Comakid is an Italian-born sound designer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who has spent much of his adult life in London, where he refined his craft and musical sensibilities. His career includes solo music releases, playing in bands, and composing for films, exhibitions, and other visual projects. As an official Ableton Sound Partner, he creates sounds, packs, and presets for the platform, while also collaborating with leading plugin and software companies. His sample packs are widely available through major labels and distributors.
Dokkodo Sounds is a producer, sound designer, and multi-instrumentalist known for his immersive and emotive approach to music. With a career rooted in crafting intricate soundscapes and genre-blending productions, Dokkodo has built a reputation for his work in ambient, electronic, and experimental music. He is an award-nominated composer within sync, as well as a prolific sample maker.
For this pack, we decided to take a collaborative approach by creating an initial palette of sounds - one-shots, loops, music ideas and song starters - that we exchanged to inspire each other. Each of us then used both our own sounds and the other’s material to compose new music. We believe the final pack is a great representation of this creative process.
On the analog side, Comakid relied heavily on the UDO Super 6 for synths and pads, the MS20 for bass, and a mix of digital synthesis and Eurorack modular synthesis for drums and abstract textures. Dokkodo explored the rich tones of the Moog Grandmother for the deep bass lines and energetic melodic lines. The Minilogue XD covered some of the polyphonic material, combined with other digital synths. Dokkodo also included some of his vocals that have been warped, pitched and processed to fit the electronica soundscapes of the pack. Comakid then re-processed and ran everything back through his modular system - acting as a super open-source effects engine - along with the Microcosm and the Chroma Console by Hologram Electronics.