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I have a file containing 50 or 60 mp3 tracks. I need to manually add a new field in the MP3Tag working screen when the file is loaded, so that I can physically enter a specific number....but I can't seem to use MP3Tag's usually easy to use controls to create a column, name it, and do the work.

What am I missing?

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Question by

Tiras25

2019-12-18Solved

JBL S36 II Speakers connect to the music source

I have these JBL S36 II 6" Wall-Mountable 3-Way Speakers with RCA gold plated connectors.

What's what's the best quick and dirty way to connect then to the music source? Which is desktop or laptop as a music source.
Any idea appreciated.

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There's a song I'd like to download from Soundcloud but I don't see a DOWNLOAD button. Is this prohibited on Soundcloud

Digital Audio

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Say, I'm used to using the Audicity program in Windows https://www.audacityteam.org/ . I use very few of the features, just basic audio editing. Kindly recommend an app for Android that is similar in nature and perhaps, compatible. Thanks, Shaun

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Hi,

I have an Samsung TV UE555H6200 connected via HDMI to a settop box.
Other HDMI has Chromecast Ultra.

Now I'd like to attach 2 to 4 (wireless) headphones.
What do I need to do this?

Please advise.
J.

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I've recorded a conversation using my cell phone and the built-in mic on my Acer Windows 10 laptop. My guest sounds, as you would expect, like he's on a telephone. But the "phone" quality is in many cases raspy. I can usually tweak and edit silence and such pretty good, but I need help here.

I've tried several different settings but just can't get my guest's audio to sound less sharp, less "telephone-y" and simply more clear.

Any audio production experts out there who can give me what I hope will be a little simple guidance to clean this audio up?

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Starter acoustic guitar for use with the Chord Buddy, Android smartphone, and sound amplification

I purchased this thing called the Chord Buddy https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OABXOMG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and am considering this option for a starter acoustic guitar https://www.amazon.com/Fender-FA-115-Acoustic-Strings-Instructional/dp/B0092V7WJ0/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=guitar&qid=1571024587&sr=8-4.

I don't want to spend a fortune but I would like to give myself some long-term options in case I actually enjoy it.

Is it possible to have this guitar interface with my cell phone in some way?

I want to make sure I am going down a reasonably flexible path before dropping another $150-$200 on a guitar, etc first.

Your thoughts and some guidance here would be greatly appreciated.

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On a page on my website, I have have 5 mini-players side by side, each of which played a different promotional announcement for features on the site that changed weekly. I had been using Dewplayer, as it was very easy to use, just the right size and worked well. All I had to do was to change the mp3 file for each player and that was that.

Now, with Flash getting the axe bit by bit, I need to find another such player

I thought this would be no big deal, but I haven't found anything yet that I like.

So I'm asking you experts for some help and suggestions on this, preferably players that you know first-hand and are 100% non-Flash powered.

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As you may know, Adobe will be ending support for its Flash player about a year from now.

With the major browsers already blocking Flash-powered players, I am looking for a very simple replacement. I want to put 4 or 5 of those players on one page, make it small and simple, to provide an audio "promo" for each one that I will change weekly.

I have been using Dewplayer, which did the job extremely well, but since it was Flash based, it's trashed now.

I've done some searching the past couple of days and I don't see much of anything that jumps out at me.

Can anyone recommend something that will get this job done?

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Is there any software out there (preferrably free, maybe garage band) that I could use to put together some acoustic guitar chords to go along with singning? I am using a MAC

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I have an old DVD that I love dearly and I want to upload to my cloud and see it any time. However, when I was about to upload, I thought it was just mp4 files of but it's not. The DVD is compose of two folders "JACKET_P" and "VIDEO_TS" where the last holds about 4 or 4 GB of data (mostly VOB files) also had 3 files in the root folder of AUTORUN.INF, dvd-rom.exe and go.exe. I could contact the guys that did this recording but my colleague tells me that that is the format since it has menus and other stuff.

I just want to save my DVD, if possible with the same menu options, in my cloud account and be able to see it anytime and from my computer, iPhone and iPad. Anyways, I have received a whole bunch of advice that just don't make sense, so help please.

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Hi, I am looking to find specification for amplifier (sound) . I found specifications but I wonder if I can find better brand
below the specification that I found (its what I need but I am looking for better brand like Sennheiser)- I do not know which brand model has near to this specifications
AS-6000DPE
Features
•      600 Watts
•      7 Mics, 2-AUX Inputs
•      Built-in Digital Player – USB/SD Card Reader with Remote
•      Pre-Amplifier & Line Output for connecting a Booster Amplifier and for recording purposes
•      Line input for connecting to an external Audio Mixer.
•      Resetable Circuit breaker for Overload/ Short circuit protection
•      Driver Unit/ Speaker Column selector switch for safer operation of Driver Units.
•      USB/SD/Bluetooth module.

Any suggestion will help? Thanks

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Question by

Emily Phelan

2019-08-15Solved

Headphone static on iMac

Regardless of listening to music or video, I'm experiencing intermittent static while plugged into my office iMac. The static noise is every few seconds, but there is no consistent timing between noises. I moved the cable away from other electronics and power cords to no avail. Muting audio does not prevent noise. The headphones are Audio-Technica ATH-M40x and the computer is an iMac running High Sierra 10.13.6

I also plugged the headphones into my MacBook Pro (also running High Sierra 10.13.6) and the static ceased, so the headphones are fine?

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I regularly travel using Audible books for entertainment, and would like to find the best Bluetooth wireless headset that would allow me to listen to my books but also make and answer telephone calls on my iPhone. I really don't care about stereo, and would prefer a single-ear device with an ear-hook (since ear buds tend to fall out of my ears). But when I looked into the top rated devices (Plantronics 5200 and Sennheiser Presence) it isn't clear if they will allow me to listen to books & music in between phone calls. Can you please recommend a device that satisfies these requirements?

Thanks,

Phil

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Any suggestions on a bluetooth speaker that I can hook up to my iphone so I can hands free talk in my car on the road? Old car, don't have bluetooth to hear calls through car speakers.

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I made a voice recording (a speech) in a echo-filled room.
How can I use audacity to get rid of the echo in the recording?

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Question by

Kyle Santos

2019-07-15Solved

Apple Airpods microphone is not working with Windows 10

Apple Airpods microphone is not working with Windows 10 Pro.

After some research I found this response saying the microphone will not work. This is from two years ago. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7895762

Are there any new updates that will allow me to use my Airpods microphone on Windows 10?

Why do I need this ability?
I use Slack, Skype, Zoom daily and this would be nice to use and not have to resort to plugging in my earbuds to use those apps just so the microphone works.

Additional info:
When I use my Airpods with Zoom I've noticed that I can hear everyone talking through the Airpods, but I believe my laptop mic is still the one being used when I talk. This is fine. I can hear people talking in the Airpods and I can still use the laptop microphone.

When I use my Airpods with Slack or Skype I've noticed that as soon as I join a call all audio/mic is killed on the Airpods and I have to stop using the Airpods and plug in my earbuds to be able to talk/hear others on a call. It would be awesome if Slack and Skype would allow me to do the same as I do with Zoom!

Eg Slack interface when I make or receive a phone call > Settings

No matter what option I choose here in the drop down I cannot get audio in the Airpods, but I have had success getting the laptop microphone to work.

Thank you for reading.

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I am putting together what I call a computer audio workstation for my office. To cut to the chase, what I want to do is use BOTH a Toshiba laptop a Dell desktop along with an external CD player/burner. i will also be recording vocal stuff using a couple of microphones routed to computer through a Berhinger Eurorack mixer.

I'd like to use the screen on the laptop as a monitor for the Dell for certain applications.

I know this sounds a bit old school, and it is. I have some specific audio recording work I'm planning to do on a regular basis and have determined hat a separate audio workstation will enable me to do it easily and save time.

What do you recommend?

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I need to upload a 113,972 KB MP3 file to YouTube. That means I need to run it through a converter that will change it to an MP4 with an image.

I've done this often with a free utility, but this file is too large for that free converter. I don't mind paying for a service or buying an app if someone can point me to one that's legitimate.

Suggestions?

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Need help choosing a WP Podcast theme for PowerPress

I am unsure what particular details should govern my decision.

https://tinyurl.com/Themes-best-suited-for-PowerPr

I think any special requirements will be covered by PowerPress. So, as far as the theme, I just need a simple way to show a snippet of text and potentially a unique photo, for each episode.

I need a header image where I can have a 60 second audio where I SELL the podcast.

As far as audio players, and outreach to listeners, PowerPress covers that.

So, can you suggest a Theme that works well with PowerPress?

Thanks

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I have many voicemails that I transferred from my Android phone Samsung Galaxy Note 4 with a file extension .smil. that I can not listen to . Can you advise me on what to use in order to listen to them? Also, why does the voice mail gets recorded in this file extension not other ones like .avi or .mp3? Thank you

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Dear users,
assume that we have a 10:00 minutes conversation audio file and that you are suspecting that this file was cutted from the minute 5:00; in other words, the person who gives you tath file has probably used an audio editor to delete the first 5 minutes. So, this file is not created with i.e. a smartphone voice recorder but by an audio editor program. How can I check it? Is a audio-spectrum or a particular audio analyzer that can check this?

Thank you very much!

PS: the problem is not, a central part is cutted and the first and last are merged (in this case is easy check a discontinuity of spectrum). The problem is that, the entire start part is cutted.

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I need to extract some metadata from folders of mp3 files. I thought I had the answer but I've hit a stumbling block.

Example: Looking into a typical file folder, by just viewing it in Windows, I see this :

I want to extract (is that the right word?) the Titles and the corresponding Contributing Artists and be able to place those files into a .csv or Excel file to be placed into two categories, Title of Recording and Featured Artist of Recording.

I've been told that this can be done using Mp3tag, which I have, but I can't quite seem to configure it the way I need to

If there's another relatively uncomplicated solution, I'm open to haring about it.

FYI, I will be using this for about 4000 songs and any new ones added to the batch to comply with licensing and reporting requirements.

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I have large building that is really 3 old building tied together. Wiring from one building to another is difficult, not impossible, but very difficult.
The goal is to have the background music in all building playing the same thing (from one source). Currently there are speakers in each building and each "building's speakers" go to an old stereo tuner of some sort amplifying the signal.

We have a "Music on Hold" device that allows music and "ads" to be loaded onto a USB and this device has a simply RCA Out jack that feeds into one of the tuners.
We have standard 14ga SPEAKER WIRE running from the center-most tuner to the other 2 tuners. If looking at the attached PDF, we have speaker wire running from A to B, and from A to C.
If that wire can be used to connect them together that would be AWESOME. If I need to run a different kind of wire because of new equipment needed, so be it.
I have attached a rough diagram that hopefully will make clearer my situation.

My question is what device(s) can I get to make all these speakers play from one source? Either new amplifiers, or something that could go from an output of one amplifier to an input of another. AND.... of course I'm trying to do this as inexpensively as possible.
Thans for any help.AudioDiagram.pdf