November 20, 2025Published by Sean Kim on November 20, 2025Categories Studio Gear & PluginsOutput Portal 2.0 Review: 5 New Granular Algorithms That Change EverythingI’ve been running Portal on every vocal chain and synth bus for three years — and the moment I loaded the 2.0 update, the very first […]
June 12, 2025Published by Sean Kim on June 12, 2025Categories Music Production & Audio EngineeringGranular Synthesis Ambient Music: Sound Design Guide for Evolving TexturesGranular synthesis ambient music changed everything I thought I knew about texture. After 28 years of working with synthesizers, samplers, and every signal chain imaginable, discovering […]