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Tips on remixing a song

I'm currently trying to remix up "Killing in the Name" by Rage Against the Machine. Because it was recorded with real instruments I know that its not going to be perfectly in time. My first approach on this was to manually spilt the song into bars.…
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Is there something wrong with my ears? (perception of frequency and their dynamics)

When using EQ, I have more difficulty hearing what's being suppressed compared to what's being boosted. For example if I put white noise on a channel and sweep the parametric EQ up and down the spectrum, I can hear the difference very clearly when…
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Is it possible to get two-way audio using ReWire?

I'm using Cubase with Reason as a slave. I would like to process some VST instruments through Reason's own effects and then get the output back into Cubase. To me it seems like audio in ReWire is possible only in one-way direction, but maybe there's…
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How do you decide how much to charge a client for Audio / Music jobs?

If you we're asked "How much do you charge for your Audio work?" (assuming that you can compose, record sequence, synth / sound design, mix and master), how do you come up with your price? What is a pretty common standard of getting paid as an audio…
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What are good TR909 and TB303 default settings for electronica music?

I enjoy house, techno, trance, disco, IDM, ambient, progressive and electronica sounds as french house, progressive house, acid house, warp records, guidance records, dragonfly records, bedrock records, border community, trax and easy street etc…
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Turn Mono or Stereo into binaural

Lets say I have a mono recording of my voice. With the user having headphones on, I want the sound to sound like someones talking from different directions in 3D. Is this possible, and if so, how would I go about doing it?
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What software is best to record stereo and encode mp3

I want to be able to record band practices and then quickly create mp3s and send them out. Fidelity doesn't matter so much, right now I'm using garage band, creating an m4a from garage band and then using ITunes to convert that file to mp3. The…
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Sound Design in Argentina Documentary

Hey everyone! I'm working on my graduate thesis. It's a documentary about Sound Design in Argentina and right now I'm on the pre-production process. I'm looking for any historical data/info/multimedia to include in my movie. I also plan to…
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What is this static in front of the audio in MP3?

I understand that MP3 is not recommended for production as it is lossy, but that is irrelevant here. I understand that the MP3 encoding algorithm inserts silence in the first second to pad out the block amongst other reasons. However, upon further…
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How can I get rid of phasing on source audio?

I am trying to record a very simple demo with my laptop mic onto Audacity. I've used this same setup on other laptops with no problem. However when I attempt this on my current PC, I get this intense "phasing" effect. I haven't messed with the…
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How early, how often do I need to mix-down?

Mainly asking about electronic and house genres here: How much EQ/compression/panning/etc. tweaking should I expect to need once I've written my first few loops? Does this depend on whether I'm assembling my own drum set or not? Do some…
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Do any of the popular DAWs allow you to insert a "pause" into a project.

Do any of the popular DAWs allow you to insert a "pause" into a project. So for example, I click "play" at the beginning of a file, and the DAW plays back the audio until it comes to a "pause" marker and then pauses itself, until I press play again.
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Easy to use open source DAW?

I'm considering creating some instrumental music. I don't care about connecting external stuff (keyboard, mic, ...), so I only require something I'll control with only a keyboard and a mouse. Is there any FLOSS suitable for a newbie like me?
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What to record in a 2-mile tunnel.

I just got back from a trip where there was a 2-mile long railroad tunnel which part of a railroad track that was later made into a mountain-bike trail. Needless to say I brought my recording equipment just for fun. I get to the middle of the…
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Totally confused with the plethora of different electronic music production hardware; any way to work out what they do?

I play some musical instruments and want to begin electronic music. I have read and understood the concept of MIDI being a format for representing sound and time. Now when presented with a DAW, and the vast number of different devices for…
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