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Ask me general questions about Location Recording, foley, ADR, Pro Tools, recording musical performance, post production for film/video & music. Specific gear questions may or may not be answerable as I don't own or have not worked with everything out there.
Experience in the area
Certified Audio Engineer, Pro Tools Certified, Have experience with : Pro Tools (LE & TDM systems) Sony Suite (Vegas, Acid, Sound Forge) Waves Plugins (RTAS & TDM) Over 20 years live music recording and FOH mixing Feature & short film audio Mixing for 5.1 surround
Organizations
ASCAP AES
Education/Credentials
Audio Recording Technology Institute - C.A.E. Vancouver Film School - Digidesign Certified User
Past/Present Clients
See my online resume @ http://imdb.com/name/nm2301451/resume for client listings
Something controversial or provocative about this subject
One of the big myths in the world of digital audio is that one cable "sounds" better than another. The truth is digital audio is a bitstream of 1's and 0's. I was part of an experiment where we attached RCA plugs to a piece of steel coat hanger wire. It worked perfectly, and our "blind" ears (who we told it was an expensive "digital" cable) actually said it sounded better.
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Recent Answers from Wayne Tapia
2011-12-11 software like studio producing:
There are free programs to do this. Audacity is the one I'd recommend. you do have to realize that software is not the only issue. You need to find someone who has some skill in recording the voice
2011-09-15 record from laptop to laptop's hard drive?:
You're able to import into Pro Tools directly from your iTunes folder. Recording from YouTube is something I can't help you with really, as I've never tried or needed to, so I'm not sure exactly what
2011-08-24 underscore breakdown:
Underscore is the music/sounds that only the audience hears. I've never heard what your being asked specifically, as in my experience I'll ask what the producers want to hear cut to cut. The job of
2011-07-28 pro tools recording:
The echo is called "latency". It's a pretty common issue with any USB based PT system. Much of it depends on CPU speeds, but for the most part is unavoidable on LE systems. What I have done in the past
2011-06-02 Software and Condenser Mics:
Definitely stick with Pro Tools. You can always expand on your hardware, and it is the industry standard. You can always overdub bass and electric guitar on new track, and in a band situation, a couple
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