Sound Design from scratch to PRO - free course from Skillbox, training, Date: November 29, 2023.

He worked on sound for the films “Dylda”, “Union of Salvation”, “The Little Humpbacked Horse”. Did sound design for IKEA, VTB, MTS, MEGA, Mosfilm. Wrote music for Black Square Theatre, STD, VGIK-Debut.

He did sound design for Adidas, Siri, Hyundai, Buick, Sberbank, Tinkoff, Alfa-Bank, Vogue, Gucci, Yandex, S7 and other large companies. He worked on sound for the films “The Little Humpbacked Horse,” “Ophelia,” “Palmyra,” “Mom, I’m Home,” and the TV series “Grozny” and “Kitchen.” Records sound on expeditions for documentary projects.

Sound Design from scratch

Introduction
Get acquainted with the history of sound design and teachers. You will learn how to form a subjective sound image from a visual impression.

Nature of sound
Learn what pitch, volume, timbre and duration of sound are. Get acquainted with the features of auditory perception. You will understand how sound travels in a medium.

Introducing Ableton Live
Understand the Ableton Live interface. You will understand how to configure the program through the Preferences window. Learn how to work with files and export them. Get familiar with hotkeys and automation.

Varieties of sound elements
Understand how to use background and synchronous noise to create atmosphere. Learn how to synthesize different types of noise.

Sound synthesis
Check out the synthesizers available in Ableton Live. You will understand how to create sounds based on references. You will learn what an oscillator is and understand how to configure it.

Basics of Music Theory
Learn what notes, modes, intervals and chords are. You will understand how a musical scale is built. You can edit MIDI and create tonal sound effects in Ableton Live.

Sampling
Master sampling tools in Ableton Live. Learn how to search for ready-made samples and make your own. Understand how to use MIDI to create sound effects.

Sound processing. Part 1
Get acquainted with dynamic, frequency and spatial sound processing. Find out the EQ & Filters parameters. You will understand modulation in Ableton Live. Learn to refine the sound of audio material.

Sound processing. Part 2
You will understand how to work with Reverb and Delay. Get acquainted with the effects of the Pitch & Modulation section. Learn how destructive processing differs from non-destructive processing.

Sound recording
Learn what sampling rate and bit depth are. Understand the acoustic characteristics of the room. You will understand what equipment is most often used for studio work. You can record sounds in the field.

Sound libraries
You will understand why sound libraries are needed. Learn how to work with them using Soundly. You can organize your file space.

Working with video
Get to know different video formats and codecs. Learn how to work with video in Arrangement View mode. You will understand how to arrange sound textures according to the markings.

Recording and working with voice
You will understand how to record and process voice in Ableton Live. Learn how to create voice effects.

Sound effects. Part 1 (SFX)
Find out what SFX is. You will understand how to create, process and edit various effects in Ableton Live.

Sound effects. Part 2 (HFX)
Learn how to create HFX and process them. You can imitate the sounds of a mechanical device, a fight, and a helicopter. Voice over 3 video clips.

Mixing
Find out what mixing is. You'll figure out how to set volume levels for each channel, eliminate frequency conflicts, process sound, and do panning. You will understand how the premix differs from the final mix.

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Fundamentals of music theory. Part 2
Find out what harmony is. You will understand where to start creating a melody for a video.

Arrangement
You will understand where to start working on the arrangement. Learn how to work with virtual musical instruments. You can create arrangements in Ableton Live.

Equalization
You will understand how to work with equalization. You will learn the main types of equalizers and be able to adjust multitracks with them.

Compression
Get acquainted with the main parameters of the compressor: Threshold, Ratio, Attack, Release. You will understand how to correct the sound of a multitrack using compression.

Color in the context of sound
Find out why saturation and distortion are needed. You will understand what soft clipping and hard clipping are. You will understand how to work with virtual emulation of analog effects in a DAW. You will be able to work with overloads and not spoil the sound with them.

Spatial audio processing
Learn what reverberation is. You will understand why spatial processing is needed in sound design. You will be able to create space in the mix and use reverb and delay when working with multitrack.

Sounding objects
Learn how to understand the nature of objects. You can search and create suitable sounds and synchronize them with video.

Working with space
Learn basic techniques for creating space. Learn how to work with static and dynamic objects. Make space for a video.

Working with FX
Learn how to create atmosphere and fill in texture. You will understand how to work with emotions. Get to know ambience and tonal sounds.

Mixing
Learn how to work with space, volume balances and frequencies. You will understand how to bounce a project. You can mix multitrack.

Mastering
You will understand how mastering differs from mixing. Learn how to work with frequency and dynamics processing of a mix. You will be able to check the quality of the mixing and master the multitrack.

Working with references
You will learn how to think through an idea and select a reference for a video. You will be able to process audio material in the same way as in references.

Sound branding
Understand how sound branding differs from identity. Learn how to conduct research and immerse yourself in the context of a brand. You will understand what a brief is and how to work with it. Learn how to create a sound design for a logo.

Sound designer portfolio
Learn how to decide on a direction in sound design. You will understand how important social networks are for promoting a personal brand. You will be able to draw up a portfolio and present it competently to the client.

Working with the client
You will understand how to work with clients in a company and as a freelancer, form and consolidate agreements. Find out what questions to ask at the briefing. You will understand how to deal with the main difficulties of working with clients.

How to work faster?
Learn how to organize your workspace in your DAW and create your own sample libraries. You will understand how and where to get inspiration. You can make your working day more productive.

Final project

Voice over video
You will voice over a commercial. Create an atmosphere, remove unnecessary noise and create sound design.