Podcast production company StoryQuest is seeking multilingual freelance audio producers for “flexible part-time work.” StoryQuest is a Chicago-based company that produces corporate podcasts with a twist – the podcasts feature the clients’ stories – those of the people and the customers. Company founder, Tim Keelan, describes the podcasts as being “driven by a deep commitment [...]

“Social radio network” BlogTalk Radio today announced the launch of two new “premium service packages.” The podcast production and distribution platform is offering enhanced services to talk show hosts (that is, podcasters), whose production needs have outgrown the podcast production and distribution platform’s more basic offerings. The premium and premium plus service packages have monthly [...]

Wavosaur is a free sound editor, audio editor, wav editor software for editing and recording sounds, wav and mp3 files. Wavosaur supports basic audio editing (cut, copy, paste, etc.), plus has features for creating audio loops, analyzing audio and doing batch processing.Wavosaur supports VST plugins, ASIO driver, multichannel wav files, real time effect processing. The [...]

Remote access and web-conferencing comapny Citrix Online introduced an all-in-one screen recording, editing and sharing service today at emerging technology conference DEMO. Citrix’s GoView is designed to allow users to create and share “recorded content” (like screen captures) online, extending the reach and possibilities for presentation. The product’s creators say that GoView is the “first [...]

Grooveboxmusic.com has introduced a video tutorial course, Producing Voiceovers with Logic 8, that could be useful for podcasters. Here’s what they have to say about it: Presented by Logic master Eli Krantzberg, this collection of Logic 8 video tutorials will show you how to make professional voiceover productions for commercials, advertisements and more. Starting with [...]

While Rob Walch gave a Podcasting 101 session in the big auditorium, at today’s PodCamp Midwest, Brady Goodman (right) presented a session for more seasoned podcasters, “Podcasting Like a Pro.” He has a longtime background in radio, and decided he’d learn about podcasting, and poker, by creating the “Ante Up” podcast three years ago. It [...]

Behringer has announced Podcastudio FireWire, described as a complete podcast studio with FireWire interface. The podcasting kit comes with a studio-grade FireWire audio interface which includes the Behringer Edition of Ableton Live Lite 4 music production software for PC and Mac computers. The package also includes an 8-input mixer, high-quality headphones and a studio microphone [...]

The International Podcasting Expo, an online expo being held October 20-22, kicked off today with a keynote from Podcasting News’ own Elisabeth McLaury Lewin, shown below. Other Keynote speakers include Matt Mullenweg of WordPress and Andy Wibbels of BlogWild. The Expo is an online expo, accessible using a Web browser. Anyone with an Internet connection [...]

GigaVox Media has introduced a new free tool for enhancing podcast audio files prior to posting them online. The Levelator is a Java application that automatically adjusts the audio levels within your podcast, compressing and normalizing the file to provide more even sound levels. The tool is designed to take audio files and even out [...]

PirateWeather, a service that offers robocasted weather reports for every Zip code in the US, has introduced a new service for MySpace users. Pirate Weather’s podcasts are automatically generated using text-to-speech software, and available via embedded players or podcast feeds. If you’re interested in trying this out, send a request with your Zip code and [...]