Recording

Teenage Engineering’s Tiny Record Player Also Makes Custom Vinyl Records

One of the company's weirdest collaborations to date can make and play custom five-inch vinyl records.

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Sep 29

A Camera That Sees Vibrations Can Record the Sounds of Multiple Instruments Separately

The system could improve everything from mixing live bands to listening for broken machines in a factory.

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jun 24

The Saramonic Blink900 B2 is a Great Wireless Microphone For Newbies and Pros Alike

Saramonic’s new wireless system delivers great audio quality, and comes ready to record from a camera, smartphone or laptop.

Reviews Eduardo Marín Jun 14

This Is the Best USB Microphone

USB mics were popular before the pandemic, especially among streamers and anyone who needed a high-quality microphone that was also easy to set up with their computer. But if you didn’t invest in a mic pre-lockdown and now find yourself needing a good one for meetings or that new podcast you and your friend are…

Reviews Joanna Nelius Oct 1

Looks Like Google Is Busy Working on Call Recording and Live Translations

Google’s always tinkering away at something, but the latest round of rumored features hint that native call recording and real-time translations are on the way. Oh, and it looks like both features will also allow for transcriptions, too. Two weeks ago, the Google Phone 43 release contained code that hinted at the ability to record…

Tech News Victoria Song Jan 29

Uber Plans to Record Audio of Rides in the U.S.

A year and a half after Uber announced it was “getting serious about safety” as a response to the horrific deluge of reports about drivers committing murders and sexual assaults, the ride-share giant is planning a program that will record audio of rides in the U.S. Earlier this month, Uber unveiled its plans to pilot…

Privacy & Security Jennings Brown Nov 20

Top GOP Lawmakers Were Secretly Recorded Saying They Think Putin Pays Trump

Thanks to the ubiquity of recording devices and the duplicitousness of members of the GOP, we now know that top Republican congressmen were discussing potential collusion between Trump and Putin before he was even nominated. They didn’t care then and they don’t care now. https://gizmodo.com/citing-trump-tweet-senate-panel-demands-any-recordings-1795303745 The Washington Post has obtained a recording from a private…

Tech News Rhett Jones May 17

This Wearable Pauses Live TV If You Fall Asleep

Fitness trackers can tell you how many calories you’re burning, but what if you just want to laze on the couch? Your future wristband of choice could make sure you never miss a minute of your favorite TV episodes. UK telecom company Virgin Media is beginning trials of the KipstR, a 3D-printed wristband with a…

Tech News Sean Hollister Dec 22

How an Atomic Clock Was Used to Record a House-Sized Instrument

Nestled on a Malibu hillside, three miles up a corkscrew-like road from the Pacific Coast Highway, sits a very peculiar house. Protruding through a missing window in the basement are 18 brass strings, tethered to a mountain 30 yards away. And at any time of day, you might hear their haunting vibrations echoing on the…

Tech News Alissa Walker Jul 30

Your Right to Record Movies Off TV Came 30 Years Ago Today

Today, DRM fears inspire a lot of jokes that reference George Orwell’s 1984. But it was in that titular year, three decades ago today, that the U.S. Supreme Court reached a decision that defined and protected our right to record copyrighted material: Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc., or the Betamax case.…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich Jan 17

Everyone Who Records Video on Their Phone Needs to Follow This Rule

I understand that when you take a picture or video with your phone, it makes a lot of sense to hold your phone upright. It’s more comfortable! It’s totally natural! And though Instagram has helped fix portrait mode pictures by squaring them off, we still haven’t solved the portrait video problem. It’s awful to watch…

Tech News Casey Chan Jun 27

Why Your DVR Hates the Last Few Seconds of Shows So Much

There’s nothing quite like missing the very last seconds of that show you so painstakingly DVRed. Especially if that show is a live sporting event, and you explicitly told the damned box to keep going for an hour or two afterwards. It shouldn’t have to be that way, though. And as Slate explains, there’s a…

Television Eric Limer Jun 22

Watch the Police Attack and Arrest a Man for Recording Them with a Cell Phone Camera

Cameras are the new weapons, or at least that’s what it seems like in the eyes of the police. Police officers from the San Diego Police Department pretty much attacked and arrested a man for recording them with his cell phone camera. Watch the video, it’s pretty awful. How did this all happen? It started…

Tech News Casey Chan Apr 11

Of Course Some Bar Is Already Banning Google Glass

There have been plenty of parodies exploring the creepier possibilities of Google Glass, so it should come as no surprise that it’s already been banned in a Seattle bar, even though it’s not even out yet. The 5 Point Cafe posted on its Facebook wall earlier this week saying that it’d have no tolerance for…

Tech News Eric Limer Mar 10

Testing Microphones with Rockstars from Apollo Run and OK Go

When it came time to review Blue’s Spark Digital microphone, we could have put a few mics in a row, sang a little, played a little guitar, then scrutinized the sounds. Or we could have talented musicians from two amazing bands create an all-new song for us. Guess which one we picked? Here’s how this…

Reviews Brent Rose Dec 17

This Interface Could Actually Turn Your iPad Into a Killer Portable Studio

We’re skeptical of all of the cheap gadgets out there that claim to turn the iPad into a portable studio capable of “professional” recordings. If you’ve ever used professional gear you know those claims are misleading at best. But this little interface looks like it could be a winner. The Focusrite iTrack Solo is a…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Sep 7

How Auto-Tune and Digital Recording Suck the Life Out of Music

For the bedroom musician, recording was a pain until software gave them an option that was fast, flexible and sonically indistinguishable to the untrained ear. Then the pros went crazy with all of that power and turned making music into a mad science of sonic construction. The trouble is that the tools that turned the…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Mar 2

Lost Coves: Iceberg Firebird (Live)

Meet Lost Coves. I’m always at a loss for how to describe them. Experimental stoner rock? Hallucinogenic post-punk crash and bang? I’m not good with genres. What I know is that Lost Coves create soundscapes that suck you in. The Brooklyn-based band is Dylan Ricards on bass/vocals and Bil Saunders on drums. They create one…

Tech News Brent Rose Nov 20

The Age of the $600 TiVo Is Nearly Upon Us

When they write TiVo’s obituary, the last paragraph will be devoted to the Premiere Elite, a DVR that may cost more than your average 32-inch TV. But it recorded four channels at once, they’ll cry. And we’ll all solemnly nod our heads, and shrug, and immediately forget. That price is just speculation at this point…

Tech News Brian Barrett Aug 12

What People Look Like When They’re Using the Computer

Kyle McDonald, an artist, installed software that would grab pictures of people’s faces while they were using a public computer. It’s sorta creepy and invasive but also gives a unique look at how weird you look when you’re on the computer. For the most part, *SPOILER ALERT*, people look bored. Mind meltingly bored. Still neck,…

Tech News Casey Chan Jul 5

Recording

Teenage Engineering’s Tiny Record Player Also Makes Custom Vinyl Records

A Camera That Sees Vibrations Can Record the Sounds of Multiple Instruments Separately

The Saramonic Blink900 B2 is a Great Wireless Microphone For Newbies and Pros Alike

This Is the Best USB Microphone

Looks Like Google Is Busy Working on Call Recording and Live Translations

Uber Plans to Record Audio of Rides in the U.S.

Top GOP Lawmakers Were Secretly Recorded Saying They Think Putin Pays Trump

This Wearable Pauses Live TV If You Fall Asleep

How an Atomic Clock Was Used to Record a House-Sized Instrument

Your Right to Record Movies Off TV Came 30 Years Ago Today

Everyone Who Records Video on Their Phone Needs to Follow This Rule

Why Your DVR Hates the Last Few Seconds of Shows So Much

Watch the Police Attack and Arrest a Man for Recording Them with a Cell Phone Camera

Of Course Some Bar Is Already Banning Google Glass

Testing Microphones with Rockstars from Apollo Run and OK Go

This Interface Could Actually Turn Your iPad Into a Killer Portable Studio

How Auto-Tune and Digital Recording Suck the Life Out of Music

Lost Coves: Iceberg Firebird (Live)

The Age of the $600 TiVo Is Nearly Upon Us

What People Look Like When They’re Using the Computer

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