What are my rights when someone uses a performance in which I was a significant participant on a commercial CD? I don't recall signing anything that assigned my rights as a performer, nor was I asked permission for its use nor even notified of its release. I have yet to ascertain whether I'm credited on the CD at all. I know YANAL, but surely this sort of thing has come up for someone before. How did you handle it?
posted by DandyRandy
on May 25, 2012 -
8 answers
How do we fix the problem of an over driven microphone recording live music in bars.
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posted by txmon
on May 22, 2012 -
12 answers
Seismographs and polygraphs have a movie-portrayal printout of a paper drum & a needle drawing beautiful squiggles. What is that means of production called and how can I get it?
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posted by tmcw
on May 10, 2012 -
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I have an 8GB iTouch with a voice recorder, and a crappy Samsung flip phone. I am about to do a phone interview, and I need to record it. What's the best way to hook my MP3 player up to my phone to record the interview?
posted by pxe2000
on May 9, 2012 -
4 answers
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 -
6 answers
What are your favorite current recordings with good dynamic range, preferably jazz and blues?
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posted by thrasher
on Apr 25, 2012 -
8 answers
Where in Portland, Oregon could I record vocals (using just myself and my own gear) without annoying anyone?
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posted by Lutoslawski
on Apr 23, 2012 -
6 answers
I'm looking for a solution for students to record themselves online and have the resulting file sent to an email address.
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posted by bwonder2
on Apr 15, 2012 -
4 answers
Recording an album, and trying to strike a deal with the sound engineer / producer so we don't go broke. Are we signing in to a good deal or a bad deal?
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posted by klausman
on Apr 14, 2012 -
10 answers
I have high-pitched ringing in my the recording set-up of my new home voice recording studio (it seems to have a pulse, not steady, and occaionally disappears). Where should I start trying to get rid of it?
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posted by acm
on Apr 11, 2012 -
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LegalFilter: I'd like to record the debt collection calls I'm getting. Assuming the call center requires me to consent to their recording, is that consent reciprocal?
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posted by willie11
on Apr 5, 2012 -
8 answers
Is there a way to copy a recording from a Verizon FiOS DVR to a disc, thumb drive, or anything like that? Is this actually possible? I was on the New Year's Eve in New York broadcast multiple times and at length, so I would like to somehow keep this recording. What would I need to do?
posted by signondiego
on Mar 5, 2012 -
7 answers
I'm giving a talk next month at a professional meeting. While researching/preparing online, I've come across some Flash videos that I'd like to use in my presentation. Anybody know how I might go about recording them? Thanks
posted by BadgerDoctor
on Feb 28, 2012 -
7 answers
Need advice on recording my lectures. I use presentation software and I move around the lecture hall/room interacting with students. I want to record audio directly to my computer while moving around a classroom.
What equipment and software do I need to do this? I am open to all suggestions.
posted by jadepearl
on Feb 9, 2012 -
4 answers
I'm embarking on a new stage in a family history project, in which I'll be interviewing my grandmother and great aunt for their knowledge and stories about our relatives. What is the best technology by which to do so - that is, how should I best record and preserve these conversations?
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posted by AthenaPolias
on Feb 3, 2012 -
12 answers
How do I make my computer stop using the built-in microphone when recording sound? Is my sound card so poor that it can't record from anything but the built-in mike?
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posted by Termite
on Jan 26, 2012 -
11 answers
Is there a way to set up some sort of dictation system in which you can talk into a microphone while out walking around and have the words transmitted back to your computer?
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posted by AdamCSnider
on Jan 25, 2012 -
8 answers
Does anyone have any awesome tips, tricks, hacks, etc. for becoming a Garageband (11) hero? If so, this is the AskMe where you would post them and garner the favorites and best answers you so crave.
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posted by Admiral Haddock
on Jan 13, 2012 -
6 answers
What songs have beats that just
demand you hit the dance floor? Which of those beats would translate well to minimal rock/funk/dancepunk music? Where can I find those sorts of loops for Garageband or Logic Pro?
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posted by critzer
on Jan 2, 2012 -
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Would you recommend some very high fidelity nature sounds recordings? I am especially interested in ocean waves / beach sounds. The 1080p stuff on youtube is just not cutting it. And it's impossible to tell the audio quality of CD samples. The higher the quality the better.
posted by parallax7d
on Dec 20, 2011 -
7 answers
I need to find the best way to connect more than one microphone (probably two but it could be up to four) to a Mac laptop. I don't need studio quality but will be capturing voices and I'd like them to sound decent. The signal from the mics would need to be seen by Flash, for teleconferencing, and by the basic Apple OS applications (Quicktime, Garage Band, etc.) Is it possible to connect more than one USB microphone at a time, perhaps through a hub? If not, is there a simple external digital mixer that I can use? Is there an on-line store that specializes in this type of audio?
And is the a wireless USB option?
posted by Jamesonian
on Dec 2, 2011 -
8 answers
Help me identify movies that feature the recording of one's life events. I am looking to develop a strategy for a website or an app like
Path, and I would like to include references to movies.
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posted by jacobw
on Dec 2, 2011 -
15 answers
Is it possible to record video from two sources simultaneously on a Mac and/or sync up the video somehow?
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posted by hijinx
on Nov 30, 2011 -
6 answers
I'm looking for the cheapest and/or easiest way to capture and compile segments of certain television news and comedy shows in full HD from a standard set-top box, then export them as a single HD presentation (either as a file or maybe as a Blu-ray disk). Luckily, I'm not starting completely from scratch. I already have MacBook Pro (2010)
Final Cut Studio (the 2006 release I think but certainly not the most current version) and
Adobe Creative Suite CS5 Master Collection. What more do I need (some type of capture device I assume) and what's the best workflow given the heavy duty software package? This project is NOT intended for any kind of sale or public distribution but instead is part of a school project.
posted by Jamesonian
on Nov 17, 2011 -
2 answers
What would be a good camera to set up a stream from out of my window? And is this legal?
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posted by wooh
on Nov 8, 2011 -
10 answers
Best solution for recording phone interviews. Here's my equipment: iPhone, MacBook, iPad. I'm a blogger, and I've been recording my interviews into a recording app on my iPad, or into garageband on my mac, using my iPhone on speakerphone. I'd prefer to not use speakerphone, as it cuts out and sounds like a walkie-talkie. I have an important interview coming up, and I'd like to up my game audio fidelity-wise without buying any other gear. What's my best solution?
posted by letstrythis
on Nov 7, 2011 -
8 answers
I have an iPad2, a Peavy PV10 mixing board, several reasonable microphones (sm57, e835), and many acoustic and electric instruments. I do not have a computer that is anything other than ancient. What is going to be the best way to rig this all up for the best multitrack sound recording?
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posted by dirtdirt
on Oct 26, 2011 -
1 answer
How can I outfit my car with an automatic recording device to protect myself and my passengers from crime and civil rights violations?
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posted by ambulocetus
on Oct 23, 2011 -
9 answers
YANALFilter: I want to prepare a release form that gives me rights to use recordings I make of literary performances on the internet and radio. What should be included?
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posted by custard heart
on Oct 5, 2011 -
1 answer
Can anyone reccomend a quality dictaphone (up to £150) for recording interviews in noisy enviroments?
posted by nam3d
on Oct 1, 2011 -
4 answers
Sound engineers, please give me some great ideas for making my home studio acoustically stable on a budget.
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posted by hanoixan
on Sep 22, 2011 -
7 answers
Help a complete newb create high quality ambient recordings of spaces (need recommendations on equipment, and software)
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posted by wooh
on Sep 16, 2011 -
8 answers
Another LogicPro question. Actually 2 problems: (1) It seems impossible to follow the manual's instructions on editing multiple takes within one track (I can't "click-drag" on a MacBook). (2) I'm getting a weird error message. Details inside.
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posted by John Cohen
on Sep 5, 2011 -
10 answers
I need a basic landline phone recording lead like
this. I might not have enough time to order one online. Can I make one myself? How would I do that? (Bonus question: Where can I buy one in Sydney?)
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posted by embrangled
on Aug 24, 2011 -
19 answers
I am recording a list of names on Audacity. Usually, when I go wrong, I know I've gone wrong. I'd like to be able to rewind to where I was about to go wrong and re-record over the wrong one, rather than adding a new version of the name after the wrong one then going back later to cut out the mistakes. So the ideal: "Peter, John, Rabbit" [rewinds to end of John] "Robert, Paul ... " and I end up with a tape saying "Peter, John, Robert, Paul ..." rather than "Peter, John, Rabbit, Robert, Paul ..."
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posted by LyzzyBee
on Aug 24, 2011 -
2 answers
One mic or two? I am recording myself on the shakuhachi more and more these days, and I'm in the process of building up a recording set-up. I have one professional audio engineer friend who says I only need one mic, and another very knowledgeable friend who says I will definitely do better with two. My lack of knowledge about the subject knows no bounds, and much of the information online is confusing or incomplete.
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posted by zachawry
on Aug 12, 2011 -
9 answers
Thanks to the ever-wonderful advice of AskMeFi, I picked up a Mackie Onyx mixer which I've been using with Reaper to record a small band, and I am perfectly pleased. In order to hear ourselves live using the mixer's low latency, the audio out from the mixer is being piped out over unbalanced stereo that passes next to a wall full of electrical wiring and into a 1/4"-1/8" converter into the line-in of my computer's speakers. It is roughly as awful as it sounds.
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posted by DoubleMark
on Aug 9, 2011 -
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