David Wright <deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> writes: > On Sun 06 Aug 2017 at 18:18:46 (+0200), Rodolfo Medina wrote: >> Richard Hector <rich...@walnut.gen.nz> writes: >> >> > On 05/08/17 03:56, Rodolfo Medina wrote: >> >> Thanks to all. The problem seems to be solved with such a cable: >> >> >> >> https://www.thomann.de/at/pro_snake_78219_yadapterkabel.htm >> > >> > Except that it's hard to tell what size those connectors are. Unless >> > there's something in the description that I can't read that says they're >> > 3.5mm, they look to me more like 6.25mm. I'm not sure what it is - I >> > think 3.5mm plugs are usually more rounded on the end, while the larger >> > ones often have that point. Also, it looks like the case comes apart, >> > and I think the only ones I've seen with such skinny bodies are moulded >> > plastic. If that's 3.5mm, I think it would be very hard to assemble by >> > hand, which the body designs suggest. >> >> >> The cable that made me possible to live record stereo from two mics, without >> mixer nor preamp nor external audio card nor audio interface, is a 3.5mm >> twin-mono-female and a 3.5mm single-stereo-male: the two mics plugged into >> the two mono females and the stereo male plugged into the `mic' input of my >> PC. This cable was solded for me by the owner of the electricity shop near >> my house. > > Glad you got one. (My Y cables are for sharing a single stereo output > into two people's headsets.) The soldering solution I proposed earlier > was specifically to avoid having to deal with soldering tiny wires into > tiny plugs, practical in the past but no fun nowadays. > >> To add a third microphone for human voice (the former two are for piano), I >> plan to use a second PC as suggested by Fungi4All. This way I'll continue >> to do without mixer or audio interface, till the moment I'll want to do >> things more professionally. Now, they're just home made records... > > Oh my, thoughts of Itchycoo Park come to mind. (Just showing my age.) > I don't think you'll enjoy listening to the results..
Why do you think so? Just recording with two mics in the Y cable you spoke about produced a not bad result... Rodolfo