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I'm a B2B Messaging developer. This involves Java, C,network protocols, databases and (for my sins) WebMethods.


Dec
31
comment How to reproduce any sound
@guidot yep, fixed. It throws out the sums in the comment above, but we can all work around that I guess.
Dec
28
comment How to reproduce any sound
Also I'm not sure what you mean by '4b/s at 44,100x/s'. You can work out the size of a 3 minute song as 44,100 samples per second * 24 bits per sample * 180 seconds = 22.71 megabytes
Dec
28
comment How to reproduce any sound
@DrMayhem I edited to replace 'toggle' with 'adjust'. Dave C - 'toggle' usually refers to parameters with only two possible values.
Dec
28
comment How to reproduce any sound
@DaveC combining sounds is just a matter of adding the waveforms to each other.
Dec
27
comment How to reproduce any sound
@DaveC No, you've misunderstood. I've added some more to explain more about frequency. You've also made incorrect assumptions about compression - but audio compression is off topic on this practice and performance site, so I suggest you look for info on that elsewhere.
Jan
23
comment Effects LEDs are uncomfortably bright - can they be dimmed? (Boss ME-70)
Good point about gigs where you need the lights. I saw Beardyman play a festival in bright sunshine, in which he had huge problems because he couldn't see the LEDs on his Loopstation.
Jan
17
comment Is it normal for audio recorded in a particular sampling rate to have distortions when transcoded into another sampling rate?
A consequence of aliasing, not a consequence of dithering. Dithering is a strategy to reduce aliasing artefacts.
Jan
16
comment Power supply noise in cheap condenser mic: is this normal?
You would need to push/pull the "just the noise" recording until it was exactly out of phase with the "signal" recording, and then it would only work if the interference repeated regularly.
Jan
12
comment Hardware requirements for multiple TV channels (cable TV) digitization
You don't need 250 tuners. Just a tuner per multiplex. One frequency; several channels.
Jan
12
comment garageband splice 10 second clips
also if you fiddle about with the right hand pane in Garageband, I think there's a media browser, which might give you access to iTunes content. Why you can't just drag from iTunes to Garageband, I don't know.
Jan
12
comment Creating a classic ska sound
Thanks. I hear some fuzzy resonance on the higher horns and vocals. My synaesthetic side wants to say it "blooms", like a bloom filter on a photograph. Any idea where that comes from / how to replicate?
Jan
11
comment What's the minimum I need to make a (nice) recording of my guitar on my computer?
Explaining these terms would turn a 600 word answer into a 6000 word answer. All of them have Wikipedia entries that give the depth of detail you need in the first paragraph. To get a (nice) recording of your guitar, you need to understand these terms. It's worth 30 minutes reading.
Jan
11
comment Creating a classic ska sound
Drums are a whole 'nother problem; but let's put them aside for the purposes of this question.
Jan
10
comment How to recognize if Auto-Tune has been used in a recording? Is it needed?
I was bothered by the obvious autotune in Glee -- but someone pointed out to me that it's a joke, and they were right.
Jan
10
comment How to recognize if Auto-Tune has been used in a recording? Is it needed?
@BlueRaja-DannyPflughoeft but singing isn't a competitive sport.
Jan
10
comment Tips to make a stopmotion walk
To reduce blur in video, use brighter light. The camera will compensate by taking shorter exposures each frame. If you have manual controls, make the aperture as open as it'll go.
Nov
30
comment How can I make an actor cry?
Kick 'em in the nuts ;)