Record a sound that suggests a place

You finish with: One original texture used for a reason.

Only 15 minutes? Record the three sounds in step 1, keep them, stop.

Step 1: Choose a physical sound

Open FirstTrack.
Record three short household sounds with your mic or phone.
Try a rubbed surface, water and a small object tapping.
Keep the volume comfortable.
Use only recordings you make.

Listen for: three short sounds, at a comfortable volume.

Step 2: Give one sound a job

Listen for: what kind of space the sound suggests against the melody.

Recording too quiet?

If your phone recording is quiet, move closer and record again before reaching for effects. Keep the original recording untouched, and choose one sound for an entrance or a gap.

Audio Clip fades

The detail, if you want it · Official reference · Read Integrated Envelope Controls: fades and gain.

Open the reference (new tab)

Step 3: Save and check

Save FirstTrack and the source recording.
Write one sentence in your sound notes about the place it suggests.

This is concept development through sound, inside today’s hour.

The check: Is one sound you recorded placed in the track, with a sentence about the place it suggests? Then you’re done.

Next: Let a texture appear and disappear →

Or stop here. Your place is kept on this device.

Step 1: Choose a physical sound

Step 2: Give one sound a job

Step 3: Save and check

Finish