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  • ja-aa

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    January 6, 2024 at 10:50 am in reply to:

    Professional voice actors, streamers, and YouTubers often use a variety of microphones depending on their specific needs and preferences. Some popular choices include:

    1. Neumann TLM 103: Known for its warm and well-balanced sound, this microphone is a staple in many professional studios. It’s great for voiceover work, podcasting, and music recording.

    2. Sennheiser MD 421 II: This dynamic microphone is often used for live performances due to its high-feedback rejection and clear sound. It’s also popular among drummers for kick drum miking.

    3. Shure SM7B: This cardioid dynamic microphone is renowned for its durability and sound quality. It’s often used by podcasters and broadcasters for its excellent speech reproduction and background noise rejection.

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  • ja-aa

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    January 6, 2024 at 10:35 am in reply to:

    A XLR cable is typically used for a PA system. XLR cables are designed to carry a balanced signal, which helps to reduce interference and noise that can be present in an unbalanced signal. These cables are also lockable, providing a secure connection to prevent accidental disconnects during use.

  • ja-aa

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    January 6, 2024 at 8:53 am in reply to:

    Vivaldi is considered a composer of the late Baroque period. His music, despite its impact on the development of the Classical era, is not yet part of it.

  • ja-aa

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    January 6, 2024 at 8:40 am in reply to:

    Phono, short for phonograph, can refer to a turntable, but it is more accurately the name for the whole system that uses a needle to play back recordings on vinyl discs. Some modern turntables come as standalone devices, and need external speakers or a separate amplifier to output sound. These would not be called phonographs, but just turntables. But a phonograph in the classic sense is indeed a turntable, plus an amplifier and a speaker.

  • ja-aa

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    January 6, 2024 at 7:58 am in reply to:

    A lossless audio file format, such as FLAC or WAV, would have better sound quality than an MP3 file. Unlike MP3, which uses lossy compression to reduce file size, lossless formats preserve all the original data when compressing audio files, resulting in higher sound quality.

  • ja-aa

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    January 6, 2024 at 7:57 am in reply to:

    The best audio format in terms of quality is generally considered to be uncompressed file formats such as WAV and FLAC. These file formats do not lose any data during the coding process, and they provide higher sample rates and bit depths. However, it’s important to note that files in these formats are often much larger than those in compressed formats like MP3.

  • ja-aa

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    January 6, 2024 at 7:55 am in reply to:

    When comparing audio formats, it’s important to consider the specific qualities that matter most to you. FLAC and 320 kbps MP3 are both high-quality formats, but they have different characteristics.

    FLAC is a lossless audio format, which means it compresses audio without throwing away any information. This means that, in theory, FLAC should sound exactly the same as the original uncompressed audio. It also supports higher sample rates and bit depths than MP3, which can lead to better sound quality if you have high-resolution audio files. However, FLAC files are larger than MP3 files, which means they take up more space on your hard drive or device.

    On the other hand, 320 kbps is the highest bit rate for the MP3 format, a lossy compressed audio format. It throws away some information to make the files smaller. While the differences between 320 k