Make one soundscape.
Learn by doing.
Four self-guided exercises, from listening intention to a finished listening copy.
Start with your own materials and work through the exercises at your pace. This page is free. It includes no instructor feedback, live classes or certification.
01 / Listen before recording
Begin with the free planner. Name one listening question and choose three roles: a continuous bed, a detail and a change. Spend a few minutes simply listening before you press record.
Your exercise
Write a short intention, one suitable recording setting and a boundary you will respect.
Finish with: A downloaded project brief and three things to listen for.
02 / Collect & choose
Make a short soundwalk using your own device. For each useful recording, note the setting, what happens and why you might use it. Listen back and choose a small group that answers your original question.
Your exercise
Label the sources in your own words. Decide which recording acts as a bed, which is a detail and which creates a change. A role can change after listening.
Finish with: Three selected recordings with a short source log.
03 / Edit & arrange
Use an audio editor that supports tracks, trims and fades. Work from copies of your sources. Try an opening, a development and an ending; use the planner’s 30 / 110 / 40 second structure as a first experiment.
Your exercise
Compare two transitions. Note what becomes clearer, what competes for attention and whether silence would help. Revise the plan rather than filling every second.
Finish with: One three-minute draft and a note about one transition.
04 / Listen & revise
Play the draft from start to finish without editing. Write down one moment that works and one moment that distracts you. Make one deliberate revision, then compare the versions.
Your exercise
Export a listening copy from your editor. Keep the editable project and source log together. Use the final question in your project brief to guide the comparison.
Finish with: A finished listening copy, a source log and one documented revision.
Keep the whole project together.
Download your planner, keep your notes with the work and record one thing you changed after reviewing it. The PDF edition adds the complete written workflow, a worked example and reusable worksheets.