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Will an external microphone make a tremendous difference in my work?

Hello everyone, I am a 3D artist who is undertaking a few independent projects in the area of app development. As such, I am now exploring the world of audio production for the fi …
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Awesome things to record that you would not normally think about.

Hey everyone! I think it would be cool to hear about some foley sessions that people have done that involved recording very odd things to get a desired sounds. For example, I did …
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REQUEST: Modern day European dial tones and internal rings

Hi all, Anyone able to do a quickie record of a London phone dial tone and internal ringing? Appreciate it, thanks in advance. UPDATE: Thanks to Michael I have created my own UK …
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How to make playing card noises sound more satisfying and full

I'm having trouble on the sound of playing cards, actual playing cards aren't doing it and there are not many resources out there for playing card noises. Any suggestions?
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You might be a sound recordist if…

You are recording yourself typing right now. You've just destroyed an expensive piece of equipment during a session, but your ok with that because it sounded cool. You accidental …
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XLR Y-Cable in signal chain

Hey, I'm thinking of adding an XLR Y-cable into my setup when I'm only recording with one mic to allow me to have a back-up recording at a lower level. This should be particularly …
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looking for a mic that would pick up the low end sound of a gunshot. so far i have a

looking for a microphone that would pick up the low end sound of a gunshot. so far i have a - rode ntg-3 - sennheiser mkh-416 - oktava mk-012 i would like to spent less then $ …
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iceberg crackling

Hi everyone! I need some sounds of really big iceberg crackling. I found some ice cracks in the sound ideas library but it's not enough. I tried also to pitch down some wood tear s …
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creating the sound of exploding heads

Hey. im have a clip that i have to use in my uni project and there is a scene where peoples head explode, i was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on how to record this …
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First time for “proper” Car recording. What TAPE to use to tape on car paint?

I've read a lot online so I think I have a decent setup. Roland R26 recording stereo Interior and dynamics on engine and exhaust Cantar recording two different pan mics (with dua …
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I’m creating a sound effects pack…

Hi everyone, For my Masters final project I am creating a sample pack of car sounds. I've been making test recordings and taking advice wherever I can get it - there are some ver …
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Low rumbling sound effect?

Anybody know of anyway to create a low rumbling earthquake like sound? The only way i've managed to see online is to rub a balloon, but the rumbling is short when I can actually ma …
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Has anyone got experience with the Tascam DR-680?

Hello. I'm looking around for a solid state unit to do my location recordings with. Eventually I want to take it with me around travelling as a solid device to do all my recording …
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Sounds for your downloading pleasure - “Machines in a Bullet Factory”

Hey Everyone, A while back I was on a shoot in a bullet factory, and had a bit of time between setups to run around in the production facility to record some of their machines... …
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Radio Ready: Care to share?

Just curious who has had success recording the sound(s) of tuning an old-style radio. What did you use for a subject? for recorder? What was your technique? How did you isolate …

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