Most people have experienced the strange feeling of hearing their own recorded voice and thinking it sounds completely different from the voice they’re used to. Perhaps it sounds thinner, higher or less familiar than expected.…
Category: Sound Effects
Have you ever wondered how audio software can make a voice recorded in a bedroom sound as though it was recorded inside a cathedral? One way to achieve this is through a technique called convolution…
Sometimes adding another microphone or audio track makes a recording sound worse rather than better. A voice might suddenly lose its bass, a drum recording may sound unusually thin, or certain frequencies might seem to…
To create a reverse sound effect, take a suitable recording, reverse its playback and align its new ending with the moment you want to emphasise. A natural decay becomes a swell, which can prepare a…
An underwater scene needs a clear listening viewpoint, a controlled environmental bed and a few meaningful actions. Start by deciding whether the audience hears a diver’s experience, a detached fictional viewpoint or an observational recording.…
Game-interface sound should tell the player what changed without becoming tiring through repetition. Start with a map of interface states, create a small family of related cues and test them during realistic navigation. A sound…
A believable rain scene needs a consistent weather bed, a few surface details and a clear listening viewpoint. Choose where the audience is hearing from before layering drops, wind and thunder. Rain outside a window…
Sports highlight sound design should strengthen real action, not replace it. Start with the best production sound and crowd reaction, then add selected impacts, movement and transitions to make key moments read clearly. If every…
How to Design Sound for a Time-Lapse Video A time-lapse compresses minutes, hours or days into a much shorter sequence, so its original production sound rarely works. Build a new soundtrack instead: keep a light…
How to Design Sound for an Audio Drama Podcast Good audio-drama sound design makes a scene easy to imagine without asking the listener to decode every noise. Start with clean dialogue, add one continuous sense…
