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VAAAL,
the talented and innovative music producer, has garnered a reputation as a "mad scientist" and "experimental mastermind" due to his relentless pursuit of groundbreaking soundscapes. Hailing from Sweden and deeply rooted in the Scandinavian metal and emo scenes, VAAAL's passion for sound has driven him to create and construct his own unique instruments, as well as amass a diverse and unconventional collection in his Los Angeles studio.
Known for his massive, cinematic, and unmistakable sound, VAAAL's work has become highly sought after in the realms of trailers, films, and various musical collaborations. His impressive track record includes accolades such as a Clio Award, recognition at the Tribeca Film Festival, and numerous placements in AAA trailers.
With his extraordinary talent and boundary-pushing approach to music production, VAAAL continues to captivate audiences and leave a lasting imprint on the industry.
introducing mangle
introducing mangle
Mangle is a passive audio processor, produced in collaboration with Swedish composer and sound artist VAAAL and Blood Cells Audio. It’s perfect for glitches, sliced-and-diced audio obliterations, wrecked distortions, and murky textures. It can be smooth, it can also act like a guillotine for your audio signals.
Rather than using the +/-12V power rails of the eurorack system, Mangle is powered by YOU, and what you choose to insert into the Power Input jack. Run audio into Mangle, then add whatever type and shape of CV you’d like into the PWR In jack. That CV will drive the circuitry and manipulate your audio from wildly overdriven, to voltage-starved and wrecked…and whatever interesting tones lie in-between. You can therefore think of Mangle as a strange (and perhaps brutalist) VCA, where the audio level is manipulated by powering up and down the actual circuitry the audio is passing through.
For extra tweaking, there are two circuits to route audio between: One circuit uses a quality built-in audio chip, the other circuit uses a chip that is user-swappable via the front panel. This second chip can be a source of fresh flavors, and experimentation is definitely encouraged.