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Product Evaluations
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Contributing engineers and writers try out new products for review. These are paid evaluations, and writers provide thumbs up/thumbs down commentary.
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Yamaha Hits New ‘Low’ With Pocketrak 2G — And That’s a Good Thing
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Flash Recorder Offers Big Sound, Long Record Time, USB 2.0 and Rechargeable Battery in 1.7 Ounce Package
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by Frank Beacham, 7.02.2008
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This is a $350 game-changer for radio reporters looking for not only the ultimate in size and portability, but a full-featured, well-built general purpose audio recorder.
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AT2020 USB: Bid Your Preamp, Mixer Adieu
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Latency Issues Aside, This USB Mic Helps Streamline Recordings, Reclaim Desktop Space
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by Ty Ford, 6.04.2008
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The AT2020 USB mic will be an instant hit for anyone looking to reclaim desktop space normally occupied by a mixer.
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Audition 3.0: Digital Audio Band-Aid
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Editing Software Adds Tools to Clean Clips, Remove Disturbances, Leaving Audio Unaffected
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by Read G. Burgan, 5.07.2008
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Beginning with Audition 1.5, Adobe has brought its experience with photo software to the original Cool Edit program. It has done this by adding a “spectral” view.
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MicroTrack II: More Record Time, Faster USB
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Journalists Will Like Its ‘Speedy’ File Transfer, 2 GB Recording, Location Markers and Analog Limiter
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by John Gatski, 5.07.2008
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Despite the abundance of more expensive CompactFlash-based stereo recorders, the M-Audio Micro Track is suitable for recordists, musicians and journalists.
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TuneStudio: Not Just for Rockin’ Out
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Belkin’s Portable Mixer Is for Musicians, But Broadcasters May Like XLR Mic Inputs, Stereo Audio
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by James Careless, 4.23.2008
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The multiple inputs and options of this versatile device open up real possibilities for budget-minded broadcasters.
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RadioTime: An EPG/PVR for Web Radio
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CEO and Inventor Bill Moore Was Tired of Not Being Able to Hear the Shows He Liked When He Wanted to Hear Them
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by James Careless, 3.12.2008
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RadioGuide is a searchable directory that lets you find programming by genre, station, network or location, drawn from 36,000 sources worldwide.
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RemoteMix 4 Ideal for Remotes
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A Flexible Tool, This Portable Audio Remote Mixer ‘Connects All the Dots’
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by Frank Beacham, 3.12.2008
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Once you get the hang of it and understand the many ways to use the RemoteMix 4, it becomes a remarkably flexible tool.
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iKey Plus Useful, Though Not Ideal
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Handheld Recorder Uses USB Drives, Records WAV, MP3, Though ‘Arm’ Time Is a Limitation
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by Paul Kaminski, 3.12.2008
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If you travel with an iPod and you make recordings in the field, GCI Technologies has developed a tool that will help you put that iPod to work.
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Zoom H2: A ‘Remarkable Little Machine’
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Though Radio May Require a More Rugged Unit, The Low-Cost H2 Offers Flexible Recording, Clean Sound
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by Frank Beacham, 2.13.2008
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It uses an adjustable four-microphone array in a W-X/Y configuration to capture and decode audio in several formats up to 48 kHz at 24 bit resolution.
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ADMS 44.22 Switches Sources for KLZ
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Broadcast Tools Offers ‘Flawless’ Matrix Switching; Stations With Automation Will Like Its Flexibility
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by Edward C. Dulaney, 2.13.2008
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When the long-anticipated Broadcast Tools ADMS 44.22 matrix switcher was released, I pounced on the chance to take a look at it.
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Sangean HDT-1X Offers Upgrades
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A Broadcaster-Friendly HD Radio Gets Some Further Welcome Improvements
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by Aaron Read, 1.16.2008
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When Sangean released the HDT-1 component-style HD Radio receiver, it was to the delight of radio engineers. Many of us had been waiting for a radio we could put in our racks to replace a homebrew car receiver or similar jury-rigged solution for our in-house monitoring.
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If You Liked the D1, You’ll Love the D50
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Journalists Will Appreciate Sony’s PCM-D50, a Lighter, More Compact, Less Expensive Recorder
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by Frank Beacham, 1.02.2008
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Over the past three years, the marketplace has been flooded with digital audio recorders that use Flash memory for storage. In the rapid fire introduction of new models, the one constant has been progressively lower prices.
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D&M Adds PMD620 to Field Recorder Line
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Unit Is Follow-up to PMD660
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by Carl Lindemann, 1.02.2008
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The PMD620 was developed in response to the flood of new solid-state mini-recorders that have been popping up on the prosumer and musician market.
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Watchband to Capture Hearts of Engineers
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Burk’s Remote AM/FM/RDS Receiver Displays Projected, Actual Signal Strengths, FCC Station Info
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by Stephen M. Poole, 12.19.2007
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Imagine a PC radio coupled with a streaming Web server that can be programmed to keep an eye on every station in your market, and you’ll get a rough idea of what the Burk Watchband is capable of. But that’s just a start.
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Aphex HeadPod 454 Spanks Bottom End
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Small, Hefty Headphone Box Is Equally Comfortable With Lows and Highs; Monitors at Modest Levels
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by Doug McLeod, 12.19.2007
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The radio industry isn’t generally seen as a market for audiophile headphones.
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Sound Forge 9.0 Addresses Two-Track Limit
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Digital Production Suite Promises ‘Everything You Need to Quickly Get From Raw Audio to Finished Master’
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by Read G. Burgan, 11.21.2007
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In the 1990s, Sound Forge was one of the first PC-based digital audio editors. Like the once-ubiquitous tape recorder, it became a familiar and welcome part of our broadcast world.
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TLF300: Audio Over IP in Small Package
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Rarey Likes This Small But Powerful Codec for Its Ease of Use and Multiple Simultaneous Connections
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by Rich Rarey , 11.21.2007
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Almost immediately, the connection framed at 128 kilobits MP2 stereo. “Naw,” I thought, “It can’t be this easy.”
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CD Player Has Network Connectivity to Boot
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Denon DN-C640 Offers Web Interface, RS-232, SPDIF/AES Outs, GPI Closure. Oh Yeah, It Plays CDs Too
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by Stephen M. Poole, 10.24.2007
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When I was asked to review the DN-C640, I read the features sheet and saw that it included an embedded Web server. I thought to myself, “This is going too far.”
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ADAM A7: No Subwoofer Required
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Closefield Monitors ‘Nail’ Bass, Kick Drum; A.R.T. Ribbons Deliver Crisp, Non-Fatiguing Transients
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by Strother Bullins, 9.26.2007
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I had my first experience with ADAM studio monitors several years ago during a mix session at producer/engineer Michael Wagener’s Nashville-area studio, Wireworld.
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Radiosophy HD100 Is Economical
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HD100 Provides Tabletop Digital Radio Reception at the $100 Price Point
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by Kevin Larke, 9.01.2007
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Although the Radiosophy HD100 table radio originally listed for $119.99, it was sold at a special introductory price of $99.95 and will remain at that price, according to the company.
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