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 ...

Connect your stereo amplifier to your PC's sound board and use the free, open-source Audacity audio-conversion software to create MP3s, WMAs, or other digital copies of your analog tunes. Dennis ...

I've tested and reviewed tech, pet, fitness and home gear for decades. Time stops for no one, and for no technology. There was a time when you probably preserved family memories by saving them to ...

When you shop through retailer links on our site, we may earn affiliate commissions. 100% of the fees we collect are used to support our nonprofit mission. Learn more. In 2006 Peter Hilton unearthed a ...

The distinction between analog and digital signals is very simple, but it can still be a challenge to wrap one's mind around the concepts that define the two systems. Just when you think you've got it ...

Nobody will cry when the static dies. “Analog” television — those grainy, sometimes static-filled broadcasts — will end on Feb. 17, 2009. That’s the date that the Federal Communications Commission has ...

With digital music streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music being the world's primary source of music, every song you could ever want is right in your pocket. So, even if you're also a ...