Studio Monitor
Are you trying to record music and sick and tired of the poor quality sound coming from your PC? Follow these tips to get better sound from your computer.
Buy Better Speakers
Better quality speakers are a must as the ones supplied with your computer are usually of poor quality. Don't be fooled by the "watts" sign on the boxes as they are usually in "PMPO" and these are very low in quality.
Look for studio monitors that are rated in "Watts RMS" as they are higher quality speakers and also check that they are above 60 Watts RMS per speaker bass driver. I prefer above 80 Watts RMS, but it all depends on how much you can spend on the speakers.
If you really want to splash out, go for Active speakers. These are speakers with built in amplifiers.
Get a Better SoundCard
Again, soundcards supplied with PC's are usually of low quality and its usually the onboard sound which is part of the motherboard. If your computer is using the onboard sound setup, then a soundcard is a diffinate must.
If you are a home user and want surround sound then the Soundblaster cards are made for you. But musicians must go for external audio interfaces as these provide better quality sound and also proper inputs for recording instruments and vocals.
Get a Better Amplifier
If you have decided to use studio monitors that dont have their own amplifier (also known as passive speakers) then you are going to have to splash out on a "studio amp" or "reference amp".
Again, look for the "Watts RMS". The higher the Watts the better the amplifier. But, be sure never to turn your amplifier up too much otherwise you will have to spend more money on new studio monitors.
Fill Your Speaker Stands
When you buy speaker stands you will notice that they are hollow. You should fill the stands with sand or steal/lead shot. The reason for this is to improve the sound by making the bass solid and also to stop the stands from moving back and forth when the bass kicks in as this can change the acoustics as the sound hits different parts of the walls. But, please make sure that if you use lead shot that none of it can escape, you dont want to cause lead poisoning.
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Your Computer System
Your computer is a set of tools and you need all those tools to function effectively. It contains two major set of tools: software and hardware. Learning the hardware components of your computer system is important specially when getting started. Let's find out what they are.
Input Devices
An input device captures information and translates it into a form that can be processed and used by other parts of your computer. Input devices include a mouse, keyboard, trackball, touchpad, scanner, digital camera, digital video camera, and many others. These devices essentially help you enter information into your computer system so you can use and manipulate it. Desktop Computers always come with a mouse. On notebook computers, you'll also find another input device called a touchpad. A touchpad is a touch sensitive input device on which you move or slide your finger to cause your screen pointer to move accordingly. These are now the most common pointing input devices on notebook computers.
As you use your computer system, you're certainly not limited to capturing information that exists in a text or numeric form. You can also capture audio - using microphone, images, and video. A digital camera is an input device that helps you capture live photos and pictures and transfer them directly to your computer. A digital video camera is an input device that helps you capture live video and transfer them directly to your computer. With these two devices, you can easily capture photos and video and add them to your Web page.
Output Devices
An output device takes information within your computer and presents it to you in a form that you can understand. The most common output devices are monitors, printers, and speakers. As you might well guess, speakers are output devices that allow you to hear information.
Many of today's computer applications are multimedia-based. A multimedia is a presentation of information that can include sound, text, graphics, video, and animation and over which you have some sort of control. Monitors on the other hand, are output devices that display information to you on a screen. When you buy a monitor, you need to consider screen size, resolution, and dot pitch. Screen size defines the viewable area of the screen and is measured from one corner to the opposite corner. Most people prefer bigger screen sizes, but bigger screens also cost more money.
A printer is an output device that creates a hard copy or paper version of the information you want to see. Today's personal computer printers include inkjet and laser printers. You still might find some dot matrix printers in use, but they are quickly fading away. For both inkjets and lasers, the resolution of printer is the number of dots per inch (dpi) it produces, which is the same principle as the resolution in monitors. The more dots, the better the image, and, usually the more costly the printer.
In general, if you need color, you should probably buy an inkjet printer as opposed to a color laser printer. Color inkjet printers sell for as little as $100. However, if you want extremely high quality black-and-white paper prints, you should probably consider buying a laser printer.
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