Questions tagged [sound]
Sound is a mechanical wave that is an oscillation of pressure transmitted through some medium (like air or water), composed of frequencies which are within the range of hearing.
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Are percussion instruments the only instrument type capable of making an unpitched (indefinite) sound? [Electronic instruments excluded]
I just want to confirm,
wind instruments and stringed instruments are completely incapable of creating an unpitched sound correct?
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Ableton Live - gradually curve an Audio Effect knob every time a note plays
Novice question. Automation can gradually activate an Audio Effect over the course of a track.
But is there a feature that can initiate an Effect knob curve on each note the instrument plays? For ...
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What is the reason a given note can have different "sounds"
People, instruments, objects, etc. all are capable of producing "sounds" that sound different (not sure the proper term for this) but can produce the same note.
Given that sound can be ...
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How is it possible to filter either high or low frequencies of a single sine wave?
I started learning music production. I created (or generated) a sine wave with the oscillator in FL Studio, but did not add any more sine waves into it (by turning the volume off for the two other ...
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What is this type of piano sound and playing style? [closed]
I can't find out what is the name of this type of piano playing, it sounds really great and seems popular. Thanks, and I appreciate it!
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Sounds used by music instructors to induce pauses in people playing or singing
I would like to know whether it is common for music teacher instructors, and, perhaps, also with musical orchestra directors, but perhaps not, to introduce special sounds, in special ways, by means of ...
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What does the actual difference in sound between different brands of electric guitars come from?
I own 2 different electric guitars (a Fender stratocaster and a Gibson SG) and this question came to mind.
How do the actual differences in sound differ between the two?
And by which components this ...
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Can someone help me find this audio? [closed]
I found this really cool song but I’m unable to find it anywhere and Shazam is giving me the wrong result. I was hoping someone may recognize it. This is the link to the video since it’s on Instagram: ...
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Why do two identical notes never cancel each other out?
If we consider a note as a sine function with a certain frequency (ignoring timbre), if you start playing another sine function, even with the same frequency but starting at a different offset, ...
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Would mixing 80/20 Bronze with Phosphor Bronze guitar strings be a good way to alter the tonal balance of a particular acoustic guitar?
It’s generally agreed that different woods used in the body of an acoustic guitar will accentuate different tones and emphasize different parts of the tonal spectrum. Some woods will emphasize the ...
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How to import sf2 file to keyboard? [closed]
How to do so??
I have searched, but couldn't find any relevant information
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How does Sitar produce sound while it doesn't have any sound holes?
I always thought that stringed instruments have hole(s) called soundholes so that the produced sounds can be heard.
But the sitar as a stringed instrument doesn't have any soundholes.
So how is the ...
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How do unpitched instruments work on a technical aspect? [duplicate]
I dont know a lot about how sound waves work, so this question might sound stupid, but as far as I know the frequency determines the pitch and the amplitude determines the volume.
What confuses me is ...
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Using Synthesis to Create Original Sounds
Many videos I've watched on synthesis aim at emulating physical instrument sounds (or sometimes physical sound effects), with the pursuit of realism as a guiding principle. At first, this struck me ...
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How to do a vibrato with a piano? [duplicate]
I didn't find any tutorial on how to do a vibrato with an acoustic piano. So:
How to achieve a vibrato with a piano ?
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how to generate wave functions of different instruments? [closed]
Sadly i don't have a harmonica or acoustic guitar i could easily access.
But i was playing around with a sinusoidal wave function and managed to build a really basic oscillator using software.
I'm ...
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Do I need an audio interface or is this good enough? [closed]
Honestly, I don't hear the difference. One of them is recorded with Behringer UMC22 and the other one is recorded with the Asus Z370-H motherboard's onboard sound card.
I have a powerful PC, I can ...
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Equivalence of intervals with octaves between them
Say we play C4 and G4 on the piano at the same time, stop the notes, then play D4 and A4 simultaneously, then the quality of this sound is the same as the quality of the first.
To understand why that ...
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Why is the harmonic series presented as a succession rather than a chord? And has it been definitely proven that all partials sound at once?
It is my understanding from so far limited research that all whole number integer ratios sound simultaneously with the fundamental, but has this been proven beyond all doubt?
Is it possible that the ...
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Do all periodic or "natural" sounds contain major chords?
This seems to be the implication from what I have seen posted on here.
If this is so then it is quite profound, because then even in any complex sound wave without a clear pitch and with many partials ...
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How can I create a switchable filter in Pure Data?
I have watched a tutorial series on Pure Data, but I still feel uncertain about how to think about the "execution point" in a Pure Data patch evolving over time.
Suppose I want to create a ...
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Does swaying your head like Stevie Wonder improve your musical hearing?
Stevie Wonder famously sways his head left and right when he's performing on stage. I've always thought that it was a listening technique linked to his blindness; I assume you can locate sounds easier ...
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How do Fender wide-range pickups change the sound?
Billie Joe Armstrong's blue strat has a tilted pickup in the back, its tilted a bit clockwise from the front of the guitar, so the pickup gets more lower end and and a extended higher end, it gives ...
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Which electric piano tone on keyboard can have good accent and can be played loud at the same time?
I have to play a song which has electric piano tone which has a good distinct accent sound and can also be played at different dynamics.
The problem is that you've to hit the key hard to make it ...
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Generated sine wave in Python comes out buzzy or 'square-ey' [closed]
For anyone who finds this in the future, I've opened up this thread on stackoverflow, which will hopefully be more informative: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/66129025/generated-sine-wave-sounds-...
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How many violins should play alongside a single flute?
I'm 17 years old and I play the violin for my local church. A lot of people expect the violin to be loud, by loud they expect the sound to carry out to distant places without the aid of an amplifier. ...
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Artificially Extended Drum Duration?
I am watching a beginner's guide to music production using Cakewalk on Youtube. An interesting fact it points out is that adjusting a drum's note duration in the piano roll view has no effect, ...
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To what extent can humans perceive musical notes when they "blend" together? Do composers intentionally blend notes together?
I have a fidget-spinner. When it is still, it looks like this:
When it is moving, it looks like this
Physically, the prongs are always there. The issue is how my brain processes it. There is a ...
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Accordion bass volume too loud
I am playing a piano accordion. Seems the bass is very/too loud than the treble even I only pressed the basses quickly and lightly. I googled and saw someone said that Open the box and put a tape ...
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It it possible to find the equation of any melody, in principle? [closed]
I was wondering, is it possible to work out the equation of a melody from looking at the soundwave (although I don't know how one could obtain it from the recording)? How hard would this be? What ...
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At what nps a note could be considered as just continuous hum?
I am just curious to know the limit of our ear to distinguish time between two notes played. For example: A person playing quarter note at 60 bpm(4/4) is easily distinguishable because the delay ...
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My guitar has no sound when the gain knob is turned off. Do all amps need need a little gain to be able to output sound?
So I just got my guitar, for the amp I am using the Yamaha THR10II. It doesn't produce any sound when the gain is all the way off. What I'm doing now is turning it up just a little so the amp is able ...
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Horse hooves sound in the song background
I would like to know how the Horse hooves sound is recorded and played in the above songs URL?
What are the sound recording & playback techniques to achieve this?
Is it possible to extract only ...
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My electronic snare sounds so hollow, I can hear it over the music. How can I fix this?
I recently bought a Millenium MPS-850. Sounds reasonable, but especially the snare drum sounds so hollow, you could mistake it for an actual percussion instrument.
It's so loud, that I can hear it ...
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Would Wrapping Rockwool in Plastic Ruin its Sound Absorption?
I bought enough 3-inch-thick Rockwool to sufficiently treat my studio's walls, but building (ideally) 11 wood frames does not sound fun. If I were to wrap each piece in a thin but sealed plastic (to ...
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What is most correct and natural attack curve shape?
Can not find any scientific or credible source which would discuss the subject. Number of similar images on the Internet showing different shapes without any properties.
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Fiberglass vs Rockwool: What are their pros / cons in making acoustic panels?
I'm trying to decide which material to use for DIY acoustic panels. Rockwool and Fiberglass have comparable sound absorption except for ~125 Hz where Rockwool performs much better. But I can buy 3x as ...
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How to connect wireless mic (TRS output) to mixer (1/4 inch input)?
I'm having trouble connecting my wireless microphone (lavalier set) to an audio mixer. My wireless microphone is Saramonic Blink 500, which has TRS output on its receiver, and my audio mixer is ...
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Fender amp knobs not responding
I have a Fender Champion 100 amp that plays when my guitar is plugged in, but if I try to change the volume, gain, or really any of the knobs the sound is not affected. It’s acting like it’s working ...
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Can you change some composition I wrote to whatever music you want just by changing the timbre of the instruments?
Here is my problem: suppose I am a composer you have contracted to create any sheet music I dream of with the unique condition it is not pure silence and that I don't stipulate the instrument section (...
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How do I add sounds to my Yamaha psrew300?
I watched a YouTube video of someone using a sound effect as a piano on there keyboard. I was wondering how to add sounds to my keyboard. Also can you do it with a mobile device?
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Is a frequency modulated (in an FM synth) signal perceived by our ears in the same way as two signals played at the same time?
Setup 1: oscillator with the carrier frequency and a oscillator modulating the carrier frequency.
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Simple ratios create harmonious frequencies?
I’m trying to wrap my head around consonance and dissonance in terms of the harmonic series. From what I understand, the value of having simple ratios is not because they are ‘simple’, but because the ...
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Avoid disturbing neighbors/roommates ... is a pillow fort effective? [duplicate]
Does anyone have a good idea on how to reduce the noise I am producing when speaking in my room, so to avoid disturbing my neighbors me. (Without I have to speak lower than usual; i.e. whisper).
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MY GUITAR AMP STOPS PRODUCING SOUND
whenever i strum my guitar the amp stops producing sound for a couple of seconds and then the sound returns again.
Anyone has the same problem / knows what i can do?
thanks in advance.
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Violin wheezing sound
So recently I've started playing the violin, but so far I'm not successful at all. Every time I try to get a sound out of it, all I hear is a high wheezing sound, like someone is trying to catch its ...
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Violin string G not playing smoothly
Whenever I play my violin (beginner) I always find that the G string doesn’t play well and is very choppy and dull while the other strings are fine. I have tuned it multiple times to try and get it to ...
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Doubt about Harp Sound
I have some doubts about the acoustics of the harp?
What is the resonant oscillator and sound effuser on a harp?
For example, on a trumpet, the resonant oscillator is the body of the instrument ...
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why my asio4all is not working?
I've been working on a project for while but today when I opened it I found out there's no sound coming out of the Fl Studio and also there's a exclamation point on asio4all icon on the taskbar. I ...
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How to silence the piano
My acoustic piano at home is very loud. In addition, when I use the pedal, which is most of the times, I find it a bit harder to control the volume of the keys. I know how to play quietly, but what ...
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