Recreating a Robot Mech Explosion Sound Effect

Learn the tools, and mindset behind creating a professional sound effect

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Are you interested in sound design? But aren't sure where to start? Or are you a game developer creating an awesome indie game, and you want to create the sound effects for your game yourself?

Or maybe you're scratching your head trying to understand how someone thinks to tear some paper to create the sound of a robot malfunctioning, or how someone turns punching a barbecue grill into an explosion sound effect?

If you've found yourself in this situation, this course might be perfect for you.

In this one hour and fifteen minute video course, I show my mindset, the tools, and the full process to creating a Robot Mech Explosion of the DVA Ultimate from Overwatch as an animation placeholder. One of the best ways to learn about sound design is to create sounds to existing animations, and that's exactly what we'll do in this course.

All gameplay footage shown in the video belong to Blizzard. And I am in no way affiliated with Blizzard in any way. I'm just a sound designer who loves audio and video games.


Your Instructor


Ryan Stunkel
Ryan Stunkel

I am a professional sound designer and music composer. I run a website called Blipsounds.com where I teach about sound design, sell sound effects, and even do custom sound effects for games!


Course Curriculum


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Frequently Asked Questions


What do I need for the course?
All you need is your ears, and some form of speakers or headphones. I recommend listening with headphones so you can hear some of the finer details of the sound effects. I also recommend a DAW (stands for Digital Audio Workstation), which is what we use to edit our audio in! I made a free course where I teach about the basics of audio and even give a recommendation for which DAW to use. I recommend watching that course first if you're new to sound design.
I'm a complete beginner to audio editing. Is this course still for me?
Yes! I think that this course is suitable for everyone. In all of my available courses I briefly go over the basic tools that I'm using. If you still feel uncomfortable, I have a free and quick course that where I go over the basic tools for audio editing, and even give my recommendation for audio editing software! This way you can go into all of the Blipsounds courses well prepared!
I don't use the same DAW as you. Can I still apply what I learn in this course to my own sound design?
The DAW I use is called Protools, and I use it because I feel it allows me to create sound effects more easily than other DAW's, but this is just my personal preference! Almost all of the tools that I use can be found in the most popular DAW's, so anyone can follow along. If you're having trouble finding a tool or plugin that I used in your own DAW, feel free to contact me and ask!
I don't have recording equipment! How can I follow along?
Don't worry! I provide some of the source recordings for you! While I don't include every bit of my source recordings since some of my recording sessions can total up to an hours worth of audio, I do include some raw source sound effects for you to try editing the sounds just like I did! Though I strongly encourage you to try recording some source material yourself!
How long do I have access to the course?
Forever! When you enroll, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
How long is the course?
The course totals to 1 hour and 15 minutes. But you can watch it at your own pace for whenever you have time! However, I do encourage you to just sit down and knock out this course as fast as possible! The best way to really grow in sound design is to sit down and immerse yourself into what you're learning.

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