What every day (or not so every day) inexpensive (<$75) item, (or part of said item) would make a good turntable spindle bearing? [more inside]
posted by csmason on Jul 3, 2009 - 9 answers

I need some help upgrading a PC for better multitrack recording, and also selecting a decent piece of equipment for recording drum input. [more inside]
posted by Maximian on Jul 1, 2009 - 11 answers

What are the most substantive conservative talk radio/podcasts? [more inside]
posted by keith0718 on Jun 25, 2009 - 11 answers

Looking for interesting podcast recommendations from outwith iTunes - comedy, books, current affairs and anything else to satisfy an autodidact who's curious about everything. [more inside]
posted by mippy on Jun 22, 2009 - 21 answers

I just put a new stereo head unit in my car and it has a USB port for connections to most media players. I'm looking for suggestions for one. [more inside]
posted by poppo on Jun 19, 2009 - 10 answers

Why do so many audio (and video) cables have the same connector on both ends? [more inside]
posted by RustyBrooks on Jun 17, 2009 - 24 answers

Could someone please reccomend me some comfortable open back headphones with decent enough sound for under £40? Prefebly they should have a short cable (as I keep triping over my Sennheiser's). [more inside]
posted by wtildesley on Jun 15, 2009 - 7 answers

Is the practice of "seasoning" headphones just supersition? [more inside]
posted by rwhe on Jun 15, 2009 - 47 answers

I'm pretty green when it comes to MIDI, but I fully understand the concept. So it seems like a pretty simple thing to be able to assign a WAV file or other sound clip to a MIDI note/event. For some reason I have not been able to find one piece of software that allows me to do it, and do it simply. Any recommendations other than Kontakt?
posted by BishopFistwick on Jun 11, 2009 - 4 answers

New speakers for computer (PC). And a few questions. [more inside]
posted by ObscureReferenceMan on Jun 10, 2009 - 6 answers

I need a Windows program that will capture audio from my laptop's mic and video from my laptop's built-in camera, then dump the combined results to disk in some convenient video format. [more inside]
posted by killdevil on Jun 10, 2009 - 3 answers

Audiophiles: What are the best 2.0 desktop speakers $150 or so can buy? [more inside]
posted by sciapod on Jun 9, 2009 - 7 answers

I'd like to hook up my new laptop to my old TV, but I can't find the parts. Care to help? [more inside]
posted by converge on Jun 4, 2009 - 12 answers

I do lengthy reading to my daughter (6) every evening, and it's a valuable part of our day. Later this summer, she's going to be visiting her mother for a few weeks, which means no reading. I'd like to send her on this trip with some CDs or a memory stick full of pre-recorded stories, so I have a couple quick questions as to how to best accomplish this. [more inside]
posted by glider on May 31, 2009 - 11 answers

Posting for a friend:

"I own a Sony ICF-C113V bedside clock-radio that receives television signals from the soon to be obsolete VHF channels (2-13). Does anyone know if there is a clock-radio solution on the market yet that receives the audio portion of the DTV television signals in a clock-radio footprint? I have an iHome which I use as my primary clock-radio for alarms and music (iPod), but would still like the option to listen to television periodically."
posted by ThyroidBob on May 28, 2009 - 9 answers

What sort of free online resources are there for quality audio samples? [more inside]
posted by philip-random on May 27, 2009 - 6 answers

I bought my mac laptop just before digital media became the thing. That said, my internal hard drive just can't hold it all. There are a lot of variations on this question on the hive and other places, but I am having trouble finding an answer to a basic question. How fast does a external hard drive need to be to play music and video off of without hiccups or interruption? Want to spend <$100 if I can.
posted by shimmer on May 24, 2009 - 16 answers

I'm looking for full & unedited audio or video of Michael Steele's speech last Tuesday (May 19).
posted by keith0718 on May 22, 2009 - 3 answers

Four Airport Expresses to full listening environment? [more inside]
posted by fantasticninety on May 21, 2009 - 12 answers

I want to (re)build a small, mostly digital studio in my office. I write and play mostly indy pop, typically using no more than 16 tracks with a mix of electronic and acoustic instruments. Although I have a ton of gear, most of that will remain in boxes. I'm going for a smallish singer/songwriter production suite. [more inside]
posted by digitalprimate on May 21, 2009 - 7 answers

Recording software/hardware filter: I wanna rock even harder than I already do... Give me some technical advise. [more inside]
posted by crapples on May 19, 2009 - 14 answers

Almost every type of music I love is inspired by blues. What are the quintessential blues artists and albums I should explore to really get a basic understanding of the genre?
posted by DrDreidel on May 19, 2009 - 33 answers

What affordable equipment could I buy to have a simple, professional-sounding conversational podcast? [more inside]
posted by superbird on May 19, 2009 - 16 answers

How can I convert flac files to mp3 in Windows? [more inside]
posted by Pope Guilty on May 19, 2009 - 11 answers

What's a good freeware tool to capture tiny bits of videos (avi, divx, etc.) on my Vista PC? [more inside]
posted by activities not in keeping with my status on May 16, 2009 - 7 answers

Cannot install Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0. [more inside]
posted by tangyraspberry on May 15, 2009 - 4 answers

How can I make a book with sounds for a baby? [more inside]
posted by gwpcasey on May 15, 2009 - 4 answers

Is there any way to extract/copy the automation data (e.g. volume, panning in real audio or midi) from a music sequencer so that it can be displayed and analyzed as numerical data in another programme? Is there an indirect way to do the same thing by tracing the line in a graphics programme? [more inside]
posted by leibniz on May 14, 2009 - 9 answers

Where can I learn about standards for web graphics and video? [more inside]
posted by word_virus on May 12, 2009 - 3 answers

These days a lot of movie viewing takes place from digital files sitting on a computer and downloaded from BitTorrent. In this environment, is it worth having a 5.1 type surround sound audio decoder? Do most of the movie files on BitTorrent come encoded as multi-channel surround sound these days? And to output 5.1 digital surround from a computer what does one need? A special sound card? Some kind of surround sound decoder separate attached to the computer via its optical out?
posted by skylar on May 4, 2009 - 11 answers

How can I get my Apple iPhone/iPod/iTouch in-ear headphones to work easily with my T-Mobile G1 phone? [more inside]
posted by Mo Nickels on May 1, 2009 - 1 answer

Anyone know where I can buy DAT tapes in Chicago on short notice? [more inside]
posted by zadermatermorts on Apr 30, 2009 - 7 answers

I remember hearing on NPR a few years ago, during the California recall election I think, a story about some merrie internet pranksters who digitally removed all the words from politicians' speeches, leaving the stutters and breathing. It was fascinating to hear. Can anybody link me to this stuff, or even a similar thing created for academic rather than comic purposes?
posted by silby on Apr 28, 2009 - 5 answers

Help me write a sample-based song! I need the names of films or other places from which I can grab audio that includes characters called "James Anderson", "Jimi", "Mr Anderson" or similar. Explanation inside! [more inside]
posted by Cantdosleepy on Apr 24, 2009 - 21 answers

Where can I find good resources (especially audio) for learning Esperanto on-line? [more inside]
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl on Apr 23, 2009 - 4 answers

I need to move several gigs of music files from one external hard drive to another. But, there are a few problems... [more inside]
posted by reenum on Apr 23, 2009 - 16 answers

How do I speed up AVI video files by 35% ? [more inside]
posted by blahtsk on Apr 23, 2009 - 5 answers

Don't like the speakers in my TV - TV only has digital optical out. What are my options for getting better speakers? [more inside]
posted by striker on Apr 23, 2009 - 10 answers

I'm ripping some old vinyl, running the audio through some 'clean up' software, but am having difficulty when comparing alternate versions of the output files after trying different settings. Does anybody know of software that will simultaneously play two audio files, and let me 'flick a switch' back and forth to compare the versions? (Like the switch they use at the audio store when comparing two sets of speakers) (I'm a Mac)
posted by woodblock100 on Apr 23, 2009 - 9 answers

Tell me how to arrange eight to twelve singers, a guitarist (acoustic), a fiddler and a bodhrán player, all unamplified, for best overall audibility and musicality. [more inside]
posted by Faint of Butt on Apr 22, 2009 - 5 answers

Is there a good real-time compressor/limiter for FM broadcast that I can use on a Mac? Preferably one that works as an AudioUnit (AU) plug-in? [more inside]
posted by CommonSense on Apr 21, 2009 - 5 answers

Migrating from an iPod to a cellphone... was the awesome surgically removed though? [more inside]
posted by trinarian on Apr 21, 2009 - 2 answers

Looking for your transcription hints and tips! [more inside]
posted by low_horrible_immoral on Apr 20, 2009 - 6 answers

Looking for a specific Spotify audio add (Chris Cornell's). [more inside]
posted by XiBe on Apr 14, 2009 - 1 answer

Good noise isolating headphones for work? [more inside]
posted by chairface on Apr 13, 2009 - 9 answers

Switched to Mac, looking for Adobe Audacity replacement. Should I go for Logic Express? [more inside]
posted by treepour on Apr 9, 2009 - 6 answers

I'm recording an album in a studio, my first, and doing almost all of the recording / mixing / mastering myself. I want to get into this and do it right. Are there any blogs about this? [more inside]
posted by tmcw on Apr 7, 2009 - 15 answers

Looking for website software to host podcasts & generate an XML feed to sent to iTunes. [more inside]
posted by tdreyer on Apr 7, 2009 - 2 answers

How can I get podcasts in my iTunes to play continuously from one podcast to the next? [more inside]
posted by Jenna Roadman on Apr 6, 2009 - 10 answers

Having trouble making out a word in this narration: "An odious (?) collection of moves?" MP3 link (@ 0:10) [more inside]
posted by hobbes on Mar 31, 2009 - 13 answers