Audio Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

RHA MA450i noise isolating earphones a great alternative to new EarPods

by Michael Grothaus (Oct 8th, 2012)

To be sure, I'm not an audiophile, but I am discerning enough to know what headphones sound better than the ones I'm used to. I'm not a big fan of the new EarPods Apple released last month. While they are an improvement over the old earbuds, I've recently found a pair of earphones I like a lot ...

You bring the speakers. Outdoor Technology's Adapt brings the Bluetooth.

by Erica Sadun (Sep 28th, 2012)

Earlier this week I took a look at Outdoor Technology's Bluetooth-based Turtle Shell mountable speaker. After that review, the company invited me to take a look at their Adapt gadget. For US$40, this teeny adapter transforms any speaker system or headset into a Bluetooth-powered audio solution. ...

Daily iPhone App: djay for iPhone 5 brings new features to the wider screen

by Mike Schramm (Sep 26th, 2012)

Algoriddim's music-mixing djay app has been a hit on both Mac and iOS for a while now, so it's not brand new by any means. But the iPhone version has just been updated with some new features, including compatibility with the iPhone 5's wider screen. And while a lot of developers have been ...

Turtle Shell speakers bring Bluetooth-enabled weather-resistant music to bikes, strollers and more

by Erica Sadun (Sep 24th, 2012)

The speakers in the image above are Outdoor Technology's Turtle Shell. Expected to retail for $150, the product is currently in Kickstarter at an early-backer price of $99. To date, it's over a third of the way towards funding, with just under two weeks left to go. The idea is this: the ...

Tip: Making ITPC links work with the official Podcasts app

by Mike Schramm (Sep 24th, 2012)

My iPhone 5 arrived last Friday, and because my old iPhone 4 had gotten so cluttered with apps, I decided that instead of restoring from an old backup, I would go ahead and just start over completely. Most of my important documents and logins are all stored in iCloud, so it wasn't a big ...

FreeWheelin helmet system delivers noise-resistant Bluetooth audio

by Erica Sadun (Sep 21st, 2012)

Richard Solo's FreeWheelin audio system (US$150 street price) allows you to add stereo speakers to your bike helmet. As the picture to the right shows, it consists of three small boxes that use a high-powered variant of Velcro to mount to the helmet's back and sides. It's about as dorky looking ...

Powerful, fast audio editor Fission updated to version 2, available on Mac App Store

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Sep 17th, 2012)

Rogue Amoeba does magical things with audio on the Mac. I've long been a fan of their software, and one of their best applications just got a big update with Fission 2. If you've ever wanted to split, edit, join or otherwise mangle audio clips regardless of format, Fission is a great tool. Not ...

Sony announces new pro audio suite for OS X

by Mel Martin (Sep 7th, 2012)

It's been a long time coming, but Sony is ready to give the Mac a significant pro boost with the imminent release of Sound Forge Pro Mac audio recording, editing and mastering software. Sony says the software is not a port of Sound Forge for Windows, but was built from the ground up to support ...

Audience Inc says Apple unlikely to use its audio tech in iPhones

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 7th, 2012)

Audience is a US-based company that makes voice and audio processors for mobile products. In the past, Apple used Audience's audio technology in the iPhone, but that may change with the next iPhone model, says a report in Reuters. Audience's CEO Peter Santos told Reuters in an email interview ...

WaveTap snags audio on your Mac with a keyboard shortcut

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 24th, 2012)

Recording audio on the Mac just got a little easier thanks to WavTap, a nifty audio utility created by Github user Patrick Ellis. Spotted by Peter Kirn of Create Digital Music, the tool lets you record audio on your Mac using a keyboard shortcut. You can use the customizable shortcut to both ...

EPL Holdings sues Apple over playback tech in QuickTime, iPhone

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 17th, 2012)

According to a report on Patently Apple, Apple is facing yet another patent lawsuit. This latest suit was filed by EPL Holdings, LLC and accuses Apple of infringing on two patents governing audio and video playback. EPL, formerly Enounce, claims company founder Donald J. Hejna Jr. met with ...

iPhone 101: Switching sound off (or down)

by Erica Sadun (Jul 23rd, 2012)

Today's iPhone 101 is all about audio volume. You may think that the volume toggle and the mute switch on the side of your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch are the beginning and end of noise control, but it turns out there's more to the iOS sound story. You can get some volume management by ...

Chirp iPhone app introduces sharing via sound

by Kelly Guimont (Jul 20th, 2012)

You'd be forgiven for thinking this is a story about some sort of jukebox from my House (of Crackpot Theories), but this is news about a real app called Chirp. What's Chirp? "Half Bump, half Soundhound." On your iPhone, you choose an item (photo, note, or link) and then you can share with ...

Review: BBE's SonicMax Pro music player app for iOS

by Matt Tinsley (Jun 29th, 2012)

BBE Sound has stepped into the iOS app world with BBE SonicMax Pro, an iOS music player that taps into your iPhone's music library and claims to restore the clarity, definition and natural warmth that can be missing from digital music. Recently, there's been a definite push to improve the quality ...

SRS Labs offers app to improve sound of Mac computers

by Mel Martin (Jun 28th, 2012)

If you followed SRS Labs, you're probably familiar with their products. The company specializes in sound-processing technology, and they have provided enhancement software for consumer and professional applications. Today, the company launched Audio Essentials, which promises to dramatically ...