Is there an alternative where I don't need to ghost it? Can I apply effects only to the internal side chain signal?

You get

For $1

• MP3 Deluxe 19
• Music Maker EDM Edition
• Soundpool: Deeper Shades of House

For average of $16.60 you additionally get

• MAGIX Video Sound Cleaning Lab
• ACID Music Studio 10
• SOUND FORGE Audio Studio 10

For $20 you additionally get

• ACID Pro 7

And for $30 you additionally get

• Samplitude Pro X2 Silver
• SOUND FORGE Pro 11

I wonder if Sound Force this will be upgradable to soon to be released version 12 as external plugins are not included (iZotope Mastering and Repair Suite )

https://www.humblebundle.com/software/magix-sounds-of-music-software

• Windows and MacOS

https://soundbridge.io/

X2a includes the following:

• Multi-touch support for Windows 8
• General Windows 8 compatibility updates
• Direct2D support
• Accessibility enhancements
• Playlist View Enhancements
• Updated Piano Roll view and Staff view Track pane UI
• Over 50 UI enhancements
• Around 250 bug fixes

Via: http://blog.cakewalk.com/a-deeper-look-at-sonar-x2a-native-windows-8-and-touch-support/

I've only just started using iZotope's RX2, but compared the other noise reducers I've tried it's damn near magical (disclaimer: I'm far from an expert in these things). Using the Sound Forge noise reduction plugin I would have to stack multiple low dB reduction passes on top of each other to get a reasonable sound, and every stage could introduce musical noise artifacts, but RX pretty much always manages it in a single pass.

Any other good ones?

Features:

New Sounds

• Genos features nearly twice the amount of AWM2 sample ROM as the Tyros5 that chronologically preceded it, including new Yamaha CFX and C7 concert grand Voices. Brand new Revo! drum and special FX Voices use more dynamic sampling and round-robin triggering to create startlingly human rhythm parts.
• Also new are Kino strings, developed with film and TV scoring in mind. Yamaha says that their sound quality is on par with the best software scoring libraries, and they use similar stereo techniques — such as panning different players in the string section to different channels.
• New brass Voices are also on hand, as are new guitars (acoustic and electric), basses, synth leads and pads, accordions, and more. 256 notes of true stereo polyphony
• Articulation Element Modeling (AEM) technology automatically chooses the correct instrument articulation (a way an instrument can sound depending on how it is played) in real time according to the player’s keyboard technique: key velocity, tempo, legato versus staccato, and so on.
• The player can also select specific articulations (bowing techniques, guitar slides, brass fall-offs, and much more) using the three Articulation buttons or connected controllers such as pedals.

Audio Quality and Massive Effects Power

• 32-bit DACs on the main outputs for smooth sound. Also included is a S/PDIF digital output for computer recording, providing better-than-CD-quality resolution at 24 bits.
• Expanded DSP provides 28 insert effects, which may be stacked and distributed in any way players need — even all 28 on a single Voice. These use the same Virtual Circuit Modeling (VCM) technology as high-end Yamaha mixing consoles, emulating the sound and behavior of classic compressors, choruses, rotary speakers, reverbs, and much more.
• Among the new VCM effects in Genos are Real Reverb, numerous classic guitar and bass amp models, stompboxes, and improved rotary speaker for organ and damper resonance for piano.

Control and Interface Features

• Genos offers more real-time control than any songwriting or performance workstation ever made. The Live Control section provides nine assignable sliders and six assignable knobs. Above these is a crisp OLED strip showing the setting each knob or fader controls at any instant, so the player doesn’t need to delve into the main display in order to make changes on the fly
• The main display is 9” color touchscreen. To its right, six large Gateway Buttons quickly navigate to Genos’ major modes of operation such as Style and Voice selection, Song mode, and more. Below these are six assignable buttons that let the player cue custom actions or changes.
• Ten registration buttons (with multiple banks) save and recall virtually all Genos panel settings. Registrations can now be organized into Playlists for quick access at gigs that might cover diverse types of music.
• Multi Pads trigger one-shot musical phrases and hits to spice up performances while the keyboard is busy playing the main instrument Voices. Via the *
• Audio Link function, the Multi Pads can trigger user-created audio files for even more customization.

Styles and Recording

• 550 Styles, across all musical genres from pop to jazz to classical to rock to hip-hop to EDM to regional and world flavors.
• Each has many selectable variations, intros, fills, and endings, musicians who want utterly original accompaniment can craft their own Styles in the Style Creator — either by editing factory Styles or from scratch, thanks to the full-featured 16-track MIDI recorder that resides under the hood.
• To develop an original idea, pick a Voice and Style, work out the arrangement, and then record it as a MIDI song. The MIDI Quick recording mode automatically assigns all the keyboard and accompaniment Style parts to the proper channels.
• A MIDI Multi recording mode is also present for more advanced users who wish to build songs a track at a time. Then, overdub more Voices, add a vocal track right onboard (using the highly realistic and flexible Vocal Harmony features if desired), and record the result as a stereo WAV file.
• Mix everything to audio — what the player’s fingers are doing, what the Styles are doing, mic input, and even the Multi Pads.

Additional Features and Specifications:

• FSX semi-weighted premium keyboard action with aftertouch, enhanced touch response for very expressive playing, and high-precision, durable construction.
• Dual Song Player lets the user crossfade smoothly between two audio Songs (or one audio and one MIDI Song).
• Play back Songs continuously using Song List function.
• Arpeggios add 216 motifs and riffs to performances using MegaVoices, going far beyond the abilities of traditional arpeggiators.
• Vocal Harmony and Synth Vocoder: Apply realistic multi-part harmonies to a vocal coming through the mic input, or use the Synth Vocoder for classic “robot voice” effects.
• Premium Packs to expand Genos’ capability by adding new Voices, Styles, and more, including even higher-quality content than the factory presets. * Yamaha Expansion manager for Mac and PC.
• Personal Packs to manage Voice, Style, Song, and Registration content efficiently.
• Huge 1.8 GB of internal, non-volatile Flash memory.
• WAV, AIFF, SoundFont, and even REX support for creating original Voices and Drum Kits.
• XLR-1/4” combo mic input with phantom power.
• Four sub outputs allow routing of different aspects of the performance to different listening destinations, mixer channels, etc.
• Downloadable Cloud Audio Recorder app (iOS) to record via WiFi and share via SoundCloud.
• Downloadable SongBook+ app (iOS) for managing scores and lyrics from an iPad.
• Pricing and Availability

Genos price is $6,799.

https://usa.yamaha.com/products/contents/keyboards/arranger_workstations/genos/

My input settings were 48khz, 24 bit PCM, Stereo (just as recorded) and Little Endian. I have tried values 0, 1 and 2 (even 3) in the "start byte offset" space.

What I get is an almost 4-hour long audio file with 85% ultra-saturated sound at 0db (or almost) and the other 15% are chunks of good audio with normal levels. Where levels are just a little below 0db I can tell those are takes that I recorded just fine--Apart from this one take I'm trying to recover, I can play all other takes on my computer as wav files and they all have normal levels.

When I change the value to 0, 1 or 2 the chunks that sound good are all different, but still, together they comprise about 15% of the entire file. When I changed the value to 3 I got a split second file.

Anyone know a solution? Thanks in advance.

PS: I have also tried the chkdsk solution to recover the 0 bytes file, but the .chk files are not showing up on my drive event though the "show hidden files" option is checked.

Magix has announced the latest version of their Music Maker music creation software. A “creative workspace” for digital music-making on the PC platform for over 20 years, this new version of Music Maker is now “absolutely free” for everyone. Music Maker provides a wide range of the tools needed to record, produce, and share music.

http://www.magix.com/us/music-maker/

1) I like ZOOM H1, I like how it records sound in loud environment (clubs etc). For example I was using my Xiaomi Redsmi 3S phone and sound was a mess: https://goo.gl/XsiS8n I like the battery and I like how it saves the file even when memory is full. But I don’t like this device size. So I have two questions:

• is there any smartphone or some more portable recorder that has similar to ZOOM quality?

• I found ZOOM iQ8 and Shure MV88, but I don’t like iPhones and I don’t want to buy myself one. Is there any way how I could use it on Android? For example if I buy some kind of cable? Or does it depend on iOS software?

2) My goal is to record dialogues in loud environment – clubs, street etc. What would be better option in terms of quality: just ZOOM H1 or ZOOM H1 and lav mic?

3) How do I remove clothing rustle when I move? For example if I put my ZOOM into my jeans pocket then when I walk there is a lot of rustle. But when I watch Youtube videos I don’t see this kind of issue. How they do it?

This dude is walking but there is no rustle at all.

Roland FA-08 features

• Reimagined music workstation designed to maximise your creative flow
• 88-note Ivory Feel-G Keyboard provides premium weighted-action performance in a lightweight design that's easy to transport
• Over 2000 sounds from the flagship INTEGRA-7 sound module, including SuperNATURAL synth and acoustic tones and drums; add even more tones via internal wave sound expansion slots
• SuperNATURAL synth engine is fully compatible with the expansive collection of free INTEGRA-7 synth tones available from Roland's Axial sound library site
• 16-track sequencer with non-stop loop recording makes it easy to build songs quickly; export your sequencer tracks to an SDHC card as a complete stereo mix, or as multitrack audio or MIDI data for use in your DAW
• Onboard sampler based on the SP-404SX features 16 pads x 4 banks and direct recording/playback via SDHC cards
• Polish your sounds with a multitude of studio-quality effects, including 16 independent MFX engines, six COMP+EQ processors for drums, unique TFX (total effects), and global EQ, chorus, and reverb
• Tweak tones, effects, and external MIDI devices in real time with six user-assignable Sound Modify knobs
• Intuitive, streamlined interface with large colour LCD
• Press one button to instantly configure the FA-08 for use with your DAW via USB
• D-Beam, Rhythm Pattern, Arpeggiator, and Chord Memory functions to expand your creative palette
• Guitar/Mic and Line input jacks for performing, sampling, and DAW audio recording; dedicated input reverb provides ambience for performing/recording
• USB ports for sound expansion data, updates, and audio/MIDI interfacing with a computer; MIDI communication with the iPad is possible when using Apple's iPad Camera Connection Kit

Via: http://www.weareroli.com/

Can anyone suggest hardware for this, or other tech tips?

It’s official: The SOUND FORGE community will be pleased to hear that MAGIX has committed to upgrades for the entire SOUND FORGE family of products. Currently under development by engineering teams in the US and Germany, new upgrades begin to arrive this month with upgrades for the entire line slated for completion within the next 12 months.

SOUND FORGE Pro MAC 3 marks the beginning. Support for 64-Bit float/192kHz/32 channels high-resolution audio, sample-accurate editing, enhanced professional-level filters and processing and disc-at-once Red Book Standard audio CD authoring makes SOUND FORGE Pro MAC 3 the perfect tool for audio processing and mastering on macOS. Version 3 adds several new features including loudness metering and the iZotope Plug-ins RX Elements and Ozone 7 Elements.

A new, 64-bit version of SOUND FORGE Audio Studio follows at August 8, 2017. Top features include: Improved DSP-algorithms for native audio effects, slice-oriented edit mode providing a dynamic way to edit wave files, VST3 compatibility and enhanced accessibility.

After 4 years without a new version, SOUND FORGE Pro 12 is expected to roll out end of 2017. Teams in both Berlin, Germany and Madison, Wisconsin have set a goal to raise the bar for audio editing and mastering in version 12.

“For years, the name SOUND FORGE has defined the industry standard for top-tier professional audio recording, editing, and mastering tools,” said Gary Rebholz from the SOUND FORGE team. “But we’re not satisfied with relying on our reputation, so our teams in Berlin and Madison, now join together to renew a commitment to carry on this unparalleled legacy. Audio pros and enthusiasts alike will continue to rely on SOUND FORGE for years to come.”

Pricing and Availability:

The latest version of SOUND FORGE Pro MAC 3 is now available online for $299/€299 and can be found

http://www.magix-audio.com/us/sound-forge-pro-mac/

Do you think a microphone with a less directional pattern could help?

I have a decent lavalier, should I use that instead of the rode (never tried that yet)

Adam

The Kronos X doubles the PCM RAM capacity to approximately 2GB and the SSD capacity to 62GB, enabling musicians to take full advantage of all the Kronos Sound Libraries. In addition, Kronos X contains Korg's EXs 10-13 expansion sample series of Kronos Sound Libraries pre-installed in its demo mode. Users can obtain full versions, plus additional Sound Libraries, by simply purchasing a license key from the Web Shop.

Along with Kronos X, Korg announces Kronos OS v2.0, coming soon for all Kronos and Kronos X models. For models that do not already have OS v2.0 installed (visible during boot), users can download it for free, then easily install it via USB.

New to OS v2.0 are user Sample Banks for creating high-capacity, custom sample libraries. Players can load and play many gigabytes of their custom or converted samples at once, using the internal Kronos SSD. Improved disk and memory enable the creation of User Sample Bank subsets, as well as mixing and matching parts from different banks, without duplicating samples on disk. Programs, Wave Sequences, and Drum Kits maintain links to the User Sample Banks even when samples are moved on disk or loaded onto a different Kronos instrument, making it easy to share sounds with friends and collaborators. Players can also create their own samples or import Akai and SoundFont 2.0 libraries using new, improved conversion features.

Additional things:

• A second internal SSD can be added to support massive sound library expansions, including Korg and third-party Sound Libraries
• USB Ethernet support enables high-speed data communication between Kronos and a computer

Available at:

• http://www.amazon.com/Kronos-Music-Workstation-Bundle-Accessories/dp/B00684KDOK/
• http://www.amazon.com/Korg-Kronos-73-Key-Music-Workstation/dp/B008KSZASQ/