Digital Music

Nothing is more annoying then going through your music archive and seeing "Track 01", "Unknown Artist", or "Unknown Album." If you have a basic internet connection...

Podcasts are digital media files that are made to be broadcast and distributed over the Internet. Similar to radio shows, podcasts cover all sorts of topics, from current events and politics to...

Videos are no longer static and have become a mobile phenomenon with their portability. Using a variety of media players and iTunes, videos can be transferred from websites to CDs to videos, and...

Thirty years ago, if someone happened to mention an iPod, or an MP3, they would have gotten nothing but stares and funny looks. Today digital music is a big part of everyday life. Now people can...

The most common audio file format is MP3, however, there are many more media music file extensions. An audio track can also be formatted as an avi, mp4, wav, mpg, wma, or wmv file extension, just...

If you have a stash of old cassette tapes that you can only use in your old tape player, don't throw them away quite yet. You can convert your cassette tapes into MP3 files that can be transferred...

Apple's iTunes is a great way to listen to and organize your music. You can view songs with a host of associated information. Any information that you can view in the library about your music is...

Free iTunes Gift Cards, isn't that what every iTunes music lover wants? Well, it's possible and can be obtained both legally and quickly.

MP3 audio files can be converted to an MPEG-4 for use with iPods, MP-4 players and mobile devices. To change any digital format you will need a program called a converter. Converters can be...

Converting old cassette tapes to digital format is a great way to preserve rare, hard-to-find music and homemade recordings. Best of all, it doesn't require expensive or specialized equipment,...

Converting an mp3 file into sheet music can be done by hand through transcription. However, direct digital conversion is not possible. Fortunately, a digital solution for this conversion lies in...

The iTunes digital media player lets you play and organize the music files on your computer. You can import these files directly into the program from your computer's hard drive as well as from...

Apple offers gift cards for its popular iTunes Store. If you've received an iTunes prepaid gift card, you can transfer the card's balance to your iTunes account and use it to purchase music,...

Having all of your music in digital form is a great way to organize your collection, make CDs and enjoy it on an mp3 player. Converting your CDs into digital is as easy as inserting the CD and...

If you've ever tried to listen to your music files and experienced the frustration of hearing clicks and pops, then you know how annoying poor file integrity can be. This is especially true if you...

Understandably, Media Player and iTunes do not play well together because they are competing pieces of software. This fact makes it difficult or impossible to import songs from one to the other...

Finding music files on a computer hard drive can be troublesome. Files can be downloaded to obscure folders, making them all but impossible to track down without the right information....

Converting a music file to PDF (portable document format) will make it easy to share digitally and print, even on computers that don't have music notation software. The process of converting a...

Hip-hop music has pioneered the advancing technologies employed by the DJ. Samplers, drum kits and now computers have allowed even those with little experience to become savvy producers and remix...

Mobile devices such as smartphones and personal digital assistants offer a convenient way to the play audio files you own. You can also use these devices to stream audio files from websites and...

When it comes to music on the Internet, mp3s are one of the most popular files. It is easy to find an mp3 online. The best way to find the mp3 you are looking for is by knowing the exact title of...

Converting Cakewalk Guitar Tracks music recording files to MP3 format is somewhat of a mystery with older software versions. Although audio files can be saved as .cwp (Cakewalk Project files) or...

Vinyl records have experienced a bit of a resurgence in recent years. While some people may see records as antiquated, others say the sound quality can't be beat. Anyone who enjoys the listening...

Music has come a long way since the days when consumers had to carry 12-inch vinyls home from the local record store. Today you can acquire any song you want with the click of a button and then...

iPods and cell phones have both advanced significantly over the past decade. There are currently five generations of original iPods, three generations of iPod shuffles and four generations of iPod...

In 1981, MTV changed the music industry by inventing a new platform from which recording artists could promote their music. Today, music videos aren't as common on TV, but people still enjoy...

Converting an MP3 audio file to sheet music is a difficult process which requires specialized software. There are no free programs to convert MP3 to MIDI, the first step in the process, so you'll...

There are many music file formats available, one of the most popular of which is WAV. WAV files are playable in most computers and stereos. Although most people only use these files for listening...

Digital audio workstations make recording possibilities with MIDI endless. Most programs come with a variety of guitar patches so, without picking up an instrument, accurate sounds can be...

There is software online that will allow you to create a ringtone out of almost any file. If you have a sound (a horn, a bell, a yell) saved on your computer, you can turn it into a ringtone for...

Apple iTunes is a media player that not only has the capabilities of playing music and movies but with the program you can browse content on the Internet and upload information to your iPod. If...

Filling an iPod with music and movies can end up being an a time-consuming proposition -- iPod models can hold between 500 and 40,000 songs and between 8 and 200 hours of video. And if you've...

The Free Lossless Audio Codex or FLAC is the perfect digital format for the committed audiophile. It allows you to preserve, without any compression, your favorite music, as opposed to other...

Slicethepie is a cool website that pays you to review music. While not all of the music on there is sunshine and buttercups, it is a good way to supplement your income by listening to music.

Online media sharing and music vending is more accessible than ever thanks to the high demand for iPods. There are a variety of user-friendly music sites on the Internet where you can find tunes...

Recording from a cassette tape to CD can preserve your old music collection. You can also configure your computer to record other audio, such as lectures. Regardless of the content, recording from...

Even if you aren't a latterday vinyl enthusiast, there's a good chance you have lots of old record albums stored away that you wouldn't mind adding to your iPod. Not only is this possible, it's...

Back in the day, you had to hang around a record store or beg a clerk to play a song for you before you decided to buy it. Now digital downloading has created a much easier climate to sample...

Buying music can get to be very expensive. Fortunately there are plenty of ways to get free or inexpensive music without resorting to illegal music downloading. In this article I will teach you...

IPods can play several file formats, including M4A and MP3 for audio and (if you have a video iPod) M4V or MP4 for video. Some file formats are easy to convert in iTunes; for example, if you drag...

In the world of digital music, an mp3 file is often a single song. However, sometimes an entire album is grouped into one mp3 file. In such cases, the file can be split up into multiple tracks....

You can convert MP3 songs to ring tones for your LG Incite phone pretty easily. Since an MP3 song is one of the most popular music files on the web, you can find a service online that allows you...

MP3 music clips are created when full songs are trimmed and cut down to approximately 15 to 25 seconds. These music clips can be used for purposes such as cell phone ringtones and ringbacks, and...

LimeWire is a free application you can download and install on your machine. The software allows you to download music, videos and other files. LimeWire is mainly used for listening to music....

If you purchase music online rather than buying CDs, you will have the music on your computer in minutes without having to leave your house. You can buy single songs or complete albums, as well as...

Limewire has become a popular peer-to-peer file-sharing client software for computer users who wish to share music. Apple's iTunes is widely used on computers also because of the tremendous...

Oddly enough, there is no software quick-fixes available to transcribe a CD into written notes. Software such as Notation Composer and MIDI Illustrator will help you to transcribe a MIDI track...

Winamp is a free media player with features such as support for various audio formats--MP3, AU, AAC--and video formats--MMV, MPEG, AVI. You can also use it to host an Internet radio program....

The digital music revolution is leading fans of music to purchase more and more of their albums online in the form of downloaded MP3 files. Album artwork is included with downloaded music...

Wi-Fi Internet Radio frees you from having to be in front of the computer to listen to your favorite Internet-streaming radio stations. Internet radio allows listeners to tune to their favorite...