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@tobytune What model did you get? The 440 goes from 100 Hz to 10 Khz and it’s all in the programming. I made sure I had someone who had some background in music. He was a live sound mixer so he had a bit of knowledge. For music mixing your need to have them turn off all the processing.

Here’s what’s recommended:

“Turn off compression, feedback suppression, noise reduction, wind noise reduction, impulse noise reduction, speech in noise settings – and have the MICs in omnidirectional mode so when you’re mixing your hearing aids aren’t clipping anything out. It may be good to have the MPOs raised up slightly (the max output) so that there’s no clipping of louder sounds.”

I also learned that many people tweak the programming by getting the Noah Link hardware and the Compass GPS software. I have a bit of too much high end on mine and will tweak them myself.

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Finally bit the bullet and got some hearing aids. I did a lot of research and went with Widex Smart RIC 440 as that seems to be the consensus as the best for music. I tried the Costco brand and they were terrible, at least for me. One thing I learned is the latency on the Widex is about .5 milliseconds while the average HAs are 5 to 8 milliseconds. BIG difference! I also learned that many people learn how to program the HAs themselves as one size does not fit all. And, it’s a bit of a rigged game as far as pricing goes. Most local hearing centers around her wanted $6500 for these but I found them online for $2900. I’m still learning but I’m already hearing detail I haven’t heard in a long time.

You can also check this thread for more on the subject:

Mixing And Compensating For Hearing Loss

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I recently tried mastering a track using AI and was able to use a reference track. Actually came out pretty good. I use Ozone 11 and have been using all iterations of Ozone since version 4. Not sure I would abandon Ozone at this point but I was surprised how decent it sounded.

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@yzzman1: Yes, I agree. He was just promoting some bogus AI site. I deleted his comment.

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@Advice. The dataset was created with my voice and the end result is it sounds like me from that time. I don’t currently plan to use these for production music, just streaming. Then again, this is new territory that’s constantly evolving.

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Welcome aboard! Needless to say but yes, it’s a long journey for most of us. Love of music is what keeps us all going. It’s been 60 years for me and I traveled many roads along the way but I still love making music!

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This topic was published in April of 2023 and a lot has changed since then. I still think AI can be a useful tool. As an example:

I’ve never been much of a singer but decided I had some tracks that I wanted to put my voice on. I haven’t sung since the early 80s but recently decided my 84 year old voice was not what it once was.

Because I’m a digital hoarder and have all of my project files from that time, I decided to use my 40 year old voice on tracks I had lying around. Through the years I have transferred my 8, 16 and 24 track projects to ADAT and finally to my DAW (Cakewalk). I took all my vocals from 40 years ago, stripped out the dead air, combined them into one track, Melodyned (tuned) them and created a dataset of my 40 year old voice on Kits.ai. I then sang the tracks, as best I could, tweaked the pitch, uploaded them back into Kits and used my dataset to create new vocals. Downloaded the vocals, tweaked them a bit more with Melodyne and also created harmony parts and voila! Works a treat.

I also had a track where I could not find the project files and I wanted to be able to put my voice on it. I was able to create stems from the mix and it was workable enough to be able to do just that. Eventually I found the project files so I did not have to go that route.

The point is, I feel I have just scratched the surface of useful things I can do with AI.

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@abellboy great topic and great point. It seems to me that AI is always looking backwards. So, staying current with the latest musical trends would be difficult if not impossible.

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Topic closed. Questions on this library go here:

Premium Beat

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Switching your writer’s affiliation from ASCAP to BMI can be a bit complex, especially when the publisher remains with ASCAP. Here are some key points to consider:

1. Existing Works: You have two main options:

o Leave Existing Works with ASCAP: Your existing works can remain registered with ASCAP, and you will continue to receive royalties from ASCAP for those works. New works would be registered with BMI.

o Transfer Existing Works to BMI: This can be more complicated, especially if the publisher is still with ASCAP. Both you and the publisher would need to coordinate the transfer, and the publisher would need to update their records with BMI.

2. Publisher Coordination: If the publisher is an ASCAP member, they would need to agree to the transfer and update their affiliation for those works. This can sometimes be a hurdle, as it requires mutual agreement and administrative work.

3. Royalties: If you leave your existing works with ASCAP, you will receive royalties from ASCAP for those works and from BMI for any new works. This means you might receive two separate royalty checks.

4. Consultation: It might be beneficial to consult with both ASCAP and BMI directly to understand the specific steps and implications for your catalog. They can provide detailed guidance based on your situation.

Switching PROs can be a strategic move, but it’s important to ensure all parties involved are on the same page to avoid any disruptions in your royalty payments.

Looking to switch from ASCAP to BMI – MusicLibraryReport

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1. Just listed the here, thanks for the update: https://musiclibraryreport.com/h-to-l/hitpoint-music/. Please leave questions there.

2. You can add libraries here: https://musiclibraryreport.com/add-libraries/. Link is in the footer.

3. Closed/out business libraries get sent to here: https://musiclibraryreport.com/category/r-i-p-graveyard/

I would say the majority of the forum topics and replies are still relevant. Many people would discount the info because of the date.

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YouTube ContentID can recognize short clips. But, I would imagine if it’s too simplistic, or similar, you could get false positives or negatives.

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Please leave any questions about Musicbed here: https://musiclibraryreport.com/m-to-m/musicbed/

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