StudioRack Replaces CastBlaster
On March 31st, 2009, Mevio plans to discontinue the sale & support of the recording software known as CastBlaster (which was created by Mike Versteeg, creator of other popular programs like VidBlaster, WinPodder, and Mscan Meteo). But not to worry, Mike and his company, CombiTech, have been working on a new program called StudioRack. StudioRack has recently been made available to the public as a free trial download.
If you are using a hardware mixer, StudioRack does everything CastBlaster does and more!
There are currently three editions: StudioRack Trial (everything enabled but the Load Profile command), StudioRack Audio (does not include the AV Client), and StudioRack Pro (all features enabled).
Note: StudioRack is currently only compatible with Windows.
So PodCasters, give it a try and see what you think. Post any comments here. And since StudioRack is in the first stages of public beta, feel free to post any suggestions to the Think Tank on the StudioRack Forums.
Also, make sure you check out Mike’s podcast.
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23 Mar 2009 Catholic Tech Tips
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The new software looks fearsomely technical.
Also do we get an upgrade as we have already subscribed to Castblaster . Or is there a Castblaster upgrade for Vista anywhere?
I think those who have purchased Castblaster are pretty much out of luck. They are no longer supporting it. But, you might be able to sweet-talk the creator into letting you have the full version of StudioRack (it’s worth a shot).
I noticed that I had posted the wrong link to the StudioRack forums. I have corrected it in my post.
You should definitely let them know about the append/overwrite problem you found! As StudioRack is still in public beta, so that users can inform them of problems, errors, and glitches.
Check their forums for more information.