Category: Audio Assignments

For this audio assignment, I completed “All the Relaxation.” The goal was to create a loopable, layered soundscape that you could listen to for a long time to relax.

I used Audacity to build a calming, nature-based scene.

1. Base Layer: I started with a long, steady track of light wind to create the main atmosphere.
2. Spontaneous Sound: To make the scene feel more alive, I added a “spontaneous sound” as the prompt suggested. I used some bird calls, placing it in the track so it feels like a natural, random event.
3. Layered Sound: A bit after the bird call, I slowly faded in a track of gentle rain.

I used the Time Shift tool and fade in tool to make sure the sounds didn’t just stack on top of each other, but rather flowed from one to the next. The wind is consistent, the bird call is a single event, and then the rain builds up, creating a full and peaceful audio environment.

For the “Make Noise From a Normal Sample” assignment, the goal was to take a simple, everyday sound and warp it in Audacity until it was completely unrecognizable.

My original sound was a short clip of a cat meowing. It’s a very normal and familiar sound.

To transform it, I put it through a four-step process. First, I used the “Reverse” effect to make it play backward. Then, I used the “Change Speed” effect to slow the entire clip down, which made it much lower and more ominous. After that, I added an “Echo” effect. Finally, I applied the “Distortion” effect to add that gritty, noisy, and industrial texture.

The final result is a super loud sound that, unless told, youd likely would have no idea it originated from a cat!

For my “Spooky Season” audio assignment, I created this short 22-second story using Audacity. My goal was to build a suspenseful atmosphere like you’d find in an old horror movie.

For this story, its fairly simple. Somebody is sleeping soundly during a storm outside. Then, footsteps climbing up a staircase can be heard. The door creeks open, followed by some footsteps. Lastly, a muffled scream is heard, followed by a crunch sound that seals the person’s fate.

Unfortunately when I tried to place my created sound onto sound cloud, it had it content-blocked. I had put a lot of effort into finding these clips and putting them together, that I really did not want to completely redo my entire story. So I attached it manually to this page.