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July 24, 2025 · 1 min read

Underwater-sounding music made with ancient digital effects

Tom KirkmanIndependent Project Manager

Last year during the insufferable winter months, I got on a kick of using multiple ancient digital sound effects to make my music sound like it was underwater.

Close your eyes and listen; it’s fairly relaxing, actually.

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Tom's notes 2

  1. Tom Kirkmanreplying to Carlos Garcia Pando

    3 different layers and speeds of flange, 3 choruses with differing widths and intensities, 3 reverbs room /chamber / hall, digital delay.

  2. Tom Kirkman

    Carlos Garcia Pando
    This one is musically much more complex, especially the final 4th verse.
    Explanations in the notes in the YouTube link.
    Only effects on this were 2 layers of reverb.

    https://youtu.be/BiV1HfseewQ

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