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You can download the audio pronunciation files of English dictionary words in MP3 format and practice pronunciation on the go.
Here’s a little tip that some educators and students may find useful. You can directly download the audio pronunciation files of English dictionary words from Google and practice pronunciation on the go.
A little background. When you use a search query like “define:word,” Google will offer the dictionary definition of that word and, in most cases, it will also provide an audio hint to help you learn how to pronounce that word.
These audio pronunciation files are in MP3 format and you can directly access them without even using Google Search. Just use the following URL and replace WORD with any of the English words that you are still learning to pronounce.
To give you an example, here are some sample audio pronunciation files that you can right-click and directly download to your computer.
And this trick may even work with difficult words for which Google doesn’t offer an audio pronunciation hint – for instance, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.mp3.
Win/Mac: We've discussed a few ways to record Skype calls in the past, but they tend to be pretty hit-or-miss. As long as the audio is the only part you're worried about, CallNote can record your calls and then save the audio file to your Evernote account immediately as soon as it's finished recording.
Callnote is pretty simple to use. Fire up the app, head over to the Evernote tab to log in to Evernote, and while Skype is open and running click to record, stop recording, or play back what's been recorded, so you can test before your call or podcast begins. The app allows you to record up to eight participants, and includes a note when the audio is uploaded to Evernote with the attendees names and the call time and duration included. You can set the process to take place automatically—as in the app starts recording as soon as the call begins, stops when it ends, and uploads immediately after it stops, or you can toggle triggers in between so you can manually select the destination notebook.
The app is free, and can be downloaded directly from the developer or directly from the Skype App Store. Do you record Skype calls, or use a different method? Share your alternatives and suggestions in the comments below.
OS X: Porthole streams audio from you Mac to your AirPlay device—or, more specifically for now, your AirPort (with Apple TV support on the way).
With AirPlay, Apple's turned streaming audio from one device to another into child's play, which is great for folks with devices capable of acting as AirPlay destinations (which include the AirPort Express and Apple TV). Unfortunately, OS X currently only allows AirPlay streaming between iTunes and AirPlay speakers (unless you feel like some more serious tweaking). Porthole adds an item to your menu bar that transfers your system audio to an AirPort Express with one click. It's a piece of cake.
The drawbacks: It costs roughly $10, which is a little pricey, but considerably less expensive than the go-to alternative Airfoil, which costs $25 for a license. Drawback #2: It doesn't yet support streaming to the Apple TV. Fortunately, the developers claim that they're "feverishly working on support for the Apple TV", so hopefully that'll arrive soon.
Porthole has a free nagware version available if you want to try it out before you pony up.
Audacity is my go-to program when I need to edit audio on my system. It is a comfortable to use Open Source application with a feature set that is rivaling commercial sound editors. The developers of Audacity have just released Audacity 2.0 to the public.
The new version as usually is available for all supported operating system, that is Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh and Gnu/Linux, and as a source code download. Audacity 2.0 replaces all previous versions of the program, especially version 1.2.6 and 1.3.14, the previous release versions of the audio software. The 1.2.x versions were the stable versions of the program, while 1.3.x beta versions.
Windows users who want to install the new version need to pay attention to the installation process. If they are upgrading to 2.0 from earlier program versions, they need to download and install the latest version of the LAME mp3 encoder for MP3 support.
The developers note that the Windows installer will replace a 1.2.x installation of Audacity, but install alongside 1.3 beta versions. They therefor recommend to uninstall 1.3 versions prior to installing Audacity 2.0.
Major feature changes in 2.0 over 1.2.6 are:
Many effects significantly improved, especially Equalization, Noise Removal and Normalize. Vocal Remover now included plus GVerb on Windows and Mac. VAMP analysis plug-ins now supported.Improved label tracks with Sync-Lock Tracks feature in the Tracks Menu. Multiple clips per track. Tracks and selections can be fully manipulated using the keyboard. Many more keyboard shortcuts.New Device Toolbar to manage inputs and outputs. Timer Record feature. New Mixer Board view with per-track VU meters.Automatic Crash Recovery in the event of abnormal program termination.Fast “On-Demand” import of WAV/AIFF files if read directly from source. FLAC now fully supported. Added support for optional FFmpeg library for import/export of AC3/M4A/WMA and import of audio from video files.
The changes between 1.3.14 and 2.0.0 are mainly bug fix related, as most of the features have already been implemented into the beta version by the team.
The extensive release notes list bug fixes and known issues between Audacity 1.3.14 and 2.0.0. If you are looking for a free audio editor and recorder, then Audacity should be your first stop.
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CNET News Apple Apple reportedly cooking up new audio file format by Lance Whitney February 29, 2012 6:25 AM PST Follow @lancewhit The file format would adapt itself to high-quality or low-quality audio depending on the bandwidth and other conditions, says The Guardian.
(Credit:Apple)Apple may be tuning up a new streaming-audio format that handle varying degrees of quality.
Citing an anonymous source, U.K. news site The Guardian reported yesterday that the format would offer "adaptive streaming" to iCloud users, automatically choosing between low-quality and high-quality sound based on the bandwidth and amount of local storage.
Users with lots of bandwidth could listen to a studio-quality recording, while those with minimal bandwidth would get more standard digital quality.
The source reportedly told The Guardian that Apple has reached out to a music studio in London to create audio files to tap into the new format. If true, Apple may use the format for its iTunes Match service, which creates a copy of a user's iTunes library in the cloud, then accessible from any iOS device.
Using iTunes Match, your entire iTunes library could transform from the default AAC format to high-definition, instantly improving the quality of your music, according to the source.
Assuming the source's intel is accurate, the new format may be introduced on March 7 when Apple is expected to unveil the next iPad.
Related storiesNeil Young: Apple was working on super high-def musicHow to use iTunes Match to upgrade audio quality Does it still make sense to buy CDs?An Apple spokesman told CNET that he declined to comment on rumors and speculation.
This latest report follows recent comments from rock star Neil Young that he had spoken with the late Steve Jobs about improving the quality of digital music.
The project, which Young said never came to fruition, could have seen digital music pushed to studio-level quality. An earlier report from CNN suggested that Apple was already talking to record labels about a way to preserve the high-fidelity sound of studio recordings for digital downloads.
Many audiophiles have long complained about the loss of audio quality as music wends its way from the studio all the way down to portable media players. In his interview with AllThingsD, Young claims that Steve Jobs himself would go home and listen to music on plain, old analog vinyl records. Updated 7:30 a.m. PTwith response from Apple.
HTC has released a number of phones sporting "Beats Audio", a branded equalizer that boosts the bass, among other things. XDA modders RockoDev and fuss132 have turned this into a flashable ZIP file that works on any phone running Gingerbread or a Gingerbread-based ROM.
While the best way to improve your music would be to use an advanced equalizer like that in PowerAMP, our favorite music player for Android, those that don't really want to go through the work of setting up an equalizer can flash the Beats Audio mod to their device instead. Just download the ZIP file and flash it like you would any other ROM with ROM Manager, ClockworkMod, or your recovery of choice. Some people are finding their music sounds better with the mod, others are having trouble seeing a difference (though you'll probably notice it more with a nice pair of headphones). The above images to the right show the difference before and after the mod has been applied on a Samsung Galaxy SL—the first image uses default audio, while the second image shows sound with the Beats mod installed. Hit the link to read more and to download the mod.
And please, guys, let's not get into a flamewar about Beats in the comments—some people love it, and that's fine for them. Let's keep it friendly.
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JH Audio JH-3A: The $1,748 earbud | The Audiophiliac - CNET News CNET News @import "http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/Ads/common/css/SponsoredTextLink/sponsoredTextLink.live.css"; Manage Packages With UPS My Choice Home Reviews Cell Phones Camcorders Digital Cameras Laptops TVs Car Tech Forums Appliances Cell Phone Accessories Components Desktops E-book Readers Games and Gear GPS Hard Drives & Storage Headphones Home Audio Home Video Internet Access Monitors MP3 Players Networking and Wi-Fi Peripherals Printers Software Tablets Web Hosting You are here: News Latest News Mobile Startups Cutting Edge Media Security Business Tech Health Tech Crave Apple Microsoft Politics & Law Gaming & Culture Blogs Video Photos RSS Download Windows Software Mac Software Mobile Apps Web Apps The Download Blog CNET TV How To Computers Home Theater Smartphones Tablets Web Marketplace Log In | Join Log In Join CNET Sign in with My profile Log out CNET News The Audiophiliac JH Audio JH-3A: The $1,748 earbud by Steve Guttenberg March 3, 2012 7:36 AM PST Follow @AudiophiliacMan
To advance the state of the art of in-ear headphones, JH Audio developed the first portable amplifier-headphone system. You've never heard anything like it.
The JH Audio JH-3A amplifier and headphone system (Credit:JH Audio)
Sound-quality advances in headphone design show no sign of slowing down, and even old names like Philips and Sony are getting serious about making great-sounding headphones. Sadly, those brands aren't attempting to make anything that could be compared with the world's best, like the JH-3A headphone/amplifier system, from JH Audio.
That company's founder and designer, Jerry Harvey, started building in-ear monitors for rock bands in 1995. He counts Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys, Aerosmith, Foreigner, and Linkin Park as customers. Harvey is currently with the Van Halen tour--the band uses his 'phones onstage--and Harvey uses their feedback to improve his designs.
The JH-3A is an amplifier/in-ear headphone system, with analog and digital inputs with up to 24-bit resolution and 96kHz sampling rates. I've used portable headphone amplifiers before, and they can sound great with all types of headphones, but the JH-3A takes in-ear headphone performance to another level.
When it was introduced two years ago the JH16 was the world's first eight-driver, three-way in-ear headphone. It takes 5 hours to build and test each pair of JH16 headphones in the company's Florida factory. Each one is a unique hand-built creation, based on the customer's custom ear molds made by a local audiologist. That helps ensure a perfect fit, and a high degree of isolation from external noise.
Now, with the dedicated battery-powered amplifier and redesigned JH16, the system's digital signal processor phase-aligns and equalizes the headphone drivers to produce flat frequency response. The frequency response can also be custom fine-tuned to compensate for its owner's moderate hearing losses! Connectivity features include a 3.5mm input for the 96kHz/24-bit digital-to-analog converter, while the USB input handles 48kHz/16-bit, and there's also a 3.5mm line-level analog input. The amp's front panel has a bass control, so you can add up to 11 db of bass boost. The JH-3A amp/headphone system is sold with a two-year parts-and-labor warranty. The amplifier measures a tidy 1 inch by 2.8 inches by 5 inches.
I didn't care for the sound via the JH-3A's USB input, so I mostly listened with myiPod Classic. The JH-3A is a portable system, after all, so that's how I used it. I also watched a few movies with my Oppo BDP-95 Blu-ray player, but you could also use atablet or phone.
Audeze LCD-2 full-size headphones (Credit:Audeze)
The sound is significantly cleaner and lower in distortion than any in-ear headphone I've ever heard. I can hear "deeper" into the recordings, and at quieter volume, so there's no need to play music loud to hear the detail; it's fully developed at very soft volume levels. On Ernst Reijseger's brilliant soundtrack album from "Cave of Forgotten Dreams," the spatial qualities of the mix are extraordinary. I hear the musicians breathing as they play; I feel as if there's nothing separating my ears from the session's microphones.
I've listened to Rosanne Cash's "10 Song Demo" album on countless headphones and speakers, but it never sounded as real before. The incredibly close sound of her voice and guitar is intimate and thrilling, and the level of detail is astonishing, but with good recordings the JH-3A's sound is never harsh or grating.
When I watched the "Contagion" DVD, the JH-3A put me in the action. The film stars Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Laurence Fishburne, and they do their best to confront a virus that threatens the entire human race. The sheer intimacy of the sound mix was thrilling; I was so much more aware of the film's quieter details, like the air circulation system of the hospital's operating room and the hushed murmurs in the large stadium where the emergency teams house huge numbers of infected patients. The soundtrack was strictly stereo, but the sounds in the flashback scenes in a crowded casino seemed to come from all around my head.
The JH-3A is, without question the best-sounding set of in-ear headphones I've heard to date, but how does it compare with the best full-size headphones? To find out I plugged-in the latest version of the Audeze LCD-2 headphones ($945) and a Schiit Audio Lyr headphone amp ($449) and Halide Design HD digital-to-analog converter ($550). I will separately review the Lyr and HD DAC here on the Audiophiliac in the near future.
In that system the LCD-2 had a brighter and livelier tonal balance, but the JH-3A conveyed power in a more visceral way. That was, mind you, with the JH-3A's bass control at its minimum setting; turning it up didn't muddy the bass, there was just more of it. In any case, the deep bass goes deeper, and bass definition is better than the LCD-2 mated with the Lyr amplifier (I've achieved better overall sound with the LCD-2 with much more expensive power amps). My goal here was to keep the prices of the two systems nearly equal. The full-size headphones' imaging was more open and transparent. I don't think there's a clear winner, but I imagine the two will be used in very different ways. The JH-3A is a portable system, and the Audeze LCD-2 is more of a stay-at-home or studio design. It's a large, bulky set of headphones. So it really depends on how you intend to use it more than which is better.
That said, I can't get over how the JH-3A does what it does, this level of performance has never been available before in a portable package. The JH-3A headphones/amplifier system retails for $1,748.
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