Q&A for sound engineers, producers, editors, and enthusiasts
60 I want to learn how to make electronic music. Where do I start? 2011-06-07T12:52:15.187
49 What are the most common newbie recording mistakes? 2010-12-07T22:05:39.243
43 What is the effect of impedance on headphone sound quality? 2011-01-20T18:44:51.023
42 Are there any audible differences between 192 and 320 kbit/s .mp3 files? 2011-05-15T15:28:29.333
34 Any reason not to convert WAV to FLAC and save some disk space? 2010-12-23T22:25:39.173
34 As a sound designer, how often and when do you decide "that doesn't need a sound"? 2014-03-14T17:56:07.697
33 Difference between microphone and line in inputs? 2010-12-18T23:23:25.210
32 How to deal with the difference in sound when the audience comes in 2010-12-09T10:03:32.427
30 What is 0 dB in digital audio? 2013-09-09T15:14:41.447
29 What does 'Poles' mean in relation to a filter? 2010-12-24T11:17:24.810
27 Films to Study for Excellence in Sound Design 2010-07-17T00:16:17.950
24 What is your software secret weapon? 2010-03-02T17:38:00.477
23 Where are you from and what do you do? 2010-07-21T21:32:00.197
22 You might be a sound recordist if 2010-05-27T01:30:15.687
22 Quiet Ambience Recording Tips 2011-04-16T05:00:31.280
22 Has anybody tried using GIT version control for session control of audio recordings? 2012-10-23T15:50:15.983
22 What is a balanced input / output? 2010-12-07T22:09:37.353
21 Best approaches to panning backgrounds when camera angles change 2010-09-05T19:46:07.357
21 Audio Mythbusting 2011-07-18T12:00:10.063
21 How do you use gain effectively? 2011-05-20T18:56:03.797
21 What is side chain compression? 2010-12-14T14:19:33.163
20 Best use of Silence in a film? 2010-03-03T22:07:30.807
20 What is/are the first effect(s) I should put on raw vocal recordings? 2010-12-08T09:45:16.380
19 How to capture very low volume sounds? 2010-03-09T08:55:38.150
19 Iconic Sounds: How have they affected the way you work? 2010-08-23T07:16:50.483
19 Washington Post covers sound design in film: 2010-10-25T05:06:26.590
19 Awesome things to record that you would not normally think about 2012-05-25T18:10:33.593
19 An open source sound editor, but not Audacity? 2011-01-08T09:11:29.993
18 Processing ADR to match interiors and exteriors 2010-07-26T11:34:02.953
18 How do you lessen mouth noise in VO recordings? 2010-07-28T05:28:42.303
18 Grabbing hold of one's career arc 2010-12-10T02:57:30.830
18 REBOOT: What makes you think YOU'RE a sound designer? 2012-07-19T05:47:40.817
18 Are there free records of separate piano notes in .wav files for instance? 2011-08-05T03:06:06.643
18 Cheap DIY solutions, like using egg cartons 2010-12-09T06:11:27.447
18 Stream Windows audio over the network 2011-11-30T21:29:57.330
18 How to recover audio from an incomplete or corrupted AAC/m4a file 2014-02-19T19:39:04.647
18 Futuristic cars 2014-03-18T12:23:28.693
17 So I dropped my recorder in a wheelbarrow full of water… 2010-12-21T20:11:17.807
17 Examples Of The Anempathetic Effect 2011-10-16T17:38:02.940
17 What is Mastering? 2010-12-08T12:53:45.880
17 Where can I find free sound effects? 2011-08-11T19:23:56.907
17 Stereo and mono cables and jacks? What happens when you cross them? 2012-10-25T02:06:02.327
17 Should I use compression in live settings? 2010-12-07T20:21:53.873
16 Films which blur the distinction between score and sound design? 2010-03-20T22:50:55.150
16 How do you respond to requests to work for free? 2010-04-06T23:14:30.163
16 Creating Evocative Wind Sounds 2010-08-20T05:32:56.480
16 Help for buying shotgun microphone 2012-02-15T18:32:54.647
16 Is there a significant difference in sound quality between 1/4" jacks and XLR inputs for microphones? 2013-02-05T06:49:23.843
16 Silence a small section of just one channel in a stereo recording (Audacity) 2014-03-13T23:25:59.753
15 Monthly Sound Design Challenge...looking for feedback 2010-08-04T18:43:32.003