The finalists have been selected in the Public Radio Talent Quest. And while I’ve been keeping tabs on the contest since it started, I was so busy last week that I completely missed it. Here’s something else you may have missed. While the Public Radio Exchange was arranging a public contest that attracted over 1400 […]
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Green Daily launches
This week we launched Green Daily, a new environmentally-focused blog from Weblogs Inc. We’ve been working behind the scenes to put together a site with everything from shopping tips to recycling crafts to news about alternative energy. As a radio journalist I’ve been covering environmental issues for years. It’s been interesting applying that experience to […]
Marantz PMD620 will reportedly cost $400
Just a quick update on the Marantz PMD620. Although Marantz has yet to put out a press release or post any details about the new handheld flash recorder on its website, Josh Bancroft reports that a Marantz rep told him the recorder would cost $399 and would be available in November. While it would be […]
Marantz announces PMD620 handheld flash recorder
While the Marantz PMD660 is probably one of the most widely used portable flash recorders these days, it’s a bit big and clunky when compared with smaller, cheaper offerings from Edirol, Zoom, and M-Audio. Marantz has issued its answer to those low-cost recorders by announcing the PMD620 at the Podcast Academy. The PMD620 is smaller […]
Neal Ewers audio reviews the Zoom H2
While I’ve read a lot about the Zoom H2 flash recorder and heard a few audio clips here and there, this podcast from Neal Ewers of Blind Cool Tech is probably the most useful review I’ve come across so far. Ewers spends more time than necessary explaining the button and menu layout of the Zoom […]
Free tickets to the Audio Engineering Society convention
The Audio Engineering Society is holding its annual convention in New York from October 5-8. I read about the convention a few weeks ago and then looked at the entrance fees for non-members and promptly decided it wasn’t worth my time. The cheapest pass you can get is $50, which will let you see the […]
What a difference a year makes
A year ago I was had just begun blogging for Weblogs Inc’s PVR Wire when I hopped on a train from Princeton to New York to spend a day at Digital Life, the miniscule East Coast version of CES. I wandered around for a while, got to see a handful of cool products that I […]
More scenes from the road
Hit up the One Zero Seven concert during my lunch break, and it was awesome. I’m not sure I could see myself listening to their music on CD very often, but their live show is really great. If you’re tired of watching two guitarists, a bass, and drummer at every concert, you should definitely check […]
Road warrior
Farrah and I are in Chicago for the week. She had to come for work, so I was able to tag along for just the price of an extra plane ticket, which wasn’t too much. And since I’m light on radio work and heavy on blogging this week, I knew I’d be able to work […]
What do you want to hear on public radio?
The final round of the Public Radio Talent Quest is underway. There are five candidates left, and they’ve all uploaded snippets of the radio shows they would like to produce. All five are high on concept, and almost all are equally skilled in their execution. By this point each contestant has demonstrated an ability to […]
Tax day
Exactly four times a year I wonder if I made the right choice quitting my full time job to become a full time freelancer. Don’t get me wrong, I believe in paying taxes. There’d be no social security or police without them, whether you think that’s a good thing or bad. Public broadcasting wouldn’t have […]
O’Reilly reviews the Zoom H2
O’Reilly Digital Media has weighed in on the Zoom H2. I usually look forward to their reviews of field recorders because they’re comprehensive and tend to include lots of sound clips. The latest review lived up to my expectations, but I realized something that should have been apparent a long time ago. Podcasters and broadcasters […]
Jelly: Casual coworking in New York
This morning NPR ran my piece on Jelly, a casual coworking group that started in New York. I first read about Jelly a few weeks ago when Silicon Alley Insider mentioned that the group would be meeting at an apartment in Brooklyn about a mile away from where I live. I love things I can […]
Falling for Reaper
Reaper is a handy and affordable digital audio editing workstation from the developers who brought us Winamp. But I would like to say, it was with great effort that I refrained from titling this post “Don’t fear the reaper.” I’ve been using Cool Edit to work with audio for more than 5 years now, and […]
New York City trans fat ban
New York city banned trans fat this summer. Well, mostly. The city won’t begin issuing fines for restaurants that still use trans fat until October 1st. But the law took effect July 1st, meaning any time a health inspector catches a restaurant that’s still using trans fat, the owner gets a very stern talking to. […]
More Zoom H2 reviews: it’s in the way that you use it
There’s an intriguing discussion taking place over at the minidisco forums about the Zoom H2. While many folks have forgotten that minidisc recorders exist, they’re still pretty handy if you’re looking for high quality audio recorders in a tiny package. They have low-cost removable media, and the newer models let you digitally transfer audio from […]