Part1: The Theory of Sound Design
1. Factory Sounds, Generic Results
2. The DNA of Sound
3. The Art of Dynamics
4. The Shape of Sound: Texture and Time
5. Developing a Sound Designer’s Ear
6. From Signal to Sentiment
7. Exploring Oscillators
8. Carving Tone: The Art of Filtering
9. Motion and Emotion: The Art of Modulation
10. Bending Time: Envelopes in Sound Design
11. Beautiful Damage
12. Painting with Harmonics
13. Signal Discipline
14. Warmth on Repeat: The Sonic Signature of Tape
15. Tube Tone in Modern Sound Design
16. Shaping Tone with Germanium
17. Shaping Sound with Transformers
18. Reverb as a Design Tool: Understanding the Parameters
19. Textures of Space: Exploring Reverb Types
20. Time as Texture
21. Understanding Modulation FX
22. The Art of Controlled Impact
23. Processing Paths: The Art of Effect Placement
24. From Glitch to Grit: Aliasing in Modern Sound Design
25. Recycling Sound: Sampling as Composition
Part2: The Practice of Sound Design
26. From Silence to Signal: Analogue Subtractive
27. From Silence to Signal 2: Wavetable Synthesis
28. From Silence to Signal 3: Phase Distortion Synthesis
29. From Silence to Signal 4: Frequency Modulation Synthesis
30. Dialling Into Identity
31. Beyond the Knobs: The Art of Shaping Tone
32. Composing Emotion vs Shaping Texture
33. The Role of Touch
34. The Width of Emotion
35. Rethinking Oscillators
36. From Utility to Emotion: Rethinking Modulation
37. Layering for Frequency & Function
38. Design Aesthetics: Kicks
39. Design Aesthetics: Subs
40. Building Bass: Timbre, Texture, and Energy
41. Designing Lead Timbres: Cutting Through the Mix
42. Design Aesthetics: Stabs
43. Design Aesthetics: Musical Anticipation
44. Spectral Architecture