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• Who uses what equipment to make their podcast? The Podcast Host has run their 2024 Podcaster Gear survey. The most popular microphone is a Blue Yeti; but those who have been podcasting more than five years gravitate to a Shure MV7, SM7B, or SM58. (We currently use a Lewitt Audio Ray, since you’re asking.)
• Spooler has been awarded two patents. One for an automatic media content layering system, which mixes different pieces of audio together as one “layered” track; and one for a content versioning system which would ensure that an updated piece of content is available to listeners. The company launched in 2022.
• In the over 750 comments you gave in the Podnews Report Card earlier this year, Spotify saw a repeated request for a new feature; and we’re told they’ll be launching it at 9am ET today.

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