YPOGEiOS has released a Nice user friendly Audio Recorder ” Ultra Audio Recorder”

Description: Ultra Audio Recorder is professional software to record your tapes, LPs, live performances, Internet radio, TV, DVD or any sound you can hear. Ultra Audio Recorder helps you to transfer audio data to your hard drive with on loss of quality.

Ultra Audio Recorder can also be used an effective tool for re-encoding and thus saving valuable old recordings.

Features:

* Record any audible sound source such as Internet radio broadcasts (streaming audio) through the computer speakers.
* Select desired sound quality before recording audio data.
* Transfer live performances recorded by traditional equipment on your computer.
* Save recordings as MP3, WAV or WMA format. Compressed MP3 sound files are usually small enough to publish on the Internet or to send as attachments in an E-mail message.
* Transfer tapes to CD! On a CD player you can more easily jump to the fragment you need and also makes it easier to replay the same fragment over and over again.
* And much more!

There are many things to understand about digital audio for your computer but to start simple let’s talk about SPDIF.

SPDIF, otherwise known as IEC 958 type II, or Sony/Philips Digital Interconnect Format is an audio and digital format that has been designed to transport digital stereo signals on your computer’s audio cards. SPDIF also works on your CD or DVD players, your car’s audio or stereo system. This format will work on any other system that uses digital stereo audio.

The two said companies, Sony and Philips, designed this format within or part of the IEC standard. SPDIF is primarily designed for consumer use, which would eventually mean ready to use hardware or equipment that would remain inexpensive. This eventually would mean more equipment or audio systems that are affordable and are portable from one device to another.

The Uses of SPDIF

Since SPDIF also transmits compressed data, one common use for this format is to carry digital audio from one device to another. An example of which would be transporting audio from your DVD player to your TV room’s home theater. Your home theater should support either DTS surround sound or Dolby Digital Sound.

This format also uses uncompressed digital data, which allows transporting digital signals to other devices as well. With this audio format, it is possible to transmit digital signals from your CD player to other receivers. It can also be used on a PC that is equipped with its interface. Connectors can either be coaxial cables or optical cables. Any DTS or Dolby capable receivers can make use of such connectors.

The Switch from Professional Format to Commercial Format

We can say that SPDIF owes its beginnings from the field of professional audio along with its said standards and uses. Its predecessor is known as AES/EBU, which used primarily to transmit digital audio among various professional audio devices. SPDIF is almost similar to AES/EBU as far as protocol is concerned.

However, the difference is that the Sony/Philips format uses connectors that are less expensive and are a lot easier for consumers to use. The coaxial or optical cables used in this format are quite common and more readily available.

Advantages of the Sony/Philips Format

Other than the fact that this format allows utilization of inexpensive equipment, it also has several other advantages for the home user. It also has noise reduction or immunity features not found in analog transmissions.

This means cleaner sounds coming from your CD ROM drive on your computer. To make your audio completely noise proof, hardware using this digital format can opt for an optical fiber connection. With all these features, we can see that this digital format was designed with the household end user in mind.

See? Not as complicated as you thought now, is it? Everything you needed to know about this format and now you to can appreciate your audio on a whole new level. After all, understanding something is the first step to pure enjoyment and who wouldn t want to enjoy music and other audio played on their computer?

Some people like their PC gaming experiences big. They spend big money on big games, big monitors and big gaming accessories but suffer from SSS (small sound syndrome). Well, listen up! Altec Lansing has released the Expressionist™ Ultra (MX6021), a distinctively styled and powerful three-piece home speaker system for computers, MP3 players and more that delivers 200W RMS.

And with this quality of sound, it won’t be just the gamers taking advantage of all that power. Consumers who keep their music on their PC will also benefit from these speakers.

The Expressionist Ultra is one of Altec Lansing’s most powerful computer audio systems and is sure to rival Logitech’s Z-2300 set and Razer Mako THX certified systems.

Its boom comes from five digital amplifiers powering five separate drivers. Each speaker driver – the 3-inch midranges, the 1-inch neodymium tweeters and the 6.5-inch long-throw subwoofer – is individually fired and powered. The result is sound you can feel and is designed to take music, movies and games to a whole new level.

“We take pride in understanding our customers’ wants and needs, and in creating products that fit their lifestyle,” said Adrian Bedggood, Altec Lansing’s Consumer Marketing Manager. “These days, more people are keeping all of their music and entertainment on their computer. So sound quality is very important to them. They want an audio system that sounds great and plays loud without distorting their favorite artist, movie scene or video game. The Expressionist Ultra speaker system fits the bill beautifully.”

No need to hide these speakers, either. They’re stylish enough to be displayed on any desktop. The visible drivers on the satellites are set into a translucent bezel and the subwoofer features a distinctive trapezoidal design that breaks up standing waves and delivers the deep bass.