UX Sound

Sound design for interfaces. This skill decides whether, what, how loud, and from where. For the Web Audio mechanics of building a specific sound (oscillators, envelopes, filters, recipes), use the ui-sound-design skill alongside this one.

The distinction that organizes everything below:

• UX sound — the purpose and behaviour principles. Why, when, and where a sound exists at all.
• UI sound — the specific artifact attached to a specific element. What it is.

Most bad interface audio is a UI sound problem caused by skipping the UX sound question.

1. Should this element make a sound?

Walk this before writing any audio code. Most elements exit at the first branch.