====== Sound Design Basics ======

Here I am organizing some advice on the basics of sound design. This page is in progress. If there is a particular sub-page that you urgently need information on, contact me and I'll try to update it quickly.

===== technical basics =====

  - [[sound-definition|what is sound?]]
  - [[digitization-sound|digitization of sound]]
  - [[waveforms|reading waveforms, frequency domain representations]]
  - [[headphones|headphones]]
  - [[ear-safety|ear safety]]
  - [[recording-and-editing-workflow|a basic workflow for recording and editing]]
  - [[recording-phone|recording with a smartphone]]
  - [[hand-held-recorder|recording with a hand-held recorder]]
  - [[getting-the-right-levels|getting the right levels when recording]]
  - [[speakers-acoustics|speakers and acoustics]]
  - [[coiling-cables|coiling cables]]
  - [[amplitude|amplitude]]
  - [[envelopes|envelopes]]
  - [[sound-file-formats|file formats, lossy versus lossless]]
  - [[frequency|frequency]]
  - [[microphones|microphones]]
  - [[mixing-boards|mixing boards]]
  - [[physical-filters|physical (meatspace) filters]]
  - [[processing-sound|processing sound with effects]]
  - [[sound-design-music-intro|music]]
  - [[recording-voice-no-booth|recording voice when you don't have a professional vocal booth (DIY isolation, etc.)]]
  - [[ardour|Ardour]]
  - [[EQ|EQ]]
  - [[compression-limiting|compression and limiting]]
  - [[mixing-intro|an introduction to mixing]]
  - [[fixing-mix|fixing a mix]]
  - [[mastering|mastering]]
  - [[six-common-mistakes-audio|six common mistakes in audio editing]]

===== synthesis =====

  - [[synthesis-basics|synthesis basics]]
  - [[jsfxr|jsfxr: synthesizing sound effects in the browser]]

===== creative techniques  =====
  - [[basic-ideas-sound-design|some things to try in sound design]]

===== aesthetic issues =====

  - [[the-presence-of-sound|the presence of sound]]
  - [[effects-aesthetics|the aesthetics of effects]]
  - [[suspend-judgment|suspend judgment, or avoid prejudgment]]
  - [[listening-to-environment|listening to your environment]]
  - [[how-to-critique|how to give a useful critique]]
  - [[why-process-sound|Why process sound?]]
  - [[dynamics|dynamics]]
  - [[mickey-mousing|mickey mousing]]

===== purpose-specific information =====

  - [[sound-design-legal-issues|legal issues]]
  - [[UX-sound-design|UX sound design]]
  - [[sound-for-games|sound for games]]
  - [[sound-for-video|sound for video]]
  - [[easy-generative-music|easy generative music for your game or sound]]
  - [[using-a-storyboard|using a storyboard]]

===== other computer issues =====

  - [[making-a-zip-file|how to zip files]]


===== using audacity =====

Audacity homepage: https://www.audacityteam.org/

Audacity manual: https://manual.audacityteam.org/index.html

basic audacity tutorial: 

  - [[getting-files-into-audacity|getting files into Audacity]]
  - [[audacity-adjust-volume|adjusting the volume after recording]]
  - [[audacity-add-envelope|adding an envelope]]
  - [[audacity-noise-reduction|noise reduction]]
  - [[audacity-noise-gate|noise gate]]
  - [[audacity-loop-sounds|looping sounds]]
  - [[audacity-view-frequency|viewing a frequency-domain representation of sound in Audacity]]
  - [[audacity-apply-effects|applying effects in Audacity]]
  - [[audacity-sample-rates|sample rates in Audacity]]
  - [[audacity-filter-curve|using the filter curve EQ in Audacity]]
  - [[audacity-adding-tracks|adding tracks in Audacity]]

Audacity tutorials provided in their documentation: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/tutorials_for_audacity.html

===== zoom h4n pro =====

quick guide: https://zoomcorp.com/media/documents/E_H4n_Pro_QuickGuide.pdf

manual: https://www.zoom.co.jp/sites/default/files/products/downloads/pdfs/E_H4nSP_0.pdf

h4n pro, intro on how to use: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAFsAAVBoC0

[[zoom-batteries-power|zoom, batteries, and power]]

article with advice on setting up the zoom with one mic: https://www.sam-mallery.com/2020/07/how-to-use-one-microphone-with-the-zoom-h4n-pro-and-tascam-dr-40x/

===== fairlight in davinci resolve =====