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Erick Finn

Erick Finn writes SoundForgePro guides about audio editing, restoration and mastering using documented product information.

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A walnut subwoofer with its grille removed, resting on a brass spike foot on oak floorboards beside a coiled cream cable.

Audio ToolsOct 2026

Bass Test: 20–200 Hz Tones for Speakers & Subwoofers

Step down through quiet sine tones from 200 Hz to 20 Hz to find where your speakers, subwoofer or headphones stop playing clean bass, and why.

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An open-back headphone pair with brass mesh grilles beside a closed-back pair with walnut earcups on a linen tablecloth.

RecordingOct 2026

Open-Back vs Closed-Back Headphones

Choose open-back or closed-back headphones for recording, mixing, quiet listening and shared spaces. Learn what leakage, isolation and fit change in practice.

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A brass-grilled ribbon microphone and a cream large-diaphragm condenser in a shock mount on a walnut sideboard.

RecordingOct 2026

Ribbon vs Condenser Microphone: Which Fits Your Recording?

Choose a ribbon or condenser microphone by source, room, pattern, gain and power—not a one-word sound stereotype.

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A side-address condenser microphone, a slim pencil microphone and a brass protractor on a wooden workbench.

RecordingOct 2026

Microphone Polar Patterns Explained: Cardioid, Omni and More

A practical guide to microphone polar patterns: how to read a polar plot, choose cardioid, omni, figure-eight or tighter directional patterns, and account for off-axis tone and proximity effect.

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A broadcast dynamic microphone on a brass boom arm above a walnut desk with a glass of water and a folded blank script sheet.

Voice RecordingOct 2026

How to Edit Breaths in Sound Forge Without Making Speech Sound Chopped

A practical way to decide which breaths belong, which need a small level change, and how to repair a damaged inhale without collapsing the pause.

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Closed-back headphones hanging on a microphone stand next to a condenser microphone in a shock mount, with an acoustic panel behind.

Voice RecordingOct 2026

How to Reduce Headphone Bleed in a Vocal Recording

A quiet click between lines is one edit. The same click under a sung word is another. Listen before you reach for a gate.

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A lavalier microphone clipped to the collar of a folded wool cardigan, with its bodypack transmitter, medical tape and a brass clip on linen.

Voice RecordingOct 2026

How to Reduce Lavalier Clothing Rustle in Sound Forge

The best fix for a rustling lav often happens before recording. For a take you already have, start by locating the noise against the words.

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Voice RecordingOct 2026

How to Reduce Keyboard Noise in a Voice Recording with Sound Forge

A key hit in a pause is a small edit. A hit on a word may need another take. Learn where Sound Forge helps and when to stop processing.

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A handheld field recorder with a furry windscreen and a foam-covered shotgun microphone on a stone windowsill beside a breeze-lifted linen curtain.

Voice RecordingOct 2026

How to Reduce Wind Noise in a Voice Recording with Sound Forge

A gust in a pause needs a different repair from wind across a word. Work locally, protect the voice, and know when another take is the honest answer.

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A brass meter panel with two blank needle dials beside a pair of pencil condenser microphones on a stereo bar, on a walnut sideboard.

Audio ToolsOct 2026

Phase Correlation Meter

Load a stereo file, inspect channel correlation and stereo shape, then compare it with a local mono fold-down before deciding what needs repair.

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A small unlabeled MIDI controller with brass-capped knobs and wooden faders on an oak desk beside a coiled USB cable.

MIDISep 2026

MIDI CC Chart: Control Change Numbers 0–127

A searchable MIDI CC chart for every Control Change number from 0 to 127, with practical notes on common mappings, switches, RPN/NRPN and device compatibility.

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MIDISep 2026

MIDI 1.0 vs MIDI 2.0: What Actually Changes

MIDI 2.0 extends MIDI 1.0 with UMP, higher-resolution data and device discovery. See what survives translation and what the full signal path must support.

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