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Is there a standard panning compromise?

I know there are certain rules that are commonly shared when it comes to panning. Letting the kick drum and bass sit in the center, for example. I'm wondering though, do you believe there are "right values" that one should respect in order to get a…
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sound design for a quiet room

I need to design a couple of "room sounds" for our game .. thing is that they're quiet since there's no one inside for now I'm approaching this by having a room tone some occasional tiny sounds (little creaks etc..) and it works.. but I still…
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Change organ registration in middle of piece in Logic Pro X

I'm using Logic Pro X 10.0.7. How can I change the registration of the pipe organ (i.e. the settings of the Church Organ plugin) in the middle of a piece?
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Recording MS without a decoder?

So I have access to a Neumann RSM 191. I was planning on taking it out and seeing what I could capture, but realized that I have no way to decode the MS while recording. See, I have just a MixPre and an M10 neither of which offers MS decoding or MS…
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Sound Design Trivia Pop Quiz: In the hit song "Thriller", where did the wolf howling sound effects come from in the beginning?

The person with the first right answer gets their answer accepted.
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Who has / uses a single point surround mic?

Often called a surround mic, an ambisonics mic, and a few other names I've heard and can't remember. It's a 4 channel microphone that can be perfectly folded down to mono or out to 10.2, or anywhere in between no phase issues whatsoever. Also,…
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Recording on impulse! Strategies for being prepared?

Hey folks. For those of you who do a lot of recordings on the go, how do you strategize being prepared? I'm not satisfied with my GO! set-up, which is hyper-minimalist: I carry a Zoom H4 with me at almost all times, and use the onboard mics. Which…
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How can I get my direct input monitoring louder?

I have a Focusrite Saffire 6 USB. It looks like this: (source: futuremusic.com) If I plug a mic into one of the preamps and set the "gain" knob to where I know it will not clip, and I turn the "monitor" knob all the way to "input", and I turn the…
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How can I prevent feedback when using wireless mics in a Theater in the Round?

I'm a NYC based director. What is the best way to avoid feedback from wireless mics in a Theater in the Round layout or in an environmental immersive staging?
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How to connect my iPad Air and my Yamaha CP4 Stage Piano?

Let's say I have Garageband for the iPad (or other Synths and Apps) and want to play them through my Digital Stage Piano which has a USB Host Adapter. (meaning it behaves like a SoundCard and connected to a MacBook it works out of the box). What…
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Designing household sounds using a synth

any advice, tutorial, video or even book you recommend for designing household sounds using a synth?? I work mainly in Live9 and in our next game I'm planning to design sound the majority of sounds purely using synths (no recorded real life…
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Foley: a rolling rock

I've got a scene which a huge rock is rolling down a mountain.how can I make this sound? Is there a material I can use to make the sound?
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Any tips for close miking SFX and getting good transient responses?

For a white-board animation example, i'm building a new sound palette for the dry eraser markers and some other sfx (coins) with sharp attacks. I usually take an MKH50 and record a session in my booth with good results for most sfx. But with harsh…
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Is it recommended to record a whole album with an iPad only?

With more and more stories of people making music with their tablets (e.g. Gorillaz's "The Fall" album -> The entire album was recorded on group co-founder Damon Albarn's iPad), I'm wondering, can I safely make an electronic jazz album with vocals,…
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What are some of the oddest filenames in your library?

Some of my classics: Hen attack Cabbage bat Bunny guts Mud hammer Wind by Sandyface Gut slides all very meaningful (to me at least)
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