Questions tagged [sound]
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Is there a way to measure the decibel level of the audio coming from a digital device?
Like, I don't want to measure the decibel level around me. I want to know, for example, how strong the sound is coming from a device.
I heard that there are things like a jack special cable to limit ...
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Vocals out of old CD [duplicate]
I am teaching a musical to the elem kids at my church. The Music Machine was from 1977. I have the CD but want to take the vocals out so I can use the track for the kids to sing too. I have tried a ...
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New BM-800 Problems
I recently bought a BM-800 condenser microphone set and as i'm hooking it up, I want to be able to use my headphones with it, but the split USB input and output won't allow the mic to work in the ...
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Source moving at speed of sound
What frequency sound would be observed by observer at rest is source is moving away from him at speed of sound?
And Why so?
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Sound Design: water, river, streams etc using a synth
working on a game here and need a whole bunch of water-y sounds like rivers, streams etc .. of various sizes and characters... but given the abstract visuals having realistic water recordings simply ...
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Behringer C1-U Microphone Static Noise In Background
So I got my Behringer C1-U Microphone for my birthday on the 19th of November, and the Microphone has been amazing since just recently, all of sudden there has been a super annoying static sound in ...
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Microphone Array
I'm using 4 microphones to built a microphone array. To interface them with my PC (running Windows), I bought four USB sound cards and using a USB hub I connect them to my system. Is there any ...
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How can i remove noise from sound coming from my computer mic jack ?
Normaly The signal comming from the computer audio jack should not have any noise.
But when i connect the signal to my oscilloscope i see a lot of noise in the signal.
How to solve this ?
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best material to absorb Sound
The Loft that I live in used to be a city hall building.
The hallways and lofts have very high ceilings and have a horrible echo problems.
I am considering hanging some type of sound absorption ...
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Record Very Low Sound
I want to record very low sound. This sound can be heard by ear, so it is in the range of 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz , but i think it is more between 20 hz to 200 hz .
The sound that i want to record is ...
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Audio formats safe to re-render as multiple times without noticeable degradation?
Okay so my understanding is that each time I render/export audio as anything it compresses itself and u lose quality. Even exporting it as itself with no changes once more, loses quality. That its ...
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Hospital Reception Sound Recording
I'm new to this forum but have quite a few questions packed in one for a shoot I'm doing soon.
We want to record a scene with a subject waiting in a hospital reception (no dialogue), and create a ...
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Did hdmi ever not support audio? [closed]
My professor was going through slides and said “Oops, that should say hdmi supported. I wrote these slides when HDMI didn’t support sound.” Is this true? I can’t find anything saying that HDMI didn’t ...
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Headset plugged into Yamaha piano and Laptop at same time. Does not have to be wireless
What audio cord/jacks do I need to enable use of Digital piano and lap top to 1 headset-does not have to be wireless right now
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I have a sound project. For blind children ages 3-10 years to consult
I have a project for blind children 3-10 years old.
This project is about listening.
Because I have to provide information on various listening environment or other.
For example
As the blind child is ...
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Sound of racing cars passing by at different velocities
I'm currently trying to generate the sound of racing cars passing by at different velocities from this single sound of a racing car passing by at a certain velocity:
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One of my speakers won’t play high frequencies until volume is raised very high
My hifi has two speakers
The left speaker, when I start to play something (after having had the unit switched off for a while) will reproduce low and mid frequencies fine. It will not reproduce high ...
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can't figure out why my mic wont work right
if you guys can take a look at this video and give me any tips i have floureon bm 800 mic and a 48 v phantom power supply i have a feeling its my mic but i dont know any tips will help a whole lot ...
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bm800 mic no sound but static issue [duplicate]
I've got a Floureon condenser mic and cant figure out how to get it to rec my audio all it does is rec static i do not have a power supply with it so that might be the issue please help thanks
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Is there a sound quality difference between RCA (analog) and optical (digital) connections?
All other things being equal, if there's an option for connecting two components using RCA cabling or connecting the same two components using an optical cable, is there any reason to prefer one ...
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How do 7.1 VSS speakers know where the sound is coming from
While playing games like Call of Duty, 7.1 VSS headsets can really enable you to hear where enemy footsteps are coming from: left, right, above etc. How do the headset know where these footstep sounds ...
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The headphone works only when different levels for L/R are set [closed]
My headphones suddenly became strange- the voice was pure.
I solved the problem, setting the L/R levels 40/60. That's to say, the voice is OK only on different L/R levels.
I can configure it on my ...
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External sound card recommendations for Etymotic research ER-4pt earphone?
Which is the best external sound card should I use for 'Etymotic research ER-4pt earphone' to get awesome sound from my Laptop with Linux OS.
Any thoughts on dragonfly black v1.5 or anything else ...
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Recreating a Sound in Serum
I tried to recreate the sound in Virtual Riot - Komputermusik that is in beginning of the first drop (first 5-6 seconds of the first drop) which sounds like a robotic sound. I was pretty sure it was a ...
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Source localization on a laptop
I have been trying to achieve sound source localization for a long time with two mics using the ITD method and have gone through various articles on the net.
I want to know if its possible to ...
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How to fix a P2 connection?
I have a X-240 Logitech speaker system, like this one:
There is a subwoofer, a "control station" and two speakers. These two speakers are connected by a P2 male cable that connects in the Subwoofer ...
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Is this a piano?
do you know how can I recreate this? It seems a piano.
https://www.facebook.com/kygoofficial/videos/886958051367329/
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Podcast Audio glitch from Text Message
I record and edit a podcast for a friend. I use Garage band and Audition for recording editing. The last recording session I received a text message on my phone which was linked to my computer. From ...
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How can I recreate this sound?
can you help me recreating this? (The sound starts 0:06 - 0:13)
https://www.facebook.com/kygoofficial/videos/1455768857819576/
Here's another example (The sound starts 0:00 - 0:05)
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Which sound format converts to text in SoX?
The SoX command line program lists 85 sound formats.
I need one that converts WAV files to a text format, listing the amplitude values in numerical form, preferably as integers.
Which format does ...
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Sound Card Creating Mic Static
I am using a generic karaoke microphone with a C-Media Pci sound card (an older one). If I enable playback, (you can hear what your mic is recording) I hear copious amounts of static. I can find no ...
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help me find the sound effect
I hope you could help me, I'm trying to identify the name of the horn sounding sound effect used at 1:39 [
in that video.
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what is this sound effect?
I hope you could help me, I'm trying to identify the name of the sound effect used at 1:38 in that video.
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Foley Sounds for a swimming pool
Whats' the best way to make foley sound for a swimming pool at a uni without having to book out a actual pool for a whole day? Please help????
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Extract audio from mp4 container without re-encoding or command prompt?
How can you extract the audio file from an mp4 without re-encoding?
Mp4 videos are just containers that have video and audio.
In theory the audio file should be able to be extracted quickly in its ...
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Requesting tips - Sound/foley workshop without software
I would need some help with ideas for a workshop in sound design for beginners. I'm working at a game company and my boss overheard me talking about foley and decided he wants me to hold a fun ...
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My keyboard recordings sound tinny/low quality
I’ve recently started recording piano covers for Youtube. I use a USB and Audacity to record the audio. However, when I play it back on my computer it sounds more tinny or lower quality than my ...
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Conditional math (intersection) to join two audio tracks
I do not want the difference. I want the intersection of frequencies.
The problem:
I have two audio files. One of the files (A) contains the vocals and drums. The other file (B) contains the vocals ...
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Problems with xlr mic [closed]
So for about 2 months now i've owned a Audiotechnica AT2020, which has been working fine for the whole time i've owned it. It is hooked up to a Newer NW-100 power supply, and uses an xlr cable to get ...
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What does 100Hz 12dB per octave mean?
I have been trying to understand what 100Hz 12dB per octave means in a low pass filter. What does it really mean in full details? Any material can be of help.
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What is this effect called?
There is a type of effect in music which I would like to replicate when making music in Apple Garageband. It sounds as though the EQ is being played with causing the music to sound as though it is ...
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Difference in Hz when recording audio?
I'm trying to convert old cassette tapes to MP3 using a USB device through Audacity. I know very little about audio so I'm not interested in getting into all of the technical stuff but just wondering ...
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How to make wood reverberate less?
I use a "inverted" drawer as a support for my mouse and keyboard, the problem is since it's hollow it reverberates a lot, any thumb on it can be heard from outside my room. What can I do or which ...
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How do I make my interface (or OS) output stereo with a mono mic that outputs on the left channel?
I have a Scarlett Solo interface and I'm using a Shure SM57 mic, plugged in the interface mic input with an XLR m-f cable. The interface is connected via USB to my PC.
When I record in a DAW like Pro ...
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Mic plugged in the guitar input does not work
I have a newly bought Scarlett Solo, in which I plugged an SM57 using an XLR to jack cable, in the guitar input. When I handle the mic, I see the LED from the gain knob lighting up, probably from ...
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How to add Decibels?
I have just started studying Audio Engineering and I have come across a section where I need to add decibel levels together.
I am aware that adding two decibel levels together will always give you ...
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Need help to understand the basic components of sound
I'm a software developer and I am trying to understand sound a bit better for a project I want to start working on.
Sorry if this is a bad place for this, if needed I can delete and repost elsewhere. ...
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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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Laptop external sound card
My laptop has a bad built in soundcard which is always cracking and popping when I listen to music or use protocols or anything.
So I was wondering if an external soundcard would fix this problem?
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MP4 file, Recorded on two seperate devices, One person to loud the other to soft
MP4 file, the sound for the video has been created with two different devices. One person was recorded by a mic connected to a video camera, the other was recorded on the laptop. Now when I play the ...
