Outworld

This is a really dark piece. Perhaps something for a mystery, X-files, science podcast or something like that?

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Interesting podcasting gear found today

Alesis iMultiMix 9R

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This sturdy, compact, all-in-one rack-mounted mixer with integrated iPod player features 5 mic/line inputs with inserts to allow for easy external processing of incoming channels, or iPod audio playback.

The iMultiMix 9R also features 2-band per channel EQ, Mic/Line inputs and iPod playback in a single, intuitive package.

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Via Harmony Central

Sennheiser MKE 400

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Rugged, compact and versatile for great video sound: The MKE 400 is a small shot gun microphone for cameras with a lighting shoe mount and external microphone input.

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Reflection reducing products

Audio Geek Zine has a post on reflection reducing mic products. A nice round-up. I actually hadn’t heard of the ModTrap. It seems a bit small to me.

Hydra

This is a tension-thing, made out of drums (which I personally think sound really good!) and a synth sound. Some lo-fi effects have been applied, mainly flanging tape.

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More on digital file formats

Just a quick post to say that the next part on digital file formats is now up on Broadcast Engineering.

VCE 1

A percussive, moving synth sound that I liked, on top of a strange, somewhat urban beat with congas, crap and drums.

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Funk it

I started doing a drum and bass pattern for this clip. First I just laughed at it because it sounded crazy, but the more times I looped it the more I liked it. I then added some funky wah-wah guitars and gritted it with some tape.

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Record straight into your iPod with Belkin TuneStudio

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I just found out about the Belkin TuneStudio, and thought that it perhaps could be of interest to you loyal reader.
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