Archive for the ‘PodCasting’ Category

Wow…long time, Congrats

Sunday, April 10th, 2005

Hey, I just noticed how long it’s been between posts. Been busy with my podcasting hardware lately, and been working on a new portrait….no excuse, but well, there it is. Beautiful weather has slowed things down as well..sunny and 60’s is great for this time of year. Gearing up for all that is good in the summer, and it’s been a very trying winter…nonetheleast of which is the fact that this cold I’ve had for the past several weeks has STILL got hold of my ability to taste and smell coffee. How irritating.

The MOHO, the demarcation point between the Earth’s crust and mantle, has been approached by an undersea drilling program. Interestingly, if the sea-floor penetration had been 1000 feet to one side, they would have penetrated the mantle….I’m not sure how I like that……I’m a scientist, but I’ve seen to many scifi movies to be completely calm….

Congratulations to Paul Figgiani of podcastrigs.com and The .Point.. He’s been a HUGE help to me in setting up my podcast hardware, and the forum on the podcastrigs.com site is turning out to be a great place to hang out. Paul’s been chosen as a member of IT Conversations’ Audio Engineering Team, where he reports that he’ll handle the post-production engineering for Tech Nation. With his expertise, this should be a killer show.

Well, enough for now….

T

Fabulous Work on PodCasting

Wednesday, March 30th, 2005

Super work in describing the hardware techniques of PodCasting. I’ve been reading very closely, and working mainly on content ideas for my podcast(s). Content, Content, Content…unique content is where it’s at. I’m not sure exactly what the schedule will be, but I’ll come up with something soon.

Just a short note for now….more later!

Say it aint so…

Monday, March 28th, 2005

An applematters article discusses the current state and ultimate fate of podcasting, and, dismayingly, discusses the probability that Podcasting as we know it, with it’s warm, human and grassroots feel, is destined to be edged out by the pro’s, who, with an ever-tightening grip on the medium, will do what they do.

I don’t necessarily disagree, but I HATE to see things go that way…the medium is rich, and I believe that there is a demand for the humanistic, bare bones aspect of podcasting that removes it from the mass-produced realm of the networks, ClearChannel and Cable TV. With everything on commercial feeds now sounding so mass produced and cookie-cutter similar, podcasts, yes even the HORRIBLE ones (and I havn’t really found any that are totally without merit) are refreshingly candid and immediate.

I hate to think that another grass roots effort, so promising for the average person, is destined to be snapped up, sanitized and drained of spontaneity. Yes, there is room for the pros (vis NPR), but let’s peacefully co-exist.

Great Blog for PodCast Resources!

Monday, March 28th, 2005

An excellent site for new podcasters (like me, sort of HYPER-NEW as I’ve not started yet!), with a new forum that will hopefully allow those of us keen on the idea/techniques of podcasting to congregate. Excellent audio presentation on the Kel HM-1 Mic, as well as recommendations for entry to professional level gear.

Highly recommended!

More PodCast Options

Monday, March 21st, 2005

PodShow.com is a new site apparently in association with Adam Curry.. I’m not sure how this site is going to work. I usually HATE to see things start going commercial….I don’t have a clue as to how the service works. I’m certianly willing to give Adam the benefit of the doubt, and I’ve signed up for the service when it launches. Of note, DSC 3-18 is featured on the site in the “check it out” area. We’ll see how things will develop.

Still working on improving the blog technically……working on getting the calendar up and running.

PodCasting

Friday, March 18th, 2005

A few of us on the ListServ at Sweet Maria’s have discussed the possiblity of creating a podcast. I’m very excited about the whole PodCast format, and have been using PlayPod for some time (on the Mac) to listen to a wide variety of podcasts. I’m very interested in doing a semi-regular podcast, be it coffee, art, or whatever. I know content is what’s needed first, but I’m also working to develop the technical expertise and equipment cache that I’ll need.

I’ll probably do the actual recording and mixing on my hombuilt computer (Athlon 3500+, ASUS A8V Mobo, 2gb RAM, ATI 9600XT, dual Plextor 716A DVD-RW/CD-RW drives, Seagate 300GB HD, Water cooled processor, on-board 8.1 sound)

Anyway, I’m thinking about a Mic and Mixer to start, and to begin with, using Audacity

The mixer I’m looking at is the Behringer Eurorack UB802…seems to be very well reviewed. Still looking for a reasonably priced mic that is also reasonably good.

Anyway, it’s going to snow again here tonite, and it’s getting depressing. However, I think I’ve found a great reference picture for the next portrait I’m going to do, and I’ll post that pic up as soon as I am able.