Simply put, audiobooks are recordings of books which are read aloud. But some may think: why would we need audio books if we can read books ourselves? Audio books are useful not only for the visually impaired, but also for busy people who love a good read, but just don’t have the time to sit down to bury their faces in their favorite classics. So the best alternative would be to listen to audiobooks via audio devices while travelling or commuting to work.
Friday, October 26, 2012
20 Websites To Download Free Audio Books
Friday, August 24, 2012
5 Free Must Have Audio Editing Software
A good audio editor is very necessary because it really helps to cut or copy and even paste sections of the audio and this enables to either shorten the audio file and can remove the unwanted part from the particular audio track. They are free of cost and are available for all the windows.
They have amazing feature and in some of them you can even record live sound very easily. They are a lot of editors that do not even need to be installed and have the compatibility feature also. These have very useful effects that can be very helpful and can also handle MP3 files very well and very efficiently.
Monday, July 23, 2012
The Best Websites for Downloading, Renting, and Purchasing Audiobooks
We recently published a list of websites where you can download free eBooks, or purchase, borrow, or rent eBooks. However, if you would rather listen to your favorite books, here are some websites offering audiobooks you can download, rent, or purchase, some free, some not.
Monday, July 2, 2012
25 Free Digital Audio Editors You Should Know
A digital audio editor is defined as a computer application for manipulating digital audio. As a multimedia creator, we normally use audio editor for recording audio, edit the duration and timeline, mix multiple sound tracks, apply simple effects for audio enhancement and create conversion between different audio file formats.
There are countless ways that digital audio editor can be used, and fortunately there are plenty of good and free digital audio editors out there to help you with your own implementation. So if you’re thinking to purchase a license for Adobe Audition, Cool Edit or Soundforge, hold that thought first. Not to say they aren’t cool, but it’s always wiser to tryout free applications before going to the pay deal.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Audio and Video with HTML5
HTML5 has entered our lives for good and it is changing the way we are embedding media on our web pages. Two of the new greatest features are the and elements. No more do we have to resort to Flash to serve videos and audio to our visitors. The new solutions HTML5 has to offer are really tempting but enough with the introductory words. Let’s see what and do.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Hypersound: The Audio Created by the Internet
Our real lives exist in an uninterrupted bubble of sound. The real world-meatspace-sounds like coughing and arguments and the slurp of liquids from cups. In the real world, the sounds we humans make (or cause our machines to make on our behalf) have merged into nature's audio backdrop. We screen out the humming, roaring, beeping, clicking, and tapping in our environment, because we're so accustomed to it being there. It's the daily din of disinterest.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Five Best Headsets with Attached Microphones
Whether you work at home and do a lot of video conferencing, or you love multiplayer games and want to hear your teammates as well as the background music and the ambient sounds, you need a good headset that can provide great audio and deliver your voice clearly to the people on the other end of the line. Thankfully, you have a ton of great options that don't sacrifice one for the other. Here's a look at five of the best headsets, based on your nominations.
Friday, March 9, 2012
This Enormous $8,000 Headphone Will Probably Survive Bullet Shots
If audiophiles are part of the one percent, they'd probably be inclined buy this $8,000 stainless steel headphones from Final Audio Design.
This gigantic Muramasa VIII is the first over-the-ear music accessory by the Japanese company, and delivers full range driver in each soft-padded ear.
The headphones also weigh 1.8 pounds, almost as heavy as the average safety helmets. With the amount of steel used to produce the Muramasa VIII, you should hope it's also bulletproof.