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How do speakers work?

My brain just can't comprehend how all the sounds and frequencies at one single point in a song (drums, vocals, guitar, etc) can be created by one single vibration of a membrane. All at once!? I really need an explanation.
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Filter to make music sound like it's being played in a mall?

I'm trying to conceptualize how I want the music for my game to sound, and as I have no musical experience, there are some ideas I have trouble describing, but the musical aesthetic I want for my game is a dark synthwave / vaporwave feel. I've…
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Need Help Quick! Nuendo PC (V4) -> Mac PTools conversion needed. Anyone know how?

I am delivering 2 reels of FX for a film that is mixing next week, and decided to edit on my Nuendo PC (becuase I love it and my Ptools is LE and wasn't cutting it). I do not have digitranslator at home, but that is what they are using at the studio…
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What do classical radio stations do to their tracks to normalize audio volume?

In contrast to production techniques applied to popular music, most published recordings of classical music can have a very wide dynamic range. This makes then less suited for listening in a car, on phone line, or other contexts where there is a lot…
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How to add fills and short sections in FL Studio?

Let me explain. In fl studio in both the piano roll and the playlist view every 16 beats the colours switch between grey and a lighter grey alternatively if you have a 4/4 time signature. With a lot of music though you often end up having a fill…
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Equipment affected by cold/altitude

A few weeks ago my friends and I hiked up Mt. Marcy, in New York's Adirondack region, so I brought along a 702 to gather any interesting ambience we'd encounter. The peak's only 5,343 ft, but temperatures were down at 10-15 F. Around three-quarters…
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What's the difference between 3 pin, 4 pin, and 5 pin XLR intercom headsets?

I'm looking for new headsets for an old Clear-com intercom system in a community theatre. All the plugs in the walls for the system are 3-pin XLR, but shopping around I can't find anything but 4 and 5 pin XLR connectors on headsets. So my question…
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squared stage and (4) speaker position

I have a theater show with a squared stage (blue). The spectators are sitting on every side of the stage (red squares). And 2 pairs of speakers to be positioned at the corners. The sound will be stereo signal (L/R) and my question is how to couple…
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Pro Tools 9 - Pros and Cons

Alright, so you have in the package DV Toolkit 2, 96 tracks, automatic delay compensation, NO INTERFACE NEEDED and works with any interface! Yes, they finally did what everyone else did 10 years ago. But its pro tools, and they finally got their act…
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New product: Rode Lavalier Mic

I just popped into the Rode site to check specs on the NT5 and lo and behold: http://www.rodemicrophones.com/microphone.php?product=lavalier They have just released the Rode lavalier mic! Anyone planning on getting this or perhaps already have one?…
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What is the best way to change the voice from male to female (instantly)?

There are some software solutions as well as vocal performers. Anyway, it is unclear if vocal performer can produce any effect which would be impossible to get using software (if it modifies sound in certain algorithm, why can't be the same done in…
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Which sound format converts to text in SoX?

The SoX command line program lists 85 sound formats. I need one that converts WAV files to a text format, listing the amplitude values in numerical form, preferably as integers. Which format does that? The Windows program GoldWave has the text…
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Radiofrequency hearing

I came with another unusual question. Recently, during my little research in hearing and some of its phenomena, i found a term called RF hearing, which mean that people "hear" radio frequencies, electromagnetic fields and microwaves. Do you hear…
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That escalating illusion - remember what it's called?

Hey folks - quick one here. Does anyone remember what that illusion is called, where a continuous escalation of sound can been faked? Here's how it works, with frequency. You have a sound raising in frequency, which you fade out over time. As that…
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Are these frequencies permitted in Colombia?

I am from Norway and going to Colombia to shoot a short documentary. I am a videographer, not an experienced sound person, therefore I need a bit of help. I have some Sennheiser receiver/transmitter kits with the frequencies of 566 - 608 MHz. Which…
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