Questions tagged [audio]
For questions about the recording and playback of speech and music on your computer, as well as for problems about the sound component of videos.
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How can I normalize the sound levels in several different audio/MP3 files?
I have a given set of MP3 audio files of varying audio levels. I would like to know how I can automatically normalize all of these files, so the volume is amplified/raised on the quieter files, and ...
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Can't play sound in Ubuntu 8.04 in lenovo 3000 N200 laptop
Can't play sound in Ubuntu 8 in lenovo 3000 N200 laptop.
I've tried various tricks in online forums and Q&A sites but didn't help.
Please help
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windows 7 audio randomly stops
I'm running the Windows 7 RC and sometimes my sound would stop randomly. For example, I would be listening to something, then the sound would suddenly stop. Even while there is no sound, there doesn't ...
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When playing DVDs with VLC media player, both video and audio pause several times per second
When using the VLC media player to play DVDs both video and
audio pause several times per second. This makes VLC
unusable for playing DVDs.
Windows Media Player works without any problems.
Is ...
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Transcript creator OR Speech to text [closed]
I listen to a daily podcast that is about 4 hours long. I think it would be a cool project if I could come with some way to generate transcripts of it automatically. Is there any software that will "...
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Good Text-to-Speech solution for Windows [closed]
I am running Windows 7 and I know it has the ability to read me text in my applications, but I am looking for a good utility to save chunks of text as a wav file or mp3. It may already be built into ...
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Sound Card recommendation, particular motherboards, external, PCI(-E)? [closed]
I'm looking for recommendations people have for a good/great Sound Card:
Price vs Quality
Configuration software
Compatibility with various operating systems
How it should connect: Externally, PCI, ...
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Desktop speakers with headphone port and separate volume controls [closed]
I currently use the excellent Logitech X-230 desktop speaker/subwoofer set, which I love for the volume dial on the front which gives me a nice, quick, tactile control of my sound without requiring a ...
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Any use for a sound card these days?
In the past Ive always brought dedicated sound cards for my computers, however these days most motherboards have some sort of audio support built in, in fact many even are capable of surround sound, ...
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How can I use my 5.1 sound?
I bought a laptop with a fairly decent sound card in it - I upgraded to have a sound card capable of 5.1 sound. However, the laptop itself only has the two standard sound ports - headphones (which ...
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Anyone experiencing audio issues with VirtualBox on Linux and has a solution?
I've been using Virtualbox (now at 3.0.2) on Kubuntu (now at 9.04) for a while now, and I seem to have a problem when running Windows. Sometime after a while the audio will cut out in Kubuntu. The ...
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Why does my iPhone's audio when played over Bluetooth stop when the display turns off? [closed]
I've paired a Bluetooth headset to my iPhone and when I try to listen to music over Bluetooth with the display off, the audio stops when the display goes off, most of the time. Why is this? It makes ...
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USB/Sound issues = ground loop?
I've got a few strange symptoms on a machine I built:
The machine won't boot (sometimes) with certain USB thumb drives plugged into USB ports; disconnecting the front panel USB/firewire/audio seems ...
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Audio distortion and DPC latency in Vista during network usage after several hours of uptime
I updated my Windows Vista Business machine (Dell Vostro 1500, 32-bit) to SP1 a few months back, along with updating several device drivers to the latest ones available from Dell. Since then, I've ...
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Looking for a SECURE Audio Player for Windows [closed]
I know there are dozens of audio players for windows, but which one has:
the best security record (least reported vulnerabilities)
the least number of security exploits
the best security ...
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Is there a free "AutoTune" plugin for Audacity?
I have plugged in GSnap in Audacity. How do I get the "tune" effect shown in the video Auto Tuning?
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Dell E6500 sound missing - why?
I have Dell E6500 (figured out on Stackoverlow to be quite popular notebook). I have manually installed Windows XP Professional, with all drivers from Dell CD. However, there are some problems with ...
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Software to get audio from home DVDs?
Not for illegal use! I have some home movies and footage from a wedding, and I'd like to easily 'rip' or extract the audio to WAV/MP3/etc.
If the audio came off as one big file, I am proficient ...
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Is S/PDIF worth using?
I have a surround sound system that accepts a coaxial S/PDIF input but I want to replace it with something new.
90% of the motherboards I have used in the past 4 years had a coaxial S/PDIF output. ...
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Automatically Mute Windows on Shut Down
How can you automatically mute the audio in Windows every time you shut down?
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How-to build a view in winamp where every artist that only has 1 song is excluded?
I have tried to use the edit view feature in winamp.
I edit the current audio view and add a filter saying tracks not equal 1.
However, no matter what I do I can't seem to make it work.
What I'm ...
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How can I remove noise from an audio recording?
I used to record important technical meetings and demos using Camtasia Studio, using a Mic to capture the speaker voice.
Sometimes we invite attendees by asking them to call us in the meeting, and ...
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How to identify a sound card under windows XP?
What's the best way (other than opening the chassis) to identify a sound card under windows XP? it is a generic, on board sound card.
The card used to work till I have reinstalled the machine, but ...
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Why is the disk making my motherboard beep?
Whenever I let my PC do heavy disk accesses for a long time, the speaker on the motherboard starts making a continuous chirping sound. Thankfully it doesn't happen often, but it drives me nuts when it ...
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Macbook Pro Optical Drive Makes Sounds When Drive is Empty
I have a MacBook Pro (1.83Ghz) running Mac OS X 10.5.7. The optical drive makes sounds like it's accessing data off a disk. However, the drive is empty.
The sound is intermittent. Sometimes I won't ...
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How can I control which sound card Ubuntu uses for playback?
I am dual-booting Ubuntu 9.04 and Windows XP but am new to Ubuntu. In Windows, I use an M-Audio Audiophile 2496 sound card for recording (because it has RCA input jacks for my mixer), but I don't use ...
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