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How to make your voice sound like another persons voice? Is there any software that will make a voice of someone sound like a voice of someone else? A guy in my skype list claims he has a friend who works in "SoundDesign business" who has such a tool, and he doesn't want to tell me the name of that sofware. Any idea...	There is various ways to make your voice sound like other people, but the most interesting and most accurate way is called voice morphing where your voice is mapped out by letter and syllable to sound like another voice.
Wiring an XLR 1/4" jack combo wall box to a single cable (Neutrik ncj6fi-s) I purchased one of these sockets for my home studio and I need some advice wiring it up. I purchased a balanced cable XLR > 1/4" jack, cut the XLR end off and wired it up like this: I have limited inputs on my audio interface so now I want ...	The TN, RN, GN, refer to TIP NORMAL, RING NORMAL, GROUND NORMAL, which would have additional pinouts if they were available on the connector.
Both sound good - how to pick? We've added a Rode NTG3 to our Sennheiser ew100G3 to capture voice in video interviews. The both XLR into an H6. Previously the setup was H6 with the X/Y attachment + the ew100G3. Both recordings (Sennheiser + NTG3) sound great and can be used individually, BUT they also sound a tad di...	but if they work equally well, then your best bet is to pick the one you like the sound of better.
What would be the best "egg-carton" acoustic treatment method? We are working on treating one of our "studios" at school, which is used for video recordings. The reason behind this project is that it currently sounds like a bathroom. We have thus collected stacks of egg-cartons (I am actually quite aware of the limit...	The best, no budget method would be to find heavy materials, like thick curtains/drapes, foam or cushions and hang them on the walls(hang You can use acoustic panels for walls. When I was a teen working in a summer camp radio station, we used egg cartons on our studio walls and ceiling. Egg cartons won't do much of any...
Headphones for film recording and mastering (music) I need to buy a new headphone for film recording, but a good reference for editing and mastering music too. I have always used Beyer Dynamic DT100, very strong and closed, ideal for live recording, but lack of definitions in the low end. Any advice? I am looking a...	I would also absolutely recommend checking out the Sony line of professional monitoring headphones.
Sound on big festivals is sometimes horrible Can someone explain me what is wrong with the sound on big festivals these days?Everytime I stand in a festival hall/tent there is a lot of rumble, mainly from the bass, sometimes it gets better when I move to another place inside the tent. Is this problem fixable by the sou...	Try to place yourself at the point of the equilateral triangle that points out from the speaker, you should in general get the best sound experience:
Audio Programming for Games - General Questions I'm gearing up to start a degree in Computer Science. My goal is to take my audio/game industry knowledge, combine it with coding experience, and jump into Audio Programming for games a few years from now. I was wondering if any recruiters, programmers, or audio guys out...	Knowledge of audio editors (SoundForge, Audio Audition, Audacity etc.) and DAWs (ProTools, Logic, Cubase etc.) is most of the a time a well recieved plus Modern audio technique can also be useful like - using compression to duck sounds or convolution reverb and reflection for spaces can be useful
How to isolate certain voices in video? I have several home vids I took with my phone, in which there are multiple people talking as well as music in the background. Is there any way I can isolate certain voices? If it helps, the main conversation I want is from the focal point of the vid. <Q> Human voice, no matter ...	The common technique for isolating vocals from a song is phase inverting the background track to cancel it There is no way to do what you want. If the target conversation is the focal point, then it should be slightly louder than the rest(at certain frequencies), allowing you to use an expander or gate to emphasize thi...
How do I make my voice not echo in audacity? I record in a room were my voice echos and I need help so my voice does not echo My mic is a blue snowball and my recording software is audacity. <Q> Your best bet will be to treat the room you're recording in with absorptive materials to reduce the echo... <S> If you're at ...	The best solution would be a microphone isolation shield.
Bouncing clips out of Pro Tools I have a handheld recorder that i record sound effects, atmospheres and concerts with. The recorded files is imported into Pro Tools, and all the good parts of a recording is clipped out with fades.After clipping out the good parts, normalizing and adding some overall EQ/Limiting process...	What i did was cut out the good parts of the one recorded track, add some EQ and then choose "Render in place" with the following settings.
Are there any significant differences between using a dedicated audio interface and a field recorder with audio interface capabilities? Are there any significant differences between using a dedicated audio interface (Focusrite 2i2) and a comparable field recorder with audio interface capabilities (Zoom H4n) in a direct...	I think the biggest advantage to dedicated audio interfaces comes from having an array of inputs that can be recorded to their own tracks, and thus be able to record a whole band with everyone in their own channel. Both have excellent frequency response and very low distortion, but the ZH4n is built with better DAC's a...
Microphone preamplifier for live stereo recording I'm looking for a simple, compact, high quality but reasonably priced 2-channel microphone preamplifier. I will use the preamp with a stereo microphone with two phono connectors so the inputs need to be unbalanced - or can I use phono to XLR adapters? The output from th...	Behringer makes a rather nice dual mic preamp with built-in USB interface in the "U-Phoria UMC202HD Audiophile 2x2 USB Audio Interface with MIDAS Mic Preamplifiers, 24-Bit/192kHz Resolution"
Buzzing noise with Condenser Microphone + Phantom advice I'm using the Floureon® Condenser Microphone 3.5mm BM-800 Studio Recording Mic with the InnoGear® 48V Phantom Power Supply but I'm getting a buzzing noise in the background when I use the phantom power, and the only way I know to avoid that is to turn down th...	While the microphone is apparently fine with 48V, it does not need it.
Removing vocals using multiple versions of the same song I have 4 tracks that are exactly the same, except that each one has vocals in a different language. I know how to remove center-panned vocals, but is there any way to remove them that takes advantage of having multiple versions of the same track? <Q> If the diffe...	If the vocals are in different languages then no, there is nothing that can be done to cancel them out automatically.
How do I keep my guitar signal from clipping in logic pro x with UA Apollo Twin? Using a UA Apollo Twin with Logic Pro X, I cannot record guitar without it clipping. I've tried messing with input levels within Logic and UA Console, but then the signal is weak and quiet compared to Metronome which is very loud unless ...	If Electric, check the input gain on your amp.
Which format for radio station to choose in Shoutcast? In Shoutcast there is option to choose will radio station run mp3 or aac, and i am not sure which one is better option. Please recommend. What i read is that aac can provide same quality on lower kbps, but then wonder why is there an option to use mp3 at all ? <Q> ...	AAC can be better for spoken word and less complex audio where bandwidth is tight, but mp3 can give better reproduction of complex music, such as classical or heavy metal.
Can not remove hiss/hum Okay for quite some time now I have had a problem with hiss, or hum or whatever you want to call it. My father used to record the family in our home studio. Because of this he has many microphones which I have tried using. So when I play my drums in said studio, I record with two microphones. Bo...	Your camera most likely takes a line level signal into the Aux jack.
Microphone to pick voice of several people in a big room I usually do online Skype meetings with my team. On my side, it is only me, but on the other side, there are several people with different distances from the laptop (5m radius max). So far, we have been using the build in MacBook mic, which has very bad sound q...	Of course, another option would be to go with one or more microphones designed for conference calls, which would likely have a similar omnidirectional pickup pattern. I second Mike Rinehart's suggestion of the Blue Yeti.
How to deal with clipping in important data I am working on a research project and I was required to record a few seconds audio from a few volunteers in a studio. When I checked the recordings I realized the audio was clipped in important regions of the recording. Is there any way to recover the data? Also, can some...	The isotope RX restoration software has some de-clipping features - though any sound coming in at a greater volume that the clipping point threshold is not actually stored and will be digitally synthesised - the best solution would be to redo the recording session.
How can I convert large audio file .aiff to mp3? When I use GarageBand to record some audio, the audio files are too large (e.g.:1.86GB file size) and GarageBand won't export over 90 minutes long audio. Audacity cannot directly export to .mp3 file.I knew some people who recommended me Audacity to convert the audio file...	I like Switch - http://www.nch.com.au/switch/ Easy drag and drop, detailed conversion settings, and also you can use it for free.
How to create pads with alot of emotion in them? Examples are: Pad on the background two pads I was wondering what the basis is for these sounds. I dont exactly want to replicate them but knowing how this is constructed gives me chance to experiment a little bit on my blofeld. And it goes alot better when you ha...	To recreate it I would take a snare sample, cut the high with an enveloppe on a lowpass filter and send the whole thing into a reverb.
How to create trance/electro basslines? This bassline blows me away: It sounds to me like it's made of multiple parts, most notably a really heavy-sounding bass and a few higher synths that play shorter notes to accompany it. I'd imagine there is a lot of layering, even for just the heavy bass. How are sounds like ...	Usually those crunchy, dirty basses used in Electro or Dubstep are made using FM Synthesis (Frequency Modulation).
How to replicate this saturated drum sound? I have seen one video where someone was just importing the Joe Barresi SDX to Superior Drummer and was listening to it on his studio monitors and recording the camera. (I have reeled the video to the point of interest) I have found this sound extremely gritty and usable....	You could try routing a drum sub-mix out to a guitar amp to get a nice funky sound and mic that up to re-record it!
What VST do these kind of sounds come from? Ok, I'm trying to keep this as specific as I can. I'm trying to write New Age-y music. Channels on YouTube like Yellow Brick Cinema (all their sounds) and Mike Rowland (his backing, not piano) and Aeoliah all have lovely, soft, background-y pad sounds - but I can't f...	I was going to suggest a Kurzweil (PC3 for example)...
how to adjust audio level across multiple editors? Alright, so this is a tough one for me to word in a google search, and I'm somewhat new to audio engineering. A video was shot, not by me, and the audio was monitored, also not by me. I edited the video and then it was sent to YouTube, the viewers are complaining of l...	You need to be able to edit the audio in an audio editor.
Extracting human vocals from really damaged audio? My friend received an audio clip from a family member he is concerned about, but the clip is very low quality. He asked me to help clean it up, but I only have a little experience with digital audio. I'm worried that there is not enough information on the clip to ext...	Izotope RX is a good tool for audio restoration, but there are other very good tools out there as well
How do i make a good stabbing sound? It's a person being stabbed. I have recorded some watermelon being stabbed but it needs more oomph. <Q> -Knife stabbed to soil -Crowbar hitting soil <S> -Slush stomp impact -Different fruit/vegetable slashing and stabbing <S> sounds <S> Ground hitting and slush sounds are espe...	This depends a lot what you are trying to archieve with sound (is it supposed to imply power, violence, is it stealthy, do you want to emphasize the weapon used etc), but here are some elements I've used Attack/impact: -Short clip of metal scratching to metal sound.
Replicate a specific sound effect? I am trying to replicate a radio sound effect, however, I have been struggling for a few hours and I wasn't able to do it just right. I am trying to replicate the "all by myself" section of this video. I am working in Audacity. My plan was to use equalizer to cut out some freque...	My approach (fast version) would be to use an amp-simulation-VST like Voxengo Boogex (which is a great free plugin) & to use the internal EQ settings (cutting the frequencies outside that well described scope above :) ).
Matching EQs - advice on EQing ADR I'm working on a 5.1 feature and the whole film was redubbed with dubbing artists and original cast of the film(usual practice in China). My client showed me another movie mixed in another studio. That movie was also redubbed. He claimed that both recordings were from the same recordi...	I might be wrong but it looks like the samples you provided are identical.
How can I variably playback sounds randomly? How could I play back a library of background sounds with variably random volume and time in between repetitions? I know I can manually create the same result with an MTE but I suspect there's software that will be able to achieve this goal. Manually constructed MTE Exampl...	It is a relatively simple matter to use a Random function to come up with a range of volumes and timing intervals.
Which inexpensive device can record 8 channels (tracks) simultaneously? I'm looking for portable recording device that can record 4 pairs of left\right channels, total 8. I found one that suits me, Zoom F8, but it is very expensive and almost not portable. <Q> I think you're asking too much here. <S> The Zoom F8 is pr...	I'm afraid that you're probably not going to find anything much cheaper than a Zoom F8 if you're looking for an 8-channel field recorder.
for field recording(nature/wildlife) use Mono or Stereo XRL- NGT2 into Tascam DR-100mkii? Want to start off on the right foot, i am a beginner when it comes to field recording, more interested in environmental, natural, wildlife sounds as well as construction sites, trains, busy street corners--- Is mono best for dialo...	You need a stereo mic for ambience. It makes no sense to record mono, unless it's fill sound.
What's the right (low cost) equipment for a two-person in-person interview setup? I work at a non-profit that wants to do some two-person "Story Corps" type interviews, where two of our employees will take turns interviewing each other about their work. I expect about a dozen interviews, and then we likely won't use an...	Use headphones (or earbuds) to listen to what the microphone is actually picking up. Take a look at one of the pre-packaged solutions designed specifically for your requirements.
How to create these punch SFX? Punch Sample Hi all, the attached link is a clip extracted from Captain America Blu-ray. That is the first fight scene, and all the punch SFX are placed at Center channel only, there is no LFE. The SFX have punchy and nice 60-80HZ range. I always wonder how to create this kind of punch S...	Punch sounds are made from layers of different frequency transient sounds.
Mic compatibility with Canon VIXIA camcorder? What types of microphones are compatible with the Canon VIXIA HF R700 camcorder? All Canon's documentation states is Microphone Terminal 3.5mm diameter stereo mini-jack ... which lead me to believe that I wouldn't have any trouble. Ideally, I need a conference table mic,...	You have to have a mic that has a battery in it, probably a AA battery.
should I ground the mixer? I have a mackie mix8 mixer, which comes with a cheap power supplythat generates a loud hum (at least I think so -- I don't have a differentpower supply at the moment to verify) I noticed that if I connect the mixer to the ground (for example bytouching the outside ring of microphone out with...	Assuming you have checked basic things such as making sure that any unused inputs are turned down, and the mixer is humming, there is clearly a problem with the mixer or its power supply and it should be repaired or replaced.
Buzzing and Humming Sound while recording live Church Service.. I am trying to record church service but i can hear humming or some kind of buzzing sound in recording how do i fix it.....just for your understanding i have one end coming from mixer out to Pyle-Pro PHA40 4-Channel Stereo Headphone Amplifier and 3.5 jack ...	If you're using the line-in on your camcorder, then you should feed it straight from an output on your mixer, rather than going via the headphone amplifier.
High recording volume and quiet voice or the other way round? I have a horrible, absolutely non-radio voice, but for some reason I have to do a series of voice recordings to be used by other people. Of course, even though my voice is horrible, I'd like to make it as approchable for the users as possible. What is the be...	You can try tweaking the EQ. If your voice is being used to motivate or to excite people, I would speak louder and stay a bit farther away from the mike.
Player with great timer display What free software can you recommend that offers great control over the timer display? I'm working as a transcriber and I need to often pause the interview and go back at a certain point in time. Usually, it's 5 seconds back, but it varies from 3 seconds to 10 seconds. Precision is param...	If you are working as a transcriber then you need to use software that is specifically designed for fast transcription and noting. In the media player space (rather than audio engineering spaces), cmus was the best player I found for this sort of thing.
How to make tracks louder in Logic Pro X? Every time I bounce my tracks, they come out very quiet. <Q> In Logic Pro, you have the option to normalize your track when you bounce. <S> Normalizing is where the volume of the entire track is adjusted so that the loudest point is at full loudness (0dB), and everything else i...	One suggestion I have, which is not a complete process of mastering but would usually be a part of it, is to add a limiter to the master track and boost the gain.
Getting a weird thumping noise when recording music I have a Sennheiser ME 66 and I'm using an H4n to record. I'm new to recording, and it's new equipment. I was recording someone playing guitar and while their voice was perfectly clear while singing, the guitar made a strange "thump" sound every time she strummed, or ...	Alternatively, if your mic is on a surface that the guitarist is connected to in some way, it could be that it's being knocked or shaken when the player strums or plucks, which would result in a thumping sound.
Sharing audio interface (external sound card) with two computers on network I have Audioengine A5+ speakers connected to the main output of a USB audio interface, which is in turn connected to a Windows computer on the LAN. Could I share this USB audio interface with another Windows computer on the same LAN and send au...	MS Windows provides network sharing of printers and hard drives, but I see no evidence that it supports sharing any other kinds of resources or ports or interfaces.
When to use a power conditioner (e.g. Panamax M5400-PM) vs a pure sine wave UPS (e.g. CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD) I have a rack that contains my A/V equipment (big screen TV, A/V receiver, cable box) and my network equipment (server, modem, router). I want clean power supply for the A/V equipment for whenever I have main ...	You will be better served with the UPS.
(Solved) Voice isn't always clear through AT-2035 I'm an audio noob and I would appreciate any help I can get here. I recently purchased an Audio Technica AT-2035 and I have it hooked up to a Focusrite Scarlett Solo Second Generation. I've been noticing that my voice often isn't coming through as clearly as I think it ...	To me it sounds like those little glitches are produced from buffer under-runs. First thing I would do is lower the buffer setting in your soundcard which will be accessible through your DAW preferences.
What is the difference between DAC, Sound Card and AMP? I am looking for a hardware to plug-in the headphones (Beyerdynamic DT770 PRO 250 Ohm). 1) What is the difference between DAC, Sound Card and AMP? I'm wondering about clear difference between these 3 kind of hardware items. And is there anything combined into 1...	A "sound card" is the section of the computer that contains the DAC plus other things to get digital audio out of the computer as an analog audio signal.
Add vintage film sound effect to voiceover audio I want to make a voiceover commentary on a video sound like it's coming from a 1960s tape or film reel. I suppose for that I need to reduce quality in a distinctly "analog"-sounding way, add some noise, filter out some frequencies etc. What kind of effects setup or plugi...	Check out the 99Sounds vinyl FX pack.
Is there a plugin architecture for sequencer / piano-roll alternatives? I'd like to use algorithmic composition techniques in a DAW-like context. At the moment I use FL Studio, Sonic Pi and am starting to play with Ardour and LMMS. Fruity and Ardour and LMMS can all be extended with plugins that are either instruments...	Maybe Renoise could be closer to what you're looking for.
Can I juryrig a vocoder with a MIDI keyboard and a laptop? I have a Casio Privia 160 keyboard which can connect to computer via USB. I also have a Windows 10 laptop and a Macbook. Is there some software I can use to turn the keyboard into a vocoder, preferably using whichever laptop's built-in microphone? I'm not too...	Your best bet is to use a DAW on the laptop with a vocoder plugin and feed pitch information to the plugin via MIDI from your keyboard.
Noise in usb audio interface? I recently got an Acer Aspire desktop, and am having issues using it with my M-Audio M-Tack usb interface. I hear a constant high-pitched background noise in my Behringer monitors, as well as cpu[?] noises when I move my mouse etc. Interestingly, I have observed that the noise is much wor...	Also if your laptop supports batteries of different cell count, switching to a different-size battery might change the noise.
How to create intentional audio feedback loops with level volume When creating intentional video feedback loops (by pointing a camera at a monitor), the camera automatically equalizes the brightness so that the screen is not all black or all white. This is what gives the loops their complexity, and make them interestin...	Use a delay initially to generate some signal artifacts and then use a feedback path to re-introduce the delayed signal back into the original signal path.
How to record the audio of one person's reaction to another person's line without overlapping audio? I was told that it was best to record audio separately for every talent so that it would be easier during audio post if I want to increase the gain for one of the tracks etc. So if I only have a boom mic and I have a ...	Skillful recording on a location would serve you well; making sure that a sound guy knows a dialogue would save you much more headache then an ability to have completely separate tracks.
Can I plug a balanced stereo quarter inch jack into an unbalanced mono input? Basically, I'm trying to figure out a way to run my SM57 through my pedals. I ordered a chord online that's female XLR to male 1/4 inch jack, so that I could plug the xlr into the mic and the jack into the pedal. The cable had good reviews so...	To make this work, you need an actual TRS socket .
Buzzing noise with Taffware BM 700 condenser microphone I recently bought a Taffware BM 700 mic. See the spec below: I plugged in to my 3.5mm jack on my laptop but it had this buzzing noise everywhere, my voice was unaudible, so I decided to update the driver by downloading via Realtek website, and now when I try pl...	It maybe the usb power from the battery of the laptop isn't giving you enough power or the usb port isn't.
Rode SmartLav+ does not work with Scarlett 2i2 I try to use my Rode SmartLav+ with Scarlett 2i2 USB pre-amp. I already bought Rode SC3 adaptor and small jack to big jack adaptor. I try to use any of the line/instrument inputs on my pre-amp, but it doesn't work. Of course when I plug Rode SmartLav+ to my smartphone or l...	The 3.5mm socket also features the same threaded connector as used on the output cable of the HS2 Headset Microphone, and the RØDELink Filmmaker Kit Receiver, ensuring the connection to your XLR input is secure and won't disconnect during your recording.
How can I detect the sample and bit rate coming from my iPhone? I want to experimentally prove that the iPhone can play 24 bit audio through the USB port (and also >44.1 sample rate but that is more trivial). How can I test this? I have a decent budget so a DAC with bit depth indication and MFi would work but I am als...	You can experimentally test for this by writing an iOS app that configures the RemoteIO Audio Unit for a 48k sample rate, then synthesize sine waves at frequencies a bit above 22.050kHz and observing the audio output on an oscilloscope.
How to check the decibel level of my headphones connecting to my windows laptop? I'm doing an experiment about music volume, and the subjects will be listening to the music via headphones connected to a laptop. Is there a way to measure the decibel level of the headphones? <Q> Yes - there are many ways, ranging from ac...	A product such as the 'Soundman Dummy Head' (available from online music gear retailers) might be of use.
How can I get rid of the "phase shifter" sound of my voice? I'm using Audacity to record audiobooks, and my voice tone is sometimes recorded as if I'm coming in from Mars or something. The closest thing I can compare it to is the "phase shifter" sound that the Doobie Brothers often used, on such songs as "Listen to th...	It may be electrical interference caused by poor cabling / connection.
Adjusting recording levels in the Sony PCM-M10 I have a Sony PCM-M10 but am having trouble recording bird songs. I am using the built-in microphones. In most cases the recording level is too low. Basically the problem is that the bird is relatively far away, however, different birds are different distances away so even...	Your other options are : Increasing the gain : your recording device is going to be much sensitive, the recorded signal will be louder. The Sony PCM-M10 has a microphone setting called "MIC SENSE (ATT)".
Using EQ while mixing to compensate for frequency response of monitors/headphones I've been wondering for a while whether it is possible to compensate for uneven frequency response in a pair of monitors or headphones. For example: I use the KRK Rokit 6's during my mixing as well as the AKG K701 reference headphones. ...	Systems such as SMAART and other Real Time Analyser based approaches can be used to level a system against EQ variation at a particular output level, however the problem is that the variations in a speaker can often be somewhat dynamic.
(How) can I remove this special echo in a specific recording Is there any possibility to remove the echo in my audio recording ( see hear short example on soundcloud )? How? Details The audio recording is from a Skype session. The echo is very bad, but also quite special: one single and loud repeat of the audio sign...	You should also investigate some of the echo cancellation technology in use in such technologies such as "Asterisk PBX".
I want to feel the "B" or "P" in my explosion sounds. I want a nice pop in my explosion sounds, especially distant. I want to feel the "P" thumping against my ears and I want to hear massive release of energy/air. But most videos of explosion sounds that I have watched have a loud annoying hollow "BOOOM". I don't feel ...	What it sounds like you are looking for isn't what an explosion sounds like, so your best bet is probably to combine the sound of an explosion with the sound of something like a balloon popping to get the sound you are describing, or possibly record popcorn and try to combine that in.
VST plugins that generate MIDI signals I've just noticed, Cthulhu ( ) and realized that there ARE VST plugins that can generate MIDI data (eg. loop sequencers, arpegiators) which can be sent to other tracks within a DAW like Ableton or FL Studio. I want to write one of these myself, to algorithmically generate musica...	One interesting possibility I've discovered is ReaJS which is a free VST plugin from Cockos that you can get as part of the free ReaPlugs VST suite : https://www.reaper.fm/reaplugs/
Best way to record a spatial experience I'd like to record a single voice 'in front' of me. I'd like for it to move left and right but still give the impression of being in front. Whenever I try it, it the voice feels inside my head, moving from right to left side, but still within my head. Most tutorials I've read he...	But besides 3Dio/dummy head microphones you can easily do the same thing by sticking small (lav-style) omni mics directly into your own ears.
Mic to record an audience of 20 - 30 people? My folks own a real estate business. I'm basically the social media and marketing manager, but we're branching out now into making videos (pre-recorded for now, but we plan on moving into live seminars/webinars and vodcasts eventually). Now, I did go to Full Sail for film pr...	I'd say, if you can stand tons of reverb, then just get 2 or 3 of any Mic in your budget, put one facing the crowd and one to be close to the presenter.
How would you design the sound of a submersible propeller? POST-MORTEM : Using a variety of tools and manipulating them underwater while recording with a 3 different pairs of hydrophones (for a total of 6 different perspectives) yielded truly wonderful results! Thanks to all for your contributions to the thread. UPDAT...	Warbling, sub-audio-rate LPF modulation might help make things feel aqueous, and blend elements together.
Combining several inputs to a single headphone output? I use in-ears on stage and was wondering if there are any headphone amps that support several inputs to a single output? Input 1 (jack) Input 2 (jack) Output 1 (jack) Basically my end game is that I get click tracks and backingtracks from a computer on stage....	A headphone mixer might be just what you need.
Issues with microphone cables I'm new to sound design but I noticed something odd with a set of cables I purchased. I have a set of 3' Xlr cables that I purchased along with a set of Xlr(Female) to 1/4"(Male) adapters. I am noticing that when I have everything hooked up to my mini mixer it does not sound as good as w...	Your plugs apparently are balanced (TRS).
Is there any application that can generate waveform and sine waves of audio files? I'm trying to find an application that can generate waveform and sine waves of whatever audio file I input. I require this application for my college project, it is a research on sound and mathematical patterns. It'd be great if you g...	You can use Sony Sound Forge, there's a waveform generator inside of it.
NW800 condenser mic with phantom power records quietly I recently bought a NW800 condenser mic and phantom power. I was using audacity to record directly into my Acer laptop that has a dual input. It records well but is extremely quiet even with the phantom power and when i amplify the sound it decreases the quality. I...	I would use a soundcard with pre-amp(s) and phantom power (+48V) and use it like any normal condenser mic, uning an XLR to XLR cable.
Options for unmixing sounds (source separation)? Which solutions (standalone or plugins) exist for unmixing/de-mixing sources? Lets say I have a track with acoustic guitar and string synth in mono, and I want each source separated. Which tools allow me to do this? (note: before you say this is impossible, check out ...	I've had a play with iZotope RX5, a very interesting editor; draws the signal as a 2D frequency graph and has tools for selecting regions (including changing regions) to isolate certain sounds and amplify or subdue them, but in the context I was operating it proved impossible to feasibly remove damage to an original re...
Novice question: should I normalize my audiobook sound? I have ripped, using Windows Media Player, the audio from an audiobook CD. Now I am using Audacity to make some slight clipping changes to the tracks. The Audacity manual recommends -- for example, here and here -- that audio be normalized (especially when...	You should adjust your sound to match the LUFs or equivalent specification of where your audiobook sound will be used to deliver it.
What is this screeching noise? There is this sound commonly used in trap / rap beats where a screech is sometimes present in the background. It is usually an effect to help set the theme for a song. In the scenario, it is a more creepy dark theme. I have an example to show you what the sound is. At around 26 seconds ...	It's kind of hard to hear in your example, and I could be wrong, but it sounds like a trumpet or some kind of brass sample drowned in reverb.
The best mic's for mancave jam room to hear the room I play drums in a regular jam, I wear plugs and cannot hear other instruments well. Thinking about buying a couple of microphones to stand up in the middle of the room and feed them into a small mixer and use headphones. What would be a good set of mic's for that ap...	I also play using IEMs, and for me using two directional condenser mics for the room works very well, especially combined with a couple of mics used as drum overheads. Lastly, you could just get an SM57 ($129 USD on amazon , this one includes a stand and cable) and put it off the the side, trying to aim 'across' everyo...
Do inverse/reverse sawtooth waves sound different to human ears than forward sawtooth waves? Do the 2 sound waves in the picture (same frequency) sound different? <Q> This comes down to the question of audibiltiy of phase in a signal. <S> To test this, I created two signals (both with f0 = 220.5 Hz, Fs = <S> 44100 <S> ...	They will sound exactly the same.
How to filter hiss from amp to speakers? I picked up an inexpensive 2x120W amplifier to drive my 8-ohm desktop speakers, and it produces a bit of a hiss, particularly when the treble is mixed further up which is what it seems to need. Is there a product or technique to put something between the amp and speakers that wi...	On my system, I reduce volume to a point where hissing/humming is inaudible, and increase volume at the audio source (TV, radio).
How to make low-tech microphone sound effects? I'm an amateur singer, and I work with my band on some original songs. I'm looking for a way to add some vocal "effects" to some portions of our songs. Naturally, if we ever record our songs professionally, I will try to play around on a DAW with digital effects until I ...	Also, always keep an eye out in charity shops for kids' toys with sound distortion functionality.
Converting a 3.5in mic input to line level portably As I understand it, mic level input and line level input are two different things, with line level input having a much higher power level. In my case, I'm dealing with an old minidisc recorder that only has a line level input on it. This is using a regular 3.5mm jack...	The device you want is a microphone preamp to bring the microphone signal up to Line level.
What would I need to vocode my voice with an animal sample? I am relatively new to sound design and I have read quite abit about vocoding. Many people have said they like to vocode their voice with animal samples like pigs seals and lions. I have a few specific questions on the topic. What vocoders are used? How are th...	For free stuff, I like MDA vocode and MDA Talkbox.
Isolate conversation recorded in noisy cafe I am a journalist and recorded a conversation in a noisy cafe. Basically I can't hear the conversation and want to know if it is possible to try and improve the conversation. I use Audacity. I've tried tutorials on "removing background noise" but that's more for subtle backgr...	As everyone else has said, noise reduction is the way to go, pretty aggressive noise reduction is all that will help I think.
How could I remove static/current noise while noise reduction is not useful I got a 2hr long video which contains vocal and static/current noise.The "noise reduction" will not only remove the noise but also the vocal.How could I remove the noise only with Audacity? The green arrows are the noise. <Q> Based only at loo...	You can try tu use the Audacity declicker named "Click removal" ( https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/click_removal.html ), but if the "noises" are not clicks, I don't know any processor who can identify and reduce random noises.
Project not bouncing to MP3 because of Master Track in Channel Strip List I accidentally inserted a Master track into my list of Channel Strips (I'm new, not sure what that does, but I can't get rid of it). I just want to bounce my project to MP3 but it seems like nothing gets bounced. Why is this happening and how c...	Your bouncing issues likely have to do with some settings or what area of the song you are bouncing.
Is there a sound quality difference between RCA (analog) and optical (digital) connections? All other things being equal, if there's an option for connecting two components using RCA cabling or connecting the same two components using an optical cable, is there any reason to prefer one method over the other from a pure...	In some cases it might be better to run an analogue connection from an excellent DAC to an amplifier, than to go to a digital in on the amplifier IF the amplifier has a so-so DAC
Fixing Latency & Microphone Bleed in Post Is there a post-production fix for this? I’m editing a multitrack podcast. There are three channels, each with one speaker. Say Speaker A Laughs at 0:15 while speaker B is talking. The microphone bleed for Speaker A laughing in speaker B’s mic is heard at 0:18 and I’m not able...	i suppose you could copy the laugh on "mic A", then invert the signal, paste the inverted signal "below mic B's" recording and maybe shift it forward a few milliseconds until it filters out the laugh. I use Direct Sound EX-29 Dynamic Closed Headphones in my home studio when having a singer record vocals over tracked in...
How do you split stereo to left/right mono for dual stereo speakers? I am looking for a specific adapter that splits a 3.5mm stereo mini-jack into left/right mono WITH 2 RING CONNECTORS. I have two separate speakers (JBL Charge 3) and want to use one as left an the other as right, but they accept stereo-in AUX. All I h...	I have solved my problem by using a 3.5mm to RCA splitter, then splitting each left/channel again with another RCA splitter (making 2 left channel RCAs, 2 right channel RCAs), then merging both RCA ends of the same channel with RCA to 3.5mm adapters.
DAW software that I can share between 2 computers? Is there a DAW software I could use with 2 different computers and share it? I will be doing a project for school but I will be recording instruments at home. How could I work on the same project at home as well as at school? Maybe something where I just have to log ...	The simplest is you save all your project data at some location available at both locations (a cloud storage as advised above, or a USB drive, or smth.) Audacity : WIN/MAC/LINUX, free and open-source.
Recording internal Body sounds for a Soundinstallation I've already searched the forum but couldn't find a solution to my problem yet. I'm currently working on an installation for a sound art festival and would like to make my body sounds audible, i.e. heart, lungs, swallow sounds etc.. I've been experimenting with a...	Your problem is that you are amplifying faint audio sounds that you are picking up with a sensitive audio device...
Can you use ASIO input and a different output? Can you set a DAW to use ASIO input and something else (laptop speakers for example) as the output? <Q> However, I have seen people claim ASIO4ALL <S> let’s <S> you mix devices in some DAWs. <A> You can do this on Mac OSX but not on Windows. <S> ASIO is limited to one...	No, it is not currently possible to use ASIO in a DAW as an input source only without using it as the output on Windows.
Capturing 4 audio channels with exactly the same latency? I'm looking to capture 4 channels of audio using small MEMS microphones like these , spaced less than a metre apart from each other in a grid to form a square microphone array. [ EDIT : This is so that I can develop a sound localization algorithm to find th...	Most probably the main problem you will encounter is the microphone spacing, which will limit you to the maximum usable frequency before you start introducing artifacts. The simplest way to record 4 channels with near zero latency is with a 4 channel recorder.
Monitor speakers and distance from the walls I got some monitor speakers for my studio (Yamaha HS8), but they seems to sound better if I keep them 4 or 5 feet from the walls. When I move them near the walls they don't sound equally good. Does anyone know why this happens? <Q> "Most people have noticed that when a speak...	The reason, as already explained, is resonance - standing waves that form when you are in proximity to a wall.
How to separate Phones and Main outputs I have a XENYX Q802USB ( https://www.amazon.com/Behringer-Q802USB-Premium-8-Input-Interface/dp/B008O517IC/ref=sr_1_1?crid=10RQLOK9VIBPJ&keywords=xenyx+802usb&qid=1570741963&s=musical-instruments&sprefix=Xenyx+%2Cmi%2C182&sr=1-1 ) I'm trying to get all but the Mic1 to Main Mix, a...	You can't separate Phones from Main, but there is another way to do what you want, using the FX output.
How do you convert sound decibel (dB) measurements to a common loudness scale? I'm using Android IP Webcam as a sound sensor to monitor environmental noise levels in an interior room. It is outputting values in the 135-230 dB range where ~135 dB is dead-of-night, everything off, and ~230 is loud action scene in a mo...	Just pick a Common Loudness value that you think corresponds to dead-of-night and one that you think corresponds to a loud action scene.
What sound is best for measuring which frequencies a wall is reflecting? I am recording in a very large room and getting sound reflections off the walls. So I was going to buy acoustic foam for the walls. Before I buy the foam, I wanted to measure the frequency response of the walls because there are different foams th...	Probably the most important thing you'll need is a calibrated microphone.
What are some good strength exercises for marathon runners? I, like most runners, tend to focus more on training and forget that some strength exercises are required to reach your performance peak. What are some good exercises that you can do at home without gym equipment? <Q> To me core straining are very central. <S...	The other side of the legs can be worked with trainings such as backward movements, some instructions here where backwards motions work on the stabilisers on the other side of knee and core (this can be useful particularly if pain developed in knees over last part of the run). The key is Balance . Femur stabilization c...
Why was the marathon World Record not 2:03:02 in 2011? Why exactly was Geoffrey Mutai's 2:03:02 in Boston (2011) not deemed the marathon World Record at the time? <Q> The course for the Boston Marathon does not meet two of the criteria necessary for ratification of world or American records: <S> "The start and f...	Due to the fact that the Boston course is a net downhill in excess of the limit allowed by the world record setting body.
What is the safe technique of coming out of a fall on a snowboard? When you "bail" on a snowboard a multitude of nasty things can happen due to the facts that you are strapped to the board and that the board is great at catching snow with its edges. So you may end up tumbling, twisting your joints and spraining muscles...	If you can reasonably get an edge in you may be able to slow yourself completely and almost lay down instead of straight up falling.
How to make running intervals more challenging as I improve? I have access to a treadmill, and living in the Northeast during the winter time I generally prefer to run indoors from December through about March. I do occasional long runs, but the goal of my weekday treadmill runs is to keep up my conditioning and perhap...	Instead, focus on runs where you do have more flexibility and less time constraints.
Why would you ever allow an opponent to score? Watching Super Bowl XLVI , I noticed near the end of the game the New England Patriots allowed the New York Giants to score a touchdown uncontested. At this point in the game, the Patriots were winning with only a few seconds left in the game, but instead of trying to pr...	So they allowed the Giants to score in order to get possession of the ball back ASAP to try and re-gain the lead. Obviously this is a very, very risky decision.
Do high tops prevent sprained ankles? For years, basketball players were encouraged to wear high tops because it was believed they prevent a player from rolling his ankle. But recently, players such as Kobe Bryant have worn mid and low tops on the court. Is there reason to believe that one of these types of shoes is sa...	Also, most professional players have their ankles taped and wrapped before each game whether they wear high tops or not which also helps with preventing ankle injury.
Is Fartlek more effective than regular training Fartlek is intended to be a type of interval training without fixed distances, times or paces. Is this more effective than regular distance and interval training in separate workouts? <Q> To me, fartlek is not just fun. <S> As our body is a very adaptive system, if one s...	Fartlek is not more effective than any proper interval training - just more fun!
How to boost vertical speed / jump height As a basketball player it is important to have a good jump height (for scoring, rebounding, blocking). I've tried some plyometric exercises and are jump skipping often. But I do not have a good idea what really helps. What is the best way to improve my vertical speed? I think...	Make small jumps in the trampoline on one leg Someone should push you a little bit, to train stability

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