Behind the Design: Odio

5 · Apple · Aug. 1, 2022, 8:08 p.m.
Max Frimout is an audio engineer for Odio, and it’s his job to transport you and your ears to a different world. From his home studio in the Netherlands — stocked with keyboards, instruments, and a tangle of wires and boards more suited to a ‘50s B-movie than a cutting-edge audio app — Frimout creates the inventive 3D soundscapes that helped Odio secure its 2022 Apple Design Award. “I want to create a different sensation in the space around me,” says Frimout. “Sometimes that can be airy and com...