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The goal with any mic is almost always clarity. But for podcasts, we need to take the vocalist into account. If you are recording an experienced speaker who has excellent mic technique, you might want to go for a USB mic that has no DSP. If, on the other hand, the podcast routinely calls for less experienced interviewees, you might wish to use a mic that has some protective DSP like in the aforementioned gaming mics, so that outbursts of laughter or sudden rises in level don't immediately cause distortion. They have built-in electronic programme guides, which is where you choose what to watch and record. PVRs allow you to record multiple programs at once - in some cases as many as seven - while watching something else.

The USB hard drive now needs to be formatted by the TV, meaning that all current data (if any) on the hard drive will be deleted. Most TVs will recognize that there is a USB HDD inserted and will prompt you to format the USB HDD automatically, but on some models you need to enter the menu and select “format HDD” (or something similar). If you have just made a recording it is strongly recommended that you immediately export your audio using File > Export > Export Audio to WAV or AIFF (ideally to an external drive) as a safety copy before you start editing the project.They were popular for a time, but have seen a sharp decline in the number available over the past ten years or so. With PVRs and on-demand content so popular you'll likely struggle to find a new model to buy, and we don't test them, either. Pros: Please note: Only European TVs have USB recording. US models have the feature disabled due to legal issues.

Digital TV channels: USB Recording is only enabled on digital TV channels – not on analog channels. You can record SD, HD and 3D. There's also the omnidirectional route if you're trying to capture the sound of a room. This can be particularly useful for location recordings—say, if your podcast calls for you to get the sound of a softball game in a park or the sound of glasses clinking and diners chatting at a restaurant. But this brings up another point—if your podcast is going to involve on-location recording, you should consider a mic that can record directly to mobile devices.

You probably don't want a mic that uses obvious DSP in the signal. With music, the goal is typically to get the purest recording "to tape" (even if your "tape" is GarageBand). Then, any processing that needs to happen takes place during mixing. Some engineers record with a little EQ or compression as part of the signal chain, but that offers less flexibility down the road, as those effects are now baked into the recording. Of course, the compression or dynamic limiting is often in place to prevent distortion on peaks, so it's there in the name of preventing distortion from getting into the recording, which is the whole purpose of DSP to begin with. Once you have connected your external USB hard drive to the USB recording port of your TV you can move on to initializing the USB HDD with the TV.