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I'm keen for someone to provide a clear and concise overview of how digital audio works. How you get from an analogue waveform, through a sampling stage, a digital to analogue converter - all the way ...

I am currently modding a space game to implement ingame chat. Everything works fine, but I want to improve it by adding the typical radio effect while the user is speaking. The effect should be worse ...

I have a mackie profx16v3 and I’m having problems with the inputs, for channel 1 it’s normal but channel 2/3 I’m not get any input whatsoever with the same settings, then channel like 4/9 it’s just ...

What are the current best practises for measuring programme loudness?

I am trying to record using and audio interface into my PC. When the mic gain, on the interface, is turned up beyond half way I get this irritating white noise, even if there's no mic plugged in. ...

I recently decided to use my audio interface again after a while and when i went onto recording some guitar i got a subbtle sputtering/popping sound that got very noticable when adding distortion into ...

I have a RCA to RCA cable and I am using an adapter to a 3.5mm jack cable and I didn't manage to fit it in my headphones port. I checked my laptop features and it says it is the universal audio jack. ...

I have sonos in two adjoining rooms. One is the living room and has a soundbar and the sonos sub sitting next to it. All working fine. Then I have an old Sonos amp running to two Polks in the wall in ...

second 15 in video under the Meinl shakers? second 1:12 in video right above the Universal Audio 1176LN

I was using RHA MA650 wireless for past 2 years and they were flawless but unfortunately one of the earpiece connection is broken. So want to buy a new wireless earphones having decent battery life (...

So I have a mackie profx16v3 and when I try to record from that into my computer via usb only the first input on the board actually sends to my pc, I tried moving that cable to other channels and ...

I have to create 3 original character voices, for my animation. Question: If I just record my casual voice, and manipulate it in three different ways with Audacity, would it be possible for someone ...

I just got myself a brand new set of the Sennheiser HD660s (400 euros) I was a bit disappointed with the sound quality I had the ATH-M20X (70euros) it wasn't that big of a difference when it comes to ...

How I can reduce a track Loudness from -7.5 Lufs to -14 Lufs to match youtube sound normalisation Now I can reduce the output level to match -14 Lufs but I don't know if the method loses sound ...

How can AMP with 150W input get to 600w max output as is listed in the specification. Also will this 150w/600w 8 Ohm 2-channel amp be enough for 2 600W 8 Ohm speakers?

I've got some 32-bit float WAV files which contain music and some valuable inaudible signal (different in each of the 2 channels) mixed into it which is important to preserve. The nature of the signal ...

I'm trying to figure out a way to manage background noise in audio without having to resort to noise reduction. I'm using audacity to post-process spoken audio. The levels are pretty low, with peaks ...

What is the difference between changing mp3 file extension to .wav and using a converter instead. I am speaking in terms of end result. I thought mp3 and wav were actual different formats, but an ...

I record live music with a small "pocket" video camera (Kodak "Playtouch" Zi10). The internal condenser mic is pretty lame. I tried one of the "SONY" (a knock-off, I'm sure) ECM-DS70P T-shaped plug-...

I want to set up 2 Bluetooth speakers to create stereo sound via an audio cable that can separate audio (left and right) into each speaker. I am having a hard time finding one that isn't intended ...

I have this list of gear that I am trying to get playing nice together: Windows computer Macbook pro 18i20 Presonus 2i2 Currently I am mixing the audio outputs by having my Windows pc connected to ...

I've been involved in Audio Post in Sydney, Australia since 2013. I have worked on entertainment, factual and drama projects on a freelance basis in post houses, mainly as a tracklayer and SFX editor. ...

Sennheiser HD 419 were my favorite headphones ever. Absolutely everything about them - except for the thin and prone to damage cable - was perfect. They're light, stylish, very comfy, with good enough ...

I have configured Ardour and there, An audio track takes input from a Jack-Sink device Applies some effects by using some Aux-Send Outputs the final audio to Master which is a Jack-Client Now, I ...

I have a question regarding the voices in Analog. So when you turn on unisono and choose 2 voices, does that mean my original voice plus 2? Or 2 altogether? When I use both oscillators then that ...

I have run the following Matlab code and I got a signal as shown in the Figure below. [y, fs] = audioread(mp3file); y1 = y(:,1); y2 = y(:,2); dt = 1/fs; t1 = 0:dt:(length(y1)*dt)-dt; t2 = 0:dt:(...

I need to create a narration audio, my voice doesn't sound good and I want to make it sound smoother. For example the Yes Theory youtube channel when they do a type vlog video their voice sound normal ...

I have a podcast audio file with 2 voices, each speaking 1 at a time, and I need to track these out into two different files. I have logic, and I'm curious if there is any quicker way to separate the ...

I have a scenario of a global organization that has workers across the world uploading digital audio content and we need to confirm that their contributions are not reworked from older contributions ...

I'm having Behringer UMC202HD as an audio interface and Studiomaster DC8.2 as a mixer. I am looking to introduce automixer system using the above-mentioned hardware for the live production in an ...

Given a speaker driver with no obvious markings, how should one determine the connection polarity? I'm aware of the method of using a DC voltage to see which way the cone moves, (noise - Does DC ...

When I do anything to interrupt this video's audio -- play/pause, mute/unmute , etc. -- I hear a popping sound. This doesn't happen with any other video I've seen. Device info: OSX 10.12.6, Chrome 79....

I'm trying to buy an adapter from 3.5mm TRRS female to 3.5mm TS male. I've been searching Google Shopping and Amazon, and not finding anything. Do I not know the right keywords? Can someone help me?...

I'm hoping to identify a shareware utility that I first came across several years (maybe 5-10) ago when it was the subject of a package on BBC Radio4's Today programme. Basically, it was capable of ...

What is the name of the audio equipment Charlie Puth has on this top shelf of his rack? (the one with the orange logo?)

I have some mp3 files that need to be cut in segments (one mp3 file for the start, one separate mp3 file for the middle, and another mp3 file for the end). It can be easily done in any DAW, but DAWs ...

I have a condenser microphone Rode NT2 and I connected it to a PC in this way: The Rode NT2 is connected via XLR to a Behringer Phantom power generator. The phantom power generator is connected to a ...

I have a simple project--4 tracks. The mute button on the first track controls all the other tracks. In other words, if Track 1 is unmuted, I can mute/unmute tracks 2-4. But, if Track 1 is muted--all ...

I know what a ground loop is and what it is defined as and how to avoid them. I am wondering what causes the current between the two ground points to alternate. Is it the ac power to the device or ...

In an analog signal it is alternating currents that mimic the sound wave; so in my mind DC should never produce audio but is that true? In a ground loop the noise is caused by differences in ground ...

I have a Behringer Xenox 502 sound mixer. What speakers will be compatible with this mixer.

not sure if this is the right stack site to ask this. I have a channel for kids in a non English country. We want to make a song ourselves for a video and we need an instrumental to sing the song with....

I have this lav mic: Amazon product link: Audio-Technica ATR3350 Omnidirectional Condenser Lavalier Microphone And this audio interface: Amazon product link: BEHRINGER audio interface (UMC22) How ...

i found a nice melody on a German documentation. How can i find more information about the melody ? I tried to recognize it with shazam, but the problem is the part is only around 1sec long, on the ...

I'm currently working on an engine record and I try to remove an "air" sound with Audacity. I've tried high pass filter and then noise reduction, here the original sample and the edited sample. But I ...

Whenever a youtuber captures slow motion video, the audio is usually faked using something that sounds like it fits the scene, even if its unrelated. (e.g. crushing tomatoes into a microphone for a ...

Is this considered "normal" for one-channel input? Or something you get used to? Or do people work around it? Background: With zero experience in recording, I'm considering two entry-level audio ...

I have a problem. I have to increase the sample rate to 44.100. But when I do pitch goes way up and the track plays faster! HELP Using SoundForge

I am using Reaper with the guitar plugged directly into my interface (Scarlet 2-i2), and I get a decent sound with the TSE 808 -> TSE x50 -> Poulin LeCab -> ReEq. However, I have a high noise threhold ...

I am trying to reduce an audio noise in adobe audition. I do the noise reduction but when i export the file, the audio length is about 5 seconds shorter. And i cannot sync it with my video anymore. I ...