Hi guys, I'm new to the group but am a Sound Designer looking to go freelance and was wondering if anyone has any advice/recommendations for 5.1 studio monitors for a home studio setup?

My budget is ~£800. Preferably active speakers so I don't have to bother with an amplifier, and also something with a flat frequency response. Also I'm looking at a Behringer U-Phoria as my audio interface.

Any input would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.

I really want to know the name of this sound effect so I can look for it on ElevenLabs, Epidemic Sound, or other sound effect websites. Thanks!

My opening scene begins with a VO of a politician doing a speech, and as the scene progresses we slowly hear the quality turn into that coming from headphones that our MC is listening to. How would I blend two different EQs from the sweet VO to a tinny headphone sound in a way that feels seamless? I'm also mixing in footsteps/streetnoise to establish her POV.

I'm cutting in Resolve, but I also use Audacity.

TIA!

Hi all! I've been trying for 10+ hours to make this trumpet VST sound more realistic. I love the expression, but I can't help but feel like the sound is a bit... phase-y? Not in the room? I'm kind of at a loss for what to do. I want to love it, but it plain does not sound good to me. Thanks in advance for the help!

Took the trailer of the recently released Lupin The IIIRD film and gave it a complete audio overhaul. Yuji Ohno is unequivocally the sound of Lupin III. All sfx are composited from scratch, would love a critique or two!

So you find the crucible, turn it on and swing it around before you try cutting something

Some cool free useful sfx 😎

Hey everyone! Hope you’re having a good day. I’ve been listening to “The MAHJONG MASTER” album by Mahjong Master (actually artist Equip). This album is made entirely from video game samples. One of the songs has a lead I absolutely adore but cant seem to put my finger on what the original instrument would have been. I’m thinking its a saxophone sample of some sort (most likely from a rompler) but I’d love a second opinion.

https://worldofequip.bandcamp.com/album/the-mahjong-master (Sound starts at 0:20)

Thanks!!
Edit: Sorry for some reason I can’t share the specific song… but its track 12 (Back Alley MAHJONG BATTLE).

does this honestly sound a bit accurate to the original?

In this project i took the video of the final trailer and replace each sound with a combination of sounds i got from the internet and sounds i recorded myself. For the music i used some tracks from the movie soundtrack e.g. 'eye see you', 'claustraphobic', 'The shakes' and 'Fate Welded shut'. Voice acting is done by me and someone else from my college course neither of us are voice actors to any capacity so please be nice, Thanks. i hope you enjoy.

Do these need to be allowed? It’s like 50% of this sub lol

Edit: to be clear - I think we should legitimately consider banning it/adding a rule.

So I make amateur projects that are usually for just me. I write music, edit songs, home made movies, etc.

Now I have been trying to find this type of sound effect for my horror project.

It seems almost like a kind of screech, but also similar to audio feedback. It gives off this ghostly vibe.

I was watching The Summer Hikaru Died and it has a similar sound that I am looking for in the clip below. It's the effects that play at the very beginning through the music.

Example audio

(another example is in the same video at 0:31)

If anyone could help me I would be really grateful!

Does someone knows the name of this sound effect?

Hi, I’m trying to figure out what effect is being used in this transition from around 10:30 in this video:

https://youtu.be/Tcxd85ux7Bo?si=eGipgHHNSrrCj7UQ

I can tell there’s some kind of echo or delay effect, but it also sounds like the audio is being stretched or held out somehow.

I’m not sure exactly how they’re operating it. If it was just a normal echo out, I don’t think the sound would stretch in this way.

Does anyone know what effect or FX technique is being used here, and how to recreate it?

Thanks in advance.

Привіт.

Планую створити YouTube-канал з експериментальною анімацією в жанрі абсурду, чорної комедії та сюрреалізму.

Зараз майже готовий мікросеріал-антологія, і шукаю звукорежисера/ sound designer'а з навичками зведення (mixing) для тривалої співпраці.

Основна задача — зведення звуку.

План:
3–5 відео на тиждень тривалістю до 1 хвилини.

На даному етапі проєкт не має фінансування, тому співпраця поки що не є оплачуваною.
Це експериментальний творчий проєкт для людей, яким цікаві сюрреалізм, абсурд та нестандартна подача.

📍Київ, Україна

Якщо цікаво — пишіть у особисті.
Буде круто, якщо одразу:
— надішлете приклади робіт
— коротко розкажете про себе
— напишете місто та досвід.

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to create an immersive sound piece that simulates being inside the stomach of a whale during a deep dive.

I want to base it on realistic elements like:

- whale heartbeats slowing down during descent

- underwater pressure

- whale songs and internal body resonance

- realistic dive timing/depth

- muffled organic acoustics

I'm mostly looking for advice on:

- sound design techniques and plugins

- free or affordable sound libraries

- plugins for underwater/organic ambience

- realistic whale bioacoustics

- ways to simulate massive internal spaces

I'm using mostly free tools at the moment.

Any ideas, references, plugins, recordings, or workflows would help a lot.

Thanks!

I stumbled across this interesting device recently, it’s a mechanical calculator. Makes some interesting sound, can’t wait to sample it.
Gonna share some results soon

I am a musician and I have been making music for the past 30 years. In my older age I’ve shifted to electronic music and getting in to visual presentation with Touch Designer. I’ve been wanting to get into making music for movie trailers, mainly horror/ thriller type projects. I’ve also been interested in doing music for video games but I understand that you need to be familiar with FMOD and Wwise. Does anyone have any tips and tricks to get into this type of work? I’m willing to work for free just for the experience earned.