March 17, 2008

USB and Audacity Reviews

USB and Audacity Reviews

Show #129 originating from www.schoolofpodcasting.com

Today we get the answers from last week's poll about USB interfaces and using Audacity.

Thanks to:

Joe from www.onthepodcast.net Anthony from www.diabeticincandyland.com Mike from www.mikeshotdish.com Warren from http://pewpodcast.podomatic.com Terry from http://quiettimepodcast.com/wp and http://oldcootcast.com Larry from http://goinglinux.com Sally from http://www.podcastasylum.com Daryl from http://www.poddog.ca/suburbia Jay from www.jayjennings.com creator of Cloak and Tracker

75% use a USB interface75% use Audacity.

Most feel Audacity is stable, and people using USB microphones seemed to lve them while people using USB interfaces seem to find them a bit of a hassle (especially if this is on your main unit). Items mentioned:

Blue Snowball USB mic $99 Samson CO1 USB Mic $90 Alesis MultiMix 8 USB Mixer $149 Alesis Podcast Mic (comes with mic, heaphones, software) $99 Behringer UCA202 USB Interface (connect from your mixers tape out) $30 Zoom H2 Portable Recorder $199 Behringer USB Podcast Kit (includes mic, headphones, mixer, usb interface, software) $100 Rode Dynamic USB Podcaster Mic $230

NEXT WEEKRich Harrington and Mike Weiser authors of the book "Producing Video Podcasts." Buy it at amazon.com

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