Gadget Advisor

New Yamaha pocket recorder

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A new handheld recorder by Yamaha will be shown at NAMM which is only a few days away. While self-recharging batteries sound tempting, it’s only capable of record in 16-bit and it’s memory can’t be expanded (in case you need more than the 2GB available).

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Hybridical 3

And the final installment of my new synthesizer tryout. This one kind of combines the two, without being so cheap that it’s just about adding one over the other.

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Tips on getting started

If you’re looking for some reading on how to get the gear to get started with video podcasting, or if you just happen to think Saturdays are boring and need something to do, then perhaps these articles on Journalism.co.uk (three parts) could be of interest.

Hybridical 2

The second try out of the new synth. Similar ideas, but the results and sounds are different.

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Hybridical 1

I tried out a new synthesizer today and I figured I’d give the results to you. Kind of a lo-fi blipping thing with really dirty drums.

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Do you need Speakerphone? (with video)

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Audio Ease’s Speakerphone has been out for some time now and is viewed by many working in post production (film) as a blessing. I actually hadn’t thought about bringing it up here until I heard from someone that he used it in radio productions. I figured “alright, people will always want FX”.
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Olympus announces LS-10 Linear PCM Audio Recording Device

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The LS-10 records in uncompressed 24 bit/96 kHz Linear PCM format for digital stereo recordings true to the original performance. The LS-10 is also able to record and playback WMA and MP3 format. It has up to 12 hours of recording capability – 2 GB built-in memory and SD removable card slot. According to Olympus, the microphones and circuitry are high-sensitive with low noise. Besides the microphones it also features stereo speakers for playback.

More on Olympus official website