Institute for scientific research and music creation, associated with the Centre Pompidou

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Bringing together international artists and scientists around innovative projects, IRCAM is a multidisciplinary space for experimentation and for training the next generation.

Espace de projection

The Espace de projection

A unique venue with adjustable acoustics and staging

La chambre anéchoïque

The Anechoic Chamber

Experimental research room

Studio 6

The Studios

Seven studios equipped for post-production, recording, and virtual reality

La médiathèque de l'Ircam

The Multimedia Library

A resource center open to the public

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April 2026

The ManiFeste-2026 Festival Playlist

György Ligeti, Claudia Jane Scroccaro, Juste Janulytė, Morton Feldman, Deena Abdelwahed, György Kurtág, Kali Malone, Sarah Nemtsov, Stefano Gervasoni.

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Inventions for Sound Creation

IRCAM provides a unique experimental environment where the meeting of art and science fosters the emergence of innovative software and technological tools. This setting encourages applied research and technological innovation, in service of contemporary creation and its multidisciplinary applications.

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ASAP

A collection of audio plug-ins that allows transforming sound in a creative way.

Software

Partiels

Partiels is an analysis application and a collection of plug-ins that allow you to explore the content and characteristics of sounds.