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What is the best WAV encoding and why?
I assume that you export sound in order to import it somewhere else. This process has a lot of details and used to be done in the step called "mastering" in the old recording days. I'm no ...
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Does "converting" mp3 file two times, makes a difference?
Yes, there will be a difference. Mp3 is a lossy codec that deteriorates with every generation. It's bad practice to use mp3 (or lossy compression in general) at any stage where the audio may yet be ...
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Methods for decreasing exported .wav file size
WAV is a lossless raw format, so the short answer to your question is no.
The only way to reduce the filesize is to :
use a different export format, or
shorten the length of the project.
There are ...
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Ableton Live bypasses 3rd party plugins when exporting tracks to audio
After many headaches I finally found the answer: it has to do with a mismatch between global and export Sample Rate settings.
Here is how to fix the issue:
Go to Ableton Live's Preferences / Audio ...
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Export or save audio on Cubase 10.5
Based on Nuendo...
You should be able to do an Export -> Audio Mixdown which will allow you to select an output channel of a particular format (mono, stereo, whatever) to allow you to export the ...
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Can I use the 20-bit dither of the POW-r dither plugin when bouncing to a 24-bit target?
The idea of dithering is to enhance the signal, making the signal more accurate in the band of frequency we are the more sensitive. This doesn’t reduce the overall quantization noise, but shifts it ...
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What program should I use to export a MIDI/SF2 to a WAV?
FluidSynth does this fairly simply. The user manual describes the large list of options available to tailor operation, but to render a MIDI file to WAV the simplest command is:
fluidsynth <...
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How to export individual channels from Propellerhead Figure to DAW?
I'm fairly certain I know what the problem was now.
Figure will always export the current file, in whatever state it was last saved in. This means if you mute 2 of the 3 tracks and export, you will ...
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