Cassette Tape Plays MP3s
Cassette tapes were a major way of listening to (and recording) music througout the 1980s and 1990s and were in every hi-fi stereo, boom box, and passenger vehicle of the …read more Continue reading Cassette Tape Plays MP3s
Tag Archives: Audio
PC headphone jack is causing static noise
This article covers some fixes for static noise coming from a PC’s headphone jack. According to reports, static noise comes from the headphone jack of some users’ PCs when they connect their wired headsets to them. The issue does not occur … Continue reading PC headphone jack is causing static noise
Vintage Audio Amp Gets LED Lighting Upgrade
Vintage hi-fi gear can be very attractive, particularly compared to modern stuff. However, when this stuff starts getting into its third or fourth decade after production, things start to wear …read more Continue reading Vintage Audio Amp Gets LED Lighting Upgrade
No sound after waking from Sleep mode or Hibernate in Windows 11
Some users found audio missing from their Windows 11/10 computer after waking it from Sleep or Hibernate mode. This problem can usually occur due to a corrupted audio driver, random crashing of the Sudio driver, etc. If you hear no sound from your comp… Continue reading No sound after waking from Sleep mode or Hibernate in Windows 11
The Audiophile Carrot
The widely quoted carrot factoid that the vegetable’s orange colour is the result of patriotic Dutch farmers breeding them that way may be an urban myth, but it’s certainly true …read more Continue reading The Audiophile Carrot
Hacked Ultrasonic Sensors Let You See With Sound
If you want to play with radar — and who could blame you — you can pretty easily get your hands on something like the automotive radar sensors used for …read more Continue reading Hacked Ultrasonic Sensors Let You See With Sound
Hack On Self: Headphone Friend
In the last two articles, I talked about two systems relying on audio notifications. The first one is the Alt-Tab annihilator system – a system making use of my window …read more Continue reading Hack On Self: Headphone Friend
A Tube Stereo Amplifier, From Scratch
A conventional tube amplifier has a circuit whose fundamentals were well in place around a hundred years ago, so there are few surprises to be found in building one today. …read more Continue reading A Tube Stereo Amplifier, From Scratch
Can audio content itself carry malware? [duplicate]
According to this question’s answer, a screenshot of a malicious image can in fact carry malware, meaning that the actual image itself is malicious.
But does this apply for audio content?
I know that the audio file can certainly carry malw… Continue reading Can audio content itself carry malware? [duplicate]
Hear a Vintage Sound Chip Mimic the Real World
Sound chips from back in the day were capable of much more than a few beeps and boops, and [InazumaDenki] proves it in a video recreating recognizable real-world sounds with …read more Continue reading Hear a Vintage Sound Chip Mimic the Real World