Sound Design for Music Composition (Udemy.com)
Learn how to Master Sound Design for Your Music Productions
Created by: Mikael Baggström
Last updated September 2025
What you will learn
- My Best Guidelines, Practical Tips & Tricks on Sound Design
- The Fundamental Sound Effects & Tools
How it compares
Against the other 241 rated Udemy courses in Music Production on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.7 out of 5higher than 81% of them
- Reviews150#147 of 242 by number of reviews
- Length4 hourslonger than 53% of them
- Last updatedSeptember 2025more recently than 62% of them
Course Description
Your Journey in Sound Design
Do you want to learn how to create unique sounds that truly stand out in your music? In this course, you will not only master the foundations of sound design, but also discover practical techniques across a wide range of styles — from dreamy ambient pads and ominous drones, to driving dark pulses, sparkling magical pings, and earth-shaking sub drops.
I know how frustrating it can be to waste time endlessly browsing through presets, hoping to stumble upon the “right” sound. It’s boring, inefficient, and often uninspiring. But what if you could take control and design your own sounds? With the right knowledge, you can shape any preset into something fresh, or craft completely new sounds that no one else has ever used. This freedom is what makes sound design such an exciting and powerful skill for every music creator.
In this course, you will:
Learn the foundations of sound design.
Explore the sound palette and tonal colors.
Discover practical tips, insights, and workflow hacks.
Watch live examples and demonstrations in action.
Build the confidence to create your own sound identity.
My name is Mike, and I am a composer and sound designer who loves teaching and sharing knowledge with creative people like you. If you are ready to master sound design and take your music to the next level, join me today and begin your journey!
Instructor Details
- 4.7 Rating
150 Reviews
Mikael Baggström
Hey Friends! =)
- My name is Mike, and I am a Professional Music Composer and Sound Designer from Sweden, with experience of Making Music since 1998.
My Qualifications
I have run my own Media Production Business since 2004, which means Music/Sound/Video/Graphic Production. I also have a True Passion to teach, share and inspire creative people like you to master your creative skills, develop a successful strategy, and create your amazing future.
My Style
I believe that learning should be fun, and I love to bring my personality into my teaching style. I also try to make my courses dynamic, to be more interesting to you. So I mix it up by changing lecture forms etc.
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Reviews
By Greg Smith on 6/16/2026
Some of the sound examples are awful, like the riser. I know how to make bad sounds, I was hoping to learn how to make good ones. It would be nice to have examples for the sounds before we get into making them. I don’t know what “dark pulses” are or where I would use them, why they’re different from plucks, or how to fit them into a track
By İpek Kozanlar on 12/22/2023
My FX learning for meditation music is going very well for now. It's like a review lesson right now. I had previously received this training at the beginner level. Thank you.
By Michael J Jamesson on 11/3/2021
I have a decent understanding of how the sounds are created but I always struggled to accomplish many changes to warp my patches. This lesson has taught me to better understand and know what each parameter does. Seeing the examples first hand really helps drive the knowledge home.
By Andre Rahming on 3/12/2021
I started this a while back and realized I was looking at it the wrong way now that my mind is right again I see the value in this course and the instructor explains everything no matter the synth you use
By Renee Cologne on 2/19/2021
Really great information. I am a bit of a beginner with sound design, though not production, and I felt the course moved a little quickly in a few spots. But overall, some really great information. Thank you Mike, for sharing your knowledge with others.
By Daniel Brennan on 1/13/2021
This course is detailed and hands on! Not only do you learn the principles which come together to create each sound effect, you will also be set up to start experimenting to create your own with the template format Mike uses. Great course - a no brainer for anybody interested in sound design.
By Thomas Norris on 1/7/2021
Very concise and informative. The numbered tip list in each video gives step by step guidance when trying out your own sound design, which I really appreciated. I will definitely refer back to this course, as it covers so much that can form the basis of any project. Thank you!
By Jonathan Bayless on 9/12/2020
After taking a break from making music for a few years this course was well worth the price of admission to get back acquainted with sound design. It gave me a lot of new ideas on how to take my productions to the next level.
By Art Leiby on 8/25/2020
Since Mike uses omnisphere to create many of the sounds in this course, if you own omnisphere, take his course on that software before taking this course. That will really aid in your ability to replicate the patches that he creates.
By Katja Louhio on 5/17/2020
I haven't finished the course yet, so it's early review. But.. I have already learnt so much. Exactly what I needed to understand the knobs and sliders of different plugins. What a great course so far! Thanks, Mike!
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