In previous installments of the AudioFile, we’ve talked about basic PCM audio, which encodes audio into a series of numbers that a computer can play or manipulate. We’ve also discussed the process of ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Many broadcast stations around the country are a hybrid mix of analog and digital audio signals.

Every sound you hear in real life is analog, but digital recording converts the original sound into a sequence of numbers. No wonder analog and digital sound so different! Ex-movie theater ...

An outstanding turntable and excellent wireless stereo speakers combine to make a versatile system that’s equally good at playing vinyl or streaming music. Como Audio has made a name with stellar ...

Fig. 1: Note the 3 dB difference in left- and right-channel levels shown by the console VU meters in this photo of announcer Pete Vukelich in the studio of WWWI Radio in Baxter, Minn. Yes, we are in ...

AXPONA (Audio Expo North America) is an annual high end audio show which has been held in different cities over the years, including New York City, Atlanta, and Jacksonville. The last couple shows ...

The PCM1753/54/55 is a CMOS, monolithic, integrated circuit, which includes stereo digital-to-analog converters and support circuitry in a small 16-lead SSOP package. The PCM1753/54/55 is a CMOS, ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DSP Concepts, Inc., the embedded audio technology leader and creator of the Audio Weaver development platform, today announced that it is collaborating with ...

Everybody is streaming over smartphones, smart computers and smart speakers. But a “smart” anything may be doing its best to outsmart your ears. You need a DAC. That is to say, you probably need ...

On our favourite low-attention-span content site, [Kelly Heaton] has recently started sharing a series of “Printed Circuit Birds”. These are PCBs shaped like birds, looking like birds and chirping ...

Bela is a cape for the BeagleBone Black that’s aimed at artists and musicians. Actually, the cape is much less than half of the story — the rest is in some clever software and a real-time Linux ...