Millions of Internet users are currently podcasting from their home with varying degrees of success. If you want to start your own podcasts then you might be wondering where to start? If that sounds like you then read on for a short guide to the tools you will need to purchase in order to be successful including some of the best and latest audio equipment to get you started.
Zoom Handy H2n Portable Recorder
The Zoom Handy H2n brings professional level sound quality at an affordable price, and this handheld portable recorder is packed full of functionality and features that will satisfy even the most demanding podcaster.
It has five different high quality mics enabled on it meaning you can use it for outside broadcast quality recordings and target in on your audio subject – or just as easily mount it on a tripod and use it on your desk in front of your PC screen. You can very quickly start to record yourself whilst using it as a USB microphone – this is simply done by plugging the mic into your laptop or PC which will let your record straight into your computer.
Once you have recorded audio with the Zoom Handy then you can use the pre-packaged Steinberg WaveLab LE7 Audio Editing Software to get the podcast just right before you then upload it for the world to hear. You will need web hosting and a domain in order to do this.
There’s a very comprehensive Zoom Handy H2n Review on the Technology World’s website which goes into fuller detail should you need it.
Alternatives to the Zoom Handy H2n Portable Recorder
If the price point on the Zoom Handy H2n seems a little bit steep for you then there are some superb alternatives which offer reasonable sound quality and performance. Here’s a short list of the top five podcaster microphones for 2011.
- Blue Microphones Yeti USB Microphone
- Samson Go Mic Compact USB Microphone
- Audio-Technica AT2020 USB Condenser USB Microphone
- CAD U1 USB Dynamic Recording Microphone
- Rode Podcaster USB Dynamic Microphone
Any of these podcasting mics can be purchased for under $100 US Dollars and are all you need in order to start podcasting at a reasonably professional level from the comfort of your own home.
Want More Information?
For further information make sure you check out this superb article and information piece on what the Best Podcasting Microphones 2011 are over the last 12 months. All the models listed are also predicted to be big sellers in 2012 too so there’s no chance of them becoming out of date for at least 24 months.
November 14, 2011
Hardware