The Amazing Vanishing Blogger has returned! I make no guarantees about how long it might be before I post again, but I'll give it a go.

Since my last post, I've moved to a new house, helped my in-laws sell their house, and am trying to sell my old house. In all the shuffling, I've barely reconstituted my studio in the new house. No acoustic treatment up yet, barely able to record, etc. The space is there and will eventually be wonderful, but it's going to take some time.

Meanwhile, here's a nifty bit of kit for the mobile VO. (It's also a great way to inexpensively bypass a noisy sound card in a PC).

http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Transit.html

It's called the m-audio Transit. It's just an analog/digital IO interface that plugs into a USB port. It can handle recording at up to 96K, and also has a digital output so you can send directly from PC to other digital equipment. At $70-$90 on the street, it's a steal.

I keep one in my laptop bag, and I've even used one to resurrect an old PC on which the sound card produced the most gosh-awful hum when recording. The Transit bypasses the sound card, and it's easy to move if you replace the machine. While it's not exactly pro studio equipment, it's a lot better than many "pro" sound cards of a few years ago, and much more portable.