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One of the hallmarks of amateur podcasts and screencasts is extraneous sound in the voiceover. Here are two DIY solutions for making quality recordings on the go and on the cheap.
Digital Media Audio Blogs > Audio
Clicking an MP3 link is annoyingly unpredictable. Will the file blank out the page? Will it start to download? Will it throw an error? You never know. So, inspired by Del.icio.us Play Tagger, I whipped up this one-click Web audio player.
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I recently had the privilege of sitting in on an invite-only concert performance by two world class musicians, Tommy Shaw of Styx and Jack Blades of Night Ranger -- who between them have sold in excess of 55M albums in their careers. They are also friends of mine. So it was a special treat to join them at MacWorld for...
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At last year's NAMM show, Korg told me it plans to take over the world with its KaossPads. These slick X-Y touchpads now control everything from effect processors to mixers. I reviewed the current flagship, the KP3 KaossPad, for Electronic Musician last year and had a blast playing its synth sounds. So I was intrigued to read on Create Digital...
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Here's an intriguing new site: FreeMusicSoftware.org compiles links to free samples, VST plug-ins, and, yes, music software. Apparently the work of a blogger named Crispin, it has a personal feel you don't get at more extensive sites like Don't Crack, with mini-reviews of the programs and even some tutorials. The list of free samples is one of the most extensive...
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Being temporarily illiterate seems to have heightened my other senses. Here in Japan for the holidays, I'm noticing a world of user-interface sounds.
Digital Media Audio Blogs > Audio
it all started with Vernor Vinge's keynote address at Austin GDC 2006. this fascinating lecture discussed current technology trends and probable future developments ... and got me thinking about the future of mobile audio.
Digital Media Audio Blogs > Audio
There is a fantastic, informative article in the current issue of Wired (16.01) written by David Byrne, the former leader of the band The Talking Heads. David does a great job of providing perspective (by an established artist) on the changes that are taking place in the music business in recent years that allow artists to be more empowered, and...
Digital Media Audio Blogs > Audio
O'Reilly just released Windows Vista Annoyances and you can read the multimedia solutions chapter online for free.
Digital Media Audio Blogs > Audio
While tracking down some cool songs I heard on the Space Music podcast, I found Kahvi.org, a huge collection of free electronic music in MP3 and (mostly) Ogg Vorbis format.

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