Audio equipment company Zoom has unveiled its new H1 Handy Recorder.  At about 2 oz, the H1 is Zoom’s smallest recorder to date. The device features the same onboard microphones as Zoom’s H2, configured in an X/Y pattern, and makes 24-bit/96 kHz stereo recordings.  The H1 sports a newly designed user interface that places all […]

Warren Ellis is probably best known as a graphic novelist.  He has worked over the past 16 years at both DC and Marvel Comics, as well as Caliber Comics, Image Comics, and Avatar [under the “imaginary” imprint Apparat], and is author of the prose novel Crooked Little Vein. He has created stories about such comic […]

Zoom has announced its new R24 digital audio recorder.

The R24 digital recorder builds on the capabilities of Zoom’s older R16 model with the addition of a sampler + drum machine, 8 additional recording tracks and 6 channels of phantom power.

Apple today announced an updated Mac mini that offers: up to twice the graphics performance of previous models HDMI port SD card slot User-upgradeable memory Better connectivity A new compact aluminum enclosure. User-upgradeable memory is especially welcome – but it’s hard to call this a “feature”.  And the updated line starts at a $699 – […]

Zoom has introduced the H1 Handy Recorder, the latest in their line of portable digital audio recorders. The Zoom H1 packs a surprising amount of power into a tiny $99 package. The H1’s onboard microphones are configured in an X/Y pattern. The result is stereo recordings with natural depth and accurate imaging. The H1 records […]

Podcasts are about to break into some new territory. Commercial Radio Australia and Beijing Jolon Digital Media Broadcasting today announced plans to develop a DAB+ digital radio application that will allow podcasts to be sent via the broadcast band directly to a listener’s radio, without the need to connect to the Internet. The technology, called […]

WordPress developer Danilo Ercoli has announced WordPress for BlackBerry version 1.2, an update that adds mobilecasting features and more. Here’s what’s new in version 1.2: Ability to show comprehensive site stats for WordPress.com sites and for self-hosted sites running the WP.com stats plugin Ability to add audio recordings to a post/page Ability to post media […]

This $23 USB flash drive offers not just data storage, but also a built-in voice recorder. It’s not going to replace your digital audio recorder or podcasting microphone, but it does promise to let you record 70 hours of audio. Features: Built-in voice recording On/Off switch 1GB ~ 70 hours recording .wav format Built-in rechargeable […]

WordPress quietly added some hosting options to its WordPress.com content platform that could be welcome for podcasters: Based on feedback we received from our users, we decided to add two new space upgrade options: 50GB and 100GB. To access either of these upgrade levels, go to your blog’s dashboard and click on Upgrades. Select the […]

USB Mic TestbySomeAudioGuy SomeAudioGuy did a couple before & after tests comparing the results that he could get from a typical USB computer mic setup and a low-budget treated recording space. The example above was recorded using a Zoom H4n, connected as a USB mic, in front of a computer. The following example was recorded […]