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Composition versus sound design, what's the difference?

A documentary maker called me a sound designer. At first I thought he forgot to mention my composer role. I told my girlfriend about it and she was like sound design is what you do, a composer feels like an old title. When I am doing music or sound…
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Radio Lab - A well and interestingly produced internet chat show

Hey everyone, Just thought I'd share my most recent discovery: www.radiolab.org It's a chat show that covers many topics, mostly highly unusual, but nicely produced and put together from a sound perspective! Enjoy!
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Step Compression: Do you use it?

I often times due to time constraints and given the limited amount of dynamic range permitted for my television mixes, use step compression on my narration track. I find it causes less ear fatigue than compressing up to 4:1 or 5:1 directly on the…
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Does the .wav file created from a .mp3 file have better quality than the .mp3 file itself?

A .wav file created from a .mp3 file has the same frequency domain plot as the mp3 file itself. However, the .wav file created from .mp3 file has larger file size. According the post…
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Who's designing sound with an iPad?

One of these magical gizmos has found its way into my life and now I'm wondering what else it can do besides check email and play Angry Birds. Have found a few interesting apps out there for creating semi-random soundscapes and textures (Curtis,…
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Draw music in software

When we open up a song in an editor we see a wave track, if we zoom it we see that it's curves and bends at different places and etc. I wonder if it's possible to draw music this way? Theoretically i think it's possible. If we record a note and look…
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Who Owns the Sounds You Design?

FORMERLY: (Where) Does the piracy line blur? Alright, as I re-read this it sounds like a copyright law test question, but here goes anyway: Riding on the wave of moral discourse that is going on today... I'm looking to see if/where the line on…
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How to make money with sound design.

I've enjoyed recording samples and playing with audio as a hobby for quite a while now. Recently I purchased a zoom h2 and the quality of the recordings are just great. What I'm curious about, is how to get my foot in the door for making money with…
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How do psychoacoustic bass enhancers work?

Psychoacoustic bass enhancers, like MaxxBass, are becoming more and more popular. They can make a bass cut through the mix and/or make it more audible in smaller systems, among other things. These processes are very useful in sound design, mixing,…
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Does a four year degree really matter?

I am looking at profiles of other designers, and they all seemed to get their start from a super-specialized, super-expensive audio school. Is it actually a disadvantage to go to a traditional liberal arts school?
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TRS 3.5mm microphone not working in mixer

I can't get my microphone to work in my mixer. It is a standard 3.5mm TRS headset microphone. I have it plugged into a 3.5mm TRS to 1/4" TRS adapter, which is plugged into a 1/4" TRS to XLR adapter. I have the 1 and 3 pins bridged on the XLR adapter…
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Why Are Professional Sound Libraries So Noisy?

I just started field recording about a year ago. I initially took a tech course on GameAudio, that's what initially sparked my interest. While in the class we were encourage to listen to and study soundfx in games as well as from various sound…
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Compressor vs Volume

Is it better to raise the volume or to use a compressor to do so? (In terms of clipping) Because when I use a compressor ofc I can make the sound louder, but by doing so I squash the sound, right? Is it better for the sound quality to sound the…
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Audacity records only 1 channel, inspite of being set to stereo

I use a Shure condenser mic with a Focusrite scarlett solo interface. However ever since the 1st time I connected it to the laptop , & recorded in Audacity & mixpad, It keeps recording only 1 channel, inspite of settings adjusted to Stereo see…
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What is the difference between XLR and JACK out?

Hi I was just wanting to know what the difference is between XLR and JACK out is. I'm sort of new to this sort of thing. (So if someone could explain it as simple as possible would be great!)
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