Sound Design

From the characterization of a sound identity to a sound sketch of an object.

Sound design is a relatively recent field of design, based on an approach that considers the sound component from the conception phase of an object in order to make an intention heard; or, to put it another way and to quote Louis Dandrel, a discipline that mainly consists of designing with sound. For over 20 years, the Sound Perception and Design team at STMS laboratory (IRCAM, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Ministère de la culture) has been formalising concepts, methods, and tools for sound design through fundamental and applied research projects.

The aim of the course is to pass on the knowledge acquired in this field, by combining subject-specific presentations with periods of learning how to use some of the tools that the team has helped to create and develop. This is carried out in context that will enable the analytical, creative, and perceptive stages of a sound design project to be understood and tackled.