Recent questions tagged audio

Description : Is it possible to download a section of audio from YouTube?

Last Answer : You can use the video function in a digital camera.

Description : Do you know of a good search engine for podcasts?

Last Answer : iTunes has an extensive podcast store. I don’t know of any that aren’t free except for their archived material. You should be able to search for what you want there.

Description : What's the best way to save voicemails from my home phone onto something permanent?

Last Answer : These days you can access them over the internet through your phone carrier, and save to disk. Then you can always have a digital copy.

Description : Can you help me in transcribing a audio file?

Last Answer : answer:Link to the file? It depends on the length and density. We have a member that receives help on specific lines in transcribing video, but I doubt you’ll get anyone to transcribe much for you here, for free.

Description : Is there any iPhone app for playing video where you can sleep the phone and the audio of the currently playing video will continue to play?

Last Answer : Not directly. But you can convert the audio from a Youtube into an mp3 for listening as if it was just a music file.

Description : What sounds do you love?

Last Answer : I love the sound of rain too. I also love the sound of birds singing and the sound made by rivers. But for sleeping nothing can beat the sound of wind.

Description : Video gamers, what do you use for sound?

Last Answer : My son has a PS4 & hates the pathetic little earpiece too, he bought himself a good pair of headphones, but like you say, dey cost a bomb. There's loads out there though, obviously you don't want a cheap, ... range ones are usually very good. That's all I got, not much it's true, but hey I tried.

Description : What audio sounds better?

Last Answer : The external is a proper stage lapel mic so I feel that should be the better one? It’s not as sharp though, I don’t know which I like better :/

Description : How do you combined 100's of audio files into one file and create a 2 second gap between each file?

Last Answer : There is probably some sort of batch import method with audacity.

Description : Audio OUT from htc one phone 5 pin micro usb port?

Last Answer : Probably because the audio out for an HTC phone is the headphone jack.

Description : Could someone walk me through every thing on the back of my amplifier?

Last Answer : answer:It has only L and R channels. A and B are speaker sets, but A left and B left will be the same (same for A right and B right) so no surround sound. Good for sending stereo sound ... that takes high level (speaker) inputs. I use speaker set B on my system with that kind of subwoofer.

Description : Why are Romney and Obama wearing lavalier mikes and holding cardiod mikes?

Last Answer : If one fails they have the other.

Description : How do you connect an overdrive pedal to a microphone into a PA system for live shows?

Last Answer : answer:You don't . What causes feedback is the mic picking up the sound coming through the speakers, which it amplifies, which comes out the speakers, etc . thus the term feedback ... of the microphone, position of planetary alignment, butterfly wings flapping in china, sunspot activity, etc .)

Description : Do other people hear my recorded voice or my voice as I hear it myself?

Last Answer : Other people hear more or less your recorded voice. That’s why it only seems strange to you. The people I know who do accents and impersonations record themselves and play it back after they think they’ve got it to check.

Description : Vintage Audiophiles: How do I hook up speakers to my H.H. Scott Receiver?

Last Answer : I don't know what H and O mean, but I do know that you need to connect them consistently. Connect H on the amp to red on the speaker, and O on the amp to black on the speaker, for both ... channels. If you reverse one and not the other, your bass will cancel out on both speakers to a large degree.

Description : What are some good quality, inexpensive, in-ear headphones?

Last Answer : I have cheap Sony ones that were 15 bucks at Walgreens. I’m not an audiophile but they sound good enough and have lasted years. The ones Apple makes are the worst, they go right in the pile of shit I hope I am not desperate enough to use pile.

Description : Audio geeks can you distinctively tell the difference between recording at 24 bit/44 kHz as opposed to 24 bit/96 kHz and 192 kHz?

Last Answer : answer:of course I can. Take any higher quality recording you have and resample it with one of the many audio tools to the sampling rates you list or more. Realplayer has a conversion tool. Put on some ... play it out a reasonable audio system. Take a blind sound test then to have fun if you want.

Description : Is there an app that can do this?

Last Answer : Not an app, but Firefox's FlashBlock will prevent any flash objects from launching until you give the go-ahead. It's useful enough that I expect that someone has made an app like it. There are, as ... which they will operate. I figure that you can either block by type, or block by point-of-origin.

Description : Realtek audio line out doesn't work, how do I fix this?

Last Answer : answer:do you have the correct driver and software installed?... try going to your computer's hardware device list and uninstall your sound card. .. Control Panel System Settings Device Manager. ... game controllers, then click on Scan for Hardware Changes, it should then re-install the sound card

Description : My iPhone's ringtone doesn't work . Help fix it please .

Last Answer : I assume you’ve looked at the settings in “Settings.” It sounds as if it might be a physical problem because of the way it acts when you shake it.

Description : How to get rid of fluid from behind ear drums?

Last Answer : Listen to your audiologist. There are no shortcuts here.

Description : I want a program to convert pictures to SSTV.

Last Answer : answer:Do you have an amateur radio license? If you don’t you will be breaking the law in the USA or Canada.

Description : Should you still stuff a vented speaker box?

Last Answer : That would definitely defeat the purpose of the vents.

Description : What is the best brand of home speakers?

Last Answer : answer:JBL or JB Lansing has always been my choice. Check them out on the web.

Description : Have you heard of the company "Technical Pro"?

Last Answer : answer:Looks like way overkill for what you might be doing. Go with some simple Mackie's or a speaker package if you don't have the DJ skills to back up your soundsystem. You really don ... make on music on more equipment. Otherwise I would have already bought the entire musiciansfriend catalog. :D

Description : How to connect an old subwoofer to a new amp/receiver?

Last Answer : This E-How page has every conceivable combo fixes for connection issues like yours. My guess is you have to take a patch cord that plugs in to your new amp and simply cut off the other end, strip ... axial cables the inner wire is usually the + positive wire and the outer layer is - negative.

Description : What sound system would you recommend for an HD television?

Last Answer : The best you can afford and one that doesn't take over your room. Even just a powered subwoofer alone can make a monster difference in your sound experience. Go to a Best buy and test drive the ... associate who really knows how to compare what you have and your room to what they have for sale!

Description : What's a good subwoofer set-up to get for a small truck?

Last Answer : dude, unless I’ve been out of the loop, JL Audio is nasty, and reasonably priced… you looking for value, braggin rights, or branding????

Description : What is a good brand and model of phono cartridge?

Last Answer : answer:Last I was cartridge shopping, Grado hit the price/good review sweet spot for me. http://www.gradolabs.com/50years.htm I bought from these guys, they've been on the web forever (in web years) and ... on the high end, but I am not familiar with any, I've never spent over $60 on a cartridge.

Description : Dual mono to stereo headphones?

Last Answer : If you get a headphone splitter and plug in two sets you should be able to put the left ear of both sets in and hear in both ears. It will still just be the left side though, and you’ll have the right sides just dangling.

Description : Where is the noise coming from when I hook several amps together and how do I fix it?

Last Answer : Feedback. They are too close to each other. Experiment with different configurations separated in various ways.

Description : Should I consider getting an HD radio?

Last Answer : answer:It is a play on words, a marketing ploy. Like DVD quality. Digital and HD epically when talking about sound is the same thing. If you are looking for more stations and constant reception, XM Radio ... together. Digital, unlike Analog, is either all there or not at all. As far as signal goes.

Description : Apline Type-R or Kicker Solobaric L7?

Last Answer : When Kickers are pumping, they are literally heart stopping. I sat in a room with ONE solobaric hooked up to a 1000 watt monoblock amp, and I couldn’t breathe it was so loud and intense.

Description : Any good ways to cool an amplifier?

Last Answer : You may need to purchase an amp which is rated for more watts than you intend to use. Most items have a different rating depending on the duty cycle. For instance, a blow up mattress pump can only run ... let it cool for half an hour. You need an amp rated for your frat parties at 100% duty cycle.

Description : Headphones. Sennheiser. Which ones?

Last Answer : Yes, the HD280s are closed-ear and sound great. Not fatiguing, and have a fairly flat frequency response. The elongated shape of the cans work for those with longer pinnae (like me), and for the ... , Denon, and Beyerdynamic are also great brands, but lean toward the $150-up end of the spectrum.

Description : Is there an HDMI to 3.5mm stereo converter?

Last Answer : HDMI only transmits the signal and does not do the processing. I think having the sound card in will give you better quality sound, as old as it is. I do not know of a way to get only the audio out of HDMI, and I don’t think there is a way. Someone correct me if I am mistaken.

Description : How do I post an audio only clip on youtube?

Last Answer : You have to make it a video. So what you can do is open up any movie-making program (If you use windows, there should be a Windows Movie Maker already installed, that’ll work just fine), add the audio track, and then put some image for the video. Upload that.

Description : Is anyone familiar with the Flip UltraHD camcorder?

Last Answer : The flip UltraHD is a good pocket camcorder. I have one (here's a video I shot with it-http://vimeo.com/7707267 ). There is no external microphone, but the mic is surprisingly good. No reason you ... there is some noise on the pixel level, so your chroma-grab will need to be fairly tolerant of that.

Description : Could someone please direct me to where I can acquire the audio tone of a sidewinder missile lock on?

Last Answer : http://www.a1freesoundeffects.com/popular12008/missle.mp3 Is that what you mean?

Description : How can I match some new speakers to the ones I already have?

Last Answer : There's no sound reason for the rear speakers to match the fronts. Just look at the back of the ones you have now and check for Ohm rating and wattage. My system is one brand up front, another in ... far as power is concerned) so you could even go lighter on the wattage back there. Zat make sense?

Description : Will Putting A download Link on my blog take up bandwidth?

Last Answer : A link is nothing more than a pointer to a file (a page is just a file too). So if that link is pointing to a file that is hosted on your webserver, than yes. But if you point to a file that is stored on another website, than no.

Description : What's the opposite of instrumental?

Last Answer : outstrumental!

Description : Web based audio capture?

Last Answer : Get Mozilla firefox. Go to tools/ ad-ons choose get ad-ons at the top. Then to the right choose browse all ad-ons. Install downloadHelper I can grab Music and video files with it. Might work for you.

Description : Audio interface for live laptop performance?

Last Answer : For under $100 you really won’t get decent results. You need to consider the cost of the interface, as well as the reliability and drivers. I would say minimum $250—$300 for a decent Firewire or USB interface. The Apogee Duet is really nice and runs $500.

Description : Which HDMI audio cable do I need?

Last Answer : HDMI isn’t an audio cable. It carries a digital audio signal along with a DVI-based video signal. If you search on Amazon or other stores you’ll find toslink cables.

Description : Really stupid Windows 7 mistake?

Last Answer : It's in Beta testing for a reason. I can't imagine it's perfected yet. Just report your problems to Microsoft so they can resolve them before the release date. There should be some sort of feedback that you ... be able to simply just enable this device to at least set it back to the way it was.

Description : What are some good headphones for under $100?

Last Answer : http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/webcam_communications/internet_headsets_phones/devices/4226&cl=US,EN

Description : How do I rip audio from a YouTube clip?

Last Answer : Use firefox and download the download helper add on. Otherwise, browse using google. I am sure you will find plenty of converter out there.

Description : I need a crystal clear sound of a zip being done up. Where's the best place to buy or order a sound effect?

Last Answer : istockphoto.com does audio now… did a quick search and came up with lots of zippery sounds. Including “zipper on girl’s leather pants” and “having a quick pee”... they might have what you’re looking for, and reasonably priced. www.istockphoto.com

Description : Where can I find retro film footage or audio?

Last Answer : what’s wrong with youtube: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=4454DA00838BF68A&search_query=presidential+speeches http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=apollo+11&aq=1s&oq=apalo+ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtZVtANG924 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=868bvQtikxA