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871 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Pro Tools Problems?
I'm making a Pro Tools “Community Wiki” on here since we seem to get a lot of Pro Tools related tech questions. It seems a bit unnecessary to clog this place up with tech issues where the info can be ...
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Live control of rewired application parameter using MIDI controller in Ableton
I am running Reason rewired through Ableton Live. I would like to be able to control one of the parameters of a Subtractor Synthesiser within Reason whilst rewire is active. The actual parameter is a ...
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DVDs with Original Theatrical Mix for Reference?
First time poster here: I've just begun to learn post-production sound, and I'm at the mixing stage for a short film that is going to be sent out to some festivals. I'm mixing in stereo at a decent ...
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What's does a typical workflow for a "Netflix series" or so look like?
I'm creating a quote to work on the sound postproduction for a series for Netflix. This is a Drama/Thriller 14 episode series, 45 mins each, with very few to none short action scenes, and I was ...
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Repair audio file without header
We recorded the audio of a rather long meeting of a couple of hours on a phone. Someone forgot to turn off sound recording at the end of the meeting, and the phone must have turned off due to low ...
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TC electronic g major 1 / sysex
I have a TC Electronic G Major gathering dust for quite some time now. The problem is that due to its heavy use over the years, a lot of knobs etc. are broken. But otherwise the unit works perfectly ...
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Help recreating a synthesized hit sound
Any pointers of recreating the sample at the beginning of this MDX composition with a synth(preferably Harmor or Massive):
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3FbCURTShmeM2F4QXE1SldmUjA&authuser=0
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How to configure Lexicon Omega as a main soundcard?
I bought the Lexicon Omega to use as my mixer (primary soundcard) with my PC running Windows 7.
At my desk, I need to use the Lexicon Omega as my primary soundcard to connect PC sound to my speakers, ...
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Logic Pro X jumps back when starting recording
In Logic, the main track view is suddenly jumping back to the beginning of the track (or clip?) when I hit record, even though record begins from later on project. If I enable the Auto-Follow it then ...
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How to bind midi input to a track in Logic Pro
I connected my Yamaha e-piano to my Mac and can jam to any software instrument in Logic Pro.
The piano always sends MIDI input to the currently selected track, which is convenient somehow. But as soon ...
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How do I make a recording of a group of people playing a tabletop rpg?
I'm in front of small challenge. I'll be recording group of 6 people playing tabletop RPG. They'll be all sitting at one table but game master (person who narrates thru game) will be hidden behind his ...
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Sound Design: any sound effects library with rolling ball bearing sounds?
Does anyone know of a sound effects pack or website that contains a decent set of rolling ball bearing/hardball (e.g marbles etc.) sounds? I'm specifically looking for a ball rolling along a small ...
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Managing comments in Ableton Live
Looking for a method to add and manage comments in my composition.
I'm familiar with adding a marker text, edit info view text, and insert text to lesson file techniques.
Tried quite many VST but ...
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Your sound library recommendations
Hey guys, searched the forum and noticed we still don´t have a thread that gathers up the very best from sound libraries to a single place accompanied by your recommendation and brief explanation why ...
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Audio delay (several minutes) solution
Trying to find a solution for an audio delay/buffer device (in the order of 10-15 minutes or so).
I have an analog audio source providing line level audio which I want to delay by a fixed amount (we'...
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Match tempo between two tracks with Logic Pro
I have a multitrack recording of a song which is a great take, but has no vocals. I have the vocal from a different day. Unfortunately, it's also at a slightly different tempo.
I have tried to use the ...
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What are the frequency dependent design components of microphones?
I would like to know what are the frequency limiting design factors and components in microphones? Why are some microphones able to detect sound up to 100kHz and others only 20kHz? I know that the ...
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How do I make the music in BeepBox sound like that in early 80's Nintendo arcade games such as Donkey Kong?
I've actually been trying to work this out for quite a while now, since I need to reproduce the type of music found in arcade Donkey Kong for my "Mario" fangame, essentially a primitive, arcade ...
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Possible ground loop when recording audio via phantom power into laptop through old audio interface
I recently attempted to start recording with my old audio interface (Audio Kontrol 1) in my new laptop (Windows 10), and got a horrible high-pitched metallic noise (specifically 3 distinct peaks ...
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Ogg metadata: cover art tag
I'm a software development and newbie in audio engineering topics. I ran Icecast audio stream server and would like to show cover art audio tag to website users. Stream format is Ogg. The problem is - ...
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Adobe Audition / Audacity: If I sum all the bins of a FFT (rectangular window), do I always get RMS Amplitude?
First I use Audacity to perform an FFT of an audio clip with a rectangular window. Then I sum all the FFT bin values. Since the FFT bins are expressed in dB, I perform the "decibel sum" like this:
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Recreating Iconic Electric Zaps
I am working on some electricity zaps for a spell and have always wondered how these iconic zap sounds were made. I own some quality newer electricity libraries, but none of them have this zap sound ...
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How would I route iPhone vocals into my DAW?
I have an iPhone 6s Plus with a cool vocal effect app. I also have a "Blue" condenser microphone, a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 audio interface, and I'm using Ableton as my DAW.
What adapters and/or ...
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Obscuring voice recordings
I'm trying to design a relatively simple (electronic) device for obscuring/jamming voice recordings with a laptop microphone. I've read that playing white noises in the background doesn't mask over ...
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Extend periods of silence in mp3 files
I have a bunch of mp3 files containing lots (about 300 per file) of small (0.5s to 3s long) snippets of audio separated by 1s of silence.
I want to edit these mp3 files (preferably losslessly) so ...
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Building an AES50 stage snake
Recently I had the opportunity to see how AES50 works in action with the Behringer X32 and two S16 digital snakes connected together with a Cat6 cable. I did a ton of research on AES50 and wasn't able ...
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How do I conform stereo offline proxies to original multitrack media?
I am currently working on a 10 minute short film. Here are the facts:
Original media is 6K RED footage.
Audio synced manually in Resolve 12.
No. of audio channels range from 2 to 6.
HD proxies ...
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help! sound devices mixpre + Fostex fr2le correct setup
hope somebody can clarify this doubt once and for all!
So, I have a fostex fr2-le and recently bought a sound devices mixpre. Not mix-pre D, but the first version. In order to take advantage from the ...
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Is it safe to use headphones with mono jacks into stereo jacks on a modern PC?
If I understand correctly, plugging a mono jack into a stereo socket would short the right channel of the stereo to the ground.
Yet most audio amplifiers have a short detection/protection circuit in ...
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Examples of Synthesized Sound Effects
This question was asked a few years back and I actually supplied one of the answers (Examples of subtractive analog synthesis in sound design). I'm looking to expand on this and want to know of any ...
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Favourite FREE sound design plug-ins?
Thought it'd be good to have a thread discussing everyones favourite free plug-ins that they use for sound design, everyone likes free. A useful resource for everyone!
To get the ball rolling for me ...
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"Thin" sounding mic
I recently bought a couple used shotgun mics (MKH415t and 815t) and for some reason the 415t is very "thin" sounding. I'm wondering if it's possible the some internals got fried with improper powering....
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Having volume issues when recording a podcast
When I'm recording a podcast with my two other co-hosts, lately the output sound has been fluctuating to loud and then very quiet levels seeminly randomly. We've replaced the mics and cords with no ...
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Condenser Mic - Constant white noise (hiss), can't get rid of it
I've been reading through the posts and learning a lot. Thank you all for sharing and helping!
I'm new to recording and I just set up my recording system to do voice overs and audio books.
Here is the ...
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Optimum protection (sound, power surges) for a small PA system
I work at a small events venue in Beijing, China, where I organise live concerts for audiences of 20 to 60 people generally. The music itself runs the gamut from quiet singing to small band ...
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Human sport sounds and vocalisations
I'm working on a project at the moment that requires some human sport sounds such as tennis grunts, footballers calling to each other, heavy panting, those kind of things. Any sporting vocalizations ...
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How can I create the sound of a ZipLine
I'm looking specifically to create the sound you hear when SWAT or military personnel zipline down buildings or from an aircraft (about 10 seconds in length).
What are some ways to emulate this, any ...
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How to export MIDI with foot controller in Acid Pro 7
I have a e-durm track recorded in MIDI in Acid Pro 7.
I want that track in another project.
I tried File->Export Midi but it is missing the "foot controller (hi hat)" envelope.
How do I include that ...
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Is there a way to crossfade multiple clips of one track in one click with Adobe Audition?
I've got a project which has some background music clips which I'd like to crossfade, I usually make it by taking each clip and dragging it into the previous one a little, but I have to be very ...
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Managing comments in Ableton Live
Looking for a method to add and manage comments in my composition.
I'm familiar with adding a marker text, edit info view text, and insert text to lesson file techniques.
Tried quite many VST but ...
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Piano hammer, i.e. how to get proper release sounds in Linux and the most compliant SF2 engine
I have Yamaha Clavinova Grand (198-Clavinova.sf2, sfArk) soundfont. It has hammer noise samples used as key release sounds. You can check it running Viena SoundFont Editor, in Windows or Linux via ...
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USB-MIDI controller freezes when used with live-drawing software "Tagtool"
I do live drawing performances with the "Tagtool" software (the old school version: http://www.tagtool.org/wp/). It is a piece of software that allows you to draw using a drawing tablet and ...
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How do LPC encoders work
I asked this question on the DSP forum and got a reasonable answer but the answer was very technical and was wondering whether someone could give me a more general idea of how it works. My ...
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Ableton's Push / Launchpad color choice
I'm using the Launchpad95 script for Novation's Launchpad. I highly recommend it. But i'm curious about one thing.
In the 'Combined Mode' section. Look at the diagram. the bottom left area is a 4x4 ...
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Audio within region randomly shifting out of sync in Logic Pro X
I've been editing a podcast in Logic Pro X and a really odd thing happened where I was trimming regions and then putting them together, and while the regions are cut where I cut them, the audio within ...
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How to unlink notes from each other?
I'm using Ableton Live 11.
I've used the piano roll to create a bass line, but even though notes are (seemingly) unlinked from each other, the sound is played continuously and only its pitch changes ...
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Do you treat "your own" first reflection points?
It's well known that you should treat the first reflection points in your studio- i.e. the surfaces that reflect sound directly from your speakers to your ears. My intuition says that you should also ...
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How is this granular, bubbly effect achieved?
What are some techniques that have been used to create the sounds at these timecodes?
The audio in question:
Timecodes:
0'04 to 0'05
1'48
2'07 (beneath the thunder -- is this the same?)
I'm referring ...
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Can't get my bass to sound like Trax BT's "RAWWW" bassline
The main bassline in this song, I'm pretty sure it's a sawtooth reese stacked with a kick, but I can't seem to get it to sound close or as nice.
It's the one at the very start of:
Any help on how to ...
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Using VST plugins without installing
I am using FL Studio as my DAW. I am currently running the problem of overflowing my computer with a lot of plugin installations. A lot of these installations cause operating system related issues and ...
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