r/sounddesign is a subreddit with 61k members. The community frequently discusses sound design, synth, sfx, looking for, and sound, and they frequently recommend/review daw, plugins, and microphone, and the most common flair used is sound design question, movie sound design, feedback, music sound design, and videogame sound design.
For the discussion of sound design, which is the art and practice of creating sounds and soundtracks for movies, games, music, etc.
Popular Topics in r/sounddesign
#1
Sound Design
198 posts
#2
Synth
30 posts
#3
Sfx
23 posts
#4
Looking For
19 posts
#5
Sound
17 posts
#6
Plugin
10 posts
#7
Effect
10 posts
#8
Feedback
9 posts
#9
Music
9 posts
#10
Struggling
8 posts
Products Discussed in r/sounddesign
Daw
33 reviews
#1
Reaper
4.3★ from 9 reviews
#2
Bitwig Studio
4.7★ from 9 reviews
#3
Ableton Live
4.0★ from 5 reviews
Plugins
11 reviews
#1
Altiverb
3.3★ from 3 reviews
#2
BOOM
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Soundly
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Microphone
8 reviews
#1
Zoom
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
MXL
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Line Audio
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/sounddesign
#1
Sound Design Question
: "Cool project i did music and Sounddesign for"
37 posts
#2
Movie Sound Design
: "Seriously blown away by the Steampipe for sci-fi horror. Physical modeling is a beast"
12 posts
#3
Feedback
: "Recently started working on a little game about these little weirdos, thought I'd share some sound design progress and get some thoughts/reccomendations"
11 posts
#4
Music Sound Design
: "My webcam turned out to be the best MIDI controller I own"
10 posts
#5
Videogame Sound Design
: "Dead Space Re-Design!🎃👻"
10 posts
#6
Sound Design Discussion
: "for sound designers / audio post-production pros how did you start you freelance journey"
6 posts
#7
Hiring
: "Still looking for a sound designer for a queer audio drama (paid, remote"
5 posts
Member Growth in r/sounddesign
Yearly
+18k members(42.4%)
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Last updated: October 30, 2026