Comments on: Casting Gear 001 – CastMedium Podcast http://www.castmedium.com/2009/11/19/casting-gear-001-castmedium-podcast/ Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:50:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Casting Gear 002 – Pixel Revolt Podcast | CastMedium http://www.castmedium.com/2009/11/19/casting-gear-001-castmedium-podcast/#comment-835 Casting Gear 002 – Pixel Revolt Podcast | CastMedium Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:46:26 +0000 http://www.castmedium.com/?p=6255#comment-835 [...] We started recording locally using a free program called Audacity. Like Jonathan mentioned in the first edition of Casting Gear from last week, we sync up our recordings by simultaneously clapping before we begin the podcast [...] [...] We started recording locally using a free program called Audacity. Like Jonathan mentioned in the first edition of Casting Gear from last week, we sync up our recordings by simultaneously clapping before we begin the podcast [...]

]]> By: JonCole http://www.castmedium.com/2009/11/19/casting-gear-001-castmedium-podcast/#comment-818 JonCole Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:19:21 +0000 http://www.castmedium.com/?p=6255#comment-818 In the short time I've been paying attention to audio equipment, I've found Sennheiser to be your best bet concerning functionality and performance. If you don't want to commit to a microphone that's more or less dedicated to podcasting, the Sennheiser headsets that I've owned have always been great for extended use for tasks ranging from gaming to watching movies to podcasting. In the short time I've been paying attention to audio equipment, I've found Sennheiser to be your best bet concerning functionality and performance. If you don't want to commit to a microphone that's more or less dedicated to podcasting, the Sennheiser headsets that I've owned have always been great for extended use for tasks ranging from gaming to watching movies to podcasting.

]]> By: Kire PDX http://www.castmedium.com/2009/11/19/casting-gear-001-castmedium-podcast/#comment-819 Kire PDX Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:47:31 +0000 http://www.castmedium.com/?p=6255#comment-819 Great writeup, Jonathan...and we don't thank you enough for doing all the editing. Also, it seems worth mentioning that while Audacity is a great program that is very simple to use, it does have a nasty habit of crashing on occassion. There are recovery programs that supposedly can save the audio from a crash, but it doesn't always work. We've lost one podcast, and nearly a second one except that Jon had a backup recording through Skype. It's still a great program, especially for free, but it's just something to be aware of. Great writeup, Jonathan…and we don't thank you enough for doing all the editing.

Also, it seems worth mentioning that while Audacity is a great program that is very simple to use, it does have a nasty habit of crashing on occassion. There are recovery programs that supposedly can save the audio from a crash, but it doesn't always work. We've lost one podcast, and nearly a second one except that Jon had a backup recording through Skype.

It's still a great program, especially for free, but it's just something to be aware of.

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