Questions tagged [audio-recording]
Audio recording is the process of creating a sound wave representation in an electronic medium. Use for questions directly related to the audio recording process.
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How to record from two PC microphones with one computer?
I am using audacity to record conversation between myself and a friend in the same room.
I am currently using two instances of audacity on two separate computers to record each individual headset.
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Yoshiyahu
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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 ...
Tom Miller
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How can I multitrack record my band practices?
I would like to start recording my band practices. Current configuration is bass, guitar, and drums. I would like to record individual tracks to my computer so that we can add other parts, work on ...
yossarian
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Help with mastering
I use Logic Pro. It seems like every song on the radio I hear sounds good everywhere. Headphones, ear buds, loud speakers etc. My music generally feels like it lacks dynamic range. As if a lot of the ...
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Are there any significant differences between using a dedicated audio interface and a field recorder with audio interface capabilities?
Are there any significant differences between using a dedicated audio interface (Focusrite 2i2) and a comparable field recorder with audio interface capabilities (Zoom H4n) in a direct audio interface ...
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Combine two mono mics into one stereo signal, such that each mic gets its own channel (left and right) [duplicate]
I am recording with Zoom H1. I have two ATR-3350 lav mics. They are self-powered and have 3.5 mm (1/8") mono miniplug. I would like to combine them into one stereo signal such that the left channel ...
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How do you use gain effectively?
Have read a few descriptions and understand basically what gain is, but I am quite the novice with audio work.
I've never heard gain or it's usage described by those who are really familiar with it ...
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What is Mastering?
Can anyone explain mastering? What is it for and why should anyone care? Should I have all of my recordings mastered?
Donn Felker
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Cheap DIY solutions, like using egg cartons
I record and produce as a hobby, so funds are limited. What are some nice do it yourself solutions people have found.
As an example, you can line the walls with egg cartons instead of paying for ...
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What is "clipping" distortion? What causes it, and how to avoid it when recording audio?
What is "clipping" distortion?
What causes it, and how to avoid it when recording audio?
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Can I record a sound frequency I can't hear and play it back so I can hear it?
Can I record a sound frequency I can't hear and play it back so I can hear it?
If yes, How?
Phill Pafford
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How do you remove white noise from recordings?
Specifically from recordings that other people made.
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Imitating a phone call?
I was wondering if there was an easy way to do a voice over of a phone call with it actually sounding like someone on the phone instead of just a voice over?
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How to record wav file in bit depths lower than 8 bit?
First of all, sorry if this is not the right stackexchange site to ask this, but here it goes.
For research and learning purposes I want to record wav files at different sample rates and bit depths ...
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How do I mic a violin?
I have a Royer R-122 ribbon. My wife is a violinist, and I would love some tips on how to properly mike her violin for recording and mixing. I understand that ribbons are a little picky, so I would ...
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How do monitor speakers not produce feedback?
I always see monitor speakers hooked into recording systems in example diagrams. There are monitor outputs on my audio interface. Can you really monitor recordings on speakers in the same room as ...
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Acoustic Violin Pickup : Fishman V-200 - possible setups
A violinist friend of mine is planning to buy this pickup, Fishman V-200, for his acoustic violin.
Can it be hooked directly to a mixer for recording or live performance? Or, do we have to add a ...
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Fix for terrible "Hard Drive Noise" Audio Interference?
When recording direct input instrument audio using Ableton, my recording is plagued with a terrible noise interference that sounds like the clicks and movements of my PCs internal Hard Disk drive. ...
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Cardboard boxes for room echo reduction?
I have a large amount of not-broken-down cardboard boxes that I need to hang onto, and they are piled just outside the door of the small basement room I am trying to use as a (admittedly incredibly ...
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Recognition of timing information by sound device
Let's say I am using DAW soft with MIDI keyboard.
When I start real time recording mode and press the key,
then the timing and velocity information is recorded to some file or memory.
Another ...
user18892
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Make it sound like outdoors
How do I make it sound like it's outdoors? If I record clean audio indoors with no reverb. Obviously, add ambient noise, I'm just talking about the vocals.
Edit: Like this
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Lavalier/lapel versus desktop mic for PC audio/video recording with Wirecast
A client and I are getting more serious about recording audio/video educational courses for presentation on the web, and we're wondering now about the ideal microphone to use with regard to price, ...
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How to remove background television audio from a phone audio recording
Hey guys this is what I am trying to do:
I have audio recordings from my blackberry that have conversations on them. The only trouble is that there is music and tv playing in the background that ...
Ryan
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Which functional specifications are most important in an audio interface?
I want to buy an external sound card, and I have two choices (because others are crazy expensive here)
1) Line6 POD Studio GX
2) M-Audio M-Track
I want to be able to connect my guitar and midi ...
Cengiz Frostclaw
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Noise connecting mixer to PC
I've got a Xenyx1202FX that I am trying to use to record some stuff. I connect it to the PC throughout the stereo main out into the PC (win7) line in. I am also using a UK-> EURO power adapter. ...
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Phantom power and audio recorders and microphones
I want to get one of those ear microphone to used when recording cell phone conversations. I noticed on Amazon that one can get the Olympus TP-8 at a decent price. But from the reviews on Amazon, it ...
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How to remove street noise to isolate conversation?
I have an audio file that I have a conversation that is hard to hear the vocals due to street noise - traffic background, barking dogs etc...
I'm trying to isolate the vocals to hear the conversation. ...
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Free software to remove "sound pattern" from recording?
I am trying to remove undesirable sounds from a recording:
I have a video conference recording that includes sounds such as "Has joined the conference" and "has left the conference" that I am trying ...
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Amplifying just the troughs while keeping the peaks the same. (Audacity)
I recorded me talking/yelling to try out my new mic. I am wondering if I could increase the talking while keeping the yelling the same volume. Some parts are really quite but when amplified (by ...
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Final mix still quiet after maxing volume and compression
I'm using Sonar LE to record a station ID for a little online radio station experiment I'm trying to set up. I've learnt to use a compressor to increase the volume of individual tracks without peaking ...
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If carpets are bad for recording room treatment, what about curtains?
I am preparing a home recording studio and considered carpets and drapes, two low-cost and easy additions repurpose a room. I read in multiple places that carpets are bad for room treatment, for ...
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