Amazon is expected to unleash its Kindle ebook reader next week. The portable reader is expected to features a 6-inch 800 x 600 pixel display, 256MB internal storage, a mini USB port, 3.5mm headphone jack and an SD slot. The Kindle also is equipped with a Wi-Fi connection that can be used to connect to […]

Nick from the Gnatline podcast sent us a link to some photos of a custom podcasting table that he built. The setup has spots at the table for multiple hosts, a central mixing area, a swivel-mount computer monitor and even a place below the table for rack-mounted audio gear. While Nick has obviously put a […]

Tascam has posted updated drivers for the FW-1082, FW-1804 and FW-1884 audio interfaces to support Windows Vista 32 and Vista 64, Microsoft’s latest operating systems. In addition, drivers for Tascam’s legacy USB products US-122, US-224 and US-428 have been updated. Nearly all of Tascam’s interfaces have been now been updated to support Windows Vista. “Windows […]

It looks like Apple’s decision to delay the release of Leopard still didn’t give them enough time to give the operating system update a thorough testing. After four hours+ of updating, the OS X 10.5 install turned my Powerbook G4 into a doorstop. After doing the upgrade, the laptop is requiring a login, though it […]

Roland has updated the Edirol R-09 WAVE/MP3 Recorder to be compatible with 8-GB SD High Capacity (SDHC) cards. With the update, the R-09 now also offers manual file splitting‚Äîactivated by a single button push while the R-09 is in RECORD mode. “We are always looking for ways to increase the functionality and capability of our […]

Guitar Center has announced a deal with Dell to offer desktop and notebook computers specifically designed for use for digital audio recording. The company already sells Apple Macs, which are very popular for use as digital audio workstations. Initial offerings will include workstations built around dual-core AMD processors.

Blue snowflakes sound like something that might fall in an Elvis song, right before those blue memories start callin’. But the portable Snowflake Microphone is the latest USB mic from Blue Microphones. Blue’s Snowball USB Microphone has been popular with podcasters since its introduction. The company describes the new Snowflake model as the first professional […]

The portable audio recorder market is heating up. Sony’s latest entry into the category is the PCM-D50 Linear PCM Recorder. The PCM-D50 is a 96 kHz/24-bit recorder fitted with two-position (X-Y or Wide) stereo microphones, 4 GB of internal flash memory and a Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo slot (for additional storage). The body of the […]

D&M Professional, manufacturer of the Marantz Professional PMD series of professional recording products, has released details on the new PMD620 Hand-Held Digital Compact Recorder. The PMD620 offers direct to MP3 recording in three quality levels, as well as fully uncompressed, CD-quality 44.1/48 kHz .wav format in 16 or 24-bit resolution, allowing the user to configure […]

Rain Recording has introduced the LiveBook Diablo, a laptop designed for digital audio production. The portable computer is available with a 2.93Ghz Core 2 Extreme desktop processor from Intel, 3 Gigabytes of RAM and a 200 Gigabyte, 16mb buffer hard drive, Other features include a built-in biometric fingerprint scanner; 2 Megapixel webcam with face tracking […]