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How To Sound Design Ecosystems [YouTube, 31 minutes] - Biota is a completely synthesized, procedural / generative alien soundscape that I sound designed in Ableton Live. In this video I'll break down how I created various geophysical and wildlife sounds generatively, and discuss other factors that go into creating a soundscape.
The author mentions using a plugin- Kilohearts' "Phase Plant"- that looks super cool. Here is a video exploring audio generation possibilities with Phase Plant.
posted by a faded photo of their beloved at 9:37 PM on December 12, 2024 [1 favorite]
posted by a faded photo of their beloved at 9:37 PM on December 12, 2024 [1 favorite]
(i take back the relaxing part--now that i've had a chance to listen with noise-canceling headphones, there's a deep bass rumble that is possibly wind but which i choose to believe are air whales passing dangerously overhead)
posted by mittens at 9:54 AM on December 13, 2024
posted by mittens at 9:54 AM on December 13, 2024
The author mentions using a plugin- Kilohearts' "Phase Plant"- that looks super cool
Phase Plant is pretty cool. I’d describe it as almost fully modular - it does distinguish audio signals from control signals and have a limited number of mixer/bus channels though. It’s kind of in the spirit of U-He Zebra 2 if you’re familiar (a classic synth the official successor to which has been delayed for at least a decade now, though they have released some bits and pieces recently).
I wouldn’t try to substitute Phase Plant for a regular subtractive/FM synth personally because of the tediousness of wiring everything up from scratch, and because the use of screen real estate and clarity about what you’ve already wired up could be better, and because it’s not that great at “virtual analog” as far as the filters etc. But for doing things no “regular” synth does it’s pretty great.
posted by atoxyl at 11:17 AM on December 13, 2024
Phase Plant is pretty cool. I’d describe it as almost fully modular - it does distinguish audio signals from control signals and have a limited number of mixer/bus channels though. It’s kind of in the spirit of U-He Zebra 2 if you’re familiar (a classic synth the official successor to which has been delayed for at least a decade now, though they have released some bits and pieces recently).
I wouldn’t try to substitute Phase Plant for a regular subtractive/FM synth personally because of the tediousness of wiring everything up from scratch, and because the use of screen real estate and clarity about what you’ve already wired up could be better, and because it’s not that great at “virtual analog” as far as the filters etc. But for doing things no “regular” synth does it’s pretty great.
posted by atoxyl at 11:17 AM on December 13, 2024
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