http://thepodcastingblog.com News, reviews, and tips for podcasters Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:15:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Bottom line: I’m a studio audio junkie. I spend my free time browsing through BSW and Sweetwater catalogs and looking at cool gear. I take any excuse I can get to try out a cool new mic, broadcast console or headphones. And because of this obsession, I seem to have ... http://thepodcastingblog.com/2008/06/17/cable-quality-a-thing-of-the-past/ Podcasting News linking to a site with absolutely everything you need to know about microphones, Coutant.org, the site of Professor S.O. Coutant. Not only does it let you listen to piano music, but The Microphone Home Page has information on frequencies, pick-up patterns, and all sorts of other information about TONS ... http://thepodcastingblog.com/2008/04/08/everything-you-want-to-know-about-microphones/ Call Graph is a brand-new plugin for Skype that can easily record calls, and it's free. However, it's only available to Windows users, making it less than appealing for a large chunk of the podcasting community. Call Graph is a simple and good plugin for Skype as far as recording calls ... http://thepodcastingblog.com/2008/04/02/easy-free-skype-recording-with-call-graph/ Quickly becoming a video podcast icon, Veronica Belmont is soon making her second move in a year, this time leaving Mahalo where she hosted the Mahalo Daily video podcast (she left her previous job as a producer and host at CNET late last year). The news was first released today by ... http://thepodcastingblog.com/2008/04/02/veronica-belmont-to-leave-mahalo/ SUMMARY: Price: $169.99 list, around $80 at online retailers The good: Fairly cheap, good quality audio. Powered through USB so no other hardware is required. Good for the low budget, hobby podcaster. The bad: Can't be used with any other hardware, as it's USB. The fact that the microphone is USB causes some ... http://thepodcastingblog.com/2008/03/27/review-samson-c01u-usb-condenser/