Anyone with experience hooking up an electric guitar through their desktop PC? Haven't played guitar for years and looking to take it back up again. I want to pass the electric guitar through my pc, apply live guitar effects and output to speakers alongside a backing track played from the pc so I can play along.
However:
I don't have a DAW. Can anyone recommend a free or cheap DAW that would be good for this? And any good effects plugins you recommend?
How do I minimise latency? I don't want the output to lag behind what I'm playing.
I have a BandLab Link Digital USB audio interface that takes in 1/4" jack and outputs to USB. Is that any good for this task?
I don't have a dedicated soundcard and am currently outputting audio through the GPU via HDMI cable to a soundbar but I assume this is bad for latency. Should I be outputting audio from the motherboard outputs to avoid the GPU? And should I get a dedicated speaker for output? I'd really prefer the output through the soundbar's 5.1 surround speakers (even if the guitar is mono) but I'm worried GPU -> soundbar -> wireless speakers is going to be far too laggy.
I forgot to mention that I was recently dabbling around with the latest beta of Audacity, the free audio editing app for Windows, MacOS, Linux. The UI received a huge update and is really nice to use. I only had one or two issues with the beta, but it worked pretty well overall. I think it's a nice improvement over the previous version. I was using it on Fedora 44 KDE Plasma Linux on my Lenovo ThinkPad (I use a Win11 icon theme - ironic, I know).
Looking to buy a pair of speakers to have on my setup so would like to know if you have something to recommend to me. Would like to keep it budget friendly so max 100 and space is important too, i will have them on my desk so i prefer to be either small or not huge. I only want them to listen to music or watch movies/anime dont care to use them for gaming.
I recently got a pair of Cadenza II IEMs and I am loving them. They are pretty cheap <$50, and sound great! What is your favorite pair of budget headphones or IEMs?
While the Philips SHP9500 are still a good pick, especially if you don't care about bass or if you're using it primarily as gaming headphones (for the soundstage) they were a lot better ~10 years ago when there wasn't a whole lot of competition in the price range. I personally haven't been in that budget bracket recently though, so I'm not familiar with any alternatives.
If you want budget-budget, the Koss KSC75s and KPH40s are a good pick. The KSC75 might be a little uncomfortable unless you mod a headband to it since it's over ear.
For my reallife job we use a Jabra headset with mic and it works pretty good. If you want a more professional style for my personal use I use a Blue Yeti Mic
Looking for free/open source and unlimited TTS tools
Hey All!
I've got a project that I need a good bit of text spoken and I wanted to see if there were any free/open source Text-to-Speech options out there? - Preferably tools that don't have limits on how much text can be converted per day.
Also I feel like there are AI tools as well and wouldn't mind some thoughts on going down that road.
I'm curious to see if anyone is planning on going to concerts this summer or other similar events? My wife and I looked at a bunch but the prices are so out of control that it's kind of rediculous. I would LOVE to see Rush in Dallas, but the tix are about $300 minimum each. The last show I went to, although it was quite a while back, was about $40. Most comedy shows for well know comedians are even more than that. I wish there was something that could be done to make shows more affordable but I guess the promoters and ticket sales are all wanting their piece of the pie. Anyone have any plans or maybe sticking to more small venues?
There are a ton of good movie soundtrack and the celtic circle really got a good mix too. Series like Supernatural or just movie soundtracks are easy for people to sing along to and many people know them.
Mir fällt da spontan als Playlist die Songs von der Serie Supernatural ein, allem voram Wayward Son von Kansas..das ist einfach so ein Knaller wenn man unterwegs ist, aber auch zu Hause natürlich! in der Serie kommen so viele coole Lieder vor auch von AC/DC und Anderen geilen Rockbands. Und die Serie ist ja sozusagen ein Roadtrip, also das wäre die ultimative Playlist die ich vorschlagen würde 😄
Most users still use mono or stereo devices, and most content distribution platforms only support stereo.
I use a 7.1-channel system and have tried using 7.1-channel audio for live streams and videos. But as mentioned above, for most people, this is still uncharted territory.
In that case, have you ever considered or tried offering a superior audio experience to a select few? I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
It's definitely extra work and there are some DAWs that will approximate it for you and then you fine-tune it the rest of the way. It's definitely worth practicing and keeping in your repertoire. If you have a client that's looking for a particular effect, you'll be able to demo and create for them.
I just got a new monitor that doesn't have any built-in speakers. Does anyone have any recommendations for a good speaker system that's good for listening to music that's not too expensive?
I picked up the Creative Labs Sound Blaster GS3 Compact Gaming Soundbar with SuperWide Technology for free from Lenovo after using MLR points to use with one of my laptops and it's been pretty decent. I also picked up the Creative Labs Pebble Desktop Speakers to use with one of my desktops and it was also surprising pretty decent as well.
A DAW without a collection of useful plugins for virtual instruments and effects is quite limited. In the past, this has been a major drawback for using Linux in music production. However, times are changing and a growing community of Linux DAW users have been making a concerted effort to get plugin developers to support the Linux platform... and it's working. As of now, the Linux DAW Web page boasts approximately 950 plugins, a significant increase from just a few months ago... and many of them are free.
Looking for tools that will separate out the pieces of a song (ex. the vocals)
I'd like to separate a song into parts that I could then edit but I don't know where to start. I'm also not sure if this is in standard music software or if it would require AI? Any advice to get started?
What kind of free tools exist out there or is my task a paid one?
Thanks in advance for any advice and wisdom you care to pass along!
Audacity is my go to recommendation for editing audio tracks also. Its open source and has a good community around it. Lots of YouTube tutorials and a decent KB on the tooling also.
Which Dolby Atmos settings are you guys using? Do you stick with the Dynamic preset, or did you set it up manually / turn it off altogether? or using some alternative?
Hi what is the best lenovo headset out of these options legion h600 or legion h410 or legion h210 i cant get one of them for free and want best option for gaming
I can see that h410 and h210 are more moderen and have lower price while the h600 is introduced in 2021 while being most expensive
I like using razer surround, which I know is kinda goofy and razer software has been known to be very cpu and memory intensive. However, razer surround has a great 7.1 surround quality that I really like for music.
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