Off The Record - Tips For Picking Recording Software by John Deprice
Need software to record your voice, streaming audio or musical instruments? There are dozens of great products on the market. Some cost up to five hundred dollars, but here are some of the low cost alternatives you might want to consider. n-Track Studio The program uses 24 bit (32 bit floats)... More Information: http://www.deprice.com/ntrackstudio.htm Audio Record Wizard 3 Audio Record Wizard is a real-time sound recorder, offering professional recording features with full mp3 support. ... # Real-time audio compression - you can utilize any of the audio compression codecs installed on...

Editing MP3 Music Files by Bob Emerson
The MP3 file is one of the most popular ways to store music on computers and portable audio players today. The main reason MP3 became popular was because it compressed large audio files into much smaller sized files and still had good sound quality. But another advantage of MP3 files is that... If you have recorded some of older records or tapes onto audio files by using the "line in" jack on your computer's sound card, the recording will probably have some scratches or background hiss. ... Some editing programs have an automatic normalization procedure so that an entire directory of audio...

Creative 1GB MP3 Player by Brian Lupichuk
Creative 1GB PM3 Player is the sleekest, most portable new flash player from Creative. Enjoy the amazing, audio quality when you're listening to your MP3 and WMA music. This Creative 1gb mp3 player also called ZEN Nano Plus comes complete with an FM tuner, a voice recording and line-in encoding... You will be transferring audio and data files in seconds with the Drag-and-Drop feature and USB 2.0 support. ... Start feeling your music, not your player! ... This mp3 player is the size of a cigarette lighter but just a little thinner in size.

DVD Burning Software – Make Your Copies by Craig Dawber
Need for burning of disk at home You may need to create the copy of audio disk or DVD for use in case you lose the disk or it is damaged unintentionally by someone. The time and money required for getting a new disk will be reduced if you have a back up disk. ... Difference in the CD/DVD ROM and DVD-RW The change in the recording layer will be permanent as in the CD-ROM or DVD ROMs. ... The subsequent re-recording will re-melt the crystalline metal alloy to the required level and the process can be repeated nearly 1000 times.

A Guide To VST Plugins by Jason Cole
If you have been recording or producing music via a computer, you may have heard the term VST. What is VST and how does it figure in to playing, recording, and editing music? What is VST? VST, Virtual Studio Technology, is an interface standard for connecting synthesizers and effects to audio... Invented and developed by Steinberg, makers of the Cubase audio recording programs; VST replaces traditional audio recording hardware with software equivalents. ... So instead of having to route your audio out of your computer into your hardware effects units and then back into your computer, all...

Mini DVD R by Jimmy Sturo
DVD-R or the digital versatile disk recorders can be ideally used for storing still pictures, digital audios, graphics, and data sharing. The mini DVD-R is the perfect option for sharing data, and comes in handy at business presentations and conventions. ... This roughly translates to 30 minutes of audio or video recording. ... Using a high quality organic dye, the mini DVD-R ensures highly reliable audio and video quality and is readily available in the market. ... This feature gains all the more importance once you realize no matter how efficient the computer, there is always a risk of...

Audio MIDI Interfaces by Usha Rani
In reality MIDI files are very petite since they use your sound card’s built-in instruments for crafting the sounds. The problem is that most sound cards don't have any decent sounds to start with, plus no two sound cards sound alike and therefore the results are very erratic. ... The method and apparatus of the present invention selectively and alternatively couples portions of a compressed digital audio file and a MIDI file to a single digital signal processor which alternately decompresses the digital audio file and implements a MIDI synthesizer.

A Buyers Guide to Dictaphones and Digital Voice Recorders by David Haysom
Dictaphones or Digital Voice Recorders (DVRs) are ideal for recording voice memos, interviews, conferences, meetings and phone conversations. The term Dictaphone is a brand name that refers to the version that uses cassette tapes to record, as opposed to the newer Digital Voice Recorders (DVR)... Digital Voice Recorder (DVR) • Use your USB port to save typing time by directly transferring audio files from your DVR to your computer • With the DVR there is no need to rewind; when you finish recording you simply press the play button to playback immediately • Each audio file you record to...

High Definition Audio Post Production by Marshal Sandler
While you may already be familiar with high definition audio from experiencing surround sound in movie theatres and in your home entertainment center, a new technology is bringing the same experience to your headphones. Dolby’s new surround sound system allows you to experience the feeling of... To achieve true high definition audio post production on a desktop computer, many sound editors may end up purchasing full media production suites. ... While this high definition audio post production tool is one of the most expensive packages on the market, editors using Logic often save...

How To Put Movies And Videos Into Your iPod Video by Marcus Boo
Apple recently surprised the market with its new iPod video, also know as the last generation of iPods. This powerful new gadget doesn’t just play music; it plays videos and photos as well and serves to be an all-in-one portable entertainment platform for the market. ... When you want to end the recording, simply click the stop button and if the recording goes well, there will be a screen confirmation that you have converted your file successfully. ... After establishing these limits, the next step is to establish the source of the video, which can be either from a DVD or a video of the...