r/sound
6k members
r/sound is a subreddit with 6k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses sound, help, hear, noise, and audio, and they frequently recommend/review headphones for music production and microphones.
R/sound is a community dedicated to sound itself. We welcome questions about how sound works, sound equipment, interesting techniques for creating or reproducing sounds, etc. This is not a community intended for sharing artists work. Check out r/wearethemusicmakers and other similar subs for those posts.
Popular Themes in r/sound
#1
Solution Requests
: "What are the best websites and programs that help improve audio? Preferably free ones."
13 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Did y’all hear that? 👂👂👂"
9 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Neighbours using high frequency sound to disturb me during sleep"
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "I’ve been building this in my spare time: a map to discover sounds from around the world"
1 post
#5
News
: "Did yall just hear that or was it me"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/sound
#1
Sound
: "Craziest Sound you've ever heard?"
218 posts
#2
Help
: "Need Help identifying a sound"
76 posts
#3
Hear
: "Did yall Hear that👂👂👂👂"
62 posts
#4
Noise
: "How Would You Go About Generating ~30 Hz Noise?"
33 posts
#5
Audio
: "i am hearing plenty of Audio 👂"
23 posts
#6
Identify
: "Need help Identifying a sound"
17 posts
#7
Speaker
: "Here’s what the inside of your iPhoto Speaker looks like. "
14 posts
#8
Looking For A
13 posts
#9
Recording
: "Recording one's own singing/humming in very loud club environment – would it even be possible? Perhaps by contact microphone in the mouth, attached to teeth?"
12 posts
#10
Yall
: "did Yall hear 🦻that"
11 posts
Products Discussed in r/sound
Headphones For Music Production
4 reviews
#1
Beyerdynamic
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Adam
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Sennheiser
5.0★ from 1 review
Microphones
1 review
#1
Elgato
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/sound
#1
Noise
: "Listen to 👂 this"
46 posts
#2
Hardware
: "Conversor help!"
9 posts
#3
Music
: "For anyone who loves exceptional sound design, I've created a playlist of tracks that captivate me with their bold, experimental sounds. I’d love to hear your suggestions for other songs that would fit in"
6 posts
#4
Recording
: "What is this sound effect called? Why is it so bass-ey? I've never heard a fidget spinner sound like this"
5 posts
#5
Acoustics
: "360 Wave Paradox"
4 posts
#6
Production
: "Sound check"
3 posts
#7
Software
: "What are the best websites and programs that help improve audio? Preferably free ones."
2 posts
#8
News
: "PitchShift Studio: A professional, browser-based audio transposer. Change pitch by ±24 semitones with high-fidelity phase vocoder DSP. 100% client-side, supporting 96kHz/32-bit WAV exports. No uploads required."
2 posts
Member Growth in r/sound
Yearly
+1k members(26.5%)
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Last updated: June 16, 2026