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Is bass boost harmful?

I recently bought a Sony headphone which has "bass boost", and I really love it. I love it so much that I increased the bass (low frequencies) on every device I use it on, with like 7db and decreased the overall gain (even on windows I use a system…
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Sound design within a VFX workflow

Any hints or concept suggestions or links to useful info about how to work in a complex VFX workflow. I'm just about to start preproduction for a film with a lot of VFX and that will require quite a bit of sound design throughout the process. I…
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Do I need a DI BOX when sending signal from my sound card to a mix console?

I have the M-Audio Mobile Pre soundcard which I will be using to send signal from my PC to a mix console. What I don't know, though, is whether I need to put a DI BOX in between? The sound card does not have an XLR output, it has only the 6.3…
Richard Rodriguez
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Balanced/unbalanced audio and TS/TRS jack issue with mixer

Following my previous question regarding which mixer to buy, I have now bought the one I was talking about but I'm having some issues setting it up. My understanding of balanced/unbalanced audio is alright, but not amazing. I have my electric piano…
ToshNeox
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Can I use the RCA cable to ground the turntable to the amplifier?

I have a Technics SL-3310 turntable which I connect to the phono input of my amplifier. The turntable has a short RCA cable coming out of it. The turntable and amplifier are far apart from each other, therefore I use a female-to-female adapter to…
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Scratchy volume pot

I have an old Crown D-75 amplifier that I acquired a while back and it works like a beaut except one issue. When I turn the pots on the volume control it creates a scratchy sound. Is this something that can be easily cleaned? Edit: It looks as…
Evan Plaice
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How to create soundbanks or similar type of resources

I have a very old VST synth that doesn't really work that good with my latest OS version. It crashes a lot. The thing is I don't really need it that much anymore, but I have a few nice patches in it that are hard to reproduce in other synths. How…
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VST plugin that hosts VST plugins

Is there any VST plugin out there that is capable of loading other VST plugins (effects) ? A free one, if possible :P
Annie
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How Do You Clean RCA Ports?

I have an old amp which is beginning to show wear and scratches on its RCA ports. However, alcohol, water, and a simple cloth dont work and cannot remove the grime on the ports. What is the best substance to use to clean the ports without damaging…
user7343
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What is Presence?

I got an Ibanez amplifier for my keyboard and there is a dial called 'presence'. What does it do?
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How do you replace a broken volume pot?

I have an old Crown D-75 amplifier that I acquired a while back and it works like a beaut except one of the volume pots is toast. The pot has 2 different numbers stamped on it, both of which yield no results on Google. Can I find out what value of…
Evan Plaice
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Organizing Nat sound in documentary film

I'm currently breaking down a documentary that uses quite a bit of b-roll and mono nat sound over interviews. I am curious how folks organize this kind of audio in your session. Do you stick it under dialog? With BG tracks (that will inevitably be…
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What do various sounds look like on the wave spectrum

I am trying to understand some basics of the acoustic theory. Can someone in their own simple words explain what are the differences between the waves on two different instruments playing the same note? Such as how does a wave from a G on a guitar…
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What's the vocal effect for the Vogons in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series?

What's the vocal effect for the Vogons in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series?
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Is there an advantage using ASIO drivers compared to MME or DirectSound?

I've discovered a limitation to ASIO in that multiple sound cards/devices cannot be used together (at least as far as Adobe Audition, N-Track, and Vegas Pro goes). What I was trying to do was use ASIO drivers for my input-to-track mappings for…
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