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How to record wav file in bit depths lower than 8 bit?

First of all, sorry if this is not the right stackexchange site to ask this, but here it goes. For research and learning purposes I want to record wav files at different sample rates and bit depths and compare the recordings, listen to their…
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Sound Effects libraries and structuring

Hi, I'm currently building a sound effects library of my own (as I'm sure most you already are doing). My question is this: How do you keep your files organised, do you use a numeric, categoric or alphabetic structuring system, and how do you…
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Which audio file format gives smallest size for silent tracks?

I want to make a bunch of silent audio files (of different lengths: A few seconds up to some minutes), just to but them into playlists and so on in order to have silent times in between. I am wondering which audio file format to use which gives…
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Handling handling noise...

Ello ello So I was all happy when today my first ever shotgun arrived - Rode NTG-3. It also included the Rode PG2 pistol grip that I had ordered. I set out to do a bit of test recordings this evening, but shock, horror, what an unbelievable amount…
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Programmable audio software (DAW) with public API?

I recently made some first steps with FL Studio. Do you know of any programmable DAWs? I would like to write software that can generate tracks, change instruments, add and edit patterns, start and stop playback and just generally do everything…
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Forensic-proof voice changer

What is the easiest way to change a voice recording such that the identity of the speaker can't be determined. The transformation has to be non-invertible. For instance, "pitch changing" won't work because it can be undone. (I have no experience…
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What do you say when a client asks for more?

How many of you have been asked to "touch up a mix" and the client hands you an OMF with no editing, effects or design? Or been asked to work on a project as a "sound editor" when the client meant a sound designer, foley artist, ADR recordist and…
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How to pick drum notes for a song?

First, I would like to say that Im not sure if this question belongs in sound or music stackexchange since it is related to the musicality and the mixing of a song. I know that each part of a drum set (snare, kick, etc) has a pitch (note like A, B,…
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How do you compute the bitrate of a WAV file?

Consider a WAV file obtained from a standard redbook CD with 16 bit samples and 44.1 kHz sampling rate. How do you compute the bitrate of the uncompressed stream?
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Change gender of voice

I'm looking to change the gender of a voice, man to woman and vice versa, preferably on linux. I can change the pitch, but it mostly makes the audio just sound chipmunky. What are the other things that make a voice gender specific? How can I change…
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How to ensure uniform sound levels in multiple WAV files?

I require that the sound levels of all the songs for my project are uniform. The songs are from different albums and different artists, hence they are not uniform from the perspective of volume level. I found MP3Gain for MP3 files. But people say…
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Inspiration from the world of music production

Hello sound friends. This is is another 'list your top' question. Today: Which music producers do you feel created unique and inspiring sound design and in so doing made the albums they produced a unique sonic experience? To get the ball rolling,…
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TC electronic g major 1 / sysex

I have a TC Electronic G Major gathering dust for quite some time now. The problem is that due to its heavy use over the years, a lot of knobs etc. are broken. But otherwise the unit works perfectly fine. So in order to program it, I need an…
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How to Add Soft Roundness (Prettiness) To Sound FX?

I have a question that’s been boggling my mind for a long time. How do people create those puffy, soft, airy elegant sounds in mobile games? I’m not sure how else to explain them, but it’s almost like a round/softness to every hard or impact fx I…
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Synthesize droning strings

How can I synthesize something like a droning string, something like a tanpura. The main effect that I can't seem to get roughly periodic tambre variation over time. I tried using a phaser on some triangle waves, but that didn't where I…
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