{"id":41905,"date":"2026-10-01T14:52:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T18:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=41905"},"modified":"2026-10-01T14:58:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T18:58:55","slug":"lyncs-mystery-box-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/lyncs-mystery-box-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Lyncs make an indie pop hit with an assortment of mystery sounds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Oh, that&#8217;s <em>gnarly<\/em>,&#8221; Lyncs says as she processes the crunch of popcorn into a percussive layer.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For our latest installment of <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/tag\/mystery-box\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Mystery Box<\/em>,<\/a> we invited expert producer, instrumentalist, and vocalist Lyncs back to <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/sound-factory-studio-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sound Factory<\/a> to see if she could <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/how-to-make-indie-pop-music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">make an indie pop hit<\/a> out of nothing but the objects and prompts within our box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/0rkbJkaaMO5ovrPKTqa774?si=4d65d71dffaa4b45\" width=\"100%\" height=\"80\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch along above as she opens up an empty session in Logic Pro X, builds a percussive foundation sampling objects ranging from a bag of popcorn to a bag of guitar picks, and then adds a sense of space with plugins like <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/plugins\/38587013-portal-vst-au-by-output\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PORTAL<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundtoys.com\/product\/echoboy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EchoBoy<\/a> in combination with <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/logic-pro-reverb-plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Logic&#8217;s stock options.<\/a> From there, she <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/how-to-make-sampler-instrument\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">builds a pad out of her own vocals<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/logic-pro-sampler-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Logic Pro&#8217;s built-in sampler,<\/a> and then creates some additional elements using <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/spitfire-audio-originals-craft-splice-instrument\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Craft<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/instrument\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Splice INSTRUMENT<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/introducing-splice-sounds-plugin-beta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Splice Sounds Plugin&#8217;s Variations feature.<\/a> Lastly, she tracks 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