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Hardware

Use orange extension cables as long range speaker cable

I learned this trick while I was working for a theater group. We called this contraption a JerryRig, named after the guy who made it, you see these groups run on a low budget, so you have to think of clever ways to cut corners, including cables. Although my version is a lot different than [...]

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    New equipment purchase

    by Ben Straw on March 16, 2010

    I’m one of those podcasters that love to dream on the next equipment purchases I’ve got equipment magazines and catalogs allows open some where in the house, and finely I was able to drum up some money to upgrade things I wanted to get for my podcast. My setup isn’t all that great although when [...]

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      Making your Production Computer Quiet

      by Ben Straw on March 2, 2010

      Making your Production Computer Quiet

      A few manufactures make quiet computers, but if you cant afford them you might need to do the work yourself. Weather your PC has just a little noise or like an F-16 while sitting at idle, eliminating the noise is easy and rated from beginner to advanced, but all can be accomplished by you. 99.5% [...]

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        Buying a Podcasting PC

        by Ben Straw on January 25, 2010

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        Finding the right PC for podcasting is a big task, you have to think about what you are going to be doing with that PC weather it is Video or Audio. Both can tax a system and cause some headaches. CPU, Ram, Hard Drive, Video Card, Sound Card, and even cooling all falls on the [...]

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          Battling Planes, trains, auto mobile, and all around noise

          Battling noises might just be the hardest thing a podcaster deals with, I my self live about a mile from a private Airport and am inline with the planes that love to play touch and go (A fake landing). Among the noise coming from TV’s, fans and surprise guests, they like to play a key [...]

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            Record Skype Using Hardware – Mixer Mix Minus

            by Ben Straw on September 7, 2009

            Record Skype Using Hardware - Mixer Mix Minus

            A Mix Minus is one of the best sounding and I think the easiest way to record skype, Most software available cuts the guest off when the host starts talking, this can make for a bad mix withing the recording, especially if you argue a lot with your co host. I’ve listened to a lot of podcasts and believe me its bad.

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