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Decreasing levels of other channels when voice channel comes in
"Ducking" is the canonical term for what you want, usually done with a compressor in the main program chain with the sidechain taken from your mic channel.
Audition 2018 has a auto ducking feature ...
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Can i do audio monitoring with wireless headphones with a field recorder?
I see no reason why not. You'd just have to make sure you find a transmitter that's battery powered, and small enough so you can bundle it with the micro-recorder.
The question is; is it necessary. ...
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Syncing audio and video from different sources
This is a rather common problem. The issue is NOT sample-rate. And the issue is NOT frame-rate, either. Most modern editing software (or file-manipulation software) is capable of easily resolving ...
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Remove echo when recording in say, a hallway
The attachment you are looking for is called a lav mic, though sometimes it can be a hand-held shotgun mic, too. Sound intensity decreases as the square of distance and echoes decay exponentially. ...
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Record two audio sources as separate tracks?
You need to map all streams, so
ffmpeg -video_size 1920x1080 -framerate 60
-f x11grab -i :0.0
-f pulse -i default
-f openal -i "Monitor of Headset H390 Analog Stereo"
-map 0 -map 1 -map 2
-c:v ...
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what are the elements of a lavaliere mic system?
Most wireless lavalier microphones for video recording use are sold as single receiver + transmitter packages. I believe you can get receivers that take more than one input, but they are designed for ...
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how to detect empty wav files
If the files have no content then it's enough to key on size. A totally "empty" WAV file will have just a header and will almost certainly be less than 200 bytes. So it's probably enough to delete any ...
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What is the best way to combine two audio sources into a single audio output?
I misspoke in my original question, I've fixed the sentence so
hopefully it should be clearer. I'm just wanting to listen to the PC
out, while simultaneously listing to the Mic out as I record it.
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Best way to dub the voice in a very low budget or no budget film
It sounds like you are using your laptop's microphone, and that your main problem is the lack of a quality mic. If you own an iPhone, especially iPhone 5 or later, I would recommend you use the voice ...
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Garage Band alternative for windows
One that comes to mind is Presonus Studio One vr3 It is about $50 and is a full featured digital audio workstation. There is also sonar, protools and ableton live but I believe they are all quite a ...
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Convert .3GP to MP3?
You can use ffmpeg, a free command-line tool. Basic command is
ffmpeg -i file.3gp file.mp3
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How is the audio for a TV broadcasted football match recorded?
The primary method of getting that "zoomed in" sound is using parabolic microphones. They are manually operated and usually carried by the operator listening just to the output of that microphone. The ...
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Voice Over Record doesn't record, displays "Finishing" then stops
I think I've figured it out. I've been setting my in point to the start of the clip and my end point to the end of the clip. By moving the start in point after the first bit of footage, it records ...
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How do youtube professionals record audio for their video?
If you are referring to tutorials or commentary then yes, you would record the original performance (perhaps with computer sound), while thinking of your audience. When I record tutorials for software,...
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What is the maximum length of Portable Recorder to Camera cable that is safe to use?
Without more detail this is not directly answerable. The short answer is, the shorter the better, but the long answer depends on many factors.
The amount of electromagnetic noise in a room will ...
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What is the maximum length of Portable Recorder to Camera cable that is safe to use?
You may want to consider looking into another alternative as well: double-system sound. The (old school) idea being that since you have a separate recorder, you don't need a connection between the ...
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Can I split audio before it gets to my sound recorder?
Technically if you want to be sure that you are getting the highest possible audio quality you need a pre-amp that you can use to split the signal. But the effect is going to be very small.
When you ...
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Headphone for recording voice for YouTube
The quality of the headphones will only affect how the audio sounds to you, so you don't necessarily need to spend your money on that to improve the audio for a youtube video. I would suggest ...
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How to set-up mic for voice-over audio and minimize residual mouth noises
There is some good advice here : https://training.npr.org/2017/01/31/the-ear-training-guide-for-audio-producers/#recording
How to avoid mouth noise:
Changing mic placement can often help, especially ...
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What adapter do I need to merge two microphones as L and R channels?
This is a tricky question, and much depends on the specifics of your camera and the microphones you're using. Without those details, it's impossible to make specific recommendations.
In broad strokes, ...
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How do I avoid noise when speaker is further away?
All analogue electronics generates some level of noise, and digital recordings also introduce a small amount of dither noise in order to accurately record signals.
When you record sound from a ...
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How do youtube professionals record audio for their video?
The process you are describing is called ADR (automated dialog replacement) or dubbing - after picture is locked, lines are recorded separately in a controlled environment and mixed to match the ...
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Remove echo when recording in say, a hallway
You could also try a lip mic, like the Coles 4104. They're used in very noisy environments such as football matches by commentators, and work well. Just holding any mic very close to the person ...
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Best way to capture audio at an event
You'll get the best audio by connecting directly to the board the sound guy is using. As you mentioned, the risk involved there is that you lean heavily on the sound guy and hope he doesn't screw up.
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OBS Studio multitrack audio exports only one track
In OBS Studio go to Settigns->Output->Recording and under Recording Format you have Audio Track. You have to enable audio tracks that you set up in audio mixer. You can also name them in Audio tab.
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What type of equipment can I use to record a live rock performance as a member of the audience?
You can use portable recorder like Zoom H4n or similar. Recorders like this usually have XLR input that could be plugged directly to mixer. You'd then set input type on your recorder to line-in and ...
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What equipment do I needed for filming dance instruction?
Should I get a digital SLR video camera, or a camcorder, or something else?
It depends on your planned usage. Canon and I think Nikon DSLRs are still limited to recording up to 4GiB of footage, and ...
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What equipment do I needed for filming dance instruction?
To answer your questions:
1) A DSLR is fine for a first try out. As an acquisition format (not delivery), HD is on its way out very fast though. The rage these days in 2K or actually 4K. So, later or ...
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How do I insert the program requested bitrate from YouTube Recommended Uploading Encoding Settings?
Since Mulvya's habit of answering questions in the comments ruins our answer rate statistic, let's put this into an answer °v°
Which is 4 Mbps. Now OBS is asking for video bitrate, how do I convert ...
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