[icon-discuss] Re: Recordings
- From: Al Elia <aelia@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2007 22:46:55 -0600
Have either of you tried using the 2.5mm jack instead of the 3.5mm one? I
believe the
2.5mm jack overrides the internal mic, even if the line in does not. You do
have to select
internal mic, though, to get the 2.5mm input to work.
Annoying, I grant you, but it might give you a workaround while waiting for
Level,star
to fix the bug.
--Al
On Tue, 4 Sep 2007 17:23:42 -0700, Jenny Axler wrote:
>kay had it exactly right. The internal mic is still picking up sound
>even
>when a patch cord is plugged in to it. I've sent a recording to
>LevelStar,
>so we'll see what they say about it when they get to it. Again, Kay, I
>apologize for doubting you. I think if one used very low recording
>levels,as I did, you would notice nothing. But, if you were recording
>a
>soft sound source with a low output, and had the recording level set
>higher
>or to automatic, you would probably pick up some background noise. It
>doesn't pick up sound at full strength, but the sound that is coming
>through
>is definitely coming from the internal mic. Anyway, now we'll leave it
>to
>LevelStar and APH and see what they come up with.
>
>Jenny
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "stacey robinson" <staceyr75@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 5:10 PM
>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Recordings
>
>
>>HI Jenny,
>>Waht sort of problems did you have with making rcordings using a patch
>>cord?
>>I have not made any this way yet, but I'll wait until the problems ar
>>resolved.
>>Stacey and GEB dog Chesley
>>
>>staceyr75@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Jenny Axler" <jaxler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 5:56 PM
>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Recordings
>>
>>
>>>kay and all. I apologize for doubting you. I have made recordings with
>>>
>>>Icon of the type I described, but I was no where near the recording when
>>>
>>>it was being done, nor were there any loud sounds around it. But before
>>>
>>>answering this time, I tried this myself. There really is a problem
>>>here. I've tried it on Braille Plus and Icon, and I am using the voice
>>>recorder itself, not recording with quick record. I will send sample
>>>recordings to LevelStar. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.
>>>
>>>Jenny
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Richard Turner" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 3:30 PM
>>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Recordings
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>I think Jenny or someone else also had a probable suggestion. Are you
>>>>using
>>>>the Quick Record button on the side?
>>>>If so, apparently it always uses the internal microphone no matter what
>>>>you
>>>>select in the recorder settings.
>>>>
>>>>If the cable is plugged in, and you have External microphone selected in
>>>>
>>>>the
>>>>settings and you get to the recorder by hitting 5 then 3 on the
>>>>application
>>>>menu, and you use the arrow keys to get to the hard drive, and use the
>>>>OK
>>>>key to start recording from within the recorder, and it still picks up
>>>>room
>>>>noise; it about has to be the cable.
>>>>
>>>>Let us know how it turns out.
>>>>
>>>>Richard
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of kaye zimpher
>>>>Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 3:22 PM
>>>>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Recordings
>>>>
>>>>I will check to see if it is plugged in all the way but if I remember
>>>>correctly when I recorded the movie I had the Icon out of it's case. I
>>>>will
>>>>try to get a better cable as well. It is noise around hte icon that I
>>>>hear
>>>>like me talking on the phone while taping the movie. It is weird. I can
>>>>hear
>>>>
>>>>the momie, but I can also hear me talking on the phone. But if you had
>>>>been
>>>>in the room with me you would not have heard the movie because the cabel
>>>>
>>>>was
>>>>
>>>>plugged in to the stereo therefore cutting off sound from the stereo.
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: "Richard Turner" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 12:03 AM
>>>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Recordings
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>It actually sounds like a microphone is open. When you say you are
>>>>hearing
>>>>background noise; do you mean you hear you talking, or clearly noise
>>>>that
>>>>someone is making in the room?
>>>>If so, that sounds like the microphone is still active, or perhaps the
>>>>plug
>>>>isn't in tightly enough.
>>>>Do you open the strap covering the mini-sd slot when you plug in the
>>>>cable?
>>>>I've noticed that the strap sometimes prevent the plug from going in all
>>>>
>>>>the
>>>>way.
>>>>
>>>>I hope that helps, though if the microphone is picking stuff up even
>>>>when
>>>>you have it set to external microphone, something could be wrong with
>>>>the
>>>>unit.
>>>>
>>>>Richard
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>---
>>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of kaye zimpher
>>>>Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 6:39 PM
>>>>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Recordings
>>>>
>>>>That is the type of cable I am using which brings me a lot of background
>>>>noise from around the house. I wonder if another kind of cord would be
>>>>better? Or is there something that I need to adjust in my levels.
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: "Jenny Axler" <jaxler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 7:45 PM
>>>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Recordings
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>There are also cords that contain a stereo jack on each end meant to go
>>>>>from the headphone or line out jack on the tape player or any audio
>>>>>source, and the line in/stereo mic jack of the Icon/Braille Plus. I've
>>>>>often heard these called Stereo mini cables, but if you ask for a cable
>>>>>that connects an Ipod to an auxiliary port of a car stereo or something
>>>>>similar they will know what you're talking about. When using a cable
>>>>>like
>>>>
>>>>>this, I have had to have the Icon's recording level set to 0 and have
>>>>>the
>>>>>source turned very low, but it works nicely.
>>>>>
>>>>>Jenny
>>>>>
>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>From: "Richard Turner" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 4:31 PM
>>>>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Recordings
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>>You want a stereo patch cord with two male phono jacks on one end and
>>>>>>a
>>>>>>male 3.5 MM plug on the other end. The phono jacks are also called
>>>>>>RCA
>>>>>>plugs.
>>>>>>This is assuming you have a tape deck that would be part of a home
>>>>>>stereo
>>>>>>system.
>>>>>>You may need an attenuated cord if the source signal is too strong,
>>>>>>but
>>>>>>I'd
>>>>>>start with a regular cord.
>>>>>>Radio Shack, "Circuit City, or other stores that sell a range of
>>>>>>stereo
>>>>>>equipment should have the cords.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>---
>>>>>>
>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of stacey
>>>>>>robinson
>>>>>>Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 2:46 PM
>>>>>>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Recordings
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Has anyone tried recording a tape onto the icon or Braille plus?
>>>>>>I would like to do this but am not sure what sort of patch cord to
>>>>>>buy.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Stacey and GEB dog Chesley
>>>>>>
>>>>>>staceyr75@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>From: "kaye zimpher" <kayezimpher@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 10:23 AM
>>>>>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Recordings
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Also regarding recordings I am still trying to figure out how I can
>>>>>>record
>>>>>>something from TV or radio without getting background noise from the
>>>>>>house
>>>>>>like us talking and soforth. It is not feedback persay but just the
>>>>>>noise
>>>>>>around the recorder. I would think that if the icon was plugged in to
>>>>>>the
>>>>>>stereo from which I was recording I would not be able to pick up
>>>>>>outside
>>>>>>noise. I have tried setting the icon on internal and external mike and
>>>>>>neither ones work for this.
>>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>From: trtrother
>>>>>>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 11:16 AM
>>>>>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Recordings
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>OK, I've got a question concerning recordings. This has actually
>>>>>>happened
>>>>>>
>>>>>>to me quite a number of times. I've been recording and all of a
>>>>>>sudden,
>>>>>>I'm
>>>>>>
>>>>>>back at the applications menu, no warning, and it is at this point
>>>>>>that
>>>>>>the
>>>>>>recording is cut off. Does anyone have any ideas why this might be?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>9/3/2007
>>>>>>9:31 AM
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>9:14 AM
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>>>
>>>
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