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How do you set each stage of compression when using 3 or more compressors in a DAW?

I have a hardware FMR Audio Really Nice Compressor (RNC) that uses 3 stages of compression. It gets me really good results in recording live theater, where the audio levels go from a stage whisper to full applause, and I'm too busy with the video…
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Workflow Question: Batch splitting stereo tracks into mono?

I have files recorded on a Zoom H4N, the files are stereo, lav recorded to left channel and and shotgun microphone recorded to the right channel. Is there a program (ideally that works on a mac) for batch splitting these files? In the end it would…
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Monitor my amp while sharing with zoom

I am sorry if this is the wrong SE, but it seems to be the only one where my question makes even the slightest sense. I am taking music lessons online, and I am having troubles setting up the following: I have an E-Bass connected to an amp which I…
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Trying to identify a stock sound effect

There's a sound effect I've heard every now and again, mostly in videogames. I really like the sound of it and want a nice sample of it for potential future projects, and I'm reasonably sure that it's a stock effect of some kind since it's been…
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Low End on Small Speakers

So I am working on a trailer for a video game that features Dinosaurs. I have big ol epic feet for the T-Rex - friggin epic on my monitors. But it seems like the only audio that finds its way through on laptop speakers is the higher end layers. So…
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Game Audio for beginners

Hi! Do you guys have anything to recommend in terms of tutorials for game audio? I was searching through the web and could only find a very small smount of info about UDK, pretty much nothing about WWISE and FMOD. Is there anything you could…
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Alternative to standard Sony PCM D50 windsock?

Has anyone with a Sony PCM D50 had better luck with an alternative or custom windsock? Cutting out wind from recordings on near-windless days is getting a bit tired.. It's great otherwise, so I'm not really complaining J
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How to bind midi input to a track in Logic Pro

I connected my Yamaha e-piano to my Mac and can jam to any software instrument in Logic Pro. The piano always sends MIDI input to the currently selected track, which is convenient somehow. But as soon as a friend joins me with a guitar, I cannot…
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Why does using an extension cable on my headset with a TRRS jack cause the stereo signal to leak into the microphone signal?

I've been trying to get an extension cable for my various wired headsets. These headsets have a standard 3.5mm TRRS jack using the CTIA standard, so the cable carries both a stereo out signal and a mono microphone input signal. However, every single…
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What are the 10 best sites for sound design tips and tricks

Any website from websites for amateurs to websites for pros can qualify.
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How does PCM digital audio work?

I'm keen for someone to provide a clear and concise overview of how digital audio works. How you get from an analogue waveform, through a sampling stage, a digital to analogue converter - all the way through a programme chain back to an analogue…
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Why does a synthesized polyphonic sound completely different from the “real” one?

I am making a software audio synthesizer and so far i've managed to play a single tone at once. My goal was to make it polyphonic, i.e when i press 2 keys both are active and produce sound (i'm aware that a speaker can only output one waveform at a…
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Creative Commons and Copyright

Do you use Creative Commons service to protect work on your site? Do you protect just audio (samples, SFX, recording...) or your texts as well? I just start using it and I would like to know what you thing about Creative Commons.
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Why do some audio amps use AC while others use DC

In particular I am looking at the JDS Labs Atom and the iFI iCan SE. The iCan outputs a tremendous amount of power, 4 times that of the Atom, enough to drive speakers; But does so less cleanly, at-least according to their self-published numbers.…
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What are these microphone connectors?

I have this old Philips mic, it doesn't have a regular XLR connector but rather two strange smaller connectors, a three-pin and a five-pin. Is it possible to connect this mic to a modern recorder, via an adapter or something? Thanks in advance!
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