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Sox how to normalize volume of multiple audio files
Normalizing your audio probably won't have the desired effect that you're trying to achieve.
Probably what you want to do is load all your audio into a software application, where you can mix the ...
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Garbling and distorting voice with (or without) sox
I may be wrong but this sounds to me like a simple ring modulator.
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A quest to construct a bagpipe ensemble from one sound only
You're actually kind of hitting the laws of chaos theory.
One thousand pipers in a large space is chaotic [my feeling about bagpipes aside ;)
Each bagpipe has four simultaneous notes, three drones and ...
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How do I turn ordinary speech into something inaudible, in Adobe Audition? So it sounds a bit like mumble
Conversation can become indistinct due to several reasons:
It's quiet
There's much reflected sound (reverb) in the room
There are many voices talking at once
It's masked by a louder noise
Experiment ...
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How do I turn ordinary speech into something inaudible, in Adobe Audition? So it sounds a bit like mumble
I think that comprehensible speech consists of vowels and consonants put in some order. Killing one of the two will make something incomprehensible.
I would try to kill consonants to be more exact, ...
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What equipment and software do I need to make ricochets please?
If you're looking specifically to create your own ricochets, you could try glancing coins off brick or stone using a hand held catapult. Obviously you should take the necessary precautions not to ping ...
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Can I take "historical" sounds from non-fictional movies for my project?
If it's public domain then yes it would be ok, but I wouldn't trust copyright information people add as Youtube descriptions.
There are some public domain video archives that might have the kind of ...
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Creating the sound of a thousand legged monster! Ideas?
Right off the top of my head [& I'm not a foley artist, so you'd have to work out the details]
elements...
sharp points to feet - high transients
lots of legs - 'skittering'
rhythmic walk ...
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How do I make whispering in ear sound convincing?
I don't know if any of the following will work or not, but maybe worth an experiment.
Try a delay of about 1/2 of a millisecond, if you have the capability, between the two channels, of the mono ...
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What does the term "pumping" mean to define a techno track?
Pumping is a technical term which (for the most part) describes the compression technique used.
Having said that, many people mess up this term with various ways, others with sidechain bass ...
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How to make low-tech microphone sound effects?
Things
Tubes, straws, pipes and hoses
Cups
Put things in mouth (e.q. water or sweets... don't choke!)
Pillows
Balloons (scream all you can while pressing a balloon to the mouth)
Combs and paper, ...
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Basic pitch processing
What is causing this behavior?
The tick sound is caused by a discontinuity in the derivative of your signal, producing a noisy sound at this very moment.
How could (and should) I remove it?
To ...
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How to make SFX?
I assume that when you say "curly sounds" you're referring to the sounds of 0:30. You can make that sound by starting with a distorted and slightly chorused/phased Square wave. Next make an Envelope ...
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How to make a "Roar!" sound?
Your voice and any basic sound editor should be enough to produce a lion-like roar sound.
Get into the mood of acting like a monster. Imagine being really hungry and somebody trying to take your food ...
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Recreating A big taiko drum sound
I'm not sure this qualifies as a full answer, but maybe a starting point...
To really layer it up, you need to add variation to what is being recorded, so assuming you can get it a bit like a taiko ...
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Replicate a specific sound effect?
If I would approach it, I would go and try the following:
First of all, FM radio broadcasting has an upper limit of 15 KHz, and lower limit of 30 Hz. So cut all frequencies outside that scope to ...
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How to create a sci fi gun charging up sound effect
Well, when I think of a "charging" sound, I instantly think of something increasing. Level, pitch, both maybe.
I would have a sustained sound, slowly increasing in pitch, maybe an exponentially ...
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80s VHS tracking effect
A couple beautiful plugins for achieving this effect that are fun to even use in tandem for a richer warble:
https://www.xlnaudio.com/products/effect/rc-20_retro_color
http://www.psychicmodulation....
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Is it possible to record a short contained sound no longer than 60 milliseconds?
You can use any sound you like and at the length you want, if you use an simple audio editor like Audacity, or a more advanced solution that can offer MIDI/synths, and additional tracks like Pro Tools....
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Is it possible to record a short contained sound no longer than 60 milliseconds?
You're probably experiencing the joys of a non-zero crossing at the edit points. Sure, you can record a sound and then shorten it in a DAW, as Joel has mentioned, but you do need to make sure you put ...
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Processing clean audio to sound like degraded shortwave radio
Are you open to a paid solution that will save you a lot of time and last you a long time? Audio Ease Speakerphone has specific modules and presets that achieve what you're looking for, all in one ...
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What is a "forlorn"?
No, it isn't. Forlorn is a feeling. As a sound designer, you may need a sound which evokes a particular feeling. If Hans thinks that sound has a forlorn feeling, then he can name it what he likes. ...
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What distortions are present in this audio file?
It looks like two unbalanced signals have been added together by just joining the wires together. The + sides added have hit the power rail and become flattened. The - sides added have made an "...
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How to create the muffled sound effect like hearing through walls?
I'm a little late to the party, but I've used ProTools' 7-band EQ plugin for replicating sounds coming from inside of a building, and it sounds great. There are some other things I would do to adjust ...
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Sound Design: Creating The Sound of Life Around Death
There is no correct answer here, as is the case almost all of the time with questions about sound design. No rights, no wrongs, only different interpretations.
My interpretation of this particular ...
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Cleaning up a 'distorted' audio clip?
I think it would be better to find other sound effects...
Or, better yet, make them yourself.
Cleaning those sounds will probably be a lot of work for a non ideal result.
Additionally those sounds may ...
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What is this sound called?
The sound you're looking for might be the audio illusion called a Shepard Tone.
Depending how they are made, they are a tone that seems to be always rising or ...
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Meteor sound Design
I've always used things like jet engines and thunder from libraries and a mish mash of other odds and sods. Another trick I tried was to compress a sound until it distorts the converter, (you need to ...
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How to recreate the sustain pedal effect on a mp3 sound font?
Firstly you have to work out exactly what you want this function to do. If you press a "sustain" pedal on a keyboard it has a well known and defined function - on a piano, it prevents the dampers from ...
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