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Binaural recording

How do I record a binaural recording for my psychoacustic assignment. I have to do 3 for a recording.strong text You can send mme an email to jean.wilkie@student.sit.ac.nz. I have …
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Anyone have a Taser recording?

I'm working on a pro-bono project for a friend and I need some Taser sounds tonight. Anywhere I could buy one right now is closed. I'm foreseeing it might be a little difficult to …
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single point stereo m/s NOT shotgun

I've been unsuccessfully looking for a single point stereo MS mic, that isn't a shotgun, for some time. I had the Sony ECM MS957 many years ago and that's hardly professional. I' …
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Light Peak/Thunderbolt for Pro Tools HD

I found this video with a Light Peak prototype Pro Tools interface on it and thought that others might be interested as it appears that Apple and Lacie are heading down the same ro …
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PT9 & Complete Production Upgrade Questions

First order of business: I have Pro Tools LE 7.4 and DV Toolkit 2 From what I understand I can upgrade LE to PT9 for $250 I can also upgrade my DV Toolkit to Complete Production …
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Silica Keep-Dry Bags

Maybe a simple question, but how long do silica bags stay good for. If I keep them with my mics to protect from humidity, do I need to change them occasionally or are they good for …
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Guitar pickups as a “microphone”

I've been thinking about this a lot, since I saw this video link text in fact. As far as I can tell, there's nothing going on with the strings -- he's muting them with his left ha …
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How will portable recorders improve in the future?

Apart from the obvious stuff like preamp/converter quality & size/weight, what useful new features should be invented in the next few years? I would like; Custom rules to st …
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Best Convolution Impulse Response combos for SFX?

I am always searching for new combination of sounds to run as the source and impulse in a convolution plugin. I'm not looking for reverbs so much as cool sfx. I once heard a fla …
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Best quality, affordable Shotgun mic

Hey, so I'm in need of a sensitive directional microphone. Something that I can point at say a drop of water or set farther back from something than say traditional condenser micr …
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Amtrak onboard announcement New York

Hi all A friend of mine is working on a little doc (not commercial) about his journey in the US (we live in Italy). He did some field recording, but missed the Amtrak onboard anno …
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How should I approach a stranger online about an internship?

I was looking for a place I can intern over the summer, and I found a guy named Benjie Freund. The problem is, I don't know him, I don't know if he frequents forums, and I'm scared …
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Field recording levels?

I am using a FR2-LE with a few different mics (condenser and Dynamic) and I have to turn the levels way up to get a signal around -6 to -3db. This is when I record sound effects li …
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DIY contact microphone

Hi! Using a contact microphone for field recordings seems to be popular and there's loads of tutorials for building one on the web. I bought the parts and am thinking of the adap …
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Audio Furniture (Desk)

I purchased an "audio" desk that featured a central rack mountable section with shelf space above for video monitors. Not taking into consideration the height, I soon began to rea …

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