Multimedia Tips: “Professional” Microphones for Video and Podcasts

Guest column by Peter Welander, Control Engineering process industries editor. If you get involved in serious audio or video recording, you’ll soon find that you can spend a whole lot of money on microphones. What are these and what can they do for you? Frances with RE50: Frances shows off the Control Engineering flag she… Continue reading Multimedia Tips: “Professional” Microphones for Video and Podcasts

Multimedia Tips: Recording Podcasts Directly to Your Computer

Guest column by Peter Welander, Control Engineering process industries editor. One question resulting from our discussions so far is, “Why do I need a separate recorder when I can record directly to my computer?” The answer is, you don’t. You can record directly to a computer, but you may not want to. It’s strictly a… Continue reading Multimedia Tips: Recording Podcasts Directly to Your Computer

Multimedia Tips: Selecting a Digital Recorder, part 2

Guest column by Peter Welander, Control Engineering process industries editor. Last week we examined a group of portable digital recorders in the $200 to $300 price range. Are those enough for producing high-quality podcast recordings, or should you be looking for something more expensive? Do you really need all this to record a podcast? That’s… Continue reading Multimedia Tips: Selecting a Digital Recorder, part 2

Leveraging Community on the Web

We all want community on our websites. Readers to comment on articles. Your industry to participate in webcasts. Experts to become bloggers. Forums that are overflowing with new posts. Submissions of videos, images and other media. And yet, it is often ellusive. Even when you do create such community, it is difficult to sustain. So… Continue reading Leveraging Community on the Web

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Multimedia Tips: Evaluating a Digital Recorder

Guest column by Peter Welander, Control Engineering process industries editor. Last week, we discussed some technical considerations for recording high-quality podcasts. Once you’ve set down that path and are getting ready to invest in a digital recorder, how can you tell if a specific model will help your efforts or be a waste of money?… Continue reading Multimedia Tips: Evaluating a Digital Recorder

A Look Back; A Look Ahead

For me, this week has been one of reflection. There are a lot of challenges that we face, as a culture, a country, an industry, and of course, individually. This week, as I thought about the years behind us, and the years ahead, I happened upon something special. Something that puts things in perspective. Something… Continue reading A Look Back; A Look Ahead