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Audio drivers are essential for any and all computers and all operating systems come with generic audio drivers that work right out of the box. Generic audio drivers will work in most cases i.e., you can watch a movie, play a YouTube video in your browser, or listen to music …

A good quality mic will pick up even the slightest sound. Stand-alone mics are more sensitive to sound and often you will need to use additional hardware like shock mounts and pop filters to get good, high-quality recording. Mics, even good ones, can pick up static. It’s more likely to …

Phones not only take great photos, but they can also record HD video. The only problem is that while the camera is great, there isn’t anything you can do about background noise while you’re recording. If you’ve recorded a great video that has background noise e.g., wind, traffic, the sound …

Combining two different file types into one file isn’t easy if you’re dealing with media files. Combining images can be done with an average image editor but if you need to combine audio and video, you need a video editor for the job. If the audio is the exact same …

If you have a sound device that is making noise on your Linux PC, and you want to silence it, you might resort to just turning down the volume on your speakers or headphones, or maybe tinkering with the volume control on the panel. But did you know that there’s …

Editing audio or video files is a resource-heavy task. It’s not going to bring your system to a halt but the app that you use to process audio and video needs to be able to handle the processing well enough that it doesn’t burden the system. A system with average …

Notifications on Windows 10 are shown via banner/toast notifications, and they’re accompanied by sound/audio alerts. Windows 10 allows users to choose which notifications, down to an app, can appear on the desktop and which can play an audio alert. For the most part, users have complete control over it. In …

Audio devices can generally connect using three different methods; the audio jack, a USB port, and Bluetooth. With Bluetooth, devices don’t need a physical port and are often wireless and easily portable. With Audio jack and USB devices, a physical port is required but there will never be any lag …

Do you need a good digital audio workstation on your Linux PC but don’t want to spend a lot of money? Check out the Tracktion Waveform digital audio workstation. It works very well on Linux, and is free to use for personal use provided you create a user account! Here’s …

A Mac, whether it’s an iMac or a MacBook supports multiple audio input and output devices. These devices can be connected to the system through various ports and users can switch between them whenever they like. There’s also a stock MIDI app that allows users to create an aggregate audio …