Leona Vyhnálková

Sound Academy

An interactive platform where you learn sound by doing: theory, a real assignment, uploading your own work and specific feedback with AI grading. From the very basics to masterful installations.

The Academy launches soon

I'm finishing the first courses and pilot lessons. Leave your e-mail to be first in — with an early-bird discount.

How a lesson works

  1. 1

    Theory — a short video, text and playable examples

  2. 2

    Assignment — a real task with downloadable source files

  3. 3

    Work — you create in your own DAW (Reaper, Audacity, Pro Tools…)

  4. 4

    Submission — upload your result (WAV/MP3)

  5. 5

    AI grading — a score, specific issues with timestamps and steps to improve

  6. 6

    Progress — XP, badges and unlocking the next lesson; re-uploads are welcome

AI grades technique and speech precisely (loudness, edits, noise, filler words). For advanced lessons I review the artistic side personally.

Learning paths

4 difficulty levels: Beginner → Intermediate → Advanced → Specialist

A

Sound Foundations

For complete beginners: understanding sound, listening, recording and first software.

B

Sound for Film & Video

For filmmakers, YouTubers and podcasters: record, edit and mix quality sound for picture.

C

SFX, Atmospheres & Field Recording

Record and create effects, know where to download them legally, build your own library.

D

Spatial Sound & Installations

Multichannel sound and installations in galleries and museums — my flagship specialisation.

E

Sound, Games & AI

Adaptive and realtime audio, VR and AI tools — the future of the field.

Courses

Pilot lessons

Coming soon

#LessonTask typeXPBadge
L01

Sound from Zero: How We Actually Hear

What sound is, frequencies and decibels, how hearing works — and a quiz that verifies you truly get the basics.

Quiz+100🏅 First Listen
L02

Record a Clean Voice

Record 20–40 s of your own voice without noise or clipping. AI measures clipping, SNR and loudness, then tells you how to improve.

Audio upload + AI grading+150🏅 Clean Signal
L03

Clean Dialogue for Video

You get raw dialogue with background noise. Clean it, balance it, submit it — AI compares your result with the original.

Audio upload + AI grading+200🏅 Dialogue Cleaner
L04

Edit a Podcast: Flow and Clarity

Edit a raw interview full of slips, filler words and dead pauses into a fluent result at −16 LUFS. Flagship lesson — AI finds every remaining 'uhm' with its timestamp.

Audio upload + AI grading+300🏅 Clean Cut
L05

Loudness Normalisation: −16 LUFS for Podcasts

Bring an unbalanced recording to −16 LUFS with true peak below −1 dBTP and consistent loudness over time.

Audio upload + AI grading+200🏅 Loudness Master
L06

Where to Legally Download SFX and Read Licences

CC0, CC-BY, royalty-free vs. rights-managed — a quiz after which you'll never misread a licence again.

Quiz+100🏅 Licence Expert
L07

SFX & Atmospheres: Layering and Sync

A silent clip and an SFX library: you design the whole scene. AI measures technique and sync; I judge believability personally.

Project + AI and human review+300🏅 SFX Hunter
L08

Field Recording: A Clean Atmosphere

Head outdoors and record 30–60 s of atmosphere — no wind rumble, no clipping, with stereo width. AI checks phase correlation too.

Audio upload + AI grading+250🏅 Field Recordist
L09

Spatial Sound: Movement in the Stereo Field

Turn a mono sound into convincing movement through space — panning, distance, reverb. The first step towards multichannel installations.

Audio upload + AI grading+250🏅 Spatial Architect I
L10

Sound & AI: Realtime Adaptation to Space

Experiment with the interactive Lab demo and a short reflection: where could your work lean on realtime and AI audio?

Experiment & reflection+150🏅 AI Sound Pioneer

Live workshops & consulting

Online and offline workshops (Zlín / Olomouc / Prague), 1:1 consulting on your project and B2B training for museums and galleries — arranged individually.

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