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Best use of Silence in a film?
In my opinion some of the best film sound is not loud or overt, and I've used silence many times in film soundtracks myself but I am interested to know what your favorite use of si …
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2answers
353 views
Recording quiet sounds (like birdsong) with Sony D50
Hi there,I was wondering what tips anyone would have for recording a dawn chorus with Sony D50. I'm in 44/24bit mode and there is a bit of preamp sound(?) when you push the gain ab …
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8answers
458 views
Christmas day = dead quiet city. what to record?
I'm going out into the city to do some recording on Christmas day, just because that's one day that the city sounds completely different.
I plan on getting some downtown amb, mayb …
2
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12answers
398 views
The quietest moment in your city?
Years ago, when I was at university, I did an experiment/exercise whereby I recorded the same street corner for 5 minutes every hour on the hour for 24 hours. The initial idea was …
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4answers
400 views
OSX audio editor with batch silence crop?
Hi guys,
i'm seeking for an audio editor which allow to remove silence from beginning and end of a set of audio files... something like auto trim/crop of soundforge.
I already us …
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17answers
298 views
Silence in your life
As we all here linked somehow with sound and it can be vital part in our life -
What role in your life silence plays?
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7answers
226 views
How far from traffic should you be to get a clean nature recording?
How far away must you go to get a clean recording? I'm planning on recording some nature ambiences and want to know what people's experiences are.