MARSRESEARCH / INSTRUMENTS ← RETURN TO PRACTICE

I·01 · SOUND

SOMA

A living sound instrument for rooms, practice and composition.

SM-01 · LOCAL-FIRST · FIRST RELEASE 2026

The SOMA living sound instrument interface. MOVE THROUGH THE PROJECT

01 / THE QUESTION

WHAT IF SOUND COULD REMAIN A PLACE, RATHER THAN COLLAPSE INTO CONTENT?

SOMA begins with a shift in status. Recorded matter is not treated as a finished track but as a field: something that can remain live, be shaped, revisited and held.

The complete desktop instrument runs locally, without an account or cloud dependency. Its engine stays with the player; its state can be operated rather than consumed.

THE INSTRUMENT

ONE FIELD. THREE WAYS IN.

01 / EXPERIENCEENTER

Meet the field through listening and movement.

02 / CREATESHAPE

Compose a state through the instrument’s working surface.

03 / FACILITATEHOLD

Prepare a room and guide a shared listening practice.

03 / WHAT IT ENABLES

A REPRODUCIBLE ACOUSTIC STATE.

  1. Compose rooms rather than playlists.
  2. Preserve the conditions of a listening state.
  3. Move between private practice, creation and facilitation.

NEXT THRESHOLD

ENTER THE COMPLETE INSTRUMENT.

The MARS chapter establishes the question. The complete IFAH site contains the public experience, First Circle and acquisition path.