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, audio, noise, and looking for a, 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
: "Wireless microphones for karaoke"
9 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Does listening fatigue actually have a neurological explanation, or is it just "you listened too long"?"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Audio Crackling issue"
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "I’ve been building this in my spare time: a map to discover sounds from around the world"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/sound
#1
Sound
: "Sound emitted 24/7 from a 30 megawatt data center in Dowagiac MI"
108 posts
#2
Help
: "did yall hear 👂👂👂👂👂 that"
30 posts
#3
Audio
: "I finally understood why people obsess over lossless Audio…"
23 posts
#4
Noise
: "How Would You Go About Generating ~30 Hz Noise?"
14 posts
#5
Looking For A
13 posts
#6
Hear
: "did yall Hear 👂 that?"
8 posts
#7
Speaker
: "How’s the Speaker system???"
7 posts
#8
Design
6 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?"
6 posts
#10
Buy
: "DO NOT Buy BOSE LIFESTYLE ULTRA SPEAKERS"
4 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
: "Sound transmission through walls"
18 posts
#2
Acoustics
: "Sound on☝️"
6 posts
#3
Hardware
: "Spilled water on SSL 12 interface"
6 posts
#4
Recording
: "Mic Still Super Sensitive at Lowest Possible Gain"
4 posts
#5
Software
: "Can you help me identify the app this sound if the notification of?"
2 posts
#6
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."
1 post
#7
Music
: "You’ll know it when you hear it 👂"
1 post
Member Growth in r/sound
Yearly
+1k members(30.5%)
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Last updated: August 10, 2026