Category: Audio

Skatin’ on a Saturday

Fall 2025

Adobe Audition

I wanted to capture the typical weekend of a middle school skater from NYC. I adjusted the volume and pan for certain clips and used the reverb filter on the mix. I think the trickiest part for me was the Adobe Audition software itself because I’ve only ever used Audacity.

“Snore louder than television” by fudgealtoid. CC by 4.0

Freesound.org. November 24, 2024.

https://freesound.org/people/fudgealtoid/sounds/769053

“Alarm Clock turn off” by Nicolas4677. CC0 1.0

Freesound.org. November 6, 2018.

https://freesound.org/people/Nicolas4677/sounds/446573

“Digital Alarm Clock Sound Effect” by israra. CC0 1.0

Freesound.org. July 1, 2018.

https://freesound.org/people/israra/sounds/434055

“Brushing teeth” by vicleb. CC0 1.0

Freesound.org. November 29, 2023.

https://freesound.org/people/vicleb/sounds/712869

“eating cereal.wav” by kwahmah_02. CC BY 3.0

Freesound.org. August 7, 2015.

https://freesound.org/people/kwahmah_02/sounds/319035

“TV.wav” by o_ciz. CC0 1.0

Freesound.org. June 26, 2019.

https://freesound.org/people/o_ciz/sounds/475477

“Moving-hangers-with-clothes-on-them-in-wardrobe.wav” by sound_ims. CC BY 3.0

Freesound.org. October 13, 2011.

https://freesound.org/people/sound_ims/sounds/131214

“skateboard drop” by nolimitkid. CC0 1.0

Freesound.org. April 27, 2020.

https://freesound.org/people/nolimitkid/sounds/515231

“Skatepark.wav” by SanChago CC0 1.0

Freesound.org. July 30, 2019.

https://freesound.org/people/SanChago/sounds/478147

“NYC Metro.m4a” by Imartins. CC BY 4.0

Freesound.org. April 2, 2019.

https://freesound.org/people/lmartins/sounds/465478

“trucks sirens.wav” by allanh15. CC0 1.0

Freesound.org. August 31, 2016.

https://freesound.org/people/allanh15/sounds/353177

Beach Town Boardwalk

Fall 2025

Adobe Audition

In this audio project, I decided to depict what a typical beach town boardwalk might sound like. I drew a lot of inspiration from my own experiences traveling through different states and hearing all the familiar yet unique sounds you’d find on a boardwalk, such as seagulls, waves, people talking and laughing, etc. I used five different audio samples and experimented with fading to make the audio feel like you’re actually walking through the boardwalk. I think the most challenging part of this project was making everything sound cohesive, rather than a random mash-up of audio clips. I was able to solve this by using tools such as spacing out the audio, using fades, and applying compression and EQ.

”Ice Cream Truck.wav” by Fhmediahmo Attribution 4.0 Freesound.org April 28th, 2014 https://freesound.org/people/Fhmediahmo/sounds/235062/

”Busker in Birmingham UK high street. Horn.wav” by deleted_user_3277771 Creative Commons 0 Freesound.org April 19th, 2013 https://freesound.org/people/deleted_user_3277771/sounds/185374/

”summer atmosphere young people talk and have fun atmo.wav” by Garuda1982 Creative Commons 0 Freesound.org June 6th, 2021 https://freesound.org/people/Garuda1982/sounds/574494/

”Flock of seagulls.wav” by juskiddink Attribution 4.0 Freesound.org June 5th, 2010 https://freesound.org/people/juskiddink/sounds/98479/

”Summer waves at Charmouth beach in Dorset.wav” by konakaboom Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 Freesound.org October 17th, 2013 https://freesound.org/people/konakaboom/sounds/203156/

MMP 100 “Gaming in the Rain”

Fall 2025

Adobe Audition

For the Audio Project, I had an idea in mind of a person so absorbed into a video game that he doesn’t see the signs of a storm coming. I wanted the video game to sound classic like an 8-bit RPG type game. I recorded my voice to really make the story clear. My character is so invested in the game, that it takes his friend calling him to explain what’s happening outside. Although my character’s cat was aware of the storm brewing in the background. I tried to make the storm silent at first and then make it more noticeable once my character lowers the volume of the game to talk to is friend… right before the power goes out! Thankfully, it was nothing too serious and I wanted to end it on a light note instead of a full downer. All audio used was from Freesound.com except for my voice recording which used Adobe Audition:

Sources:

8bit_hit_14.wav by Soundholder — https://freesound.org/s/425347/ — License: Attribution 3.0 April 16, 2018 Freesound.org

https://freesound.org/people/Soundholder/sounds/425347

Cell Phone Ring 2 High Tones(1).mp3 by mrrap4food — https://freesound.org/s/619063/ — License: Creative Commons 0 February 11, 2022 Freesound.org

https://freesound.org/people/mrrap4food/sounds/619063

Distant Thunder 3 by Fission9 — https://freesound.org/s/581124/ — License: Creative Commons 0 July 24, 2021 Freesound.org

https://freesound.org/people/Fission9/sounds/581124

cat meow by tuberatanka — https://freesound.org/s/110011/ — License: Creative Commons 0 December 6, 2010 Freesound.org

https://freesound.org/people/tuberatanka/sounds/110011/?

Cutting Power by swag1773 — https://freesound.org/s/636578/ — License: Creative Commons 0 June 4, 2022 Freesound.org

https://freesound.org/people/swag1773/sounds/636578

mobile_phone_hanging_up.wav by joedeshon — https://freesound.org/s/567720/ — License: Creative Commons 0 April 12, 2021 Freesound.org

https://freesound.org/people/joedeshon/sounds/567720

Mumbling.wav by so0rec — https://freesound.org/s/542590/ — License: Attribution 4.0 November 5, 2020 Freesound.org

https://freesound.org/people/so0rec/sounds/542590

Medium Text Blip by malakme — https://freesound.org/s/468927/ — License: Creative Commons 0 May 7, 2019 Freesound.org

https://freesound.org/people/malakme/sounds/468927

Medieval/Fantasy RPG Loop (mix at 32 secs to extend/repeat) by sonically_sound — https://freesound.org/s/649132/ — License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 September 6, 2022 Freesound.org

https://freesound.org/people/sonically_sound/sounds/649132

8-bit footsteps.wav by EVRetro — https://freesound.org/s/501102/ — License: Creative Commons 0 ( January 5, 2020 Freesound.org

https://freesound.org/people/EVRetro/sounds/501102

A Fairy Day In The Life

Created Fall 2025

Adobe Audition

For my Audio project I used 5 sample sounds to create what a fairy would do typically every day In A forest. for this project I really wanted it to be natural as possible so I used a lot of fade in/ fade out key frames to make everything blend together seamlessly. my natural sounds were mimicking a fairy’s wings, her laughter, the wind when she Is flying, sparkle sound for a whimsical effect and her walking through the forest.

Sound Sources:

Light Wing Flap by TurboFool — https://freesound.org/s/561009/ — License: Creative Commons 0

pine-forest–ww2-soldier–crawl–twigs–cones.wav by elonen — https://freesound.org/s/478380/ — License: Creative Commons 0

Magic Stars Retro Sparkle by smokinghotdog — https://freesound.org/s/584244/ — License: Creative Commons 0

Soft Neutral Wind by janbezouska — https://freesound.org/s/653951/ — License: Creative Commons 0

Laugh.wav by owly-bee — https://freesound.org/s/431610/ — License: Attribution 4.0

MMP 100 Podcast Intro

Fall 2025

Adobe Audition

I created the seaside sound of the city

Sound Sources

“seagull 2 fx.wav” by Snapper4298 — https://freesound.org/s/166710/ — License: Creative Commons https://freesound.org/people/Snapper4298/sounds/166710/

“ship2_bergen.aif” by milo — https://freesound.org/s/23722/ — License: Attribution 3.0

https://freesound.org/people/milo/sounds/23722

MMP 100 Podcast Intro

Fall 2025

Adobe Audition

I created an intro for a new podcast covering MMP 100.

Sound sources

“Dial-up_sound.mp3.flac” by thearchiveguy99. Creative Commons 0. Freesound.org. November 12th, 2022. https://freesound.org/people/thearchiveguy99/sounds/658932/

“Simulacrum of Effort” by Aldous Ichnite. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Free Music Archive. Mar 25, 2025. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/aldous-ichnite/epibreren/simulacrum-of-effort/

MMP 100 Podcast Intro

Fall 2025

Adobe Audition

Overall, this final session was a great experience that deepened my understanding of audio production. The main idea behind my sound project was to capture the feeling of a weekend escape to a sunny getaway. Transitioning from the rush and noise of everyday life to a calm, relaxing environment. Through this, I focused on using dynamics and compression to balance the mix, applying EQ to clean up unwanted static, and mastering each element to make the final result pop. It was especially fun to learn how audio waves and frequencies work, and how to shape volume curves to create smooth transitions between sounds. This process really gave me a clearer sense of what mastering a sound or song involves, and how technical adjustments can bring creative ideas to life.

Sound Sources:

“LS_34273_HK_TakeOff.mp3“by kevp888. Creative Common 4.0 Freesound.org. April 4th, 2019. https://freesound.org/people/kevp888/sounds/465662

“Airliner flying over [Few minutes away from airport]“by SoundDesignF…Creative Commons 0. Freesound.org. August 12th, 2022. https://freesound.org/people/SoundDesignForYou/sounds/646666

“POOL CANONBALL DIVE 2” by tbsounddesigns Creative Commons 0.Freesound.org. August 9th, 2020. https://freesound.org/people/tbsounddesigns/sounds/530146

“relaxation music #20.mp3” by ZHRØ Creative Common 4.0 Freesound.org. August 2nd, 2020.https://freesound.org/people/ZHR%C3%98/sounds/529611

“Atmospheric Landscape for Meditation Relaxation and Yoga” by Muyo5438 Creative Common 4.0 Freesound.org. January 9th, 2024.https://freesound.org/people/Muyo5438/sounds/718704

“Walking in the metro” by harouli Attribution 3.0 Freesound.org. February 15th, 2018. https://freesound.org/people/harouli/sounds/418291/

“Atmospheric Landscape for Meditation Relaxation and Yoga” by Muyo5438 Attribution 4.0 Freesound.org. January 9th, 2024. https://freesound.org/people/Muyo5438/sounds/718704/

“Airport recording” by Luisana PG. Private use only. My personal phone. September 25th, 2025.