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How do you get a job in a recording studio?
I have no idea, so any advice would be helpful. The research I've done shows that opinion is divided.
As an idea of my current situation, I have just graduated with an MMath from Oxford, and I'm likely to spend the next couple of years pursuing a…
Spütnik
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What is the difference between TRS and XLR connectors?
Aside from the obvious differences in the physical connectors, is there an advantage to one over the other?
Specifically, I am looking to connect powered near-field monitor speakers to my USB audio interface.
Mark Richman
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Editing/Mastering workflow for a podcast
I'm creating a podcast with two voice tracks and some intro/outro music, and I'm trying to decide on a general workflow for editing and mastering. Specifically, I'm not sure if some of the effects should be done before or after combining the voices…
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How is this technique called with ethernet cable to stage
In my live mixings until now I always worked with analog signals between stage and mixer. Recently I saw at a small performance a solution with a kind of ethernet cable to stage. On stage there was a device that did the AD-DA conversion.
How is this…
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Impulse Responses (IRs) - Do you download, buy, or DIY?
A little background: I'm trying to expand my library of IRs. While I have access to TL Space, Waves IR-L, and Altiverb the most readily available (installed in the room I do most of my work in) is TL Space. So I have another question in a multiple…
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Delay vs reverb
I find myself using reverb fairly extensively to add space and smooth things out. Meanwhile, my delay plugins are collecting dust sitting on their virtual shelf. When should I be reaching for a delay instead of a reverb?
If it matters, I mostly…
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Opus vs MP3 (Size & Quality Comparison)
How does Opus differ from MP3 when comparing both in relation to the file size and quality. For example if I were to convert a 320kbps or 128kbps file that is 10MB or 4MB in mp3 format to opus, what will I get?
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What is "latency" in a digital recording studio?
What is "Latency" 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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Free Music for DAW Practice
I'm wondering if there are sites there with Creative Commons (or similar) music that is not already mixed down as an MP3, but rather with all the individual files (instruments, vocals, etc.) intact to download so that I can download them and mix it…
user7343
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How can I change the master BPM in my song without stretching the recorded wav files?
I am using Ableton live 8. I just recorded three tracks of live audio (vocals and guitar) and did not pay attention to the BPM of the song. Now I would like to tap the correct BPM without stretching the wav files or modifying them in any way.
user750
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How do mp3 encoders compress audio?
I know they remove certain sounds, like extreme highs and lows, but how does this really work?
What information is decided to be thrown out? Is it just done by frequency and typical human hearing range?
Are other types of compression used, like…
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General rules for panning?
I'm working on a family project right now. Most of the songs have the following tracks:
4 kids (on separate tracks of course)
strings/pads
acoustic guitar (on about half the songs)
electric bass (main rythm track on songs without guitar)
I'm not…
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Why is learning how to use DAWs appear more difficult than Video editing programs?
Between some friends and me, we are finding it evidently more difficult to learn how to use DAWs than to use video editing programs like Sony Vegas and Premier. We are trying Roland CakeWalk Sonar 8, and Ableton Live and finding it complicated. It…
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How do I know what volume to set my podcasts at?
Recently I have been making podcasts which consist largely of two to four people talking. I am a complete newbie to the process, and I know little or nothing about audio production.
Volume is something that has always confused me. First, when…
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Filtering sounds to make it appear underwater
Is there a commonly accepted filtering process to make sounds appear as if they are recorded underwater
It could be a generic low-pass/band-pass filter?
What cutoff frecuencies could I use?
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