How to Make Your Own Soundwave Art Step by Step
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What is Soundwave Art?
Lately, I have seen sound wave art trending more and more. I decided it was time to teach myself and you how to create this precious idea as a DIY. But first, what exactly is sound wave art?
Soundwave art is a sign or picture of a soundwave image taken from an audio or video. So quite literally, the sound is being translated into an image that you can see. Often used with wedding vows, songs, the voice of a loved one who passed away, or something special said by your kids, soundwave is a great way to cherish a memory. I’ve seen so many of you create them after watching my Youtube video and sharing them in my Facebook group!
Today I will show you how to make custom sound wave art for your home or as a personalized gift to give at Christmas or any special occasion.
If you are not up to generating your own sound wave art as a DIY, then check out some of my fellow crafty besties below who will make the sound wave gift for you!
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The process of making these is not at all hard, but rather just a lot of little steps. I have a full step-by-step video tutorial on this below and will also share all my free resources for converting video files into an image that can be cut and placed onto a wood sign or canvas.
Soundwave Art Video Tutorial
Supplies
Let’s review the supplies I used for both a simple wood sign for placing my soundwave art and QR code and also tried this craft on a canvas decorated with paper flowers.
- Cricut machine (any Explore or Maker model will work)
- A video recording (using your phone is fine!)
- Vinyl of choice (you can use iron-on or adhesive – both work on wood and canvas! (If you decide to use iron-on, follow this heat guide here for your Easypress or Easypress Mini) To see how I wrap my canvas in HTV, check out this post here.
- Transfer tape if you choose adhesive vinyl
- Wood sign or canvas. You can find these at Hobby Lobby or Michaels craft store. Also, check out Amazon’s selection of wood signs and canvases here.
- Paper flowers NOTE – the paper flowers that are shown here come from my ebook, The Joy of Paper Flowers! OR you can use a Print Then Cut image printed on printable vinyl. The one in my video below came from Freepik.com
- Glue gun if you decide to add paper flowers
- QR code generator. I also recently discovered that Canva has its own QR code generator, which is free and easy to use. Try Canva’s QR Code Generator here!
- Printer for the QR code and a QR app. Find the app for iPhone here and the app for Andriod here.
Instructions for Converting Video to Sound wave Art
Details are shown step by step in the video above.
- If you filmed the video on your phone, start by emailing yourself the video you recorded so you can access it on your computer. Download and save the video.
- Upload the video to https://online-audio-converter.com/ and follow their instructions to convert your video to audio. Download and save your new audio file.
- Next, upload your audio file to this sound wave generator.
- Scroll down and click Upload. Once the file has been converted, it will ask you to select color, etc. I changed these settings to Black and selected the large waveform size of 3600 x 1200 pixels. This ensures a good resolution for the PNG wave image download.
- Scroll down and click OK. You will be presented with your waveform image.
- Right-click and save the file to your computer. It will save as a PNG image.
Bringing the Sound wave Image into Design Space
- Open a new Canvas and upload your PNG image.
- When you get to the part where Cricut asks if you wish to save the file as a Print Then Cut or a Cut Image, be sure to select Cut Image.
- Select and bring the wave art into the Design Space Canvas.
- Measure your sign or canvas and scale your waveform to the correct size.
Decorating the Sign
In my video above, I use a Print Then Cut image on printable vinyl as one option to decorate my sign above the wavelength.
You can also use paper flowers which really add a special pop! You can find lots of flowers for download in my shop, or check out some freebies here on the blog!
Keep reading to see my suggestions for adding a QR code to the sound wave sign.
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Adding the QR Code to Your Sound Wave Art Sign
- To add the QR code, upload the original video to YouTube. Make sure to set the video as Unlisted so no one can see it but the person scanning the code.
- Navigate to the QR Code Generator. I use this one in the video, but I also recently discovered that Canva has its own QR code generator, which is free and easy to use. Try Canva’s QR Code Generator here!
- Create an account, then select the video option and input the URL from your Youtube video. You can create more than one QR code if you wish.
- Set a title or message under your video and save it. At this point, you will be able to download your QR code image.
- Download your QR code and print it out on sticker paper or printable vinyl
- Attach the code to the back of your sign (you could do the front as well). You could also add it to a card or tag attached to the sign.
Viola! You have created a special one-of-a-kind keepsake with lots of handmade love and meaning!
If you have any questions for me, feel free to leave a comment below!
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