Most working journalists I know wouldn’t be happy doing anything else for a living. But that doesn’t mean they’re happy with their jobs. Journalism doesn’t pay well, there are always office politics, and we could all make a lot more money working in PR. So it should come as no surprise that you can find […]
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Note to Cablevision: $60 is not cheaper than $50
I’ve been a Cablevision customer since moving to Brooklyn last May. Not only is Cablevision the only cable television service in my neighborhood, but it’s the only high speed internet provider. So we signed up for Cablevision’s Optimum Online cable modem and we’ve been quite happy with it. But we don’t get our television service […]
Freelance Switch survey: Freelancers are happier
I’ve been a freelance writer and journalist for about a year and a half now. I really thought I was just going to do it for a few months and then look for a full time job, but somewhere along the road I realized I really enjoy working for myself and unless a terrific opportunity […]
Hearing Voices reviews the Fostex FR-2LE
After researching and spending some time with a handful of digital audio recorders a few months back, I decided to buy a Sony PCM-D50. But my second choice would have been a Fostex FR2-LE, and in some areas, the Fostex recorder clearly outshines my trusty D50. It has XLR inputs, multiple mic inputs, phantom power, […]
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Since I know I’ll probably forget to grab a screenshot when I pass the 3,000 mark tomorrow, I thought I’d post this little image today. This is just the number of posts I’ve written in Blogsmith, the blog client used by Weblogs Inc. So those 2,997 posts span Download Squad, TV Squad, Green Daily, and […]
Marantz releases video overview of PMD620
Marantz has put out a video showing off some of the features included in the Marantz PMD620. There’s not much here that we didn’t already know, and for some unfathomable reason, there are no closeup shots of the recorder in action. But I supposed Marantz is known for making audio gear, not for making high […]
PCM-D50 in action at Greener Gadgets
I spent the day covering the Greener Gadgets conference for AOL’s Green Daily yesterday. As part of our coverage, I conducted a handful of interviews, which I recorded using my Sony PCM-D50 recorder and an EV RE-50 microphone. If you want to hear my gear in action, check out my interview with artist and environmental […]
Twitter is down, and I miss it
I’ve only been using Twitter for a few weeks, but I’m already finding that I kind of miss it when it’s down. And it’s been down all night as far as I can tell. The funny thing is that my first impulse upon waking up this morning and finding out that Twitter was down was […]
Comparison of upcoming digital audio recorders
With Tascam, Yamaha, and Olympus all coming out with some intriguing new digital audio recorders, I decided to put together a little chart showing how they stack up against one another. During the process I learned two things: These recorders are all tiny compared with the current generation It takes a long time to put […]
Yamaha announces Pocketrak 2G digital audio recorder
Tascam isn’t the only pro audio company coming out with a prosumer level digital audio recorder. Yamaha announced the Pocketrak 2G last week and it packs an awful lot of power into a tiny package. WAV/MP3/WMA recording 2GB internal memory Weighs just 1.7 ounces including battery Record 9 hours of WAV audio on a single […]
Tascam announces DR-1 portable audio recorder for $299
We’ve seen a flood of affordable prosumer level digital audio recorders from high end equipment makers over the last few years. Edirol, M-Audio, Sony, and Marantz have all released handheld field recorders aimed squarely at the podcaster market. Fortunately while none of these devices sound as clean or are as versatile as a $2000 recorder, […]
Peeking behind the curtain of full-time blogging
While the founder of online dating site Plentyoffish may be working 10 hours a week and making $10 million a year, most of us who are making a near-full time living doing web work hardly ever sleep. My work day is a little unpredictable since I spend about 2/3rds of my time doing blog-related work […]
More PCM-D50 reviews roll in
One of the first things I did when I got my Sony PCM-D50 recorder was put it through the paces (quickly) and write up as thorough a review as I could without having spent months with the recorder. Mark Nelson at O’Reilly Digital Media took another route and spent a month with his review unit […]
Record pro audio on an iPod with Belkin Podcast Studio
Tired of reading about fancy $400+ digital audio recorders? Well Belkin’s got one that will only set you back $100. You know, if you already have an iPod. The Belkin Podcast Studio is basically a sleeve for an iPod that lets you record uncompressed WAV audio to your iPod’s hard drive. The Podcast Studio includes […]
Sony PCM-D50 has the coolest feature ever
I was out doing a recording session with my Sony PCM-D50 yesterday, and as always I was making sure to keep an eye on the battery meter. I’ve never had a battery die unexpectedly in this recorder, but I was kind of wondering what would happen to a recording if I suddenly lost power. So […]
Olympus jumps into the pro audio market with the LS-10
Olympus has a long history of making high quality digital voice recorders. But historically these devices have just been fancy dictation devices, letting you record large amounts of low quality audio. But the upcoming Olympus LS-10 is aimed squarely at podcasters, reporters, and other people in the market for high quality audio recorders like the […]