AllThingsD’s Peter Kafka reports today Apple is planning to move podcasting out of iTunes and into a new dedicated application. He writes: Why have podcasts disappeared from the new version of iTunes that Apple started showing to developers this week? Because Apple plans on giving the recordings their own bit of digital turf. People familiar […]

The Pro Tools Expert blog has shared their take on 5 tips for recording great voiceovers that apply directly to podcasts. They include: Banish (computers) to a separate room or to a specially designed cupboard. The room needs to be as dead as possible, especially at mid and high frequencies. Don’t record in front of […]

In a talk at South By Southwest, held March 9-18 in Austin, Texas, filmmaker Kevin Smith (Clerks) said that podcasting saved his career.

“I had no idea, but that would become the fucking center of everything I’m doing now,” said Smith. “The ultimate freedom that allowed me to walk away from the ‘heroin’ [money] of the movie business – what gave me the strength to walk away – was podcasting.”

Apple today released GarageBand 1.1, an update that adds Universal support – bringing GarageBand to the iPhone and iPod touch. GarageBand has become one of the most popular platforms for audio podcasting and support for the full line of iOS devices will be welcome for many podcasters. The $5 app now makes your iPhone or […]

Roland today introduced a new portable digital audio recorder, the R-26 Portable Recorder. Features: The R-26 offers six simultaneous channels of pro-quality audio recording to SD/SDHC media. With two types of built-in stereo mics, XLR/TRS combo inputs and USB audio interface function, the compact R-26 is designed for applications such as solo and ensemble music […]

Here’s a video review of Fire 2, the latest version of the iOS field recording app.

Wave Arts has introduced Dialog – an app for Windows and Mac that combines the tools to clean up, adjust, and sweeten spoken voice recordings. Features: 10-band EQ section with 11 different filter types and 64-bit processing Low and high pass brickwall filters with various rolloff slopes Hum and buzz removal Broadband noise reduction De-plode […]

Olympus has introduced the DM-620 digital audio recorder, featuring  the “Tresmic” 3 microphone system that’s designed to capture a wider range of audio. The DM-620’s Tresmic system uses two condenser stereo mics and a center, omni-directional mic that’s capable of capturing lower bass ranges down to 20Hz. A unique feature of the DM-620 is complete […]

Apple today introduced GarageBand for the iPad – a version of the company’s entry-level digital audio workstation, optimized for multi-touch mobile music making. GarageBand for the iPad could be a great new option for mobile audio podcasting – turning your tablet into a mobile recording studio for $5. Features: Musical instruments designed for Multi-Touch. 70 […]

Apple will introduce a new podcasting application, Podcast Publisher, in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, according to a report at 9to5mac: Podcast Publisher allows users to create as many shows as they want and within each show they can have episodes. Podcast Publisher lets you capture video and/or audio for your show, and you can […]