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04 NOV 2026 · 56:22

Office Hours | Wednesday | November 04, 2026

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Fairlight Live software mixer - thoughts? Has anyone used it in production? Would you?ASKED BY · Jeff Francis · COLUMBIA, SC
Any suggestions for cheap on air earbuds for talent? Should I get something completely replaceable or something good with replaceable tips. I'm helping our coaches do video interviews.ASKED BY · Chris Sabato · ALBANY, OR
A&H released the Qu-3 today which brings the Qu platform to a desktop footprint (akin to the Yamaha DM3.) What does the panel think? I'm thinking this could be perfect for office use. ()ASKED BY · Douglas Carmichael
Auphonic still does leveling and loudness in one pass for a few bucks. Is a cloud service like that a better deal than learning a compressor?ASKED BY · Paul Walhus · AUSTIN, TEXAS
Building a stage for an event space at my non-profit Veteran Center. It's an empty warehouse currently, with a less than $10K budget what would you focus on? Stage will support podcasts/in person events/hybrid/livestreams.ASKED BY · Jack Canon · PHOENIX
AI voice clones for pickups: has anyone on the panel used ElevenLabs to fix a flubbed word in their own narration, and did the client notice?ASKED BY · Paul Walhus · AUSTIN, TEXAS
what´s a good source to learn scopes?ASKED BY · André Doelle · BERLIN
Session Loops' PitchNet is free AI vocal tuning that resynthesizes instead of warping. If it sounds natural, who still pays for Melodyne?ASKED BY · Paul Walhus · AUSTIN, TEXAS
If you unpacked rental lav mics and you see that they include un-needed but firmly attached foam windscreens, would you endeavor to remove the windscreens or just use them as provided?ASKED BY · Brodie Hefner · NYC
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