Semester/Year: Fall 2025
Software Used: Adobe Audition
For this project, I created an audio portrait of a rainy morning in upstate New York. I layered the natural sounds of rain hitting the leaves and a breeze through trees with small domestic details like the quiet presence of pets and food cooking. These sounds combine to tell a story of calm and simplicity, where nature and home life blend together.
In total, I combined ten different audio samples, mixing both environmental and domestic sounds. I used fades to smoothly transition between clips and adjusted volumes to make certain textures, like the rain and wind, stand out as anchors for the piece. The most challenging part was balancing the layers so that quieter details, such as sitting on the sofa or the dog settling in, didn’t get lost under the rain. I solved this by experimenting with track volume and subtle crossfades to keep the atmosphere natural while still highlighting those moments.
Credits:
Rain in small eucalyptus forest by elmoustachio — https://freesound.org/s/528151/ — License: Creative Commons 0
SummerWindThroughOakLeaves41HzSampleRateJuly21st2018.WAV by kvgarlic — https://freesound.org/s/435206/ — License: Creative Commons 0
placing fried food on plate by NachtmahrTV — https://freesound.org/s/571737/ — License: Creative Commons 0
Walking on Wood Floor.aif by robgtoner — https://freesound.org/s/128723/ — License: Attribution 3.0
Leather Sofa, Sit Down, Stand Up by Kinoton — https://freesound.org/s/397847/ — License: Creative Commons 0
Dog getting ready to sleep.wav by santiagogra — https://freesound.org/s/533055/ — License: Creative Commons 0
Dog Snore 1.WAV by 5ound5murf23 — https://freesound.org/s/543645/ — License: Creative Commons 0
dog snoring by nielstii — https://freesound.org/s/346319/ — License: Creative Commons 0
cats_bell_ring by catdit — https://freesound.org/s/765043/ — License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0
Calming Cat Noise 192khz 32bit float – 220823 by TSP-Talk — https://freesound.org/s/648078/ — License: Creative Commons 0
It’s a really lovely and evocative piece. The way you balanced the natural sounds of the rain and wind with the quiet domestic details truly creates a sense of peaceful simplicity. It sounds like you put a lot of thought into the layering and transitions, and your hard work paid off it was a very relaxing listening experience.
This sounds so nice, it’s quite tranquil
I really enjoyed how you put together the rainy morning atmosphere! Using those different audio clips from various sources made it feel really rich and layered. It’s cool how you balanced the natural rain sounds with the little home noises like the pets and cooking. It must’ve taken some work to make it all flow smoothly. Did you find any particular sound was the hardest to blend in?