Friday, June 29, 2012

About Digital Music: Store Hours of Music on Just One MP3 Disc

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From Mark Harris, your Guide to Digital Music

In this week's edition of the Digital Music newsletter:

  • MP3 CDs: Store Hours of Music on Just One Disc.
  • Best Music Albums for Independence Day.
  • A Profile of Microsoft's WMA Format.
  • How to Convert Midi to MP3.


MP3 CDs: Store Hours of Music on Just One Disc

If you still use standard audio CDs for listening to music at home or in the car, then you may want to consider creating MP3 CDs which have some clear advantages. Firstly, you can store a lot more songs on a data disc than you can with a normal audio CD. On average, there's room for about 8 to 10 albums -- that's a lot of music you can carry around on just one disc. Secondly, more and more... Read more


Best Music Albums for Independence Day

To celebrate Independence Day, playing patriotic music in the background can really add atmosphere. If you intend to have a barbecue, picnic, fireworks, or even a party, then why take a look at our July 4th music album toplist for some of the best patriotic songs and music tracks to listen to. Read more


A Profile of Microsoft's WMA Format

An article profiling Microsoft's WMA audio format. Read about its characteristics, how it works, the codecs that are available, and the sampling/bit rates used. Read more

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How to Convert Midi to MP3

If you are looking for a way to convert midi files to MP3s, then this quick guide will show you how. Many sites on the Internet, still offer thousands of free midi songs to download which are in the .mid format, but these aren't compatible with most (if not all) MP3 players. This tutorial will show you how to transform your favorite midi songs into MP3s. Read more


 


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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

About Rap / Hip-Hop: A Guide to 2012 Rap Signings

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From Henry Adaso, your Guide to Rap / Hip-Hop
This week: We meet 2012's top rap signees; A$AP Rocky and Lana Del Rey play 2015 JFK and Jackie O, and Lupe Fiasco resurrects the B-word debate.

2012's Top Rap Signings
Meet 2012's top hip-hop signees... Read more
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Lupe Fiasco:
The word "b-tch" can be very confusing and occasionally derogatory. Lupe tries to explain... Read more

ASAP Rocky Plays JFK
This isn't your grandma's presidential couple. In the video, we also see Mr. President smoking a cigar, gold grill and all.... Read more

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Friday, June 22, 2012

About Digital Music: Unlock the Hidden Half-star Option in iTunes

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In this week's edition of the Digital Music newsletter:

  • How to Unlock the Hidden Half-star Option in iTunes.
  • 3 Free Music Managers for Organizing Your MP3 Library.
  • MeCanto Review: Unlimited Cloud Music Storage.
  • Cure Video Buffering Problems in Windows Media Player.


How to Unlock the Hidden Half-star Option in iTunes

The song rating system in iTunes only does whole numbers. However, there is a hidden half-star facility! To overcome this shortfall, we've written a short iTunes hack tutorial for the PC and Mac which shows you how to easily tweak iTunes under the hood to unlock the hidden feature. By doing this, you'll be able to... Read more


3 Free Music Managers for Organizing Your MP3 Library

If you've got a significant collection of digital music on your computer, then using a music manager is essential for good organization. This article lists free music management software for working with your music library. Read more


MeCanto Review: Unlimited Cloud Storage for Your Music

Are you looking for a streaming music service that can be used for your digital music library? In this MeCanto review we take a look at a cloud-based storage service that stores and streams your digital music library. The MeCanto service also helps you to organize, share, and sync your music library (iTunes compatible). Is this the ultimate online music locker? Find out by reading our MeCanto review. Read more


Cure Video Buffering Problems in Windows Media Player

Are you having problems playing video in windows media player? Do you have video stutter or constant buffering problems when streaming video in WMP? If you've ruled out a slow Internet connection and the website you are on, then it could be as simple as optimizing WMP. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to easily tweak WMP to improve streaming video playback. Read more


 


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