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A tour announcement can leave you wondering when to buy a ticket. A saved playlist can leave the songs behind. Those are the sorts of loose ends we cover at MP3Raid, alongside new releases, gear and listening apps. Pick a story below; each one tells you where its facts and advice come from.

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Streaming & Apps

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Gear

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Audio Guides

Audio Buffer Size: Calculate the Delay Before You Change It

When Should You Use Dither? Follow the Bit-Depth Change

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Music Culture

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ISRC vs ISWC: Why One Song Can Have Several Recording Codes

Our Concert Radar

Upcoming concerts across the US

  1. Steve Lacy

    Steve Lacy

    Nashville Municipal Auditorium · Nashville
  2. Fuerza Regida

    Fuerza Regida

    Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre · Denver
  3. SIENNA SPIRO

    SIENNA SPIRO

    Showbox SoDo · Seattle
  4. B

    BigXthaPlug

    Rough Trade · New York
  5. Doja Cat

    Doja Cat

    Moody Center · Austin
  6. L

    Latto

    Moody Center · Austin
  7. Chris Brown

    Chris Brown

    Mercedes-Benz Stadium · Atlanta
  8. U

    USHER

    Mercedes-Benz Stadium · Atlanta
  9. Young Thug

    Young Thug

    United Center · Chicago
  10. Steve Lacy

    Steve Lacy

    Moody Amphitheater · Austin

Times are local to each venue. Apple Music concerts ↗

Photo credits
  • Steve Lacy: C Elliott · CC0. Cropped/resized.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Steve_Lacy_@_Rialto_Theatre.jpghttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
  • Fuerza Regida: Floppykart · CC BY 2.0. Cropped/resized.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fuerza_Regida_-_Capital_One_Arena_(2024-10-19)_(4).jpeghttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0
  • SIENNA SPIRO: Danielle Ernst · CC BY 4.0. Cropped/resized.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sienna_Spiro_2025.jpghttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
  • Doja Cat: Nate the Director · CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped/resized.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Doja_Cat_x_Amazon1.1_(cropped).jpghttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
  • Chris Brown: B.a.B swag · CC BY 4.0. Cropped/resized.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A1_Chris_Brown_2025.jpghttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
  • Young Thug: MILLION DOLLAZ WORTH OF GAME · CC BY 3.0. Cropped/resized.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Young_Thug_in_2021.pnghttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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