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more about #podcast Obsidian: The "big label" music industry is filled with "manufactured" pop artists who's claim to fame has more to do with marketing than actual talent. So of c... more » strider_mt2k: "Cue the "screw the RIAA" comments." What are you honestly expecting? I mean have you SEEN what's passing for comments these days? more » Riquez: Scary picture. The whole of that mans face is squished into the bottom half of his head & he has no chin. more » BK Beezy: I hate mp3s. HATEHATEHATE THEM. Unfortunately money is forcing me to download them. But I will always download the whole album, at least! more » The Lab: The article suggests the music industry caused piracy. Comments below suggest pirates caused piracy. I'm going to say there is a third option, it wa... more » tomsomething: Why single out the music industry for piracy? Audio compression caused piracy. Laws that lagged behind the digital age caused piracy. AOL and NetZero ... more » kustoo: Bullshit Bullshit Bullshit. I can not tell you how sick and tired I am of all you 'tech' bloggers and journalist justifying piracy. Piracy didn't happ... more » superberg: Just listened to this interview earlier today, and I loved it. Something else important that he mentioned was the fall of radio: as the radio began to... more » deanbmmv: I'm currently quite liking streaming services like Spotify. They are free (or pay if you want), got a decent range of music as well as recomnetiaond o... more » ColonelGentleman: Don't get me wrong, I think the RIAA can sit and spin, but I'm not following the Prince and Bowie logic. How does good music not being on the radio l... more » -
#digitalmusic
Greg Kot: The Music Industry Caused Piracy, and iTunes Isn't the Way Out
Greg Kot, music critic for the Chicago Tribune and others, wrote a book called Ripped: How the Wired Generation Revolutionized Music. In a recent podcast interview, he enumerates the precise downfall of record labels and why iTunes isn't their savior. More » -
#gadgets
Marantz PMD620 Professional Handheld Field Recorder Might Sound as Good as It Looks
It's hard to tell from this pic of the $400 Marantz PMD620 Professional Handheld Field Recorder, but this relatively small solid-state device is slightly larger than a deck of cards. Despite its diminutive stature, it's packing pro-level features that podcasters will like, recording MP3 or WAV files in 16- or 24-bit rez. Its display screen uses OLEDs just like many cellphones, and it's got a couple of high-quality omnidirectional condenser mics built into the top. If you don't like those, you can plug in your own external mic, albeit with a 1/8" input, not XLR (so much for that "Professional" braggadocio). The feature we like the most besides its good looks and compact size? It uses either SD or SDHC flash memory cards. Look for it to ship in November. [BB Gadgets] -
