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Shure SM58 vs Art D7 Microphone Shootout

This is a quick shootout comparison of the Shure SM58 and the Art D7. This comparison was requested by a commenter “Mcdovin” on the Big Mic Shootout YouTube video (geeks.link/bigmicshootout). Hope this helps answer the question, Mcdovin. Timecodes: 1:33 – Shootout begins 2:23 – Shootout repeats with compression 3:13 – Shootout concludes

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Electro-Voice RE320 vs Shure SM7B vs Heil PR40 vs Audio-Technica BP40 vs Procaster vs Art D7 Shootout Comparison

In this MASSIVE Microphone Shootout we compare 6 large dynamic microphones. Audio-Technica BP40 vs Electro-Voice RE320 vs Shure SM7B vs Heil PR40 vs Rode Procaster vs Art D7. To help provide samples for multiple use cases, the test is run 3 times – once with the raw audio, another with some enhancement by the DBX286,…

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Audio-Technica BPHS1 vs MANY Dynamic Handheld/Large Broadcast Microphones

In this quick shootout (inspired by a recent Facebook conversation) Stargate Pioneer compares the Audio-Technica BPHS1 against the Knox Podcast Microphone, the Blue Encore 100, the Sennheiser E935, the Sennheiser MD46, the Rode Procaster, the Electro-Voice RE320 and the Audio-Technica BP40.

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Emily Prokop’s Zoom Handheld Record (H5 and H6) Capsule Comparison

In this Bette Podcasting Extra, recurring contributor Emily Prokop runs down a variety of capsules available for the Zoom H5 and Zoom H6 devices.

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Better Podcasting Guest Contributor Emily Prokop’s ATR2100 vs Apple Earbud vs Zoom H5 X/Y Microphone Comparison

Do you need a lot of expensive equipment to get started as a hobby podcaster? Nope! Plenty of podcasters have started out with an inexpensive (notice I didn’t use the word “cheap”) microphone recording into their computer using Audacity (Mac, PC, Linux). When I started podcasting, I wanted as much of my equipment and technology…

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Highlight from Indy Pop Con 2017: Star Wars Celebration Panel

The Indy Pop Con, July 7 – 9, hosted many different entertainment guests, and one of the biggest panels was the Star Wars Celebration Panel. Garrett Wang (Ensign Henry Kim, Star Trek: Voyager) moderated the panel, and he told the audience when he first saw Star Wars at the age of eight he “fell in…

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Highlight from Indy Pop Con 2017: Matt Ryan Panel

The Indy Pop Con, July 7 – 9, hosted many different entertainment guests, including the star of Constantine, Matt Ryan. During his panel, he discussed early roles, working on a video game, and returning to Constantine. When an actor starts their career, the parts available may not be stellar. The moderator started the panel with…

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Highlight from Indy Pop Con 2017: Cosplay Championships

For three days, pop culture was celebrated during the Indy Pop Con (July 7-9) in Indianapolis, Indiana. On Saturday, several competed in the Cosplay Championships. Here are some of my favorites. Not one, not two, but three Hellboys!   Rita Repulsa and her Putties   Warrior Queen Tiana   Why so serious? The Joker from…

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Star Wars: A Journey Through the New Canon – Part 8: Revenge of the Sith

  A long time ago, a girl’s parents took her to see a science fiction film called Star Wars. On that day, she fell in love with all things Star Wars, even the extended universe that began with Timothy Zahn’s 1991 book, Heir to the Empire. But in 2012, Disney purchased Star Wars and proceeded…

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FOLLOW-UP VIDEO: Google Is Indexing Your Podcast’s RSS Feed

Recently I wrote an article and discussed on Better Podcasting how Google is now definitively indexing podcast RSS feeds and how they’re showing within Google results for some people. There’s been a lot of great response and some folks have said they’re not able to recreate the results locally. As mentioned in the original article,…

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