By Bradley Bambarger Lauren Engel’s informal, engaging podcast Sidewalk Talk on YouTube features her casually interviewing photographers, videographers and artists involved in electronic dance music (EDM), pop and rap as she walks down the street. The young, internationally minded content producer started this woman on the street podcast in her Read more…
It’s that time of year when the musical instrument, sound reinforcement and pro audio worlds gather at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California to display their newest products to the industry’s buyers, retailers and distributors. Samson will introduce an exciting line-up of new and innovative products at NAMM 2019. Read more…
Making its debut at CES 2019 (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas is the Samson Satellite USB/iOS Broadcast Microphone, a portable and effective solution for capturing high-definition audio on desktop or mobile devices. With 24-bit/96kHz audio, three selectable pickup patterns, a patented fold-back leg design and more, the Samson Satellite Read more…
Get cozy with our picks for your holiday shopping lists that include gifts for musicians, streamers, content creators and audio enthusiast. MediaOne M30 Powered Studio Monitors Step up your college student’s listening experience with studio-quality sound from the compact MediaOne M30 studio monitors. Go Mic Portable USB Microphone Do you know someone Read more…
As a jazz band director, you’re expected to lead and inspire your musicians to achieve the best possible performance. And with advancements in audio technology (and sometimes a lack of assistance), you may also be required to play the role of a sound engineer. This can include mic’ing a rehearsal, Read more…
Microphone Polar Patterns… What are they, and why do they matter? Polar Patterns The most important characteristic of any microphone is its directionality or “pickup pattern”. Any microphone exhibits its best frequency response when pointed directly at the sound source. The pickup pattern is not a physical component added to the microphone; it Read more…
With the gap between television and online news consumption narrowing, along with more viewers consuming news from online digital sources, scaled back video production saves loads of money. Even big media companies know this, and lately many are tossing out staff photographers and handing the visual reigns over to print Read more…
Samson teamed up with B&H Photo and Video to host a free podcasting workshop and Q&A session featuring some of today’s top podcasting experts. Held on August 2, 2018, the event was livestreamed from the B&H Event Space at the company’s retail headquarters in New York City. B&H is the Read more…
Want to Record Your Own Audio Drama Podcast? Here’s How… By Matthew McLean of ThePodcastHost.com From ars Paradoxicaand Bronzeville to We’re Alive and Wooden Overcoats, the cream of Modern Audio Drama podcasts do much more than simply entertain their huge and ever-growing fan bases. They also inspire many of their listeners to Read more…
By Tom Najarian Musicians often take a winding path to their ultimate destination. Some are trying to find themselves; others are simply open to exploring anything and everything along the way. Jeff Babko lands solidly in the latter category, citing musical influences as diverse as Blood Sweat & Tears to Read more…
