Cat Meow into Industrial Noise

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!