Luftrum’s Osiris for Dark Zebra Review – Industrial Precision Without the Harshness
Luftrum’s Osiris for Dark Zebra is a tightly engineered industrial cinematic soundset that delivers aggressive upper-harmonic drive without the brit…
Author: Markus Junnikkala
Soundtrack Composer, Host of the 'Be a Better Artist' Podcast, Lifter of Things.
Teletone Audio Broadcast Piano Review: Not the Piano I Expected
Broadcast Piano by Teletone Audio looks like a niche, character-driven piano at first glance—but it turns out to be far more flexible. This in-depth…
Heavyocity Convergence Review – A Juicy Collision of Analog Weight and Digital Alteration
Convergence by Heavyocity blends juicy analog synth weight with broken, gritty digital texture—dark ’80s-leaning, cinematic, and superbly mix-frie…
Following Sound, Not a Plan — Ian Boddy on Creativity and Longevity
I sat down with composer and sound designer Ian Boddy to talk about curiosity, sound, and what it really means to build a creative life over decades. …
Making Noise Until It Works — Gitae Kim (aka Gimgi) on Creativity, Discipline, and Game Music
A deep, philosophical conversation with game composer Gimgi on creativity, discipline, burnout, and the making of Ogu and the Secret Forest.
Why Music Is Too Hard If You Don’t Love It – A Conversation with Geoff Knorr
In this episode of Be a Better Artist, I talk with composer Geoff Knorr about what it really takes to stay in music over the long term.
We get into f…
Strezov Sampling PRIMAL Review — Instant Cinematic Savagery
A raw, organic, cinematic toolkit built on texture and friction—PRIMAL delivers gritty strings, performance-driven percussion, buzzing winds, and at…
sonible smart:comp 3 and the End of Guesswork Compression
sonible smart:comp 3 rethinks compression around musical intent rather than numbers. With its new Compression Matrix, refined spectral processing, and…
Inside Heavyocity: Dave Fraser on Art, Life, and Making Iconic Instruments
A reflective, narrative look into the origins of Heavyocity and the creative philosophy of co-founder Dave Fraser — exploring how curiosity, reinven…
Review: Polarity | Modular by Soniccouture – Granular Textures From a Parallel Dimension
Polarity Modular is an otherworldly dual-layer granular instrument from Soniccouture that blends Ian Boddy's analog modular sounds with grainy, cloudy…
