In my last installment of this series I introduced a variety of GUI-based tools that can help you discover more about your system to help identify potentially troublesome components. This week we'll ...

Noise in an analog audio line can be difficult to track down, let alone eliminate. Noise can be caused by such factors as pin 1 problems, inadequate common-mode rejection at an input, magnetic or ...

Fix for audio problems A poster to the Apple discussion boards has posted a workaround for some of the audio problems apparent after applying the Mac OS X 10.2.3 update. One reader describes his ...

Under fortuitous conditions, systems may be acceptably quiet in spite of poor techniques. But physics will ultimately rule and noises may appear for no apparent reason! Once we understand how earthing ...

Learn and understand the common sound issues with the Samsung Galaxy S7 (#Samsung #GalaxyS7) and what the possible causes are. Learn how to troubleshoot common audio problem and what procedures need ...

We often get flooded with emails from readers attempting to troubleshoot why their home theater systems no longer work correctly. This assumes at one point your system was operating correctly but has ...

Audio issues on the Microsoft Surface Pro 9 can be frustrating, especially given the device's reputation for delivering high-quality audio. Here are some detailed steps and solutions to help you ...

Here's some troubleshooting tricks of the trade—helpful hints that are easy to implement and easy on the budget, shared by your engineering colleagues. One of the important functions of patchbays, or ...

A number of people have run into audio problems after installing the latest OS X 10.6.8 update. While a true fix will have to come from Apple, here is a workaround that may help some people. Topher ...

I have a friend who has had nothing but nightmares result from his attempts at setting up the fabled low-latency high-performance Linux audio system. In sympathy with his plight I present here a ...