Planet Mu Mainstay Ital Tek Breaks Down Cinematic Sound Design Techniques Behind Hidden Path

Alan Myson is producer, composer and sound designer whose versatility within electronic music spans work for film, TV and advertising alongside his own output as recording artist. As Ital Tek, he's released eight adventurous, varied albums for lauded underground label Planet Mu. His latest full-length, Mind Abandon, landed this May and see Myson pushing his sound into new territories, warping recorded instruments, synths and vocal sounds into ambient textures with granular processing and creative effects. We visited Myson in his Oxford studio to break down multi-layered sound design behind album highlight Hidden Path. Timecodes: 00:00 - Introduction 00:40 - Beginning of Track 01:32 - Creating Sounds 02:40 - Sound Processing 08:15 - Additional Effects 10:12 - Vocal Bass Backing 12:25 - Guitars & Effects 15:15 - Basses & Synthesizers 17:20 - Tuning Pedals on Synthesizer 18:07 - Experiments with Delay Pedal 19:21 - Changing Approach to Percussion 20:46 - Features of Bass Drum 21:41 - Adding Vocals 23:32 - Rhythmic Effects 24:53 - Experiments with Sounds 25:35 - Using Ukulele 28:00 - Acoustic Guitar 29:25 - Flanger Effect 30:30 - Synthesizers 31:20 - Violoncello 31:50 - Creating Unique Sounds 32:50 - Recording Sounds 34:25 - Kill Switch Track 35:47 - Experiments with Rhythms 37:45 - Creating Base Beat 42:02 - Guitar Processing 44:50 - Rhythmic of Track Playlists: | #AlanMyson Original video: