Audio refers broadly to the information, be it acoustic or electronic, entering, traversing, or exiting some medium.
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3.5 mm vs RCA for home stereo (both unbalanced)
I have two home stereo amplifiers in different rooms. I tried connecting Zone 2 with (the other room) with 50 feet of RCA cable and noticed there was some noise (I live right next to an AM radio tower ...
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Setting up side-chain compression in Sonar
I want to configure side-chain compression in Sonar LE, but I don't know how to do it. I have two tracks: a voiceover and music. I want the music to duck while the voiceover is talking. I can ...
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Video Archiving Tool
I'm collecting some video and audio files.
I need a tool to create a searchable archive from them that will be able to store video /audio path, meta data (Name, Director, description,...) and tag ...
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Where can I find resources for self-learning of audio-video production concepts
My father has an audio-video production studio that I wanted to inherit. However, I majored in computer science and have no clue whatsoever about how audio and video production works. The problem here ...
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Soundcloud Dropbox linked to Ableton/Max4live
I want to build a self-generating audio installation with Ableton Live 8 & Max4Live which is fed by audio snippets via a constantly updating Soundcloud dropbox.
Basically, I want ...
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Microphone v Phone Line Levels during Interviews
I have a Behringer Xenyx 502 mixer.
My problem is the microphone levels are always much hotter than the phone line. Boosting the phone line isn't the problem as much as not overdriving the ...
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Headphones impedance and the SPL
The headphones A has an impedance of 32 Ohms.
The headphones B has an impedance of 250 Ohms.
Both of the headphones are similar by size.
Is it right that the headphones B will play quieter by ...
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How to beatmatch a section of a track using free software (on Windows) to create a ringtone?
To my amusement I haven't found any readily made ringtone of the song Cellular Phone by Dopplereffekt. I just want to make the main theme (about 3.5 sec.) to a cool ringtone but I don't know how to ...
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Camera mounted mic, off camera mic, or audio recorder?
I have a Canon 6D DSLR. It has a monaural microphone input, and a headphone out. So far the audio I've done with the internal mic have been terrible, including either AF noises, image stabilizer ...
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Recording Multi Channel Audio with Screen Capture
I wish to record 16 channels of analogue audio with 1 channel of video of desktop capture in perfect time sync.
I've tried using a CCTV DVR recording solution but the video proved too low quality for ...
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Can OS X audio preview loop or be replaced by a different playback system that supports looping?
I'm working with single cycle waveforms which don't seem to work with Preview. The stop/start is done before audio is produced. I'd like a tool that offers an improvement on the native playback. ...
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Minimal subtitle leading/lagging difference
Lets start with a theory. Lets say you create subtitles perfectly synchronized with an audio track. Yes, I dont care about hearing impaired people atm, so video track doesnt concern me right now. Then ...
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How tough is it to eliminate the background noises of this video?
As in the title, how tough is it to eliminate the background noises of this video?
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Status of Dirac Video, Speex audio, FLAC as tracks inside OGG container
Can someone update me with statuses of using Dirac Video, Speex Audio and FLAC inside OGG format? Are there support of desktop or mobile browsers?
Also how is OGG(OGV)? Does it well supported and has ...
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Apple Hardware have Digital Output - do I need to get a high end audio card?
I've been asked a question which has got me stumped. Apple hardware generally has digital output, so what would be the benefit of installing a high end audio card?
Thanks
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How can I convert the AAC audio in an MP4 from CBR to VBR?
I'm trying to get MP4 video files I have created in Corel VideoStudio to play on an XBox 360 via streaming from a NAS device.
In my question on gaming.stackexchange.com, it's come up, that perhaps ...
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'Future-proof' Live Audio Capture & Broadcast
I'm looking to implement some live audio broadcasting functionality within a Ruby on Rails site for a client and was hoping I could get some input from people who have tackled this type of thing ...
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How to find the playing time (length) of a .acc audio file accurately
I need to accurately find the playing time of .aac files. This time is needed to determine the length of a video cut. This is for a GNU/Linux Bash environment (a windows tool which works in wine ...
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Fixing desync in a large, long video file
I've got some moderately large, compressed video files (~2+ gigs, over an hour long) from a few Open Broadcaster Software streams to Twitch.tv. All output files (including the twitch archive's export) ...
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How to connect passive speakers and bass bins?
I have 2 x passive kam 1000w (250w RMS) speakers and a Peavy PV 2600 Power Amplifier. The amp is 900 Watts RMS per channel into 4 Ohms and 550 Watts RMS per channel into 8 Ohms.
I would like to ...
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Split audio into many files
I have an mp3 recording that spans many hours. It is just one big file. I would love to split it into dozens or hundreds of individual snippets.
I actually already some most of the time-stamps where ...
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Setting up Mixer Help
I need some help setting up my mixer. It is a Radioshack 4 Channel Mixer with effects. I have a speaker set, and the main speaker (Right) has input and output jacks (3.5mm)
My monitor also has input ...
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There is static when I export video where there is none in editing (premiere pro)
The problem is that when I export the video, there is static in the beginning of each clip, which goes away after a little while. It's very prominent when there are a lot of quick cuts. In the longer ...
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Audiotrack (for video) - workflow from Ableton Live to Adobe Premiere
I'm creating audio in Ableton Live that will be muxed with edited video footage in Adobe Premiere. The audio is everything from (Foley) effects to background music, and it must be in sync with events ...
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Strange corruption in optical/toslink audio from PS3
Please listen to this: http://nate.quandra.org/wtf.wav
It's me moving through the PS3 main menu and then playing part of a Bluray. You can hear that the clicking menu interface sound effect "hangs ...
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Is there a way to play an DVD movie and hear two audio languages? [closed]
I am a brazilian and I speak/listen to English, but my wife doesn't. So, I would like to watch DVD movies in English language in my bluetooth earphone while my wife would watch (listen) in dubbed ...
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Mixing voice and audio backing in Premier
I am looking to add a music backing to a video that I have recorded. When the person is speaking I would like the music track to be lower. When the person is not speaking, I would like the music ...
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Management: how to develop/deploy audio -material? Large -files, separated -files or some other solution?
I develop a large dev -file usually over 300MB easily. Then I categorize it and break it into parts (A) such as shouting, laughing, smiling and other descriptive things. This pieced material belongs ...
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Do I need an amplifier to listen to the signal audio coming from a DAC?
I'm planning to use a DAC (digital-analog converter) to convert signal from an optical/toslink connection (Apple TV) to my speakers with 3.5 analog jack.
I'm wondering if I need an amplifier or if I ...
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FCP 7 swap in externally edited audio track
In Final Cut Pro 7, I've edited together a scene, using the original audio recordings from the video files. However, after doing so, I realized that I needed to edit the audio using an external ...
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What is the best way to distribute an audio/video feed from a computer to TVs over existing indoor coax cable?
We have existing coax cable in our office building and we'd like to put displays in our lobby and some other rooms in the office (where there are existing coax jacks). We'd like these displays all ...
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Appropriate background music for a webapp screencast
I'm making a screencast tutorial of a webapp. It's primarily boring.
Can anyone recommend an appropriate soothing background music from the FCP audio content?
This will be my first time using Final ...
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Software for editing audio for video [closed]
Which software is best for editing the audio of a video?
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“Chiptunify” a wave file - possible?
I got several music in flac format (which I can convert around) but the thing is this: is there some sort of filter that can "alter" the sounds in some ways to make it sound like chip tunes?
For ...
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What options do I have for sharing a large audio project with several collaborators over the Internet?
I developed a soundtrack that is about 3 minutes long but it is massive, over 300MB in size. I'd like to share this project and collaborate with other users. However, revision control systems aimed at ...
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Audio conversion from optical audio to 3,5 analog jack
I need a DAC to convert from optical audio (coming from Apple TV) to a 3.5 analog jack.
I was thinking to buy something like this, but I'm wondering if:
1- can I easily find an adapter from 2 RCA ...
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Delete part of audio
How can I delete part of an audio file while there would be no distortion in mixing point of two other parts? Let's say two other parts (after and before deleted part) are mixed together smartly so ...
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Audio normalization tool based on a dynamic calculation of local maximum amplitude
Presumably most audio tools when regarding volume normalization, find the global maximum volume and normalizes the entire audio file based on that value, to avoid clipping.
It sounds very logical, ...
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Audio and Frames Not in Sync in RAM Preview
Asked this question before... having same problem.
When I go to the RAM preview of After Effects, the audio of the video will play on sync for a while, then will get screwy. Sometimes the audio will ...
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Cost-effective ways to start a home studio with Pro Tools?
What is the best way to purchase Pro tools and computer in order to run it? I am starting up in creating my own studio and based on your advice and other positive input from many other sources I want ...
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What Do I Need to Compose/Create/Mix Music Fully Digitally?
I want to write some music, maybe mix other songs as well. I want to be able to write up some melodies/harmonies, or lay down some beats and mix them to my heart's content, with different instruments ...
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how to remove sound clipping in existing record [duplicate]
I have an old record that has some clipping effect that happened during recording. This is a song, so i can't just cut out all frequencies probably ... is there any smarter way around to get rid of ...
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What is the optimal settings for KRK Rokit 5 Speakers? [closed]
I have a new pair of KRK Rokit 5 Speakers and I love them.. I haven't gotten to stretch their legs yet but they sound great so far.
I obviously want to get the most out of them and since they are for ...
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Audio effect: tune to a particular frequency
What software configuration or VST do you recommend for taking a realtime audio feed and "tune" it to a particular frequency (note)?
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Effective working at audio/video editing sessions (avoid fatigue making steady progress)
Background
I've just completed an editing project to produce video highlights of an awards evening for my local community radio station. It was a voluntary non-paid project and I'm very pleased the ...
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How should I do Chromakey -video-editing?
I have chromakey -video and I should add a background and audio to it but I am in very starting point. I tried to find an app for iPhone or iPad not finding any good or professional. My friend ...
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Why is after effects turning my Prores audio into white noise
I have some footage that I converted from red to prores444. I am able to view the converted mov in quicktime and the audio sounds fine. However, I when import it to Efter Effects, the audio previews ...
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Is it possible to access multiple audio tracks in AVI file in Adobe Premier CS5.5?
Is it possible to access multiple audio tracks in AVI file in Adobe Premier CS5.5?
I see only first track.
UPDATE
Please, don't doubt file has multiple audio tracks as I said.
This is the ...
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How to recognize deep from loud sounds?
I found a player at newgrounds.com time ago (cannot find it now, forgot the url, will comment if i find it) that has two pairs of speakers. The upper pair plays loud sounds or screamy sounds but the ...
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How do I make my AutoHybrid louder? (connected to my PA system)
I'm not an audio engineer, but I could sure use the help of one!
Recently I helped my church purchase a little box called an AutoHybrid by JK Audio. It basically takes a balanced line-level output ...
