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What are those switches on my microphone, having something to do with directions?

My microphone (M-audio Solaris) has this switch with 3 different pictures/diagrams (it's not volume, neither lowcut). I think it has something to do with directions from where the microphone records the audio? Could anyone explain those or at least…
Richard Rodriguez
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Recording acoustic guitar with Zoom H4

I've been trying some recording of my acoustic with the H4. I was playing fingerstyle, so not as loud as when using a pick/plectrum. This recording was with the H4 on a tripod just next to my hand (neck side). It's picking up a lot of fretting hand…
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Does constant phantom power (24/7) to a microphone wear it out faster?

I'm currently using a nicer microphone (Studio Project C1, a large diaphragm condenser mic) as my main microphone on my PC. It's running through an M-Audio FireWire Solo. I use it for gaming, skype, etc. Will having the phantom power on 24/7…
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Tips for silently prompting people to not get too close to mics?

In a recent video project I came across some "popping" which I believe was in part due to the person being too close to the mic. Without verbally prompting them, what would help remind them to keep the correct distance? Any tips, devices etc.?
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Do all USB microphones that offer 'monitoring' appear as output devices to the computer?

I've been looking around at various USB microphones and I've noticed that some of them offer a monitoring feature. While it's clear that this means that I will be able to listen to the sound picked up by the microphone with headphones, it's less…
Kyle Cronin
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Is there a wifi MIDI controller keyboard?

I own a M-Audio Axiom which I plug into my MacBook Pro to use MainStage (part of Logic Studio). Recently I bought an iPad and downloaded some "controller apps". What most surprised my is that those apps send MIDI data over wi-fi to my Mac. No USB…
JoaoHornburg
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How do you change the default Windows midi with something better?

I want to find a good midi library so that I can replace the default Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth. MuseScore is the main program I'm using which relies on midi at the moment. I'm open to the possibility that I need to update to something better…
Alexander Troup
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MIDI/OSC: Control Surface status

I'm new to MIDI and OSC, and I'm just wondering if it's possible to have software on a PC send data to a control surface rather than the other way around. Why? Here's a simple example: Let's say I have a control surface that consists of a bank of…
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Pro Tools MIDI setup

I would like to get set up to record MIDI through Pro Tools. I'm hoping I can just connect my MIDI devices to a MIDI interface like this: then run it through USB to the Mac, and then be able to access the devices from Pro Tools. Can someone…
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Can I convert Cakewalk .wrk files to MIDI?

I have a bunch of .wrk files from when I owned a couple of Cakewalk programs. I don't have any of my Cakewalk software anymore, though. Is there any way I can open the files up or convert them to MIDI without buying new software?
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Exporting multiple tracks to MIDI in Ableton Live

I want to export my multi-track compositions in Ableton to MIDI to make them usable in Sibelius and to make them less susceptible to "ageing out" (what with proprietary project formats and all that annoying jazz). I can't seem to find an easy way of…
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Can MIDI Designer control other iPad apps?

I installed MIDI Designer on my iPad, but I can't find any way to configure it to control another iPad app, such as Animoog or Samplewiz. Is that possible?
Robert Lauriston
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How can I automate track levels while recording in Logic, MainStage or GarageBand?

Greetings AV Community, I was wondering if I could get some help with how to set-up a podcast in Logic Pro 9 or Mainstage 2? I have a Korg nanoKontrol for controlling volumes, and a Focusrite 6i6 for the various inputs. There will be two mic inputs…
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In Logic, can I change the settings of plugins on a group of channels at the same time?

My vocal recording workflow often involves having five or more channels with harmonies of the same part. They have to be pitch corrected and compressed independently and, since I greatly prefer to compress post-EQ, they must all be EQ'd…
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How to merge MIDI tracks

I'm currently (well was) recording in a studio and we use MIDI for certain instrumentation. When I received the midi track from the producer he had managed to separate every MIDI track into single notes: there was a single midi track for each note…
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