
Love letters can reveal the true personality
Sometimes a love letter offers the love of a friend
Some love letters are the trumpets that herald
Do something different this Valentine’s Day,
February 13, 2012 • 12:24 am 0

Love letters can reveal the true personality
Sometimes a love letter offers the love of a friend
Some love letters are the trumpets that herald
Do something different this Valentine’s Day,
February 12, 2012 • 8:22 pm 0
Here is a collection of photos from today’s live reading – Reaching Across the Distance – Love Letters for Valentine’s Day 2012 – Sun, Feb 12 — produced by my friends , Keri and Michael.
We broadcast this live via Talkshoe, but an audio podcast will be coming soon.
February 9, 2012 • 11:25 am 0
Israel Hyman has been producing great video technique tips for years. I met him a couple of times at PodCampAZ and he is a great guy.
Take a moment to visit his site, Izzy Video. There is a huge amount of information there to help you improve the quality of your videos.
Learn how to turn a hard light into a soft light. Also, learn how to tell the difference between a hard light and a soft light. Check out the full article to read all the details about how to do that.
February 7, 2012 • 8:33 am 0

Love letters can reveal the true personality
Sometimes a love letter offers the love of a friend
Some love letters are the trumpets that herald
Do something different this Valentine’s Day,
February 5, 2012 • 8:34 am Comments Off
TASCAM iXZ Mic / Instrument input for iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch
Want to turn your iPad or iPhone into a portable recording studio, the Tascam iXZ can do just that. This interface allows you to plug in standard XLR connector microphones, guitars or any other audio source and then record them using iPhone and iPad software of your choice. For those more advanced, it also provides Phantom power so you can use high-quality condenser miss, too.
Mat Langley of the Robot Underpants podcast (Content Advisory) let me know about this device today after he picked one up for his iPad. Mat does a variety of shows and also uses his iPad to join Google+ hangouts and wanted/needed a way to get better audio into his iPad. I have asked for Mat to give us a review of this device sometime in the near future.
Filed under: Hardware, iPhone, New Media, Technology
January 29, 2012 • 10:50 am 0

On Thursday, January 26, 2012, NMI Founder, Douglas E. Welch spoke to Janet Wilcox’s UCLA Extension class, Pursuing a Career in Voice Overs.
He talked about New Media and the need for students to develop their voice over careers in non-traditional ways, as the industry changes.
71 Minutes
Listen to Douglas’s New Media Presentation to UCLA Extension Voice over Class
Sections of the talk:
I also gave a short Garageband to show how easy it is to create your own audio programs. Due to the visual nature of the talk, it is not included in this audio program.
January 28, 2012 • 8:23 am 0
This post originally appeared in Careers in New Media by Douglas E. Welch
I had 2 separate friends mention these iPhone/iPad compatible microphones in the last several days. Both saw them at the manufacturers display at the MacWorld Expo that was held in San Francisco this week.
Portable devices are now capable of recording high quality audio, but sometimes you want a better mic, or more suitable microphone when out recording in the field.
I haven’t heard the quality of these mics, but my friends and the web site have certainly piqued my interest. I will see if I can get a demo model here at the Careers in New Media office so I can record some audio and share it with you.
For now, here is an audio sample using the i436 mic (picture below) from the company’s web site
Download i436 Violin Sample
Other samples from MicW web site
Filed under: Elsewhere, Hardware, iPhone, New Media, News, Technology
January 25, 2012 • 12:22 pm 0
Well, this was bound to happen. Barnes & Noble is offering big discounts on its Nook e-readers to people taking out subscriptions to digital editions of magazines and newspapers:The Nook edition of People is $9.99 a month; with a one-year subscription, customers will receive a Nook Tablet, a color device with a 7-inch display, for $199, a discount from its regular price of $249. Customers who buy a one-year subscription for the Nook edition of The New York Times for $19.99 a month, which in…
January 10, 2012 • 8:23 pm 0

Are you ready for the next New Media Challenge? This time I want you to get close…really close!
This might take some doing depending on your camera, as they often don’t focus on very close objects, but I am sure you can work it out. Of course, getting close can mean something else entirely, too. Feel free to explore the theme in any way you wish.
Post a link to your video, photos, writing or more here by Sunday, January 22, 2012.
Use the comments link (click the number next to the little text bubble above) to add a link to this post.
Note: If you simply paste a YouTube URL for your video, WordPress.com will embed the actual video in its place.
New Media Challenges are designed to give you an excuse to stretch your New Media muscles. You can use whatever media you like to complete the challenge including audio, video, photography, writing and more.
Filed under: Community, New Media, New Media Challenge
January 6, 2012 • 1:00 pm 0
NMI friend, Janet Wilcox, will be starting her UCLA Extension voiceover class again in just a week. If you are interested in getting started in the industry, this could be the class for you. Douglas E. Welch will be speaking to her class about New Media this session, as he has done in the past.
Class Description:
Pursuing a Career in Voice Overs
Do people say you have a wonderful voice? Gain a comprehensive understanding of the tools needed to excel in TV and radio commercials, animation, narration for documentaries, and other areas of voice over work. Instruction includes breath and microphone technique, script analysis, finding characters spontaneously, and how to keep it fun, even when the pressure’s on. Participants also learn how to pursue a career in voice over.
Writer, producer, and actor with extensive experience on both sides of the microphone. Ms. Wilcox has written and produced promos for HBO, ABC, and The History Channel, among others. As a voice over talent, she has been heard on Lifetime, HBO, E!, Cinemax, and AMC. She is the author of Voiceovers: Techniques and Tactics for Success.
January 3, 2012 • 12:14 pm 0
To start the podcasting New Year right, I am giving away a copy of Podcasting for Dummies (1st Edition), written by two of my podcast buddies, Evo Terra and Tee Morris.
This book is a great introduction into the world of podcasting and can get you up and running in just a couple of hours. Learn about recording your show, starting your blog, RSS feeds, the iTunes podcast directory and more.
There are several ways to enter. You can do one or more to gain extra entries.
Contest ends January 22, 2012
Click here to enter ‘Podcasting for Dummies” giveaway!
January 2, 2012 • 10:38 am 2

Let’s get the New Year started right with our first New Media Challenge of 2012!
New Media Challenge 2012-001 – Nature
Get outside and show us all some piece of nature in your area.
This could be your garden, a national park, or “weeds” growing in an urban vacant lot. You get to decide what to show and how to present it. Post a link to your video, photos, writing or more here by Sunday, January 8, 2012.
Use the comments link (click the number next to the little text bubble above) to add a link to this post.
New Media Challenges are designed to give you an excuse to stretch your New Media muscles. You can use whatever media you like to complete the challenge including audio, video, photography, writing and more.
Filed under: New Media, New Media Challenge
December 31, 2011 • 3:01 pm 0
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 2,200 times in 2011. If it were a cable car, it would take about 37 trips to carry that many people.
Click here to see the complete report.
Filed under: Wordpress
December 31, 2011 • 12:47 am 0
Here are the top posts on New Media Interchange for 2011
Filed under: News
December 4, 2011 • 9:43 am 0
Our 6th Annual LIVE Reading of Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol will take place on Sunday, December 18, 2011 at 6pm EST/3pm PST.
Our annual holiday reading of this classic Dickens’ story. We bring together frends and family to read sections from a condensed version of the story — said to be made by Charles Dickens himself — for his own live, public readings. Follow Scrooge, Bob Crachit, Tiny Tim and all the familiar characters as they both teach and learn what Christmas is all about.
Tune in while you prepare your Christmas cookies or wrap your Christmas presents. Join the “spirits” of the season!
Click Here to Watch/Listen Live to A Christmas Carol
Consider having your own reading of A Christmas Carol, or other favorite story, as a way to gather friends together and share a unique experience. You don’t have to broadcast it like we do, but why not share it with the world!
This year’s show is sponsored by WelchWrite.com, Eclipse-1 Media and New Media Interchange.
Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!
Enjoy more Christmas Carol in your own home!
Free download of “A Christmas Carol” – Text/ePub/HTML/Kindle versions available
Free download of our reading script of “A Christmas Carol” – PDF format
November 13, 2011 • 1:38 pm 0
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Filed under: News
November 9, 2011 • 9:18 am 0
November 7, 2011 • 11:25 am 0
Here is a collection of New Media Tips recently published on the @newmediatips Twitter feed.
Filed under: New Media Tips
October 31, 2011 • 1:03 pm 0
Looking for a little Halloween-appropriate listening for tonight? Listen to Ghosts of the Internet 2011!
Listen to Ghosts of the Internet 2011!
More photos from the event
http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=109615
The whole family participated in this annual live reading yesterday and here is the recording of that event. We had a great time, as always, reading, noshing, joshing and laughing.
October 13, 2011 • 11:26 pm 0
Cool example of what can be done with high-end cameras and remote control helicopters
Filed under: Elsewhere, New Media, Technology, Video