Sound Design with Modular Synth

Sound Design with Modular Synth demonstrates the practical application of foundational synthesis techniques to recreate everyday environmental sounds using VCV Rack, a free software modular synthesizer. This project explores the classic modular synthesis workflow of sound source → filter → envelope, utilizing core modules including NOISE (white noise generator), VCF (voltage-controlled filters), ADSR (attack-decay-sustain-release envelopes), and LFO (low-frequency oscillators) to build complex urban soundscapes from basic building blocks.

Each sound was carefully crafted using specific patching techniques: wind and background ambience created with white noise through low-pass filtering, passing cars simulated using white noise through bandpass filters shaped by ADSR envelopes and triggered at realistic intervals, car horns generated with square waves modulated by sawtooth FM synthesis and filtered for realism, and screeching brakes recreated using white noise through precise 1kHz bandpass filtering with quick ADSR envelope shaping. This project showcases how fundamental synthesis concepts can be combined creatively to produce convincing environmental audio, bridging the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical sound design applications in a modular synthesis environment.