Other Home Audio

Have an old computer sitting around don't throw it away. Turn it into a music server. Store your music in one easy to access place.

Recording music has never been easier to do: the tools and equipment needed are all available commercially and are rather affordable. This doesn't mean, however, that it is a simple process; in...

Music servers allow you listen to your music from anywhere in the world. The difficulty of accessing the server depends on the program used and the method of access. There are two ways to access a...

If you were an avid music collector in the 1980s and early 1990s, you probably own many cassette tapes. Tapes replaced records because they were lightweight and portable ways to carry music. As...

More convenient than CDs and the radio, MP3 players are one of the most popular methods of music playback among Americans. Because they are portable, these digital audio players can be slipped...

When Sony introduced the compact disc in 1982, it revolutionized the music industry. Music was now stored on an optical disk, digitally coded in 1s and 0s. While its original promise of "perfect...

Analog served as the defining musical format for many years, but it has recently been overtaken by more efficient digital music. The former--exemplified by audiotape and similar formats--produces...

An MP3 CD is a type of music CD that contains compressed data files instead of music files and is created in a different format than regular CDs. These CDs allow more music to be stored on a...

Have you ever wanted to bring your extensive music collection out of your computer and have it available on a jukebox in your living room? A new Wurlitzer will run you thousands of dollars, but...

Many musicians are rethinking their approach to making music because of the rapid growth of the Internet and the decline of the major music labels and recording studios. Home studios are thriving...

With the music industry increasingly thriving online and CD sales decreasing, it’s hard to know how to accommodate these new times and still make money in the music industry. Don't despair....

Choosing the right music player for you depends on what type of music you have and how you like to listen to it. You can purchase a personal CD player to play one disc at a time, or you can choose...

For anyone with broad musical tastes, an MP3 player is a gift from the gods. If you have digital access to any music that you love, it'll probably end up in your pocket musical universe. Then...