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There are many folks that hate both Apple and Microsoft portable media products. Apple makes i pod an Microsoft makes Zune.Fortunately for the consumer, there are other good portable media players out there now but do not have the same visibility as Apple and Microsoft products. Discussion about these other portable media players like SanDisks Sansa series and Creatives Zen series devices are beyond the scope of this article. This article is about basic iPod and Zune similarities and differences. In addition, sources for purchasing music online for iPod and Zune will be briefly discussed.

The iPod is a portable media players designed and marketed by Apple and released to the public in 2001. Currently, as a digital audio player, the iPod is the best-selling music player in history. Zune is Microsoft’s digital audio player, released in 2006, directly competing with Apples iPod. Each of these portable media players deliver what it was intended to do which is to play music or audio, display images, and play video. Each has their pros and cons.

There are many Zune and IPod similarities and I will list major ones. They each have the same starting price of around $249, disk storage, picture capacity, screen resolution, and aspect ratio. They play audio, pictures, and video. They have USB connection (to another device, typically a computer), battery, and similar battery life.

Both devices support MP3, MP4, M4A, M4B (for audio), and MOV (for video) file formats. The Zune favors Windows Media Audio (WMA) while iPod has its protected AAC format. When it comes to exchanging files, you will need software tools to convert your iTunes files to MP3 or convert Zune WMA files to MP3. Both systems support JPGs (for still images) and MPGs (for video).

There are advantages that Zune has over iPod. Approximately 60 hours more video can be stored in the 30GB version. Zune has a larger screen size and is capable of portrait mode display. Zune has wallpaper, FM radio, wireless connectivity, and faster battery charge. Zune Plays WMA audio formats and WMV video formats. It has one more standard case color: brown!

There are advantages that iPod has over Zune. iPod plays games, is compatible with the Audible, Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV audio formats. It plays H.264, M4V, MP4, MOV, MPEG-4 video formats. It is slightly smaller and lighter than Zune. The iPod software works on PC and Mac. Zune only works with PCs. The primary websites for music downloads are iTunes Store for iPod and Zune Marketplace for Zune. Both sites offer music downloads of 0.99 cents per song. With Zune Marketplace, you can buy a monthly subscription for $14.99 a month for unlimited downloads as long as you have a subscription.

But there are other online music stores out there so you are not limited to Apple and Microsoft. Do an online search for “online music stores” and determine what works for you.

Listening to music is very soothing for many people. Regardless of our culture and background people the world over love to listen to songs and sing along or hum the melodies. Music often puts things into perspective as it expresses emotion and strikes certain chords that we never knew existed. People react differently when they hear certain songs or beats of music.

Music lovers enjoy making a collection of their favorite songs and treasure them for years by replaying them whenever they are in the mood. Music can fill you with nostalgia. Sad songs can make you cry while happy lively songs may make you get up and dance. It is a great gift for people who live alone and wish to spend hours listening to their favorite songs or for those who get inspired by the words of a song. Many websites have mushroomed online to promote free music downloads that cut across barriers of language, culture and country. You can now listen to music from bygone eras or the latest that set the pace and trend and download the ones that you particularly like from these online websites.

There are several websites that talk about the subject but it is difficult to find information on the right websites that offer clarity of sound to download on your MP3 player. Many music stores online offer limited music MP3s and you may have to pay a small fee for downloading their songs. Are you interested in downloading Malayalam songs online? Check out songs.pk which is a popular website that allows you to download Bollywood, Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam music for free.

When you listen to a radio, you only hear the songs that have been pre-selected. The advantage with listening to songs online at certain websites is that you have the liberty of downloading and listening to your favorite songs immediately. You can create your own personal playlist and listen to them over and over again.

Indian songs.pk has the latest Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu and Tamil MP3 albums and songs. Download them on your PC and listen to them whenever you wish to hear your favorite songs. You can send them a request if you are interested in certain songs and you can download the same in an MP3 format.

Many of the websites online are free though some accept a payment for downloading music. One should be careful of downloading from certain free sites as they are not safe. Certain viruses and malware may creep into the system and cause problems. Protect your PC or players from crashing by checking out the website and reading the reviews before using them.

You do not have to purchase an entire CD when you are interested in a particular song. However, when you download from the internet, you can download only the track that you wish to hear along with your other favorite songs. Create your own music library and store them on your MP3 player to listen at your convenience. Enjoy listening to the Malayalam songs that you have downloaded whenever you are in the mood.

Do you like listening to music, do you want record some music in your phone or MP3, if you want do like this, a USB sound card is necessary for you. A lot of people think they already have a sound card inside the computer, so do not need to waste money to buy a one, in fact this idea is wrong.

The majority of sound cards that come with computers are not designed for use with music programs. If you try to use them for recording music the quality will be much lower and you will experience large delays which will make recording impossible. If you want to do home recording then you will need a soundcard that has been designed for this purpose.

Now there are several different types in the market.

Internal cards – If you have a PC that has a spare internal card slot, then you can get a relatively inexpensive sound card that can be used for home music production. If you know what you are doing you can fit them yourself, but if youre in any doubt then please (for your own safety) get someone who knows what they are doing to fit it.

USB / firewire – there are some great sound cards that attach via USB / firewire. They usually cost a little bit more, but are really easy to transfer between computers if you use more than one.

Another thing to consider when you are buying a sound card is whether or not it will directly accept the signal from your microphone. It will almost certainly tell you this on the package / website where you buy it from, and may say something like Mic Preamp. If it doesnt then you will need to connect it via your mixing desk.

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For the independent artist, sounding great isn’t a luxury only available to big time artists anymore – it is a necessity. Music sales may have diminished, but that doesn’t mean that recorded music is on its way out. Far from it. More music is being consumed on more devices by more listeners than ever before in history! Musicians are making their music available on internet and satellite radio, online music streaming services such as Pandora, Spotify, Rdio, Deezer, and YouTube, selling on direct-to-fan sites such as CD Baby, Bandcamp, and ReverbNation, and still pushing sales through -traditional’ online retailers such as iTunes and Amazon MP3. Let’s face it, there is no excuse for an artist to release sub-par recordings.

For some people, audio engineers are still mysterious. To others, they are -evil’ manipulators of music, creating false, auto-tuned, machines out of terrible artists. This, however, is far from the truth. Every record, no matter the type, gets taken care of by a tracking engineer, mixing engineer, and mastering engineer. The recording engineer uses many of microphones and technique to accurately capture and record the artist’s performance as it occurs in the recording studio. The mixing engineer takes all of the separate audio tracks and crafts the music to sound great and convey the song’s emotion. He sets proper levels, panning, EQ, compression, and adds creative effects where possible to complement the musician’s vision. Lastly, the mastering engineer uses unique gear and highly trained ears in an acoustically accurate room to subtly polish and prepare the track for final release and ensure the recording translates to a variety of playback systems. “While many audio techniques can enhance the final production, we engineers are not magicians and can’t replace a poor performance or terrible recording,” says Scott of Virtual Mix Engineer.

Recorded music is more often used as promotional vessel for musicians. The real money currently is in touring, publishing, sync placements, and merchandise. When a listener connects with an artist’s music, they’ll listen to their music, tweet, and share the music with their friends. The fans want to support the artist and buy tickets to their shows, purchase apparel, and follow and interact with the artist through social media. As the musician grows in popularity, their music may be chosen for sync placements in film and TV, which not only provides great exposure, it also pays quite well. To make it to this stage however, it all begins with a great song and polished recording.

The rise of do-it-yourself recording has led to more musicians releasing music than ever before. With a powerful PC, some microphones, a digital audio workstation, and a little know-how, anyone can create and release music. One area where many artists fall short is failing to recognize their weaknesses in mixing. An experienced mixer has the right tools, but most importantly the knowledge to make a recording reach its full potential. Though it can be difficult for an artist, letting go and trusting your mix engineer will take your recordings to the next level and help you stand out from the others. Fans are instantly attracted to a well-written and performed song that sounds like a hit.

Spend the proper time in pre-production, ensuring your song and arrangement are as solid as possible. Then and only then, book time in the best studio you can afford to record your basic tracks. Connect with a local or online mixing engineer within your budget whose work and personality you gel with, and tweak the mixdown until you’re satisfied. Lastly, send the songs off to mastering for that final touch. Once your production is finished, you can get the music into multiple venues and into the ears of your listeners and fans.