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 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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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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Why are all my recordings fuzzy and quiet!?
I originally thought I could just record my guitar using my laptop camera/mic, like I assumed many of the very-non-professional Youtubers I saw do. This (just the first part) was the result. I then ...
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Is it possible to record directly to a computer's CD drive?
I'm working with a client who needs to minimize the time between when recording is done and when the finalized audio CD ejects from the drive.
All of the computer recording software I'm aware of will ...
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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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Linux digital recording - Audacity or Ardour?
We're evaluating options for a live recording setup in a church. Because the budget is tight, we're looking at running Linux with two Delta 1010's.
So far I've Audacity and Ardour. So far I'm leaning ...
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What is “latency” in a digital recording studio?
What is "Latancy" in a digital recording studio?
Do I need to be worried about it? What is an "acceptable" level of latency?
What's the best way of reducing latency?
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Can I record a sound frequency I can't hear and play it back so I can hear it?
Can I record a sound frequency I can't hear and play it back so I can hear it?
If yes, How?
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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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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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Is a MIDI-enabled keyboard and a Windows machine enough by itself to record piano music well?
(Apologies in advance if this is a vague question but it's probably my lack of understanding.)
One of my keyboards is a Yamaha S90 ES. The piano voices on this KB are very nice out of the box.
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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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Best Digital recorder for use as a ‘body pack’ + good field recorder?
I'm looking at getting something to use as a 'body pack' as opposed to using a wireless setup when using a lavalier microphone.
I've looked into Tascam DR-08 vs. Zoom H1 or other.
I found a ...
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Recording acoustic guitar with Zoom H4
I've been trying some recording of my acoustic with the H4. I was playing fingerstyle, so not as loud as when using a pick/plectrum. This recording was with the H4 on a tripod just next to my hand ...
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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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Should I ever use a bit depth less than 24 bits?
Pro Tools gives me the option of 16 bit or 24 bit. Is there a reason I shouldn't just always use 24-bit sessions to get the highest quality sound?
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Boost volume of track in GarageBand
I have a track in Garageband that is recorded at a very low volume. If I could I would go back and redo it, but I can't, so I just have to live with it.
So far, to boost the volume of this track, I ...
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Questions about simple single-track line-in recording
I'm trying to create a simple recording of my electronic keyboard. It has a 1/4" stereo output, and I've connected that into my computer's microphone/line-in jack. I only have a few questions:
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What equipment do I need to transfer audio from MiniDisc to hard disk?
I need to transfer some recordings made on MiniDisc to my MacBook computer.
My MiniDisc has an S/PDIF digital output, so I imagine I need to buy something that will connect to my computer via USB ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Converting SECAM VHS to a digital format
A project I am part of would ideally require to incorporate extract of several hour longs video interviews from the 1980s. They are on VHS video tape, Stereo SECAM (French system). I have (good) ...
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DIY Digital recording studio [closed]
I want to set up a small home studio. What should I be looking for in a digital recording system?
I'm most familiar with Windows on a PC, and have been eyeing off products like the Delta 1010LT
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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 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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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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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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looking for a program for mixing subliminals with music at automatic levels
I am looking for a PC Audio mixing program that automatically mixes to sources at the same levels (floodgate). What I mean is that I want to mix subliminal messages in my music for me and I want 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 added distortion when going from 24 bit to 16 bit?
I've read a lot here about added noise when going from 24 bit to 16 bit. I'd like to know why this exists.
When converting a 24 bit signal to a 16 bit signal, why can't we simply round the 24 bit ...
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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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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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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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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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How to mixdown in realtime in Adobe Audition
I have a multi-track setup with Adobe Audition and a Motu 828mk3. I currently have three tracks laid down. I want to mix those three tracks down into one track, but I need to constantly adjust the ...
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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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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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When I read “MPEG-4 AAC”, does this mean 'AAC', 'AAC+ Version 1', or 'AAC+ Version 2'?
I'm encoding .3gp videos.
Instructions say, under audio codec: "MPEG-4 AAC".
On audio settings, I can choose between "AAC", "AAC+ Version 1" and "AAC+ Version 2".
I'm lost. Can anyone enlighten me?
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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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How to record the sound of an acoustic guitar with a magnetic pickup?
I have a magnetic pickup... How can I use it to record the sound of a guitar to a laptop?
I was told magnetic pickups should not be directly connected to a laptop (and that might be true, because I ...
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Cubase 5 won't open projects with Guitar Rig after update 5.5.2
I'm running Windows 7 64-bit Ultimate and Cubase 5 64-bit. Been working like a charm.
Earlier this week I installed the update to 5.5.2. Afterwards, I noticed that when I created a new project and ...
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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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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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Periodic loss of clock over S/PDIF
I have two computers with M-Audio Audiophile 192 cards, and a Yamaha LS9-16. One computer's S/PDIF output is connected to the LS9 S/PDIF input. The LS9's S/PDIF output is connected to the other ...
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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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I have this acoustic guitar pickup. What is a good software for it?
I have bought this cheap (10$) guitar pickup for an acoustic guitar, which I have connected it to my laptop's 3.5mm microphone port:
Image of the pickup
This is for a 14 years old kid.
What program ...
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Should I purchase ART HeadAmp 6 PRO Headphone Amp with 6 Free Headphones for $199?
I need a headphone amp for my basement studio. I'm in two metal bands and I'm trying to move to electronic drums and headphones for all our instruments.
I saw this amp on both Guitar Center and ...
