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Category: Digital

Posted on 5th October 20205th October 2020

Anita as a baby on reel to reel. Converting to digital

My friend Anita found a 5 inch reel to reel tape from her childhood. I offered to transfer the contents into mp3 files so she could hear herself again.

Anita baby tape.
Anita baby tape.

Should be a straightforward job. Famous last words. Continue reading “Anita as a baby on reel to reel. Converting to digital”

Posted on 7th May 20209th May 2020

Half a century in one HiFi.

My Main HiFi System is mainly concerned with playing vinyl, but it can also do that modern streaming thing and lots of other formats.

Half a century of HiFi
Half a century of HiFi

The equipment to do this was produced over a range of five decades. So let’s take a trip back in time from the newest component to the oldest. Continue reading “Half a century in one HiFi.”

Posted on 1st April 20202nd July 2020

MiniDisc and 8 Track Tape Cartridge Complementary Technologies

A technology from the 1950’s and one from the 90’s make a great partnership.

JVC-XM-D88 MiniDisc
JVC-XM-D88 MiniDisc

Despite the age difference there can be a fine symbiotic relationship. Continue reading “MiniDisc and 8 Track Tape Cartridge Complementary Technologies”

Posted on 23rd February 202022nd August 2020

Raspberry Pi music player. Software

To successfully play digital music though my HiFi several software components play a part.

Music Box - Now playing
Music Box – Now playing

It’s not just about throwing numbers at a digital to analogue converter.

Continue reading “Raspberry Pi music player. Software”

Posted on 22nd December 201922nd December 2019

Denon DMD-M30 Minidisc

Denon DMD-M30 Minidisc
Denon DMD-M30 Minidisc

I love Denon Mini systems and I love Minidisc. So, why was this a disappointment? Continue reading “Denon DMD-M30 Minidisc”

Posted on 5th November 201920th April 2020

Raspberry Pi music player. Hardware

In a previous article I described why I wanted to build a Raspberry Pi based music player.

Pi Music box hardware

Here I describe the hardware part of the project. Continue reading “Raspberry Pi music player. Hardware”

Posted on 27th October 20192nd March 2020

Raspberry Pi music player project

My passion is vintage analogue audio but, pragmatically, I also listen to digital stuff for convenience. The trouble is that, with a large collection, it isn’t that convenient to use.  This is a project to do something about that.

Pi Music Player Components
Pi Music Player Components

Continue reading “Raspberry Pi music player project”

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