MXL has announced the MXL Studio 1 portable USB condenser microphone, designed to be a low-cost mic for music training, field recording, and professional spoken word recordings.
According to MXL, it’s “excellent for podcasting and multimedia voiceover”.
The MXL® Studio 1 does not require any special drivers and is completely “Plug & Play” for instant use with [...]
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.
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 you quick [...]
MXL Microphones has introduced a new USB mic, the MXL 990 USB Stereo Condenser Microphone.
The MXL 990 features two gold diaphragm capsules in an X/Y stereo configuration and promises rich sound with excellent spatial imaging. The MXL 990 USB is a Universal Serial Bus instrument that connects directly to a computer without the need for [...]
The New York Times published a photo of podcast publisher Sue Bratton today to illustrate an article on the Association for Downloadable Media.
It’s a nice shot of Bratton, but there’s something wrong with the image - something that may not be important to the readers of the New York Times, but that is important to [...]
Massachusetts (USA)-based Revolabs, Inc., a maker of wireless audio equipment, has introduced its new xTag Microphone System. Revolabs is promoting the microphone system for use with a wide variety of applications, including VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), podcasting, voice recognition, web conferencing, panel discussions and lectures, and many more desktop applications.
The manufacturer touts the system’s [...]
Marshall Electronics has introduced the MXL USB.008, a low noise USB large gold diaphragm cardioid condenser mic for the broadcast industry.
The mic uses low noise electronics and the latest in enhanced digital conversion techniques for pristine audio quality. The mic uses MOGAMI cable for the internal analog wiring to bring out the maximum definition.
The MXL [...]
MXL Microphones has introduced the MXL USB.007 stereo mic for direct to computer stereo recording on a PC or Mac.
No special software or drivers are needed, just plug the mic into your portable or desktop computer, set your preferences and enjoy instant studio quality recordings.
The mic uses dual gold diaphragm capsules in a XY pattern [...]
Ricky Spero at The Mac Observer’s Weekly Roundup podcast tells Podcasting News that they have begun a regular feature where they try out different podcast hardware. Starting with popular podcasting microphones, they’ll eventually work their way through a whole host of recording equipment.
How will it work? “Each week, we’re looking at a different podcasting microphone; [...]
Blue Microphones, a leading microphone technology vendor, has introduced two new Applets for their Snowball USB Microphone which adds further flexibility to its dual-capsule design by giving users more control over the input gain.
The Snowball has been popular with podcasters because it is a relativley inexpensive USB microphone.
Two new free firmware applets for the Snowball [...]
