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Pro Tools Problems?

I'm making a Pro Tools “Community Wiki” on here since we seem to get a lot of Pro Tools related tech questions. It seems a bit unnecessary to clog this place up with tech issues where the info can be found on Avid's own forum. Unless it's technique,…
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How do you respond to requests to work for free?

We all get them; projects that have been shot with no budget or self funded, which have been cut on a friends Final Cut system in a spare room & suddenly they want to finish the film & need sound editorial & a mix... But they have no budget - how do…
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Films which blur the distinction between score and sound design?

Can you think of films where the distinction between score and sound design is creatively or accidentally undermined? In a lot of films the distinction is really clear: score is orchestral music, electronic atmospheres or rock songs, and it…
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Creating Evocative Wind Sounds

I love that video of Ben Burt showing how he made winds for WALL-E by dragging that boxing bag around on a lino floor - see at 7 minutes in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSf8Er2gV_Q So what interesting things have you done to create wind…
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How do software algorithms to calculate BPM usually work?

Most music editing programs will tell you the BPM of a song, but how do they calculate it? Obviously they try to find some sort of constant pulse throughout the song, but: how are they separate from other sounds? How is a 'beat' found in the…
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Reason: Why do my songs sound dull and soft?

Just to get it out of the way, I have no formal training in music production, let alone sound engineering. So apologies in advance if I say anything stupid. I have been using Reason to make hip hop beats for a little while now, and I have noticed…
GCH
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Help for buying shotgun microphone

Many of you might have been in a situation when you wanted to buy a microphone but didn’t find a comprehensive chart that helps you choose. Well, I made one of shotgun mics. More than 100 type. I hope you’ll find it useful. I’ll try to update it…
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How do I change the playback speed without changing the tempo?

I have a recording in Audacity that I want to slow down for editing purposes only. When I'm finished editing and I go to export the file, the file should have the original tempo. Yes, I can go to Effect > "Change Tempo" to change the tempo until the…
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What is compression and why is it used?

Related to vocal recording, I see some answers that talk about compression. What exactly does compression do, and why and how is it used?
Tom Wijsman
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How do I remove mouse click noise

I am using a mac and I am using screenflow software to do a screencast about how my web application works. During the demo I click on a lot of buttons and links. In my screencast I have this click noise which is very distracting. I know using…
Nick Vanderbilt
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Why is Pro Tools the industry standard in high end audio production?

Are there some specific features which make Pro Tools so popular in high end audio? Most comparisons I've found with other DAW's are several years old and are pretty subjective. I'm interested in specifics.
Jon Galloway
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Linux digital recording — Audacity or Ardour?

We're evaluating options for a live recording setup in a church. Because the budget is tight, we're looking at running Linux with two Delta 1010's. So far I've Audacity and Ardour. So far I'm leaning towards Ardour because it's got a more familiar…
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Monthly Sound Design Challenge...looking for feedback

Update (8/15/10): the first challenge is up. UPDATE (8/7/10): It seems like Vimeo and SoundCloud are a general consensus, which doesn't surprise me at all. I've posted a bunch of info on my site regarding how this whole thing will work. The…
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What does the term quantization refer to?

Many DAWs have the option to "quantize" a set of notes. What does it do?
Kevin Y
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What is "clipping" distortion? What causes it, and how to avoid it when recording audio?

What is "clipping" distortion? What causes it, and how to avoid it when recording audio?
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