Well you could use a battery with USB adaptor such as this one: http://www.amazon.com/APC-PNOTEBX-USB-Battery-Extender/dp/B000AV4NDE
Not sure if that destroys any price advantage compared to alternative solutions. \ I suppose someone would also need to double-check that the headphone jack does work even if the device isnt plugged into a computer, jsut in case theres some quirk in that part of the design. Cheers Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Jan McLaughlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ah - yes - the USB powering. Shite. > > Good catch :) > > The interface would work with cable tho - it does have a mini stereo out and > cable. > > Jan > > On 12/2/07, Frank Carver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Sunday, December 2, 2007, 12:56:36 PM, David King wrote: > > > Hmm.. that's true - it's basically a fancy volume knob. Cool idea! > > > > > On Dec 2, 2007 5:05 AM, Jan McLaughlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> "CEntrance Inc. MicPort Pro - Compact USB Microphone Preamp > > (24-Bit/96kHz) > > >> with 48V Phantom Power for Mac OS X and Windows XP/Vista" > > >> > > >> This seems like a pretty cool device for those of us who have or want > > to > > >> use > > >> condenser mics that require 48V power. > > >> > > >> While it is designed to be used between the condenser mic and a > > computer, > > >> based on my reading of its specs, you could use this to interface a pro > > >> condenser mic with your video camera, and obviate the need to put a > > more > > >> expensive mixer in the signal chain in order to power the mic. > > > > Maybe I'm mistaken, but this doesn't look at all suitable for > > on-camera use (unless you have a camera with a powered USB input - > > something I have never encountered myself). > > > > Essentially this device seems to be a standard USB bus-powered preamp, > > just in a cylindrical casing with an XLR on the end. The giveaway is > > that the phantom power must come from somewhere, and this device has > > no battery. > > > > -- > > Frank Carver http://www.makevideo.org.uk > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > -- > The Faux Press - better than real > http://feeds.feedburner.com/diaryofafauxjournalist - RSS > http://fauxpress.blogspot.com > http://wburg.tv > aim=janofsound > air=862.571.5334 > skype=janmclaughlin > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
