Lifehacker has a short post that links over to Epic Sound’s “Guide to Sound Effects.” If you’re a podcaster looking for some interesting sound effects for your show it might be a good place to start.
I’m happy to announce that David Podley and I just launched a new podcast: “The Frugal Pod”. It’s all about personal finance, budgeting, debt reduction and financial planning. We’d love to have you subscribe to the show via iTunes, or you can visit the blog to see show notes and subscribe to the RSS feed. Please listen and let us know what you think. If you leave comments on the blog or send us an email with ideas or questions we will try to address them in future shows. Thanks!
Sony 7506
My new pair of Sony 7506 professional closed-back headphones just arrived on the FedEx truck today (BSW is a great source for pro audio gear btw). I’ve spent a couple of hours listening to them and they’re definitely a major step up from the Audio Technica ‘phones I’ve been using. They should be great for recording and podcasting (which is nominally why I bought them) but I’m really looking forward to checking out more of my iTunes catalogue with them. I’d like to get a pair of open headphones like the Sennheiser HD595’s, but from what I’ve read they’ll probably annoy everyone else in the house that’s trying to sleep. The good news about the Sony’s (and most closed-back headphones in general) is that they do a great job of of isolating sound – what you’re listening to is almost completely inaudible to everyone else, and external noises are minimized. If you’re into music and/or want to check out some hard-core audiophile info try the Head-Fi forums. Of course if you do, beware the amount of money you’ll be tempted to spend on exotic audiophile gear!
I just got back from an OC Podcasters meetup tonight. Our guest speaker was DJ Steve Boyett, the producer of the extremely popular Podrunner podcast. Many thanks to Steve for making the trek to the meeting and sharing his experience, and if you’re looking for a great music podcast to exercise to you should check out his show.
We haven’t officially re-launched yet, but the web site for our Exposure photography podcast has a new URL and a new look. It has been upgraded to Wordpress 2.6.1 and is sporting a theme that I did some basic customizations to. John (my co-host) and I have started recording episodes again and will be re-launching the show next Friday, September 12th. Stay tuned!
Just ran across this great post by Gary Vaynerchuk (of Wine Library TV) talking about how you can build your new media show / business / podcast etc. without quitting your day job. As he calls it, “hustle 2.0″. Very good message to people who think their day jobs are crowding out their passions.
I just posted a few snapshots from the New Media Expo on Flickr.
I was listening to net@night (one of Leo Laporte’s TWiT shows) and it sounds like Leo’s going to the New Media Expo. He mentioned that he was going to be broadcasting from the Stickam booth. Should be interesting to see what they’re up to.
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