Sound Design Playground
by NeonWalrus Creative Production › Creative Exploration
40 minutes 5 Steps
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Pick one instrument
One synth or sampler you don't know well.
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From an init patch
15 minutesStart from a blank patch and change one parameter at a time, listening to what each does.
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Record a found sound
10 minutesRecord something around you on your phone: a kettle, keys, a door, a pan.
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Mangle it
15 minutesPitch it, stretch it, reverse it, resample it, and do it again.
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Save the best
- Save your 5 favourite sounds with descriptive names
- Add them to your sample library