Zoom H2 - Digital Audio Recorder and USB mic

Four mics are better than two, and the H2 Handy Recorder from Zoom  has all 4 of them.  Reviews praise the recorder released in the Fall of 2007.  The price is right at $150 - $199 on the street.  The H2 will record in both WAV and MP3 files onto Secure Digital (SD) memory cards, the same that are used in many of the newer models of digital cameras.  

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Micro Track II- Professional 2-Channel Mobile Digital Recorder

The Micro Track II is a professional digital audio recording capable of recording both WAV and MP3 files onto compact flash or micro drives.  It has two microphone inputs that are balanced 1/4″ TRS inputs, with phantom-bowered mic preamps, and line inputs.  Connects to a mac or pc via USB and makes transfer to the computer as easy as drag and drop.  You can also transfer files to the computer by pulling out the compact flash memory card and put it into a card reader. Read more

Podcast Producer

Podcast Producer is complete podcasting solution for the enterprise.  It is very simple to use.  Podcast Capture, the program you see a screenshot on the left, is part of the OS X 10.5 (Leopard) operating system.  To use it, you need to have access to a Mac OS X server.

You log in, chose how you want to record, and choose one of the workflows available.  Workflows tell the Mac OS X server how to compress the video and where to send it or publish it.  Options for publishing include iTunes U, Apple Blog on the server, ftp, sftp, and to a volume. Read more

xTag USB microphone

The xTag from Revolabs is a wireless microphone with a charging base that connects to your computer via USB.  A great microphone for use in the classroom, lab, or any other place you do not want to be tied to the computer via a cable.  My first test of this microphone was at EDUCAUSE 2007 in a large seminar room.  It worked perfectly everywhere I wandered.  You can also pick up one that has analog audio out on the charging base, to plug into a sound card, mixer, or sound system.  

Revolabs makes a whole line of microphones for conference rooms, and podcasting.  Check them out online at http://www.revolabs.com.

Snowball USB Mic

This USB microphone, called the Snowball is from Blue Microphones .  This is a professional level microphone with great sound and it works on both a PC and Mac computer.  I have this mic on my desk and I love it. Read more

Welcome to our site

Welcome to our Podcasting Resource website.  Here is where our knowledge and information about podcasting technology, pedagogy, and ideas will be shared.   We hope you find this resource valuable.

- Eric Kunnen, Grand Rapids Community College
- Kevin Reeve, Utah State University