A medium in which audio or video information is stored in binary format. Also, the process of transferring audio or video information to a digital storage medium.
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What is the difference between Analog and Digital sound when trying to verify the authenticity of the audio source
I am trying to find out if it is indeed possible to do real sound analysis on a digital source sound file, to determine for example, if the voice of someone in an audio file is the real one or only ...
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How do you use gain effectively?
Have read a few descriptions and understand basically what gain is, but I am quite the novice with audio work.
I've never heard gain or it's usage described by those who are really familiar with it ...
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Logic Node Alternatives
I am having a hard time finding definite answers to distributed computing in the sense that Logic Node does by default with other machines idling on the network.
Are there other technologies that ...
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In what units is a sample's amplitude value represented, and how it relates to the real world?
I'm new to digital audio signals and read about sampling rate on hydrogenaudio.
What this doesn't mention is how a single sample's value, ranging from -32768 to 32767 in a 16 bit, relates to any ...
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Process images and video using PC
I have been wondering for a while if we could connect a camera to a computer and let the computer do the processing, that way we would have access to things that the camera wouldn't be able to do ...
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Super low budget chat-show style webcast
Bit of a broad question here, but I'll try to be as specific as possible.
Basically there are a group of us talking about doing a round-table chat-show style webcast. Cracked.com's After Hours show ...
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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 ...
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What are or where to find SDI record start/stop ancillary packet specification for Sony, Red or Panasonic
SDI video coming out of cameras can trigger the video recorder to start and stop via ancillary packets usually contained in the HANC space. I've found the ARRI specification for this packet in their ...
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Is it possible to show the same person multiple times on live streaming?
Is it possible to show the same person multiple times on live transmission?
I'm referring to overlaying an existing video record over what's filmed live.
Do you know of any examples? Or it has to ...
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Windows 7 Line In Latency Issue
I'm running Windows 7 Pro 32-bit on my Dell Latitude 2100 netbook and I'm having an issue with the line in device/driver/functionality.
The device & driver are stock:
Driver Date: 7/13/2009
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How can I record my singing voice the way I hear it?
When I hear myself sing, which I only do in my car to and from work everyday now just to practice (which is about 2 hours total), I actually like the way my voice sounds. It is at least tolerable.
My ...
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FPS for the internet
HI I want to know how many FPS I should use for a video for the internet. I guess it depends on where I am going to show it? youtube, vimeo, etc?. if you can, please, give me a list of possibilities, ...
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Split-screen closed-circuit sports recording
We want to make recordings of high school hockey games for coach and player reviewing. However, getting a good shot of the entire rink with one camera is impossible. Using a student to record the ...
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Why is Audio and Video out of Sync during recording?
I make a 30 second recording using a webcam on a laptop. When I play the .avi file afterwards, the audio and video are out of step. The sound starts arriving about a second after it should do and gets ...
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If I shot a movie in 16:9 format in Ultra HD will the movie theatre play it? [closed]
Most films for cinema are not in 16:9 format. If I shot a movie in 16:9 format in Ultra HD, would there be any technical issue with getting it played in theatres?
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Problems with digital recording (is it the computer or the software?)
I am looking for good audio capture software that will record 24bit music with no problem. Last year I was using Audition CS5 and recording at 24/96, using PreSonus hardware, caused the software to ...
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Recording microphone input as a second input with Fraps
I do game commentaries with Fraps, and the biggest thing I miss from Camtasia (which isn't an option for many fullscreen applcations) is multiple audio tracks.
Using Fraps to record both system ...
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Is it possible to create a master quality recording of acoustic guitar/vocal with an iPad?
Will I be able to record master-quality (e.g., to submit for film-TV pitches at TAXI) recordings using my iPad? Also have a Zoom H2, have Shure SLR mics, can put the guitar in directly. Would like ...
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Can I use my original MBox at all with my Lion Mac?
I've got an original Digidesign MBox that I haven't used in a couple years. I just discovered that Avid has discontinued support for the original MBox.
I don't want to use ProTools; I just want to ...
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Keyboard CASIO CTK-5000 to PC Line In
I need to record whatever I am playing on my keyboard (CASIO CTK-5000) on my PC.
I've looked up the Web for a place I could buy a USB interface cable that would channel the output from the keyboard ...
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Screen Output to Projector and Another Computer Recording the Screen
I'll be recording some conference talks/tutorials in a couple of weeks and needed a way to capture the presenter screen without requiring them to install additional software on their machine. The ...
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Use Android smartphone to record sound
Would it be possible to use a smartphone (in my case a Nexus S) to record sound using an external microphone. I guess I could use an adaptor to connect the microphone to the audio jack and use the ...
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Audio from PA system to Camcorder
I've been asked to video tape a Q/A session with a speaker, and I plan to use my HD camcorder (http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-HDC-TM700K-Camcorder-Control-Internal/dp/B0035LD0EY).
The issue is that ...
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What equipment and software do I need?
I need to have two people on a phone call and record all the three voices -- mine and the voices of each of the other two guests -- on separate tracks. I could use the plain old telephone or Skype to ...
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what is an A/D converter? and a recommendation about it
So its an analog to digital converter that uses sampling and quantization? I understand all of that but it sounds to me like it would change the outputted sound. How exactly is this performed?
The ...
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Courtroom microphones for electronic audio recording of proceedings?
I have been doing a lot of research trying to determine which microphones would best suit my needs to record in a courtroom environment. Typically, I position microphones throughout the courtroom ...
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What specifications should I look for when buying a budget microphone?
For amateur purposes I might consider buying a budget microphone to record my vocals, as I have the thoughts that my current cheap home headset microphone won't suffice to get some quality.
What ...
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Remote Interview Recording Software
I have a user who would like to record interviews done remotely, e.g. via Skype, and we need a decent set of recording software to make this happen. I've done research, but the restrictions we have ...
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Audio Cassette to Digital Archiving: high-quality, complete hardware and software solution
I am a musician and I have around 100 audio cassette recordings of compositions I've done since I was a kid sitting in a box untouched for about 8 years and I am anxious to transfer and archive them ...
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Best way to output two streams, and add lower thirds keying to one stream?
We are looking to enhance our production with some lower thirds keying on our video.
We currently output a single HD stream and encode it in real time. This output doesn't have any keying because ...
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Burn a single HD video into a DVD without losing quality
I created a video (slideshow of 14.2MP photos and music) using Windows Live Movie Maker. The video's resolution is 1440x1080 and is as WMV with 840MB.
Now what I want is to burn that HD video (no ...
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Camera shake produces ripple-like effect
I'm using a Kodak Zi8 at the moment, but I've noticed this effect on other cameras. When a camera is moving it occasionally produces fun house mirror-style effects. It makes things appear to stretch ...
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What would you recommend me to record videos while playing Xbox360
I would like to record some videos while playing on the Xbox360. I've been looking around and I would prefer to not use the PC to record (a PCIe card, for example) and I've come across the following ...
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Video capture device for senior citizen
My father has a large collection of video tapes that he wants to transfer to digital format. He's brilliant, but getting up in age and I'm finding that he is having an increasingly harder time with ...
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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 to get line-level record-out on Behringer X2442-usb?
My band uses a Behringer X2442-usb. We have it wired-up thus:
Inputs going along 10 of the channels (1-8, 9 & 11 -- we don't use the stereo input capability of the higher channels.)
We use Aux ...
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Video Booth / Video Guest Book for Events
I am looking for a solution for windows/linux to create a video guest book for a wedding. The application would run on a netbook or a laptop with a front facing webcam. Basically, people should be ...
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Automated Commercial Recorder
I'm working on a project and one part of the project needs me to create an application that needs to record commercials from the TV shows.
Basically people skip commercials, but in my case I need to ...
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Recording Video From one PC to Another
I'm planning on recording PC screens in general, including gaming and videos.
I'm aware of screen capture software like FRAPS, Playclaw etc. and have tested them out, but the increased strain on my ...
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Improving audio quality of MIDI recording
I'm trying to connect my Yamaha Keyboard to my laptop through Midi to USB cable. But, I don't get a good result from that. One reason is that the sustaining is really awful, and another being the ...
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How do I record audio and video screen-capture for Tutorials on DAWs with ScreenFlow?
My question might be a bit too specific, but essentially I'm trying to create my own tutorial material of How-To's in Propellerhead Reason 6. I'm using ScreenFlow as my Screen-recording software.
So ...
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Can someone please explain to me what each bar of the equalizer means?
I mean I'm pretty new to sound engineering. Can somebody at least introduce me to what each bar on the equalizer of a music player stands for and how would they effect the quality and perception of ...
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What format do WAV files need to have to be imported into the Korg D3200 Digital Recording Studio
The title says it all...
What format do WAV files need to have to be imported into the Korg D3200 Digital Recording Studio?
I created 8 WAV files and burned them onto a CD so that I could import ...
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Weird Tempo Translation Between Digital Performer 7.24 and Reason 5
After researching the problem on line, it appears that Reason doesn't always do well with Digital-Performer-programmed tempo/meter changes when running in ReWire mode. It gets confused and ...
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First steps in time lapse
I've always been fascinated by time-lapse videos, and i wanted to give it a try.
I don't have much, just a Canon Digital IXUS970, which can record up to 4GB of video. (and i think this is enought to ...
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Getting rid of a lisp
I am recording a podcast for a radio show using WaveLab 6. I have a bit of a lisp, and so the sounds ess and shh seem to have a burst in volume and in pitch in the recording.
I was wondering if ...
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Why is there no signal above 11025 in my 44100 recording?
I'm analyzing an audio recording made on a newish MacBook Pro in Logic, using the internal mic. Looking at the spectrogram, there's nothing above 11025 Hz, which is disturbing— if it were, say, 15kHz ...
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Has my Guitar Rig 2 installation messed up Cubase 5?
So I upgraded from Cubase SX3 on XP Home to Cubase 5 on Windows 7. Groove Agent went in just fine. Then came Guitar Rig 2 and the mixer in Cubase won't load in any reasonable amount of time. Go make a ...
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How to create music throughly inside computer, without using live instrument sounds? What do I need?
I have some themes, and I'd like to expand them and make some songs out of them. However, I can't afford studios and players and I'm just an ordinary guitar player. I'd like to create music totally ...
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Recording a gaming console onto my computer from my TV
So I have a TV with two types of inputs. Composite (just mono), and coaxial - yes it's a pretty old TV. I play a video game that I want to record some matches of onto my laptop so I can edit the clips ...
