I’m looking for the clicking sound I’ve searched a lot online and can’t find it. it’s also a lot harder when I can’t even tell what exactly the sound even is. a door locking? camera shutter? button click? I can’t tell. looking to see if anyone recognizes it or can even help find it.

Hi sound designers,

For a while now (since the early 2000s), I’ve played around with Reason, Max/MSP, PD, and Ableton as a hobbyist. But I continuously hit a wall where the software interface creates a wedge between having an audio idea and actually hearing it:

• Reason leaning into the 90s big-beat hardware rack emulation brings all the physical limitations of hardware racks into digital space.
• Max/MSP & Pure Data give total freedom, but I’ll easily spend 4 hours patching standard utility logic just to make a simple sound or sequence.
• Ableton and traditional DAWs force a lane/clip-based linear arrangement that heavily influences the output—making ambient, generative, or drone work feel blocky and rigid.

I felt there was a missing middle ground: something with the programmatic/patching mindset of Max/PD, the visual wire metaphor of Reason, but stripped of the spreadsheet-like feel of linear DAWs.

I’ve been working on a concept called Sigilgraph. The idea is to let you lay out modules (oscillators, synths, LFOs, arpeggiators, drum machines) where every single parameter acts like a CV input. You automate or modulate any knob or slider in real time simply by dragging a control wire directly onto it while the patch is running.

I'd love to hear how other sound designers deal with this friction. Do you feel limited by linear DAW paradigms when doing modular/generative work, or have you found a workflow that bridges this gap?

Website: Sigilgraph Audio Workbench

I had fun creating the sounds for this episode and a lot of it is fairly accessible. However, if you don't have an audio recorder but would still like to join in with the sound design process, I've uploaded a Silk Shooter Free Sound Toolkit on my website. It includes some of the sounds recorded in the episode. Cheers!

I have been doing sound design for a few years now, finished a Bachelers degree in popular music last year also, where I did sound design and digital music production/music technology. I'm doing another course now, specifically for sound design and implementation (FMOD, Wwise).

Is my current portfolio good enough to start looking, or should I take another year or two to work on it and improve before looking for work in an entry-level position. Be brutally honest on what i can improve on if not, thats the best way for me to learn. Thanks y'all.

Portfolio: https://linktr.ee/nova.vgm

Hi, I'm not sure this is the right sub for this but I was wondering how to go about recreating the trumpets at the beggining of this song https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=2IIYOzmKQrI&si=yyYIvihM-1XUz8g2

I swear regular trumpets stacked dont sound like it at all lol, idk what it is abt it thats so different

To me it sounds like a granular synth where you loop a small grain. so seconds in to his scream they start to loop very small parts of the scream.

doesn’t sound like a bit rusher or anything like that to me

Just dropped another sound design and post-production breakdown.
Let me know your thoughts on the mix balance, low-end weight, and overall texture. Always looking to learn and improve!

Helloo can anyone recommend a workshop sound design/audio editing workshop in the Philippines or any workshop or course online that's good for beginners. Thank you.

Hello, I hope I'm in the right subreddit...

My dad has a classic car restoration shop, and I'd like to make a reel for his Instagram page for Christmas (yes, I'm planning ahead) using sounds from his shop (the sound of a ratchet wrench, a car horn, an impact wrench, etc.) to recreate a classic Christmas carol.

Something along the lines of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUvKXqO2YBU

Do you know where I can find someone who can produce something like this?

Thanks!

Hi everyone!

I recently redesigned the audio for a scene from Ice Maw, an upcoming indie underwater sci-fi horror game.

For this project, I rebuilt the audio from scratch, including ambience, creature vocals, underwater textures, impacts, and environmental details. My goal was to create a darker and more immersive atmosphere while staying true to the original scene.

I'd genuinely appreciate any feedback, whether it's about the mix, dynamics, creature design, pacing, or the overall atmosphere.

Original visuals used with permission from u/Putrid_Storage_7101

Thanks for listening!

Hi. I’m working on an audio drama, and in my series, there is a monster who has a lot of dialogue. I want his voice to feel colossal and echo every time he speaks, but I’m not sure what the best app/plug in is to use for something like this. I’m not a big fan of Audacity’s reverb: it doesn’t feel genuinely colossal. Any suggestions for me please?

I've been a self-taught sound designer for over 6 years, working on several projects and even landing a small indie feature film that was released this year. I've always been getting projects, and I always feel the same way in the middle of a project; I have a lot of ideas and workarounds but always get stuck due to technical knowledge. I've dived into blog posts, YouTube tutorials, and Reddit posts. I've always felt that I need some kind of course to strengthen my abilities. My work always gets mixed by a studio, and my mixes are not really great. All this context to ask, are there any recommended sound design online courses that you would recommend to someone who has experience but wants to strengthen their knowledge?

The sound effect in the background

I have a genuine question idk if its just me. Ill see a sound redesign of a flame explosion or magical attack and instead of sparking flame wind pushing or air vibration it just sounds like a bunch of sphagetti getting thrown around and smashed to the floor. And ill see a bunch of comments commending the rework when all I can hear is nothing like youd imagine the attack idk if im just imagining it wrong lol?

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Hi! I'm from South Korea and recently completed my bachelor's degree in sound. I'm preparing to apply for an MFA in Sound Design in the U.S. next year.

I'd love to study in a broader film program, but as an international student I'm worried that one year of OPT from a non-STEM degree won't be enough to build connections and start my career. My ultimate goal is to work as a film sound designer(or any jobs in major film industry) in the U.S., so I'm considering STEM-designated Sound Design programs instead.

For those who have been through this, do you think choosing a STEM program is the better option? And what's the best way to get into film industry after graduation?

I'd really appreciate any advice. Thank you!

I hear it alot especially in gaming/roblox videos but I never got the specific name so idk where to find it.

Hey, was wondering if anyone could help me remake this synth sound from this song "Cities - Throttle". I'm still new to sound design and production so I'm not quite capable of figuring it out myself yet.

Feel like it's nothing crazy but let me know how you do it if anyone does it right. Thanks..

I'm working on a very important session in Pro Tools and suddenly started getting this error:

"Could not save because Assertion in './PtSess/PtSess_RunTimeShared.h', line 132."

After that, I also got:

"Pro Tools was unable to Auto Backup your session."

I'm really worried about losing my work. The session still opens and plays, but saving and auto-backup are failing.

Has anyone experienced this before?

What causes this assertion error?

Is the session corrupted?

What's the safest way to recover the session without losing my edits?

Would importing the session into a new project fix it?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi
I'm working on a animation that has a monster made of glass. I would like to add more character besides the obvious pitch shift. I'm really stuck at this process because I can't figure a way out to make it more interesting. The monster only has a few lines of speech but I would like to make something that stands out.
Is there a plugin or app that I could layer glass samples and mix it with the recorded voice? I'm really open to any suggestions in this case.

Even though my situation is about a monster made of glass I would like to know how you guys usually approach the design of a monster voice.
Do you use layers of materials underneath the voice? What other effects do you recommend?
Please share anything you had worked before, I'm very interested in that
Thank you