Studio Dispatches

Notes from the control room

Technical breakdowns, analog workflow notes, and release announcements from our Los Angeles and London studios.

Sound Design

Hybrid Orchestral Textures in Sci-Fi Film

Layering modular synthesizer patches with heavy brass recordings to build tense, unearthly atmospheres that anchor modern cinematic storytelling.

By processing acoustic string transients through analog tape saturation units, we achieve a raw, tangible grit that digital plug-ins cannot replicate.

Archive

Recent breakdowns

Explore our ongoing notes on analog-to-digital mixing and scoring architecture.

Workflow
Release
Technique

Tape Saturation in Modern Scoring

Scoring the Neon Horizon

Spatial Audio and Sub-Bass

How running stem submixes through 2-inch tape reels introduces harmonic distortion and physical warmth to digital masters.

Behind the scenes on our latest open-world game score featuring custom acoustic cello runs and granular synth FX.

Maintaining low-end clarity and physical impact when mixing multi-channel immersive audio formats for cinema.

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