Dr Mayhem

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Enthusiastic amateur - worked as a presales engineer for a Silicon Graphics company back in the day, so did a fair bit of animation with Alias Wavefront, then Maya.

Still do video editing on various platforms, as well as sound editing.

Sonar and Cubase are my preferred audio platforms.

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May 18	comment	Combining 2 Mono Microphones to 1 mono output with a 4 channel recorder in the middle Yeah, diodes clip in a very harsh way, which is why they are often used in simple fuzz circuits. You couldn't do it like this unfortunately.
May 10	comment	How to design retro videogame sound effects? Have a search on 8-bit sounds/music or chiptune music - you may find what you need there. The sounds were constrained by the hardware/software of the time, so using emulators of that setup will lead to the effects you describe.
May 7	comment	Sine wave frequencies Sami, while this might be interesting, I can't see how it is on topic for Audio and Video Production.
May 6	comment	Formula for the sound pressure of a pure tone Might be okay here, but might be better off over on Physics.SE
Apr 27	comment	What are the placards in this picture? It isn't an awkward viewing angle at all. It looks like the page is held vertically in front of you. That is why the monitor is also at the 45 degree angle.
Apr 22	comment	How can I make a section in a song sound like it's coming from an AM radio? The Vinyl plugin does not sound like radio static, and bitcrusher distortion does not sound like AM radio distortion, so this solution isn't going to work very well.
Apr 22	comment	What is a good mic in the $200 range for miking an acoustic guitar (for use with Apogee duet portable studio)? As Eugene says, this site isn't for shopping recommendations - you'd be better off listening to one of the comparison sites for that sort of thing.
Apr 19	comment	What is the difference between QX1622USB and QX1222USB I like your answer - it is more useful than mine. +1
Apr 19	comment	Control Ableton Tempo from MaxMSP thanks. updated.
Apr 17	comment	What is the difference between QX1622USB and QX1222USB Updated - again, if you read the spec it is all laid out in plain english
Apr 17	comment	What is the difference between QX1622USB and QX1222USB I have posted an answer, but to be honest, if you read those two technical spec pages, you would have all this information.
Apr 15	comment	What can I use to record a band with? To be honest, the tascam is fine too. My first recordings were done on a basic tascam 4 track which let you record up to two tracks at a time before mixing down to the other two - leaving you with not the best quality in the world after recording 12 separate tracks. But it was fine at that level for us.
Apr 15	comment	What can I use to record a band with? I'd second the MAudio kit for cheap but acceptable usage. There's no point going for anything much more expensive until you have learned from making your first album or two.
Apr 15	comment	Which software gets the fastest rendering times? I don't think this question works here, as any answer will change as updates are made to render code. Very localised, and you'd be best looking at benchmarking sites, if anyone does them.
Apr 9	comment	Blur whole text and then “unblur” part of it So what does currently happen? Can't get it right could mean a lot of things.
Apr 6	comment	Guitar Sounding Synth I'll add a bit on settings later once I check the names, but there are synths that can create noises from strings and sirens to robots and voices.
Apr 3	comment	How to create cue-sheet for long WAV file? Doesn't answer the question, but what I do in these situations is use Audacity or other tool to automatically split into individual songs.
Mar 28	comment	How do I audio record a meeting with 10 people in a room 10ftx10ft Minidisc is still a high quality recording medium, so I wouldn't worry about that aspect.
Mar 28	comment	Connect Line Level To Mic Level As Eugene said - what? Can you explain what you are trying to do.
Mar 27	comment	What is the optimal settings for KRK Rokit 5 Speakers? Unfortunately there is no single answer to this - it depends on your environment, the other studio kit, and on your own preferences. I would suggest playing with it until it sounds 'best' to you.