Proto-53
Here’s a clip made with two different electronic drum kits as well as a lot of instances of one synth - a emulation of the old Prophet 5.
As with all clips on Audival, you can use this for free in your podcast
High-end broadcast gear part 1
While I understand that there is not even close to as much money in podcasting today as it is in regular broadcasting, I still think it could be of interest to see what some high-end studios use for broadcasting. I have no doubt in that podcasting one day will grow to be a big industry. Perhaps this could serve as a preview of things to come?
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Speak down!
I saw Morgan Freeman on Conan O’Brien a while ago where he spoke about how he had voice coaching when he went to actor school. Morgan Freeman has that nice deep voice that’s never annoying (in other words, he would suck as a sports commentator), it was very apparent in the great documentary “March of the penguins”, in case you haven’t seen it.
One thing he said on the Late Night that caught my attention is that most people speak in a higher pitch than what is natural. So that deep dark voice is something he trained to get by speaking in a slightly lower pitch. Perhaps something to think about for your next podcast?
A and C 2
Yup, another sequel. Here we have high notes on a piano, all kinds of strings and a choir that gets a little more present the last few seconds.
As with all clips on Audival, you can use this for free in your podcast
Professionalism in podcasting
Today I want to discuss something that I’ve never brought up here before but that have become painfully obvious to me the last few weeks. Professionalism in podcasting, or rather the lack of it.
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A and C
A slow and mellow track that uses a classical setting: Piano, viola, cellos, bass and so on.
It’s kind of depressing, so don’t listen to it.
As with all clips on Audival, you can use this for free in your podcast
New handheld recorders from Sony and Marantz Professional
The Marantz PMD620 (picture) offers direct to MP3 recording in three quality levels, as well as fully uncompressed, CD-quality 44.1/48 kHz .wav format in 16 or 24-bit resolution. It consists of two condenser microphones, as well as line and external mic inputs, and an external mic output. It uses SD flash memory cards for storage.
The Sony PCM-D50 Digital Recorder is a compact version of Sony’s flagship PCM-D1 Digital Field Recorder. It offers 24 bit / 96 kHz recording, has two-position Electret Condenser Stereo Microphones, and PC/MAC file transfer via USB 2.0.
FutureMusic have a post on the Sony, and Harmony Central on the Marantz.
