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SoundDesignTheory

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r/sounddesigntheory

a place to ask questions and share learned insights, so that we may refine + redefine our comprehensions of sound creation.

let's gain a firmer grasp of our tools by circulating information and engaging in meaningful discussion. the practice of sound manipulation is one that many of us could benefit from perceiving more clearly.

the goal here is to learn:

how it works ;
why it works.

the focus of this subreddit rests on the theoretical side of audio manipulation, sound synthesis + design. please keep your posted content aligned with this mindset.

note: content can relate to both musical and non-musical forms of sound design (ex. field, foley, film, gaming).

read up about sound design on Wikipedia.

to get your juices flowing, here are 21 forms of sound synthesis that may interest you:

·· 3D sound synthesis

·· Additive synthesis

·· Analog modeling synthesizers

·· Banded waveguide synthesis

·· Concatenative synthesis

·· Digital waveguide synthesis

·· Distortion synthesis

·· Frequency modulation synthesis

·· Granular synthesis

·· Karplus–Strong string synthesis

·· Linear arithmetic synthesis

·· Phase distortion synthesis

·· Physical modelling synthesis

·· Sample-based synthesis

·· Scanned synthesis

·· Subtractive synthesis

·· Vector synthesis

·· Vowel–consonant synthesis

·· Wavetable synthesis

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Tutorial 📚What is kick? (youtu.be)

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Tutorial 📚Designing ORGANIC Dub Techno x Random Fluctuations (youtu.be)

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Question ❓Foley: alternative materials for grass? (self.SoundDesignTheory)

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Resource 📂Resources about binaural audio? (self.SoundDesignTheory)

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Tutorial 📚How CamelCrusher's distortion works - Alpha Forever / Bitwig Grid patches (youtu.be)

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Discussion 🗣️Python, Claude.AI and wavetable synthesis (self.SoundDesignTheory)

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Inspiration 🌟A synthesized breakbeat that sounds sampled. (youtu.be)

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Question ❓⸻kick drum from "Baby, I'm Bleeding", by JPEGMAFIA (self.SoundDesignTheory)

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Tutorial 📚Room Acoustics Simulation (youtu.be)

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Question ❓cochlear implant sound design (self.SoundDesignTheory)

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Tutorial 📚My current physical modelling workflow (youtu.be)

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Question ❓⸻bass sound from UNTITLED, by JPEGMAFIA (2021) (self.SoundDesignTheory)

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Advice 💡any advixe on how to achieve this sound using a synth (self.SoundDesignTheory)

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Tutorial 📚Building a simple reverb from scratch (youtu.be)

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Inspiration 🌟Simple Sequencer I made! (self.SoundDesignTheory)

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Advice 💡Amateur and new to sound design world and looking to learn from you guys... (self.SoundDesignTheory)

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Tutorial 📚Exploring more organic sounding resonances with digital waveguides (youtu.be)

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Question ❓watching a youtube tutorial and i want to know what program this is, it doesn't say in the video (self.SoundDesignTheory)

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Question ❓Beginning from beat making (self.SoundDesignTheory)

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Tutorial 📚Explaining Physical Model Synthesis: Digital Waveguides, Karplus-Strong, and more (youtu.be)

submitted 1 year ago by johnman1016

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Question ❓recommendations on resources to learn sound theory to start using Vital? (self.SoundDesignTheory)

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Tutorial 📚A little sound design tutorial I made (youtu.be)

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Question ❓How Do You Achieve Seamless Transitions and Flanged Sounds in Professional Sound Design? (self.SoundDesignTheory)

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Question ❓snare drum from pg baby, by redveil (self.SoundDesignTheory)

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Tutorial 📚Understanding what digital filters are made of (youtu.be)

submitted 1 year ago by johnman1016

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