There's very little Linux can't do -- powering everything from enterprise solutions and social networks to IoT devices and even automobiles. But Linux isn't just for the business of business. Thanks ...

Linux audio has a reputation for being confusing at best and downright broken at worst. Between PulseAudio, ALSA, and JACK, the experience has often depended on trial and error, along with a lot of ...

Life was simpler when everything your computer did was text-based. It is easy enough to shove data into one end of a pipe and take it out of the other. Sure, if the pipe extends across the network, ...

My Ubuntu 21.10 install will no longer play any audio at all thru my facing speakers. Mind, I installed it a while ago, shortly after release, it all worked then, and it doesn't now. The usual trick ...

This week's entry looks at a unique new audio editor, some important updates, and a very cool programming environment for graphics (and much more). As always, some tasty treats are cooking in the ...

As a sound server for Linux, Pipewire 1.4 addresses music production requirements with an extended JACK API and MIDI 2 and contains new codecs. The new version of the ...

Editor's note: This article present one view of the pitfalls that may be experienced when configuring audio codecs under Linux. Results will vary based on systems configuration, library versions, and ...

Life just got easier for users of the downloadable or boxed retail versions of the Ubuntu Linux 8.04 operating system who want easy and cheap ways of adding DVD playback and improved audio ...