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How to introduce automatic gain control over two mics using audio interface, DAW and a mixer
What you are looking for is a Dugan automixer. This can be acquired as either a hardware processing device, as software inside an existing hardware device such as a mixer, or as a VST plugin.
I ...
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How can I tell if a 1/4" female jack is balanced or unbalanced?
You could actually just 'guess' based on percentages/chance ;)
Line level is very, very rarely run over balanced line, so the safe bet is that it's not balanced.
For consumer-level equipment I'd ...
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Troubleshooting clipping
Those are not extra sweeps or clipping.
There is really no way to produce a pure sine wave out of a speaker so those extra lines are harmonics being produced by the speaker. Check out this PDF pg.8,12 ...
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Headphones splitter for audiointerface's line out
It is an amplified headphone distributor. Sweetwater.com has many. There is a cheap one for $30 but most are a $200-300 and up. If you get an inexpensive one, make sure it’s powered - otherwise it can ...
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Mic plugged in the guitar input does not work
I'm not sure who sold you that XLR to 1/4" cable, but it flat out isn't right. XLR is a balanced signal, which means it has 3 different conductors. The 1/4" connector it is adapting to only is a Tip/...
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Noise in usb audio interface?
This could be a variety of things but there are a few things you can do to trouble shoot.
Ensure that everything is plugged into the same outlet. In some cases crossed grounding can cause buzzing if ...
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What is the difference between DAC, Sound Card and AMP?
Strictly speaking a "DAC" is a "Digital to Analogue Converter" which is a specific and critical component of the audio processing chain that connects a digital audio processing system with your ...
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What is causing the 5.5 kHz noise in my recording setup
This is a broad sweep at the issue, some guesswork & experimentation required.
First of all, if you have an alternative DAC try it, no matter how basic, just to eliminate the simplest explanation....
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How can I tell if a 1/4" female jack is balanced or unbalanced?
Both outputs are unbalanced. What the manual means is that if you insert a plug into only the L/L+R output, the result is a mono mix of the left and right channels ("L+R"). If you insert a ...
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Individual headphone mixes from a mixer with only XLR outputs
XLR outputs are line outputs. You can use XLR to TRS Jack cables to connect the Qu-16 outputs to a headphone amplifier like the Headamp 8.
The Qu-16 can also be connected to personal mixers. Those ...
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Loud Whining Sound with Start/Stop of Audio
Old question, I know. Use an USB isolator like this:
Less than 10 dollars on aliexpress.
What it does:
Isolate ground (lift ground) on the USB connection with isolated DC/DC converter to eliminate ...
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Can an audio interface's gain control mute the input source?
Many people confuse two similar controls:
GAIN control adjusts the amount of amplification in the first stage of the microphone preamp. It is used to "normalize" the amount of signal coming from ...
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What is the difference between DAC, Sound Card and AMP?
I am looking for a hardware to plug-in the headphones. Please explain WHY you can't just plug them into the existing headphone jack on your device (Macbook?)
What is the difference between ... DAC A ...
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Mic plugged in the guitar input does not work
Plug your Microphone, using a XLR(Male)-XLR(Female) cable into the Microphone input.
It is the input with the little Microphone picture as shown here:
Using any other input will not work.
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Sending multiple audio signals out of one computer
If you are wanting to play separate, independent and uncorrelated music through several different channels, you would probably be better off using independent devices to play the music streams. ...
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How can I combine two sound sources in one sound device
I'm going to start by saying I recommend just not bothering with this, and instead putting your music file into your DAW. However if you really want to get this working, I've had success in the past ...
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Share your experiences with USB Audio Interfaces (Specifically Behringer and Steinberg)
Most USB devices use the standard USB audio device driver, as they all conform to the USB Audio standard. Behringer has a cohort of haters out there that spend all their time not making music and just ...
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Capturing 4 audio channels with exactly the same latency?
Well, I can't really say I am a hardware expert, but so far I have never met anyone having issues with inter-channel latency. I have worked on localization projects and everything seemed to work like ...
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Why is 3.5mm shaped the way it is?
I've seen both rounded and cone-section tips on 1/4" jacks. Both are compatible with the usual designs of the receptacle (which have a spring clip inside that fits the recess between the barrel and ...
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Very loud static and buzzing noise, Behringer UM2 Audio Interface + AT2020. Microphone not working
I had the same issues with my setup (The exact same as yours) and I think it's got to do with the type of USB port it is in. I would stay away from USB 3.0 ports. I unplugged only the USB connection ...
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Correct sequence/way to turn on and off audio equipment?
The correct way to power up a studio is to power on the interface first, then the computer. Monitors should be powered up last.
Interface should have power so that the correct protocols can be ...
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How do I simultaneously play audio on 35 speakers?
You randomly pick 9 of your 35 speakers you want to be able to "randomly" play something different. Don't tell your test subject which 9 you have chosen.You then connect the remaining 26 speakers to ...
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MXL 990 Mic, UR22-MKII sudden breakdown
You need a multimeter to measure the voltage and current.
I assume this XLR pin usage:
1 .. ground
2 .. positive
3 .. negative
If XLR pin usage is different in your setup you will need to switch ...
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Can I drive additional headphones from a Monitor Out of my audiointerface without damaging them?
Your headphones should be safe plugged into the monitor sockets but you're unlikely to hear much. The monitor sockets are intended to feed an amplifier or amplified speakers with a medium input ...
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How can I tell if a 1/4" female jack is balanced or unbalanced?
Yes, balanced outputs are scarce in digital pianos. They are typically available on advanced stage pianos (Kawai MP11SE, Roland RD2000…), but not with the Clavinova series.
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