Hyper Birds 'Macro' Presets for Purchase

May 19, 2024

For those who follow my YouTube videos as of late, I’m excited to announce my new ‘Macro‘ sound preset pack, ‘Hyper Birds’! I am very pleased to sell my first preset pack on my website. For those that are new, these are a collection of Native Instruments Absynth 5 bird sound presets. With a variety of customizable parameters, each of the 6 bird sounds can be further enhanced depending on media application - to suit the dynamic movie scene or game environment.

Notably, I have received a lot of requests for bird sounds and demos. Here I will outline why I created these and what the journey has been like.

The Sidebands of Ring Modulation (and Amplitude Modulation)

December 7, 2019

Here we will do a basic walkthrough of both Ring Modulation and Amplitude Modulation. They have given us special fx sounds, alien voices, bell sounds, sub oscilators and other weird tonal sounds, but how do these effects come about? By breaking down the basic operation of this modulation, hopefully we can further understand, predict and design specific sounds.

A New Dimension in Sound - [Cosine Sound has arrived!]

December 9, 2017

After a few challenging but thrilling months of polishing off my sound design brand, I'm relieved to announce the new name and website is here: Cosine Sound

Here is a short recount of some of the design stages of Cosine Sound.

Torrents & Energy - New Albums by Radical Realm

July 9, 2017

After years of chipping away at various sound and music experiments, I'm pleased to announce the arrival of these two diversely themed albums from Radical Realm, an ambient experimental music project.

What makes Powerful Synth Bass?

June 21, 2017

Enhancing the perception of bass sound and its timbre can sometimes be a fine process to look at. This article will present some general principles to consider, not only in sound design and electronic music production, in mixing music also.

The Practice of Sound Design

March 14, 2017

Recently I had the opportunity to participate in a research project undertaken by PH.D. Student Alison Walker, who is from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia.

With permission, below is our interview conducted for (In)Habiting Sound: Cinesomatic Narratives and Sonic Embodiments.

Stridulate your Wings - Cricket Chirp Tool Released!

December 4, 2016

We all know the sound of Crickets - whether it's for the sound of a summer night, a tropical rainforest or just an awkward silence, but what if you had the convenience of 900 Chirps in One at your fingertips? Well now you can play it - all with pure synthesis. It's official.

1st Anniversary! - YouTube

October 27, 2016

As of October 20th, it's now been one year since my channel introduction video, where I introduced my niche synth channel on Youtube! It's been a fantastic year producing nerdy videos on the nitty gritty of synthesis, and can only expect things to get more interesting.

Mirror Ritual wins Best Game! - Game Jam Sydney 2016

February 27, 2016

To my surprise Michael Chu's game that I'd sound designed for, The Mirror Ritual, was announced an award for Best Game. Although I was not informed of any such reward, indeed I did anticipate some recognition for the amount of conversation sparked at Game Jam.

Radical Realm E.P. Released!

February 22, 2016

Very pleased to announce my debut E.P. album Radical Realm. A mesmerising 4 ambient-experimental tracks are now available for purchase, spanning about half an hour of music.

Monstergotchi & Mirror Ritual - Global Game Jam 2016

February 10, 2016

On the last Friday of January I attended Global Game Jam 2016 at North Sydney Tafe, St. Leonards. Having produced audio for Psyco-Path in 2014, I was excited again to give it a shot. At this time, myself and over a hundred other game enthusiasts and seasoned pro's would create a playable videogame over the weekend.

Absynth Presets: Ambient Soundscapes Out Now!

November 19, 2015

I'm stoked to announce that the synth pack I have been working on for the past few months has been released with the electronica giant at Loopmasters! Absynth Ambient Soundscapes is now available for purchase here.

Sonoport - Sonic Branding Competition

September 24, 2015

Recently I participated in a challenging Sonic Branding competition for the Singapore audio company - Sonoport. They have offered a new chance for creatives to utilize their new Sound Animator - a tool that shares audio-visual sound elements on the internet.