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Inner Pitch Is A FREE Pitch Shifter By Auburn Sounds

By Tomislav ZlaticOctober 20, 2023329 Comments3 Mins Read
Auburn Sounds Inner Pitch

Auburn Sounds released Inner Pitch, a pitch shifter plugin for Windows and macOS, available as a Free Edition (with limited features) and Full Edition. Enter our giveaway to win the Full Edition (three FREE copies available).

Let’s take a look at the Free Edition first.

Inner Pitch Free Edition

Inner Pitch is a pitch-shifting delay plugin. In our email exchange, the Auburn Sounds developer explained that they were striving for the highest possible pitch-shifting quality with this release.

That’s no surprise, as Auburn Sounds’ impressive Graillon 2 is still our favorite free autotune plugin.

Inner Pitch follows the same path, delivering some of the best-sounding pitch shifting I’ve heard in a plugin. Of course, things get more grainy as you push its pitch-shifting algorithms to the extremes, but the output remains impressively natural if you don’t strive too far from the original pitch.

I tested Inner Pitch on some of my vocal recordings and loved how the combination of pitch and format shifting transforms the voice while still sounding human.

It was super easy to recreate this vocal trick showcased by Jamie Lidell using Soundtoys Little Alterboy:

YouTube video

Of course, my vocals are absolutely nowhere near Jamie’s, but Inner Pitch did a fantastic job with pitch and formant shifting.

And using Inner Pitch on vocals is just scratching the surface.

Pitch shifting is essentially a sound designer’s magic wand, as it lets you completely transform and reshape sounds. I often use it to get unusual textures from instruments like guitars and strings.

A high-quality pitch shifter like Inner Pitch is also essential while mixing a song, as you want all recordings to be perfectly tuned to get the highest quality mix.

YouTube video

The feature set is quite straightforward. You can adjust the intensity of pitch shifting, formant shifting, tonal boost, and color. The plugin also features a 3-band spectral EQ for fine-tuning the tone.

What’s impressive is that all of these features are available in the Free Edition.

Inner Pitch Full Edition

The Full Edition unlocks the quality fine-tuning features, allowing you to get the highest possible pitch-shifting quality for a cost of $38.67 ($29 intro sale) and some additional CPU cycles.

Is it worth the upgrade?

If you want the highest quality of pitch processing, then yes, absolutely. It’s also a nice way to show appreciation to the developer if you’re using the Free Edition extensively in your work.

Auburn Sounds provides some of the highest-quality audio plugins on the market, and all of their products come with a powerful Free Edition.

The Giveaway

Auburn Sounds kindly provided three free copies of Inner Pitch Full Edition to three lucky BPB readers.

To enter the giveaway, answer the following question in the comments section below: What are your favorite secret (or not-so-secret) techniques for sound design?

We will randomly select and announce the lucky winner on this page on Monday, October 15th.

Good luck, everyone, and thank you for reading BPB!

The lucky winners are (drumroll, please!):

1) Sotos

2) James

3) Kahlil Smith

Congratulations! You will soon receive an email with information about your prize.

Everyone else, better luck next time and thank you for reading BPB!

Free download: Inner Pitch

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329 Comments

  1. gf

    on October 7, 2023 11:28 am

    Copy the audio track, change the pitch a little and mix it with the main sound

    Reply
    • Christian

      on October 7, 2023 6:12 pm

      Resampling and then refining in a synth

      Reply
      • Steve

        on October 7, 2023 7:15 pm

        Reversing a sample, add fx, use as an ambience to add texture to dull parts.

        Reply
        • Acho Beats

          on October 8, 2023 7:22 am

          Transient shaping before and after multiband dynamics !

          Reply
          • gabriel garcia

            on October 11, 2023 10:04 pm

            Division de tono spectral, y eah

            Reply
        • River

          on October 10, 2023 8:09 pm

          Double tracking with different EQs is my favourite. Not so secret but when done well it makes for a huge sound.

          Reply
          • Paulo Gusmão Guedes

            on October 13, 2023 3:28 pm

            Modulated pitch shifting.

            Reply
      • Rich Rath

        on October 8, 2023 12:06 am

        Put your mix or a single track on a 511 mb flash drive (size matters!), Bury in back yard 13 inches deep, cover it back up, pee on it and dig it back up in six months and a day, brush off excess but don’t try to clean it with anything, transfer back to the original project for perfect scratch perry sound sure to strike down Babylon.

        Reply
      • Michael

        on October 9, 2023 10:04 pm

        Downsampling

        Reply
      • Cesar

        on October 14, 2023 12:45 pm

        Here are some of my favourites:
        Blending actual recorded sounds / field recordings with electronic sounds.
        Freesound.org is a great resource for free samples to mangle and transform. Sometimes just to get inspiration from.
        Feedback loops…
        Granular processing.
        Physical modelled instruments and resonators.

        Reply
    • Jiri aka Rivermint

      on October 7, 2023 7:10 pm

      Saturation is the way

      Reply
      • Florin

        on October 8, 2023 10:25 pm

        It is a secret! So it remains a secret! Dooh!

        Reply
    • jamie

      on October 7, 2023 11:46 pm

      running samples through granular fx

      Reply
    • Eric Norman

      on October 8, 2023 5:50 am

      Split the audio to a channel > (direct) shimmer reverb > filter sweep modulation; but keep this channel level down (like a low setting of an insert effect). Alternately, insert a trance gate between the reverb and the filter sweep!

      Reply
      • Robert Saunders

        on October 10, 2023 7:12 pm

        I’m niot sure how I would use this plugin being so new to music production but I just like to enter contests.

        Reply
    • Frank

      on October 8, 2023 6:46 am

      I do the same.

      Reply
    • bo

      on October 8, 2023 1:44 pm

      Layering with nature sounds

      Reply
    • Enzo Robilatte

      on October 11, 2023 10:42 pm

      Non ho segreti.

      Reply
    • Robert Natiello

      on October 14, 2023 12:41 am

      Make two channels out of one then increase the mids on channel 1 and increase the bass on channel 2 then blend them together whala! Blendino!

      Reply
    • Mr.pablo

      on October 14, 2023 3:35 pm

      saturation is the key

      Reply
    • RonWC

      on October 20, 2023 12:17 pm

      Tried to install this on my MacBook Pro (intel 2020). Validated fine in Plugin Manager but doesn’t show in track fx list. Tried rebooting to no avail. According to Auburn Sounds customer support the plugin only works with Rosetta installed. So, presumably, can’t be used on intel machines.

      Reply
  2. alex

    on October 7, 2023 11:30 am

    Convolution, lately. And I love Convology XT for that – it will load about anything you throw at it :)

    Reply
    • alex

      on October 7, 2023 11:36 am

      BTW, October 15th is Sunday :)

      Reply
  3. Samuel

    on October 7, 2023 11:47 am

    Taking a sound and modifying it with time streching, granular fx, comb filter, distortion, delay etc. Then render it and do it again :)

    Reply
  4. CGrrr

    on October 7, 2023 11:49 am

    Using various wavetables.

    Reply
  5. TG

    on October 7, 2023 11:53 am

    Put Rift on everything!

    Reply
  6. Piotr

    on October 7, 2023 11:59 am

    My secret is to combine distortion or even guitar amp plugin with moving filter to create hard great bass.

    Reply
  7. Steven

    on October 7, 2023 12:00 pm

    Unfiltered Audio Specops, and M Granular can shave decades off your lifetime:))
    Using them on choirs and single voices can get you right in the spirit of Halloween:)

    Reply
  8. David

    on October 7, 2023 12:01 pm

    Building my own instruments and put on ir samples and pitch shifting to make sounds that feels organic but still very alien

    Reply
  9. emily

    on October 7, 2023 12:05 pm

    layer polyrhythmic arpeggiators playing the same notes for a much more interesting sequence!
    you can even pitch some arp layers up/down by fifths/octaves or use different patches per-layer for extra variation, or balance the volume to go for a background texture instead

    Reply
  10. Docent Novak

    on October 7, 2023 12:06 pm

    My secret is cannabis

    Reply
  11. El°HYM

    on October 7, 2023 12:13 pm

    Insert a Pitch Shifter into the Feedback Loop of my Delay.

    Reply
  12. Jean jacques

    on October 7, 2023 12:15 pm

    Using various layers from samples and synths

    Reply
  13. John B.

    on October 7, 2023 12:18 pm

    take any sound source and run it through paulstretch, taking multiple passes at different octave shifts and noise vs tonal balance amounts. mix thoroughly and season to taste!

    Reply
    • Kin_G

      on October 7, 2023 4:57 pm

      Paulstretch is crazy

      Reply
      • Gunnar Schuettler

        on October 8, 2023 4:12 am

        Resample Sounds several times. Every step with heavy processing

        Reply
        • Kin_G

          on October 8, 2023 6:38 pm

          I love this too. You like industrial by any chance? ;P

          Reply
    • Woendiexp

      on October 8, 2023 12:10 am

      For me its just simply sidechain compressor

      Reply
  14. Vladislav

    on October 7, 2023 12:18 pm

    Parallel distortion and compression (or comp+dist) channels!

    Reply
  15. Oper-8

    on October 7, 2023 12:22 pm

    A very simple technique I like is to load up a preset and tweak it…

    Reply
  16. GiGi

    on October 7, 2023 12:32 pm

    A not-so-secret is not being stuck only in digital, with cheap microphone, pedals and phones you can achieve original material before enter the world, then you start tweaking even more.

    Reply
  17. Jay K

    on October 7, 2023 12:55 pm

    Layering, resampling and parallel processing.

    Reply
  18. Qui

    on October 7, 2023 1:04 pm

    Pitch shift automation

    Reply
  19. Nik

    on October 7, 2023 1:07 pm

    Rift + BYOME

    Reply
  20. dan

    on October 7, 2023 1:14 pm

    Mostly I create a midi track and add Little Alter Boy and send it to the vocal audio track so that I can control the pitch and add choruses.

    Reply
  21. Prodluck

    on October 7, 2023 1:23 pm

    Using blur and convolution on a second layer to create background atmosphere and tension

    Reply
  22. yzcoruhT

    on October 7, 2023 1:30 pm

    Some liquor

    Reply
  23. Hell'ektrix

    on October 7, 2023 1:31 pm

    My secret, try totally anything, also the worst and the weirdest, and after, try to make something not bad with that :)

    Reply
  24. praveen

    on October 7, 2023 1:32 pm

    Lofi+ freaking filters

    Reply
  25. Vuong Pham

    on October 7, 2023 1:38 pm

    Remove the fundamental tone of a reese bass to make super clean.

    Reply
  26. neil

    on October 7, 2023 1:40 pm

    my fav sound design trick would be saving older fx chain and applying it on random stuff then rendering that random stuff and play more with it or just keep the important and useful parts of it… i really like to work with vocals cause they are very natural sounding obviously plus they are very unique too!

    Reply
    • Ellen

      on October 8, 2023 4:10 am

      High Filters…

      Reply
  27. Success Ajayi

    on October 7, 2023 1:51 pm

    Whatever it is, a synth track or direct instrument track or vocals: I can eq to get my desired sound space, shift pitch as necessary and add some reverbs and delays to make it interesting

    Reply
  28. Shane G

    on October 7, 2023 1:59 pm

    My favourite Is definitely spending an hour or two online looking for new vst toys to procure (free or $$).. umm’ing and ahh’ing for a while (if it is pricey)and then downloading and spending another hour with it making some kind of weird track .. then moving on to the next bright shiny thing .. 😅

    Reply
  29. jeyz1176

    on October 7, 2023 2:02 pm

    Checking the phase with the oscilloscope and adjusting it either by phase shift or by phase rotation

    Reply
  30. Max

    on October 7, 2023 2:04 pm

    Granular synth

    Reply
    • Kin_G

      on October 7, 2023 4:30 pm

      May I ask what your favorite granny synth is?

      Someone needs to make a nice multi-layer based granny sampler with proper features…

      Like pfff we can throw wavetables in that if we want a synth…

      Reply
  31. Corti.Son

    on October 7, 2023 2:06 pm

    Hi, my secret weapon is to feed my male cat, kiss my girlfriend goodnight and lock myself in the study until morning. Let’s see what comes of it.

    Reply
  32. Audiolust

    on October 7, 2023 2:21 pm

    Contrasting elements.

    Reply
  33. Matthew

    on October 7, 2023 2:28 pm

    “Secret” for sound design?… Reverb! :D Reverb everywhere, even just a little.

    Reply
    • Yi

      on October 8, 2023 7:28 pm

      Feedback loop

      Reply
  34. Irion Da Ronin

    on October 7, 2023 2:29 pm

    I watch a movie, mute it, and try to get inspired from what i watch and try to make new sounds for it. Also with music sometimes.

    Reply
  35. RR

    on October 7, 2023 2:33 pm

    Routing audio from DAW at more or less insane levels through an old tape deck with a cassette adapter and then back to DAW.

    Reply
  36. Kitusai

    on October 7, 2023 2:39 pm

    I can’t answer because if I do my secret tip will not be secret anymore. Send a mp to know.

    Reply
    • Kin_G

      on October 7, 2023 4:27 pm

      Life is like… a Fourway street.

      Reply
  37. Michael

    on October 7, 2023 2:48 pm

    The secret for me is pitching (and spmetimes pitch shifting) a material and swap the channels. Normally I apply an octave to enrich the original content.

    Reply
  38. Lars

    on October 7, 2023 2:51 pm

    Use plugins used for something else en look what sound it makes on your sound (like a guiyar amp on a synth)

    Reply
  39. t.

    on October 7, 2023 3:01 pm

    Huge reverb on a synth sample, resample it, and use it in a sampler as a pad.

    Reply
    • Kin_G

      on October 7, 2023 4:23 pm

      Smoof, ever try a short and then long reverb? It’s quite nice.

      Reply
  40. Synthie Lauper

    on October 7, 2023 3:07 pm

    take little snippets from the vocal-track, load it in your sampler of choice and then put fx on it (delay, reverb, chorus, diostortion, pitchshifting, arpeggiator, filter etc.)

    Reply
    • Kin_G

      on October 7, 2023 4:21 pm

      Ever decided like, eh, finding a sound is gonna take too long and then like, made a noise with your vocals and processed it/sampled it? Maybe process it again after? (just cause base/raw recording wasn’t worth the extra processing)

      Reply
  41. Carl Benson

    on October 7, 2023 3:10 pm

    Synth sounds through amp model -> cab model -> close mic -> across the room mic THEN mix levels at each point to taste.

    Reply
    • Kin_G

      on October 7, 2023 4:18 pm

      Hard synth? Aaand do you perhaps make samples?

      Reply
  42. Scherbenfabrik

    on October 7, 2023 3:11 pm

    I use more group channels than i should and tame the layers i send into with dynamic eq.

    Reply
  43. Łukasz

    on October 7, 2023 3:14 pm

    I love to make super dynamic atmo space from lead source – modulate signal of 1/4 – 1/4dot delay taken from vocals / leads, by using first – distortions -> harmonizers -> another delay 1/4dot or 1.4 depends on which i’ve used before and then tremolo or sequencer like plugin.
    Works perfect when it comes to make trancing moments or even full tracks.

    Reply
  44. AB

    on October 7, 2023 3:19 pm

    I love filters with a life. The Arturia MS20 often comes on my tracks. You got to know your plugins as if they are spices.

    Reply
  45. June

    on October 7, 2023 3:20 pm

    I love using convolution to morph sounds into something completely different.

    Reply
    • Kin_G

      on October 7, 2023 4:16 pm

      I need to do this more not gonna lie. It is literally almost always rad.

      Reply
  46. Kidsonic

    on October 7, 2023 3:35 pm

    So for sound design, I made a little techy bit this morning, where i used Antares’ AVox Mutator to turn the classic “Jungle Techno” vocal into a weird bass layer by using the Mutate function along with the pitch shifting and even layering Avox Articulator to subtly mix one of the drum layers to add a bit more rhythm. Needless to say it sounds wicked.

    Reply
    • Kin_G

      on October 7, 2023 4:16 pm

      Niiice. Have you tried some Vox’ on drums? ;)

      Reply
  47. Venkatesh

    on October 7, 2023 3:45 pm

    Using loops for inspiration

    Reply
  48. Ralf H

    on October 7, 2023 3:46 pm

    Using the sound design features of Melodyne Studio. Especially the big version gives you a lot of nice features to create extraordinary effects.

    Reply
  49. jay jay

    on October 7, 2023 3:46 pm

    smoke weed everday

    Reply
    • Kin_G

      on October 7, 2023 4:14 pm

      That’s… Not…

      I mean…

      Weed be lettin you know.

      Reply
  50. TorbenE

    on October 7, 2023 3:51 pm

    Use presets and then tweak them like crazy

    Reply
  51. Adriano

    on October 7, 2023 3:55 pm

    Vocal stacks lately. I’ll usually record at least 2 or 3 harmonies to the main vocal and create these choir / wall of sound effect. Whole lotta fun.

    Reply
  52. Gabriele Conti

    on October 7, 2023 3:56 pm

    Drum loop in a granular synth, take a portion of audio and find some interesting glitch

    Reply
    • Kin_G

      on October 7, 2023 4:13 pm

      I love granny drumming too!

      Reply
  53. Kin_G

    on October 7, 2023 4:08 pm

    Pitch sliding, mostly just using FL piano roll.

    There’s a free FL plugin for 3rd party vsts called BENDY, that helps a lot.

    https://superjoebob.wordpress.com/2021/12/03/bendy-an-fl-studio-plugin-for-using-piano-roll-bends-panning-etc-in-third-party-vst-plugins/

    It’s a lot less of a secret now. Sharing is caring though. ;)

    Reply
    • Kin_G

      on October 7, 2023 4:11 pm

      But Reaper is just… Yeah, it’s its own secret weapon, legit.

      What is super on top.

      Is using FL as a plugin in certain situations.

      FL, Reaper, amazing stuff.

      Reply
  54. Artex

    on October 7, 2023 4:26 pm

    I enjoy unnatural sounds when I’m using time-stretching plugins.

    Reply
  55. SBTT

    on October 7, 2023 4:30 pm

    I love distorting drums like amen, think… And my favorite sound design for this drums, is obviously, time stretch, compression / limiter distortion, and i play around with noise and envelope shapers

    Reply
  56. Don

    on October 7, 2023 4:33 pm

    My “not so secret” secret is using lots of distortion.

    Reply
  57. Justin

    on October 7, 2023 4:37 pm

    My secret is getting new plugins from Bedroom Producers Blog

    Reply
  58. Genius617

    on October 7, 2023 4:38 pm

    My favorite technique is layering techniques. i.e parrallel compression and sidechaining and saturation chains. I guess the real answer is creating effect chains and unique ways to use the tools together.

    Reply
  59. myron

    on October 7, 2023 4:46 pm

    Unfiltered Audio plugins…

    Reply
  60. Sir Otter

    on October 7, 2023 4:53 pm

    Unconventional parallel distortion. Like distorting after modulation/delay/reverb.

    Reply
  61. Will Clay

    on October 7, 2023 4:55 pm

    Be open minded when making music, try things out before you decide…effects to utterly transform a sound…tape emulation for warmth…and get advice from fellow music makers. They are some of my tips!

    Reply
  62. Marko

    on October 7, 2023 5:01 pm

    Resampling audio going through fx stacks to create new and unworldly sounds.

    Reply
  63. Gary Thompson

    on October 7, 2023 5:04 pm

    Hehe, I use guitar effects on synths

    Reply
  64. ADNILSON

    on October 7, 2023 5:15 pm

    e ser o mais natural possível, na hora de editar, o menos é mais.

    Reply
  65. Chris

    on October 7, 2023 5:17 pm

    Luck is my not-so-secret technique. I go about my mix, and if it sounds great, I’ve succeeded! I can’t be the only one with a graveyard of lousy tracks!

    Reply
  66. unfortunate

    on October 7, 2023 5:20 pm

    Recently started using parallel processing to send a synth or an instrument into another one and it creates interesting options of blending two sounds together and getting something really unique. Throw in a bit of reverb and saturation and you are good to go.

    Reply
  67. Un Herisson

    on October 7, 2023 5:22 pm

    Shimmer on everything. Solaris is great for this

    Reply
  68. Mark

    on October 7, 2023 5:30 pm

    More cowbell

    Reply
  69. Frank

    on October 7, 2023 5:33 pm

    Using various layers from samples and synths

    Reply
  70. sam

    on October 7, 2023 5:39 pm

    my workflow is very sampler-based, so lots of resampling, repitching, resequencing, FX, resampling again, rechopping, etc (in no order of course)

    Reply
  71. bill edwards

    on October 7, 2023 5:40 pm

    using noise

    Reply
    • Anderson Azevedo

      on October 10, 2023 11:05 pm

      Muita inspiração e dedicação!

      Reply
  72. Dub'n'Roll

    on October 7, 2023 5:41 pm

    Heroic doses of psychedelics.

    Reply
  73. Todd

    on October 7, 2023 5:43 pm

    Close my eyes and mix with my ears.

    Reply
  74. Thomas

    on October 7, 2023 5:45 pm

    Convology XT on everything!!

    Reply
  75. Joseph

    on October 7, 2023 5:59 pm

    Distorted Reverbs, always works

    Reply
  76. Sino

    on October 7, 2023 6:06 pm

    If I tell you, I’ll have to kill you…

    Reply
  77. WinTP

    on October 7, 2023 6:09 pm

    Put Shaperbox on every sound

    Reply
  78. fabbd

    on October 7, 2023 6:15 pm

    My secret is, the inspiration that comes from the novelty of creating new sounds. yep, sounds redundant.

    Reply
  79. Ajaunte

    on October 7, 2023 6:22 pm

    A technique I use all the time is using Discord 3, which is a delay plugin with pitch fx. I believe BPB is where I found it actually! I always run a Rhodes patch through it and play some chords and notes. It delays the sound, but in the pitch interval of my choice. I usually make the pitch -5 semitones or -7. It’s so musical and beautiful, I’ve used it for sound effects, and on synths and keys in my tracks, Definitely a hidden gem.

    Reply
    • RomHer

      on October 8, 2023 8:49 pm

      My favorite plug for that is vari-fi from Avid.Tape stop like fx.

      Reply
  80. Felipe Forato

    on October 7, 2023 6:24 pm

    My favorite “technique” is using a reference, for almost everything.

    Reply
  81. Bogdan Shoshyn

    on October 7, 2023 6:33 pm

    Secret is use plugins and quick change presets and record this mess at the same time, for glitch sound effects LOL

    Reply
  82. aguzttyn

    on October 7, 2023 6:39 pm

    magic mind!

    Reply
  83. Aca Naumovski

    on October 7, 2023 6:47 pm

    Using Console emulation 😀

    Reply
  84. PHOO3Y

    on October 7, 2023 7:05 pm

    My favorite secret (not-so-secret) technique for sound design is layering. My first synth had some some pretty uninspiring presets and after I discovered I could layer a few sounds together, I was blown away. Random experiments can lead too, omg, that’s that sound from that song.

    Reply
  85. aClub soul

    on October 7, 2023 7:05 pm

    Create the sound I want

    Reply
  86. Alex

    on October 7, 2023 7:08 pm

    I like to get several layers of sounds that have similar/complimentary timbres and record loops, and something about the interaction of the overtones and harmonics combined with the textural similarities produce new, almost “phantom” melodies and sounds that wouldn’t be there without the interaction of the tracks. The symbiosis of the sounds can create new amalgamations that sound more unique and unfamiliar than their component parts

    Also, find old weird synth and effect plugins that look extremely obsolete but do very strange unconventional things like the old Jack Dark VSTs. Don’t fear the jank

    Reply
  87. Mateo

    on October 7, 2023 7:33 pm

    My favorite trick for sound design is a plugin called “Puncher 2” by Waves Audio. I add it on the kick or bass on every project I make, and it always makes stuff sound incredible.

    Reply
  88. TM

    on October 7, 2023 7:35 pm

    Mixing in some natural sound into the background (water, birds, wind etc) to fill out the frequencies wth something the human ear is accustomed to

    Reply
  89. Ihor

    on October 7, 2023 7:36 pm

    Use good plugins, such as Auburn’s

    Reply
  90. v394

    on October 7, 2023 8:22 pm

    Harmonizers!

    Reply
  91. Santiago M.

    on October 7, 2023 8:27 pm

    Saturation + Reverb

    Reply
  92. Yifan

    on October 7, 2023 8:46 pm

    Using multi-effect plugins and their presets 😂

    Reply
  93. Francesco LM

    on October 7, 2023 9:01 pm

    A good eq, sat, and ambience

    Reply
  94. sadam

    on October 7, 2023 9:11 pm

    Enough distortion and aggressive EQ make the thing

    Reply
  95. Igor

    on October 7, 2023 9:14 pm

    Subtle saturation and/or distortion in everything.

    Reply
  96. Numanoid

    on October 7, 2023 9:24 pm

    Pitch shifting is crucial for most electronic music, which just pumps in the same key all the way through. So that is my secret weapon.

    Reply
  97. Leo

    on October 7, 2023 9:28 pm

    My favorite trick: just go with presets to stay in the creative flow. Only finetune the sound design after the song is well in scaffolds.

    Reply
  98. foxAsteria

    on October 7, 2023 9:30 pm

    Love Auburn Sounds!

    Reply
  99. Michael

    on October 7, 2023 9:53 pm

    Pitch shift

    Reply
  100. ER

    on October 7, 2023 10:08 pm

    Getting a loop (royalty-free) to apply a pitch, adding a preset to it, and then (to both) applying reverb (if it is neccessary) and delay effects; finally, slice them many times according the project requirements.

    Reply
  101. Jim Siderius

    on October 7, 2023 10:09 pm

    Copy vocal track and auto tune the second one and blend it back in

    Reply
  102. Davias

    on October 7, 2023 10:12 pm

    putting a lot of mangling fxes on monosynths

    Reply
  103. JoMusic

    on October 7, 2023 10:20 pm

    saturation, eq and subtle reverb!

    Reply
  104. Jeff

    on October 7, 2023 10:29 pm

    « Playing » plugins and immediately bouncing.

    Reply
  105. Juuso

    on October 7, 2023 11:14 pm

    Definitely a really known technique but I like to keep my low end clean by high passing the main bass and using a simple, slightly saturated sine wave as the sub bass.

    Reply
  106. Denys

    on October 7, 2023 11:17 pm

    My favorite secret – everything sounds better pitched down :-)

    Reply
  107. Dee

    on October 7, 2023 11:53 pm

    The classic reverse reverb into a vocal but with a twist… Take the first syllable of a vocal or the attack part of a sound, reverse it and apply a shimmer reverb/delay/pitch shifter. Bounce it, then reverse it back. Trim it up and insert it as a lead into the original sound.

    Reply
  108. Sigbjørn

    on October 8, 2023 12:03 am

    Four kicks together and reverse them with automation on volume and low-end. Or just recording a good ol’ “yeow” as a riser

    Reply
  109. Woendiexp

    on October 8, 2023 12:10 am

    For me its just simply sidechain compressor

    Reply
  110. Mash

    on October 8, 2023 1:28 am

    beefing up anemic signals by running them through my crappy 80s boss mixer. too much and it distorts horribly, just enough and it adds all these great harmonics and heft.

    Reply
  111. myha

    on October 8, 2023 1:43 am

    taking a send from a synth and putting it through an amp sim with effects in a room reverb.. pan the amp and dry opposite each other.

    Reply
  112. Adam Zero

    on October 8, 2023 1:50 am

    Pan different instruments to give them their own space in the stereo field.

    Reply
  113. Robert

    on October 8, 2023 2:01 am

    My favourite secret sound design tecnique is to make the sound more present with a MBC

    Reply
  114. jzt15j

    on October 8, 2023 2:26 am

    feedback

    Reply
  115. Febbie Ivaaden (Febbs!)

    on October 8, 2023 2:34 am

    Not So Secret? Just go crazy and have fun. That’s all it takes to make a cool sound design.
    Oh and a ton of OTT and Filters.

    Reply
  116. Soni2Music

    on October 8, 2023 2:56 am

    Use creative accessories but I’m not going to say brands.

    Reply
  117. Konstantin K

    on October 8, 2023 3:06 am

    Add in some proportions: Emergence, Deelay, PaulXStretch or RrrEeeAaa, maybe something in reverse and band split… and automation… Oh no, it’s not a secret, it is “sound design procrastination” ! :)

    Reply
  118. Prank

    on October 8, 2023 3:56 am

    Kind of a DADA-inspired technique: I like to record a bunch of MIDI tracks using different synths and sample instruments then swap them around at random to see what unexpected things happen.

    Reply
  119. Satyabrata

    on October 8, 2023 4:40 am

    Using distortion and then pitch shifting 🙂

    Reply
  120. Marcel

    on October 8, 2023 4:53 am

    Put Zynaptiq Pitchmap on all kind of weird stuff, instant s*** to gold alchemy.

    Reply
  121. Lee Morgan

    on October 8, 2023 4:53 am

    Granular synth

    Reply
  122. Duke O'Nine

    on October 8, 2023 5:32 am

    Cut samples completely apart, add effects, pitch something down or up and make something completely new out of it

    Reply
  123. Larreche

    on October 8, 2023 5:38 am

    Just add a little detune

    Reply
  124. Wing Yee

    on October 8, 2023 5:46 am

    If I tell people how I do it…it doesn’t mean they can do like me because I’m the only one who is me.

    Reply
  125. Jerebear

    on October 8, 2023 6:07 am

    A fun trick is to to eq boost (or an inverse cut) on every note in the diatonic scale. It’s a unique harmonic enhancement that can create a nice sound.

    Reply
  126. Mike B

    on October 8, 2023 7:05 am

    Saturation and hpf’s.

    Reply
  127. GARMEN

    on October 8, 2023 7:32 am

    Layers over layers of sounds, with reverb.

    Reply
  128. JEP1929

    on October 8, 2023 7:55 am

    Use the sample reverse or resample it,
    Use Specops or other glitch based plugins and feed it to reverb with zero space for metallic effect

    Reply
  129. Brenny C

    on October 8, 2023 8:07 am

    My secret (well, it’s not a secret any more…) is working in my DAW and with my analog Korg Volca synths, recording the track to tape cassette, then recording it back into my DAW.

    Amazing results every time!

    Reply
  130. Morten Fjeld

    on October 8, 2023 9:05 am

    On a copy of a track, abuse noise reduction plugins to garble up the sound, then use distortion to get the warbly bubbly sounds some edge. Then blend it in.

    Reply
  131. Dan

    on October 8, 2023 10:14 am

    SA TU RA TION

    Reply
  132. Patrik Roncolato

    on October 8, 2023 11:12 am

    Using always Vital ;)

    Reply
  133. AuburnSounds

    on October 8, 2023 11:29 am

    – master reverb after limiter
    – increase transient before clip
    – distort as first treatment

    Reply
  134. Boro Logan

    on October 8, 2023 11:54 am

    Frequency pan, frequency sidechain and mid / side mixing.

    Reply
  135. frozenjaZz

    on October 8, 2023 12:50 pm

    Saturation and Wobble !!

    Reply
  136. Dirk

    on October 8, 2023 12:52 pm

    Effects: Reverb, Chorus, 4 and 2‑band EQ, 3D sound positioning. I and some friens had all of this on the Terratec Audiosystem EWS64 XXL in the 90’s!!

    Reply
  137. Harold

    on October 8, 2023 1:10 pm

    playing with samples by pitching down and adding saturation to make it sound old and dirty… in a good way.

    Reply
    • Haliax

      on October 8, 2023 1:37 pm

      HPF, Parallel Processing

      Reply
  138. Jukka

    on October 8, 2023 1:30 pm

    A lot of automation with Panagement 2 on the tracks. Especially the gain and pan knobs in sync with the tempo of the song.

    Reply
    • Js kim

      on October 8, 2023 2:17 pm

      Saturation and Tube amp modeling.

      Reply
  139. Marc

    on October 8, 2023 2:45 pm

    I love sending sounds through Infiltrator or ShaperBox3 to create brand new textures and ambiences – it’s such a great way of changing up some of your sounds in a track, but keeping a slight recognition of the original. Great for layering as well as there’s so many options to create unique sounds.

    I also enjoy creating textures using Valhalla SuperMassive – you can create huge sounding reverbs and delays which sit beautifully in tracks, as well as being able to automate things like the reverb size to create interesting pitch shifting atmospheres.

    Reply
  140. Jon

    on October 8, 2023 3:15 pm

    Bounce my instruments out to audio, reverse the bounced out audio, then stretch out the reversed audio for a half-time effect.

    Reply
  141. celty

    on October 8, 2023 4:15 pm

    my favorite is in ableton

    use the lfo to modulate the gain of ott, makes a wonderfully stuttery lead that evolves as you twiddle the knob

    also use 2 delays .5 beat from each other, full feedback, soundcapes

    Reply
  142. ZHEN

    on October 8, 2023 4:33 pm

    My secret is cannabis

    Reply
  143. Buckine

    on October 8, 2023 5:19 pm

    Sat and automating panning

    Reply
  144. Lucas

    on October 8, 2023 6:15 pm

    Initially using saturation in place of conventional compression, which I find usually tames things down to a consist level in a much gentler and natural sounding way. This also allows you to then use compressors more for shaping or adding movement to a sound, rather than any utilitarian purpose.

    Reply
  145. Dmitry

    on October 8, 2023 7:41 pm

    Morphing sounds!

    Reply
  146. Artur

    on October 8, 2023 8:42 pm

    good panning is the way for great final sound shape

    Reply
  147. PureFire

    on October 8, 2023 9:59 pm

    Thanks T BPB & Auburn Sounds
    My Favourite is parallel compression on all kinds of audio

    Reply
  148. West

    on October 8, 2023 10:14 pm

    Rather than using notes or chords i mash the keyboard with my face

    Reply
  149. kawn

    on October 8, 2023 10:22 pm

    blending and morphing different instruments together

    Reply
  150. Michael T

    on October 8, 2023 11:16 pm

    Sidechaining everything to the kick

    Reply
  151. yn

    on October 9, 2023 12:31 am

    granular processing, repitching

    Reply
  152. Jay

    on October 9, 2023 2:59 am

    Trackspacer. Not really a secret

    Reply
  153. Kyle Cean

    on October 9, 2023 3:56 am

    simple tweaks, like reversing some of the elements

    Reply
  154. Bob8

    on October 9, 2023 4:06 am

    For layering, use foleys, or record some myself.

    Reply
  155. MultipliedCow

    on October 9, 2023 4:09 am

    I love splitting tracks into 5 tracks (low, low-mid, mid, high-mid, and high), adding effects to appropriate frequencies and mixing those back down to one enormous sounding track. With a band full of tracks like this, everything just sounds larger, even with minimal tracking or instrumentation.

    Reply
  156. Nicolas Mariano Gaglio

    on October 9, 2023 5:56 am

    A veces cuando quiero un sonido ya sea un bajo una guitarra o cualquier instrumento que tenga que grabar de aire, y necesito que suene con poca calidad, para darle un estilo un ambiente distinto ala canción, simplemente uso mi celular y un micrófono Irig, y gravo la misma pista en diferentes ángulos y distancias, una vez que las transfiero a mi DAW, elijo las mejores tomas, las que mejor interactue entre si, que por mas que sean lo mismo, suenen distinto al estar en otra ubicación, asi que, 3 cosas, grabo de aire en calidad media baja, distancias y ángulos, selección de pistas, y por ultimo, experimento con diferentes efectos, si es necesario, dependiendo de estilo que estoy grabando.
    Por lo general utilizo mucho eso, cuando grabo estilos como John Frusciante, Gorillaz, O simples lineas o Jams.

    Reply
  157. Michael J

    on October 9, 2023 6:04 am

    I like to take the demo version of a song, stretch it out reeeeeeeeally loooooong using Paulxstretch or similar, and use it as ambience in the final version!

    Reply
  158. Ambientnauts

    on October 9, 2023 8:07 am

    Play a sound I love add chorus and verb, use paulstretch and chop away 90-95% of main source sound. The stretched tail has magic in it.

    Reply
  159. Pier Francesco

    on October 9, 2023 8:09 am

    the use of fantasy accompanied to not too much technology.

    Reply
  160. Willy

    on October 9, 2023 9:11 am

    Record vocals an octave higher or a decent higher harmony and then granular fx freakshow stuff or shaperbox and use them in the background or as adlip

    Reply
  161. Sergey

    on October 9, 2023 9:26 am

    Trancegate
    Revers Melody

    Reply
  162. markus

    on October 9, 2023 10:25 am

    Great One…Thanks

    Reply
  163. BoogieNaught

    on October 9, 2023 10:35 am

    Use Inner Pitch On Delay Feedback Signal !

    Reply
  164. ElDJabh

    on October 9, 2023 10:59 am

    Convolution & time stretching are my keys.

    Reply
  165. ELZURIX

    on October 9, 2023 11:51 am

    Wavetable manipulation

    Reply
  166. Roberto Avila

    on October 9, 2023 2:01 pm

    I actually really enjoy guitar pedals as outboard fx, so re-amping hardware is my happy place. Much like it’s fun to send vocals or drums through Amplitube, which is re-amping in the digital domain, there is a plethora of pedals, that let me get very hands on, with the signal saturation, and rely on musicians’ feel on controls, over the usual automation after the fact. Since 2016, I’ve been championing the fun & sometimes unconventional process, as I’ve grown stompbox-pedal collection. For instance: filters are your friend, and clever ‘wah’ sweeping-action is great for sustained note manipulation.

    Reply
  167. Pacapaca

    on October 9, 2023 2:24 pm

    My favorite way to process audio is to slightly distort one side (mainly the right) to create a stereo effect.
    It is also possible to use separate reverbs for left and right send reverbs. This is also great for creating stereo effects.

    Reply
  168. Fabio

    on October 9, 2023 3:51 pm

    Combining filtering with distortion and modulation effects for some neuro madness!

    Reply
  169. Astrone

    on October 9, 2023 5:05 pm

    Resampling with glich plugin

    Reply
  170. Ulloo Drone

    on October 9, 2023 6:39 pm

    Small doses of movement on (almost) everything (e.g. pan, volume pitch, filter) + Cymatics Origin (Free!)

    Reply
  171. gabriel ram

    on October 9, 2023 6:49 pm

    Usar Filter primero luego su Delay, Gate y Reverb

    Reply
  172. Gillam

    on October 9, 2023 8:02 pm

    wiggle the knobs til they sound good?

    Reply
  173. Ron

    on October 9, 2023 9:06 pm

    Record my dishwasher – sounds like edm as is but bring that into the daw and have some fun with it.

    Reply
  174. ER

    on October 10, 2023 2:27 am

    LA-2A Tube Compressor by Universal Audio at Plugin Boutique – FREE.

    Reply
  175. ER

    on October 10, 2023 2:43 am

    Try if it is still active or if the offer is already expired:
    https://www.sonicacademy.com/products/808-day-kick-2-presets-2023
    Add the pack to your basket, then, at the checkout enter the discount code ‘808day’ to get the price reduced to zero!

    Reply
  176. Fernando

    on October 10, 2023 2:45 am

    Mezclar creatividad con originalidad, que la mezcla tenga algo único, algo diferente.
    Saludos desde Argentina. Dios los bendiga.

    Reply
  177. Gregory Grant

    on October 10, 2023 4:42 am

    Layer,resample add fx and distortion

    Reply
  178. MJ

    on October 10, 2023 5:19 am

    Vocoding layers to add some space

    Side note: UAD is giving away their LA-2A plugin for free at plugin boutique until the end of the month

    https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/2-Effects/8-Compressor/11372-LA-2A-Tube-Compressor

    Reply
  179. Mr. Crowley

    on October 10, 2023 5:55 am

    Reverse delay and panning

    Reply
  180. Attaman

    on October 10, 2023 6:02 am

    I have a template just for this purpose with reverbs, delays, pitch shift, saturators, phasers, chorus almost like a modular synth to make alot of crazy sounds out of it!

    Reply
  181. Woendiexp

    on October 10, 2023 12:00 pm

    Free LA – 2A tube compressor by Universal Audio on Plugin Boutique

    Reply
  182. Yaz

    on October 10, 2023 1:52 pm

    Running samples through my MPC2500 stock effects. Wish I had more outboard gear but that’s the only thing I have so…

    Reply
  183. Luke I.

    on October 10, 2023 3:12 pm

    Convolution with ‘non-standard’ sources for audio.

    Reply
  184. sergey

    on October 10, 2023 3:26 pm

    reverse

    Reply
  185. Alex

    on October 10, 2023 3:34 pm

    Layering fx + pitch shift

    Reply
  186. Angie

    on October 10, 2023 3:57 pm

    I’m sorry, but that’s a secret…

    Reply
  187. Kiramohs

    on October 10, 2023 5:43 pm

    Saturation and Portal

    Reply
  188. Joe

    on October 10, 2023 6:26 pm

    Modulated wavetable sweeps, sidechain distortion, a pinch of FM for bite, and some lo-if processing for character.

    Reply
  189. Ryan Evans

    on October 10, 2023 6:33 pm

    Parallel compression. Always… parallel compression. It just makes everything jump

    Reply
  190. JT

    on October 10, 2023 6:35 pm

    Use a gate on a double track and blend in a touch of reverb.

    Reply
  191. Juan Salvador

    on October 10, 2023 7:27 pm

    My secret? Reverse engineering samples/sounds as accurate as possible, and adding my own flavor to the sound

    Reply
  192. Al

    on October 10, 2023 8:30 pm

    Ducking reverb with the soundsource going through it. Sounds so clean!

    Reply
  193. Andrew

    on October 10, 2023 8:57 pm

    Use melodic tones as percussion, and percussive tones as melody.

    Reply
  194. Bassah

    on October 10, 2023 9:11 pm

    I’m very amateur, to add spice to a particular sound I usually use the free Emergence plugin for granular things or the Deelay plugin, as it creates very unique vibes

    Reply
  195. E.

    on October 10, 2023 9:29 pm

    using the ears

    Reply
  196. Ignacio

    on October 10, 2023 10:27 pm

    I use often pitch tools to make some sound more bassy to add some lows to the sound I’m using

    Reply
  197. Gaëtan

    on October 10, 2023 10:38 pm

    My secret weapon for sound design is the “pifomètre”… only the French will be able to understand sorry 😅

    Reply
  198. Semyon

    on October 10, 2023 10:53 pm

    Recently, I rediscovered resonators. Now I’m adding them to every instrument! I recommend trying it!

    Reply
    • SuperSatan

      on October 11, 2023 8:56 am

      If you bring resonance anywhere near my snares I will likely assault you.

      Reply
  199. Frank S.

    on October 10, 2023 11:56 pm

    Xfer Serum FX

    Reply
  200. Aleks MZ

    on October 11, 2023 1:02 am

    Very rigid parallel processing, with little mixing.
    I use a clipper a lot, where it’s possible and where it’s not.
    And the Glitchmachines plugins do their job…

    Reply
  201. Joe2fresh

    on October 11, 2023 7:44 am

    Pitching a sample and reversing it and adding some movement

    Reply
  202. Xaither

    on October 11, 2023 8:50 am

    Frequency shifting is def one of my go to along with vocoding

    Reply
  203. SuperSatan

    on October 11, 2023 8:55 am

    Manifesting sonic demons to claim your soul.

    Reply
  204. BM 030

    on October 11, 2023 12:47 pm

    Making Pitchshifting automations and using Halftime before or after in the chain with some Reverb/Delay at the end.

    Reply
  205. Sotos

    on October 11, 2023 1:34 pm

    Filters and pitching with formants.

    Reply
  206. Hagen

    on October 11, 2023 8:11 pm

    Like this Company!!

    Reply
  207. Hagen

    on October 11, 2023 8:13 pm

    Samples, destroyed by granular or distortion

    Reply
  208. Oliver

    on October 11, 2023 8:13 pm

    Convolving with non-IR samples…

    Reply
  209. Dave Luxmore

    on October 11, 2023 8:15 pm

    Create a parallel track and High pass (or low pass depending on the effect) and saturate the heck out of the remaining frequencies!

    Reply
  210. Alex K

    on October 11, 2023 8:16 pm

    Backmask on everything

    Reply
  211. Luis

    on October 11, 2023 8:18 pm

    Layering and random automation of some parameters.

    Reply
  212. Steve

    on October 11, 2023 8:28 pm

    For nice pads I like to send them to a return track that has an auto-filter on it. I might add a little chorus.

    Mixing hats with a little noise seems to be really nice too.

    Reply
  213. Lesego

    on October 11, 2023 8:30 pm

    I recreate most of my sound based on popular hit songs through synthesis

    Reply
  214. Jorge

    on October 11, 2023 8:32 pm

    my “secret” is use the time streching, some of distortion, delay and echo.

    Reply
  215. Rafael Oliveira

    on October 11, 2023 8:35 pm

    Adjust the levels individualy, compress all and insert a good tape simulation.

    Reply
  216. chimpage

    on October 11, 2023 8:42 pm

    Wavetable editor in Serum. It can do more than you think it can.

    Reply
  217. Seancy

    on October 11, 2023 8:55 pm

    Resampling automated long notes or basic sounds and using them in Ableton sampler for complex and supreme sounds!

    Reply
  218. Dazza

    on October 11, 2023 9:01 pm

    Always think in advance how you would like it to sound ideally with a reference sound or track

    Reply
  219. TL

    on October 11, 2023 9:04 pm

    Reversing a sample, stretching it, bitcrushing it, & then reversing again…makes the sample unidentifiable & unique.

    Reply
  220. Mori Frik

    on October 11, 2023 9:07 pm

    Guitar layering with different amps

    Reply
  221. Karl

    on October 11, 2023 9:10 pm

    I put sidechain compression on my sends 🤣

    Reply
  222. eno

    on October 11, 2023 9:19 pm

    Using an extreme compressor like AberrantDSP ShapeShifter to hard-compress an instrumental solo which has little breaks in it. So when there is nothing playing, the background noise is pushing to the front, giving the solo some weird attenuation.

    Reply
  223. Frank Reitz

    on October 11, 2023 9:19 pm

    Make a melody with effects, even whole track. Render to audio without drums. Put in sampler and slice. Make a new melody. Then Halftime and OTT

    Reply
  224. Conor Duey

    on October 11, 2023 9:30 pm

    Find the perfect plugins, samples, etc. that flow well with your music. Keep on browsing through the stuff that you have until your song sounds right.

    Reply
  225. Louis

    on October 11, 2023 9:38 pm

    Pitch Shifting, Detune, Reverse, Reverb, Delay, Distort/Saturation or adding a vintage vibe is what I do most when I’m sound designing.

    Reply
  226. Torres

    on October 11, 2023 10:07 pm

    Making a perfect Tape Stop is the clue 😉

    Reply
  227. James

    on October 11, 2023 10:43 pm

    Disable all fx.

    Reply
  228. Johnny Yesno

    on October 11, 2023 10:46 pm

    Reaper

    Reply
  229. boombapdame

    on October 11, 2023 10:56 pm

    Downsampling

    Reply
  230. Claus Petersen

    on October 11, 2023 11:11 pm

    Sampling, reversing the track, and use a lot of Fx Plugins is some of the things i do. But i also use my own recorded sounds, and then add some effects to them. But it all depends on what sound design im trying to archive

    Reply
  231. Robert

    on October 11, 2023 11:24 pm

    saturation compression saturation compression saturation compression

    Reply
  232. Alex

    on October 12, 2023 12:29 am

    Add a Reverse white noise before important moments!

    Reply
  233. Jorge Sebastian Alvarez Herrera

    on October 12, 2023 12:33 am

    my secret weapon is layers a lot of layers and reverbs

    Reply
  234. SF

    on October 12, 2023 12:36 am

    I don’t have any secrets for sound design, but a few things I find helpful are, making sure it sounds good on a variety of devices, and limit the post processing so it still sounds natural

    Reply
  235. Francisco J

    on October 12, 2023 12:57 am

    Eq goes a long way. Understanding Fletcher and Munson Curves!

    Reply
  236. Fotis

    on October 12, 2023 1:35 am

    Layering two sounds and then flipping the phase of one of them in order to subtract it from the other one.

    Reply
  237. DMN

    on October 12, 2023 2:53 am

    Something I started messing about with in the 1970s involving a length of plastic drain pipe, a sheet of aluminium, contact mics, an antique piano harp, and a toffee hammer.

    Reply
  238. Nuge

    on October 12, 2023 3:24 am

    I usually run a sample or synth sequence thru a chorus and then a slap back delay. work from there

    Reply
  239. Osanan

    on October 12, 2023 3:32 am

    Adding Decapitator to change the drum and percussion tones. It always work!

    Reply
  240. Jon

    on October 12, 2023 4:01 am

    Subtly vocoding a channel with something non-tonal

    Reply
  241. Derrick

    on October 12, 2023 4:34 am

    Usar unos presets que me llamen la atencion y empezar a jugar con los parametros, luego empiezo a crear ciertas capas y dependiendo lo que busque agrego plugins bitcrusher, pitch etc…

    Reply
  242. Devin Wright

    on October 12, 2023 5:21 am

    Slap delay always makes great sense of space. Format shifting and pitch shifting always inspires me when I am strapped for ideas.

    Reply
  243. Alexey

    on October 12, 2023 5:25 am

    Time resampling (slowing) audio inside After Effects, haha. Idk why, but AE makes such stretching sound very pleasant.

    Reply
  244. Valeri

    on October 12, 2023 9:12 am

    FAST Bundle and fine touches after

    Reply
  245. Simon

    on October 12, 2023 9:19 am

    A bit of a long answer coming,haha. In reference to synth sound design, my favourite techniques involve experimenting with waveform blending and modulation to create rich and evolving sounds. Combining various oscillators and applying modulation sources like LFOs and envelopes can yield complex and dynamic synthesizer tones.

    Reply
  246. Gabriele

    on October 12, 2023 10:13 am

    Shapeshifter…

    Reply
  247. Greg

    on October 12, 2023 12:40 pm

    Don’t try to control outcome. You might be surprised

    Reply
  248. Thomas

    on October 12, 2023 1:16 pm

    Reversing a sound to give an interesting build up and texture to the original audio file.

    In general use the philosophy off “Less is more”.

    Reply
  249. creed3

    on October 12, 2023 2:28 pm

    Reversing a sample, slow it down, add a bit of reverb or delay.

    Reply
  250. Tim

    on October 12, 2023 3:33 pm

    Using only Formant from the Inner Pitch on a Hardstyle kick.

    Reply
  251. Kahlil Smith

    on October 12, 2023 4:54 pm

    Sound Design wise, I enjoy simply sample chopping & I also enjoy create new sounds from pre existing samples through heavy time-stretching, granular synthesis, loop x-fading and effects chains.

    Reply
  252. Jason Brown

    on October 12, 2023 6:01 pm

    pitch shifting works wonders for me, grain delay does miracles and warping is out of this world. And not to mention filtering, if that counts

    Reply
  253. Matt

    on October 12, 2023 6:42 pm

    I always like the trick where you mono the overheads in the verses and stereo them in the choruses, background vocals as well. Boost them in volume about 3db. Makes a great improvement. Thanks!

    Reply
  254. Muzz

    on October 12, 2023 11:32 pm

    Splitting a vocal in to three L/R/Both and adding different delays and pitch change to the L/R panned files.

    Reply
  255. Isaac

    on October 13, 2023 1:44 am

    Add unique and underground sound effects in the way they are not intended to use.

    Reply
  256. Al Felton

    on October 13, 2023 2:24 am

    I love to layer drums with other drums samples. I just like to experiment mostly

    Reply
  257. Michael Curry

    on October 13, 2023 5:32 am

    I like to record guitar, add reverse delay, then play over it with a crybaby wah-wah pedal. I also use use a wah in reverse direction from normal to get some interesting rhythm sounds.

    Reply
  258. Alex Vitkovsky

    on October 13, 2023 10:02 am

    Working with the stereo signal. Mid-side technology…

    Reply
  259. Peter

    on October 13, 2023 10:19 am

    Vertigo-VSM3

    Reply
  260. Brock

    on October 13, 2023 1:41 pm

    Mixing vocals an making beats

    Reply
  261. Stefan

    on October 13, 2023 2:13 pm

    Taking some Pad sounds (probably sprinkled with some soft piano or similar) and run it through PaulXStretch. Add (Valhalla) supermassive reverb as you like.

    Reply
  262. Julen

    on October 13, 2023 4:46 pm

    run the vocal chops into glitchy kinda fx

    Reply
  263. eric

    on October 13, 2023 7:55 pm

    Using synth with a random option, click on it as long as I can to get a sound I like !

    Reply
  264. Lucien

    on October 13, 2023 8:06 pm

    Not really a secret, but layering

    Reply
  265. L

    on October 14, 2023 12:03 am

    Add more cowbell

    Reply
  266. Rodger Reed

    on October 14, 2023 12:17 am

    Combining and layering sounds and samples to create new and complex, imaginative sounds that create the vibe I want.

    Reply
  267. Carl

    on October 14, 2023 7:48 am

    Take part of vocal phrase, reverse and add reverb or delay onto it.

    Reply
  268. Nuno Melo

    on October 14, 2023 3:34 pm

    Layering, Saturation and Compresion

    Reply
  269. Mr.pablo

    on October 14, 2023 3:42 pm

    Saturation is the Key

    Reply
  270. Marcus

    on October 14, 2023 3:57 pm

    Layering slightly modulated pitch shifted version with a real-time granulated version.

    Reply
  271. Lyke Paws

    on October 14, 2023 5:01 pm

    Bookmarked this for inspiration – definitely some interesting replies here!

    My answer would be: I try to learn and really understand the tools I’m using. That should give me the greatest sound design power.

    Reply
  272. Darin Paterson

    on October 14, 2023 7:47 pm

    Load as possible

    Reply
  273. winston

    on October 14, 2023 9:50 pm

    To have insight into sound design and to experiment!! To know the “rules of sound design” and then to “break the rules” all in the name of experimentation!

    Reply
  274. Daz

    on October 15, 2023 12:26 am

    Sample roland Juno 6 into roland MKS 100 sampler then use the arpeggio of the sampler to create interesting sounds

    Reply
  275. Cedric

    on October 15, 2023 6:29 am

    My favorite technique for sound design is extreme repitching.

    Reply
  276. Burak Urgay

    on October 15, 2023 7:12 am

    resampling and going on a journey

    Reply
  277. PureFire

    on October 15, 2023 12:39 pm

    What an awesome plug-in, thank you Auburn Sounds, Tomislav BPB

    Don’t forget that holding the shift key allows you to fine tune the pitch 👍

    Reply
  278. Michael N

    on October 15, 2023 3:31 pm

    Creating instruments by layering sampled sounds with synthetic sounds e.g sampled piano with a synth piano sound, and then tweaking pitch, sustain, etc on the idividual layers to taste

    Reply
  279. TSureal

    on October 15, 2023 5:06 pm

    Run a sample through the modular, depending on desired effect, process, mangle, modulate to taste. Make sure it sounds nothing like original audio, then re-record through a mixer with cool saturation. Use it on a track as is fitting for instrument, atmos, fix, or melodic or percussive element.

    Reply
  280. Tamer

    on October 15, 2023 5:08 pm

    Run a sample through the modular, depending on desired effect, process, mangle, modulate to taste. Make sure it sounds nothing like original audio, then re-record through a mixer with cool saturation. Use it on a track as is fitting for instrument, atmos, fix, or melodic or percussive element.

    Reply
  281. Eons

    on October 15, 2023 6:20 pm

    M/S Side-chain

    Reply
  282. Michael Svedberg

    on October 15, 2023 6:37 pm

    Definetely, less is more! When for an example trying to achieve a more punchy bassline, don´t add a lot of basses, instead try to remove a couple of them and you will get a better clarity and punch.

    Reply
  283. Tristan G.

    on October 15, 2023 9:31 pm

    Double the guitar track to make it more dope !

    Reply
  284. Nicolas

    on October 16, 2023 11:06 am

    Double a mono sound, pan one left and the other one right, and pitch just one. Instant stereo :) Eventually you can automate this pitch so it evolves with time.
    That, and of course saturation everywhere!

    Reply
  285. Philipp

    on October 16, 2023 9:52 pm

    Use a lofi recording done with a really cheap mic and twaek it using plugins in extreme settings

    Reply
  286. Miguel

    on October 17, 2023 11:12 am

    I pay a lot of attention to Dan Worral.

    Parallel process multiple streams whilst tucking in heavily edited and slightly lower-volumed (and processed) secondary and parallel tracks. This technique is rather spurious, but it opens up avenues for further exploration.

    When I have some money, I want to buy Andrew Huang’s new plugin. It does everything I know but much quicker and simpler. Plus, I like the dude without worshipping him too much…

    Reply
  287. stbn

    on October 19, 2023 9:01 pm

    Congratulations to the three winners!

    Reply
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