I have very low threshold for certain sounds. I can't handle noise, especially I find high pitch female or children voice unbearable. I also have trouble with neighbors walking around, the high bass thuds etc. [more inside]
posted by neworder7 on Sep 28, 2009 - 17 answers

How can I learn relative pitch? I can hear minor/major 2nds pretty well but 3rds are just defeating me. [more inside]
posted by Post-it Goat on Sep 25, 2009 - 18 answers

I have some recordings of people saying a short phrase. How can I use these recordings to measure the average pitch of each speaker's voice? [more inside]
posted by eisenkr on Aug 18, 2009 - 10 answers

What acoustical phenomena explain the apparent pitch-shifted echo I heard while observing tonight's fireworks display? [more inside]
posted by Songdog on Jul 4, 2009 - 12 answers

I throw like a little kid, and it's embarrassing. Please help me excel at adult dodgeball. [more inside]
posted by pseudostrabismus on Apr 20, 2009 - 17 answers

Dear Hivemind: Where can I find examples of treatments for Reality TV shows? [more inside]
posted by Elle Vator on Mar 8, 2009 - 1 answer

How do I pitch an idea to sports marketing department of a major university? [more inside]
posted by goalyeehah on Jan 26, 2009 - 3 answers

AudioRecordingFilter: What is the best overall pitch-shifting plug-in for Pro Tools LE (Windows)? [more inside]
posted by bitterkitten on May 20, 2008 - 2 answers

I have a very soft and high pitch voice. I also speak quietly, and mumble a lot. When speaking on the telephone, I often hear that I sound like a little girl. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 27, 2008 - 11 answers

how can i figure out where i should place the holes and how large they should be on a bamboo recorder i am making? [more inside]
posted by KaeporaGaebora on Sep 27, 2007 - 6 answers

BaseballFilter: If a batter has a full count and then fouls off the next few pitches, do those pitches go as a ball or a strike in the pitcher's pitch count for the game?
posted by phaded on Aug 6, 2007 - 7 answers

SingingFilter: When I sing in certain keys / registers, my head seems to vibrate, and more. [more inside]
posted by tmcw on Jul 20, 2007 - 8 answers

Is there a (cheap-ish) tool that will measure pitch (as in a roof, or hill)? and what is it called? [more inside]
posted by edgeways on Apr 25, 2007 - 15 answers

Compu musicians: what's the best software (if there is any) to use to make continuously variable swoopy-pitch sounds using a soundcard? I'd like to control and edit the actual roller-coaster profile of the pitch changes pretty closely. [more inside]
posted by jfuller on Apr 8, 2007 - 10 answers

Do people with perfect [absolute] pitch find it unpleasant or uncomfortable to listen to music which deviates from standard pitch? [more inside]
posted by Songdog on Dec 1, 2006 - 14 answers

What techniques do you use to gather feedback about client pitch materials before they're presented? [more inside]
posted by DCTapeworm on Aug 22, 2006 - 5 answers

How do you pitch an art book? [more inside]
posted by interrobang on Jul 11, 2006 - 19 answers

How would I go about pitching a sitcom to the BBC?
posted by jimmy on Mar 29, 2006 - 3 answers

I have an idea for a product/service. I've drawn out a rough business model and shown it to a few people who all think its a great idea but I'm having a few problems getting things rolling... more inside about funding the project, pitching it to major 'players' in certain industries, investors, etc [more inside]
posted by hummercash on Sep 6, 2005 - 6 answers

I'm looking for a software that will allow me to take a passage of music and slow it down but not change the pitch. [more inside] [more inside]
posted by KevinSkomsvold on Dec 6, 2004 - 12 answers

My voice has a nasal sound to it - not high-pitched-nasal, more like it sounds like I have a perpetually stuffy nose. Anything I can work on to change that, or am I stuck?
posted by ferociouskitty on Oct 29, 2004 - 6 answers

I have a Televison/Cable program idea that would require a "pitch". Question: how does one protect/copyright said "pitch"
posted by clavdivs on May 23, 2004 - 20 answers

For unknown or novice screenplay writers, which is the best tack in trying to pitch an idea for the first time? Should a tv pilot, for example, be submitted as a simple logline and treatment, or should a cover letter, story-bible, script and character synopsis also be provided? [more inside]
posted by dhoyt on May 20, 2004 - 9 answers