Questions tagged [monitoring]
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Audio interface and mic monitor for video conferencing
I am thinking of getting an XLR microphone for video conferencing. Will the mic monitoring output of the audio interface only output my voice or the audio from the video conferencing software mixed ...
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SoundWire server is already running
I use SoundWire software.
I want to launch multiple servers at once, so I could stream Audio to multiple channels to multiple users. It is written here http://georgielabs.net/SoundWireHelp.html that'...
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Sending line-level signal to two devices
I want to send a line-level signal (coming out of a DAC) to 2 devices, both of which will be working at the same time. Can I split the line-level signal with a simple Y splitter? The actual set up ...
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How can I send internal FX to monitors on a Behringer mixer?
How can I use built-in effects processor that goes to main to send to monitors?
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Monitor mix output of Qu-16 into HM-800 very noisy
I recently acquired an HM-800 in order to provide my fellow musicians with their own in-ear monitor mix, as my Qu-16 is capable of outputting four different mono mixes. Sadly I noticed that the output ...
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Using Phenyx Pro IEM system 500 MHz in Italy [closed]
I want to use my Phenyx Pro IEM PTM-10 system for my band when we play at a wedding in Italy 2024.
The frequency range is 555-575 MHz.
Would anyone be able to tell me if I can use this without a ...
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How can I use the output of a wireless mic reciever as a wireless monitor and get audio on both sides of my headphones?
I referred to this Q&A, but I'm still confused:
Stereo and mono cables and jacks? What happens when you cross them?
I have this wireless lav set:
http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-EW-112P-G3-A-...
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Aux/monitor send to In ear monitoring system
Hope someone can help, can't find exactly my situation.
I have a Mackie proFx16 v3 which has 3 × 6.3 mm (pre fader switchable) Aux sends. (Well 4, but one of them is dedicated to Fx.)
My band is ...
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How to send different mix to 3 separate headphones?
I would like to be able to send different mixes to different headphones.
I initially did this by putting it through the Aux sends, but this comes out in mono and suffers from a large amount of ...
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How to connect stereo output to mono speaker?
My mixer has 1/4" STEREO out L and R (+4 dbu) and music store sold me 1/4" male to male one ring (mono) cable so just want to check is this a right cable to connect with speaker?
I have only one ...
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Connect BM800 condenser microphone to LG-OK55 Karaoke System [closed]
I just bought BM800 condenser microphone to play karaoke. I have LG-OK55 Karaoke System.
When I plug BM800 into my PC, it works but with a high latency.
If I plug BM800 directly into LG-OK55, it doesn'...
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How can I get my direct input monitoring louder?
I have a Focusrite Saffire 6 USB. It looks like this:
(source: futuremusic.com)
If I plug a mic into one of the preamps and set the "gain" knob to where I know it will not clip, and I turn ...
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Do professionals calibrate the monitoring environment to personal hearing capabilities?
You can read a lot about calibrating the monitoring setup to sound as "neutral" as possible. This includes physical room optimization and equalization, buying expensive speakers or ...
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5 inch vs 7 inch monitors
I'm a musician and after having started into mixing at home with nothing more than a good pair of headphones (Beyerdynamic DT 880 PRO) and an interface, I'm planning on buying some good monitors and ...
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Minimum hardware required for headphones monitoring?
One reason I use DT-770's is for their sound isolation. However this sometimes works against me when I need to be hearing my own voice in addition to whatever is normally coming in through the ...
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Decent and affordable home monitoring setup
Anyone have any good brands for some home monitoring speakers for a small budget? Looking at Bose, but otherwise, I'm for a blank?
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Closed or open-back headphones for live monitoring?
Assuming Ableton is giving me a metronome playing through headphones, and I'm performing a live-looping session live, I need to be able to hear both the metronome as well as the music I'm making.
I ...
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3.5mm Audio Splitter - Diminished Quality?
I have an audio splitter plugged into the headphone jack on my desktop computer.
It splits a single output to 2 different sets of headphones. 1 set is simple in-ear buds and the other is a studio ...
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Can I get Microphone Input AND PC audio BOTH through Headphones without Delay?
I am trying to get both my PC's audio and my microphone input to go into my headphones so I can hear them both; I have thus far managed to monitor the microphone with FL Studio, so I hear that in my ...
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Affordable D to A
I am looking for some affordable DA for monitoring. I have an MBOX Pro at home, and I want something a bit better for monitoring. At this point I'm looking at the following which are all in the $850-...
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Low impedance monitoring headphones that work with Mbox Mini
I recently discovered that I can't use just any headphones with my Mbox Mini as it seems to have a somewhat underpowered headphone amplifier.
I did this by buying a pair AKG K240 mkII headphones (...
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Sending drums and vocals to the in-ear monitoring mixer on stage
We’re configuring a setup for in-ear monitoring on stage for our 4-piece band. We’re going to get a mixer which will recieve instruments on the inputs and then send individual mixes to the band ...
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How do you properly place studio monitors cheaply?
I currently have my monitors sitting on foam but they are not at ear level. I am looking for ways to improve their positioning without spending a fortune on something like an IsoAcoustic stand.
I ...
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Binaural recording: monitoring with 'bone conduction'?
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I was thinking about buying a bone conduction headset for monitoring binaural recordings.
It would be used to hear if there's any wind noise or low battery beeps from my recorder.
Does anyone ...
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The best mic's for mancave jam room to hear the room
I play drums in a regular jam, I wear plugs and cannot hear other instruments well. Thinking about buying a couple of microphones to stand up in the middle of the room and feed them into a small mixer ...
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Using EQ while mixing to compensate for frequency response of monitors/headphones
I've been wondering for a while whether it is possible to compensate for uneven frequency response in a pair of monitors or headphones.
For example: I use the KRK Rokit 6's during my mixing as well ...
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What are your favorite headphones and why?
I have a number of headphones that I use for different purposes:
The obligatory Sony MDR7506s: Love these, they're like the NS-10Ms of headphones. I use them for as much as possible when external SPL ...
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What is the difference between headphone jack and line out on Zoom H5 Audio Recorder?
I'm not very familiar with sound engineering, so this may be a stupid question!
I use a Zoom H5 for video production work. I plug microphones into the H5, and then plug the Line Out from it into the ...
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Monitoring multiple USB microphones
I am in the planning stages of producing a podcast consisting 2 or more people in the same room. I have a large diaphragm USB condenser mic, and another non-USB mic. At this point, I need to decide ...
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Client Monitoring and sound editing.
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Had a strange problem with my sound files on a recent shoot.
Basically it was a big hall and a talking head-static not moving. For recording I used a 702, a Sennheisser G3 E100 kit with ...
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General (studio) headphones question; impedance, tonality, mixing
I picked up a pair of beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO (250 ohm) headphones a couple of days ago. My reasoning being I don't have a decent pair (I borrow a cheaper pair occasionally, AKG K77s), and my room has ...
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How to separate in-ear monitor mix from audience mix?
I'm totally new to mixing and live environments, but my main concern is having In Ear Monitors for my band so we can hear a metronome. But I don't want the audience to hear it.
This is the mixer I'm ...
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Can FX send be used as an extra AUX send on mixer?
We have the Allen & Heath PA28 in our church.
We use the two FB1 & FB2 outputs for our primary stage monitors.
We have one other AUX output that are using for recording purposes.
Now we are ...
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Mixing and monitoring separate livestream audio channels
I have been doing live streaming of video games on Twitch.tv as of recently. I have a decent setup, and I am getting all the audio and video that I need to stream through a program called OBS (Open ...
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Best speakers to simulate Iphone playback?
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I got to do some jobs that should sound good on a nice set of speakers but also translate well to iphones.
In the past i have been emailing the mix myself and played it back on the phone to ...
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What do I need to mix four microphones to PC, monitor all mics and PC output
Ok, so we do recordings of games all at one computer (four of us).
We have 4 lav mics that have TRRS 3.5mm jacks (so we can use them on our smartphones for other things).
We have 4 pairs of earbuds ...
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Considerations for moving monitor mixes to the stage
I am involved in a band with six members, one of which plays several instruments. In an effort to improve our chances of getting a good sound check by relieving the FOH sound engineer of the monitor ...
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How can I hear the sound during recording with a simple DSLR?
I have a Nikon D7000 and RØDE VideoMic Pro.
The DSLR has only a jack for the microphone, but no second jack for the headphones, unlike Nikon D4. RØDE microphone has no jacks for a headphone either.
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Audio interface monitoring with 3.5mm cable and computer speakers
so I'm a recording newb looking for some advice. I have an M-Audio Fast Track Pro that I'm using for guitar recording, and I'm not sure how I should be hooking it up to speakers or monitors for ...
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Mixed performance from monitor headphones plugged into audio interface
Is there any reason why a perfectly good pair of headphones (Sennheiser Momentum) will be seemingly fine when plugged into a 3.5mm jack (for instance, my iPhone), but completely bomb when plugged in ...
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Does software exist to measure the frequency response of a room?
I'm interested in finding out which frequencies are emphasized or attenuated in the room where I listen to playback and try to mix. I know there exist proprietary solutions for some monitoring systems ...
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Monitoring headphones
I'm looking into buying some monitoring headphones. I know I'll need monitoring speakers as well but for the moment I can't get them. I'll be doing reference monitoring on a couple of systems to be ...
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Focusrite VRM-Box
I really like mixing with headphones. It kinda gives me the "silence" i need. Moreover i really enjoy to work outside with my macbook in the spring/summer to make dialogue editing and re-recording for ...
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How do you let your boom op monitor audio
I am just wondering for those of you who regually use boom ops your favoured methods of letting them monitor the audio being recorded. Some I have worked with use their own mixers or mix pre d etc but ...
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What should I look for in microphones for home audio monitoring "nanny audio cam" system
When building a home monitoring "nanny audio cam" system, the main component seems to be microphones/sound pickups.
The qualities that I think I need for such microphones for this system seem to be:
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Remote recording in studios?
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Recently my boss asked gave me an Innkeeper4 and asked me to figure out a way to setup remote audio monitoring for Disney producers sitting in their office and directing the voice artist and ...
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Where to fix a Broken Headphone Input in an H4N?
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I live in Chicago and I've a broken headphone input on my H4N. It still works, but when trying to monitor, I have to fiddle with my headphones in order to get a signal. I called but they ...
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Mixing and Recording a Telephone Conference Call
For a podcast project I'd like to hook up two phones with my Mixer.
In essence this works, however callers do not just hear me and other callers but also themselves which is obviously very annoying ...
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What simple multi channel amp rack do you recommend?
For monitoring I need to drive sound of multiple soundcards into one and single amp with 4 inputs and 4 outputs
No routing, input 1 goes to output 1, and so on.
My speakers (4): 15-100w 8ohm FR 90Hz-...
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Vocal recording - Output level is too low even though the preamp show it's clipped
I'm using behringer B-1 mic and a Roland UA101 interface, trying to record vocals.
I'm using the 1st preamp input (with phantom enabled) and although the input is clipped, it's still really really ...
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