ÿbercaster, all-in-one podcasting tool receives new features, enhancements

It's been a while since we've written about Übercaster, the all-in-one tool for recording, editing and publishing podcasts, but that doesn't mean its developer, Eberhard Rensch, hasn't been hard at work on it. Through updates over the last couple of months, Übercaster v1.1.5 has gained a ton of handy new features and polish, such as:

Delete and Close Gap: Instantly re-join two pieces of a track after cutting out a portion of the middle. A big time saver when editing out the false starts and other mistakes.
Reset Playhead on Stop: An option to automatically return the playhead to its original starting point. Another huge timesaver when reviewing a specific clip.
Split All Tracks: Splits every track at the playhead, regardless of which tracks are selection.
New PleasantConnect version: An update to the Mac OS X kernel extension included with Übercaster that allows for pulling off tricks like recording Skype conversations in separate tracks, with you on one and any caller(s) on another.
New progress bar in Dock icon: This is great for a real-time yet unobtrusive display of a podcast's upload progress.
Sparkle integration for automatic updates: Andy Matuschak's popular Sparkle framework has made to Übercaster, providing wonderful automatic software updates that so many apps are enjoying.

This isn't all though; there are far more new features and bug fixes listed in just the last two updates than I can fit in this post, so check out the Übercaster changelog or grab the latest version yourself. If that updated kernel extension can fix my problems and allow me to record multi-track Skype conversations, Rensch will certainly be seeing a $79.95 purchase from me.

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Patrick

$80? count me out. My podcasting efforts don't have corporate expense account backing. If I had $80 to spend on this, I'd first get a better mic.

July 23 2007 at 8:54 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Ken

This looks lovely, but I have questions. I've been trying to record Skype calls for my podcast. I bought Ecamm's Callrecorder, and it worked great for 1-to-1 calls, but when I tried recording a conference call with a total of three people, I got drop-outs on the second track (the other folks on the call), and Ecamm's never been able to fix it for me. So then, I went to using LineOut, Soundflower, and Garageband, and it works okay, except for getting a latent echo of my own voice back in my headphones (and being a bit of a kluge to set up). I'm about to start another podcast, and I need to find a better solution that's going to make it effortless. Is this it? How is this better than either AudioHijack Pro or Wiretap Pro, both of which are at least half the price?

July 23 2007 at 2:44 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

John7

"What the heck does this do that Garageband can't?"

1. Direct export to MP3
2. Multiple formats & uploads at once
3. Live recording (playback music etc. while you talking)
4. Recording Skype
5. ...
(just have a look on the feature list on their page!)

July 23 2007 at 2:20 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Frank Furter

When will people quit using 'Uber'? It has to be the single most over-used work in Geekville. It was tired in 1998 when I first heard marketing fools using it. Stop.

July 23 2007 at 1:44 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

dbs143

What the heck does this do that Garageband can't?

Thanks

July 23 2007 at 12:24 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Lerxst

Wow. That is one beautiful app.

July 23 2007 at 12:03 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply