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Sound & Story

Sound changes how people experience everything. It can create emotion, build tension, guide attention, and make an experience feel alive. We create sound design and audio that supports the story you are telling, whether that story lives in a game, a museum installation, a podcast, or an interactive environment.
How We Think About It
When sound is done well, it is not just background. It is part of the experience. The best audio is the kind people feel without noticing - it shapes the mood, moves the story forward, and makes the whole thing land differently than it would in silence.
What We Create

Audio that serves the story, not the other way around.

01

Sound Design for Interactive Experiences

Custom sound design for installations, kiosks, and interactive environments - built to respond, loop, and behave the way the experience needs.
02

Ambient Soundscapes and Atmosphere

Environmental audio that sets tone and pulls people into a space - designed to feel immersive without demanding attention.
03

Audio Editing, Cleanup, and Mixing

Taking existing audio and making it work - cleaning up recordings, balancing levels, and delivering polished, production-ready files.
04

Voice Over Support

Voice over recording and processing for guides, narration, instructional audio, and anywhere a human voice is part of the experience.
05

Podcast Recording and Production

End-to-end podcast support - recording, editing, mixing, and producing episodes that sound clean and professional.
06

Audio Planning and Integration Support

Helping design and development teams plan for audio from the start - so sound gets integrated smoothly instead of retrofitted at the end.
Where It Shows Up

Sound lives in a lot of places. We have worked in most of them.

  • Museum exhibits and public space installations
  • Interactive kiosks and touch experiences
  • Projection-based and immersive environments
  • Games and learning experiences
  • Podcasts and digital storytelling
What Makes It Work

We design sound with intention.

That means matching tone and pacing, creating clarity, and making sure audio supports the user journey instead of distracting from it.

We also think about the practical side. Levels, loops, transitions, hardware constraints, and how audio behaves in a real space with real people. Sound that works perfectly in headphones can fall apart in an open lobby. We design for where the experience actually lives.

What You Can Expect

How we work through a project like this.

01

A Clear Direction for Tone and Mood

We start by aligning on what the audio should feel like - the emotional register, the pacing, and how it relates to the overall experience.
02

Audio That Fits the Experience and the Environment

Deliverables designed for where they will actually live - accounting for the space, the hardware, and how people will move through the experience.
03

Deliverables That Are Organized and Ready to Implement

Clearly labeled, properly formatted files your team can hand off to development without extra back-and-forth.
04

Collaboration With Your Design and Development Team

We work alongside the people building the experience to make sure audio integrates smoothly - not as an afterthought.
05

Iteration Based on Feedback and Real-World Testing

Audio is refined based on how it actually sounds in the space and how real audiences respond to it, not just how it sounds in the studio.

Want your experience to feel more alive?

Tell us what you are building and what you want people to feel. We will help you shape an audio approach that supports the story and fits the space.
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