Marc Hasselbalch
@mhasselbalch.bsky.social
Sound designer and technical sound designer.
Copenhagen, Denmark.
https://marchasselbalch.com
https://marchasselbalch.bandcamp.com/
Copenhagen, Denmark.
https://marchasselbalch.com
https://marchasselbalch.bandcamp.com/
Ripping CDs and found this ECM disc I had almost forgotten about. Well worth your time.
February 7, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Ripping CDs and found this ECM disc I had almost forgotten about. Well worth your time.
Preliminary test recordings for what might become a library of function generator tones and textures.
Recorded at 192khz with intensely beautiful spectrograms as a byproduct.
Recorded at 192khz with intensely beautiful spectrograms as a byproduct.
February 1, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Preliminary test recordings for what might become a library of function generator tones and textures.
Recorded at 192khz with intensely beautiful spectrograms as a byproduct.
Recorded at 192khz with intensely beautiful spectrograms as a byproduct.
Smartphone sensor data sent as OSC to computer over local network, read by Lua script, controls params for Reaper feedback loop.
#gameaudio
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO9W...
#gameaudio
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO9W...
Smartphone-controlled Feedback Loop
YouTube video by Marc Hasselbalch
www.youtube.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Smartphone sensor data sent as OSC to computer over local network, read by Lua script, controls params for Reaper feedback loop.
#gameaudio
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO9W...
#gameaudio
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO9W...
A continuation of my foray into recursive processing, this time using outboard gear and a custom Reaper script to automate the process.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8wl...
#gameaudio #sounddesign
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8wl...
#gameaudio #sounddesign
Recursive Outboard Processing
YouTube video by Marc Hasselbalch
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:40 AM
A continuation of my foray into recursive processing, this time using outboard gear and a custom Reaper script to automate the process.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8wl...
#gameaudio #sounddesign
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8wl...
#gameaudio #sounddesign
Portable transducer prototype from discarded Bluetooth speaker.
Held together by duct tape and equal parts frustration and excitement.
Held together by duct tape and equal parts frustration and excitement.
January 20, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Portable transducer prototype from discarded Bluetooth speaker.
Held together by duct tape and equal parts frustration and excitement.
Held together by duct tape and equal parts frustration and excitement.
(1/4) In 2023 I hosted a night of music in a local Copenhagen library, dedicated to what I was allowed to find at the basement in the old "Demoteket" category, a now-defunct 'underground library' where local artists could donate releases to be put alongside regular library items.
January 18, 2026 at 6:50 PM
(1/4) In 2023 I hosted a night of music in a local Copenhagen library, dedicated to what I was allowed to find at the basement in the old "Demoteket" category, a now-defunct 'underground library' where local artists could donate releases to be put alongside regular library items.
Say I want to buy a digital copy of Guy Somberg's Game Audio Programming 5 book, how do I even do that if it's not a Kindle edition? I'm not too well-versed in ebook formats and standards, but it starts to seem like "just getting the PDF" is simply not possible.
#gameaudio
#gameaudio
January 17, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Say I want to buy a digital copy of Guy Somberg's Game Audio Programming 5 book, how do I even do that if it's not a Kindle edition? I'm not too well-versed in ebook formats and standards, but it starts to seem like "just getting the PDF" is simply not possible.
#gameaudio
#gameaudio
Sunday night activities:
Ripping CDs to computer and checking the 4 new Discman units I bought untested (one has the worst case of battery corrosion in any piece of equipment I've ever seen).
#cdsunday
Ripping CDs to computer and checking the 4 new Discman units I bought untested (one has the worst case of battery corrosion in any piece of equipment I've ever seen).
#cdsunday
January 11, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Sunday night activities:
Ripping CDs to computer and checking the 4 new Discman units I bought untested (one has the worst case of battery corrosion in any piece of equipment I've ever seen).
#cdsunday
Ripping CDs to computer and checking the 4 new Discman units I bought untested (one has the worst case of battery corrosion in any piece of equipment I've ever seen).
#cdsunday
After quite a while without, I finally get a new license for the music player Swinsian and have now begun digging into the old music collection harddrive. A fair few things on there I've missed. Contemplating ripping my entire CD collection -
and contemplating getting a dedicated DAP (iPod died).
and contemplating getting a dedicated DAP (iPod died).
January 10, 2026 at 5:33 AM
After quite a while without, I finally get a new license for the music player Swinsian and have now begun digging into the old music collection harddrive. A fair few things on there I've missed. Contemplating ripping my entire CD collection -
and contemplating getting a dedicated DAP (iPod died).
and contemplating getting a dedicated DAP (iPod died).
Game Audio Denmark is now on Bluesky.
Really looking forward to Schmid's talk on Ancient Game Audio.
See you at the Unity offices in Copenhagen on the 21st of January 2026.
#gameaudio
Really looking forward to Schmid's talk on Ancient Game Audio.
See you at the Unity offices in Copenhagen on the 21st of January 2026.
#gameaudio
Game Audio Denmark is now on Bluesky!
First order of business is to announce the forthcoming Game Audio Playthrough #46 event, Ancient Game Audio with Jakob Schmid (@schmid.dk) on the 21/01/2026 at Unity in Copenhagen.
Sign up at: www.meetup.com/game-audio-p...
See you there.
#gameaudio
First order of business is to announce the forthcoming Game Audio Playthrough #46 event, Ancient Game Audio with Jakob Schmid (@schmid.dk) on the 21/01/2026 at Unity in Copenhagen.
Sign up at: www.meetup.com/game-audio-p...
See you there.
#gameaudio
January 8, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Game Audio Denmark is now on Bluesky.
Really looking forward to Schmid's talk on Ancient Game Audio.
See you at the Unity offices in Copenhagen on the 21st of January 2026.
#gameaudio
Really looking forward to Schmid's talk on Ancient Game Audio.
See you at the Unity offices in Copenhagen on the 21st of January 2026.
#gameaudio
I waited all day to try out adding free jazz to the combat in a Soulslike game. Imagine it with a different game world and aesthetic. But still imagine.
Butchered version of Newfoundland by AMM.
#gameaudio
Butchered version of Newfoundland by AMM.
#gameaudio
January 6, 2026 at 8:27 PM
I waited all day to try out adding free jazz to the combat in a Soulslike game. Imagine it with a different game world and aesthetic. But still imagine.
Butchered version of Newfoundland by AMM.
#gameaudio
Butchered version of Newfoundland by AMM.
#gameaudio
If you're around Copenhagen on the 21st of January 2026, come by the Unity offices and hear the lovely Jakob Schmid @schmid.dk talk about ancient #gameaudio.
Custom audio chips, software synthesis, discrete hardware components, cassette tapes and more
Sign up here www.meetup.com/game-audio-p...
Custom audio chips, software synthesis, discrete hardware components, cassette tapes and more
Sign up here www.meetup.com/game-audio-p...
December 30, 2025 at 8:41 AM
If you're around Copenhagen on the 21st of January 2026, come by the Unity offices and hear the lovely Jakob Schmid @schmid.dk talk about ancient #gameaudio.
Custom audio chips, software synthesis, discrete hardware components, cassette tapes and more
Sign up here www.meetup.com/game-audio-p...
Custom audio chips, software synthesis, discrete hardware components, cassette tapes and more
Sign up here www.meetup.com/game-audio-p...
You didn't spend time during your holiday break doing a mumbling voice system for bad banjo jokes? Why not?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=suLr...
#gameaudio
www.youtube.com/watch?v=suLr...
#gameaudio
A voice system for bad banjo jokes – a game audio exercise
YouTube video by Marc Hasselbalch
www.youtube.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
You didn't spend time during your holiday break doing a mumbling voice system for bad banjo jokes? Why not?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=suLr...
#gameaudio
www.youtube.com/watch?v=suLr...
#gameaudio
HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR.
3780 seconds long.
See you all in 2026.
Listen at: marchasselbalch.bandcamp.com/album/hopefu...
3780 seconds long.
See you all in 2026.
Listen at: marchasselbalch.bandcamp.com/album/hopefu...
December 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR.
3780 seconds long.
See you all in 2026.
Listen at: marchasselbalch.bandcamp.com/album/hopefu...
3780 seconds long.
See you all in 2026.
Listen at: marchasselbalch.bandcamp.com/album/hopefu...
End-of-the-year tape loop
YouTube video by Marc Hasselbalch
www.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Snippet of what's to come. Perhaps.
December 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Snippet of what's to come. Perhaps.
December 9, 2025 at 6:38 AM
SpecMF. Workout in Bitwig's Grid.
02122025.
02122025.
December 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
SpecMF. Workout in Bitwig's Grid.
02122025.
02122025.
The grand tower of beeps.
November 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The grand tower of beeps.
Video of my performance in Milano for the Second Sleep showcase earlier this month is now online. Captured by Ursss.
Full video at: www.ursss.com/2025/11/marc...
Full video at: www.ursss.com/2025/11/marc...
November 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Video of my performance in Milano for the Second Sleep showcase earlier this month is now online. Captured by Ursss.
Full video at: www.ursss.com/2025/11/marc...
Full video at: www.ursss.com/2025/11/marc...
New sequencer looks hellish.
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
New sequencer looks hellish.
Shot from the middle of the Marantz cassette beltchange session. It helped a ton. Still wonky. But now I at least have rudimentary tape delay again.
November 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Shot from the middle of the Marantz cassette beltchange session. It helped a ton. Still wonky. But now I at least have rudimentary tape delay again.
Soundtrack to reading this is Pan Sonic.
November 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Soundtrack to reading this is Pan Sonic.
Very rare italian modular system.
November 8, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Very rare italian modular system.