COMPOSER_INTERVIEWS // SOUND_DESIGN_DISPATCHES // STUDIO_PROCESS
Frequencies is the SonalSystem editorial channel — a series of in-depth conversations with the composers, sound designers, and producers who operate at the intersection of technology and craft.
These are not press releases. Each dispatch goes deep into Process, Tools, and Aesthetic Philosophy — the decisions behind the work, not just the work itself.
Extended conversations with film, television, and game composers. Focus on scoring workflow, synthesis in cinematic contexts, and the evolving tools of the trade.
Deep dives into synthesis technique, hardware signal paths, and the craft of building sonic identities from the ground up. Hardware, software, and everything between.
A look inside working studios — how professional producers structure sessions, approach sound libraries, and navigate the space between creative instinct and technical precision.
Features on the artists who contribute to the SonalSystem catalog — understanding who made the sounds, why, and the philosophy that shapes what ends up in your session.
Discover how to use tape artifacts, hauntological audio, and temporal jitter to create emotional depth and "Future Nostalgia" in your scores.
For the last two decades, the music production world has been divided into two camps: the Analog Purists and the Digital Pragmatists. The purists argue that without the physical friction of iron oxide, music lacks "soul." The pragmatists argue that in a world of infinite revisions, the analog workflow is an expensive bottleneck. At SonalSystem, we believe this is a false dichotomy. We don’t live in a world of "Either/Or." We live in the era of the Hybrid Soundscape. The most "expensive" sounding records of the modern era—from haunting cinematic scores to industrial soundscapes—are a calculated blend of both. Our...
