Samples Sandbox

Listen to the sounds below and click to hear what each of the different effects do to them.

Can you create your own piece of electronic music by playing one sound after another and combining them in different ways?

Top Tip: When you have created something that you like, write down what sounds you played and in what order. That way, you can do it again later to show your friends.

Play Normally	Dropping Pebbles	Plastic Bottle	Hitting Railings	Rustling Hairband	Waving Paper	Shaking Water	Creaky Gate
Slow Down	Slow Pebbles	Slow Bottle	Slow Railings	Slow Hairband	Slow Paper	Slow Water	Slow Gate
Reverb	Reverb Pebbles	Reverb Bottle	Reverb Railings	Reverb Hairband	Reverb Paper	Reverb Water	Reverb Gate
Backwards	Backwards Pebbles	Backwards Bottle	Backwards Railings	Backwards Hairband	Backwards Paper	Backwards Water	Backwards Gate
Pitch Shift Up	High Pebbles	High Bottle	High Railings	High Hairband	High Paper	High Water	High Gate
Pitch Shift Down	Low Pebbles	Low Bottle	Low Railings	Low Hairband	Low Paper	Low Water	Low Gate
Delay	Delay Pebbles	Delay Bottle	Delay Railings	Delay Hairband	Delay Paper	Delay Water	Delay Gate
Glitch	Glitch Pebbles	Glitch Bottle	Glitch Railings	Glitch Hairband	Glitch Paper	Glitch Water	Glitch Gate
Loop	Loop Pebbles	Loop Bottle	Loop Railings	Loop Hairband	Loop Paper	Loop Water	Loop Gate
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You can even use more than one effect at a time! Explore the different combinations of effects below.

Why not create a new piece of like before! This time try using all of the different combinations of sounds and effects on this page.

Play Normally	Dropping Pebbles	Plastic Bottle	Hitting Railings	Rustling Hairband	Waving Paper	Shaking Water	Creaky Gate
Slow Down and Pitch Shift Up	Slow High Pebbles	Slow High Bottle	Slow High Railings	Slow High Hairband	Slow High Paper	Slow High Water	Slow High Gate
Glitch and Pitch Shift Down	Low Glitch Pebbles	Low Glitch Bottle	Low Glitch Railings	Low Glitch Hairband	Low Glitch Paper	Low Glitch Water	Low Glitch Gate
Slow Down and Backwards	Slow Backwards Pebbles	Slow Backwards Bottle	Slow Backwards Railings	Slow Backwards Hairband	Slow Backwards Paper	Slow Backwards Water	Slow Backwards Gate
Pitch Shift Down and Reverb	Low Reverb Pebbles	Low Reverb Bottle	Low Reverb Railings	Low Reverb Hairband	Low Reverb Paper	Low Reverb Water	Low Reverb Gate
Delay and Glitch	Delay Glitch Pebbles	Delay Glitch Bottle	Delay Glitch Railings	Delay Glitch Hairband	Delay Glitch Paper	Delay Glitch Water	Delay Glitch Gate
Pitch Shift Down and Backwards and Reverb	Low Backwards Reverb Pebbles	Low Backwards Reverb Bottle	Low Backwards Reverb Railings	Low Backwards Reverb Hairband	Low Backwards Reverb Paper	Low Backwards Reverb Water	Low Backwards Reverb Gate
Loop and Glitch and Backwards	Backwards Glitch Pebbles Loop	Backwards Glitch Bottle Loop	Backwards Glitch Railings Loop	Backwards Glitch Hairband Loop	Backwards Glitch Paper Loop	Backwards Glitch Water Loop	Backwards Glitch Gate Loop
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Compose Your Own Electro-Acoustic Piece

Once you have completed your tape piece, why not add a live part to it!

Use your voices or instruments to add your own sounds to your piece.
How many of the computer sounds can you imitate using your voice or instruments?
Try playing different combinations of electronic and acoustic sounds or try swapping between the two.

Top Tip: Consider how long each sound in your piece will last. Will you add or remove effects to a single sound? Or slowly change from one sound to another?

If you want to record your piece or make your own electronic music at home, read how to do it here. If you are using your parent’s computer, remember to ask their permission first. You may want their help setting it up too!

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