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I had a few audio projects coming up and I didn’t want to rely just on my built-in laptop microphone. But I am not an audio engineer and didn’t want to have to buy racks of equipment just so I could record high-quality audio. I also wanted my setup to be portable and durable. So after shopping around I decided on the Rode Podcaster USB Microphone. This is a hefty microphone — very solid . . . → Read More: Review: Rode Podcaster USB Microphone I’ve uploaded Part 1 Chapters 8 and 9 of Beowulf. book, culture Related Posts:Beowulf Project: Part 1, Chapter 7Beowulf Project: Part 1, Chapter 4Beowulf Project: Part 1, Chapter 3Beowulf Project: Part 1, Chapters 1-2The Beowulf Project I’ve uploaded Part 1 Chapter 7 of Beowulf. book, culture Related Posts:Beowulf Project: Part 1, Chapters 8-9Beowulf Project: Part 1, Chapter 4Beowulf Project: Part 1, Chapter 3Beowulf Project: Part 1, Chapters 1-2The Beowulf Project Tonight I’ve uploaded Part 1 Chapter 4 of Beowulf. . . . → Read More: Beowulf Project: Part 1, Chapter 4 I’ve been on the road lately, and so have not had a chance to make many audio recordings. Tonight I tried a new audio source, and have added Part 1 Chapter 3 of Beowulf. . . . → Read More: Beowulf Project: Part 1, Chapter 3 The latest installment of the Beowulf Project is up, Part 1, Chapters 1-2. . . . → Read More: Beowulf Project: Part 1, Chapters 1-2 As another piece of our cultural history, and given the timeliness (and timelessness) of this hero, I’ve started a series of Beowulf readings From Wired magazine: Why this sudden interest in the savage tribes who roamed across what became the UK and Scandinavia?… Their cool ships and armor are sort of the Dark Ages equivalent of high tech, their fighting skillz are fully ninja, and of course they shamble along in rags with chopped-off limbs just like zombies do. . . . → Read More: The Beowulf Project While the language used in the appreciation’s writing is somewhat stilted due to its age, it does serve as a brief introduction to Poe and some of his works…. While you can click the link below to investigate the details, basically you can listen to it and copy it as you like – you just can’t use it commercially or derive works from it. . . . → Read More: Edgar Allan Poe: An Appreciation I tend to pick up wayward ones who have missed the trees and found themselves on the sidewalk or parking lot – not a strategic spot for a cicada…. There is a brief period of silence at the beginning – my little friend decided to crawl away from the mic, so it took some time to retrieve him. . . . → Read More: Cicada Song 2 I’ve taken a simple sound recording of them just to show how awesome they are – I simply opened my window in Falls Church, Virginia (where I work) and held out a microphone (actually I didn’t even clear the window because of the screen, but you get the idea)…. This hum is the sound of thousands of cicadas way up in the trees trying to attract a mate so that they can breed, die, and let the 17-year cycle start anew. . . . → Read More: Cicada Song |
 
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