Show #129 originating from www.schoolofpodcasting.com Today we get the answers from last week's poll about USB interfaces and using Audacity. Thanks to: Joe from www.onthepodcast.netAnthony from www.diabeticincandyland.com Mike from www.mikeshotdish.com Warren from http://pewpodcast.podomatic.comTerry from http://quiettimepodcast.com/wp and http://oldcootcast.comLarry from http://goinglinux.comSally from http://www.podcastasylum.comDaryl from http://www.poddog.ca/suburbia Jay from www.jayjennings.com creator of Cloak and Tracker 75% use a USB interface75% use Audacity. Most feel Audacity is stable, and people using USB microphones seemed to lve them while people using USB interfaces seem to find them a bit of a hassle (especially if this is on your main unit). Items mentioned: Blue Snowball USB mic $99Samson CO1 USB Mic $90Alesis MultiMix 8 USB Mixer $149Alesis Podcast Mic (comes with mic, heaphones, software) $99Behringer UCA202 USB Interface (connect from your mixers tape out) $30Zoom H2 Portable Recorder $199Behringer USB Podcast Kit (includes mic, headphones, mixer, usb interface, software) $100Rode Dynamic USB Podcaster Mic $230 NEXT WEEKRich Harrington and Mike Weiser authors of the book "Producing Video Podcasts." Buy it at amazon.com