Notes from the studio

The Journal.

Inside the sounds. Behind the songs.

02 / STUDIO JOURNAL

BEHIND THE SOUND.

Synthesis, vocoders and ideas from the studio.

Studio notes on electronic production, sound design and the machines behind expressive vocals. Explore the latest articles below.

01 / Vocoders

Voices into machines.

Carrier signals, custom bands and expressive electronic vocals.

02 / Sound design

Synth patches, textures and the details that give a sound its character.

03 / Production

Arrangements, creative decisions and experiments from the studio.

FIELD NOTES / 01–05

Music production

A practical workflow for shaping an electronic arrangement, balancing its parts and finishing with intention.

Sound design

Build a Serum patch from an init preset with a clear purpose and a few deliberate moves.

Vocoder history

From speech research to electronic music, with a listening exercise and a look at my VSM 201-inspired VST.

Vocoder history

The Talker's late-1990s roots, its Daft Punk association and the related IVL story behind Electrix.

Vocoder history

Explore the physical talkbox, how it differs from a vocoder, and why I primarily use ElectroSpit alongside my MXR Talk Box.