MXL Microphones has introduced the MXL USB.007 stereo mic for direct to computer stereo recording on a PC or Mac. No special software or drivers are needed, just plug the mic into your portable or desktop computer, set your preferences and enjoy instant studio quality recordings. The mic uses dual gold diaphragm capsules in a […]

HHB has introduced the FlashMic DRM85-C Cardioid Microphone, an innovative mic that combines a Sennheiser capsule with a broadcast-quality Flash recorder. The mic is designed to be a portable recording solution for broadcasters and podcasters. The mic joins HHB’s original, omni-directional FlashMic DRM85. Both FlashMic models share the same feature set, which includes 1GB Flash […]

The New York Times has published an introduction to podcasting authors and audiobook podcasts. The article focuses on author Scott Sigler, who helped pioneer audiobook podcasting with his sci-fi thriller, Earthcore. Sigler introduced an Earthcore podcast in 2005, describing it at the time as the first podcast-only novel. After being snubbed by publishers for years, […]

March 02: It‚Äôs 31 Days of Free Music month at Podcasting News. Every day in March, we‚Äôre going to do our best to hook you up a great free music podcast. If you haven’t discovered it yet, check out DJ Steveboy’s Podrunner podcast. DJ Steveboy is an LA DJ that creates two podcasts, Podrunner, which […]

Wizzard Software has announced that it has signed the final merger agreement for the acquisition of podcasting company Webmayhem, Inc., dba Liberated Syndication, which the company says creates the largest podcasting distribution network in the world. Liberated Syndication‚Äôs customer base consists of nearly 6,000 independent and commercial producers of radio and television style internet shows. […]

Gizmodo has put out a call to boycott the RIAA during March. We thought that we’d support their boycott at first. But then we realized that spending a month thinking about the RIAA doesn’t sound like much fun, and is probably pretty pointless – especially when there’s already so much music legally available as free […]

March 01: It‚Äôs 31 Days of Free Music month at Podcasting News. Every day in March, we’re going to do our best to hook you up a great free music podcast. The first podcast we’re going to highlight is the Forgotten Melodies Podcast. The podcast features beautiful, but largely forgotten piano music, performed by Daniel […]

Holland America Line is using shipboard art tour podcasts to showcase the art, antiques and collectables on each of the line’s 13 vessels. The podcasts are provided in Apple’s enhanced podcast format, which lets the company include images of the artworks along with the audio tour. Each tour begins with a welcome message from Holland […]

Veteran broadcaster, musician and jazz afficionado Jason Crane has announced the launch of The Jazz Session, a weekly interview program with jazz personalities. The first episode features an interview with saxophonist Grant Stewart. Crane promises upcoming interviews with Bob Sneider, The Respect Sextet, and Pat LaBarbera. Crane also writes about jazz at All About Jazz […]

BCS, the 58,000-member “professional body for those working in IT,” today announced the debut of its podcast, the charmingly titled oddIT. The weekly podcast discusses interesting, funny, and strange IT stories from recent headlines. “Listen to the podcast in its pre-award winning days,” quipped managing editor Brian Runciman. “The idea is to show that IT […]