We blow up cars one day and record screaming low flying airplanes the other. We have no limits when it comes to creating soundscapes to make you feel as if you are the actual character on the screen. Now we need your help to take our vision even further. At Pole Position Production we create

We are very proud and excited to announce that we were hired to source and record planes for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020! Thanks to Microsoft and Asobo for trusting us with this job, and to ”our” pilot Claes Martinsson for his expertise and help, and to our friends at Dynamedion for nice collaboration!

He was for many years the head of the world-famous Polar Studios, he has recorded and mixed albums for ABBA and on top of that he has a background as a race car driver. Meet Pole associate, and CEO, Bernard Löhr.   Bernard, you’ve been a part of Pole since the very beginning. What’s is

Imagine a post-apocalyptic Sweden infested with killer robots, how do you create suitable music for that scenario? We asked Pole’s Mats Lundgren, the man behind the soundtrack of Systemic Reaction/Avalanche Studios’ Generation Zero. Tell us a bit about the game Generation Zero. Well, it’s a co-op game for up to four players set in 1989

The Pole SFX catalogue contains approximately 300 sound libraries ranging from vehicles, weapons and metal sounds to ambiences and gore sounds. A while back Pole began replacing old SFX libraries with new ones. The new recordings are more user friendly, consist of up to 40 channels covering multiple perspectives and have been recorded with the latest

He’s designed sounds for mega stars like Madonna and Paul McCartney and he’s created a devil’s voice that almost scared the audience off their seats. At Pole he is mainly involved in audio post production – meet Eric Thorsell.   Eric, tell us a bit about your background? Well I guess you could say that

He can swing a hammer with meticulous precision and he’s been a motocross racer. Meet Robin Olsson, newbie (sort of) at Pole Position and sound lover.   Robin, what’s your role at Pole? My primary role at Pole is field recordings and sound design but I also come up with and build props we can

Does sound influence and enhance user experience in highly automated cars? That’s what Pole Position Production, RISE and Volvo Cars are currently evaluating. The first results are in.   The research project Sonic Interaction in Intelligent Cars started last years and is aiming to examine the potential in sound as a medium for communication in

Pole Position Production and BOOM Library launch software plug-in GRIP that lets sound designers automate tires and chassis sounds straight to motion pictures. GRIP is packed with high quality recordings and is also really easy to use.   The idea to develop a plug-in like GRIP occurred to Pole Position’s Max Lachmann while he was

Yeah, why is that? And how does live ammo sound in comparison with blanks? Come along on a Pole Position recording session on location! Last month we talked about how you prepare yourselves for a recording session. When you eventually arrive at the location, what’s the first thing you do? There are some procedures to