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The Winners have been announced! To see if you won, please watch the youtube video posted above and on our channel.

A Note from Jason Cushing, Founder of SoundMorph

Hi all, I’m Jason Cushing, founder of SoundMorph. Excited for you all to be a part of this years competition with the chance to win some amazing prizes from us. (read below to find out what!) I personally crafted the AI-generated clip for this year’s 2025 Sound Design Competition, making intentional choices in pacing, mood, and visuals to create a clean canvas for sound designers like you. This challenge isn't about replacing visual artists, it's just a creative experiment and a bit of fun to see how sound can transform a scene. Now, it’s your turn to shape the emotional depth, tone, and storytelling through sound. Use your creativity, intuition, and skill to bring it to life.

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The Challenge

I’ve layered together an AI-generated video that’s visually engaging but emotionally incomplete. Your task? Fill it with intention, use the SoundMorph Source Pack (100+ curated sounds) along with any SoundMorph libraries you own or choose to buy. Feel free to mix in your own recordings, dialogue, or music—but keep everything within your creative domain. No third-party sound effects libraries, please.

What You Can Use

• ✅ SoundMorph source pack (included)

• ✅ Any SoundMorph libraries or software you own or purchase

• ✅ Original recordings, music, dialogue, Foley — as long as it’s 100% yours

• ✅ You’re welcome to use any sounds you’ve recorded or designed yourself.

• ✅ Virtual instruments, synthesizers, plugins, and synths are absolutely fine — you can compose music with tools like Vsynth, Spitfire, EastWest, etc.

What You Can Not Use

❌ What we don’t allow is the use of sound effects or samples from other commercial libraries (e.g., sound packs or software from other sound design companies like Boom, Krotos, etc.), even if you’ve purchased them. This helps keep the focus on your creativity and/or SoundMorph content.

Prizes (everyone wins the recorder!)

All top three winners receive the TASCAM FR‑AV2 portable recorder. Beyond that:

1st Place

SoundMorph Universe Bundle (a $4,999 value): includes [list key products, e.g., “All 50 premium effect libraries, curated pack sets, Foley essentials, and cinematic expansion modules”].
Plus: an opportunity to collaborate with SoundMorph on a future project.

2nd Place

Cinematic Pro Bundle ($1,000 value): our top-tier cinematic FX collection—perfect for immersive storytelling.

3rd Place

$399 in SoundMorph credit — redeemable on any libraries of your choice.

Deadline

Entries must be submitted by August 1, 2025 — no exceptions.

Submission

1. Deadline is August 1st, no exceptions.

2. Submit your final video with audio embedded in .mp4 or .mov format with your full name in the title of the video.

Final Note

This competition is your chance to demonstrate your creative voice, technical skill, and emotional sensitivity as a sound designer. I designed the visuals with care, but now I’m excited to see how you’ll interpret, layer, and elevate them through sound.

Show us all what you can morph into existence!

— Jason Cushing, Founder, SoundMorph