The Latest Frontier in Audio Engineering… Photoshop?
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but can that picture sing to you? Someone appears to be releasing software that could also put a whole new meaning to the term ‘photo sharing’. Sure, making pictures make sound isn’t entirely new, but it’s apparently possible to take a sound file, turn [...]
Popularity of digital audio files stunt hi-fi sound
Music lovers remember a familiar advertising image from the past: a man reclined in a chair, head back, blown away by music from his high-fidelity sound system.
Like the Marlboro Man before him, Maxell’s pitchman is now a relic.
With their ability to store vast libraries of music in your pocket, sleek digital music players have replaced [...]
WINAMP Remote BETA – a guide to the new P2P music streaming feature
On the road and wish you had your music? Does your friend’s music library suck? Well, Winamp just got a little bit cooler with the new Remote BETA feature that allows you to stream your PC’s music files via the internet browser of you choice.
Anybody who listens to music on their home PC will [...]
Audio flags could conflict with fair use
New radio technologies have music industry and radio officials at odds over fair use of audio and video digital transmissions.
The implementation of audio and video flags to block unauthorized distribution and replication could be one solution, experts testified Tuesday before the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. However, opponents of the flags say they [...]
Mvix Player – Portable Multimedia Revolution
The Mvix (MV-5000U) Media Center w/FM is basically a portable external hard drive with the remarkable ability to play “…dozens of video, audio and digital image (i.e. JPEG) formats over your TV, projector or home-theater system.” Even better, the (MV-5000U) unit comes with the added ability to transmit audio to one of 4 FM stations [...]
Getting to Know Your Audio Files
If you ever wondered what the heck a FLAC or an OGG file is, this guide will tell you everything you need to know, as well as compare and discuss the quality of audio file conversion rates.
This is a guide to all the different types of audio files out there, as well as a [...]
Audio Video CODECS
CODECS have long plagued those simply wanting to play video files either on their PC or home entertainment system. The term CODEC means Compressor-Decompressor’, ‘Coder-Decoder’, or ‘Compression/Decompression algorithm.
It basically applies to the ability of a program to transform a data stream or signal. CODECS encode a stream or signal for transmission, storage or encryption and [...]
