Articles By: Jason Cole

24 Oct, 2007

Audio Effects – Phase Shifting & Chorus »
Audio effects! Is there anything they can’t do? We’re continuing on with this series, this article being part 4 in the series. I was thinking about the best way to abstractly describe the function and importance of audio effects and knowing your effects well. This is what I came up with. -- [ Arts and Entertainment » Music and Artists ]

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24 Oct, 2007

Holographic Data Storage – The Next Generation »
All data storage in modern times are done on disc, be it a computer hard drive or a CD-R disc. Blu-ray and HD-DVD have upped the ante when it comes to the amount of data that you can hold on a disc, but at some time they will eventually become obsolete. Right now our data storage needs are currently met, but as the amount of data available continues to rise, storage technology must evolve with it. -- [ IT Tech » Data Recovery ]

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28 Feb, 2007

Audio Effects – Compression & Ring Modulation »
Moving on down the line, today we continue our series on audio effects and editing tools. In the past few articles we’ve such effects as reverb, flange, delay, and noise gate. If you enjoy dabbling in audio production, you’re going to enjoy today’s article. -- [ Arts and Entertainment » Music and Artists ]

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28 Feb, 2007

DVD Editing and Authoring – A How-To Guide »
Whether you’re a big time video producer, or if you’re just a normal person videotaping your child’s first birthday. You’re going to need to get that video footage off of the camera, edit it, and then put it onto a disc for future viewing. You might just want to run off a couple copies from your home computer, or you might be getting your DVD footage ready to be duplicated by a large duplication house. Either way, and every way in between, you’re going to need to follow the same couple of steps. -- [ Arts and Entertainment » Movies ]

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27 Feb, 2007

New CD and DVD Technology – Blu-Ray and HD-DVD »
The compact disc has been around since 1978, developed by Phillips and Sony. The reason it was developed was to take over for the Laserdisc as the industry standard digital audio disc. Since its invention, we have seen many updates on the compact disc technology. The most recent being the CD-R and DVD discs. With the CD-R, you can now burn your own discs at home, and then modify those discs at a later date. -- [ IT Tech » Technology ]

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16 Feb, 2007

Podcasting – What Is It And How Can You Benefit From It? »
Traditional radio is slowly becoming obsolete as technology in modern times grows in leaps and bounds. We last discussed internet radio, which is basically audio files streamed over the internet to whomever chooses to listen to it. And in this article we’ll be discussing podcasting. -- [ Internet Marketing » Podcasting ]

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15 Feb, 2007

Setting Up Your Own Internet Radio Station »
Radio has been lagging for some years now, seeming to be a dinosaur compared to streaming internet radio, podcasting, XM satellite radio, and the plethora of other technologies that have reared their heads in the past 10 years. One of these new technologies is basically the same thing as old-school AM/FM radio, and that is internet radio. -- [ Internet Marketing » Audio and Video Streaming ]

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10 Feb, 2007

CD Burning – The Differences Between Track-at-once and Disc-at-once »
All of us who own a personal computer have burned at least a CD or two in our days. Being able to download music and create your own mix CDs has been one of my favorite features since the beginning. Software such as iTunes and Nero has made this task even easier, pretty much doing all the work for us. All you need to do is insert your CD-R into your CD burner, pop open either one of those programs, drag in your audio files, and hit the burn button. In a couple minutes your CD is ready to go. But wait a second, what about these options like burn speed, and should I choose disc-at-once or track-at-once? -- [ IT Tech » Personal Tech ]

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10 Feb, 2007

File Sharing Ethics »
Ever since the invention of the internet, people have used it to share files. Be it music, movies, video games, and other copyrighted and non-copyrighted electronic material. This has raised some interesting ethical issues. The debate over whether file sharing is legal and right is one of the most important issues dealing with the internet right now, and has sparked many lawsuits. -- [ IT Tech » Personal Tech ]

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10 Feb, 2007

The History of the MP3 File Format »
If you have listened to music on your computer, then there’s no doubt that you have come into contact with an MP3 file or two. Most people do not know much about MP3s besides that they are files used to store music data on. Basically that’s all they are, a way to store audio data on a computer. Well, let me tell you, MP3s are that, but there’s a bit more to them. -- [ IT Tech » Computer Learning ]

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16 Sep, 2006

Can’t I just do my CD and DVD duplication at home? »
You’ve just created an mp3 audio album that you want to make CD copies of, or maybe you have ... -- [ IT Tech » Personal Tech ]

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10 Sep, 2006

How can online communities benefit musicians? »
With the rise of sites like Myspace.com, SectionZ.com, and http://www.DFJams.com, musicians have never had it better on the internet. -- [ Arts and Entertainment » Music and Artists ]

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31 Aug, 2006

Audio Effects – Noise Gate & Flange »
Continuing the audio effects series, again, we all know of audio effects and what they generally are supposed to do. They are used to manipulate audio in ways that are not available with traditional playing and recording techniques. If you’re like me, and enjoy dabbling in audio production, you’re probably familiar with all the basic effects and maybe some other types. Noise gate will be one of the topics of discussion today. -- [ Arts and Entertainment » Music and Artists ]

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31 Aug, 2006

A Guide To VST Plugins »
If you have been recording or producing music via a computer, you may have heard the term VST. What is VST and how does it figure in to playing, recording, and editing music? -- [ Arts and Entertainment » Music and Artists ]

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30 Aug, 2006

What does an audio engineer do when mastering music? »
So you’re a musician that just recorded your first album. You probably went into a recording studio and played ... -- [ Education » Education ]

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