I thought I was done with this series about audio basics. However, reader Eric Smith wrote in and asked if I would write about matching signal levels between equipment and sources, and not just ...

This column is devoted to the basics of audio compression, a powerful signal-processing technique that is poorly understood by almost all of us. Once again, I hope you find it useful, or that you can ...

Thanks to the ability of digital audio to be perfectly copied, transmitted, and carried in small packages, we may be surrounded by more music and human-made audio programming than at any other time in ...

Those upgraded audio cables probably won't take your music listening pleasure up to the next level. All you need are the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Audio-Technica is offering a series of resources that help users adjust to the circumstances ...

A friend of mine is producing a series of HOWTO videos for an open source project, and discovered that he needed a better microphone than the one built into his laptop. Upon searching, he was faced ...

Iconic movie sound effects, your favorite songs, and ambient background noises are created through the art of audio mixing. From lo-fi to hi-fi and everything in between, here’s the lowdown on the ...

A recent blind test confirms that the only thing a $4,000 boutique audio cable transmits more effectively than a $7 Amazon Basics cord is a massive amount of cash from your bank account to the ...