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.
In the hyper-saturated sonic landscape of 2026, the biggest "tell" of an amateur hybrid score isn't the quality of the synth patches—it's the spatial vacuum. Electronic instruments are inherently "homeless." They are generated in a dry, mathematical void. When you drop a bone-dry sawtooth lead onto a 60-piece string section recorded in a scoring stage, the synth doesn't just sound loud; it sounds disconnected. It sits on top of the mix like a sticker on a window. To fix the soundstage, we have to move past "reverb as an effect" and embrace Convolution and Context. We need to give the machine...
