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We collaborate with musicians to bring a specific emotion into the room and the performance.
independent sample instrument makers
aboutinlet
Hi, we are Kirsten + Thomas. We run Inlet together and make instruments built around feeling.
what we make / 01
mood-based instruments designed around creative performance.
Each library starts with a specific emotion. We record, shape and curate every sound with that feeling in mind.
how we work
One intention, all the way through.
shape
Sometimes the raw recording says everything. Sometimes sound design takes it somewhere new.
curate
We keep the sounds that carry mood, texture and intention, then make them immediate to play.
mood first
Sound like yourself, not your library.
why mood-based?
Because playable is only the beginning.
We want to make instruments that inspire music, not simply provide sounds.
The right texture can move an idea forward before the cue has a name. It can make the music feel closer to what you heard in your head and help the listener feel it too.
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