Questions tagged [sample-rate]
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How to get number of Frames(or Samples) per sec or ms in a audio (.wav or .mp3) file?
some of the terms are but technical but please bare with me
I've been observing an audio file under an Python language module
the audio has a framerate/samplerate of 44100 per sec or hz and total ...
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MP3 and bitrate
So from what I know bitrate is the product of samplerate * bitdepth.
But I cant understand this:
here for example we try to create an MP3 file selecting bitrate to 320 and sample rate to 44.1khz
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Is 96kHz sampling rate becoming standard for high quality audio?
It seems like recording in a higher sampling rate allows for capturing more headroom and it's overall more spacey audio. At least to my ears.
I've switched to 96k and I've becoming more conscious ...
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Is it possible to fake decimation with FM?
Decimation, also known as sampling rate reduction is a creative effect that creates harsh aliasing, by "resampling" audio signal without an anti-alias filter. It works by performing sample-and-hold, ...
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Audio recording at wrong speed
I have recorded a speech using my tablet voice recorder. The output is in m4a. When I open the recording (both in the tablet and in PC), the audio is distorted. Put in layman's terms, it's like he's ...
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What sample rates can an MP3 file have?
The title says it all. What sample rates are possible for an MP3 file?
It is my understanding that there are only a few bits for specifying the sample rate. I know that 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz are ...
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Pitch-Shifting makes sample sound out of tune
I recorded a guitar sample using a seemingly in tune guitar, and the raw sample sounds in tune also. However, when I pitch shift the sample down by EXACTLY 400 cents (using FL Studios built-in pitch ...
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Reasamplomatic5000 Change Pitch Without Changing Tempo
I want to assign a voice sample to Reasamplomatic5000 and play it with a MIDI keyboard.
However, the higher the pitch, the faster the sample is played, and the lower the pitch the slower the sample ...
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How can I sync audio and video from a different source?
I'm trying to sync my sound coming out from my Allen & Heath - Qu24 to the video on my camera...can someone help?
Also I'm not too familiar with fps and sample rate.
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Is there any tradeoff to get the best quality/file size ratio for mp3 conversion?
We record vocal sound via the Creative - Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD soundcard and its dedicated recording software.
the settings are :
96 KHz
24 bit depth
I would like to convert it to mp3 with ...
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How is compression quality related to sample rate?
The higher the sample rate is, the better the compression quality will be. That seems to be the conclusion to draw from several dynamics plugins I've worked with that implement oversampling (in this ...
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How to normalize the sample rate of a file with different rates at different points?
Due to a faulty recorder, the voice I recorded have different sample rates at different points. At one point it's high pitched, at one point it's low pitched. If I adjust the sample rate to fix one ...
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Windows 7 and setting Scarlett 18i20 sync source
Just installed an RME Hammerfall 9652 this weekend which is the primary soundcard for Ableton Live. I use a Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 to input all my analog gear into, to pass on to the RME. I ...
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WAV file recorded with wrong header
I have some WAV files that whose actual sound contents are at 44100Hz, but the headers incorrectly state that the sample rate is 48000Hz (I think this is due to the DAW setting its own sample rate OK ...
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Why do mp3 have sample rate?
So my understanding of mp3 or any lossy file format is that a lossless audio such as wav will be sampled at some rate i.e. 44.1kHz and the mp3 will compress each second of that to a constant rate of ...
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48kHz vs 44.1 kHz
I've been brought on for editing audio on a project (the audio isn't going to a video at all it is just for the audience to listen).
The recording engineer has recorded this audio at 48 kHz, even ...
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How to handle conversion of 32728 Hz for playback on common software/devices? [closed]
I've been working on converting the soundtrack from a video game from its original format to something that you can easily play back on regular consumer devices. The system is Nintendo 3DS, utilizing ...
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Verification of upsampled audio file
I hope this is the correct forum. I started to do some programming involving sound recently and have encountered a lot of technical terms that are all foreign to me. I am slowly learning about them ...
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44.1 vs 48 kHz for talk?
For doing a tutorial video cast, is there any reason to use 44.1 vs 48 kHz sampling rate?
I'm exporting out of Screenflow and these are the two options for sample rate.
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What sampling rate and bit depth would be necessary to make a digital recording indistinguishable from the original?
I'm assuming this is a solved question (please cite sources).
It seems like a 96kHz sampling rate with 24-bit samples is standard for high-resolution audio, but is this considered to be ...
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Interpreting sampling rate of mp3 files
I thought mp3 encoding doesn't have a uniform sampling rate, how then sox --i shows sampling rate field for mp3s? I see 44100 sampling rate for an mp3 file.
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How to convert a stereo MP3 to mono MP3
We had an MP3 created for a message greeting on our phone system. It is stereo MP3, not sure what the bit rate is, but is sampled at 44.1k.
Our sound system requires it to be in this format:
16 bit
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Why I hear shrieks that have the same pitch as sample rate when the frequency of the signal is very small?
Usually, human can't hear sound with a frequency lower than 20 Hz, but what's confused is, some very slight shrieks generate after I sampled a 1 Hz sine wave with a high sample rate.
To be precise, ...
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Max audio sample rates? [duplicate]
I work as a sort of multi-purpose engineer/developer at a very small startup game company. Recently, I've been asked to help out with audio development and editing, and I've been mostly able to hold ...
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Sound Card Design: Why 96Khz/24bit?
I'm in the process of designing a soundcard. However, I'm a little confused over one aspect. The primary usage of the soundcard's output will be playing 320kbs mp3s through a program (Traktor, VDJ, ...
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What is the proper way to reduce audio sample rate and bit depth?
When presented with a lossless audio file, what is the proper way to reduce sample rate and bit depth?
When reducing bit depth, I understand that I should apply dither, but I don't know what scale or ...
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How to correctly slow down the track to compensate for wrong bitrate?
I have some ripped tracks from an audio CD which originally had the music in 44100Hz bitrate, but it's encoded as 48000Hz. The pitch is definitely higher and so is the speed. How do I properly reduce ...
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sampling rate in .wav file
Hi everyone!
I'm a newbie in sound generating and currently I'm coding assembly for playing a .wav file. What I have learned by all my searching is that in the structure of a .wav file there is some ...
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Sample rate for FX question, 48k or 96k
Hi,
I'm a little confused on sample rates for fx recording and thought I'd post here. I'm recording some fx that I want to use in a variety of contexts, sound design material and for music. I want ...
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iPhone 5 Bit Depth & Sample Rate?
So, are we expecting the newly released iPhone 5 to have an increase in Bit Depth & Sample Rate capabilities for audio recording software / hardware?
I scoured the tech specs on Apple's website ...
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What is the maximum sample rate/bit depth of the iPhone for recording?
Hello.
I've been wondering for a while now about the recording capabilities of my iPhone. With the addition of the Apogee Mic and others it could be a good little recorder maybe?
But I wonder, does ...
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Sync Issues and sample/bit rates
Hi, ive been recording sound for a tv show recently. I record the sound separately to the camera using portable recorder and a couple lapel (wireless) mics... Checking that on the camera their ...
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Sampling frequency Vs. Audio Frequency
If I record something that is at 500Hz audio frequency then the sampling frequency will still be 44.1Hz. How does the 500Hz audio frequency fits with 44.1KHz sampling frequency? If the sampling ...
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How is it possible to hear something at 44.1Khz?
Since our hearing range is said to be 20Hz to 20,000Hz. So, how can we possibly hear something at 44.1Khz? Or do we hear only half of the sound produced at 44.1Khz by any audio CDs? What is going on?
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Upsampling Sounds Prior to Processing
Let's say you've got a batch of raw sounds you're working on for your library, making versions of them that are more 'production ready.'
Let's say that these sounds are 44.1 KHz / 16 bit.
I find ...
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Why do some companies still sell SFX with 44.1 kHz sample-rates ?
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I was wondering lately about differences in samplerates of wellknown sound libraries.
Why does Sound Ideas, or other sound sellers, still deliver their libraries at 44.1 kHz instead of 48 kHz, ...
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What sample rate do you use/prefer?
First question so apologies if it's not up to scratch. Feel free to let me know :)
I'm wondering what sample rate you like to record at and what the sample rate generally is of any sound effects that ...
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understanding sample rate conversions in Logic
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when working on sound design for video in Logic 9, i use a project template with a sampling rate set at 48000khz. the source material i use vary in sample rate, hence i need to convert it all to ...
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Batch changing bit and sample rate
Here's something I never thought I'd do here... ask a question related to my day job. :D
I'm a technician in a nursing simulation lab -- I get to play with human simulators all day -- and I've ...
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What are Your Preferred Bit/Sample Specs for Commercial Libraries?
Over the past 10 years I've been making most of my living doing stock libraries, patches, virtual instruments etc which were geared pretty specifically toward musicians. These days though, I'm doing ...
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Sample rate options on field recorders
I think this is a variation of the question that has been asked over and over, but I want to be sure I'm doing the right thing before buying a new field recorder.
Currently I use the Tascam HD-P2 ...
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Should I use 44.1KHz, 48KHz or 96KHZ sampling frequency for hobby projects?
I use a firewire audio interface with a decent microphone pre-amp and the ability to sample up to 96KHz in 24-bit.
I get why I'd want to use 24-bit for the added dynamic range, especially when using ...
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sample rate confusion
hi,
either i have a workload-related blackout or i'm missing some basics.....
i just completed editing a project consisting of audio material which was originally 44,100Hz. the audio is intended to ...
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What's your strategy behind 192kHz recording?
Lots of us record at at 192k for the 4x sample rate improvement, but how does that translate to a more useful or flexible sound file? According to Tim Prebble, plug-ins are more effective at 192k (...
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When will films be mixed at 96K?
When do you think it will be standard to mix a film at 96K or possibly 192K and have it stay at that sample-rate?
Will Feature Films ever make the jump to 96K rather than stay at 48K?
Also, when you ...
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What's your method of making time slow down?
There are a number of different ways to make audio slow down. I'm talking about sound that slows (and pitches) down to a stop, much like if you were to stop the motor on a record player without ...
