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LifestyleAudio Theory Fundamentals for Sound Design (Udemy.com)
Understand audio at a higher level
Created by: David Lauritsen
Last updated May 2025
What you will learn
- Learners will gain a solid foundation of audio theory knowledge relevant to the sound design disciplines
- Learners will be able to predict and explain results of audio recordings based on theoretical knowledge
- Students will be given a solid basis of knowledge regarding microphone and recording theory
- Students will gain a good foundation of knowledge of audio effects and signal processes
How it compares
Against the other 270 rated Udemy courses in Music on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.7 out of 5higher than 61% of them
- Reviews54#241 of 271 by number of reviews
- Length20.6 hourslonger than 95% of them
- Last updatedMay 2025more recently than 61% of them
Course Description
This course takes you through audio theory from A to Z with a particular focus on topics that are of interest to sound designers. Any topic from the broader audio engineering discipline that I feel is applicable and relevant to the art of sound design, I've included in this course curriculum.
The course doesn't necessarily teach you sound design, as such, it more focuses on audio engineering theoretical topics that will aid in your journey and give you a denser understanding of what is happening 'underneath the hood' when it comes to various tools, software and techniques that we use every day.
Starting from the most fundamental of 'what is sound,' 'what sound waves are exactly' before moving all the way up to some pretty advanced and niche signal processing tools, this course should give you a deeper appreciation of the tools we use.
One of the things that I reiterate in the final video of the course is that the theoretical knowledge you gain in this course are tools in your belt that you are able to access when things are going wrong. If something sounds like "A" but I need it to sound like "B" how do I get there? Or I "expected it to sound like 'C' but instead it sounds like 'D,' why would that be the case?" This course will give you the tools and knowledge to troubleshoot issues, predict the quality of sound before the fact, and allow you to get where you need to go faster!
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Instructor Details
- 4.7 Rating
54 Reviews
David Lauritsen
An Audio Engineer and Sound Designer based in Melbourne, Australia. Professional music recording and mixing since 2014. Professional film and television audio production, postproduction and sound design since 2015. Former Head Lecturer of JMC Academy teaching in the Audio Engineering undergraduate program. My work spans music LPs, EPs, feature films, video games, TV shows, live events and podcasts.
Currently I am a full time sound designer at a video game company in Melbourne, Australia
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Reviews
By Joseph Scandella on 9/17/2026
David Lauritsen is very knowledgeable and passionate about audio, and it apparent in how he presents and explains the material in this course. Highly recommended for a full comprehensive understanding of audio.
By Omkar kulkarni on 7/11/2026
Great course! The instructor explains audio theory in a simple and easy-to-understand way, with practical examples that are useful for sound design. I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to build a strong foundation in audio.
By Remon Groot, de on 4/25/2026
Inspiring scientifical approach of sound design. I really like the way how David Lauritsen deliberates about sound design and audio theory and explains the way audio works. Could listen for hours to this... really usefull. Love it.
By Hussain .B on 4/4/2026
Full of important knowledge regarding Sound Design. Amazing course and amazing teacher. Thanks for your time doing this course for us!
By Sebastian Teodoro on 4/2/2026
Pretty straight to the point. Could see it having more visual examples in the different types of sound for a good visual aid
By Savitha Alur on 10/11/2025
The fact that the speaker takes this from the beginner level and is not rushing into any technical jargoans already but is sensitive to the fact that beginners really need to understand what does sound entail really.
By Sarthak More on 10/4/2025
This is to be one of the best course for sound and complete audio in general. Well-structured and every concept was crystal clear. I do recommend this to anyone who wants to understand how sound works. P.S. the last advice of plugins just wanting more because it is out there in the world, was a true slap to the face that I think most of the sound designers/ composer needs to hear.
By Carlos Osorio on 8/15/2025
As a DJ wanted to expand my knowledge on sound design and boy what a great surprise this training has overpassed my expectatives, thanks a lot David!
By Prasanna dinesh gawai on 7/24/2025
This course was far better than my expectation, I learned so much new things about technical aspects of music, which I can't find on YouTube while learning production or sound design, I'll recommend to everyone who is starting out sound designing and want a professional output!
By Lau M on 6/13/2025
So far it's fantastic. I've known I've had some gaps in my knowledge for a while now and this is filling in those gaps excellently.
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