Re: Microphone problems

On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 17:33:04 +0100, "Epetruk" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>I'm trying to use a hi-fi microphone to do some digital recording.
>Basically, I want sound to go from the microphone to a hi-fi and into the
>sound card of a computer. What I have done is to buy a splitter to split the
>sound signal so that it can be directed to both the sound card and the
>hi-fi. I have also got an adaptor to plug one of the ends of the splitter
>into so that it will go into the 'microphone-in' socket of sound card.

The microphone pictured looks to be a cheap dynamic model. Most sound
card microphone inputs are designed to energise electret microphones.
Their energising voltage could be upsetting your hi-fi input.

A better approach would be to use a small inexpensive mixer, like
something from the Behringer Eurorack range. (See, for example:
http://www.dv247.com/icat/25.) These provide a tape output that can go
to your hi-fi and a main output that can go to the line input of your
sound card.

I use a UB1002 with my hi-fi. It is very useful for routing inputs
from different sources, including microphones, to various recording
devices and for connecting an external USB PC sound module.


--
Chris Isbell
Southampton, UK
.

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