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Having a fondness for old and obscure audio and video media formats, [Techmoan] recently revisited the Philips Digital Compact Cassette (DCC) format introduced in 1992. Despite being billed as the …read more Continue reading Exploring Hidden Lyrics on 1990s DCC Audio Tapes
Ever wondered how to approach making your own digital guitar effects pedal? [Steven Hazel] and a friend have done exactly that, using an Adafruit Feather M4 Express board and a …read more Continue reading DIY Programmable Guitar Pedal Rocks The Studio & Stage
There was a time when electronic engineering students studied the audio CD, for all its real-world examples of error correction and control systems. There’s something to be found in the …read more Continue reading Reading Data From a CD, With a Microscope
There’s an uneasy meeting in the world of audio between digital and analogue. Traditional analogue audio reached a level of very high quality, but as old-style media-based audio sources have …read more Continue reading Audio Old And New Meet In Perfect Harmony
Running a radio station is, on the face of it, a straightforward technical challenge. Build a studio, hook it up to a transmitter, and you’re good to go. But what …read more Continue reading How The BBC (Still) Sends Audio To Transmitter Sites
Before it was transformed into an ephemeral stream of ones and zeroes, music used to have a physical form of some kind. From wax cylinders to vinyl discs to tapes …read more Continue reading Retrotechtacular: 1990s CD Mastering Fit for a King
Before it was transformed into an ephemeral stream of ones and zeroes, music used to have a physical form of some kind. From wax cylinders to vinyl discs to tapes …read more Continue reading Retrotechtacular: 1990s CD Mastering Fit for a King
MQA is an audio format that claims to use a unique “origami” algorithm, promising better quality and more musicality than other formats. At times, it’s been claimed to be a …read more Continue reading Mythbusting Tidal’s MQA Format – How Does It Measure Up?
MQA is an audio format that claims to use a unique “origami” algorithm, promising better quality and more musicality than other formats. At times, it’s been claimed to be a …read more Continue reading Mythbusting Tidal’s MQA Format – How Does It Measure Up?
The average punter shunts audio around with analog 3.5 mm cables, RCA jacks, or Bluetooth on a regular basis. A useful standard that hasn’t really bothered most of us is …read more Continue reading Decoding S/PDIF With A Microcontroller Brings A Few Headaches