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MetaSynth

MetaSynth is a sound design and music production tool developed by U&I Software for the Macintosh operating system, that allows the creation of sound from images. It was most notably used on The Matrix, but has also appeared on the electronic artist Aphex Twin's single "Windowlicker" in the title track and the B-side track "ΔMi−1 = −αΣn=1NDi[n][Σj∈C[i]Fji[n − 1] + Fexti[n−1]]".

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MetaSynth is a sound design and music production tool developed by U&I Software for the Macintosh operating system, that allows the creation of sound from images.1 It was most notably used on The Matrix (for bullet-speed special effects), but has also appeared on the electronic artist Aphex Twin's single "Windowlicker" in the title track and the B-side track "ΔMi−1 = −αΣn=1NDi[n][Σj∈C[i]Fji[n − 1] + Fexti[n−1]]".2

Awards

  • Electronic Musician 2006 Editor's Choice Award for Best Sound-design Application3
  • Electronic Musician 1999 Editor's Choice Award
  • Keyboard Magazine Key Buy Award (April '98 and July '00)
  • MacWorld Eddy Nomination, TEC award nomination
  • Musician Magazine Editor's Pick (1999)
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References

  1. U&I Software, Inc.
  2. Leander Kahney, (May 05, 2002). Hey, Who's That Face in My Song?. Wired, Inc. Accessed 15 June 2010
  3. G (2009-08-14). "MetaSynth 5 Has Arrived | macOS Audio". www.macosaudio.com. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
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