How to create sci-fi sound?
To create compelling sci-fi sounds, you need to start with clear sound-shaping goals. Are you designing laser sound effects for a space battle scene, writing an evocative soundtrack for a sci-fi video game, or making abstract textures to enhance your next electronic track?
Next, find a synth, sampler, or other electronic instrument that has the right features to achieve this goal.
In the below examples, we’ll walk you through this process with four different sci-fi sounds, from cosmic musical elements to futuristic foley.
We used Conflux to create our sci-fi sounds. Conflux offers a number of features that make it ideal for this task. A powerful wavetable synth engine – including the coveted wavetables from the legendary PPG wave – is primed for evocative sci-fi textures.
Extensive modulation options make it easy to twist and sculpt sounds in bold ways – particularly the frequency, pulse, and ring modulation capabilities.
Finally, a battery of pro-level Native Instruments effects make it easy to dial in cosmic delays, outer-space reverbs, and other futuristic sonics.
