Podcast Station does it all. Record, edit, mix, and publish audio to the Web quickly and easily.

Everything happens on one screen which features twenty-one assignable cart buttons; four assignable deck buttons; four volume control sliders; VU meters, on-screen function key block; and an active file window that displays real time wave forms while recording and playing back.
Podcast Station records in WAV format and exports WAV, WMA, MP3, and AIFF files.

Podcast Station comes with additional features including Automatic Gain Control, Markers, Zoom and special effects. A well-documented user guide is available under the Help menu.

Podcast Station runs on Win2k and XP and requires a sound card and microphone. Podcast station supports external USB and Firewire interfaces.

Main features:

- Vista compatible.

- Up to 30 programmable deck buttons.

- Up to 70 programmable cart buttons.

- Automatic Gain Control (AGC) - boosts the timid and limits the loud on either or both channels.

- Markers - Mark and make notes while recording or playing back. Ideal for long interviews.

- Zoom Podcast Station provides exact editing with a 100X zoom feature.

- One easy-to-navigate screen. Resize the window to add more carts and decks.

- Up to 30 on-screen deck buttons with crossfade sliders, countdown timers and the ability to pause and resume play of the file. Allows assignment of most common files types like MP3, WMA, WAV, AIIF ect. of any length.

-  Up to 70 on-screen cart buttons can be assigned MP3, WMA, WAV, AIIF etc. of any length and can include sound effects, jingles, sweepers, liners, bumpers, interviews and any other kind of sound. Carts automatically re-cue when stopped, ready for play again instantly.

- "Pro" mode adds auto-crossfade and auto-segue functions to each deck button, as well as user-settable start and stop positions at each end of the deck progress bar.

- Loop mode allows any deck or cart to be looped indefinitely.

- Save deck and cart button configurations including assigned audio. If you produce several different podcasts that each require their own set of music, bumpers, etc., each configuration can be saved for fast recall later.

- Automatic gain control (AGC) - boosts the timid and limits the loud on either or both channels. Can be applied to the microphone input alone or to the carts, decks and mic together.

- Adjust individual volume on decks and carts with 3dB, 6dB and 12dB pads.

- VU meter (technically a peak program meter) displays playback and record levels over a 72dB range.

- Markers for marking locations and making notes while recording or playing back. Podcast Station shows a floating window with time line position and marker titles you have made. Text can be copied and pasted into RSS, ID3 and iTunes tags as desired. Ideal for long interviews when you want to mark important parts so you can come back and edit and assign to buttons to play back later.

- Zoom into the waveform with a 100X zoom feature for precise editing.

- Auto-fade to mute function on cart, deck and microphone sliders is activated with right click in the slider channel. Right-click again to restore level.

- Real time waveform scroll in edit window during recording. See your voice's waveform move across the screen as you talk and record.

- Keyboard map of all editing and transport commands under Help menu with roll-over definition labels.

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