socaprice Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 I need advice on recording a phone call. Nothing suspicious, I will be calling a few people and asking them to say a dedication to someone on their birthday. They cannot be here for the occasion so I need to call them all over the world and have them say their piece, I will then record this on the mini disc as a wave file to be transposed to CD then played on a radio program.What is the best way to do this using the mini disc recorder?Are there any mics that can be hooked up directly to a phone and the mini disc that would allow this? Or am I subject to holding a mic up to the receiver end of the phone?Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 I need advice on recording a phone call. Nothing suspicious, I will be calling a few people and asking them to say a dedication to someone on their birthday. ←Take a look at this:http://www.jp.sonystyle.com/Qnavi/Detail/ECM-TL1.html?s=ecatIt is an earphone condensor mic for recording telephone conversations etc.. You put it in your ear like an earbud but the outside of the bud is a microphone. You should be able to put it direct to the mic-in of your MD recorder.I have also seen them on sale in Europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Back when I was in high school and a prank phone call champion, I would use this to make MD - mixtapes of prank calls:http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?cata...d=43-1237It works really well, and I highly recommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socaprice Posted August 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Take a look at this:http://www.jp.sonystyle.com/Qnavi/Detail/ECM-TL1.html?s=ecatIt is an earphone condensor mic for recording telephone conversations etc.. You put it in your ear like an earbud but the outside of the bud is a microphone. You should be able to put it direct to the mic-in of your MD recorder.I have also seen them on sale in Europe.←Thanks I will try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 The only problem I could see with that device is that if you hold the phone near your ear, the mic will rub against the phone and cause disruptions in the recording..you may want to seek a device like the one I suggested to avoid such woes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Low Volta Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?cata...d=43-1237\k, the link doesn't work... so please look up the item again...as I myself am interested in which one of their phone recorder instruments you meant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socaprice Posted August 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Fixed.←I was unable to try earlier as the link you provided did not work. Now it does, I appreciate that. It is cheaper than the other product and looks like it may work better as it is a direct link from the phone to the recorder.Thanks, you guys are the greatest.socaprice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MZ-NH1 Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Ahah that device looks made Chris!I think I might get 1 just for the fun of it!Just wondering because I don't live overseas Is Radioshack a online store only? Or do they have outlets across countries? In particular England and Paris? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrain Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 i have a high gain line amp for copper wire telephones. a whole lotta amping is needed if you record pre handset but i see your happy with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meryl Arbing Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 (edited) In Canada, the Radio Shack stores have been re-christened as "The Source" and are now owned by Circuit City. The recorder in their online catalog is at:Telephone Recorder Edited August 9, 2005 by Meryl Arbing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socaprice Posted August 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 In Canada, the Radio Shack stores have been re-christened as "The Source" and are now owned by Circuit City. The recorder in their online catalog is at:Telephone Recorder←Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md-max Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 I've always thought Maplin was the UK name for Radioshack. Does the same job, anyway. I've used one of those 'plug it in the phone socket then plug the phone back into it' recording things for recording interviews over the phone. I found the problem was that the voice at the other end was terribly quiet and mine was hugely loud (and I'm not a loud person!). So you may need to experiment a bit, though if you're recording messages rather than conversations, I guess you'd be OK. The recording quality was fine.Ahah that device looks made Chris!I think I might get 1 just for the fun of it!Just wondering because I don't live overseas Is Radioshack a online store only? Or do they have outlets across countries? In particular England and Paris?← Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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