ABSTRACT
Nonlinear editing systems never exist in a vacuum. They need other equipment to be usable. Radio stations sometimes use hardware systems to feed higher quality signals over a cell connection, but this equipment is expensive and has to be installed on both ends of the line. On the other hand, standard VOIP and cell phone connections can be fine for previewing narrator's pacing or a dialog edit. While a computer's audio output might not reach the highest specifications for critical theatrical mixing, the circuits used are more than adequate for monitoring and video mixing when used with a good analog amp and speakers. Professional mixing facilities often have surround speaker controllers. Samplers—RAM-based digital audio recorders, with exceptional flexibility to warp the sound during playback—are often used in sound design. Both software-based and hardware samplers can be helpful in the postproduction suite for sound-effects manipulation.
