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- “Can you please explain the different audio levels you have to meet for different platforms like YouTube, broadcast, et cetera? Why are there different levels expected, and what do you have to meet besides pure levels?”Notes transcription software performs best at -12 to -18 LUFS levels; OpenAI Whisper can normalize audio and identify filler words for omission; discusses need for balanced loudness levels for transcription accuracy.▶ 20:39 · LUFS Loudness Targets · 23 Sept 2026
- “Lewitt makes two mixers what is the difference?”Notes Kinect 2 has limited software mixing capabilities while Kinect 6 offers more features via software: multiple loopbacks, additional effects, and internal routing for software sources in addition to hardware inputs.▶ 41:51 · LUFS Loudness Targets · 23 Sept 2026
- “If you had to teach audio to a video person in one hour, what's the order? Gain staging, mic distance, room, then everything else. What do you cut?”Focus on mic positioning as the biggest practical problem observed in footage from videographers; where the microphone is placed matters far more than other considerations.▶ 4:17 · Office Hours | Wednesday | September 16, 2026 · 16 Sept 2026
- “Does this exist? An audio device for clients with a red warning light to indicate you're speaking too low.”Clarified the use case is self-recording podcast clients who don't project properly; discussed why automated loudness detection is problematic and the practical challenges of implementation.▶ 13:26 · Office Hours | Wednesday | September 16, 2026 · 16 Sept 2026
- “What's the one habit that makes a host sound radio without gear, mic technique, breathing, plosive angle, or just talking 20% slower? It's 11% slower.”Energy and compelling delivery matter as much as proximity; good broadcasting requires engaging the listener, not just technical proximity that can sound monotonous like NPR-style close miking.▶ 23:20 · Office Hours | Wednesday | September 16, 2026 · 16 Sept 2026
- “Adobe's enhanced speech versus iZotope's RX dialogue isolate versus Waves Clarity VX—which one does the panel reach for first and which one wrecks sibilance?”Adobe Enhanced Speech regenerates audio rather than just removing noise, which is problematic; also mentioned using Riverside.fm's Magic Audio feature at 60% wet-dry ratio with good results, and Descript's similar functionality before Riverside improved theirs.▶ 37:44 · Office Hours | Wednesday | September 16, 2026 · 16 Sept 2026
- “Adobe's enhanced speech versus iZotope's RX dialogue isolate versus Waves Clarity VX—which one does the panel reach for first and which one wrecks sibilance?”Adobe's updated tools include music separation features; DaVinci Resolve Studio's voice isolation is comparable to Waves Clarity VX with better ability to dial in results during editing rather than pre-processing.▶ 37:44 · Office Hours | Wednesday | September 16, 2026 · 16 Sept 2026
- “I was asked in the House of Worship if there is a way to have a system to have automated translation so we are not limited to an interpreter. What would you suggest for any tool or software?”Google Meet offers real-time text translation and spoken word audio translation (still limited languages); audio can be run as a guest into a meeting and displays translated text or provides translated audio with minimal delay mimicking UN interpreter style.▶ 47:26 · Office Hours | Wednesday | September 16, 2026 · 16 Sept 2026
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