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Music, to Go: The Mobile Music Computer Revolution, BeagleBoard Workshop and Software

Something like this could be the guts of your next digital musical instrument – and it might even mean leaving your laptop at home for the next gig. Photo (CC-BY) Koen Kooi. Mobile computing has already had an enormous impact on music making. A modern phone or tablet (and yes, most often, these come from Apple) is capable of out-performing a lot of dedicated hardware and easily runs the synths and workstations that required state-of-the-art desktops just a decade or so ago. But what if this same computing power – low-energy, low-cost chips – could be in other music gear, too? They could offer significant advantages. Bare boards, while on their own not quite road-ready, can wind up in music-friendly housings. (Think stompboxes – without stomping on your phone,

Build your own Home Theater PC Computer DIY

The Real HT Info Podcast assembles a computer that has all the cooling and noise considerations to make an admirable HTPC. If you’ve ever wanted to build your own computer, this is a good place to start. $50 Antec P180 Case $49 Antec NEO 430 Power Supply $88 Intel Core2Duo E4300 w/ Stock Heatsink $98 Abit AB9 Pro Motherboard $60 Crucial Balistix 2GB 6400 DDR2 $108 MSI Silent 8500GT Video Card $32 Sony/NEC DVD Burner SATA $105 Seagate 500GB SATA Hard Drive $200 Westinghouse 22″ LCD Monitor $20 Microsoft Wireless Mouse and Keyboard $15 Monoprice Cables ————— $825 Total

How to test if a subwoofer is broken or just the subwoofer jack on the computer?

I think the subwoofer jack on my laptop is broken how can I test this, the jack is for a 2.5 mm plug.

What kind of software and cords do you need to get audio from a portable digital audio recorder to a computer?

I have a Dell Netbook and I might buy a Tascam DR-05 Compact Portable Digital Recorder and I don’t know what kind of computer I need, what special cords I need, what software I need on my computer, and how to get the audio from the compact portable digital audio recorder on to my computer.

Can an iPad or Tablet replace a computer for a digital audio workstation?

I have a piano midi controller. It requires software to extract sounds out of the computer. I was wondering if its possible to replace the computer with an iPad or Tablet computer so its more portable. It would have to be running Cubase, FruityLoops or something equivalent and would be connected via USB to the charging port of the Tablet/iPad.

What’s the formula to figure out how much computer memory digital audio will use up?

From what I understand, it depends on the sample and bit rates. I need the actual formula, not a calculator. Also, include conversions from kbytes, mbytes, and gbytes.

How can I download an interview off my digital audio recorder to my computer?

is there a program i need to download? I have a USB cable for my recorder. Is there a program I need to download?

How to get sound back on your computer

EDIT… Here is the website for those who get lost www.realtek.com go to start right click my computer go to hardware then device manager look for a audio device thing it should be expanded click it once then update the driver there you go

Hi-Fi speakers or Studio Monitors for music listening on my computer? Help!?!?!?

Hello. I have a little dilemma following my situation. I do A LOT of music listening on my spare time, on my computer, Hi-Fi home theater, Beats By Dr. Dre headphone, etc. I have an old home theater system to my computer (5.1). I want to upgrade to serious sound on my computer. I’m only comfortable spending about $150-200 on speakers for my computer. I wanted to know if I should get studio monitors or Hi Fi speakers for my computer for music listening. I do NO studio work or anything, I wanted to know what I should do. Thanks!

What type of audio files are in digital audio recorders when you upload them on a computer to convert them?

Looks like they are in .m43 format but I want to make sure.