KOAN Sound

This month we look at the making of Fuego, Tetsuo's Redemption and the Sanctuary music video. 00:00 - Intro 00:14 - Fuego 08:20 - Tetsuo's Redemption 14:36 - Sanctuary Music Video.

Earlier this year we toured live again for the first time in two years, and we wanted to try something we'd never done before. At each tour stop we performed two sets, with the opening live set comprised of loose downtempo sketches, experimental sound design and groove exploration. All our own music

Sanctuary EP was released in 2013, written by ourselves and Asa. This month we take a deep look into the tracks Sanctuary, Starlite and This Time Around ft Koo. 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Sanctuary 10:55 - Starlite 26:41 - This Time Around ft Koo

Realised we didn't share this to Patreon yet, so here it is! Very very pleased to bring you our full recorded set from Red Rocks earlier this year. Undoubtedly one of the most fun experiences we've ever had. Also, heads up for Patreon members! We have another exclusive recorded set that we'll be sha

The people have spoken 🫡

In this tutorial we look at various ways to set up sidechain compressors and audio ducking VSTs. 00:00 - Intro 02:02 - Compressor recap 04:29 - Avoiding clicks 06:06 - Where to sidechain in the signal chain 07:21 - Using Gates as sidechain signal 08:12 - Drum group setup with gates 09:55 - Dummy sou

It's been a while since we did this... let us know what you want!

This month we look at various ways of using noise including sound design techniques and mixdown enhancements. 00:00 - Intro 00:48 - White noise to add contrast 02:52 - Noisy textures 04:16 - Resampling sounds with noise (granulator instrument) 05:57 - Adding noise in the effects chain 06:26 - Why ad

This Friday we're releasing our full DJ set recorded at Red Rocks Amphitheatre! Tune in via YouTube 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm UK

At long last we are making a video about the Sanctuary EP! This release was a really special project in our artistic journey, and we know this EP remains a favourite for many of you. So we are looking for your input! What would you like to know about the project? Are there specific parts you'd like

We dive into the creation of our track Shimmer, showing how we made melodic textures, drum design and more. 00:00:00 - Ideas 00:00:49 - Initial sketching 00:01:24 - Creating pads and melodic content 00:04:06 - Granulator Pads 00:05:13 - Arranging Melodic Sounds 00:09:28 - Drums 00:17:34 - Rhythmic M

This month we look at some sound design tips we learnt while working on Phantom Sight. We use Ableton's tools to create reactive chains for bass and physical modeling. Download the tutorial project file HERE (Ableton version 12.4 and up required) 00:00 - Phantom Sight sound design 04:42 - Re-creatin

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Presenting our latest musical offering 'Moments of Opening' ✨ This record is our first publicly available body of work in over 2 years, and we're extremely proud to share it with you all. Listen / stream here. We're also producing a physical vinyl edition, available to pre-order now from Bandcamp. J

Many many thanks for all of your support. Much love from us both ❤️

This month we're giving away stems from the Spirals Unfold EP!

Ahoy! In this video we take you inside the art and animation process behind our latest string of releases. We'll show you what inspired our creative direction, as well as walk you through exactly how the artwork and visuals were created using TouchDesigner. 00:00 - Intro & creative inspiration 01:04

Happy Wednesday!

In this month's video we explore Diva for sound design and building musical ideas. 00:00 - Intro 00:54 - Creating fat and wide sounds 06:03 - Exploring modulation possibilities 11:21 - Pitch envelope patch 17:13 - Percussive noise/square patch 19:20 - 808 bass patch 21:29 - Reese bass patch 25:58 -

More new music out today – presenting 'Phantom Sight'. Streaming now and available everywhere!

Our new single 'Colour Dance' is out today and streaming on all platforms! Thank you all for your continued support ❤️

This month we're giving away stems from the Echoes EP!

This month we go in depth into the making of a sample pack where we uncover the process from drum recording to drum processing. 00:00 Intro 03:14 One Shots - Kicks 20:09 One Shots - Snares 26:35 Top Loops 34:44 Drum Loops

We've had lots of requests about how to build on a idea, create progressions and arrange. In this video we'll take you through our process of how to iterate on an idea and turn it into a finished track. 00:00 - Initial idea 01:37 - First melody & harmony variations 07:05 - Adding movement & expressi

And the winner by a landslide margin is...

We're giving away stems for one track from the Glyph EP You decide!

Phase One of our 'Live Explorations' tour dates are here, with more being announced soon. Early ticket access is now LIVE! (code: Explorations26)

This month we're bringing you something different! Thank you to everyone who made great suggestions on our post earlier this month. We've tried to cover as many of your questions as possible, whilst including lots of our own thoughts and reflections. It was a lot of fun looking back at whole career

We've had several requests to make a video about our journey in the music industry, from our early days making music as teenagers all the way up to where we are today. Our goal is to pass on some of the experiences, lessons and insights we've learned over the years, but we don’t want this to be a ge

Happy New Year! Here's a pack of reese basses created with the Prophet 6 and processed in Reason. Enjoy 🙃

🎁 A final gift for 2025! Thank you so much for all your support this year ❤️

Piggybacking on last month's tutorial, in this video we present our best tips for writing melody. 00:00 - Intro 02:01 - Importance of rhythm & melodic themes 04:30 - Contrasting melodic rhythms 07:45 - Finding notes to create emotion 09:30 - Writing over jazzy / non-diatonic chords 13:20 - How sound

We're running a merch competition for our beloved patrons. To win, simply tell us how old you are! We'll pick a winner next week, and you can choose anything from our online store.

This month we take a deep dive into the world of harmony, showing how to create more interesting chords and progressions. 00:00 - Constructing major/minor chords 04:04 - Techniques for building progressions 09:31 - Borrowed chords 12:23 - Adding basic rhythm 13:08 - Arpeggios 17:02 - Polyrhythms & m

We've had a huge amount of requests from fans outside North America, who until now weren't able to order from our online store. It took us a while to figure out, but the new site is finally back up and running, and for the first time in years, shipping to many more international destinations. Open e

This spooktober we dive into some evil bass design and take advantage of pitch bend modulation to create some monster reeses. Download the patches HERE Serum Patch - 01:28 Phase Plant Patch - 14:42

During a recent drum kit recording session, we recorded so much content that we decided to put a new pack together exclusively for our patrons! The pack features over 170 samples consisting of clean and processed drum hits.

We’re planning upcoming tutorials/production videos and we want your input 📝 💬 What parts of your music-making process do you want to improve? 🎛️ Where do you get stuck? (e.g. mixing, sound design, arrangement, workflow) 🔍 Are there specific techniques, genres, or plugins you want us to break do

Ahoy! This month we explore the magical world of looping and freezing, transforming simple and inconspicuous sounds into intricate and richly evolving tapestries of audio. 00:00 - Intro 01:58 - Freezing with Reverb/Hybrid Reverb 04:54 - Freezing with Delay/Spectral Time 07:33 - Generative octave shi

Enjoy your weekend!

We made this track over 10 years ago, and since then many of you have asked about it. We're finally unleashing it from the vaults for your enjoyment :)

In this video we make some bass sounds using audio reactive techniques, including real time audio pitch to midi. Download project files HERE Get the real time audio to midi device HERE 00:00 - Intro 01:13 - Patch 1 (Gain & High React) 09:43 - Patch 2 (High Low Melody React) 10:38 - Patch 3 (Audio Pi

Surprise! Watch the breakdown video here. Runs with Ableton Live 12. Download

This month we take your suggestions and breakdown sounds from some of our tracks. 00:00 Tetsuo’s Redemption - Bass 05:09 Apashe - Distance (KOAN Remix) - Bass 10:35 Reflex Angle (Remix) - Bass 18:46 Cobalt - Intro Bass 20:45 Hustle Hammer - Fuzzy bois 22.41 Chalk it Out - Bass 25:10 Prism Pulse - Ba

Here's a track we made for our DJ sets last year. Someone in our Discord server heard it in our Rampage set, and seeing as it's never being released officially, we thought we'd give it away for free.

For a while now we've been wanting to tackle the topic of finishing music. It's something we can all relate to, but equally one of the most difficult aspects of the creative process. In this video we distill all of our experiences, insight and practical strategies that help us complete creative proj

We're planning an upcoming video deconstructing iconic sounds from our catalogue of released music, and we want your input! ➤ Is there a specific sound you've always wanted to know the origin of? ➤ Do you have a favorite moment from a track you want us to share? Let us know in the comments below, an