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How do I tell OS X that an arbitrary controller is a MIDI device?
I own a Novation Twitch, and Novation has released a "MIDI Programming guide". Tonight, I've been working on some Quartz Composer based visualizations, and naturally I wanted to add a component of customization based off some suitable hardware I…
VxJasonxV
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Acoustic guitar sound of Dylan MTV unplugged
I really like the sound of the acoustic rhythm guitars on the Dylan MTV unplugged album. I am not sure how to describe the sound, so here is a short sample:
Short sample of Dylan MTV unplugged (John Brown)
I was wondering if anyone has any…
Elian Ebbing
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avconv screen recording to FLV, audio drifts out of sync
I've been using avconv to capture my screen and audio input and stream live to twitch.tv, but the audio is always about a second or two behind the video. This doesn't seem to be an issue on the remote end, as I get the same result saving to a local…
Rena
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Heavy Metal Vocal Equipment and Processing?
I'm in an upstart metal band and, currently, we have little recording equipment. Because I work in video production, I have some audio software on my computer for the occasions that I need it (Cakewalk Sonar & Reason), so I am the one who will be…
Kayle
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Cubase Metronome silent
I've just bought Cubase 6 and installed it today. Managed to get my instruments coming out fine but for some reason the click sound is just not working.
I'm enabling click and count in on the transport bar but hearing nothing. Please help me.
I'm…
bensynthpop
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Playing a channel whilst recording another in Sound Forge
Basically, I'm doing some recording in sound forge pro 10. I have 4 channels, 2 of which have the backing track on and the other 2 are to be recorded on. Is there any way that I can play the backing track whilst I am recording to the other 2…
ThePower
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Is it common to have problems when recording audio on a computer as opposed to a multi-track recorder?
I'm going to be recording a podcast and I'm trying to decide if I need to buy a multi-track recorder, or if I can get away with recording to my laptop (via an audio interface). I've noticed some comments here and there alluding to problems when…
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Determining streaming container format
I'm completely new to video/audio formats, containers, and protocols. However, I have to figure out how to decode a bitstream that contains audio and video. I do not know the transport protocol, container format, or codecs used -- but I have been…
Jay
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Simple free program to add audio to video?
I am looking for a small free tool that will allow me to add some audio to my video. Windows movie maker doesn't seem to work well from some reason.
Any recommendations?
vondip
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How to record yelling?
I'm working on an audio drama and there are some scenes involving yelling. How do I capture this without distortion but also without it sounding like it's being recorded from a distance?
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How to improve recording signal quality/reduce noise?
I have an electric keyboard which has pretty good-sounding output. It has two headphone jacks which provide the same output which sounds good with my headphones. I wanted to record the output so I got this male-to-male audio cable and connected one…
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Record a live show on 6 tracks
I'm planning on recording a live show this weekend.
I have free subgroups I can route freely to.
Band is: Drums, Bass, Git, 2 Acoustic Gits, Keys
4 Backing Vocs, 2 Lead Vocs
I have 3 stereo FX returns: 1 drum Verb, 1 Verb for Vocals & Acc Git
(TC…
jan
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I want to connect my iPod using the headset jack to a portable PA system and am worried about phantom power
I have a Liberty 4500 portable PA system and a headset plug to male XLR adapter.
I am afraid the phantom power from the Liberty PA system will fry my iPod.
How can I prevent it from happening?
mike
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Software that actually produces instrument sounds
I'm a keyboardist (Yamaha PSR-2000), and recently, I've been wanting to replace my keyboard with a simple 'MIDI controller' keyboard connected to a PC, and have the PC produce the sounds. The reasons are basically:
The sound quality and realism is…
Fred
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Long audio recording solution
I need to record some audio for a very long time (possibly several weeks). Why you ask? a slight (incessant) next-door dog problem which I need to collect data for. I am looking for a lightweight recording program that can stream directly to a usb…
Mark