Sound Design Techniques is a 4-part online workshop that explores the fundamentals of sound design as well as techniques for experimentation.
Sound design is the art of collecting, editing, and creating sound effects, ambience, and music for interactive media. Sound design can be paired with film, video, 3D environments, games, or even installations to bring a scene to life or capture a mood. In this workshop, we’ll be working with visual prompts and without to experiment with creative sound design.
Throughout four sessions, this workshop will focus on working with field recordings, setting up and using plugins, sculpting a sound with synthesis, and exploring advanced audio processing. This workshop will start with a brief overview of audio software before diving into workflow and the editing and arranging of audio clips.
This workshop uses Ableton Live but participants are welcome to use any digital audio workstation they feel comfortable with. Demonstrations will be provided in Protools and Reaper as well.
Some familiarity with audio software is recommended, but any level of experience is welcome.
Outline
Session 1: Thursday, May 2nd, 6pm-9pm
Introduction to the Ableton Live interface
Editing and processing
Session 2: Thursday, May 9th, 6pm-9pm
Sound design techniques (basic)
Working with field recordings (recording, editing, mastering with metadata)
Working with free plugins
Session 3: Thursday, May 16th, 6pm-9pm
Sound Design techniques (advanced)
Advanced processing, synthesis, Max 4 Live
Working with free and paid plugins
Working with video
Session 4: Thursday, May 23rd, 6pm-9pm
Working with video
Listening to projects
Comparing Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Reaper
Participants will need access to:
Mac or PC with headphones or speakers
Ableton or any multi-channel DAW of your choice (Trial available here )
Zoom account (Register here)
