How to turn an old PC into a media centre There are a scary number of ways of playing back your library of movies and music through a TV screen. You can stream them over the LAN via a games console, play them directly from the cloud on an Internet ready TV or simply hook up your laptop via an HDMI cable. You can even play directly off of your iPod. Many go down the route of least resistance and opt for a do-it-all entertainment on demand set-top box, such as Sky+ or BT Vision, paying a monthly subscription so they never have to get their hands the slightest bit dirty with an extra cable or two. Nothing, however, has yet displaced building your own media centre to sit at the side of your TV as the ultimate symbol of home hackery. In the case of a set-top streamer, for example, you still need a separate server, running up your electricity bill and presenting a low to medium fire hazard, somewhere in the house or garden. So you've decided to build a media centre? For the heat issues alone, we're going to avoid them. Quiet your noise
Free Ringtones - Cellfish.com tuva's Podcast Free mobile downloads - mobile games mobile software mobile themes ... fun with sea moss (or, basic digital sound devices) by Sebastian Tomczak. Please email stomczak@e-access.com.au for blah-blahing Please note that the construction of a square wave oscillator using a hex inverter integrated circuit and then using it to control a digital binary counter integrated circuit is taken from the excellent reference: pp 111-139. Index Digital Logic All of the schematics presented here in the 'Sound Devices' section operate on the premise of digital logic - that is, a reliance on two individual states used to represent information. Binary Numbers Multiple states can be encoded as information when considering a set of 1s and 0s. 1s and 0s and Electricity Electricity is able to represent the idea of a 1 and a 0 quite easily. back to top Logic Chips There are three types of integrated circuits used in these mini-projects. The 40106 is a hex inverter. Function In the context of the schematics presented on this page, the 40106 is a source of up to six oscillators. The 4040 is a binary counter / divider. Sound Devices Oscillator
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Building the ultimate Linux-based music server This article describes how to build your own silent, fast, eco-friendly Linux-based PC for use in a digital music listening system. The PC is based on a high-end Via mini-ITX board, passively cooled case with heatpipe technology, Debian Linux, and a little creative embedded elbow grease. ( Click for larger view of final installation ) This system is the fourth dedicated Linux-based music server that I've built over the past eight years. Vendors of Linux-based music equipment (Sonos comes to mind) often poke fun at amateurs like me who still roll their own -- arguably for good reason. Yet, a real Linux computer is a toolbox that can do anything the user is capable of doing with it. Defining the system Let's start out with a diagram of the various components that will interoperate with our silent mini-ITX system (outlined in red). We'll build the component outlined in red (Click to enlarge) The web tablet is Nokia's Linux-based N800 , which runs about $350. Assembling the mini-ITX system
moretunes - Google Code moreTunes fetches data about the music being played on your media player (Winamp 5, Windows Media Player 9...). It gets the list of albums, lyrics, album covers and a lot more. With moreTunes, you can also repair the id3 tags automatically, rename your files in a convenient way and search similar music. Do you want to join this project?? The Features View the albums of an artist View the tracks of an album Buy music on Amazon Automatic search of songs played with Winamp 5 Automatic search of songs played with Windows Media Player 9 Automatic search of songs played with Media Monkey Search for similar music Scan your playlist Album covers Amazon customer reviews MP3 ID3 v2 tags editor Suggestions to repair the ID3 tags Rename your mp3s Scan your playlist Album covers Amazon customer reviews MP3 ID3 v2 tags editor Suggestions to repair the ID3 tags Rename your mp3s Screenshots
Installing Ubuntu Studio 7.04 - Linux For The Creative | HowtoFo Version 1.0 Author: Falko Timme <ft [at] falkotimme [dot] com> Last edited 05/11/2007 Ubuntu Studio is a multimedia editing/creation flavour of Ubuntu, built for the GNU/Linux audio, video, and graphic enthusiast or professional. It is an official derivative of the Ubuntu open source operating system and comes with applications such as Ardour2, Wired, Hydrogen, Blender, Inkscape, Pitivi, and many more, as well as a beautiful dark theme (read the release notes to learn more). This walkthrough shows how to install it. I do not issue any guarantee that this will work for you! 1 Applications This is a small excerpt of the applications that come with Ubuntu Studio 7.04: Audio Programs Graphics Programs Video Programs Kino - Free digital video editor Cinepaint - Frame by frame retouching tool Pitivi - Linear video editor Stopmotion - Create stop motion videos 2 Installing Ubuntu Studio The installation starts, and first you have to choose your language: Then select your location:
Ripping Vinyl with GNU/Linux Recently my Dad started sending me pieces of his vinyl record collection. He has a ton of good stuff from Led Zeppelin to The Beatles and everything in between from 65'-75'. My plan is to archive all the albums to my computer and do some other fancy things with them like converting each track to an MP3, allowing for easy distribution via CD or over the Internet. Below is the process that I used after doing many hours of research on and off line. 1. The EquipmentIn high school I was able to acquire some relatively decent vintage stereo equipment before the prices shot up on eBay in recent years. Technics SL-20 Belt Drive TurntableTechnics SA-110 Stereo ReceiverTechnics SH-8XXX Graphic Equalizer64-Bit Debian GNU/Linux ComputerAll the equipment except the turntable was in excellent condition, but after taking it to Classic Audio Repair in Normal Heights they replaced the RCA cable, belt, checked the speed, and recommended a Grado Green MM cartridge for improved playback. 2. 4. 5. Update
iTheory What is iTheory? iTheory is a beginning music theory ear-training program for the iPod which allows on-the-go users to practice interval recognition, scale recognition, chord recognition, and perfect pitch. This program is a complex network of over 600 interactive text notes with links to over 200 audio clips. All iPods with the Notes feature – 3rd, 4th, and 5th generation iPods, as well as the iPod mini and iPod nano – are able to use iTheory. iTheory features interactive quizzes for students to test their music theory ear-training skills in four main areas. Download iTheory Download each of the following zipped files. iTheory NotesiTheory Sounds How to Enable your iPod for iTheory From apple.com: To enable your iPod as a hard disk: Connect iPod to your computer.Open iTunes if it doesn't automatically open.Open iTunes Preferences. To store and read notes with your iPod: The Notes feature is available on iPods that have a dock connector. Copyright © 2007 by Duke University.