Does any cell phone network engineer perhaps know why you can't hear your own voice when speaking on a cell?
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posted by jtexman1
on May 18, 2013 -
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I want to be a sound/audio engineer. I found a 9-month program in Audio Technology that's $24,000. Is this a good use of my time and money?
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posted by laswingkid
on Apr 29, 2013 -
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I'm about to leave for a two-day long car trip and I thought I could listen to some podcasts to pass the time. I'm a huge Bullseye with Jesse Thorn (formerly Sound of Young America) fan and I saw a
link on the Maximum Fun website to download a torrent of all of the old episodes.
So I downloaded the .torrent file and opened it on uTorrent but nothing happened. Any help on my predicament? What am I doing wrong and what can I do to properly download the files?
posted by rmttws
on Mar 13, 2013 -
7 answers
In Sherlock, and in Midsomer Murders, there's a night-time sound which I presume is either a recording of, or meant to be some kind of night bird. What is it?
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posted by nonspecialist
on Feb 24, 2013 -
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For my job, I'm looking for some material to create an audio soundscape for
this photo. I don't know much about hip hop or what might have been associated with hip hop culture in 1993 coastal Texas. What songs, ambient sounds, interview snippets, or other (very short) sound experiences would enhance your viewing of this photo?
posted by Miko
on Feb 20, 2013 -
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I am considering writing a novel/story that involves the idea of people living among us who are somewhere between three and eight inches tall, but I don't know enough about the physics of sound to know if normal height humans would be able to speak to these tiny people. Would their voices be too high-pitched to hear at all, or just very difficult to understand? Would our voices be understandable to them?
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posted by Rock Steady
on Feb 15, 2013 -
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I'm looking for tips and recommendations to improve the audio/video quality of online meetings.
We already have good connections/machines for online meetings - but as I'm doing more and more of those, I'd like to specifically improve experience of everyone - especially for sound & video.
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posted by motdiem2
on Jan 21, 2013 -
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iPhone 4S users: have you updated to the latest iOS6.whatever in the last couple of weeks? Did it go without a hitch? Or have you experienced problems that would make you advise me not to update?
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posted by tel3path
on Dec 18, 2012 -
19 answers
I'm looking to assemble a home stereo for dirt cheap. What do I need to know and how can I get the most ♪ for the least $?
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posted by Scientist
on Dec 5, 2012 -
17 answers
Rabbits may vocalize in frequencies humans can't hear. How can I record my rabbits talking and play it back to myself?
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posted by epanalepsis
on Nov 12, 2012 -
6 answers
Anyone else with
hyperacusis ? Yesterday, I described something I though was just lack-of-sleep induced ear sensitivity and learned I was instead suffering from hyperacusia. (
previously)
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posted by Baud
on Nov 10, 2012 -
5 answers
If you take off a pair of headphones and lay them down somewhere, the music sounds like it's in a different pitch than when they're on your head. Why?
posted by facetious
on Oct 30, 2012 -
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Is there an easy way to restore ONLY default audio settings on a Lenovo Thinkpad running Windows 7?
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posted by Mael Oui
on Oct 15, 2012 -
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In a story I'm writing, one character (an old lady) blows a raspberry at another character at the very end of a scene. I'd like to indicate this sound as a direct quote. What's the proper way to spell this?
posted by mochapickle
on Oct 5, 2012 -
28 answers
What are some songs or clips from songs that slowly build up by adding instruments one at a time and/or by featuring one instrument at a time?
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posted by ch3cooh
on Sep 15, 2012 -
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Tracking down an old story about a person who was using some sort of method to detect the impressions of sound waves in objects in order to replay old conversations. Anybody got an inkling what it might be?
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posted by solarion
on Sep 1, 2012 -
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What's the cheapest/simplest way for me to run sound from my iPod/laptop (3.5mm jack) to a stereo (RCA) about 20 feet away? If it were a shorter distance I'd just get a standard audio cable, but I'm worried that something like
this will lose a lot of signal/fidelity.
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posted by Marquis
on Aug 14, 2012 -
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Can I rig some sort of home-made equalizer between my TV, speakers and PS3? Other ideas as to changing the levels of frequency ranges also welcome.
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posted by griphus
on Jul 30, 2012 -
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Please help me diagnose an annoying issue with the sound output in my Mac Mini. Upon every system bootup, the sound output manages to set itself 100% to the right channel. So far, I've not managed to find any search results for this issue. It's a simple fix to move the balance slider to the middle, but I shouldn't have to do this every time I turn on the bleedin' thing.
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posted by Burhanistan
on Jul 11, 2012 -
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Would you please suggest literature that deals with the theory or practice of scoring music and sound to moving images.
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posted by coolxcool=rad
on Jun 26, 2012 -
4 answers
What's the most portable, cheapest, best quality wireless/Bluetooth speaker(s) out there?
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posted by windbox
on Jun 24, 2012 -
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I have been playing around with Audacity recently trying to understand a bit more about sound in general. One question I'm having trouble wrapping my head around is: How does Tone and Frequency relate? For instance, the 2600 Hz is a high-pitched tone. Does that mean that anything that produced that same tone would be at 2600 Hz? And does it mean that for the entire range of human hearing -- all of those Hz -- that one tone corresponds to a particular frequency? I am looking for some basic explanation or even tools to play with...
posted by tcv
on Jun 21, 2012 -
13 answers
Experiences and techniques for dealing with noise mitigation in an apartment with only partial bedroom walls?
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posted by phoenixy
on Jun 8, 2012 -
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Tell me about sound effects for games. I'm designing the specifications for a mobile app, which will be a game. I need sound effects, preferably royalty-free, to accompany the game.
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posted by dfriedman
on Jun 2, 2012 -
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Neighbor is using an ultra-high-frequency device against us at very high decibels. It causes constant low-grade nausea and a long-lasting ringing in the ears afterwards. Problem is, it can't really be heard because its such a high-frequency. Cops have come to our house, felt the nausea and ear-ringing themselves, but refuse to do anything about it because they can't "hear" it and we have no way of recording it. My question is: Can you point me towards a device that can record high decibel sound in very high frequencies so we can show objectively that this is happening?
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posted by captain cosine
on May 28, 2012 -
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Computer/Electronic/AudiophileFilter: I just finished my first build of a computer. When I plug in my computer's onboard sound into my receiver through the standard 3.5mm audio jack and output to two KRK monitors and a sub, I get screeching/scrambling from the speakers that drives me nuts. It basically sounds like I can hear my processor. This doesn't happen with headphones. Lots more inside.
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posted by jwmollman
on May 28, 2012 -
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I need a USB interface to connect 2 mics, a midi keyboard, and an ipod to a computer, for both live mixing and recording. Hope?
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posted by crookedneighbor
on May 4, 2012 -
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Can you give me recommendations for portable, yet powerful speakers for a laptop? Audio quality not necessarily the #1 priority.
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posted by jeremias
on Mar 31, 2012 -
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What is the origin of the "golazo de brasil" sound that is played on Brazilian TV when the national football team scores a goal? (Also used in Formula One when a Brazilian wins a race, and really any sporting context where Brazil succeeds at something).
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posted by hoverboards don't work on water
on Mar 10, 2012 -
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Help me figure out why I hear and feel a thumping noise when I sit next to pine trees.
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posted by huxham
on Mar 9, 2012 -
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