r/sounddesign
58k members
r/sounddesign is a subreddit with 58k 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, music sound design, videogame sound design, and movie 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
: "How would you design the sound of a black hole?"
28 posts
#2
Music Sound Design
: "Echotect: an open source tool to create, explore and export echo fields anywhere in the world"
22 posts
#3
Videogame Sound Design
: "I'm currently working on a musical level for my indie game, any thoughts on the sound design?"
12 posts
#4
Movie Sound Design
: "Even when I watched this movie as a kid, the sound design of this particular scene blew me away"
9 posts
Member Growth in r/sounddesign
Yearly
+17k members(40.4%)
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Last updated: August 27, 2026