Can I promote my audio product or service here?
No, the rule named No Promoting or Requesting Services bans offering services, promoting, giveaways, contests, surveys, or selling products.
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r/audioengineering rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/audioengineering: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 651,298
- Verified
- September 18, 2026
- Category
- Hobby and enthusiast communities
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- Facilitate discussion: Posts should be made to inform or facilitate discussion.
- Posts Must Have Clear and Unambiguous Titles: Posts with ambiguous titles ("NEED HELP", "drums?????", "Ableton") will be removed and asked to re-submit with a descriptive title if the post is not disallowed by other rules.
- Read the FAQ: Users should read our [Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.reddit.com/r/audioengineering/wiki/FAQ) before posting. Many questions come up extremely often so we have created a FAQ that is constantly evolving and being updated. If you post a question addressed in the FAQ it will likely be removed.
- Ask troubleshooting and setup questions in the Help Desk: Requests for troubleshooting and setup help must be made in the dedicated [Shopping, Setup, and Technical Help Desk](https://www.reddit.com/r/audioengineering/about/sticky) instead of a new post. We have also created a [FAQ](https://www.reddit.com/r/audioengineering/wiki/FAQ) and [Troubleshooting Guide](https://www.reddit.com/r/audioengineering/wiki/troubleshooting) to help you solve common problems without waiting for replies.
- Ask purchase and shopping questions in the Help Desk: Requests for product opinions, comparisons, and general purchase advice must be made in the dedicated [Shopping and Setup Help Desk](https://www.reddit.com/r/audioengineering/about/sticky) instead of a new post.
- No Critique Requests: Requests for production critique belong in other subreddits: r/RateMyAudio - for critiques of mixing, editing, mastering and other audio skills and techniques. r/WeAreTheMusicMakers - has weekly stickies for feedback. Critiques of the music itself. r/ThisIsOurMusic - for critiques of the music itself r/MusicCritique - for critiques of the music itself r/mixingmastering - for (among other things) feedback on your mixing and/or mastering.
- No Promoting or Requesting Services: Any requests for help with editing, repairing, composition, mixing, mastering, format conversion, or any other audio services will be removed. Similarly, no offering of services, promoting, giveaways, contests, surveys, or selling products.
- No Memes: Memes should be posted in r/AudioMemes.
- No Piracy: No discussion of piracy or support for pirated products will be tolerated.
Works well
- Share a specific recording or mixing technique you use, with a clear title that tells readers exactly what the post covers.
- Write a story about a session or production challenge you solved, focused on what you learned so others can discuss it.
- Post an informative breakdown of how a particular practice in audio engineering works, as long as it teaches rather than sells.
Avoid
- Do not request or offer services like editing, mixing, mastering, or format conversion, as the rule named No Promoting or Requesting Services will remove your post.
- Do not post memes, piracy discussion, or critique requests, since each has its own dedicated rule and will be removed.
- Do not use vague titles like NEED HELP or a single word, because the rule named Posts Must Have Clear and Unambiguous Titles will remove them.
What r/audioengineering Is For
This community is for people who work on recording, editing, and producing audio as a profession or hobby. The public description says it covers products, practices, and stories about that work. From the rules, the room is built for discussion that informs or helps fellow audio engineers, not for shopping help, troubleshooting, critiques, or promotion.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rule named Facilitate discussion is the gatekeeper, because it says posts should inform or facilitate discussion, so anything that reads as self-serving fails. The rule named No Promoting or Requesting Services is the hard wall for marketers, because it bans offering services, promoting, giveaways, contests, surveys, and selling products. The rule named No Critique Requests blocks another common marketing move, since it sends mix feedback requests to other subreddits. The rules named Ask troubleshooting and setup questions in the Help Desk and Ask purchase and shopping questions in the Help Desk sweep gear and tech questions into a sticky thread, so a standalone post about your product as a solution will be removed. The rule named Read the FAQ means common questions get deleted before they are seen.
What To Post
A good post here shares a real practice, a product insight, or a story from the studio that teaches something and invites discussion. You might write about a recording technique you tried, how you solved a production problem, or what you learned from a session, as long as the title is clear and descriptive. Keep the focus on what other audio engineers can take away and talk about, not on anything you sell. If your product is part of the story, frame it as your experience, not as a pitch, and make sure the post stands on its own as useful information.
What To Avoid
Avoid any post that promotes, offers a service, runs a giveaway or contest, posts a survey, or sells a product, because the rule named No Promoting or Requesting Services will remove it. Do not ask for mix critiques or feedback on your music, because the rule named No Critique Requests sends those to other subreddits. Do not post troubleshooting or setup questions as standalone posts, because the rule named Ask troubleshooting and setup questions in the Help Desk moves them to the Help Desk. Do not ask which gear to buy in a standalone post, because the rule named Ask purchase and shopping questions in the Help Desk moves those to the Help Desk too. Do not post memes or piracy discussion, because the rules named No Memes and No Piracy will remove them. Do not use vague titles, because the rule named Posts Must Have Clear and Unambiguous Titles will remove and ask you to resubmit.
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Common questions about r/audioengineering
Can I ask for feedback on my mix or track?
No, the rule named No Critique Requests sends all critique requests to other subreddits such as r/RateMyAudio and r/mixingmastering.
Can I ask which microphone or interface to buy?
No, the rule named Ask purchase and shopping questions in the Help Desk requires all purchase advice to go in the dedicated Help Desk thread.
Can I post a troubleshooting question about my setup?
No, the rule named Ask troubleshooting and setup questions in the Help Desk requires technical help requests to go in the dedicated Help Desk thread.
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