Sound Design Weekly Newsletter - Monday, June 30, 2014

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Top new questions this week: iPhone application for making notes about sound script when on location I'm looking for software that can make a professional sound script and/or could be used to take notes just for myself with short cuts. For example: false take, airplane, noise take etc... I … workflow recommendations location-recording location-audio location-sound   asked by Bohács Tamás 1 vote answered by user8205 0 votes Batch convert the bit depth of several audio files from 32 to 16 Is there a reasonable way to batch convert the bit depth of several audio files from 32 to 16? With Adobe Audition, I can open a file, then "Save As..." and change it to 16 bit. But I have hundreds … bit-depth   asked by Just Kidding 1 vote answered by Denis Druzhinin 1 vote Field Recording with SD-744t - Do I need a mixer? I have read a few posts with people adamantly suggesting a mixer before the 744t/702 etc. I am wondering what the advantages are. My application and work is mainly nature recording. I might set up … mixing field-recording   asked by frankie 1 vote answered by AJ Henderson 0 votes Tascam DR-40 and DR-100MKII - Record into multiple files Is it possible with the Tascam DR-40 or DR-100MKII, to record into multiple tracks from different inputs? So, if I connect 2 mics, the other sending the sound into different file. tascam   asked by user1442219 1 vote Greatest hits from previous weeks: Best use of Silence in a film? In my opinion some of the best film sound is not loud or overt, and I've used silence many times in film soundtracks myself but I am interested to know what your favorite use of silence or … film sound-design silence dynamics quiet   asked by user49 16 votes answered by Joey 13 votes FL Studio: How can I change the instruments of an imported MIDI file? I have imported a MIDI file into Fruity Loops. It sounds fine so far, but now I want to change the instruments before I export it to ogg. But whenever I change an instrument, FL is changing it … midi fl-studio   asked by NoneOfYourBusiness 5 votes answered by Simo Vihinen 4 votes Is it bad to plug in a mic when phantom power is on? Should I switch off phantom power before plugging in my mics that require phantom? I hear a click when I don't switch the machine/phantom power off. I tend to do it, but if I don't need to that would … gear microphone maintenance   asked by Andrew Spitz 4 votes answered by VCProd 5 votes

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