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(More customer reviews)This review is actually being written AFTER I posted my first production attempt at a PODCAST. I just dived right in and decided to give it a shot. This kit makes that very easy.
I unpacked it and set it up so I could see what it would take to create, edit and publish a PODCAST. I am very pleased with the way the PM-21 worked. If your good with audio-visual gear and the process of hooking up home stereo equipment then you can set this gear up without breaking out the instruction book (which is on the CD in PDF format).
The mixer board has inputs for 2 microphones, 2 headphones, an MP3 input and a RCA channel input. Each channel has its own volume, bass and treble controls. This kit just comes with a single microphone and headphones. The PM-22 version comes with 2 of each. The headphones are not very comfortable for me so I can see myself using my own instead (main reason for a 1 star drop from 5 to 4 stars). The mixer board runs off of AC or a 9V battery (so you can take your recording on the road).
The connection to your computer is via USB and Windows 7 recognized the USB Audio device immediately and did not require any other drivers for it to work.
The package comes with the latest, stable version of Audacity to create and edit your audio tracks. It also has the LAME MP3 converter on the CD so you can install it. That allows Audacity to export your tracks in MP3 format. Audacity is open source and costs nothing to use.
If you listen to the podcast you can hear how clear the microphone pickup is. I created the intro myself using a piece of royalty free music, a couple of free sound effect files for the applause and launch sound and my own voice for the voice over. I did adjust the pitch to lower it though. In case your wondering my real voice is the talking part of the podcast - no pitch adjustments on that.
Once I had it all together I edited out all the "umms", breath sounds and long pauses which was very easy and intuitive with Audacity. You will be amazed at how many times you say "umm" and how obvious the breath sounds are.
For someone who is fairly tech savvy but not a "sound editor" I was able to figure things out quickly and get the podcast up within a few hours.
If you want to hear the sound quality of this equipment feel free to listen to my first production effort in the Observed Tech PODCAST Beta Program 1.
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Professional equipment will set your recordings apart from amateur broadcasts.This one-box solution comes with everything you need in one cost saving bundle. Quality microphone to give you a clear professional voice, a mixer enabling you to mix in music from your iPod with a built in equalizer to adjust the volume, bass and treble independently for each input source, and studio headphones enabling you to listen to how your broadcast will actually sound as you record it.Includes Audacity software, all hookup cables, and a step by step pictorial user guide.
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