Recently, we’ve been working a lot with creating sound and music for virtual events taking place in real-time rendered 3D worlds. At these events participants can mingle, watch keynotes and chat in the shape of avatars. One of the immediate challenges when composing for an event that runs for several…

How do you create a music app that always sounds good no matter what the user inputs? That should also be fun to use for an advanced user? And result in a somehow unique track? Those were some of the challenges we faced taking on this project together with Wildlife…

Web based sequencer for the interactive web experience Watson is IBM’s AI system for business. Together with GPJ and ActiveTheory we at Plan8 got the chance to create an interactive game experience to show the capabilities of Watson. Modifying the music in real time The core concept of the site is to show how Watson can…

What our voice can tell us about our appearance — Close your eyes and try to think about a voice that you have fresh in memory, but that you don’t have a face attached to. Someone you’ve never met, but maybe heard in a podcast. Now, play that voice back inside your head and while doing so, try to create…

This is the second article in the series A new era for audio. You can read part 1 here. A design language for sound Sound today is not only used as decoration for visual design. Following the introduction of smart products, voice assistants and podcast successes, sound today is more and more frequently operating solo…

An old fire station on Södermalm, Stockholm is home to Plan8 workshop, studios and offices. A raw and original space filled with an inspiring mix of 100-year old instruments and state of the art technology. In Sweden, where darkness reigns during cold winter months with less than 6 hours of…

Would your brand pass a blindfold test? — Looking at marketing today you immediately recognize the competition for attention and the desire of brands to stick out — but closing your eyes makes you think there is no competition at all. Very few sounds generated by brands seem to have a clear purpose and even fewer have recognizable…