Hi Alex and Graham; That's the first time I have ever heard of a mike with out a chord. Learn something new every day! If Alex gets a short chord and uses his BN in its case, could he clip the mike chord to the case with one of those black metal clips you find in an office. If you use a large or medium one one, it should be wide enough to not damage the chord. It might make a dent in the case, but it should keet it from moving.
Terry Powers -----Original Message----- From: Graham Stoodley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 12:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Giant Squid Mini Mic question Alex, I have one of these minigold mikes. You are right that it protrudes from the side of the BN. It's difficult to describe, except to say that it looks like the metal sheath that used to be the connector on some headphone plugs. It protrudes about an inch when plugged into the microphone jack of the BN. In my case, it picked up the key noises if I brailled on the BN while recording. I have a BT 32. The solution I found was to buy an extension cable at Radio Shack about 5 feet long. When I plugged the extension cable into the BN, and the minigold microphone into the extension cable, I could locate the microphone far enough away from the BN to make its keystrokes inaudible, and it let me direct the microphone as I wished. It did not seem to reduce recording efficiency. This solution would be a problem for recording lectures, perhaps, because you have to hold the cord near the microphone in order to point it where you want to record. A clip-on mike or one on a small stand would be more useful. I tried a number of condenser mikes at Radio Shack, but none recorded as well as the minigold. Perhaps the owner of Giant Squid could advise on a mike with similar electrical properties to the minigold that comes with a cord and a stand or clip. I don't record enough to have gone that route. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Parks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 10:51 AM Subject: [Braillenote] Giant Squid Mini Mic question Hi all: I was looking at the mini gold-plated mic from Giant Squid and have a question. It says to point the mic in the direction of the audio, but how can I do that in, say, a class and still type? If I aim the mic at the teacher, the BN is sideways. Am I wrong in assuming that the mic is at the end of the plug and not on the side? Also, how big is the mik--that is, how far does it stick out of the socket in the BN and how wide is it? Have a great day, Alex ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
