
Also known for his music career, he has released music on Detroit Underground Records, toured with major-label bands and has built custom hand-painted circuit-bent hardware instruments for artists like DIOYY, Richard Devine, Trent Reznor, and many more.MICRO KITS 01 by SI BEGG features 5 meticulously crafted drum kits, perfectly suited for use in a wide variety of electronic genres. After receiving a Bachelor’s in Audio Engineering, he spent 5 years at San Fransisco’s SAE Institute of Technology in numerous positions managing the Audio Technology program, eventually teaching Advanced Synthesis & Sound Design with Pyramid in SF. Besides Glitchmachines, he’s designed for companies like Ableton, Native Instruments, SoundMorph, Inear Display, Twisted Tools, and many more. Ivo is best known as the Founder/CEO of Glitchmachines, a company that sells creative sound design tools and custom-designed sounds. Awesome at processing any source you can think of.Ībout the Author Ivo Ivanov – Sound Designer I use it to create sfx based on a real-time physical input.

Also really great for impact and sfx design, Whoosh stands out as one of the most impressive third-party Reaktor ensembles on the market. I haven’t found a more powerful and comprehensive tool for designing whoosh effects. Tonsturm Whoosh: Tonsturm’s awesome ‘Whoosh’ built for Reaktor makes making whooshes fun.A modulation powerhouse that also features a customizable randomization suite and unique grains mode. Polygon is my go-to for mangling samples to create composite sound effects or really unusual playable ‘instrument’ patches. Glitchmachines Polygon: Polygon is a sampler geared toward electronic music production and experimental sound design.Where I quickly bring ideas to life or create custom processing tools like sample manglers and complex sequencers.

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Native Instruments Reaktor: Reaktor 6 with their newest ‘Blocks’ modular feature.Some of these you will have heard of and probably are using already, but some may offer new sources of inspiration for your projects.
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We’ve decided to ask Ivo Ivanov, a sound designer and custom instrument specialist (and Soundsnap contributor, under the name Glitchmachines), to share some of his favorite go-to sound design tools in the software realm. But when you’re right there in the thick of production, well-designed tools can provide you with sonic and aesthetic inspiration as well. For sound designers, inspiration can stem from many sources, ranging from objects that make funny noises, to strange visuals that make a sound go off in your head.
