Numark has introduced the iDEC, a professional rack-mount solution offering playback and recording for iPod. iDEC’s Universal Dock for iPod permits playback of audio and video from any docking iPod through integrated outputs. It can also record incoming audio in real time at CD-quality 44.1 kHz sampling rate, directly to the docked iPod. The Numark […]

Alesis has introduced the ProTrack, a device that turns an iPod into a professional handheld digital stereo recorder. Two high-quality condenser microphones are built-in, fixed in XY stereo configuration. ProTrack also offers users a pair of combination XLR – 1/4-inch inputs for connection for external microphones and line sources. When running on plug-in power using […]

BusinessWeek has a review today of Belkin’s TuneStudio for iPod 5th generation, a four-channel audio mixer that lets you create high-quality digital recordings directly onto your iPod. TuneStudio lets you input up to four different instruments or audio sources, and record the audio directly onto your iPod. Per BusinessWeek: Although TuneStudio supports four simultaneous audio […]

Pure Digital Technologies today introduced the Flip Video Mino, a tiny new addition to its line of YouTube-ready Flip Video camcorders. The Mino is designed to be small enough to fit into your pocket. The $179.99 (MSRP) Mino includes built-in software that lets you plug the camcorder’s flip-out USB arm into your computer for immediate […]

Blue Microphones has introduced a new microphone designed for mobile use, the Snowflake.

Blue calls it “the first professional portable USB mic, and recommends it for mobile podcasting, VoIP software (such as Skype and Vonage), field recording, lecture recording and music recording.

It retails for $79.

Other World Computing announced today the availability of 802.11n WiFi Adapters that promise to let any Macintosh computer upgrade to 802.11n wireless connectivity via USB, PCMCIA, or PCI card options. With 802.11n, indoor ranges of up to 220 feet (outdoor up to 500 feet) and performance of up to 300Mbps are possible — or up […]

The Belkin GoStudio is a portable podcasting studio designed to let you capture high-quality audio recordings on-the-go and then publish directly to iTunes when docked. Features: Dock lets you record directly to your iPod Built-in microphone Built-in speaker for playback Inputs: Dual XLR,  1/4 in Battery powered Recording meter Gain control and a compressor/limiter The […]

In the last year or so, everybody and their mother seems to have taken time off from the social media fad of the day to blog that podcasting is dead: Information Week says podcasting is dead. John Dvorak says podcasting is dead. The Bioscience Education Journal says podcasting is dead. PodShow thinks podcasting is dead, […]

Podcast pioneer and former MTV VJ Adam Curry shared this image of his podcasting setup on Flickr. This is his rig for recording Daily Source Code. It shows how you can get a professional podcast from a relatively modest setup. (It helps to have Curry’s 20+ years of media experience, obviously!) I spy what looks […]

Coutant.org, the site of Professor S.O. Coutant, features a wide rang eof information about the types of microphones used in broadcasting and recording studios. It’s very comprehensive, with detailed information on the most commonly used mics in broadcasting, bios of communication pioneers and information on celebrities and the mics they used. The site doesn’t give […]