Ambrosia Software has announced the release of WireTap Anywhere 2.0, a major update to the audio routing and mixing software – a popular tool for Mac-based podcasters. WireTap Anywhere can take the audio output from any combination of Mac applications or hardware input devices, and route it into your favorite audio processing applications. The new 2.0 […]

The first Canadian National Day of Podcasting Is December 1st, notes Canadian podcast pioneer Mark Blevis: December 1 has been selected as the one-time, no money down officially unofficial Canadian National Day of Podcasting. The idea is to have every Canadian podcaster, particularly those who have retired or otherwise killed their podcast, from all time dust off […]

Vericorder has updated its $9.99 prosumer iPhone video editor, 1stVideo (App Store link). New In 1stVideo: Import, Edit and Render video at up to 1280×720 on iPhone 3GS/4 and iPod touch 3g/4g with iOS 4.1 Import videos in .MOV and .MP4 format using Sharing function Import videos and pictures from Photo Library and audio from […]

Apple today introduced an updated version of its home media suite, iLife ’11, in a live streamed event. iLife ’11 focuses on on updates to its existing apps, with an emphasis on iPhoto ’11, iMovie ’11 and GarageBand ’11. Here are the key changes:

Here’s an example of an iPhone recording studio that packs a lot of power. This photo, via Ashley Elsdon at Palm Sounds, captures his vocal recording setup. Here are the main elements of this portable iPhone recording studio: Standard tripod to hold the iPhone at the right height and position; An iPhone tripod adapter Headphones with […]

Zoom has announced the new Q3HD Handy Video Recorder, which features HD video and HD audio (24-bit/96kHz) in a tiny package. While the Zoom Q3HD does HD video, Zoom emphasizes the recorder’s audio capabilities: The Q3HD uses the same microphone capsules as Zoom’s industry-leading H4n Handy Recorder. From live musical performances, rehearsals and recitals to […]

It looks like the other shoe has dropped for old media. New research shows that people are abandoning old media by the millions for Internet media. And if they aren’t abandoning it, they are cutting way back on the time the spend with it.

Tascam has introduced a new portable digital audio recorder, the DR-03, that’s costs about $100 and is about the size of a candy bar. The battery- or USB-powered DR-03 records to microSD media and comes with its own 2 GB card. Features: Stereo condenser microphone design Up to 24-bit, 48 kHz WAV recording or MP3 […]

Remember when Apple was the king of tools for creating your own media and it was hyping podcasting and user-generated media? When Steve Jobs bragged about the company hitting milestones with its iTunes podcast directory? When it added podcasting support to Mac OS X? And when podcasting was a selling point for Garageband? It looks […]

Wired today declared that the Web is dead, backing it up with this chart that shows the history of the proportion of total Internet bandwidth taken up by various types of traffic. According to Wired’s Chris Anderson – the proportion of Internet traffic taken up by Web requests is getting smaller – so “the Web […]