Read time: 4 min. Proficiency Level: Intermediate
Imagine you want to create a sound that passes through the listener — starting in front, moving across, and ending behind them.
Simple idea, right? In reality, this is where many 3D panners start to fall apart.
Let’s break down why.
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Creating realistic, immersive soundscapes is one of the biggest challenges in audio production. Sounds in the real world are rarely uniform — raindrops, crowds, gunshots, and orchestral performances all contain subtle variations that make them feel alive.
Sound Particles 3 has the perfect solution: advanced randomization tools. These tools allow you to control probability and variation, shaping sound behavior in a natural and musical way. In this guide, we’ll break down how to use randomization effectively.
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Have you ever heard a sound stretched into an endless pad, or a simple vocal transformed into an alien choir? Chances are, granular synthesis was behind it.
Granular synthesis is one of the most exciting tools in modern music and sound design — and the best part? It’s easier to use than you might think.
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If you're working in immersive audio — whether for film, TV, games, or music — chances are you've heard of ADM. It's the file format behind Dolby Atmos, Sony 360, MPEG-H, and other object-based audio workflows.
In this post, we’ll walk you through how to use Sound Particles 3’s built-in ADM export feature, step by step — helping you deliver professional object-based mixes with just a few clicks.
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Read time: 4 min. Proficiency Level: Intermediate
In the world of music production and sound design, the term "spatial audio" has gained serious traction — from Dolby Atmos music on streaming platforms to 3D audio in games and VR.
Today, we’re diving into the difference between stereo synths and spatial synths, exploring what each offers — and why spatial synthesizers like MiniDust and SkyDust 3D might change the way you think about sound, even if you're working in stereo.
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Read time: 4 min. Proficiency Level: Intermediate
Mixing is more than just balancing levels and EQ — it’s about sculpting an emotional journey. Whether you’re producing pop, electronic, orchestral, or rock music, the way you position sounds, how they move (or not move) in a mix can make all the difference.
In this article, we’ll explore how mixing techniques shape musical storytelling and how unique tools like those in the Sound Particles suite can refine your productions.
Read time: 3 min. Proficiency Level: Beginner
inDelay is our modern take on the tradional delay plugin. It is divided into 3 modes: Channels, Taps and Particles. Each mode offers different features for you to play with. We'll take a closer look at each, but first let's see what's common in all modes.
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Read time: 5 min. Proficiency Level: Beginner
In recent years, Music Production has been shifting with spatial audio and technology entering the sector. Musicians have been pushing boundaries in creativity and innovation and are coming up with amazing results. Nonetheless, and as you are used to, we want to raise the level up. Let us present the virtual instrument capable of transforming the way music is created – SkyDust 3D.
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Read time: 10 min. Proficiency Level: Intermediate
Explorer is the newest standalone app by Sound Particles to manage your sound libraries. Today, we give you a complete guide to make the best out of it and enhance the experience of searching and editing your sounds in the fastest way possible!
We all know there are a bunch of programs to manage our sound collections (and good ones!) so how is Explorer different from them? That's easy! It’s the only one supporting surround and immersive files.
You probably know that we are huge fans of spatial audio so we want every user to have a better experience with spatial audio. With Explorer, if you want to play an Ambisonics recording, you should be able to hear it automatically decoded to your existing speaker setup, allowing you to make the right decision about the sound.
Well, now that you know what Explorer is, let’s see how to use it (we promise it’ll go by in a snap) - oh, and it’s free! ;)
Read time: 7 min. Proficiency Level: Intermediate
On Thursday, October 13th, the first Sound Particles Talks took place, a new Livestream show to discuss topics of the industry, demonstrate products in a practical way and connect with the audio community.
In a casual and funny way, once a month, Tony Joy, a specialist in the audio industry and a Sound Particles team member, will be live streaming on YouTube to talk about relevant topics with the audience. “Sound Particles Talks” is a place for all Sound Particles audience and clients to share their opinions, thoughts, questions, and feedback but specially to connect with the audio industry by discussing relevant topics for the community.
The first talk was focused on “Why Using Motion in Audio & Music Matters” and the discussion covered how using motion in post-production and music creation can really impact and heighten the experience of the listener.
The Sound Particles team had an amazing time with its extremely engaging audience that was actively asking questions and leaving comments. We had an amazing coffee chat and we hope you did too :)
If you couldn't join, here's a wrap-up!
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In this blog post, we will talk about the last topic of the "All You Need to Know About 3D Audio" series: binaural!
The reproduction of 3D sound using headphones is called Binaural audio, and it doesn’t require any special type of headphones, being a fundamental tool for anyone working in immersive sound. Let's dive into it!
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Now that we talked about channel-based audio and object-based audio, it's time to talk about Ambisonics and how to best use it.
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