{"id":426,"date":"2007-08-07T23:05:32","date_gmt":"2007-08-08T09:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/2007\/08\/07\/is-a-pocket-pc-good-enough-to-be-a-podcast-recording-device\/"},"modified":"2007-08-07T23:05:32","modified_gmt":"2007-08-08T09:05:32","slug":"is-a-pocket-pc-good-enough-to-be-a-podcast-recording-device","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/2007\/08\/07\/is-a-pocket-pc-good-enough-to-be-a-podcast-recording-device\/","title":{"rendered":"Is a Pocket PC Good Enough to be a Podcast Recording Device?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every now and then I toy with the idea of catching up with the rest of the world and starting a podcast. But, being a mobile geek, I would, of course, prefer to record it using a Windows Mobile Pocket PC or Smartphone. The question is: Would the sound quality be good enough for podcasting? So, I created two audio recordings to help me decide. If you visit my new alternate multimedia blogging site, you can listen to a 30 second test recording found at the link below…<\/p>\n

Audio Recording Test<\/a><\/p>\n

This web site has a built in audio player. So, you don’t need to download anything to hear the test recording.<\/p>\n

The recording consists of two pieces. I recorded the first part using a Microsoft LifeChat LX-3000 USB headset\/microphone. The second part was recorded using a Windows Mobile 6 Pocket PC. Both recordings were made in the same room with a large Voronado fan blowing in the background to simulate a noisy environment. Both recordings were made using 16-bit 44KHz mono setttings.<\/p>\n

Only two transformations were applied to the recording. First, the combined audio file was sent through the GigaVox Levelator<\/a> to even out the volume differences between the two recordings (the Pocket PC recording was much louder than the headset recording). Second, the resulting WAV file was transcoded to a MPG audio file to reduce its size.<\/p>\n

The USB headset recording is much quieter (you don’t hear the fan as much) than the Pocket PC recording. But, I think the overall Pocket PC sound quality is decent enough to use for short podcast recordings. And, the ambient sound might even add a bit of real-life to the recordings (vs. a somewhat sterile but quieter USB headset recording).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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