Audio Software

With the increasing popularity of Macintosh computers it is not uncommon to find yourself moving your files from a PC to a Mac. Most file formats these days are compatible, so it can be a simple...

Setting up your Windows Media Center facilitates your ability to listen to music, play videos, look at your pictures and much more. Vista enhances the quality of your Windows Media Center by...

If you have WMA files that you'd like to play on media players besides your computer, you can convert them to MP3 after you complete a burning process. Since not all media players support WMA...

Audio files that are Mac-compatible are not just played on the computer, but are also used in Apple mobile devices like the iPod and the iPhone. Converting audio files for a Mac can be done using...

Converting copy-protected music files for use in iTunes and on an iPod requires a circuitous route, but it can be easily accomplished. Because Apple doesn't want to enable illegal file sharing, it...

The latest version of RealPlayer, called "RealPlayer SP," can convert audio and video media files from one format to another--for instance, from MP3 to WAV. You can also convert MP3s to WAV using...

RAM files refer to a music or playlist file that is compatible with a third-party application known as Real Player. Real Player was first introduced by Real Networks in 1995. Although this...

Microsoft Windows is the most used operating system in the world. Because of this, there are more software solutions available to Windows users than users of other operating systems. These...

Connecting an external microphone to a PC enables the user to make and save digital recordings of interviews, live musical performances and virtually any other audio source. Most PCs are equipped...

If you have recently purchased songs or albums online, you might want to put the new music on CDs so that you can listen to them in your car or home stereo. You can burn CDs using your computer's...

You may have spent much time and energy creating your favorite Windows Media Player playlist (WPL). To transfer all the songs to another media player, convert the songs in WMA or AAC audio to the...

FLV is a multisource file format created by Adobe Flash Player and used to host high graphics, animation, audio and H.264 video all in one. It is a popular choice with mainstream online websites...

Saving your music on cassette tapes to MP3 or other formats is possible with Windows Media Player 10 and the Plus! Analog Recorder. The finished recording will be easily transferable to CD/DVDs or...

The RealAudio player, an Internet-based application, allows you to play music either downloaded or streamed from the Internet. The file typically used by the RealAudio player is an RA file....

Importing your contact information from a PC to a Mac doesn't have to be a painful experience thanks to a number of easy transfer options. Whether you choose to manually export your contacts from...

Texting with Skype is simple and only requires a few steps. It's done right from your computer keyboard while you are connected to the Internet and logged in to your Skype account. Skype accepts...

Skype is a virtual communication service that allows users to communicate from their hard computer while connected to the Internet. Skype allows incoming calls from either land-line or cellular...

Thanks to Apple's agreement with the four major record companies to include only DRM-free audio files for users to purchase, iTunes users now have a lot more freedom when it comes to their...

Listening to MP3 audio files on digital music players is convenient and popular. Many times, these files come from an Internet download. The Internet has several websites which allow you to...

ITunes is one of the most popular media players available for those who want to listen to music using a computer. It is a cross-platform application, meaning that both Mac and PC users can run it,...

Converting a Smil (.smi) file to .mp3 is easy, but it requires a small monetary investment to upgrade standard media-playing software, such as RealPlayer or Quicktime, to the premium,...

There are a few different ways to approach converting a .mp4a file to a .wma file, but one is the most direct and effective: using software specifically developed for this purpose. A .mp4a file is...

An AVI--or .avi file--is a video file also known as an Audio Video Interleave File. You might want to combine multiple avi-format video clips together to make one Multi-AVI file. Several websites...

Total Recorder makes recording digital audio simple, allowing computer users to record everything from line-in audio to Internet audio streams. And it's Total Recorder's tailored, Internet stream...

Wave (WAV) format files store waveform data. Compared to other audio file types, WAV files tend to be quite large. Users may wish to compress WAV files by converting them to another file type to...

For whatever reason, you need to convert a WAV file to a WMV file. Maybe the program you want to use the file in doesn't support WAV files, or it would be easier for you to use WMV files because...

Skype is a software application that enables users to place telephone calls over the Internet. Its user-friendly interface makes VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) phones calls extremely easy to...

VLC Media Player is one of the most versatile media players available for Mac or Windows. The open-source player is not as flashy as iTunes or Windows Media Player, but it is known for accepting...

An MP3 file is an audio file format used on PC and Macintosh computers as well as in MP3 players. It allows files to be small in size without sacrificing sound quality of songs and other audio....

An MP4 file is a video file format usually compressed into a very small file size, so it can play in MP4 players, such as an iPod. It is akin to an MP3 file playing on an MP3 player. MP4 files can...

If you don't like Vlc .8x or you just want to have the latest VLC media Player on you Hardy Ubuntu Installation you can use this how-to to Update Vlc From 8x to 9x on Ubuntu Hardy and have all the...

Today, while MP3s are still the most prevalent type of music file, there are many more files with higher audio fidelity and less compression, including FLAC files and MP4s. The MP4 file, which is...

Many people use iPods to purchase and download music, movies and audio books. Sometimes, though, using an iPod is not convenient and you may wish you could burn your audio books to CDs. Audio...

IPods are commonly used not just to play music but to transport it, too, serving as miniature, portable music libraries. If you don't have access to an iPod, however, you might need to resort to...

The M4A file format is associated with music files compressed using the Apple Lossless audio codec in iTunes. Lossless music compression has become increasingly popular in recent years due to its...

Your computer more than likely has dozens of different drivers installed on the system. All of these drivers tell the computer exactly how to function with a piece of hardware, ranging from your...

Napster is a file-sharing program that allows users to upload music and share it with others. These files can be formatted in a variety of audio formats, but one common audio format is the WMA...

Audio tracks can have a variety of file extensions, including MP3, WAV or CDA (compact disc audio). To move files from your computer to a CD that you can listen to in your car or on a home stereo,...

iPod files are most often MP3, M4A and M4P files. MP3 is a common audio format that compresses data into a small file. M4A and M4P files are proprietary audio formats associated with the Apple...

M4A is Apple's version of a lossless media container format. Lossless is a form of compression that does not lose any data in the compression process, according to WiseGeek. This means, for...

Windows Media Video (WMV) is a compressed video format that is one of several standard formats available today. While WMV is most common on the PC, Mac users will sometimes run into content in WMV...

The AIFF file format used on CDs, is not compatible with mobile players like iPods and is very large in size. Converting an AIFF file to an MP3 file creates a file that can be used on all MP3...

If you download most of your music off of iTunes you probably have a large MP3 collection stored on your hard drive. However, you never know when an unexpected crash can occur, and sometimes the...

A laptop computer is a powerful tool for both business and creative pursuits. If you're a musician, you know that inspiration can strike at any time, making it extremely beneficial to have access...

Putting your music CD collection on your laptop is an ideal way to back up your music. Along with offering a safe way of storing all the songs you've purchased over the years, you can use the...

The WAV audio format is widely used on Windows-based computers. MP3 files are not compatible with the Windows Media Player and so must be converted into a WAV file using an audio recording and...

The size of an MP3 file determines how many total MP3s can be placed on an MP3 player. Making an MP3 file smaller will let you store more of MP3s on the MP3 player. Making an MP3 file smaller can...

Most of us keep the bulk of our music collection in digital format these days. Playing it back is typically a private affair best experienced through ear buds. From time to time you just have to...

WAV files and MP3 files are both audio files. The difference is that a WAV file is uncompressed, so WAV files are much larger than MP3 files. For this reason, many people convert WAV audio files...

The cassette tape format is an outdated format, but you should not dismiss them so easily. You can preserve your cassette tape albums or listen to them using modern formats because it is possible...