Sound Design Weekly Newsletter - Monday, June 29, 2015

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Top new questions this week: Which DAW softwares can play back midi file? I suppose you could say all DAW softwares can play back midi files. But I mean it as follows: I write some midi file. I import it into the DAW software. The DAW plays the imported midi data sending ... midi daw signal-routing   asked by skatori 1 vote answered by Michael Hansen Buur 1 vote Can a single channel produce several timbres? I learned that each channel controls a separate musical instrument or voice or synth patch, and therefore determines a separate timbre. Then when playing an audio file, which shows only one channel ... instruments multichannel timbre   asked by Tim 1 vote answered by he_artburns 1 vote If a track contains two channels, is the track stereo? If a track contains two channels, does that mean that the track is stereo? Conversely, is a stereo sound always stored as a track with two channels recorded in the track? stereo track   asked by Tim 1 vote answered by coaxmw 2 votes What are the definitions of a track and a channel? I would like to separate a mp3 file according to that it has different sounds played by my left and right speakers. So I am reading this link ... track multichannel   asked by Tim 1 vote answered by n00dles 2 votes Software to identify words or voices in a recording? I have several legally obtained recordings ... too many. They're not labeled and I would like to see if I can "scan" these recordings for a particular voice so I know if that person is on that ... audio-recording voice digital filter legal   asked by kenlockone53 1 vote answered by n00dles 1 vote Greatest hits from previous weeks: When does playing 320 Kbps MP3 instead of FLAC matter? I wonder when I should play FLAC instead of 320 Kbps: size of room, type of music, etc. I saw plenty of discussions about 320 Kbps MP3 vs. FLAC on Internet but none with reliable source. Are there ... software   asked by Franck Dernoncourt 6 votes answered by David 5 votes What are good alternatives to studio foam for a home studio? I have built a vocal booth for my own studio and plan to line it with acoustic studio foam (a.k.a., "egg-crate foam"). However, acoustic foam is very expensive ... home-studio acoustics   asked by mcranston18 5 votes answered by AJ Henderson 4 votes

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