Digital Audio Workstation: a software based tool used in audio recording.
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What does the term quantization refer to?
Many DAWs have the option to "quantize" a set of notes. What does it do?
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Audio software with alternative user interfaces (e.g. not mimicking a mixer)
Most audio software mimics a "real" device; most notably, a mixing console. I find this makes things easy to learn and transfer, but is less optimal when using a mouse.
What audio software exists ...
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What is a good mastering chain to use in a DAW?
I realise that there is no one 'correct' answer to this (so maybe this can be marked community wiki), but as a hobbyist with a small home studio I would be interested to hear how others set up their ...
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Has anybody tried using GIT version control for session control of audio recordings?
Has anybody tried using GIT version control for session control of audio recordings?
I have used GIT in programming and it works very well, and is easy to use too. It works great for collaboration, ...
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Are outboard processors dead?
Do outboard processors such as compressors, reverb units, etc. have anything distinct advantages in any area today? I'm especially thinking of analog units because of the added D/A-A/D round-trip and ...
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Can someone explain 'phase' and related terminology in audio production?
I've looked a lot of places for info about this, and I've never found anything that was clear and satisfactory.
I've been working with various DAW software for awhile and I always run into 'invert ...
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Free Music for DAW Practice
I'm wondering if there are sites there with Creative Commons (or similar) music that is not already mixed down as an MP3, but rather with all the individual files (instruments, vocals, etc.) intact to ...
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Keeping multitrack files online
I'm in the middle or recording an album, and my bandmate is in the next county. I'm currently using box.net to share mixes with him, but I have no easy way of sharing the multitrack files.
I've got ...
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VST Issue with REAPER and Superior Drummer
I've installed Superior Drummer and REAPER; but when I go to click on "Insert virtual instrument on new track", Superior Drummer isn't available. Am I missing a step?
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Is it worth supporting VST3?
I'm writing a specialized plugin host which currently supports VST2.4 plugins only. When I have a bit of time, I will also include support for AudioUnits on the Mac and LADSPA on Linux.
As one of the ...
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Doubling a track
I was reading an article about recording a guitar and the guy was recommending doubling the track by actually recording it twice. I realize that this thickens up the sound which is good but is playing ...
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Easy to use open source DAW?
I'm considering creating some instrumental music. I don't care about connecting external stuff (keyboard, mic, ...), so I only require something I'll control with only a keyboard and a mouse. Is there ...
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Do any of the popular DAWs allow you to insert a “pause” into a project.
Do any of the popular DAWs allow you to insert a "pause" into a project.
So for example, I click "play" at the beginning of a file, and the DAW plays back the audio until it comes to a "pause" marker ...
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Totally confused with the plethora of different electronic music production hardware; any way to work out what they do?
I play some musical instruments and want to begin electronic music. I have read and understood the concept of MIDI being a format for representing sound and time.
Now when presented with a DAW, and ...
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Going about creating a new song in a DAW?
This is a question for the users who write music in a DAW; what is your process for starting a new song? Do you have an idea of what the song sounds like and go from there? Or do you mess around with ...
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Which DAW, when rewired with Record / Reason, is better on system performance?
In general, I try to stick to Propellerhead Record / Reason to produce music. But now that I am investing in more natural-sounding external Sound Sample libraries (namely NI's Session Strings Pro and ...
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Sequencer/DAW with a decent Notation/Score Editor?
Many DAWs/music production softwares (Reaper, FL Studio ...) rely on piano-roll to edit midi tracks.
Are there nice sequencers/daws with very good notation/score editor (along with VSTi/plugin ...
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Generating massive-sounding duplicated noises
I'm using SONAR 5 Producer (I know, it's old.) to record/mix/master my recording. What I'm looking to do is with certain sounds, I'd like to create the effect of having hundreds of instruments without ...
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Why is learning how to use DAWs appear more difficult than Video editing programs?
Between some friends and me, we are finding it evidently more difficult to learn how to use DAWs than to use video editing programs like Sony Vegas and Premier. We are trying Roland CakeWalk Sonar 8, ...
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Pro Tools Freeware Replacment
Many people believe Pro Tools to be the standard in high end audio production. Can anyone recommend a free replacement that has as many of the essential features of Pro Tools as possible? I ...
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Is there a way to graphically analyze frequency of samples/instruments in Renoise?
There's a master spectrum view but is there a way to use some static graphical representation of the frequency spectrum to adjust the different samples/instruments?
Something to make it easier to ...
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want to find a program or other sources that can help me find subliminal recordings in my custom cd's
I have purchased custom subliminal cd's and I have using them for over 3 months now and I am not sure if the message I wanted on it is even on there or what message is on there and or even if there ...
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Which DAW is this?
I saw this from a screenshot on a youtube video. Please help me find out which DAW this is.
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Compact desk for daw and music composition?
We're finding that the desk for our daw, plus the keyboard to the side of it (Yamaha P-140) is getting to be a bit much for our space. Ideally we'd like the the computer and keyboard to share the same ...
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Smooth volume reduction of music between pieces of speech with Sound Forge
In some audio file containing music and speech, I need to remove music (volume reduction say 90%) between each piece of speech. But when volume is instantaneously reduced from 100% to 10% for start of ...
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Digital Performer - Copying Between Projects
Is it possible to export an entire chunk/sequence from one Digital Performer project file and import it into another?
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Daw software that understand about notes and chords
This question is very specific.
Is there any daw software with loops with the functionality of changing the tracks notes accordingly to a chosen chord?
For example, I add a loop and then change the ...
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Sonar LE freezes when using MME (32-bit) driver mode
A few days ago I started having problems with Sonar in MME driver mode. Basically it freezes when I try to execute the most trivial operations, such as arming a track for recording. It had worked fine ...
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Melodyne nightmare
Does anyone else started noticing weird "sampling" noises on Melodyne over last updates of RTAS version (running old - aka before DNA Melodyne - last updated and Protools 8 or 9). Problem is on both ...
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What books and resources can help me better understand my DAW?
For some years now I have been occasionally recording music. The DAW I have is an older version of Cakewalk Sonar (8.5 LE I think). I can already record MIDI tracks from my keyboards, edit and/or ...
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Final mix still quiet after maxing volume and compression
I'm using Sonar LE to record a station ID for a little online radio station experiment I'm trying to set up. I've learnt to use a compressor to increase the volume of individual tracks without peaking ...
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Which DAW can handle simultaneous editing of MIDI channels / instruments per tracks?
I'm looking for a list of DAWs that supports editing MIDI of multiple instruments in one single track.
For example, if I had a group of cellos playing slightly differently, I could separate them in ...
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How to Change the “BPM” of a recorded drum in DAW? is that possible?
This is weird because I did not know how to ask this question. Let's say I want to remix a song. I have pre-record of the drums I want to use and I loop them... they are fixed of course of BPM (This ...
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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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What advantages does a combined mixer/interface have over an interface and DAW software?
I'm creating a podcast and am wondering if I should buy a plain audio interface, or a mixer with a built-in multi-track interface -- like the MultiMix 8 USB 2.0.
I'm planning on mixing/mastering on ...
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Low level hiss, pop and squeal in basic sound studio set up
I have a basic studio setup which includes:
PC running cool edit pro
condenser mic
preamp
AD converter
studio monitors and headphones
That's it. I am having low level hiss, pop, and squeal in the ...
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Audio editing benchmark software
A while ago I used some software on my laptop to test the hardware limitations that might create bottlenecks in audio production, I've started using my desktop machine which should have more than ...
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software DAW comparison to hardware studio equipment
I am getting confused about the line of separation today with what a DAW can do and what it can't. Maybe it can do everything nowadays and more than the hardware, or just not as clean as hardware? It ...
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What Windows-based DAW can I use for sample arrangement?
I want to make music where I layer samples over one another. I don't just want these to be samples of notes--I have samples of drum breaks and guitar riffs that I'd like to sequence.
For example, ...
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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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Cubase don't recognize plugins
Today I opened Cubase 5 and it did not recognize most VST plugins that I have installed.
Even those who are part of projects already completed and saved and had used without problems.
The plugins are ...
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Which software should be installed in Ubuntu Studio to work with video game music and sounds?
I make music and sounds for video games.
Which software should I install on Ubuntu Studio for this purpose?
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Intel Core i3 Mobile Processors for DAW - should I get Sandy Bridge?
I'm looking at getting a new laptop to replace a Dell with a T7500 Core 2 Duo chip (2.2GHz).
According to this benchmark site, the Core i3's score almost double my current processor's score in the ...
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Porting audio from web browser to DAW [closed]
I would like to port my audio from flash videos playing in Chrome or Firefox to FL Studio so I can use the EQ and Compressor on the audio. Is this possible?
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Is there an equivalent to Audacity's noise reduction effect in other DAW?
I have tried with Ardour, Rosegarden and Traverso, so far all these DAW are better than Audacity but for one thing: they lack this functionality that lets me select a piece of noise as a sample and ...
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Route Sound From Programs Into DAW (Windows)
I'm wondering if there are (free) programs that can take an audio signal from a program (and only that program) and route it as a virtual audio input into my DAW. For example, I might want to send ...
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running two different versions of the same VST instrument at the same time
I've been trying to set up my DAWs (specifically Ableton and FL Studio) so that I could have two working versions of the same SoftSynth running at the same time. Specifically the ones I've been trying ...
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How do I mass convert mp3 to an open format without losing quality?
I have some mp3 files - stems from a track ready for remix. The originals in a non-lossy format are not available. I would like to open them in Ardour, on linux, but Ardour doesn't open mp3s, because ...
