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You can work with a part for many decades, and still learn something new about it. At least we can, and we don’t mind admitting it. Take film capacitors — …read more Continue reading Film Capacitors Can Go In The Wrong Way Round? Who Knew!
Audio balance is a feature in Windows 11/10 computers that allows users to adjust volume levels between the left and right audio channels of their speakers or headphones. You can set a different audio level for the left and right channels separately. I… Continue reading Audio balance not working on Windows 11
There’s a mystique around ribbon microphones due to their being expensive studio-grade items, which has led more than one experimenter down the rabbit hole of making one. [Catherine van West] …read more Continue reading A Ribbon Microphone Is Harder Than You Think
When it comes to DIY projects, nothing beats the thrill of crafting something that rivals expensive commercial products. In the microphone build video below, [Electronoobs] found himself inspired by DIY …read more Continue reading Audio on a Shoestring: DIY Your Own Studio-Grade Mic
The LM3914 LED bar graph driver was an amazing chip back in the day. Along with the LM3915, its logarithmic cousin, these chips gave a modern look to projects, allowing …read more Continue reading RISC-V Microcontroller Lights Up Synth with LED Level Meter
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
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 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
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 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