Sound designer Joel Blanco Berg is taking synthesized sound design to the next level – check out these creative examples from him below, created using Kilohearts’ semi-modular softsynth Phase Plant. And yes, it’s all synthesized, so no samples are used. Pretty wild stuff!
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Motorcycle:
Sport motorcycle simulation in #phaseplant. This one was A LOT harder to create than the previous one 😅. Enjoy! #sounddesign 🏍🏍🏍 pic.twitter.com/EpjAkpLIru
— Joel Blanco Berg (@lydoel) March 10, 2022
Jungle:
I tried to synthesize a dense jungle/forest ambience without listening to any reference samples. So its basically just a bunch of made up animal & insect noises #phaseplant #sounddesign pic.twitter.com/jAuaTYgc4x
— Joel Blanco Berg (@lydoel) June 22, 2022
Snow:
Crunchy snow foley in #phaseplant. Each note/key creates a fragment of snow being crunched. So you essentially shape/perform each step by "walking" on the keyboard with your hands #sounddesign pic.twitter.com/f6fwRVyVVh
— Joel Blanco Berg (@lydoel) May 17, 2022
Rain and thunder:
Rain & thunder/rumble synthesized in #phaseplant I had to render it in multiple passes to get enough waterdrops/splashes #sounddesign pic.twitter.com/4rP9w8tsMm
— Joel Blanco Berg (@lydoel) June 1, 2022
Propeller plane:
Biplane / small propeller plane flyby from a distance #phaseplant #sounddesign. Its basically just the propeller noise pic.twitter.com/s9N9oZB3zS
— Joel Blanco Berg (@lydoel) May 27, 2022
Goo & gunk:
Liquids/goo/gunk 🫠🫠 with variable viscosity in #phaseplant #sounddesign its a wip! pic.twitter.com/irtUWO5hha
— Joel Blanco Berg (@lydoel) May 22, 2022
Lawn mower:
Time for another engine! An old Lawn mower starting up, taking it for a spin, then shutting down. Synthesized with #phaseplant only. #sounddesign pic.twitter.com/HxEwij1DJH
— Joel Blanco Berg (@lydoel) May 12, 2022
Drumkit:
Drum kit 🥁 synthesized with #phaseplant without using any samples! It is a WIP, so it only has a bass drum, hi-hat, snare, cowbell, drumsticks and a pretty crappy crash cymbal so far #sounddesign @kilohearts pic.twitter.com/6LDTGVe5SJ
— Joel Blanco Berg (@lydoel) April 13, 2022
Electric drill:
My most annoying patch so far? An electric drill drilling in concrete😑 #sounddesign #phaseplant pic.twitter.com/Zgc9EvU5LW
— Joel Blanco Berg (@lydoel) March 27, 2022