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What are some of your favorite voice effects?

I'm collecting all kinds of voice effects to add to my arsenal. My absolute favorite is Worldizing a voice in a room by playing it back 4X real-time and recording it 4X real-time so when it gets played back at regular time, the reverb sounds 4X…
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Dia always the same level?

Question regarding mixing: Is dialogue always mixed at the same level no matter what type of movie you're mixing? Example: Terminator 2 - explosions all over the place. Dialogue, yelling, during those scenes are naturally going to be a lower level…
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Best quality, affordable Shotgun mic

Hey, so I'm in need of a sensitive directional microphone. Something that I can point at say a drop of water or set farther back from something than say traditional condenser microphones and get a stronger signal from the source, if you know what…
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Any feedback on the monthly Sound Design Challenge now that it's done?

I've gotten some great feedback from people who participated in the Sound Design Challenge here, on Vimeo and on my website; but I wanted to find out if anyone watching from afar has any feedback as well. So, if you've been following what was going…
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Using Poly Wav files in Logic Studio 9

So I just mirrored 9 gigs of poly wav files (6 - 8 channel BWFs) from my Deva in 192k. I'm not running PTHD at home, so I can't run PT in 192k at home. I can run Logic at home at 192k, but for some reason Logic doesn't like my poly wavs. I've had…
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What are the sources of signal loss in cables and their connections?

What are the major sources of loss when sending a signal over cables? What is the impact of digital vs analog, cable material/length and the number and quality of cable connectors? Are there any other major factors that could result in signal loss…
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Volume treatment in WAV (PCM) file

I'm working with data taken from the wav files (i.e. an array of integer values). Is it right to think of max volume of wave as the max value of the values from the wav file? I want to process these values, for example, to scale them down - I guess…
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How much of an effect does gain structure have on feedback?

When I was a beginner live sound engineer, I was taught that if my gain is set too high, my mics would run too hot and increase my chances of feedback. I experienced this in practice and would double-check my gain when I got feedback and it would…
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Advice for recording in high humidity

I have a film project later in the year that will require ambience recording in Samoa in high humidity - I'd appreciate any advice of potential issues from any similar experiences?
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Why do mp3 have sample rate?

So my understanding of mp3 or any lossy file format is that a lossless audio such as wav will be sampled at some rate i.e. 44.1kHz and the mp3 will compress each second of that to a constant rate of say 192kbps... Now why is there a reason to have a…
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Getting a sub bass and a 808 kick to play well together?

I've tried various techniques, like scooping out space for the kick drum out of the bass range in the EQ, but I end up with a weak kick drum! I tried side-chaining the bass to the kick, so when the kick hits, the bass ducks. This worked to prevent…
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Is there sound quality loss in 6mm to 3.5mm TRS adapter?

I would like to know if there is any sound quality lost by using a 6mm (1/4th inch) TRS jack adapter to connect into a 3.5mm (1/8th inch) TRS slot. I would assume there would be some quality loss because of the difference in sizes.
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Removing Vocals: Logic Pro X

I am trying to remove vocals from some songs in Logic Pro X. However I have not yet been very successful. If someone could help me it would be fantastic. If you cannot remove vocals using Logic Pro X, Then would anyone have any other good software…
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How can I make a sub bass that can be heard (at least a bit) on even on crappy systems?

I'm making a song in which the bass has to be as soft and deep as possible but I'd also like people to be able to listen to the song (being the bass an important part of this track) and hear, even if slightly, the bass on those stupid cheap in ear…
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Sound Psychology an explanation

I am trying to work on covering sound design the same way I would approach anything visual. With Visual Design there is a vast amount of things to go into, such as Color Psychology With Sound Design I am trying to find information or advise on…
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