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There's nothing worse than trying to chat with fellow gamers while playing on your PC or Xbox, and no one can hear you because your microphone isn't working. It's just as frustrating when you're chatting with friends or loved ones ...

A digital signal processor, or a DSP as it's more commonly known, is an important element of much of modern audio equipment. You've likely used a product – or even use one regularly – that includes a digital signal processor ...

Figuring out how to wear headphones with glasses can be a literal pain. You may have tried a variety of things in the past to alleviate the pain that comes with wearing your headphones while wearing glasses. On-ear headphones cause ...

Whilst you walk along the street listening to all your best music, have you ever thought maybe I should clean my headphones or earbuds? Well, if not, it is something you should consider doing to freshen them up and rid ...

Learning how to clean your headphones is essential, especially when you use them daily. It's healthier for your ears to wear headphones that are cleaned regularly. Microbes are known for building up on your earbuds, which can cause a lot ...

Can You Use a Microphone Headset on A PC Computer? The great news is, yes you can use a microphone headset on a PC desktop computer. Headphones can be used on any PC whether it be Windows or another platform ...

If you've never recorded your voice before, it can be an easy mistake to think that all you need to do is to hit record and start speaking into a microphone. After all, the in-built microphones on so many computers ...

When it comes to music, you'll often read about treble, as well as bass and middle, but do you know what treble actually is? We're going to find out exactly what treble is, as well as what bass and middle ...

We're going to answer all the important questions about Sonos so that by the end of this article, you'll have a clear overview of Sonos, how it works, and what options you have to set up a Sonos system inside ...

Issues with your microphone volume can make voice and video calls sound awful, and it can also make recording your voice a problem, too. Fortunately, there are some easy fixes for low microphone volume, and we're going to have a ...

Streamlabs OBS is a fantastic piece of software that can help you stream or record yourself. The proper name for this form of software is Open Broadcaster Software Streamlabs. We're going to have a look at the basics of how ...

Discord is a great place for chatting with like-minded people or for chatting with fellow gamers. Usually, Discord works like a dream, with people rarely running into issues. There is, however, one problem that quite a few Discord users have ...

Musical fads will come and go, but metal is forever. Since the first heavy metal bands surfaced at the end of the 60s, it has been the mission of every metal band to be bigger, heavier and more metal than ...

Top Ten Albums 2001 the music that freed our souls by: bill aicher So, 2001 has ended and the question on many peoples' mind is: Was there any good music this year? Well indeed there was, and Music-Critic.com (now in ...

Top Ten Albums 2000 INVASIONS FROM OVERSEAS by: bill aicher 2000 may have seemed like a bit of a wasted year in music. At least that is what it appeared to be at first glance. After looking over what came ...

Top Ten Albums 2003 ninja jihad by: bill aicher So 2003 has come to a close and 2004 is underway... it's about time we take a look back and see what albums rocked our socks off this last year in ...

Jay Z  Izzo (H.O.V.A.) from the album: The Blueprint   break/doWn by: matt halverson Music watchdogs on Capitol Hill - Sen. Joe Lieberman among them - continually complain that hip-hop and rap albums are sending negative messages of violence and ...

Sittin' Down With Slug by: carmela wiese We recently were lucky enough to talk to Slug, the frontman of Minneapolis Hip-Hop group, Atmosphere to find out what it's like to be at the start of what may just be something ...

Music Critic Interview: Common by: bill aicher We recently were lucky enough to talk to Common, hot off the release of his latest album Electric Circus and currently on tour with Talib Kweli and Gang Starr to find out just ...

Naughty By Nature O.P.P. from the album: Naughty By Nature released: September 3, 1991   break/doWn: the classics takin' it on back with an old skool track by: matt halverson Are you like us? Do you think today's hip-hop is ...

Britney Spears Slave 4 U break/doWn by: matt halverson Bubble gum pop may be on its way out (much to the dismay of 13-year-olds and to the delight of the rest of the population), but the teen queen herself, Britney ...

Magic Stick  Lil' Kim featuring 50 Cent from the album: La Bella Mafia released: 03.04.03 break/doWn translating the hits for the masses by: the munk The unbelievable success of songs like 50 Cent's "In Da Club" and Lil' Kim's "Magic ...

The Crystal Method  Vegas label: outpost recordings released: 08.26.97 our score: 5.0 out of 5.0   Ready to Trip? by: tom reiter Since The Crystal Method hit the scene, they have been involved and featured in numerous other ventures.  Songs ...

Muse "Time is Running Out " from the album: Absolution label: Warner Bros. album release: 03.30.04 Since their debut album, Showbiz, Muse have been a bit of a misunderstood band here in the United States. Pigeonholed as a Radiohead-wannabe band, ...

Various Artists  Totally Hits Volume 2 label: rhino records released: 10.05.04 our score: 2.5 out of 5.0 Playing Catch Up to that "Other" Hits Collection by: john f. reed The Totally Hits collections are usually a great book-end companion to ...