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Wireless mic problem: Amplitude sounds like it is "jittering" up and down by a few db
We are having a strange problem with our set of Audio Technica 1800 series wireless lavs.
It seems as though the amplitude of the sound is jittering up and down by a few db. It throws the dynamic of the vocal and makes it difficult to listen to. It…
SeanBlake
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How should I start recording my band?
For a while now I have been playing music with some of my friends. The style like a mix of Zepplin and The Strokes. Now we'd like to start recording, but I don't know how to go about things.
I bought a mixer, a drum mic kit, and a couple of…
GaronDom
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Speaker set-up for a projector
I am reconsidering buying external screen monitors to expand from my laptop and thinking more about buying a screen projector instead. What would be the best way to set up a speaker system from a projector viewpoint? I will be using this as both my…
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sync audio to multi-part avchd
I've recorded a 2 hour interview session, with external audio. My camcorder broke the video up into 2GB chungs (MTS files).
I'd like to sync up the audio with all the clips so I can easily use sections from any of them in the final cut/edit.
Is the…
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Not enough patches in my stage piano
I'm playing Synths for a production of Beauty and the Beast.
The Yamaha P155 Stage piano I have is great to play, but is missing many of the required patches.
I have a midi cable, mac running garageband and an amp/speaker setup.
Is there an easy…
jon
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Mono vs Stereo connections
I have an RCA stereo connector with a single 1/8 inch pin. I want to connect to a mixer with a 1/4 to 1/4 mono cable to either a mono channel or stereo channel and would like the best way to do it. Essentially, I need a 1/8 make adapter for one end…
Chris MacKay
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Merge audio and video in post-production
I have recorded a few video clips of a childrens' choir concert, using an OK external microphone to my Canon 5DII. Because the position of the camera wasn't really ideal for audio recording, I additionally used a digital audio recorder to record the…
Tim Pietzcker
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How to record several instruments with a Mac using minimal equipment
I have a band, but several players. Set up is as follows:
1 = Keys
2 = Acoustic
3 = Electric
4 = Bass
5 = Drums?
6 = Vocal Mic
However, this is literally everything. I have a Mac, with Garage band and I have Audacity. I expect that if I wanted to…
Josiah
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How can I invert the amplification of two tracks?
I'd like to know how to decrease the volume of one track (either automatically or manually) as the amplification of the second track increases.
So for example, if you're listening to a live radio broadcast of pre-recorded documentary, there will…
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How do below-freezing temperatures affect audio equipment?
I now have an attic to use for studio space. We've spent some time taping down noisy windows and sweeping and vacuuming, putting some pieces of carpet down, and we did some sound checks today. While this isn't a perfect space, it's acoustically…
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Can CSound or SuperCollider be used to make softsynths?
Can I use these two or something else to generate waveform of sound and then use it as soft synth or generate soundfont?
oneat
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What is a stereo pair of samples called?
I'm a part of a development team working on an audio processing application. We have the silliest problem that's already caused us some trouble coding. We work with stereo audio signals, and when someone says sample (as in 44100 samples per second),…
Phonon
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Garageband export volume issue
Alright, so I have Garageband and Soundbooth. I am composing sounds for a video game in Garageband and have an explosion in the project. I have the volume so that when I play it in Garageband it plays perfectly. Now when I export it, it becomes too…
danegraphics
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Saving modified MIDI patch information within track data itself
I'm new to software sequencing and am currently evaluating Sonar X2 to control an external module (Roland MC-909) via MIDI.
What I would like is to be able to save any modification I make to the patches (such as ADSR, cutoff, resonance ..) within…
lostsource
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What's the difference between a vocoder and a harmonizer?
As a follow-up to this question: https://video.stackexchange.com/questions/351/what-is-the-difference-between-autotune-and-a-vocoder, let's get into the nitty-gritty about vocoders and harmonizers.
For example, in Imogen Heap's famous Hide and Seek…
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