Audio
How to Convert Cassettes to MP3
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed One of the first pieces of hardware I ever remember lusting after was a cassette player. I was pretty young back then, and a cassette player was innovative! As I got a little older, making “mix tapes” for girls you liked [...]
Who Will Dominate the Internet?
I read an article on TechCrunch earlier today, discussing how Twitter will soon dominate the Internet, replacing even Google as the king. This made me stop and think for a bit. I mean, come on… Google is, well… Google! Do we honestly believe that anything could topple it from its undeniable reign at the top [...]
How to Broadcast a Wireless Audio / Video Signal from PC to TV
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Let’s say you have an HDTV, a computer and Internet access. Why not put all of those things together by experiencing computer content on your computer? How would you get content from the computer to the television? You know you don’t [...]
How to Experience Digital Media on HDTV
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed You have digital images, digital video and even digital audio. What if you want to experience digital quality on your television? It’s not so easy to do, unless you have a specific device such as Hi-Den. The Hi-Den HDMI Digital Photo [...]
How to Share Audio Input and Output with a Friend
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed If you haven’t already picked up some kind of headphone splitter, I highly recommend you do soon. You never know when you’ll need it. You and a friend may need to listen to the same thing at the same time. You [...]
What USB Microphone are You Using to Record Audio?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed What microphone do you use if you’re recording audio or video? If you’re looking for a mic, I have a new recommendation for you. Right now, I’m using the Samson CO1U, but I’ve picked up something that’s smaller. The Snowflake USB [...]
Where Do You Create and Share Your Audio Files and Remixes?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Recording audio can be fun! You may be doing your own podcast, or you’re in a band. If I were to ask you for an open-source solution that will help me edit audio, you would probably recommend Audacity. I just don’t [...]
What Audio Recorder Do You Use on Your iPhone or iPod Touch?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Back before I started live streaming, I did a few hours’ worth of audio streaming each week. It’s a stark contrast from doing live video stream, for sure. There have been many times I’ve been out and about, and wished I [...]
Jumping Jack Flash Audio Question
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed My friend Anthony sent a video mail to me, to ask a technical question. You’ll notice the sound quality of the video is really bad. However… that’s exactly why he’s asking for help! Any time Anthony records a video on a [...]
Remove Audio Noise from LPs, Cassettes, MP3s
Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ – Chris Proctor emailed to say he’s trying to salvage music off of old, damaged CDs but they’re full of static and fuzz and other scratchiness. He’s wondering if there are programs available to remove that audio “noise”. The static and fuzz [...]
The Future of Audio and Video is Here
I’m thrilled witless – making #1 Guru on YouTube today without having been featured anywhere significant within the network. Everything is going according to a loosely-structured plan, and things are only getting better with every passing day. While anybody is free to set up an account, we’ve been specifically invited to MetaCafe, LiveVideo, and a [...]
Creative Sound Windows Vista Audio Warning
As a follow-up to the Windows Vista Story, Lockergnomie Jerry Whelan just sent me an update about Windows Vista’s audio bugaboos… It’s unbelievable that Microsoft would dump the HAL Layer for sound cards because doing so kills all the advanced features of all the cards. The real problem comes with home recording – ALL the [...]
Zune: Good and Bad
The Zune good: Wireless capabilities Content subscription Easy media sharing Plays MP4 & AAC formats Microsoft-backed product Forces Apple to do better A unified experience The Zune bad: No podcast management Another closed system Completely new ecosystem Not cross-platform Smaller capacity than iPod 5.5G New software to install Yet another device to manage Just launched, [...]
Cancel Napster
Hey, Napster? Thanks for making it an absolute pain in the ass to cancel our account – yet another reason to abandon your service. I had to call a phone number to tell you that I wanted to quit. Why? MTV’s new URGE service is far less problematic. Far less. I really like the Clix, [...]
Gnomedex Recordings
If you wanted to hear anything and everything that was officially recorded (in audio) from Gnomedex 6, you might want to subscribe to our show – conference interviews and sessions are already being posted there. The videos are forthcoming – more word on that soon. Until then, you should get our podcast (which I hope [...]
