eMusician magazine takes a look at DIY options for music promotion in their latest issue, and recommends using podcasts and new media: New media includes blogs, podcasts, vidcasts (video podcasts), and websites. These outlets vary in audience size, subject, and professionalism, especially because most are run by people who are passionate about the topics they […]

IK Multimedia has announced iRig Mic, a handheld condenser microphone designed to be used with an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. Features: The iRig Mic features a unidirectional condenser-electret microphone capsule. Real-time monitoring with a dual mini-jack connector. Three-level gain switch makes it adjustable for any sound condition. The iRig Mic comes with: VocaLive free, […]

Blue Microphones has introduced the Yeti Pro, the first USB microphone combining 24 bit/192 kHz recording resolution with analog XLR output. Features: Yeti Pro is designed to provide the highest performance possible in a digital microphone, with recording resolution of 24bit/192kHz, Yeti Pro features an analog-digital converter chip that allows a range of recording resolutions, from […]

Pew Internet has a new report out today, Generations 2010, that looks at Americans’ daily use of the Internet. While some of the findings are just what you’d expect [more young people are accessing the Internet via mobile devices like phones and laptops? Gee!], other results of the study were somewhat unexpected. Following up on […]

It looks like it will be downhill for old media from here on out – people in the US are now spending as much time using the Internet as they do watching TV. According to Forrester research, people are spending equal amounts of time online and watching TV: Generation Y has long reported spending more time […]

Edison Research has made available this year’s edition of The Current State of Podcasting, a study of American podcast consumers’ attitudes and behaviors. The 2010 report is Edison’s fifth annual study and was unveiled earlier this fall at Blogworld in Las Vegas, and combined information from the Edison Research/Arbitron Internet & Multimedia series, along with […]

Audio equipment manufacturer TASCAM has released a new recording application for the Apple iPad. The Portastudio is based on – and nearly the same dimensions as – the TASCAM Porta One four-track cassette recorder that debuted back in 1984. The Portastudio app records four tracks, one at a time, with VU meters and a virtual […]

Blue Microphones has announced that the second generation Mikey iPhone microphone is now available. The Mikey is a prosumer mic that turns your iPhone or iPod into a portable media recorder. Here are the details on the second-generation Mikey iPhone Microphone: CD-quality audio recording direct to iPod Includes free Blue FiRe recording app Unique compact […]

Last week, Wizzard Media announced support for AdMob, Google’s Mobile Ad network. AdMob is the largest mobile advertising network with over 300 billion global impressions. Additionally, Wizzard announced nearly 30 audio and video Apps, available now for use on the Android smartphone.   The latest Android version of Wizzard’s App adds the popular iPhone App feature, […]

Studio Neat has announced that the GLIF – a new iPhone 4 tripod adapter – is now available to order: The Glif is a simple iPhone 4 accessory with two primary functions: mounting your iPhone onto a tripod and propping up your iPhone at various angles. The Glif is made from recyclable rubberized plastic that […]