Category: Audio

“A Day in Nature”

Spring 2025

Edited with Audacity

I used Audacity to set a scene of someone in the forest starting a fire after a day of rain. I used bird noises as they always chirp before the rain, then rain noises, and then after it clears the fire noises. I also added an owl to simulate nighttime and music to set the scene. I used ambiance reverbs on the music and owl, and added fading in and out to each sound. I adjusted some sound levels and used layering and mixing to the music and fire starting to make everything sound complete.

Sounds used:

“Distant.mp3” by Lightning Traveler. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Feb 23, 2025. Free Music Archive. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lightning-traveler/origin-1/distantmp3-1/

“bird chirps3.wav” by keweldog. Creative Commons 0. April 2nd, 2013. Freesound.org. https://freesound.org/people/keweldog/sounds/182796/?

“raining_inside” by Gustavo_C. Creative Commons 0. November 19th, 2024. Freesound.org. https://freesound.org/people/Gustavo_C/sounds/768871/

“Fire being started and crackling.wav” by SavReese. Creative Commons 0. October 29th, 2021. Freesound.org. https://freesound.org/people/SavReese/sounds/595483/

“Gallant.Alabama.BarredOwl.wav” by JPBILLINGSLEYJR. Creative Commons 0. April 25th, 2019. Freesound.org. https://freesound.org/people/JPBILLINGSLEYJR/sounds/467414/

So, for my audio project I did a video games theme. What I did was combine different video games audios into different levels, with a levels sound effect, and use a couple of sound audio effects

audio 1: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jon_Luc_Hefferman/20170730112628821/Upbeat

audio 2: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/antifa-bear/loops-for-video-games/high-strung-clickin-thump-rhythmmp3

audio 3:

Game select: https://freesound.org/people/digimistic/sounds/634876

The MMP 100 PODCAST INTO

SPRING 2025

Edited with Audacity

I used Audacity to edit a simple intro for my beats. I layered in some background music and already created beats to come up with this master piece.

Sound use

“Chimera-Afro Tim-Clap Loop by prazkhanal Attribution 4.0 August 13th, 2024. Free sound.org. https://freesound.org/people/prazkhanal/sounds/751117/

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Tariro (Preview – Full Length Download in Description) by Pufino Attribution 4.0 International License.
Dec 30, 2024. freemusicarchive.org.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/pufino/single/tariro-preview-full-length-download-in-description

Into The Night | Indian Drill Instrumental by prazkhanal Creative Commons 0. March 5th, 2025. Freesound.org.

https://freesound.org/people/prazkhanal/sounds/790934

(A Dream)

Spring 2025

Audacity

For this project what originally started as a portrait of my day turned into a portrait of a dream. Dreams can feel chaotic, layered, and confusing before they shift to something calm, slow, and peaceful. I tried to capture both ends of that spectrum. I used reverb, echo, layered the same audio at different volume levels, and reversed a track to create an uncanny feeling akin to a dream.

Sounds used:

“Brewing coffee” by Ccj125. Attribution NonCommercial 4.0. Freesound.org January 26, 2017. https://freesound.org/people/Ccj125/sounds/378078/

“keyboard-typing.wav” by Anton. Attribution 4.0. Freesound.org March 12, 2005. https://freesound.org/people/Anton/sounds/137

“Old Church Bell (no noise)” by igroglaz. Creative Commons 0. Freesound.org May 12, 2022. https://freesound.org/people/igroglaz/sounds/633208/

“nnus_lovers_beat_without_the_beat_96bpm.wav” by nnus. Attribution NonCommercial 3.0. Freesound.org August 23, 2011. https://freesound.org/people/nnus/sounds/126864/?

“fweeng” by Fupicat. Creative Commons 0. Freesound.org November 5, 2021. https://freesound.org/people/Fupicat/sounds/607209/

“Museum Fountain 2” by ecfike. Creative Commons 0. August 2, 2019. https://freesound.org/people/ecfike/sounds/478351/

“Shimmering Object.wav” by opticalillusions. Creative Commons 0. June 12, 2020. https://freesound.org/people/opticaillusions/sounds/521882/

My own sounds:

The Office

Spring 2025

Edited with Audacity

I used Audacity to edit a 1 minute mp3 of the ambience and sounds of a typical office workspace. I used various sounds like typing, mouse clicking, faxing, printing, doors opening/closing, and even a human voice to create the most realistic atmosphere possible. I used various audio filters, effects, and layering so all the sounds can be interpreted as coming from the same space.

“Keyboard Typing 5 (WhiteFox, Mechanical)” by grcekh. Creative Commons 0. Nov 24, 2020. Freesound.org. https://freesound.org/people/grcekh/sounds/546046/

“00707 fax printing 1” by Robinhood76. Attribution NonCommercial 4.0. Dec 14, 2008. Freesound.org. https://freesound.org/people/Robinhood76/sounds/64463/

“Mouse Click Sound” by Pixeliota. Creative Commons 0. Mar 11, 2023. Freesound.org. https://freesound.org/people/Pixeliota/sounds/678248/

“fax_machine_ring2” by nnus. Attribution NonCommercial 3.0. Aug 21, 2011. Freesound.org. https://freesound.org/people/nnus/sounds/126541/

“Door opening and closing 3” by JakLocke. Attribution 4.0. Jan 13, 2015. Freesound.org. https://freesound.org/people/JakLocke/sounds/261089/

“Hello” by nekomimi07. Creative Commons 0. Nov 16, 2017. Freesound.org. https://freesound.org/people/nekomimi07/sounds/411023/

Hopefully, I was able to make you feel like you had just walked into a fast food/ restaurant. This is what my day used to sound like: coffee dripping, chairs scratching the floor, a million customers, some top 100 song playing, the door opening, the register, pestering Uber eats delivery men, my coworkers complaining, etc. My time there (fast food) is over now, and although my office job may now not be as lively as before, my new sounds of printing, shredding paper machines, water dispensers and computer clicks are more my speed.

https://freesound.org/people/FOSSarts/sounds/740419

https://freesound.org/people/soaper/sounds/71698

https://freesound.org/people/Breviceps/sounds/457043

https://freesound.org/people/soundman2733/sounds/654930

https://freesound.org/people/Elwi_96/sounds/410457

https://freesound.org/people/kvgarlic/sounds/348268

https://freesound.org/people/SpliceSound/sounds/218343

https://freesound.org/people/cribbler/sounds/369619

https://freesound.org/people/C-V/sounds/534066

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/TV_Girl/Our_First_2_EPs/TV_Girl_-Our_First_2_EPs-_05_Baby_You_Were_There

Other audio voiced by me.

With this post I wanted to not only focus on the personalities of my “customers” but also the vibe of the store. Until I started working in an office I didn’t realize how many sounds I no longer hear in a day. The white noise of constant conversation or footsteps because someone is always walking somewhere. When you could only hear the music in the store, that’s how you knew it was a slow day. Sometimes my office job now drives me a little crazy with how quiet it is. The constant noise can be comforting at times, especially on the days when you don’t want to focus on the bad things. Working customer service, you get about 2 seconds to process anything before the next character (customer) comes around. Fun times.

https://freesound.org/people/soundman2733/sounds/654930

https://freesound.org/people/Breviceps/sounds/457043

https://freesound.org/people/FOSSarts/sounds/740419

https://freesound.org/people/soaper/sounds/71698

Other audio voiced by me.