Questions tagged [live]
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Rule of thumb for the level of pre-show music in a theatre?
When running theatrical shows as a technician, sometimes I am asked to play pre-show music. However, I am at a loss as to how I should determine the playback level of such music.
What I've been doing ...
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I want to listen to my keyboard through my interface without using a DAW and/or Audacity
I have a Juno-DS88 keyboard and a Motu M4 audio interface. Right now I have TRS cables connected from the outputs of my keyboard to the 1-2 inputs of my Motu interface. I also have cables connected ...
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Replacing old mic with new mic (Rode Wireless Pro) on Mackie mixer - volume is incredibly low on Rode?
I'm trying to connect a new microphone to an pre-existing mixer setup for a meeting room, and the volume is incredibly low no matter what I've tried.
Photo of the existing setup:
The mixer is a ...
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Different Outputs for Different Tracks
Hi im wondering if its possible to have (for example) two tracks in the same project but have each track go to a different output?
In this case i have a DI bass and a DI guitar, id like to route them ...
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Setting up a Scarlett 3 with an AT2020 microphone output for online calls
I'd like to start guitar lessons online. Here is my current setup:
I have a 6 string guitar (obviously), ad Little Dot Mk II headphone amplifier (which either has a monitor function I use to drive my ...
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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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Recording live guitars and vocals
I am going to record a live show (two acoustic guitars and a voice, small appartment, little to no spectators) and was wondering if my setup for recording this would be good for this.
I have a zoom H5,...
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How do I get rid of hum in mixing desk when guitar plugged in?
I have an rcf f6x mixing desk, whenever I plug in an acoustic guitar I get a weird hum through the speakers, it seems to dissapear when I kill the bass on the guitar eq and the mixer but obviously ...
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Need advice for a two-person live music and video game streaming setup
My girlfriend live-streams games on Twitch. I want to live-loop music (guitar, keyboard, electronic drums) in the background that plays along with her stream.
I want to be able to hear her computer ...
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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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"Merging" multiple audio sources in Windows into single multi-channel virtual source
I'm doing a multilingual livestream using OBS Studio on Windows 10. OBS can detect and stream these multiple languages, provided they are all available as channels of one audio source. We would then ...
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Is there a way in Max For Live to actually write code that manipulates the signal?
I want to write code that gets a signal or audio samples in, manipulates them and they go to the output. I don't want to be messing with all the 'visual programming' fancy crap, unless I am in a hurry....
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Should I use compression in live settings?
I am running sound on a very limited budget and am wondering if adding some compression to our vocals and/or guitars will help our sound much. I am thinking I would only need 8 channels of compression ...
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Sound system noise from lighting system
I'm doing a lot of work in a relatively old theatre this year. The space is part of a church that probably hasn't put any money into maintenance and upgrades for the theatre (except for light bulbs, ...
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Software as substitute for a VJ (auto VJ software)
I am looking for some software what could react to music in realtime and could create some visual effects from given presets.
Simply I am looking some kind of software what could partiality replace ...
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Sound System Setup for Live Band (Acoustic Violin,Guitar & Digital Keyboard)
So I run a local live band in my hometown.
Aside from performing, my job is also to find cost-effective sound system from 3rd party.
The sound system is only used for my live band and for the MC.
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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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Searching for live natural soundscapes
I'm looking for live and all day long soundscapes of real natural places.
I know these things are rare but maybe someone knows sites with this kind material?
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Reproducing effects on recorded track, in LIVE performance
I am looking to reproduce some of the effects I have filtered my vocal tracks through in recordings, live, and I am wondering how to best go about achieving the effect.
What equipment would I need in ...
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How to input sounds live during a podcast
I've been recording sound for a few years now but I'm still learning through trial and error. I've done a few short student films and local commercials as well as very basic seminar recordings. my ...
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live effects using usb on mixer
I have a behringer Q1202USB mixer for live gigs. It has a USB port and can use it for recording etc. Is there a way to use the USB port with software or plugin to get reverb or other effects for ...
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Behringer Eurolive B115D for keyboards
I was thinking of purchasing a speaker for my keyboard. I was looking at the Behringer Eurolive B115D [1]. Based on the specs, would I be able to connect my keyboard directly to the speaker OR would I ...
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Signal loss from a JBL Eon using a XLR to 1/8" cable [duplicate]
I looking to jump from a JBL Eon G2 10 to a ION Plunge Bluetooth Speaker. I have to cover around 50' and I'm hoping to use a XLR - 1/8" connect. Will there be any signal loss?
Thanks in advance!
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Getting started with live foley work to movie picture in a small room
I would like to do some live foley work to movie picture
can Audition or Logic Pro X do that?
And what do I need and what are the steps to To get me started?
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3.5 mm adaptor shortages/poor connection?
Every single 3.5 mm adaptor I have purchased or worked with throughout my career and life has had a short in it. Some of the frequencies will come through, but not all. Sometimes it's the highs and ...
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Microphones for live Interview in cheaper
We are doing some question/answers in live with public,so we need suggestion which microphone will be good for us,
We found one on ebay.in on following link:
http://www.ebay.in/itm/14-37-Pro-Video-...
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avconv screen recording to FLV, audio drifts out of sync
I've been using avconv to capture my screen and audio input and stream live to twitch.tv, but the audio is always about a second or two behind the video. This doesn't seem to be an issue on the remote ...
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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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Sound on big festivals is sometimes horrible
Can someone explain me what is wrong with the sound on big festivals these days?
Everytime I stand in a festival hall/tent there is a lot of rumble, mainly from the bass, sometimes it gets better when ...
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Automate MIDI pitch in Ableton w/ 3rd Party Plugin Instrument
Checked out this but it didn't help me all the way N.I. Massive assign Pitch Bend Wheel to Macro
I have an ableton rack with an instance of massive. I have my MIDI clip opened, clicked the (E) ...
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How can I get my bass to come through?
Bass loses volume:
Mackie sr32-4 board, Crown xls2500 amp and a Jbl monitor. The bass comes through the amp but literally the volume drops to nearly nothing once all the other instruments start ...
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How do I combine several instruments into one Line In, in live performance?
Reading the help pages at Sweetwater and a few other sites, I see a Line Mixer “Live, line mixers let you combine multiple sources such as in-the-booth playback devices into a single output, freeing ...
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Live Keyboard MIDI Setup Ableton Live 9 [Max for live]
I'm running two midi tracks within Ableton's session view. One track is a NI Massive instrument containing the midi notes that play within the song ("LIVE KEYS BACKUP") and another is an instrument ...
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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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VST .wav Player
I'm wondering if there are any VST plugins out there that are designed to play (not sample) a .wav file exactly how it was recorded without any changes at all. I'm using a live VST host, so you can't ...
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How to make sampler?
I was on a concert with orchestra and there was a player performing sampler on the keyboard.
The player played from the score which had a standard notation. However when a tone is pressed on the ...
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How to restrict the dynamic range of a vocal without thickening it?
The context is live PA, not recorded.
So I deal with a singer that has a very full voice -- the power is all over the low mids. It's actually a great strong voice. There's a catch...
Her mic ...
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How to manage multiple singers on a live show when they are exchanging roles of lead vocal and background vocals?
I am regularly mixing live shows for a band having at least 4 vocals. How should I manage the situation that they exchange role of lead vocal after almost every song and others are doing BGVs?
Is ...
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What hardware do I need to feed samples + click to a drummer and samples only to the mixer?
We have a few songs where we'd like to play samples in the background. These need to be aligned perfectly with the song, so there's a click track, too.
Currently, we have the drummer using a laptop ...
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New venue, new live sound requirements
I need to pick the brains of people who are more experienced/skilled than I am.
I run sound at a stand up comedy venue. When I started, the gig was quite small and held outdoors, under a marquee. The ...
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What do you do, and what tools do you need for live sound?
I just got finished doing live sound for an awards show and dinner and music show.
I must say, I personally like studio work much better. You only need to move and set up your equipment once and it ...
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Creating distorted/dark/disturbing samples on stage
In the last 3 years, I have created what we call "samples" for a metal album for a band here in Montreal. The samples are distorted, loud and dark sounds of around 1 minute to fill the silence between ...
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Recording software that will record multitrack streams to different formats (live)
What i need is pure recording software, so it does not need to have an UI like a DAW, none of the editing, moving tracks or effects features are needed.
I want it to have the following features:
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Is there a sample player (vst) plugin which is able to adjust the sample playback tempo using MIDI time code?
I'm playing a e-drum set. I want to trigger samples which are quite long (1min) during playing. Since I'm not a perfect drum player my playing tempo may have changed when I arrive at the point where I ...
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Replacement body-pack transmitter for Shure UT1 / UT4A
We have a very nice Shure UT4A wireless diversity receiver (UHF, 615.9 Mhz) that we use with a UT1 body-pack transmitter. Unfortunately, the transmitter seems to be failing as it has been ...
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Placing Monitors On-Stage
I help with the sound at a local High School for their musicals. The actors are having trouble hearing themselves on stage, so we're trying to place monitors on stage so that they can hear what they'...
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handling m-audio mobilepre USB outputs in Apple logic
how can I redirect a single instrument in Apple logic to different outputs on my mobilepre? I would like to send all my track instruments to mixer and just the track where I have prepared a click ...
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Rechargeable batteries for wireless mics?
Has anyone had any positive experience using rechargeable batteries with wireless mics?
In particular 9V as they are quite expensive.
I’ve tried metal halide in the past with poor results, but I’m ...
Corey
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Is there still any reliability gap between digital and analog mixers
In the last 10 year I've seen most concerts switch from analog to digital mixers. In the early days there were wild stories about the unreliability of digital boards and the fear of needing a restart ...
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What hardware units should I have in my arsenal?
I'm an amateur audio engineer who most of the time needs to record choirs or musical theatre productions, but who occasionally does home studio recording of songs.
I don't have a huge amount of money ...
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