Soundrs: Wichniowski
Wichniowski is the creator of Kryptostudio, a standalone software tool for MacOS. We love to use it for percussive sounds, grab it ➜ here. Also check out his other projects. Now let’s dive in!
What are your inspiration sources?
I get inspired by a lot of things but mostly it’ll be contemporary art, architecture, design and other musicians and artists. I always set a theme, form or concept to a track before I start, the same goes for my instruments and plugins. Kryptostudio sound design was heavily inspired by rough brutalist architecture.
Tell us something about your workflow. / How do you start a track?
I usually start designing and recording drum sounds and sequences from my modular system, VCV Rack or Max/Msp. I create multiple banks on my Machine or sample collections for tidal cycles and start jamming away. As soon as my patterns match the aesthetics I’m looking for I start arranging them as a song in Ableton Live.
How would creative rituals benefit your workflow?
I’ve got a ritual to create Pinterest collections and YouTube playlists of pics and videos that set the mood for the atmosphere or aesthetic or even explain a concept that I want to try in my production.
How do you get in the zone?
Mostly by jamming.
Do you have a special template?
I’ve got multiple templates for Maschine I created for quickly synthesizing drum sounds. These contain different VST’s per pad or samples I recorded.
What do you put on the master channel?
An EQ, Stereo Widener and Limiter.
How do you arrange and finish a track?
I have a very loop-based production flow. I start with a simple loop and overdub until i've got a selection of phrases I then arrange to a track.
How do you deal with unfinished projects?
Most unfinished projects are unfinished for a certain reason. I keep them, sometimes revisit them but get to the same conclusion why I left them in the first place. Sometimes though I work on a track for one year, constantly revisiting changing a bit until it’s ripe and finished.
How do you store and organize your projects?
I use Splice to backup, share and collaborate on those tracks. Before that I organized them by EP or concept title in a Dropbox folder.
How do you take care of studio ergonomics?
I prefer a small setup to quickly switch movements between my hardware, computer and controller.
Tell us something about your daily routine, how is your day structured, how do you make room for creativity?
Since I work all day as a developer I start later in the evening. Often there is a transition from my couch to my small studio, where I start playing with VCV Rack or Max/Msp.
Share a quick producing tip.
Always backup!
Share a link to an interesting website (doesn’t have to be music related).
➜ Telemark.io is a sonic exploration tool and crowdsourced drone radio I developed some months ago. It’s a fun tool to generate soundscapes and play with basic subtractive synthesis.
List ten sounds you are hearing right this moment : )
* neighbours screaming
* cars driving by
* a radio in the distance
* the keyboard clicking
* my chair squeaking
* my feed tapping
* doors being opened and closed
* the coffee machine
* a subtle humming from my living room speakers
Thanks Wichniowski! If you want to get featured, send a message here on tumblr or email [email protected].
