How to Recreate Any Sound

[@prod_by_gabe9972]

wow! incredible. This really makes sound design feel approachable, I never thought i'd be able to get any good with it but after watching this I feel it's actually possible. thanks!

[@Alice-Efe]

Once you train your ear a bit and get the fundamental understanding of sound design theory, I am sure you will get there pretty fast. 😊 I am sure you will get good with it.

[@tomaszboril]

Thanks for that! I might never make an impact or career in music industry anymore, but just to have fun and kill some time while having fun in Ableton is worth it. This make me more interested in sound design from scratch, but that would require even more tons of hours to get the ears "tuned" to deconstruct the sounds I hear in songs properly, right? Where to start?

[@cortoalunni923]

@@Alice-Efe Hi Alice, and thanks for all the knowledge you nicely share with us, really appreciate ! I liked this video, but would you like to make a short one explaining how to create "dub techno" chords please ? Thanks again for everything !

[@rahilchadha6649]

I have never seen sound design explained in such a simple way before. I spent the last 6 months struggling with trial & error to get to this basic level which you explained 8 mins. Gonna check out the course, hopefully its geared toward all genres as I don't produce techno but love your content. Thanks for being amazing!

[@syndice]

I feel like watching tutorials alongside trial and error is the best!

[@Rocco-tb9ih]

tbf I think the knowledge is pretty transferable across all genres the course teaches you how to make sounds, and even if you've been making techno sounds, you have great foundational knowledge of what makes what sound and you can trial and error a little until you get there once you've got your own genre(s) down though you'll know what works and be able to slap it together in no time every artist has their own style too, so a bit of trial and error is always gonna be necessary for you to find yours haha

[@pco2004]

Short answer is Yes; this applies to all genres. Long answer: Techno uses synthesizers. Synthesizers = synthesis = sound manipulation/creation. All genres use sound production ie. sound synthesis,. E.g. compression/ ADSR, filters = EQ etc. Hope that helps.

[@meathead919]

The first tutorial I have ever seen that puts a systematic strategy on synth recreation. Amazing!

[@nevermindful]

1:30 seconds in and already one of the greatest sound design/ production knowledge videos i've ever seen. absolutely love the systematic approach and the graph to plot sound color, I feel my ability to describe/ recreate things EXPANDING already, thank you YT algorithm, and thank you Alice!

[@FrenchAudio2000]

Coming from a background in engineering, this is an amazing crash course in sound design. Some terminology might get lost on people without prior experience, but tbh I kind of really appreciate that it's still informative at a professional level. Most stuff on KZbin doesn't give enough detail or focus on the right things when talking about a really popular mix technique or production concept. Also always glad to see more women in the industry. Hopefully someday soon, I'll walk into more rooms that aren't solely filled with men.

[@M64sounds]

you must be new here, my friend. lol.

[@FrenchAudio2000]

@@M64sounds Ooooooh yeah. I looked through a bunch of the channel and a lot of her videos look really cool

[@neek01]

@@MartianMaly To be real honest, who cares?

[@elguaripolo686]

Again, just a reminder that the order, effectiveness, clarity and resumed time of this video is INCREDIBLE.

[@VagendaAdnegav]

I think I just learned more about synth sound design in this video than in everything else I've been exposed to combined. You are a genius. Thank you.

[@Alice-Efe]

🔊💎Just to make it a bit more clear; this is a short version of a module from my substractive synthesis course. You can see whole course curriculum here 😊❤ courses.mercurialtones.com/courses/introduction-to-subtractive-synthesis-1

[@Arte-Libertad]

After finish the low end course ill get the synths one. My little grains of sand to help to keep you teaching more 🙂

[@Alice-Efe]

@@Arte-Libertad aww thanks a ton! Hope the courses add a value to your production game 😊

[@Arte-Libertad]

@@Alice-Efe they are the reason of my production Game!

[@Gelenkbusfahrer]

@@Arte-Libertad Same here! Now this video makes me complete the low end course even faster 😀

[@MeetShah97]

I'll be honest, I already know plenty of stuff you teach, all that knowledge archived somewhere in the brain. But you do such a great job at explaining things in your own methodical way that I'm still interested to hear you out till the end of your videos. It must be great to learn all these concepts first hand from your videos. Great job.

[@Alice-Efe]

Aww thanks a ton!

[@trbone95]

I studied sound production for a semester in college, and we were tasked to recreate a sound from a song in the Billboard top 100. This taught me more than that entire project did.

[@danielgoldstein150]

I've been producing and sound designing for years, and I think this is the single most useful explanation I've ever seen for how to achieve the sounds you want. Great video!!

[@tophergonzales6778]

This is by far the most logical and no-bullshit synth lesson I've seen on youtube. Honestly reminds me of a really good physics prof in college.

[@andresgarciaramos2698]

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST VIDEOS ON SOUND DESIGN ON THE WHOLE INTERNET , NO JOKING, THIS IS PURE GOLD, THANKS FOR SHARING

[@MelloDeeBeats]

Amazing tutorial, glad this got recommended

[@sevennofficial]

this is incredible, thank u for this

[@GDTG354]

Alice, you’re just incredible. 🙌🏼 Thank you for sharing your musical/producing gift with everyone. The level of clarity and detail you bring to teaching is unparalleled. I’m sure your courses will bring you much deserved success 🫶🏼

[@undecided4643]

alice??? :D

[@asukalangleysoryu6695]

@@undecided4643 Yes, that's... her name?

[@JessCarels]

@@asukalangleysoryu6695 fuck this crap

[@mrboi3]

This is a really nice, technical but actually simple way to approach recreating a sound. It really helps when you try to do that with everyday sounds you hear in your daily life. Try to imagine the world around you in terms of sound design and you will become a natural

[@MM4F]

We just signed up as we fancied making something a little more upbeat from our normal stuff, just dropping to say - amazing presentation skills + talent to boot.. Kudos - love MMFF

[@basicfrogginhuman6023]

How does this not have a million views? I'm two minutes in and already learned what I have always tried to teach myself!!

[@tourneytike13]

Girl you ate that! You are an audio scientist !

[@Raedmouradremix]

Alice I am purchasing your course !, you explained it in a direct and easy/simple way to learn sound design, I tell ya it's been my struggle for many years I'm hoping your sound design course will set me free!

[@dinosirius]

As an experienced producer I always found recreating sounds or trying to replay a certain song as close as possible as the original to be a fantastic excercice. It helps you understand so many things such as layering, synth programming, arranging, not to mention the feeling of getting "inside the head" of the producer that crafted the song you want to recreate. Anyway Alice, great video as usual, I love your content, keep up the good work !

[@jazzdirt]

As someone, who figured it all out by myself way back when playing with modular synths: "This is a really clear and good explanation of the process" I learned this by trial and error, and the experience you get teaches you pretty much your diagram.. Although I've never seen worked out so cleanly... Good job.

[@Jaciku.]

This made me rethink how I go about sound design and It's genuinely so helpful

[@Alice-Efe]

Happy to hear that! 😊

[@dylvasey]

Alice ... I don't comment much, but I have to say I've been watching your videos for just over a year now and you have an incredibly easy to follow way about your teachings. I've watched many video's on sound design and read everything I could get my hands on. Yet you made more sense in eight minutes than a year of revision. Thank you so much.

[@philipwise2321]

Damn, I've watched 3 videos and I'm hooked. So much good information here, no BS or gimmicky stuff either, like this is good solid stuff. Keep these coming! Your teaching things straight to the point, that usually people would search... (Im people LOL) hours for to find just to be confused about what's correct or a better technique. Thank you for these videos! Appreciate you! :)

[@jamesangell6027]

Alice, you are by far the most advanced tutorial source I’ve ever found on KZbin and I, much like everyone else here, seriously appreciate your time and effort. Each video is jam packed with knowledge, in depth breakdowns and the editing is brilliant too! Thank you for existing and bringing these videos to us!

[@jeevika2190]

thanks for the tutorial 💞 also girl ur so prettyy! 🌸

[@Lonestardebater]

This is so helpful! Experienced producers clearly have an "ear" for sound design, but I've always struggled to know *what* to listen for. This framework really helps.

[@aleksibovellan9821]

My absolute favourite channel and guru. No matter how much I thought I knew, and felt like being at the end of my "potential", every video unlocks another batch of unlimited creativity within. 🙂 Thank you from Finland, and wishing all the BEST. Hopefully we'll see a lot more videos in the future! (Tips on mixing and mastering proper trance music to be tight, punchy, fat and open & clear but not crushed would be divine

[@sampaule]

This is officially my new favourite channel. You're amazing

[@therhinoceros1]

I absolutely LOOOOVE the way you teach! Thanks for taking the time to share it with us!

[@hwi62]

What a great approach... I've used synths since 82 but have never been able to put sound design into a repeatable framework of process. Great tutorial, thanks 🙂

[@kond1]

Wow! I'm just getting into sound design and this is an incredible video I'll keep coming back to. Thank you for this!

[@TachyBunker]

Great way to introduce to the sounds of substractive synthesis, saving quite some trial and error time for beginners :)

[@Frozen_Smoke1972]

I've been making electronic music for a looooong time now and this might be the best explanation I've seen for this process. Very nicely done indeed.

[@Rhekluse]

Thanks for the insight. I definitely need to train my ears in new ways in order to reach higher levels of tone recreation; like separating sounds by layer and listening for different modulations. Great stuff as always, Alice.

[@m-ue-d]

Thank you very much! This really helped me understand the approach to creating the sounds I want =)

[@ViktorSarge]

First time I've thought I can learn how to create my own synth tones from scratch. I usually go for a sound that's close enough and layer it, add effects in rack filters and at best tweak the attack or other very basic adjustments. Thank you for posting this.

[@ChiragR-007]

Your channel is amazing

[@russaz09]

As a software engineer in training and a musician for hobby I found the graph incredibly helpful! Thank you for this resource :)

[@axelerator24]

Damn girl, I’m acquiring skills like a mad animal thanks to you. Merci beacoup 🙏🏻 ❤

[@fraso2000]

Great! The first time I see a systematic approach to sound design on a synth. Normally, people focus on the gear, not the sound. Thank you!

[@tullamusic]

This is REALLY GOOD. Absolutely awesome to find someone who goes that step further than 'try sidechaining your kicks' or 'mix in mono because it's better!' - I know, I saw that video 10 years ago already.

[@pco2004]

Brilliant and concise tutorial! Will save a lot of time for many that are new to the fundamentals of synthesis. Love your decision tree diagram. 100% logical and efficient.

[@meticmusic]

love the detailed walkthrough - the decision tree is incredibly helpful in structuring the process. thanks for breaking it down like that!

[@bazjaddley6369]

This has blown my mind a bit... Every time you asked a question I was pretty confident in my answer and then you immediately prove me wrong.. but I learned something and will be back for more. Thanks 👍👍

[@lei5912]

Your explanation is so simple and easy to understand for someone who has never learned anything about music production! I don't have a nice program to try all these things out, but I will remember this lesson for when the day comes.. :)

[@marcusraynal]

This is probably the best video on KZbin!! As a producer and composer I understand sound design on a basic level; enough to tweak my presets haha. But definitely not enough to breakout a default synth and create a sound. But you completely take away the "fear".

[@JoeAforAwesome]

This is probably the best video available for anyone getting into sound design. Brilliant - love your channel!

[@jasonhunter3429]

wow that is amazing, you really have to trust yourself, this was so clear and simple even people with a basic understanding of the terms can learn it!

[@NewtonDKC]

You are an amazing teacher and I’m so glad I found your channel! I have very little musical training but have always been absolutely mesmerized by certain musical tracks. I’ve always wondered why it has such and effect but have lacked the proper terms to even explore it, but you have opened up a whole new world of possibilities to me and I have a new track to add to my collection of “Those Tracks” as your selection “Diamanti” is incredible!!! Thank you, this was amazing, interesting and incredibly educational!!!

[@PyrexCelso]

This is a great framework. Love calling Square a cold sound, makes so much sense

[@windsorqueensborough1661]

Excellent! Don’t think I’ve seen anything like this before

[@infn8loopsimracing920]

Great video. I like that you used a relatively complicated example and broke it down simply and showed how to make a really great useful musical sound.

[@Dragaan]

this was awesome! loved seeing this approach to sound design

[@paulchambers2403]

Absolutely blown my mind here! Best sound design tutorial I’ve ever seen! Bravo!

[@Alterak]

WOW! I used to make recreate sounds by analyzing the frequencies in parametric equalizers, using the same frequencies in synth and tweak with the help of my experience until it sounds somewhat close. But this method you shown is even better step-by-step method that would be easier to follow! I'll try it sometime. Thank you so much!

[@danielteomusic5851]

I'd love if you create a complete course on synths and it's fundamentals like this one! love the way you teach!

[@nannue]

Really great explanation. I enjoyed this walkthrough very much. Thank you!

[@elvisojeda5600]

One of the best approaches I've seen to the subject, thank you!

[@leonardocalderonalonso5004]

Awesome video, so simple and complete . Thanks for sharing!! Love from México

[@grundvater]

Klasse Video. Das Sounddesign in einfachen klaren Schritten erklärt. Danke Dir.

[@DaftRebel]

I'm so grateful of this video! IT really helps to set up the mind before start turning kinobs and apllying filters!

[@jeffsnow7464]

I am speechless at what I just watched you do. Wow. That's awesome.

[@Quadr44t]

Ooh, cool! This is a very structured approach. You will start simple, get as close as possible to the original sound, add something get as close as possible, rinse and repeat. I'm usually all over the place. Imma try and (loosly) start implementing this! 👍

[@alexvith]

This is very well structured, I would have needed this a few years ago when I was making music and I was on my small rampage :)

[@unbreakablealex2732]

Awesome, this is what I always wanted to know but didn't actively search for it. Thanks all mighty algorithm!

[@abhishekc1458]

Wow , this is really amazing. Recreating from scratch .This subtractive synth chart is insane

[@aikighost]

Fantastic tutorial not only about this sound but a decent methodology on how to think about sound design in general thank you very much. You've earned a new subscriber.

[@asdfasdf-ob7mo]

I barely even started trying my hands at sound design, but the way you are a empowering all of us with these videos is truly inspirational! Thank you so much Alice, i'll strive to one day be able to relay my knowledge (in my area of expertise) in a similar way that you are able to!

[@BlackAera]

You are making some of the most logically structured and accessible videos on really interesting and useful topics.

[@theyrecousins]

Thank you Alice, this is such a cool and thorough explanation of how to think about the construction of sound. Excellent work!

[@PetrolAudio]

Bravo, well done! I think this is the most straight forward explanation of how to go about recreating subtractive sounds. As a Sounddesigner I use almost exactly this technique all the time! I bet this will help a lot of people. Maybe in the future you can expand this recipe by adding different types of sound generation and their characteristics.

[@kinnectar820]

Really great and quick piece of education on something that seems very hard to do, but when you break it down this way feels quite approachable. Great job!

[@H2whoaMusic]

Fantastic video! Thank you so much for this. Extremely informative and clearly explained.

[@nicolecxo]

Loooove the new you... didn't even sense this change growing. I imagine a neat video would be a of you switch back and forth... like a conversation. How and what you do is on you. :) Thank you for sharing all of your amaaaazing knowledge!!!! And delivering it so well. I hope you can, even a little, grasp how valuable you are to so many people.

[@tamielkins1745]

One word; AMAZING! You have a special gift and we thank you for sharing in a way so it is easy to understand, even to a layman. ❤️

[@Alice-Efe]

Aww cheers! Happy to help 😊✌️

[@Vintsent]

That video is AMAZING ! your way to analysis a sound, on how you process is very interesting. Every step you give us is great. Such a very hard work for to create a method like this one. It's going to really help for the futur, thank a lot for that !

[@BloodSavedMe]

I really like this approach to sound design a lot less trial and error

[@TwinTailsRyu]

Seen many sound design vids but none laid out a recreation process like this. Excellent stuff

[@luciaterenzi9445]

your videos are honestly incredible, thank you keep it up!❤

[@kwaapie]

Great Didactic skills. Explanation is super well thought and easy to follow for beginners and provides enough depth to more experienced musicians who aspire knowledge and grip on sounddesign.

[@alexdiaz23.]

I love the way you did this so simple to understand, thank you for this! ♥️♥️♥️

[@ConnWilliams]

Alice, take all my money. such quality on youtube is unheard of. incredible

[@oscarfuentes3982]

Amazing! I'm definitely going to be looking into that course!

[@marcindziembor8887]

I do not know if I will be able to reproduce that - but the division of certain parts of sound design makes it really simple. Great tutorial!

[@wernervannuffel2608]

Just to the point on what really matters in sounddesign. Excellent sounddesign (reverse engineering) tutorial with a great infographic too! 👌

[@jamesfoslien5548]

Weird how I came across this in my feed because I wasn't searching for this but exactly what I was thinking about. Also finding other great content on the channel. The bigger challenge I think is to be able to listen for the details and test myself on sounds. I think I agreed with you after you mentioned what settings to go with but unsure even with the flow-chart I could hear the way to go. I will need to practice.

[@monu-zg6ql]

I love the way you teach, super simple and precise! 🔥

[@bobbyjoe72]

Amazing! opened my eyes or should I say my ears! So well explained. Thank you.

[@TheGerkuman]

Oh my gosh. I actually understand all the thingies on my vst synthesiser now. Thank you!

[@juanrojas7505]

This is a whole new level. I have never seen something like that. Subscribing 🔥🔥🔥

[@kahru5722]

That's like a holy grail of sound design love it.

[@Matty-i4g]

This is one of the best music production tutorials I’ve ver watched.

[@montreadormontrez9378]

I love your channel. You explain everything in such an easy accessible way. Thanks!

[@korayoner3697]

Alice, çok teşekkür ederim. Senin sayende artık daha iyi anlıyorum.

[@brox5078]

You are a goddess for giving us all these tips

[@marcellszabo85]

Wow! I'm not a beginner, but I think I learned a lot from this video, not to mention that this video is the best so far in explaining this process. Thank you!

[@noahtaylor8673]

So informative, and the production quality is next level. This is fantastic