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Audio

iRig aims at guitar players with an iDevice in tow

August 17, 2010

If you’re already have a strong interest in playing the guitar and happen to own an iPad, iPod Touch or iPhone (or all three), then the iRig might make for a prudent investment. What, another purchase in these economically trying times? Well, the iRig guitar accessory from IK Multimedia alongside the accompanying AmpliTube iPad and [...]

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Jam With Musicians All Over The World With Youphonics

August 9, 2010

Sometimes creative minds need collaboration, and musicians are no exception. You might have come up with the perfect riff, but can’t come up with the complete song. That’s where YouPhonics comes in. YouPhonics, currently in private beta, is an online meeting place for musicians to share snippets of music, recorded and uploaded to their free [...]

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3 Audacity Tips To Enhance Any Recordings

May 6, 2010

As a blogger and a researcher, I have to conduct a lot of interviews. Some months I’ve conducted two or three interviews a week, and many of those are recorded interviews, because many people don’t have time to answer questions via email. One of the nice things about recorded interviews is that they work well [...]

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Set Google Voice as Your Skype Caller ID

April 29, 2010

A Google Voice number, one that rings all your phones, makes good sense as the caller ID number for outgoing Skype calls. Google Voice blocked the verification SMS that Skype needed until recently, but Google’s flipped the switch and made it convenient. John, a Lifehacker reader and fan of Google Voice and Skype, tipped us [...]

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The Sweet Sound of Particleboard

December 16, 2009

Looking for a fun, functional, low-cost project to knock out during the holidays? Check out this clever repurposing piece from the pages of MAKE Volume 10, offered up by David Battino with help from George ‘the Fat Man’ Sanger. Enjoyed this article?WebsiteWordPress themes!

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Would You Use iTunes on the Web?

December 10, 2009

Apple’s acquired online music streaming service Lala, and ‘people familiar the matter’ are confirming that Apple is planning on bringing a web interface to iTunes—we want to know: would you use it? Currently, Lala allows for 89-cent MP3 downloads and 10-cent stream-forever purchases (per song, that is). It’s unknown at this time whether this business [...]

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Sony UX voice recorders pass 1000 hour mark

November 23, 2009

Sony’s latest range of UX series voice recorders are now capable of passing the magical 1,000 hour mark when it comes to keeping copies of lecture after boring lecture. The UX200 is the base model with 2GB of internal memory, while the UX300 and 300F both feature double the storage space, which translates to over [...]

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iTunesLP.net Teaches You to Create, Lets You Download Free iTunes LPs

October 14, 2009

Web site iTunesLP.net details how to create albums in Apple’s new iTunes LP format. The site also offers free downloads of iTunes LP albums that aren’t already available in iTunes. When they released iTunes 9, Apple introduced a new music format called iTunes LP aimed at bringing the album experience to your desktop. The catch: [...]

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