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What's the strangest sound you've recorded?

The 'strange' aspect can be the context it was recorded in, or the actual sound recorded.. come on - weird me out!
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Mixing Water / Water Fall BG's

I have an entire scene that takes place at base of a small / medium waterfall. I'm trying to create the ambience for the scene, but everything I try comes out sounding like white noise, and therefore a little 'phasey'. To make matters worse, I'm…
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What is your dream job?

Now that you're in the entertainment industry, what would be your most ideal job to work on? I grew up watching Shark Week on the Discovery Channel so I wouldn't mind sound designing and mixing that series. Walking with Dinosaurs would be extremely…
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What time range is used for ADSR envelopes

I'm developing a software synthesizer, and, while I do understand how ADSR envelopes work, I'm having a hard time figuring out what the x-Axis of Envelope diagrams means and what I'm controlling for example when I'm turning an ATTACK knob on a…
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When does playing 320 Kbps MP3 instead of FLAC matter?

I wonder when I should play FLAC instead of 320 Kbps: size of room, type of music, etc. I saw plenty of discussions about 320 Kbps MP3 vs. FLAC on Internet but none with reliable source. Are there any scientific studies (e.g. blind experiments) or…
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Maximum length for an unbalanced cable?

Is there a maximum length for an unbalanced audio cable after which you should use balanced?
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How do I fix clipping distortion in my audio recording?

I've recorded a living room concert of two singers with two guitars with a Zoom H2. The recording is fine 90% of the time, but there is some clipping distortion. I think this is caused because I had my Zoom H2 set to high gain, instead of…
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Which Choir library would be recommended for film scoring, regardless of the price?

I'm looking for a good choir sound library to use in film scores. Tonehammer's Liberis and Requiem Pro choral libraries seem to deliver quite an outstanding and realistic performance (if used correctly - like any software-emulated voices...). I've…
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Freeware Virtual Instrument VSTi's

What freeware virtual instrument VSTis can you recommend? Please link to just one instrument per answer so we can vote for favourites. Useful information for each plugin includes: link to download features screenshot platforms supported (e.g.…
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What is the difference between Autotune and a Vocoder?

A friend of mine mentioned that he had read somewhere that Autotune is actually not a vocoder. Is this true? If so, what is the difference?
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What is a TRSF connector?

This HOSA cable/adapter says it has a TRSF adapter. Is that a typo? What is TRSF?
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Potential problems with chaining mic cables?

Will connecting several mic cables together impact the quality of the recording? Obviously with every additional cable there's an added risk of a loose connection, but assuming my cables and connections are good, is there a reason to avoid this?
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Fixing acoustics in a glorified hallway

We have a small radio studio that is essentially in a hallway. When on air, you can definitely hear the room coming through the mics. It sounds like there is a lot of standing wave. Our budget is small, but we can get money to fix it if I can come…
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What is the purpose of an AUX return?

I understand what Aux-sends are and are used for but I cant seam to figure out what a aux-return is and/or could be used for. I cant find anything substantial on a quick search. What is the purpose of an AUX return?
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Rules of thumb for EQing?

I often create tracks that consist of lots of layered (electronic) sounds. This gives me a hard time EQing the tracks so that the mix still feels right. Instead of forming a solid wall of sound, It often ends up being smudgy. Or I apply too much EQ…
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