How to Practice Sound Design (Even When You Don't Have Time)

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To have a career in game audio and sound design, we have to practice our craft. Still, it can be very difficult to find the time to practice for hours and hours at a time. Thankfully, even if you don't have the time to practice several hours a day, there's plenty you can do to keep growing your skills.

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💀 The DAW I'm using in this video is Reaper: https://www.reaper.fm/

🌈 The Reaper theme I'm using here is Smooth 6: https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=228983

🎹 The synth I used here is Arturia Pigments: https://www.arturia.com/products/software-instruments/pigments/overview

🐦 Global/Rolling Sampler by BirdBird:
Free Version (Reaper Only): https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?p=2506514
Paid Version (most DAWs): https://www.birdsthings.com/



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