The volume slider on our virtual desktops is a skeuomorphic callback to the volume sliders on professional audio equipment on actual, physical desktops. [Maker Vibe] decided that this skeuomorphism ...

We've seen just about every sort of USB gadget under the sun. From USB speakers to USB toys, just about everything has been made into a computer peripheral. That being said, I can't say that I've ever ...

The PS5 has lots of little tricks that you can do which make using the console that much better, including the ability to mute all the audio at once. You might ask yourself why you would want to mute ...

According to a quick scan of professional audio forums, a perennial question is how to build a purist balanced volume controller. Two recurring themes are H-pad attenuators and dual-gang pots. H-pads ...

I got an open box M-Audio M-Track Solo for silly cheap, just for laughs. I know absolutely nothing about music creation, but I do have quite a collection of USB DACs and the price was good... and I ...

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I've been reviewing hardware and software, devising testing methodology and handed out buying advice for what seems like forever; I'm currently absorbed by computers and gaming hardware, but ...

While watching a movie you may come across a scene where the dialogue is too quiet but the action is too loud. Suddenly the loudness of the volume doubles, no matter how low you fixed the volume. This ...

Top Notch Infotronix,which operates under the brand ‘ZEBRONICS’, has introduced the Zebronics Phenom multimedia headphone with digital volume controller, mute button, mic on/off and inbuilt microphone ...