bdawg Posted November 17, 2004 Report Share Posted November 17, 2004 Hi I am in the process of purchasing a preamplified microphone. More specifically the http://www.minidisc-canada.com/shopexd.asp?id=230 BOOSTER-1 one feature that I must know that is the ability to record line in. Now that this is a self-powered microphone I can use a line in function to record live as opposed to just a mic jack. Does that mean I can use an mp3 player or a cheaper minidisc model such as the Sony Portable MD Player/Recorder MZN420. They have a line-input function but no microphone function thanks Any info would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icenyne Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 At first I was tempted to purchase a premade microphone to line-out solution, but I found most to be what I consider to be ridiculously expensive. My cheapness forced me to find a more creative solution... I used an Altoids tin, a 4-AAA battery holder and a 2.5mm jack to build a battery box for an Apple PlainTalk microphone ( http://www.welovemacs.com/922-0867.html ). This microphone has a built-in preamp and can be had off eBay for well under $5. I chopped the custom connector off the microphone and put a 3.5mm stereo plug on the audio output and a 2.5mm mono plug on the power leads to plug into the Altoids battery box. The total cost was under $15 (I got most of the parts from Radio Shack - they could have been more cheaply mail ordered, and I already had the microphone). I have been using my Sony MZ-S1 to record talks with this home-brew solution for about a year now. I am completely pleased with the results to date (and have even been complemented on the the processed recordings). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeMK Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 At first I was tempted to purchase a premade microphone to line-out solution, but I found most to be what I consider to be ridiculously expensive. My cheapness forced me to find a more creative solution...I used an Altoids tin, a 4-AAA battery holder and a 2.5mm jack to build a battery box for an Apple PlainTalk microphone ( http://www.welovemacs.com/922-0867.html ). This microphone has a built-in preamp and can be had off eBay for well under $5. I chopped the custom connector off the microphone and put a 3.5mm stereo plug on the audio output and a 2.5mm mono plug on the power leads to plug into the Altoids battery box. The total cost was under $15 (I got most of the parts from Radio Shack - they could have been more cheaply mail ordered, and I already had the microphone).I have been using my Sony MZ-S1 to record talks with this home-brew solution for about a year now. I am completely pleased with the results to date (and have even been complemented on the the processed recordings).←Hey, i was just wondering about ur homemade preamp microphone thing coz i need it for my MD. Very Smart idea..Firstly, do u need a Apple PlainTalk, or would any mic do the job? I kinda followed the steps, but i ain't sure.So please could ya show us a pic of it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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