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Questions tagged [recording]

Use for questions generally related to recording techniques and processes. This includes the recording of sound, MIDI data and automation, but please use one of those tags too, to add better definition.

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Are there any drawbacks when recording instruments out of order according to the preferred method?

I've heard some standard approaches on the sequence of instruments to record first, but my personal preference interferes with the norm. The classical method is to record drums first, then bass, then guitar, then vocals. In my opinion, I like to…
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Fun with broken fluorescent lights

The project I'm currently working on has a lot of scenes in an abandoned research facility with flickering and broken fluorescent lights. Instead of relying on library sounds for that I'd like to record the broken fluorescents. Does anybody have…
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Sounds that have never been recorded before.

I thought maybe we could make a list of sounds that occur which have never been recorded before to our knowledge. So, if you were given a golden ticket, good for one isolated recording of anything you could think of no matter how difficult it would…
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Why does my piano sound so tinny and far away?

Sample here: I'm recording on a pretty nice keyboard that has stereo out to a focusrite scarlet 2i2. I've set up the focusrite with inputs set to line and adjusted the levels so that they're just below where they'd clip. When I plug my headphones…
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Bluetooth or wifi line-in soundcard, android compatible?

My phone doesn't have a line in and i want to record performances on it from the ouput of a mixer. I cant seem to find any hardware priducts that will let me connect the two. Do such things exist, the cheaper the better, preferably small as well,…
Jodes
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How to record (voice+guitar) on a MacBook? USB sound card?

I have a couple e855 Sennheiser mics and 1202-VLZ Mackie mixer. When my son was visiting recently, we connected the mics+mixer to the stereo line-in of my PC desktop and captured some decent recordings of his voice+guitar with Audacity. He would…
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Recording in an underground parking lot

There is a shoot happening in an underground packing lot with a low cement ceiling and a cement floor as well as a low end hum that will be constant in the background. The genre is a crime drama where there is a lot of yelling and screaming. My fear…
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How to create digital sounds?

I'm a software developer, totally amateur at creating sounds. But for my app I need to create new sounds that are unique. How is it possible to create digital sounds, as is often the case in notification software? Is an app like Garage Band…
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How do I use a Tascam DP-32SD as a midi controller?

I had a Tascam 2488 port-a-studio that had MIDI capability. I now have a Tascam DP-32SD with no MIDI capability. How do I use my Tascam DP-32SD as a midi controller?
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Replacement for Sony PCM D50?

My PCM D50 died on me after many faithful years of service. It got dropped in a bit of risky bicycle recording that caused a bit of damage about two months ago and only now stopped receiving any input regardless of how much I crank the input…
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I'm getting a no source input command on my logic 9

I'm getting a no source input command on my logic 9… Apple support has no answer… Its something simple. also my Saffire pro 24 seems to be on correct settings
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take a signal on mini-headphone and have a computer capture the stream to a .wav

I have an old digital 12-track recorder made by Korg. The technology is quite outmoded now, but I'd like to capture some of the music I recorded on it. There are ways to burn the music to CD's (with some effort), but I think perhaps the easiest way…
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Cubase stops recording when Sibelius reaches the end of the score

If I have a score open in Sibelius at the same time I'm recording MIDI in Cubase (AI Elements 8), the play position in Sibelius moves to the score time corresponding to the time in Cubase, and when it reaches the end of the score, Cubase stops…
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Electronic Artifact in Recording

This is a continuation of my previous question about ear fatigue. I continue it here with a better audio example and more clarity on the culprit. Basically...my recordings give me ear fatigue, like there is a lot of pressure in the audio when…
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What could be wrong to my h4n zoom recorder

Every time I switch on my h4N, it takes quite a long time to load. After I finish recording and press the stop button, it also takes a very long time to complete. When the screen finally appears in stand by mode again and I want to try to listen to…
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