You’re looking to dive into the world of audiophilia, and you’re instantly bombarded with terms that you don’t know. Hey, it happens to all of us! The best thing to do is to start slow and get your ...

I use a SoundBlaster Play! 3 to record from an external analog (mono) audio source. This interface can sample in 24 bits at 48kHz. On Mac this is configured via the "Audio MIDI Setup" program. I don't ...

The concept of a sample rate sits at the very heart of the digital audio revolution. When an ever‑shifting analog wave—whether a soaring violin arpeggio or the subtle hiss of a jazz club—is translated ...

If you stream music (and who doesn't these days) you've obviously come across abbreviations at the end of the audio files. The acronyms reading WAV, FLAC, MP3 and so on, are called audio codecs. You ...

When it comes to oscilloscopes, bandwidth, sample rate, and memory depth are consistently cited as the three most important specifications. Memory depth determines the amount of waveform data that can ...