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Can't get rid of this humming noise in recordings
I have a brand new Blue Yeti USB microphone on a shock mount attached to a boom - no vibration noise possibilities in this setup. I have tested this in a dead silent enclosed room using a Macbook Pro with the fans on the lowest RPM (basically off).…
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Power supply noise in cheap condenser mic: is this normal?
Wanting a microphone that picked up less noise and was more sensitive to soft sounds than the mic built into my laptop, I picked up the cheapest condenser mic I could find on Amazon, the Nady SPC-15 — in fact, I bought two as there was a special. It…
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Shotgun on boom or handheld?
What's the benefits of using your shotgun on a boom pole instead of just holding it in your hands? As I see many people use the boom from above, why isn't it better to position the microphone at mouth level with your bare hands?
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What does Foley mean?
We probably all know & use the word Foley but everyone seems to have a slightly different understanding of what it means.
From talking to other sound people & watching documentaries I've heard a few different definitions;
Just footsteps & clothing…
Haydn Payne
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How to amplify mans voice in a noisy recording?
There is a party and as usual people are grouped. We have 2 groups - in first there is a woman who is telling a story at the moment. In second, there is a man, telling interesting anecdote. We have 7 microphones in the room:
one is attached to mans…
genesiss
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Gang Vocal Recording Techniques
Up until recently, I've recorded all gang vocals with multiple passes with varying positions around a single omnidirectional microphone (Avantone CV12)... this has worked well, and with varying degrees of pan, reverb, compression, you get a very…
philwinkle
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USB mic vs. XLR, 3.5mm, or 1/4 inch connector
What are the advantages of having a USB mic over having a XLR, 3.5mm, or 1/4 inch connector? I.e. quality, price, portability. I am looking at recording sound for video and I'm not sure what type connector I should get. No matter what connection, I…
daviesgeek
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How far from traffic should you be to get a clean nature recording?
How far away must you go to get a clean recording? I'm planning on recording some nature ambiences and want to know what people's experiences are.
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How to sync playback control of Record and Reaper, without ReWire?
Is there a way to transmit the "play/stop/record/loop" commands to both DAWs so that they play in sync?
Because of Record's lack of MIDI-Out support AND not being able to take incoming audio from external sources while in ReWire mode, I'm trying to…
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How to sync midi to audio - Logic 8
I've annotated an audio file with the beat locations. Now I want to create a midi file that is synced with the audio.
The annotation is in xml format, but I can easily turn it into a csv or other format by writing a script to do so. I can also…
John Seales
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What are the pro's and con's of a MIDI interface compared to MIDI to USB cable?
Is there a reason why one would choose a MIDI interface instead of a simple MIDI to USB cable?
There's a tenfold price difference between the two and I don't know in what regard the interface would perform better compared to the cable.
My intended…
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Does Logic 9 solve the lost MIDI mapping problems that were present in Logic 8?
This is a follow up to this question I asked months ago. My MIDI mappings are still being lost even if I keep the Axiom turned on between sessions in Logic and it's maddening. It's a lot of work to rebuild them every session.
Apparently this is a…
Ian C.
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Creating MIDI Files - Explanation of time division in header chunk
I've been reading about MIDI file structure as I'm interested in writing an application that would read/write files in this format, but I'm a little confused about time divison in the header chunk.
My understanding is that this part is essentially…
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Patch Change with MainStage does not sync UltraBeat Patterns
I'm trying to use Apples Mainstage for Live-Performances. And because I have no drummer I am using UltraBeat as a Drum-Sequencer (or drum machine).
Following Situation:
In MainStage I created a "concert" which consists out of "songs". IN this songs…
John Doe Smith
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Do Logic Pro X Track Stacks play poorly with Smart Controls?
New to Logic Pro X 10.0.4 here. I think I'm missing something, because I feel like Logic is messing with me when I try to use Smart Controls together with Track Stacks.
The way I can think to explain it is by example.
Setup:
Create a new Software…
Chris