Acoustic Arenas September Bonus Scene
Scene from a Cuban Restaurant in Portland, OR Available for Acoustic Arenas patrons.
Tag Sound Design
New Eurorack Design: SSSCM
The next time someone tells you math isn’t magical, introduce them to the Single Sideband-Suppressing Carrier Modulator–or SSSCM for short. Based on 20th century broadcast technology, the SSSCM uses a modulator signal to suppress one sideband of the carrier signal,…
Acoustic Arenas September Pack 2 Available
Included in this release: Available for Acoustic Arenas patrons.
Thunderdome Schematic Update
New v2 BOM and schematic for Thunderdome features CV input to control the modulation speed of the internal oscillator that drives the switch. Learn more.
Acoustic Arenas September Pack 1 Available
Included in this release: Available for Acoustic Arenas patrons.
Testing a New Eurorack Design
Testing out a new single sideband suppressing carrier modulator demodulator module, with CV input. It’s like magic. Input two sounds: one carrier and one modulator. Math happens. Something gets either added or subtracted, then added to something else. Out comes…
Acoustic Arenas August Bonus Scene
Scene from the Metro Route 40 in Seattle, WA Available for Acoustic Arenas patrons.
Acoustic Arenas August Pack 2 Available
Included in this release: Available for Acoustic Arenas patrons.
New Eurorack Designs – The ‘Verbs
For maximum atmosphere and relaxation. The Mechlabrat found existing online resources lacking in terms of schematics for these common reverberation components. Here are some simple starting points to build your own echoey adventures. Discover more.
Acoustic Arenas August Pack 1 Available
Included in this release: Available for Acoustic Arenas patrons.
New Eurorack Design: Inferno
How far down does the inferno go? Well… Ours isn’t as deep as Dante’s, but seven levels is still pretty deep. Inferno is a frequency divider that creates square wave outputs at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7…
Acoustic Arenas July Pack 2 Available
10 new recordings from around Portland OR Three capturing an incredibly blustery day in Pettygrove Park in Downtown Portland (serendipitously, on the same day that my new windscreen arrived) One recording of the Parks Department refilling the fountain at Pettygrove…
Acoustic Arenas July Pack 1 Available
11 recordings exploring the Rose Gardens of Portland, OR. A mixture of nature sounds, urban sounds and people sounds capturing the aural experience of the rose gardens at Peninsula Park and Washington Park. Available for Acoustic Arenas patrons.
Acoustic Arenas June Pack 2 Release
The second half of the June release is another, older collection of street sounds taken in Seattle between 2011 and 2013. It also includes a recording of the sounds of a silverware drawer being slammed repeatedly and a trip through…
Acoustic Arenas June Pack 1 Available
The first half of the June release captures some distinct ambience and reverb from the construction of the Hawk Tower, in the north lot of what is now known as the Lumen Field in Seattle. Originally recorded in 2012-2013, these…
New Sound Tools: Acoustic Arenas
Acoustic Arenas is a found sound project focused on capturing the aural architecture that surrounds us in our modern world. Urban cacophony; natural sounds; architectural ambience; auditory snippets of life in situ: captured in stereo for your sonic explorations. Enjoy…
New IR Library: The Threshold II
The Threshold II is a library of dark and twisted artificial impulse responses geared towards more aggressive and exotic forms of electronic music. This library is designed to at create dark textures, deep ambient backgrounds and harsh reverberations. Discover more.