The distinction between analog and digital signals is very simple, but it can still be a challenge to wrap one's mind around the concepts that define the two systems. Just when you think you've got it ...

Analog and digital signals are used to transmit information, such as audio or video, via electric signals. The main difference between the two is that in analog technology, information is translated ...

Have you ever found yourself torn between the simplicity of pen and paper and the efficiency of digital tools when trying to stay organized? You’re not alone. In a world that’s constantly buzzing with ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

Every sound you hear in real life is analog, but digital recording converts the original sound into a sequence of numbers. No wonder analog and digital sound so different! Ex-movie theater ...

A version of this essay was originally published at Tech.pinions, a website dedicated to informed opinions, insight and perspective on the tech industry. Digital isn’t always better. Sure, there are ...

Learn the details involving analog and digital music and find out if one is truly better than the other. I wrote an article in January titled “10 things the tech world should leave behind.” In my ...

In previous installments of the AudioFile, we’ve talked about basic PCM audio, which encodes audio into a series of numbers that a computer can play or manipulate. We’ve also discussed the process of ...

The debate over whether analog or digital sound is preferable is very delicate, about as resolvable as arguing about which is the better sport. There are people who swear by either side. On one side ...

What are you really looking at when you gaze at a color TV screen or a newspaper photo? On a TV screen or in a newspaper or a magazine picture, or even the computer monitor screen on which you read ...