Upgrading Your Stock Earbuds With The Best Headphones For Your Mp3 Player

The invention of the mp3 player has changed the way we listen to music. Never before have you been able to take your music with you as easily as you can with a small portable mp3 player. These wonderful gadgets can be made even better with the proper accessories.
Because of the huge amount of popularity mp3 players have there has been many new accessories made available for your mp3 player. You can buy almost anything for your mp3 player from external speakers to fancy remote controls. Because of the competition these accessories can usually be found at a fair price and they will greatly add to the usefulness of your mp3 player.
The main thing the iPod and the other players are about is sound. This article will look at upgrading your stock earbuds to improve the sound of your player with the best headphones for your mp3 player.
The most important upgrade you can do for yourself is to purchase a set of quality earphones. The first time you put the better set on your head you will be overwhelmed at the difference in sound quality.
The earphones that come with your mp3 player may or may not be sufficient for your needs. Depending on how sensitive your ear is will depend on whether the stock earbuds are adequate. Some people cannot hear a lot of difference in stock earphones and the better aftermarket varieties. One thing is for sure; a lot of people will want to upgrade their headset for a better sounding pair.
The first thing to think about is how comfortable are your earbuds. If they are a hassle to wear you will not like them no matter how they sound. Look for a set of earbuds made with the foam that is soft and will expand. These seem top fit most peoples ear the best and do a great job of blocking out external sounds.
When you are deciding how good a sound you want out of your phones you need to remember generally the more you pay the better they will sound. You can get some pretty decent starter types of earbuds at your local department store.
The high-end models normally start at around a hundred dollars and go up from there. If you are a serious audiophile you will want to purchase a quality set that will run you a few hundred bucks. This will be a set of earphones that would satisfy the most demanding audio lover.
The portable mp3 player is here to stay and improving the sound with the best headphones for your mp3 player is usually the very first upgrade you should consider. You will be amazed at the results.
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Great advice for podcasters (rookies and vets)

Here is some good advice we could all stand to hear.
Professional audio advice for podcasters (rookies and vets) Between the Lines ZDNet.com: "Professional audio advice for podcasters (rookies and vets) Posted by David Berlind @ 5:47 am


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Earlier this year, Dan Bricklin called me up to say that he had attended a BoomersTV party in Boston and that he took the opportunity to interview John Osborne, a Boston area-based video and audio production professional who has been doing on-location recording for reality shows and documentaries for more than 20 years.
While there are plenty of podcasters that prefer the raw appeal of unprofessional recordings, Dan and I are both 'old schoolers' who like to believe that listeners appreciate the extra measures that can be taken to deliver a better than average audio experience. For example, if you're in a noisy environment and people have to yell into the microphones (often causing distortion) in order for the recording device to register their voices over the ambient noise, the resulting recording can become tiresome even headache-causing for listeners to hear what's being said. " more:

Cool Tools

Here is a article I found showing some good free audio tools

Free Audio Tools that Work with Flash > iTunes


Article DescriptionOne of Flash's many strengths is its capability to consistently and reliably play back sound across a wide variety of computer platforms and environments. Flash has a comprehensive set of utilities and tools to work with audio, but there are several free, dedicated audio tools that can do an even better job. James Gonzalez reviews several free audio tools that he has used professionally and with his students to streamline audio work with Flash.
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One of Flash’s many strengths is its capability to consistently and reliably play back sound across a wide variety of computer platforms and environments. This capability may in fact be the best reason to use Flash for projects in which sound is an important component.
Flash has a comprehensive set of utilities and tools to work with audio, but there are several free, dedicated audio tools that can do a better job. For example, you can set compression settings in Flash, but I find that using a dedicated audio application is faster and yields better results.
This article reviews several free audio tools that I have used professionally and with my students to streamline audio work with Flash. more

Streaming Audio Website Up

I have added a few pages to my new website.www.create-streaming-audio.com It is a long way from complete but it is up and running. The site is all about how to add streaming audio to your site.

Relevant Music Content Important for Web Sites and Blogs

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UK based startup Tunecast.co.uk provides real-time music feeds and podcasts to use on any web site or blog
A Bristol based entrepreneur has created an online service that enables any web site - including blogs - to feature new independent music content. Tunecast.co.uk the only online music resource that allows you to feature audio, cover art and podcasts on your own website has over 100 sites already using its free service.

The service described as 'pretty cool' by Peter Cooper, founder of FeedDigest, provides new music for your website from not just the traditional pop, rock and rap, but also over 30 other genres* and even allows your site to 'watch' a certain label or artist. 'Personalised music discovery is here and what better way to discover it than on a website that you are already familiar with' said the services creator, Mark Panay an entrepreneur and music lover from Bristol, UK

'Browsing through Tunecast I am over the moon, this is a fantastic service' said Kerry from musicfactory2.co.uk one of the first websites to feature music from Tunecast. The service is designed to give all webmasters the choice of music they want on their sites, a Trance site wants the newest underground trance featured on its site whilst an upfront Hip-Hop site wants just that, upfront Hip-Hop. With the streaming audio and cover art the service compliments any website that wants frequently updated music content.

Panay, previously founder of the UK mobile music company YRMedia, said he created the service after observing the amount of fantastic independent music that never gets heard anywhere because of dwindling marketing budgets or small labels that do not have budgets at all. 'It just occurred to "more:

� Podcasting made easier with GarageBand | The Apple Core | ZDNet.com

� Podcasting made easier with GarageBand The Apple Core ZDNet.com: "Podcasting made easier with GarageBand Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 10:32 pm

Podcasting has gotten a whole lot easier with the advent of GarageBand 3. Previously I used Audio Hijack Pro, but GarageBand has been updated with features designed specifically for podcasters.
For the PowerPage Podcast I use two low cost microphones adapted from XLR down to quarter-inch which are plugged into a Miglia HarmonyAudio box which is connected via Firewire to my MacBook Pro. GarageBand picks up both of the input channels (set them to mono, btw) and all you have to do is press the record button.
One of the best podcasting features in GarageBand is the ability to add chapter markers by simply dragging and dropping artwork to the Podcast track. GarageBand adds a marker and allows you to give each chapter a name and a URL if there's a Web site that you want to reference. GarageBand also lets you add Episode information to a podcast like the title, artist and a description.
GarageBand is far from perfect, however. It lacks a way to edit the RSS feed that tells the world that you've updated your podcast and that a new episode is available to download. Currently you have to edit the XML file manually or use a tool like Reinvented Software's excellent Feeder (US$30) application to do this. You can export your finished Podcast to either iTunes or iWeb from the Share menu but only in AAC format, making it only playable on the iPod. The Export > Audio Podcast Settings in the GarageBand preferences could use some additional choices or (ideally) a custom option allowing you to chose your own settings and file formats like MP3 or OGG.
And although GarageBand claims to be able to record an interview over iChat, I've had nothing but problems with it when used in this manner. Most of the time iCh"

Welcome To Streaming Audio Times

Welcome, I hope to keep you up to date on what is happening in the world of streaming audio.