On this site, can refer to any of the various implements used in the production of audio and video. (In contrast to software)
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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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What advantages does an MPC-style device have that are not offered by a DAW?
It seems that the MPC-2000 had a long stranglehold on drum programmers and sample editors, but with the rise of DAWs (most notably I think was FL Studio around version 4), are they now obsolete? What ...
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Speakers to 3.5mm jack?
wasnt sure whether this was better-suited to the Electronics stackexchange. If so please could you migrate it there?
I have just moved into a much smaller flat and due to the size, I can't fit my ...
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Phone coupler with excellent isolation
For recording phone interviews, we have an Excalibur HC-1 phone coupler.
Trouble is, there isn't much isolation between send and receive. When doing interviews, if we send it audio, it comes back ...
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Acceptable hardware delay
I'm looking into purchasing some audio interface hardware. Gear that goes via firewire is my primary option, but I have a question about acceptable delay lengths.
What is the acceptable delay in live ...
