Software is used in digital computer systems - Hardware is a physical electronic device. I.e. You can have software installed on hardware. Use to indicate a preference for a software solution, i.e. computer-based.
Questions tagged [software]
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How do software algorithms to calculate BPM usually work?
Most music editing programs will tell you the BPM of a song, but how do they calculate it? Obviously they try to find some sort of constant pulse throughout the song, but:
how are they separate from other sounds? How is a 'beat' found in the…
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Linux digital recording — Audacity or Ardour?
We're evaluating options for a live recording setup in a church. Because the budget is tight, we're looking at running Linux with two Delta 1010's.
So far I've Audacity and Ardour. So far I'm leaning towards Ardour because it's got a more familiar…
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Free batch conversion from FLAC to Apple Lossless (ALAC)?
I am looking for a free tool that would allow me to convert large amounts of FLAC files to ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec) while preserving the meta information and optionally adding new information from CDDB or similar sources.
At this moment I'm…
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What production tools should we look at for a weekly podcast
Back in the day, right at the beginning, we had a podcast and we each recorded seperate audio through our mics and had our land-lines going as we are in different locations - then we emailed the audio files to each other and synched it together. …
user482
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When does playing 320 Kbps MP3 instead of FLAC matter?
I wonder when I should play FLAC instead of 320 Kbps: size of room, type of music, etc. I saw plenty of discussions about 320 Kbps MP3 vs. FLAC on Internet but none with reliable source. Are there any scientific studies (e.g. blind experiments) or…
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Is it possible to record directly to a computer's CD drive?
I'm working with a client who needs to minimize the time between when recording is done and when the finalized audio CD ejects from the drive.
All of the computer recording software I'm aware of will generate a file which can then be burned to an…
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How do song recognition services (like Shazam) work?
Seems kinda difficult to do that, especially when I am recording songs off the radio, using different hardware for both playing and recording (for example playing from a radio in the car and recording to a phone, or playing from phone and recording…
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Propellerhead Reason: Tutorials?
I just love the kind of electronic music that people create with Propellerhead's Reason. I just acquired the software but I find it very difficult to use (I'm not very experienced in producing music) and would love some easy step-by-step…
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Is there any Windows, Mac, or Unix software similar to LSDJ for writing "chiptunes"?
I am aware of LSDJ and have tried to use it via various GameBoy emulators, but I find the interface to be incredibly clunky and am wondering if anyone has seen a suite of software that takes better advantage of the keyboard and/or mouse interfaces…
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Free, newbie-friendly tracker software?
I'm a complete music newbie.
I'd like to create some music for small, totally aficionado videogames.
My sound requirements are:
Small file size (less than an mp3 or ogg)
Playable via libmodplug (list of supported file formats on that link)
I don't…
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TAPESTREA: Exciting tools, anyone using this software?
TAPESTREA : Techniques And Paradigms for Expressive Synthesis, Transformation,
and Rendering of Environmental Audio
I found this software a year or so back, and have a little bit of success with it.
Has anyone been using this that has work they…
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CD Ripping Metadata Software for SFX database
We are redoing our SFX server. We use netmix pro along with netmix server on mac leopard and snow leopard.
I was wondering if there was a good CD ripping software that can tag the regions with its metadata.
I know soundminer has a ripper, however…
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How do I isolate parts of a song according to pan position?
Suppose I have an mp3 of a song. That is, I have a final mixdown; I don't have access to the constituent tracks.
Now, suppose I want to isolate parts of this song according to pan position. For example, I want to isolate something that's mixed hard…
Peter Skirko
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What's the best software for DJing and mixing?
I've seen Mixxx seems to be one of the few that's not proprietary, but I'm having a hard time choosing what to at least start out with What choice are there? What are some of their strengths and weaknesses?
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How to create music throughly inside computer, without using live instrument sounds? What do I need?
I have some themes, and I'd like to expand them and make some songs out of them. However, I can't afford studios and players and I'm just an ordinary guitar player. I'd like to create music totally inside computer. Is it possible? What do I need?
I…
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