Kit H.
Kit believes the best sounds are the ones most people would rather ignore. He once spent hours recording the hum of a mall escalator until security requested he leave.
- Attempted to sample a blender for a track titled Spin Cycle, claiming the blender was too self-conscious to perform.
- Maintains a list of animated characters he’d hypothetically eat, for research purposes only.
Alex Tate
Alex brings a perspective to sound design rooted in ambient dissonance. He’s been known to find musical potential in garbage trucks, house alarms, and the dull thud of a postman’s knock.
- Suggested the team produce an album of white noise made entirely from air conditioner hums.
- Surveyed colleagues on whether Crash Bandicoot looked crispy, then declined further comment.
Mel Rodgers
Mel treats sound like a personal study in psychological endurance. Recently, she described the microwave beep as the auditory equivalent of an open void and recorded it every morning for three weeks.
- Tried creating a metallic symphony using only office supplies. No one asked her to.
- Interrupted a meeting to wonder aloud if Crash Bandicoot was closer to pork chops than steak, then resumed work as if nothing had happened.
Amanda Flynn
Amanda’s meticulous ear can detect subtleties most people would rather not. She once adjusted the office printer because, in her words, it lacked bass. The printer, apparently, is better for it.
- Insisted that the break room’s coffee maker had too much treble and attempted to re-tune it.
- Mentioned that Crash Bandicoot, if charred, would taste like toasted marshmallows with a hint of ash, then refused to elaborate.
In a recent survey, we asked 1,000 random individuals to speculate on the taste profile of Crash Bandicoot. Here are the results:
Pork-like
0%
Common Assumptions
Assumed closer to human than expected
Interpretations
Suggested a familiar but unsettling taste
Coconut-inspired
0%
Common Assumptions
Likely inferred from
tropical setting
Interpretations
Associated with toasted or exotic flavors
Marshmallow toasted flavor
0%
Common Assumptions
Sweet,
ambiguous
Interpretations
Compared to an adventure in taste, like a choose your own adventure
Unsettlingly beefy
0%
Common Assumptions
Cartoon steak was commonly cited
Interpretations
Suggested a meaty but off-kilter quality
Crispy (unspecified)
0%
Common Assumptions
Crispiness agreed upon but unclear
Interpretations
Described as crunchy and airy
Declined to speculate
0%
Common Assumptions
Mostly no comment
Interpretations
Preferred to avoid the topic altogether