The 3 levels of sound design (free presets included)

One of the best things about music production is the raw power you feel when you completely transform a sound.

In the tutorial video above, we walk through the three levels of sound design, the techniques that comprise them, and how to apply them to your own productions.

If you’d like to experiment with the Ableton / FL Studio / Bitwig projects and Phase Plant presets that were used in the video, you can click here to download them.

What tips did you find most useful? What sorts of topics in music production would you like to see us explore on the Splice YouTube channel next? Let us know in the comments section of the video.


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January 14, 2023

Harrison Shimazu

Harrison Shimazu is a composer, content strategist, and writer who’s passionate about democratizing music creation and education. He leads the Splice blog and produces vocaloid music as Namaboku.