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Fundamentals of Digital Audio Episode 5 - Samson C01U Usb Condenser Microphone

A review from Robb Mitchell on the Samson C01U Usb Condenser Microphone. One of two high quality usb mics on the market. The other is the Blue Snowball which I use. This epsiode actually features both mics in the same podcast for comparison.

Samson's product page

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Fundamentals of Digital Audio Episode 3 Blue Snowball

Note - I'm not so bullish on the Snowball now that I've used it for a year. I sold it and bought an MXL 990.

I review my podcasting rig. I am hoping to create a series of user reviews (as opposed to trade publication reviews). Please send me a review of your rig at digiaudio.podcast@gmail.com.


My rig consists of the new Blue Snowball Usb Microphone, a Powerbook and a 250gb LaCie FireWire hard drive.

Fundamentals of Digital Audio Episode 4 Sony MZ M10 Minidisc recorder

My review of the Sony MZ M10 minidisc recorder (recorded on a Mz M10).

For the impatient:Pros:

  • Small, compact form factor
  • Very good sound quality for a portable unit.
  • Uses inexpensive (approx. US $6.00) 1 gb Hi Mini Discs
  • Can function as an mp3 player

Cons:

Fundamentals of Digital Audio Episode 1

Check out the first episode of the Fundamentals of Digital Audio podcast where we cover theory, equipment recording, editing and distribution of spoken word audio. In this first episode I introduce the podcast explaining the origin, format and topics for the podcast. Then I move on to provide enough basic theory to help you understand the terminology used in digital audio including: sound, cycles, frequency, pitch, amplitude, analog to digital conversion, sample rate and bit rate.

Music featured from the Podsafe Music Network: Larry Seyer - Conscious Restraint.