Sound Design

Design your own sounds. Synthesis, sampling, foley and sound design for music, film and games, from first principles to advanced techniques.Start here: The Best DAWs for Sound Design · The Best Plugins for Sound Design · The Best Free Synths for Sound Design · Sound Design for Beginners.

How to Design a Creature or Monster Sound

Learn how to design a creature sound for games and film — record real sources, pitch and layer animal and…
How to Make Ambient Soundscapes

Learn how to make ambient soundscapes — evolving pads, field recordings, granular textures, drones and reverb that turn simple sounds…
How to Design UI and App Sounds

Learn how to design UI sounds for apps and interfaces — short, clean clicks, taps, notifications and success cues using…
How to Make Impact and Hit Sounds

Learn how to make impact sounds and hits for trailers, games and music — layering, transient design, sub drops and…
How to Make Whoosh Sounds

Learn how to make whoosh sounds — design fast, sweeping transitions from filtered noise, recordings or synths with automation, pitch…
How to Build a Sound Effects Library

Learn how to build a sound effects library — gather, record, name, tag and organise your SFX so you can…
How to Record Your Own Sound Effects

Learn how to record sound effects yourself — gear, mic technique, levels and field-recording tips for capturing clean, original SFX…
How to Do Foley at Home

Learn how to do Foley at home — record footsteps, cloth and prop sounds to picture with a basic mic,…
What Is Foley?

What is Foley? A clear explainer on Foley sound — the art of performing and recording everyday sounds like footsteps…
How to Design Sound Effects for Games

Learn how to design sound effects for games — source, edit, layer, process and add variation so your game audio…