Sometimes the simplest thing can float your product boat. Wayne Freeman at MXL mics has a very cool little accessory coming out in March that will let you plug any mic, dynamic or condenser, into a computer’s USB port. I’m still unclear on the concept of who would buy a USB mic anyway, but Wayne set me straight. Students, anyone recording into a computer on the go and Podcasters are the target audience. MXL has patents pending on the technology that will provide clean phantom power to a mic in such a portable situation.

Another cool accessory came out of the M-Audio booth. They have three new bags, one for the Microtrack that will let you hook up an external mic and leave the recorder out of harm’s way. Speaking of which, Sony has a new attachment for the PCM-D1 that will let you use any mic with the mighty-mite of portable recorders. By the way, it’s the same recorder I’m using for the Mix NAMM 07 Podcasts. I’ll be putting Day 1 up online tonight after tonite’s show, so be sure to check it out.