r/sounddesign is a subreddit with 60k 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, music sound design, feedback, 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
: "List of Sound Design Educational Resources?! (mainly tv/film)"
41 posts
#2
Movie Sound Design
: "The Sound Effect that Defined an Era of Movie Trailers"
13 posts
#3
Music Sound Design
: "Turned some more instruments (and weight plates) into polyrhythmic shenanigans for an audiovisual piece I made"
12 posts
#4
Feedback
: "The Last Bastion, Sound Redesign"
9 posts
#5
Videogame Sound Design
: "Two small sounds that make a big difference"
9 posts
#6
Sound Design Discussion
: "Wind Gusts SFX library (normally $35) - free for a limited time!"
8 posts
#7
Hiring
: "[RevShare] Looking for Sound Designer/Mixer for a Horror Visual Novel Game"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/sounddesign
Yearly
+17k members(40.1%)
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Last updated: October 2, 2026