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Is mid-side always better than XY?

I recently got myself a Zoom H2n which I'm using for general recording purposes. It has a build-in mid-side recording feature along with normal XY stereo recording. From what I can read, there are only advantages to using mid-side recording. It's…
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To compress or not to compress....

I am noticing 2 schools of thought in compression usage in a mix (Each camp appears to think the other camp is completely incorrect.).... Compression is the final "glue" of the mix to be adding extremely lightly only to the bus channel at ratios no…
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I created an audio-focused puzzle game, and you should give it a shot. :)

Not so much a question, but rather a personal project which I believe the audio community could certainly appreciate! ...well, actually it's a project only the audio community could appreciate... :D www.phonopath.com Phonopath is free-to-play, and…
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SPL Meter Question

I was looking at a few different SPL meters, as I need to buy one, and I noticed that every one of them measured from 31.5hz to 8khz. Why? Why not 20 - 20? I'm guessing it has to do with the equal loudness curve, but I can't find a definitive…
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Hearing protection during editing/mixing sessions

Ciao How do you protect our most valuable property: our ears? Especially, what's your behavior during editing/mixing sessions? I'll try to take a brake every our or so, even only for a few minutes, but it isn't always easy when you have clients or…
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Listening to your own work.

Hi all I´ve often wondered how everybody else feels like, when listening to sound they have done for animations, games, features etc. I have a tendency to feel like my work is not very interesting when listening back to it. Like it misses creativity…
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What was the job you were most proud of doing in 2011?

What project did you complete in 2011 that you were most proud of and really did a smoking job on?
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How are your Quickeys workflows?

Hi I think that Quickeys is a great tool to speed up the workflow in Protools: it fill some hole in PT keycommand and some more. If you use it, how? which are your preferred shortcuts and macros? Here some of mine: A key that zoom at sample level…
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IMDB Etiquette: Can you just claim your role?

Do you have to have producer permission or lead mixer permission to apply for IMDB credit? Now that I am freelance I have actually been quite busy on some nice shows and want to list my contributions but I do not want to step on any toes. Do I…
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Distortion - how?

Hi all, It's a great forum, resource and community here! So here is my first question : I'm interested in distortion, I like the effect, it makes sounds easily huge and extreme. But I know it's also easily overdone, it can, well, "distort" so much a…
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Game Audio Culture

I currently work in Post Production, which can sometimes be a 9-5 gig... and sometimes be a nights and weekends gig. With my new interest in Game Audio I wonder... is the Game Audio industry much the same? Worse? Better? I am ok with working long…
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Audio effect of a person talking inside their head

Hi, I'm currently working on a short film in which a character is often talking inside his own head. I just wondered if anyone had any tips on creating an effect on the dialogue in which it feels enclosed and gives the impression you're listening to…
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What do you get when an iPod goes through a washing machine?

This is more of a share and tell story then an actual question. I felt at least here this would be more appreciated then say... at my local coffee shop. I'm sure those girls are just being polite when I ramble on about my hobby. Like most people,…
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iPad controller app for Pro Tools

So I just got an iPad2 and was thinking of hooking up it with PT9 on my Mac Book Pro. Faders and knobs would be really useful for mixing many other wonderful things, as well as automation mode capabilities. Question is: Which app has the best…
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Getting into business after 25? .)

Guys, hi there! How do you think, what is the probability of successful getting into industry if I'm a bit late? .))) The fact is that I'm a PhD in robotics, which means that I've got a decent background in math, both analog and digital signal…
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