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Alternatives to iTunes

If you’re sick of iTunes but you’re all about building your online music collection we’ve got a few suggestions for you. We’re all about staying legal here on this blog so do us all a favor and don’t steal music using your clear wireless . It’s not nice.
Rhapsody – Arguably iTunes’ biggest competitor, this sites’ got over 12 million songs and it’s pretty cheap if you’re planning on downloading a lot. Rhapsody is Continue Reading »

The Basics of Electronic Music Composition

There are a number of ways to compose music via electronic music composition. A person can purchase such programs through an array of retailers, or utilize programs included in select model computers. Use of these programs allows people to create music compositions, whether simple or extravagant, with a few simple notes or many intricate chords. From beginner to expert, these programs offer options for any level of expertise when it comes to composing.

The basics of electronic music composition allow the user to play back what they have recorded and change anything that needs Continue Reading »

How To Digitally Master Your Own Audio

If you are creating a short film, a home movie, or any other picture of film which has an audio component to it, making sure to use the right software, and the proper tools, to get the best sound, is essential for you to find the perfect sound for your video. No matter what format you need, from mp3, mp4, to wav., you will find that the right software for music and audio, will offer you all of these conversion Continue Reading »

The History of Digital Audio Technology

Audio recordings have come a long way, in a relativelty short period of time. From the old discs, tape recorders, and even voice recorders, today there is so many new innovations, new technologies, and new forms of audio technology on the market, the consumers can find anything and any quality product they are looking for. In the past these ancient recording and audio devices were massive, bulky, heavy, and were difficult to carry around. In a few years time, manufacturers and electronic providers were able to minimize the size and weight of the products, due to the lighter Continue Reading »

Identifying And Tagging Your Music Library

Listening to music can be a very exciting and relaxing experience. Nothing is greater than listening to your favorite music in your spare time. However, when it comes to organization, there is often a lot that is left to be desired in many people’s playlists. Organization is key when trying to find the song that you wish to listen to at any given point in time. But most people don’t know how to go about organizing their music and this can lead to some problems.

One of the most common ways to organize Continue Reading »

Tips For Maintaining Your Digital Audio Database

Tips for maintaining your digital audio database. That is the goal of this article and with each of these words, I hope to empower you with knowledge that will help to keep your own digital audio database throughout the years.

Most software you encounter that acts as a software jukebox, already provides you their own variation of a digital audio database. With each option, you’re provided with the ability to create playlists, sort music and so forth. But in order to Continue Reading »

Digital Rights Management And Digital Music

Digital Rights Management is the control of the usage of certain digital material such as music and games. It is a way to govern people’s access to copyrighted material as to protect the owners of such material. The term also describes any type of technology that was created in order to stop, manage, or slow down the act of piracy which is stealing digital material. Piracy was a huge problem with music as sites were making music available for download and making money Continue Reading »

File Size Vs. Audio Quality: Bitrates Explained

It is important for digital audio enthusiasts to understand what bitrate is referring to when it comes to digital audio files. Readers of this blog will learn how bitrate affects the quality of a digital audio file and also how bitrate affects the size of a digital audio file. The good thing about this information is that it can easily be applied to video files as well!

A digital audio (or video) file has to have a digital compression scheme (also Continue Reading »