What are the best embedded open source/free audio/video players? [more inside]
posted on Jul 12, 2008 - 7 answers
convert vocals only from mp3 to midi for Ultrastar import? [more inside]
posted on Jun 26, 2008 - 5 answers
I'm looking for an audio file. Its the sound you here in for example a military program as "official" graphics appear to be typed onto the screen.
posted on May 22, 2008 - 7 answers
Is my mp3 player frying my headphones? Is this even possible; if so, how? [more inside]
posted on Apr 24, 2008 - 5 answers
I work on the production team for a long-running public radio program. We have a massive archive of shows in digital format (MP3 and AIFF) which we need to collate into a powerful and highly flexible database - something like iTunes, but much more advanced. Does a program exist to do this? [more inside]
posted on Apr 23, 2008 - 5 answers 
Looking for the best portable players for DRM audiobooks and other large MP3 files [more inside]
posted on Apr 22, 2008 - 9 answers
Looking for off the beaten path podcasts and ways to find podcasts online. [more inside]
posted on Apr 15, 2008 - 10 answers
I need some short podcasts to listen to at work and the gym [more inside]
posted on Jan 22, 2008 - 20 answers
I have an mp3, one channel of which is way quieter than the other. How can I fix it so the two channels are the same volume? [more inside]
posted on Jan 2, 2008 - 5 answers
I'm looking for an MP3 player that you can treat like a USB drive. In other words, I want to load MP3s onto it by just plugging the device into my machine and the copying files over. I do not want to use a specialized program like Itunes, and I want to use a standard USB or Firewire cable to plug the device into my computer. [more inside]
posted on Dec 24, 2007 - 32 answers
Please help my girlfriend buy a cheap mp3 player for a 16-year-old girl in foster care she's "adopted" for the holidays. [more inside]
posted on Dec 1, 2007 - 30 answers
My aunt's family has been listening to the same Christmas tape (as in, the same physical tape) repeatedly for about 25 years. The tape was originally made by dubbing from vinyl. I'd like, as a gift, to remaster the whole thing, but I need help identifying all the song versions. [more inside]
posted on Nov 20, 2007 - 25 answers
I have an mp3 I'd like to use as a ring tone, but it's 2 seconds too long. I don't want to cut off the beginning or end, but is there some other way to shorten it to 30 seconds? What software (OS X please) can do this?
I realize some options might make it sound slightly off, but it's a ring tone so I shouldn't be too bothered by it.
posted on Oct 26, 2007 - 12 answers
At work, we have to deal with many many requests for audio clips. That is, receiving a CD, cutting 30, 60 or 90 seconds (or some other arbitrary length) from some or all of the tracks and turning them into MP3 or FLV files for use on our websites. I'm searching for a way to better automate this process, as it is unbelievably tedious process as you can imagine.
My ideal solution would be able to insert a CD (or take a set of mp3 files) and run a program that would let me select start and end points for all tracks or each track individually, select a format (mp3 required, swf/flv nice but not absolutely necessary) and press a button to have it executed.
Does anyone know of such a beast?
posted on Oct 9, 2007 - 13 answers
Does anyone have suggestions for turning a giant TV and stereo into a cover-art browsable jukebox with interactive playlisting? I basically want a giant video ipod in my living room with "on the go" playlisting. [more inside]
posted on Oct 6, 2007 - 20 answers
I'm trying to sort and clean up a media library that contains a total of 16431 items, 51.2 days, 108 GB. So hand sorting is out of the question. Itunes seems to have found Some Duplicates, That need to be deleted. This has proven to be a grueling task if its to be done manually. [more inside]
posted on Sep 24, 2007 - 7 answers
Know a good feeware program to record anything that goes through the sound card to an mp3? [more inside]
posted on Sep 4, 2007 - 9 answers
I need Mac software to let me edit out "stage talk" on some mp3s. [more inside]
posted on Jul 30, 2007 - 13 answers
Is there a portable mp3 player that can adjust tempo during playback without affecting pitch?
posted on Jul 29, 2007 - 12 answers
Recommendations for mobile sound recording on the cheap? [more inside]
posted on Jul 26, 2007 - 11 answers
Is there a way in iTunes (or another application) to make all of the songs on a playlist be approximately the same volume? [more inside]
posted on Jul 11, 2007 - 9 answers
[Musofilter] What goes with the forgotten 1986 masterpiece : The The - Infected ? [more inside]
posted on May 17, 2007 - 34 answers
How do you breakout and save an audio file recorded in a Camtasia presentation? [more inside]
posted on Apr 11, 2007 - 2 answers
Why is there so little innovation in car audio? [more inside]
posted on Feb 20, 2007 - 20 answers
iPodFilter : In 2005, I bought her a Mini. Now, she has a Nano. Not sure how to deal with it the iTunes way. [more inside]
posted on Dec 26, 2006 - 10 answers
Recommend a good flash-based audio player. [more inside]
posted on Dec 1, 2006 - 11 answers
can anyone recommend (or even just point out) a portable mp3 player (or multimedia player) that features an upgradeable 2.5" hard drive? [more inside]
posted on Nov 30, 2006 - 7 answers
Please recommend a portable device for listening to audio-books [more inside]
posted on Nov 11, 2006 - 21 answers
Could someone point me in the right direction for downloading interviews of famous celebs in something like mp3 format. I have an audio assignment and will be splicing my questions together with someone like Tom Cruise's answers, so I need to find a good resource, be they torrents or google.
Does anyone know of any particular site that hosts these files?
posted on Oct 30, 2006 - 5 answers
Audio separates. Looking for standalone hard-disk based mp3 player. [more inside]
posted on Oct 24, 2006 - 10 answers
Is there any flash-based mp3 player that plays WAV files, has an FM tuner, records standard (44.1) WAV files from this FM tuner, has a 1GB or higher capacity, and is not much over $100? (I'm also grateful for any "almost" answers, since those might help me refine my Googling.)
posted on Sep 28, 2006 - 16 answers
How do I best convert borrowed valuable audiotapes into a hiss and static reduced output? [more inside]
posted on Sep 26, 2006 - 7 answers
How do I record a radio program from my tuner to an audio file on my MacBook Pro? (Free copy of Wagner's Ring Cycle to anyone who can help me.) [more inside]
posted on Sep 10, 2006 - 12 answers
How do I convince VirtualDub to work on AVI's with MP3 audio? Alas, not too much [more inside]
posted on Aug 23, 2006 - 15 answers
I'd like to play .mp3 files on .html pages in a browser without opening the files in a media player (off-line, too.) Is this possible? [more inside]
posted on Aug 22, 2006 - 14 answers
Is there a relatively easy way (on a Mac or PC) to strip the audio from a DVD for the purposes of creating an MP3 file (or files) that can be listened to on my iPod? [more inside]
posted on Aug 7, 2006 - 3 answers
Is there a tool I can use to convert my archive of music from AAC and MP3 to FLAC? [more inside]
posted on Jul 31, 2006 - 11 answers
I have an iriver Hp-140. I've had it for nearly two years and I haven't updated the firmware. I know I should do this, but should I update using iriver's firmware or rockbox? [more inside]
posted on Jul 27, 2006 - 16 answers
Is there a good source for free, high quality recordings of rain (or other nature sounds) on the internet? [more inside]
posted on Jun 6, 2006 - 25 answers
How do I get iTunes to stop reverting the music folder back to my local laptop drive every time I leave the house? How can I play music that is housed on my desktop from my laptop through my stereo receiver?! [more inside]
posted on Apr 11, 2006 - 13 answers
best solution for portable quality audio? [more inside]
posted on Apr 8, 2006 - 22 answers
What is the command / string / path for piping local audio through Winamp? IE, I want Winamp to run whatever is being output through my soundcard, Multi-media soundsystem or DirectSound as wave through it's DSPs. [more inside]
posted on Mar 22, 2006 - 2 answers
Does anyone know a command line program that will dump real media and/or windows media audio streams to a file (on a windows PC)? [more inside]
posted on Feb 18, 2006 - 15 answers
I need a free program to convert asf audio files to mp3. Google provides plenty of programs, but they all require payment to convert the entire file.
posted on Feb 9, 2006 - 8 answers
How to transcode files from flac and shn to aac or mp3 using OS X? What UNIXy tools will help me? [more inside]
posted on Jan 28, 2006 - 7 answers
Need mp3/MIDI/any audio for an old Christian song by Jon Byron called "We Are the Family of God" [more inside]
posted on Dec 16, 2005 - 1 answers
Desperately Wanted: a Windows mp3 file splitter designed for usability, not mere functionality. I'm looking for particular features:
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posted on Dec 9, 2005 - 5 answers
What's the easiest way to fill my new 1GB DAP (works like a USB flash drive when plugged into the Windows PC) with 30% songs I love, 40% songs I've most-recently added to my library, and 30% randomly-selected songs? [more inside]
posted on Dec 7, 2005 - 13 answers
Looking for a *tiny* audio recorder to take notes throughout the day, then upload to a computer (Linux) to prioritize, annotate, and transcribe as appropriate. What's the best, cheapest, smallest option? Anyone have any experience with using the MobiBlue cube as a voice recorder? [more inside]
posted on Nov 29, 2005 - 7 answers
What options do I have for ripping CD's without a PC.
I'm looking for any options whereby I can rip CD's to an external hard disk without having to use a full-blown PC.
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posted on Nov 22, 2005 - 11 answers
I'm looking for a cheap/free programme that would enable me to convert a Midi file into a Mp3 or Wav format [more inside]
posted on Nov 15, 2005 - 9 answers
How do I get a digital recording to sound like the original?
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posted on Sep 15, 2005 - 12 answers
What's the best way to link to a lot of MP3s on one page? [more inside]
posted on Aug 19, 2005 - 5 answers
What's a good book (or online resource) about audio editing for a beginner who is smart and wants in-depth knowledge? I'm working with dialogue mostly -- not music. [more inside]
posted on Aug 8, 2005 - 5 answers
Looking for: OS X MP3 player with good ability to scroll through long files easily and accurately. [more inside]
posted on Aug 6, 2005 - 7 answers
How to capture audio from a DVD movie on MacOS Tiger? [more inside]
posted on Jul 13, 2005 - 7 answers
What the heck is an mpga and why is my computer saving music files in that format? I have an iBook G4 and about a week ago, when I downloaded music from audioblogs it started saving the files as mpga's, which won't open in iTunes. If I manually change them to mp3's, they open in iTunes, but are 0:00 long. I suspect it might have something to do with having downloaded RealPlayer (which I've since uninstalled), but I haven't been able to fix this or find any useful info on Mac help forums.
posted on May 7, 2005 - 5 answers
So, on Waxy links today, I found this gif file, which, when loaded in Winamp, plays a brief, irritating song. How's that happen? When I load it into Windows Media Player, it displays as an animated gif. One file type, multiple properties. Can anyone elaborate on what's happening here?
posted on May 5, 2005 - 11 answers
I'm interested in acquiring a little comfort with spoken French - passively, by listening to it. I looked through a Podcast archive (and looked through some AskMe threads), and could only find French music. I'm interested in news, stories, interviews -- basically just listening to French people talking. Even stuff intended for children might be good. [more inside]
posted on Feb 25, 2005 - 14 answers
HTPC owners: need recommendations, based on your direct experience, on a remote control for my XP-based mp3/video player. More requirements inside.
posted on Feb 13, 2005 - 4 answers
We were rearranging the shelves in my house today, and we found a bunch of old tapes from my
Dad's friends from when he lived in Spain (he was born there, as was I). His friends mixed
a bunch of bands together to make this very cool-sounding tape, and the thought struck me: Why not
rip this? (edit: also found bunch of old tapes my brother made of a punk radio station. woot!)
Of course, I lack the knowledge required.
So my question essentially is: what sort of process, programs, and materials is one required to
go through to convert these tapes to mp3? Would the machine I'd have to buy also double as a
tape-pl-ayer itself? What about records? I've been wanting a record player for a while, and I've
been wanting to rip some records as well. Are there record-rippers which double as players? Are
there record/tape player/rippers all combined into one machine? How complicated is this process?
How expensive does it have to be? I don't want to end up with really badly ripped files, but I
don't want studio equipment, either. Basically, what do I have to go through to get good
sounding, 192-320 kbps mp3s from my tapes and records that I could then distribute via
BitTorrent? Thanks.
posted on Feb 12, 2005 - 17 answers
MP3 Filter: I've got a large MP3 collection at home that I would like to be able to access from my office. I'm too cheap for an IPod, and it's too big of a collection to be able to mirror on my office computer without taking up gigs of space. I've been looking for a program to stream my mp3's from my home computer to my office computer... [MI]
posted on Dec 10, 2004 - 29 answers
What's a good tape adapter for use in my car? I'm using it to listen to my Rio Karma MP3 player. My second adapter is dying, and I need a new one. Both times, the cable seemed to wear out where it meets the plug into the MP3 player. How can I avoid that?
posted on Dec 9, 2004 - 8 answers
Is there a good cheap as in free PC program for ripping audio from a video file and saving it as an MP3 or wav?
posted on Sep 1, 2004 - 3 answers
Does anyone know the relationship between audioscrobbler and last.fm? More ยป
posted on Jul 26, 2004 - 16 answers
Ripping a CD that has tracks that lead into each other and then converting to MP3 has presented me with a problem. When I try to play the MP3s back in order there's a slight stagger when the next track starts (not a crossfade or optional pause), where on the audio CD the transition would not be noticeable. I'd like to either eliminate this error and keep the individual MP3s or rip the CD as one big audio file and convert that to one big MP3. Advice? [specs inside]
posted on Jun 26, 2004 - 11 answers
Does anybody know a fairly easy and preferably free way to convert (like the one's here) into mp3's that I could save to my hard drive?
posted on Mar 13, 2004 - 8 answers
Does anyone know of a free (emphasis on FREE) program for Mac (or something I can run through X-11) that can either 1. rip just part of a CD track to MP3 or 2. create a new file from part of an MP3? I'm annoyed with "hidden" tracks that introduce 15 minutes of silence when my iPod is on random.
posted on Feb 24, 2004 - 13 answers
Here's a poser, inspired by this thread: In the late 1980s and early 1990s, my boon friend Jamie Mowder made me a truly incomparable series of audio collages on cassette tape. These labors of love were half-hour-(i.e. tapeside)-long call-and-response marathons of Henry Rollins yelping at Quentin Crisp and Ed Koch with Professor Longhair dressing down Jimmy Pursey...you get the idea.
They're priceless, irreplaceable. And now I want to transfer them to mp3. Does anybody have any ideas as to a reasonably elegant way to achieve this? Posterity will thank you, as will I.
posted on Jan 21, 2004 - 7 answers
My dance group is looking for a way to play CDs at variable speeds. There are a few variable speed CD players on the market, or, it's likely that a laptop could be used to play CDs and .mp3s at variable speed. (Variable speed is really useful for teaching dances.) We have raised $600 so far. Experiences? Recommendations?
posted on Jan 19, 2004 - 8 answers
What's the best software for recording real audio streams and converting to mp3?
posted on Dec 11, 2003 - 8 answers
