Sound design puzzles!
Added 2024-09-30 23:06:09 +0000 UTCScrew it, y'all are getting these early! YouTube upload following tomorrow.
All 3 levels are a free download from the Shop tab for supporters, otherwise 5$ as always :)
Level 1 free for everyone, download below.
Let me know if anything doesn't work but as long as you have Serum and at least Ableton 11 these should open just fine.
Comments
i was having trouble using serum 2 with the challenges. Could the patrons have a serum 1 installer to be able to seamlessly do this challenge?
Gunnar Jackson
2025-05-06 08:05:39 +0000 UTCThis is so great Val, TYSM!!!
Matan K
2025-01-06 20:29:46 +0000 UTCThis is really awesome! Going through lvl 1. It would have been nice if it don't show the sound name in the track - so part of the challenge would have been figuring that out, e.g. this is an 808, this is a Reese-kind sound, this is an fm-ed square... You already inspired other Patreons to issue their own puzzles which looks like a beginning of a good sound design learning trend... so big big up to yourself!
DJ Fuzzy Logic
2024-12-18 09:32:13 +0000 UTCthis is super ingenious. what a great way to learn sound design! my only recommendation would be to do this with mp3 renders, text files, and serum preset files. import the renders for audio reference, have a text file for the hints, and serum presets available to check each step if needed. might be a bit more to organize file-wise, but it’d enable any DAW user to engage in the lessons. anyway, thanks again for always providing educational and fun content! 🙂
TJ Willson
2024-10-08 16:44:28 +0000 UTCFactssss
Jacob Frey
2024-10-08 16:14:36 +0000 UTCBest Patreon on Patreon
Jacob Frey
2024-10-08 16:13:15 +0000 UTCHey Jason, try re-installing serum into your VST3 folder. I tried doing this and it worked. Hope this helps!
By Design
2024-10-06 06:44:36 +0000 UTCthank you so much for these! Hella stoked to give them a try
Brent Hronik
2024-10-05 14:49:43 +0000 UTCcan you add wav files of what they are supposed to sound like? for some reason serum in vst3 isn't loading for any of them
Jason M Kenney
2024-10-04 02:33:09 +0000 UTCAs a learning producer, this is straight GOLD. Anything else you can come up with like this is a godsend! Keep it up! P.s. *a version for phaseplant would be AMAZING* <3
Josh McMahan
2024-10-03 16:07:52 +0000 UTCThese are sick
CHa05 Dr01D
2024-10-02 05:02:43 +0000 UTCjust got around to actually doing this. i'm learning! actually impressed with myself that i figured some out. BUT the real question is, that sine pluck, do i recognize that from a tipper track!? edit:hmm ok maybe not tipper but i know that little riff
SamL
2024-10-02 04:57:07 +0000 UTCWhat’s your serum version? It should be something like 1.368, maybe try updating?
Christian Valentin Brunn
2024-10-01 15:59:12 +0000 UTCall of the serum files are missing in mine ;-;
CONVERXION Music Official
2024-10-01 15:58:06 +0000 UTCthank you so much for teaching us how to get to the levels we want to achieve, much love <3
Heaven Break
2024-10-01 08:48:05 +0000 UTCHoly shit. This is like, literally the best way for me to learn. I love you
Heights__
2024-10-01 04:52:36 +0000 UTCsick
L_lovescat
2024-10-01 04:19:49 +0000 UTCThe true test of someone's knowledge is how easily they can break down complex subjects like this into easy-to-understand ideas and this is about as straight forward of a lesson as it can possibly be. Bravo!
Lou_S
2024-10-01 03:30:50 +0000 UTCThe left side is the first step, the right side shows you four steps to achieve a cool sound from the first step.
Lou_S
2024-10-01 03:27:40 +0000 UTCOk, I feel dumb. What am I supposed to do? I don't get it. What the aim of the game? I only glanced at level 1 quick, but I don't know what I'm supposed to do. Recreate the sounds?
Sixstringz
2024-10-01 03:21:29 +0000 UTCdef make moreeeee this is a cool way to learn
Marco
2024-10-01 02:43:40 +0000 UTCamazing!!! thank you
Marco
2024-10-01 02:41:25 +0000 UTCliterally was trying to get people to do this together on discord recently
SamL
2024-10-01 02:32:05 +0000 UTC😍 dude youre the best!
SamL
2024-10-01 02:31:43 +0000 UTCfrom another comment it seems like stems would be a good idea both for people with different daws and those who have problems like mine
marlo
2024-10-01 02:14:53 +0000 UTCthank you!! maybe it's a problem with my installation, but ableton isn't able to load serum for me because it thinks it's missing, so i'm not able to synthesize any of the sounds you made D: i have both the 64 and 32 bit version in my vstplugins folder. ableton only recognizes the x64 one though, so did you happen to use the 32 bit version? or maybe it's looking for serum in a different folder on my computer?
marlo
2024-10-01 02:13:25 +0000 UTC:)
SZYZOR
2024-10-01 01:20:45 +0000 UTCI have not even tried them yet but please make more
Sean
2024-10-01 00:47:56 +0000 UTCmaybe after I make my Phase Plant video, planning on doing a complete walkthrough of everything in it
Christian Valentin Brunn
2024-10-01 00:42:34 +0000 UTCcan we have a phase plant version
ravi kumar
2024-10-01 00:40:50 +0000 UTCThis is the coolest thing ever, thanks so much 🤘
Scott Rasmussen
2024-10-01 00:23:55 +0000 UTCI can make more and make them more complex if that's what the people want :) didn't want to go too crazy with this first try at this concept.
Christian Valentin Brunn
2024-09-30 23:45:06 +0000 UTCout of curiosity, do you have intentions of releasing the pre ideas, and we can send back our ideas and see what you think in general? seems like much but it just seems like it'd be cool for interaction! :)
XilateMusic
2024-09-30 23:43:59 +0000 UTComg, this is such a sick concept! thanks a lot! will go through all of them now and learn new stuff :)
BassTi
2024-09-30 23:38:40 +0000 UTCSo cool thank you Val!
Colin Costa-Walsh
2024-09-30 23:33:40 +0000 UTCWill the next puzzles contain more complex sound design?
ARK_Music
2024-09-30 23:21:59 +0000 UTCOh that's a good idea! Would it be useful if I do stems for each sound where it first plays the final result and then after a pause it plays the individual steps one after another?
Christian Valentin Brunn
2024-09-30 23:20:04 +0000 UTCAlways helping us learn and grow, thank you VR!
Jonathan Maybaum
2024-09-30 23:17:11 +0000 UTCThis is SO fun and useful. Thanks a ton Val! 🙏🏼🩵
Sasha - Pulsar
2024-09-30 23:15:26 +0000 UTCThis is such a unique and cool idea!!!
Cole Schafrath
2024-09-30 23:14:10 +0000 UTCIs it possible to get these as stems? For FL users 🫣🥲
JIBVRENSEI
2024-09-30 23:12:09 +0000 UTCFACTORIO MENTIONED!!!! WHAT THE FUCK IS A FULLY SARURATED IRON BELT????
Quantum Death
2024-09-30 23:10:55 +0000 UTCI love this, this is gonna be really helpful, thanks!!! 😁
Dubway
2024-09-30 23:09:22 +0000 UTCThis is such a sick concept, I hope you do more stuff like this!
Quantum Death
2024-09-30 23:08:27 +0000 UTCThank you so much!!!!
ARK_Music
2024-09-30 23:07:50 +0000 UTC
