018

What if you used synthesizers to emulate nature and reality?

Peter Kirn - August 24, 2017

Watch a half hour documentary on the sound of Star Wars Rogue One

Peter Kirn - March 29, 2017

The Player Piano with Drums and Gunshots: An Oddity of the Silent Film Era [Videos]

- April 2, 2014

All-Foley Music Video with No Music, Kind of an Improvement [Watch, Freesound]

- October 3, 2012

The Sound of Speed: Inside the Award-Winning Sound Effects for Chrome Speed Tests

- July 1, 2011