Tutorial: Mechanical Sound Design for 3D Artists

In this tutorial we'll be doing sound design on a mechanical swan animation! We'll get our sound effects from Soundly, and we'll be using Davinci Resolve to layer, edit and put together the audio.
Join the Sound Design Challenge: / discord
Software used:
Davinci Resolve: www.blackmagicdesign.com/prod...
Soundly: getsoundly.com/
My asset pack I used to make the Mechanical Swan:
www.blendermarket.com/product...
If you want to learn how to use reverb and more abstract motion emphasizing sounds, check out my previous sound design tutorial here: • Tutorial: Sound Design...
00:00 What we'll be doing in this tutorial
01:25 Setting up our project file in Davinci Resolve
01:54 How to use Soundly
02:17 Planning our project
04:42 Adding sound effects to the timeline
22:56 Adding ambience sound
25:00 Final result
25:25 Sound Design Challenge!
#sounddesign #davinciresolve

[@qulzam685]

Polyfjord never disappoints with the quality of his work.

[@newrockboy1553]

I cannot thank you enough for this tutorial. I loved your first sound design video but I always wanted to dive into more advanced and complex sound design. Now with this video I can! Thanks Polyjford.👍.And thanks for the code, it will be very useful.

[@Polyfjord]

Thanks!!! Althought in certain aspects my previous sound design tutorial might be more advanced in different ways (like adding reverb and such). But I think this tutorial covers more in-depth how I usually work with sound design, especially on these mechanical projects. So they should complement eachother nicely!

[@newrockboy1553]

@@Polyfjord Agreed, this focuses more on the timing and layering of sound effects.

[@KaizenTutorials]

Great video sharing insight on a very overlooked topic in 3D design! Your artworks always have inspiring visuals and sounds. Thanks for sharing!

[@Polyfjord]

Appreciate it my friend!!! ❤️

[@Kevin-nm8hn]

This dropped perfectly with a school assignment I'm delivering this sunday. Soundly is far superior than random websites I've used untill now. Tusen takk!

[@user-hn2wc3fy7y]

Bro you killed it with this soundly collab. They’re awesome for expanding the promo and offering the sound pack. You guys just made it even easier for all of us. Soundly has improved my sound design workflow ever since you introduced me to it. Thanks for the quality content as always!

[@chipm0nkey]

After all the Blender help, this is so weird, I've just got into video editing on DaVinci Resolve and finding sound clips/doing sound design is the hardest part. Never fails to inspire and educate this man!

[@BlackoutCreatively]

im just excited to see that you made a little tank rather than a creature - as you've seen from my creations, they're mostly vehicles of sorts so you know i love this 😍😍

[@Polyfjord]

Yes I've always wanted to make a vehicle!! And then it ended up looking more like a swan instead

[@BlackoutCreatively]

@@Polyfjord haha I think you are simply drawn to elegance and beauty

[@andrewbabenko2410]

I have used sondly since your sphere sound design video and this is one of my most loved tools, thank you for the suggestion and promo code ;)

[@Schramena]

High quality explanation as always! Thank you!

[@Weldeborn]

Yes! So nice to see the entire process of trying a sound and the thought behind why it fits or not.

[@rat_dragon]

Animated shorts have always been my favorite thing as a child. Although I'm not experienced with animation or sound design, maybe I'll get into it sometime!

[@Polyfjord]

Go for it! It’s more accessible than ever before!

[@oodoodoopoopoo]

Thank you for sharing the process. I think my favorite aspect was watching another artist's creative decision making as the project evolves.

[@Polyfjord]

Hey thanks so much!! Yeah my initial plan for this tutorial was to write down a long clever document on everything I think are important to think about when doing sound design. Then I realized I'd much rather just sit down and record my entire process! So hopefully it's valuable for some. Thanks for watching!

[@oodoodoopoopoo]

@@Polyfjord - I enjoy this format from you most. It feels more natural and you do a great job of editing it down. Makes me wonder which is more efficient. It seems that planning it out extensively ahead of time would take more time up front but would save in the recording and editing time. I think it'd be inverse to planning less upfront and then recording an entire session, which might increase the editing time due to selectivity in trying to whittle it down.

[@whynotanyting]

I've been using soundly after your sound design video from a year ago. Removes so much of the friction in the workflow, and it works directly in the composting workspace in Blender!

[@Ced01]

Its awesome how you can request something then he responds with a full video. This is the best channel ever. Polyfjord never disappoints

[@farazshababi1]

remembered you introducing soundly back in the day and now seeing you have packs made for your videos .... very well deserved polyfjord!

[@turbotonic27]

I really like how details your tutorials are while still keeping them straight to the point ,and always with great helpfull tips . you are a greate teacher and creator!

[@RichieCanox]

Tell the Soundly guys that they gain a new user thanks to you!, going to get pro for my next project, wonderful tutorial as always. 🍻

[@doodledicemonsters]

Polyjord, you are so good that I can watch your tutorials purely as entertainment!

[@ohmfriestv1975]

OMG THE PROMO CODE

[@gonza-fish5280]

Thanks Polyjford.👍 Great video, greetings!!

[@NcD1o8]

Amazing as always!

[@472estudios8]

This video provides a very good feeling ! Thank you so much 🙏✨

[@thejonte]

Nice tutorial! Very high production quality.

[@robertpdavenportii2908]

Really good tutorial and step by step journey thru your process. I will certainly give Soundly a close listen to as a source of sound efx assets. The sound design contest might be fun also. I hope we are not limited to just submitting one version.

[@abhranildesign7935]

I am speechless. You are sooo good.

[@rafales1525]

Wow im so impressed-all this effects are so juicy -love it ❤ Well done - congrats 👏👏👏

[@Weldeborn]

I want more more more! Thank you for great content! 😀

[@MT-07-Rookie]

The way you are happy that u find perfect sound is priceless XD :D

[@gerdsfargen6687]

Insanely good.

[@pmishraofficial]

Looks and sounds real!

[@T-Sector]

Soundly is TOP!!! That is what I need!

[@AndersHPhotography]

You are sooo fr%@king talented. AMAZING !!!

[@Anonymous-ue7dl]

soundly project team seems very friendly

[@trg1408]

This is wonderful!

[@scoruluce]

Thanks for the cod.👍 You'r Amazing

[@fzkrm]

This is insanely underrate, Your work is ASTONISHING, this guy is like Andrew Kramer from our generation =)

[@gamergirl2universe]

Not gonna lie… The 3Ds are sooo satisfying!😌

[@satch1237]

this man's brain moves faster than the speed of light. Your creations are things I could never think of... keep of the work

[@Anisa3D]

I had a satisfied smile on my face while watching this video

[@agyabcg983]

this tutorial is super dope

[@musabinho]

Brilliant

[@XMNF]

Wauw so Nice :) let the competition begin 😍🥰🌸

[@LifeLess1999]

what that is dope I'm gonna have to hit them up for custom packs!!!!!!

[@awadhubaba]

That's really interesting, and useful, thank u so much, 😊

[@salzwurst3026]

I was just about to ask for a tutorial for something like that. Thanks I hope this will help me out. 😊

[@Jack-oc2fc]

we'd love to see another art prompt challenge :)

[@dasirunbuku1516]

veryy nice. detaill

[@krisztianszovetes834]

Köszönjük!

[@o.w.l3433]

Thank you for everything master 😢

[@RickHenderson]

Very cool design of the "swan tank". I'm doing a UE5 VFX challenge and needed to learn about good sound sources. I might even use Mechanical Creatures for an animation challenge after seeing your swan.

[@chirlentanimations8571]

cool!

[@tuaregcreative]

wow!

[@RUFFENSTEINT]

something that could help brainstorming the sounds a bit, you can add markers in Resolve, title them with the relevant sounds, you can export the markers as text with timestamps :), then when you drag sounds back in they will auto-snap to markers as well.

[@codersama]

such a great video the ambient sound tip was the best part btw why don't you just use blender instead of Davinci?

[@Polyfjord]

Thanks!! When Blender's video editor gets EQ, Reverb and real-time EXR playback, I'll consider it! Also I must admit it's quite impressive that your favorite part happens 24 minutes into the video, when you wrote this comment 15 minutes after the video was posted :P

[@cgworm6111]

WOW

[@M4rt1nX]

Wow, that rendering is just wow. I need to upgrade my gear 😢

[@bold-Motion]

For a scrape, two items are sliding on each other, but they remove small fragments of each other as they slide: the car scraped against the concrete barrier. A creak is when two items (typically wood or metal) are not smoothly sliding: the old hinges on the door creaked on the house. A squeak is like a creak, but is more like one fluid sound, normally more high pitched than a creak: the worn car brakes squeaked as the old car came to a stop. A creak sounds like: rra-a-a-a-a-a-a... A squeak sounds like: eeeeeek... Hope this helps!

[@sinanentwistle8700]

You should make a mini series with these mechanical creatures, a series like Minuscule.

[@antonymwax7478]

hey man, i love your tutorials, kindly could you tell us next time about the specs of your computer and how to get it. You must have a crazy computer to achieve this man, tell us about it

[@ericjeker]

Completely useless comment here, but there are some low latency wireless headphones like the TMA-2 Studio providing an advertised 16ms latency (cable is 5-10ms). They require an external device that you plug in your sound output but this can be useful if you move a lot in your studio during your recording session. They are also probably more accurate than standard consumer headphones or ear pods. Other than that, I can't wait to try Soundly. Thanks for the video. 🙂

[@Vittorio3D]

Polyfjord I would love a tutorial on rigging the same as the model you used, or other. I made a motorcycle and I would love to rigging the chain and wheels, etc. I hope you take it into consideration, thank you.

[@Deezsirrer]

Was hoping for some homemade sounds.

[@realsoundhub9353]

👍

[@techwithgaming1]

Pls make a tutorial on how to make ocean and underwater animations. I need it pls.

[@sixsixsixhellroad7890]

Soundly is pretty cool. And so is the related workflow!!! Unfortunately I am a linux guy. While soundly in general works under linux using wine ... the drag/ drop function does not. Havent found an alternative offering this variety of sound samples.

[@abdulsemedabdullah2039]

3:59 ding ding

[@RWInsignia]

Please make a detailed tutorial for this

[@Kingtutanimation1]

Hello I am new to 3d art. It is something I absolutely love and really want to get into. Can you help me answer a few questions? What would you say the best laptop , pc or monitor would be to buy? And I am thinking about getting a stylist as well. Anything else you would suggest for me to buy?

[@SONUJATAV]

Please upload new video! We miss you❤❤❤

[@Polyfjord]

❤️❤️ appreciate it my friend!!! More is coming soon!

[@user-bf6bg2en2i]

Hello, thank you for your good training. I really enjoyed your work with the program. I want the program belender I can learn from the basics. Can you introduce sites or channels that are useful in this matter if you agree?

[@user-wz7nq9pf5y]

Please do a lesson on moving a robot on uneven ground

[@Mohammad_Shaheen]

Will you make another sound design challenge?

[@truongle7872]

How did you make the gears work perfectly like that? Love it!

[@oodoodoopoopoo]

Probably drivers. For instance, if you have two gears with a ratio 2:1, you can drive the rotation of the larger gear by referencing the rotation of the smaller gear and dividing it by two. Just add a driver to the appropriate rotation transform of the larger gear with the expression "-(var/2)" and point "var" to represent the appropriate rotation transform of the smaller gear object. Now when you rotate the smaller gear, the larger gear will rotate in the opposite direction at half the rotation.

[@Ced01]

Hey where'd u go?? Can simlify tracking 3d objects into videos please?? Even if its the default cube

[@qbukhari]

Miss you brother Hope to hear from you soon

[@Polyfjord]

Very very soon my friend!

[@cg.man_aka_kevin]

But, how to make that sound effects? Like, from scratch and recording the sounds..

[@hamburgercheeseburgerwhopper]

what would be funny is that you could add googly eyes to other mechanical creatures since you made this one look at the do not press sign, how can it see?

[@JeromeLove]

I just got set up with Soundly and I am having a bug where while I am reviewing sounds, after I listen to a few tracks, the application locks up and then closes. This is constant and I can't seem to solve the issue. I am curious if you have or if maybe anyone else that is using it know what I can do to prevent this from happening. Any help would greatly be appreciated! 🤗

[@siljasmijith250]

Just.., how was the animation made of

[@phildavison319]

Which bits work in Linux? Can they be used natively? I can't help feeling using Wine would have similar lags to using wireless/Bluetooth because the program would be being use a bit further down the line from where it would be via a native app.

[@pranavk2888]

how do do you animate those Chains from your mechanical creature kit I bought your kit but that watch chain Armature? how I have been struggling on how to use those chain please help me out how to animate chains ?

[@rv.13]

Bro my car is not attached with plane tyres are going downside of plane I used rigacar but still not drivable on surface. I don't know what i do

[@sibtaingb3098]

Dear sir. Can you make another video which you show the bird animation I am very confused between the video and jpg.i watch your earlier bird animation video but I don't understand can you show some more detail with jpg reference image not video format use thanks.

[@grytingvr1238]

still waiting for the next artpromt challenge

[@bibekgarbuja225]

I'm confused where and how to submite my sound design......

[@Steve_Kio]

How can I rig the tank's wheel like that? 0:16

[@georgb302]

I would like to know this as well, havn't found any really usable solution for blender yet.

[@Grimstore]

I have a question if anyone can answer I would really appreciate it : soundly has a 24hour subscription for 9.99 euros. What is the point of that ? can you like subscribe and download all the sounds to your PC so you can work without a subscription?

[@Grimstore]

@@modumaru390 you mean cheaper ? my question is more like, is it possible ?

[@erik....]

After 24h you lose the drag n drop and search features, but of course you can download them, if you find a fast way to save to sounds.

[@canfly19]

Hi good morning😁

[@user-cx6ec2kp6u]

Soundly sound like some sound dudes

[@shivateja9417]

Is this software free ?

[@thejonte]

Soundly free as in cost, but offers a paid tier. So does Davinci Resolve, and blender is free as in freedom.

[@Polyfjord]

Yes! Davinci Resolve is free, and Soundly is free! Although I highly recommend using Soundly Pro which vastly increases the size of the Sound Effects library

[@mdhafiz00]

sound design is difficult man.

[@Igoreshkin]

Damn. I'm only 2 minuts in to this tutorial and I already want to smash something. I import my video to DR and it for some reasones shows as audio track. Tried different formats and have the same issue. Space ship interface doesn't help :(

[@Igoreshkin]

UPD: Exported video from Blender with "No Audio" Audio Codec selected. Now DR can't even import my video file. What an amazing software.