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i have been trying to configure my soundblaster audigy 4 for about a week now and everytime i change something (even something very small) or if i just reinstall (even after not changing anything) the sound from my speakers . why is this card so unstable?

Certainly possible; I know Apple was doing some changes to the Siri voices, including adding a male voice option and more languages.
= L.I.

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Midi loops in browser sound different in arrange window controller messages

I have a problem with controller messages as well with fx
I audition a midi loop it has FX and then drag it to arrange window
sounds different, I know of ther is another topic about the FX,
But as well controller messages not being read right
say a Timpani loop, foot controller is not reading
so the timpani roll is gone

This is not a problem, it's intentional design.
The preview audio contains reverb for these instruments, because the sound is in context - it let's you hear it how you are typically going to use it, and use can use it as an audio loop without problems.
When you load it as MIDI, it does not add another reverb to the channel because it assume you are going to use a global reverb, rather than add individual reverbs per channel - this is the generally better way of doing it, and avoids new users having a hundred reverbs on individual channels when they only need one.
As for articulations switched by MIDI, the preview audio can contain only one sample, but if there are different articulations, they need to be played/switched accordingly.
It's not a bug, it's the way it works for flexibility in the main. You have to remember, that when stepping up from a entry-level program to a professional one, a lot of hand-holding that the entry level programs do is no longer there, and so you can feel like the pro version is "less good" than the entry one. This is not the case - professional users do not need hand-holding, and that generally gets in the way.

MIDI Loops sound different in preview

I'm a new user to Logic, and I'm confused about the green (MIDI) loops. When I preview one it sounds one way, but will sound different when I drag it to my arrangement, even when having it create a new track. On many of them it sounds like it's just missing some reverb, but the change is more drastic in others, eg. "Desire A Cellos", where it sounds like the wrong samples have been loaded.
Also I noticed that it loads instruments like "strings" and "piano" where I would expect it to be using the more sophisticated EXS sampler.
Is this normal?
If I listen to a loops like "Concert Hall Piano 4" it sounds way more realistic in the preview than it does when I let it play the MIDI in my track. My first thought is that this must be because the "Piano" instrument doesn't know how to handle the extra midi data such as expression.
Is anyone else having this problem, and what can I do to fix it?
Thanks,
-Emil

enjakobsen wrote:
Also I noticed that it loads instruments like "strings" and "piano" where I would expect it to be using the more sophisticated EXS sampler.
To answer this question, loops are created to be used with Garageband, so all of the instruments selected will use Garageband instruments.
The other more important question....I DON'T KNOW! Great question, I'm having the same issue with mine. I hope someone can shed some light on this. If you double click the 'strings' instrument in the channelstrip where you have your 'Desire A Cellos' and select the 'Cellos Pizzicato' preset instead of the 'Cellos' preset that is selected, you get much closer. It seems like it has defaulted to the wrong setting. Your right though, there's definitely some verb there too. And also, if you then change your song key, the loop in the arrange window should change with it, but mine is not.
HOWEVER....If you drag a GREEN loop into an audio channel instead of a MIDI channel, it will create an audio file loop (like the blue loops). As far as I can tell, they sound exactly as they should, and they do change keys. Still though, very strange. Perhaps tis a bug??

Midi Apple Loops sound different when dragged on to song

When ever I drag a green midi loop from Apple Loops to my song it sounds different. All the effects are gone. I tried to put som reverb on it but it doesn't sound like it does wheyn played in the Apple Loops bar.
How can I use the green midi loops from Apple Loops as they sound there with that effect. The blue audio Apple Loops works fine.
I had this same problem in Logic Pro 9

There are some differences between the audio file previews contained in the loop and the actual data, sometimes by error, sometimes intentionally so.
For instance, if you preview an orchestral instrument, you hear it with reverb, as that's kinda how it's intended to sound, but when you drag it into Logic proper, you don't get reverb - because you will have one global reverb you send all the orchestral instrument too, rather than a hundred individual reverbs on each instrument.
Stuff like that. It varies, but there's nothing broken as such.

My Sine Wave File sounds different in Logic than iTunes

I am working on creating musical compositions with embedded sine wave patterns (which I am generating in a foriegn application). These sine waves are designed to entrain the brain to different frequencies to facilitate in stimulating meditative states of consciousness in the listener.
Unfortunately, when I import my sine wave audio file (in .wav format) Logic changes it and the rhythm is frequency is twice as fast! When I play the file in iTunes it sounds just the way I generated it, but when I import it into Logic through the audio bin or simply drag and drop onto the arrange window, it sounds different and cannot work for the precise control I require for my compositions.
Does any one have any idea why this is happening or what I can do to import my audio file without changing it?
Thank you so much for any ideas/assistance,
Devlin Dewitt Donnelly

Hi DD Smooth,
you should check sample rate settings on your original audio files and make them match the sample rate settings on your logic project prior to importing them. Sounds like you are generating 48khz .wav files in your foreign app and Logic must be set to 44.1khz by default. Or the other way around
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Why audio sounds different in the Mountain Lion over 10.6

Hi
I just upgraded my system OS 10.6.8 to the latest 10.8.4, and I found that audio on the 10.8.4 sounds different.
I did some tests and I can say that audio when listening on the 10.8.4 has less bass content and the hi-mids are more agressive.
I running the audio studio on my Mac Pro and this was a big dissapointment for me.
Also I rendered audio file from Logic Pro 9 on the both system and they are the same, but when you listening on the 10.6.8 it sounds correct while on 10.8.4 sounds different. I have the same audio drivers from RME Fireface 800 on both systems. In tests I used identical Logic arrangement file on both systems.
I just don't like the sound on the new system at all. It is worse than it was on the 10.6.8.
I switched to the Snow Leopard again and I regret that I puchased your latest OS. Why it is done? Apple?

This may be a topic for either of these other Apple forums to discuss: Other Pro Audio, Logic Pro

I've recently spilt a little bit of water on my Macbook Pro 13" and some of it went into the keyboard, the first thing I did was get paper towels and dry it off, everything is except now the speakers sound different, and a little bit lower in volume

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Liquid spills, why your MacBook chassis is a one-way valve for spills
After a substantial spill many people will turn their notebook upside down and shake it, not only does this not work, but it spreads liquid havoc throughout your machine and makes things often as bad as possible.
The keyboard itself acts like a one way valve in the case of a substantial liquid spill. While liquid pours into the bottom chassis easy, it does not come out easily at all, and in the case of any spill, most of it will not come out by turning it upside down. Disconnect all power and contact Apple for diagnostics and repair.
Do not attempt to, after a spill, ‘dry out your MacBook’ and test it
After a spill most people invariably try to “dry out” their notebook by various methods, including hair dryers and otherwise. This both does not work, and after a substantial spill of any magnitude, even if the liquid was water, residue is left behind.
There are additionally many very tight places inside your notebook where liquids will linger for a very long time, and cause corrosion or worse.
Immediately unplug your notebook and contact Apple for in shop diagnostics and parts replacement.
In the case of very minor spills people will “dry out” their notebook and feel success that their notebook is working ok, however invariably in nearly all instances after 4-14 days an error / fault pops up and is usually followed by more.
In case of a spill, damage estimates are impossible,.....anything can be fixed, without question.......the question is cost.
contact Apple for in shop diagnostics and cost estimation ....possible parts replacement.

Audio sounds different from DVDSP to Build File

I have a background audio track that sounds different when I view my VIDEO_TS folder using Apple DVD Player. In my FCP file, my exported AIF, my exported AC3, and within the DVDSP simulator, the audio sounds perfectly fine.
But when I make a build and view it in Apple DVD Player, it sounds very different. I'd describe the resulting sound as having more 'contrast': the 'loud' parts are the same, but the quiet parts are moderately quieter. Any idea what's going on?

What dialogue normalisation setting did you use (in A. Pack, or Compressor) for your Dolby Digital coding to create the .AC3s? If you use the default setting of -27dB, a (correctly set-up) player will change the audio levels on playback. If you change the setting to -31dB before coding, the levels are left alone on playback.
(There is a lot of material about Dolby Digital on their web-site, if you require "further reading".)

Audio sounds different since 8.1 update

My concern is with a HP Envy Touchsmart m6-k015dx Sleekbook. I don't use this laptop for too much because I mainly do light schoolwork on this and leave most of my other tasks to my more powerful notebooks. I first noticed something different since i left this at a friends house and his little bro managed to update this to windows 8.1. Luckily, none of my work was affected but i immiediatly noticed a difference in sound( i am very "attuned" to sounds i guess) and it just did'nt sound the same. I checked the settings and equalizers and everything was set exactly how i had it. I know the built in speakers are already bad but when i hook it up to speakers, it also sounds different and my friend agrees with me. When i check for driver updates, there are none. And recently(like 2 days ago) ill hook my speakers up and the song will play wierdly and start stuttering whenever heavy bass starts playing. I hooked my speakers up to my Envy 15 and Razor and i do not encounter this problem. Im wondering if it's just a driver needing an update or if my audio card is shot somehow. Pls. tell me i can fix this, i mean it's not that big a deal but i hate when things dont work!

Hi Envyguy3113,
I understand you are having an issue with your HP Envy Touchsmart m6-k015dx Sleekbook and sound issues. If you could make sure that all is up to date.
If you follow this document on get the free update, it should help resolve your issue.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/update-from-windows-8-tutorial
If the system is all up-to-date the next thing would be to restore your computer to when Windows 8 was working OK. Here is a document on how to perform that.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03327545&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&jumpid=reg_r1002_us...
Please let me know if you require further assistance.
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Message sound differs after upgrade to ios5

messsage sound differs after upgradded to ios5 please let me know how to do it
andd also reqquired how to downgrade to ios 4.3.3 i dont have shsh

Try "resetting" the device...
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Exported file sounds different inside Audition CS6 - audio channel mapping problem?

Hi guys. I've been working on some voice reels today, and for some reason my finished and exported files sound different to how they sound in Audition - basically, the music tracks increase in volume whenever the voice actor isn't speaking. As mentioned, this isn't happening in the Multitrack session, just when playing back the exported track in a third-party app, and has only been happening today. I've tried messing around with the Audio Channel Mapping and Audio Hardware settings in the Preferences, without any joy. I'm suspecting something's got messed up on the sound card, but just wanted to check that I haven't missed something painfully obvious inside of Audition!
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Windows 7 Home Premium, SP1, 64-bit
AMD Phenom II X64 2.8 GHz, 8GB RAM
Adobe Creative Suite 6 Production Premium
M-Audio Delta Audiophile 2496
NVIDIA GeForce GTX650Ti 2GB

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But if you are exporting a single file with everything on, and it plays okay in Windows Media Player, for instance, then whatever is happening isn't with Audition, but whatever you are putting it back into. It sounds as though some sort of auto-leveling system is at work - and Audition wouldn't do that unless set up very specifically to do so.

Why does different software sound different¿

Not that I care that much I'm just wondering why?
I did a test, with the same exact .wav file in 3 different applications, I tested: Audition 3.0, Tracktion 2.0.2.14, Ableton Live 6, and they all sounded noticably different with settings on flat, exact same file.
Audition seemed to have the most "accurate" and slightly more high-pitch content, Ableton Live seemed to be slighty less wide but with the mid-range a little more present and Mackie's Tracktion seemed the just a bit more rounded then Audition but also sounded very good.
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weird.

oh yeah and I didn't like the sound of Ableton much at all.
the file was originally in a sampler then recorded into Audition, saved and re-opened in each application.

Female US English voice of Siri sounds different in iOS 8.1.3

Has anyone noticed how Siri sounds more robotic now?
I have tested all the voices, and every one of them has the same expressiveness/tones/friendliness, whatever word you want to use. The one voice that doesn't anymore, is the US English female voice. It doesn't say "Brrr" the same way anymore, and it just responds flatly when you ask it to do different taks now, like text someone, email a person, perform a command, etc. If anyone else has noticed this let me know. I'm blind and use Siri every day, I know something is up. Thanks,
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We are just users here and this forum is for answering technical questions. If you'd like to leave feedback for Apple about this feature, use the link:
http://www.apple.com/feedback

Song sounds different on another mac

I am trying to play a garage band song on another mac and the horns section sounds completely different. Any ideas?

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The sound of my songs seems to change when I export them. I have auto-normalize turned off, I'm exporting to AIFF, and no I don't have any EQ, sound enhancer or sound check turned on in iTunes. In fact when I drag the AIFF in as another track in the same GB project, the sound is different between the two tracks (original and exported guitar recording). Exported version sounds "sweetened", more treble and bass.
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