Sound Design

The best free synths for sound design — Vital, Surge, and more capable no-cost plugins for crafting basses, pads, textures…

The best plugins for sound design — synths, samplers, effects and utilities for crafting sounds from scratch, plus how to…

Learn how to design weapon sounds for games — layering mechanical, body and tail elements for guns, melee and sci-fi…

A guide to sound design for animation — building a sound world from scratch, syncing to movement, exaggeration, foley and…

A guide to sound design for trailers — braams, hits, risers, whooshes and sub drops, plus structure and processing to…

Learn how to make footstep sounds for film and games — record foley on different surfaces, layer heel and scuff,…

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

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

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

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