MetaSynth is an application for the Macintosh operating system that allows the creation of sound from images.^[1] It was most notably used on The Matrix (for bullet-speed special effects),^[2] but has also appeared in the electronic artist Aphex Twin's song 'ΔM_i⁻¹ = −αΣ_n=1^ND_i[n][Σ_j∈C[i]F_ji[n − 1] + Fext_i[n⁻¹]],' a B-side on the 'Windowlicker' single.

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Metasynth awards:

1. MetaSynth is the secret weapon in the arsenal of many of the world's leading electronic musicians and sound designers.
2. MetaSynth, two-time recipient of Electronic Musician's prestigious Editor's Choice Award, is an extraordinary new visual paradigm for music composition, sound synthesis and sound design that applies the power of advanced image processing techniques to a sophisticated audio rendering engine.
3. MetaSynth is a revolutionary electronic music and sound design environment. Our six rooms provide six unique ways of sculpting sound. It is not a soft synth but a full-fledged sound design and electronic music studio. MetaSynth 5 is a bold advance for what was already revolutionary software. There is nothing like MetaSynth.

• Electronic Musician 2006 Editor's Choice Award for best sound-design software,
• Electronic Musician 1999 Editor's Choice Award,
• Keyboard Magazine Key Buy Award (April '98 and July '00),
• MacWorld Eddy Nomination, TEC award nomination,
• Musician Magazine Editor's Pick (1999),

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1. ^U&I Software, Inc.
2. ^Leander Kahney, (May 05, 2002). Hey, Who's That Face in My Song?. Wired, Inc. Accessed 15 June 2010

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