26 Results for "mp3"

30 Years of MP3: Between CDs and Streaming Came Napster and iTunes

30 years of MP3! Who can still remember the late nineties with Napster, Winamp, and the iPod? Without this format, none of that would have been possible.

Sony Walkman turns 45: When music turned mobile

The Sony Walkman turns 45 years today! Let's look back at its success, its rocky development story and what it means for music today!

Spotify’s CEO EK under fire: Artists are taking a stand!

Spotify is notorious for its low payments to artists. CEO Ek now claims that the cost of creation is “almost zero”.

Artists Alert: 1M+ Manipulated Tracks on Streaming Sites like Spotify

Are artists losing royalties because of over one million manipulated tracks on DSPs like Spotify? A recent study has some alarming results.

Back to the future: There is a new 5-disc Yamaha CD Changer for all your old CD-Rs

Get your dusty CD blanks out! The new Yamaha CD changer can load up to five CDs at a time!

Rokk: Is the new Rock & Metal streaming service better than Spotify?

Rokk is a new music streaming service that focuses on Rock and Heavy Metal. And it pays more per song than Spotify. Is it the fairer alternative?

Orange Box-L and Box: Bluetooth speakers with a classic amp vibe

The Orange Box-L and Box offer 50 watts of Class D power, a rechargeable battery and sustainability credentials that set them apart from the crowd

Fender Audio RIFF portable Bluetooth speaker and practice amp

The Fender Audio RIFF is a compact portable Bluetooth speaker and practice amp in one. With a host of useful features for musicians

The iPod is finally discontinued, the end of an era for Apple

Music has changed and as the last iPod is discontinued, we look fondly back at the legacy of our favourite non-streaming music companion.

Beatport acquires Ampsuite, with solutions for artists and labels

Having been busy this past year, Beatport acquires Ampsuite with plans to offer complete solutions for artists, labels and retailers.

How to turn an Adafruit’s PyPortal into a touch screen Winamp player

Remember Winamp? Well this Adafruit user has found a way to create a PyPortal Winamp player with limited functionality - but it still whips!

The iPod’s 20 year anniversary: A nostalgic look back

We celebrate the iPod's 20 year anniversary and take a historic look back at the music player that magically won us over and plugged us into Apple.

Best free plug-ins this week: Room041, LibreArp and FSUMpeg

In this week's collection of free plug-ins: a beautiful reverb, an inspiring arpeggiator and a lo-fi plug-in that takes you back to the digital stone age.

Hide audio content in your audio files with DECODER / ENCODER apps!

Play spy games with your fans and friends by encoding inaudible audio messages or other audio content into your audio files and having your people decypher them to play them back!

Behringer C210B: portable column PA with 10 hours of battery life

The Behringer C210B is a battery-powered column PA with an 8" subwoofer, four high frequency speakers and Bluetooth. They say it runs for ten hours on a single charge. Oh, and it also does lighting.

Will Audio for Mac become the new iTunes?

Wondering how to keep track of the audio files on your hard drive after the death of iTunes? Take a look at Audio for Mac, a new macOS app for organizing file-based music collections.

Blackstar gets rocked with Fly 3 Def Leppard Hysteria edition mini amp

Blackstar has just announced a Def Leppard Hysteria edition of their 3-watt Fly 3 mini amp featuring has the album's artwork and sporting the band's logo, too. Let's get rocked!

NAMM 2019: new Sony PCM-A10 and PCM-D10 hi-res portable recorders

Sony is bringing a pair of new HD audio portable recorders to NAMM 2019- the PCM-D10 and PCM-A10. Both offer high-resolution audio recording, though they differ in conversion quality.

Riffstation: Learn your favourite songs on guitar for free!

Riffstation is a piece of software that helps you learn how to play songs on the guitar by recognising the chords and displaying the diagrams in real-time - and it's now available for free!

Magix keep the audio furnace alight with Sound Forge Pro 12

Sound Forge Pro 12 is the old staple of PC based audio editing brought up to date through Magix thoughtful development and remains one of the most professional editors on any platform.

Olympus’ new LS-P4 looks like a great portable recorder for the money

Olympus introduced a new portable recorder, the LS-P4. Up to par with competing offerings from Roland and ZOOM, the LS-P4 records audio in 24-bit, 96kHz lossless .FLAC format.

Cakewalk Momentum: Your cloud syncable, DAW dragable, 4-track recorder

Cakewalk have announced Momentum. A four-track recorder app for iPhone and Android that lets you drag and drop the audio from the Cloud directly into your DAW via a plug-in.

Microsoft kills Groove Music Pass and pushes users to Spotify

In a deepening partnership between Microsoft and Spotify, Groove Music ceases it's Music Pass streaming surface and invites users to take their music catalogue to Spotify Premium.

Why MP3 will be around for a long, long time

Fraunhofer say MP3 isn't dead, they've just grown apart, broken up over artistic differences and have run off with the children.