Oh dear!  I love Steve Berry as an author, his books keep me reading well into the night sometimes and I can often finish one of his 400+ novels in under 2 days which is record time for me.  This audio book which offers 17 hours of read time spread over 14 compact disks however; in my opinion, is not nearly as compelling as the Alexandria Link in book format is.  It was so boring...

I've used the M-Audio Mobile Pre for about a year now and couldn't record without it. The Mobile Pre is a USB device that allows you to hook up two microphones, or a microphone and a line level input (guitar cable) to your computer.  It can provide phantom power over the microphone connectors so you can use active condenser mics.  Also it gets all of its power over the US...

SRS Audio Sandbox is audio enhancement software for PCs, especially useful for enhancing 5.1 or 6.1 speaker systems.   The good news is that your computer speakers really can sound better, and Audio Sandbox is the software to do it.  The bad news (and it's not so bad) is that even though the advertising makes it sound like this plugin will turn your speakers into the...

I'm a firm believer in the power of affirmative thinking - positive thinking if you will.  Raised by a family where I was told "you can do whatever you set your mind to" placed me in a position, from a very young age, to develop this mentallity easily and I've carried it with me and have always ensure that my own children are lavished with this belief as well.  While...

This audio book by Robert G. Allen had  a lot of good information and I did learn a few ways to think differently about my money.  This author who also wrote Nothing Down and was one of the pioneering Real Estate gurus on the block, uses a lot of examples from his breadth of knowledge in this area to drive home certain financial points to the listener but it isn't just about buyin...

In our home headphones for the computer are even more plentiful than the number of heads we have bopping to music, listening to audio books or turned up full blast to hear tires squealing, gun fire, creatures being annihilated or just to talk to a friend late into the night.  So, when I went on a hunt to find a set of headphones equipped with a mic I thought it would be simple.  I was...

Recently I had been working on a project where I was storing music from old cassette tapes onto my computer, so as that technology becomes more and more obsolete, I will still have all that music.  But, before I could do this, I had to get a cable that would fit the two red and white RCA jacks on the back of the cassette player, and the 3.5mm line-in jack on the back of my computer.  ...

When I bought my first laptop; a Vostro 1510, I noticed that I had a set of speakers called Realtek High Definition Audio. I was happy and I thought that I was getting loud speakers for my 2007 laptop. I went on Youtube to test out the sound. When the video I selected at random turned on I heard sound, just not a lot! I was truly disappionted of my "HD" speakers. I coped with it and l...

I was looking for a way to better utilize my Mp3 capabilites on my Blackberry Curve. I can across this audio cable at Walmart and it turned out to be just perfect. It's a 3.5 mm audio actually designed for use in plugging up a iPod to your car stereo. I figured since the jack on my Blackberry was the same size I would pick it up, and I'm glad I did! It's given me even more use out o...

This digital audio system for iPod is a must-have if you own an iPod. It has two built-in speakers that sound clear and loud! Not only does this system play the contents of your iPod, it also charges it for as long as it is connected to it. That means you can kill two birds with one stone! This system also displays the digital time on the front and comes with a wireless remote. It comes with 5 ...

Over the years, I've purchased a fair amount of audio/video gear as I was building up my home theater system.  One of the things that became apparent very quickly was that I was going to need something to hold all of my components and keep everything organized.  While I was reading one of my A/V related magazines, I came across an ad for Sorice's Asana rack system which offere...

For fans of the muted blue men in black suits, the compact disc you've waited for is here!  Blue Man Group:  Audio is available on CD and brings fans into their popular musical production.  This 14 track CD is essentially the soundtrack to the Las Vegas and New York productions, and will please both those who've attended the shows as well as the casual fan who may have ju...

When I needed a new office chair to use at my computer I looked around for a chair with a thick cushion and that was comfortable yet priced right. I saw the Relaxzen Audio Office/Task chair while looking at some chairs at Wal-Mart.It is a soft simulated leather and mesh chair. It is black. One interesting feature that will come in handy is the built-in speakers, input jacks and a place to put a...

One of the many audio editors and converters out there in market. It provides you most of the operations which you would like to or ever need to perform on your audio data, like open, creating, editing, cutting, joining two or more files, recording, mixing and many more. Supports most of the audio formats out therein the market. You will find it very easy to operate as the interface is helpfu...

The Audio Technica AT2020 is a condenser microphone suitable for vocals or acoustic guitar.  I find that the microphone is a good entry level microphone for burgeoning singer-songwriters who want to record with their personal computer.  With a pre-amp, the AT2020 responds very well with a low noise floor, while still capturing the ambiance of the room and the added natural reverbera...

I bought this sound card last week for my home studio. And it is Mind Blowing!!!!! The kind of sound quality provided by the sound card is aboslutely professional. There is almost zero latency and abolutely noise free. It supports Pro tools too i believe, But i'm using fruity loops with it and it works like a charm. Product Features ( as found on the box):24-bit/96kHz fidelityS/PDIF di...

The M-Audio Axiom 25 is a 25 semi-weighted key MIDI controller.  It notably has eight trigger pads for controlling drum samples, and eight knobs for controlling effects and oscillators on virtual synthesizer instruments and effects.  It also has the usual transpose, octave, pitch-wheel, and modulation wheel features.  The 25-keyed model lacks the fader sliders that the more-keyed...

The M-Audio Studiophile DX4 monitoring speakers are a good addition to any home production studio.  In any style music you are making , you want to the hear it through superior speakers that are made in some way for a production setting, in order to capture tricky frequencies.  That said, finding a pair of monitors brand new for under $150 is difficult.  However, M-Audio has de...

I enjoy collecting condenser mics and then testing them out, I bought this condenser microphone two months ago to add to my collection and I love the quality, and for the price it is a steal, this microphone is perfect for home studios because it is a great inexpensive quality microphone. There are some microphones that are more expensive then the Audio Technica 3035 and don't even come clo...

Firsth let me start by saying that I am huge into the car audio scene.  I ran a high end car audio store for several years, so I am in no way new to the game. The Exile XP12 subwoofer is an absolutely incredible subwoofer.  It gets incredibly loud in even a small, sealed enclosure.  The overall build quality is top notch.  A very heavy, sturdy subwoofer with a beautiful...