A division of US Music Corp, SoundTech, just introduced the LightSnake USB cable, dubbed as a soundcard in a cable. The LightSnake effectively eliminates the need for a dedicated external USB audio interface.

Do you have a great song in your mind and you want to record it to PC, well the Behringer USB guitar will make that as easy as 1, 2, 3. The iAXE USB Guitar is the first of it’s kind with direct connect to PC via USB capability. The kit includes powerful software with virtual amps, stomp boxes and effects. It’s easy to play along with your favorite MP3, WAV or AIFF songs.

Behringer even offers a multi-track recording and editing suite to record on the spot. The high-quality electric guitar comes with a fantastic maple neck and its screaming tone sings through 3 single-coil pickups with 5-way switching. A built-in connector allows you to connect your headphones straight to your guitar so you can jam with your favorite band. List price is just under $150USD.

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Available now at Amazon.com

Blue Microphones has been working hard on the first professional grade microphone for the computer. The Snowball is a USB microphone designed for a wide range of studio set, desktop and workspace audio recordings. This plug-n-play mic uses a dual capsule design and three pattern switch (cardioid, cardioid with 10dB pad and omni) to capture everything from soft vocals to the loudest bang.

The front capsule is designed to “hear” what is right in front of at as a fixed pattern and the rear capsule is designed to “hear” all sound around it to generate a brighter sound. Although the Snowball was not engineered specifically for Podcasting, it’s probably the best microphone solution for just that.

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The USB Snowball is available now at Amazon.com