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Is there any software program to download to improve sound quality/tone? - Sound issues
Posted: Jun 28, 2012for Windows 7. Thanks for your help.
Not software, but... - Dickens
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I have something called a compressor that is a piece of equipment that controls the volume of a recording. I have one client who puts the recorder on his desk and shuffles his papers in the microphone. I have turn turn it way up to hear what he is saying, and then he shuffles papers in the recorder, creating a sound that was making my ears throb. The compressor limiter makes it so all sounds are created equal--no matter what the doctor does, the volume will never go above a certain point, and low volumes will be raised to a certain level.
This will probably save my ears when I am an old crone.
What is the name? sm - Hiya14
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Can you please share the name of the compressor and where I might find that piece of equipment? TIA.
Compressor Limiter - Dickens
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Here is a link to the product:
http://www.dbxpro.com/166xs/
It's actually recording studio equipment. My husband is a DJ and bought it for me when he realized he could hear the audio coming through my headphones from the other room. It isn't cheap, though. Mine was about $150. :/
Soundblaster external sound card with Media Toolbox 6 - just me
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I use a SoundBlaster external sound card with Media Toolbox 6 software you download, and it cleans up the audio tremendously. Good luck.
Question - Melanie
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I use Soundblaster and have for years but never heard of the Media Toolbox 6 software. What does that do? How do I go about getting it? Thx for the info.
Boost-A-Roo boosts volume. - Beachy
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You can get it at Radio Shack or on line.
http://www.amazon.com/ThinkGeek-Boostaroo-Portable-Amplifier-Clear/dp/B000219896
Google it. It helps. When the sound crackles, time to change the batteries.
Agree with Boostaroo - ex-webbie
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We received this during MT week back when WMX still existed. It really does help and uses batteries.
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