Audio & Podcasting

Foley & Sound Effects Creation

Make the sounds the world doesn't record itself

12 lessons4 modules9h 40m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

This hands-on course teaches the craft of foley and custom sound-effects design from the ground up, using gear and props you can source for under a few hundred dollars. You will run spotting sessions, perform the three foley categories (footsteps, moves, specifics) in sync to picture, and clean recordings in a DAW. By the end you will have a metadata-tagged personal SFX library and a licensing-ready effects pack.

Curriculum

Module 1: The Foley Studio You Already Own3 lessons

What Foley Is, And What It Is NotPreview45m
Building a Budget Recording Space🔒50m
Gain Staging and the 24-bit Headroom Rule🔒45m

Module 2: Recording Everyday Objects3 lessons

The Prop Pantry: Sourcing From Your House🔒45m
Classic Substitution Recipes🔒50m
Microphone Technique for Detail and Distance🔒45m

Module 3: Syncing Foley to Picture3 lessons

The Spotting Session🔒45m
Performing to Picture in Real Time🔒55m
Tightening Sync to the Frame🔒50m

Module 4: Library, Design, and Licensing3 lessons

Editing, De-noising, and Metadata Tagging🔒50m
Designing Sounds That Don't Exist🔒50m
Packaging and Licensing an Effects Pack🔒50m