From: BlueChip <cs_bluechip_at_webtribe.net>
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 02:17:11 +0100

I THINK you are saying something like:

"I bought a recorder and the recommended microphone pack - which came
supplied with a battery powered booster ...If I don't use the booster, I
can't hear anything <snip> ...what am I doing wrong?"

If I am right, try using the booster :)

BC

>hi. the battery itself does not have a mic, it has a standard plug that
>you can plug into theArchos recorder. I did purchase a pre-amp with it
>though, and that does require 1 tripple A battery. In my tests I didn't
>use the pre-amp, this is just with the mic itself.
>This is with the archos mic that hooks onto your shirt, kind of like a
>lapelle mic.
>Hope this helps.
>BTW the mic does work on other things I've tried so as I said before, the
>mic does work. But for some reason, not on the archos recorder.
>
>At 07:35 PM 5/20/2005, you wrote:
>>If the mic has a battery, have you tried changing it?
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Skarstad" <toonhead5_at_comcast.net>
>>To: "Glenn at home" <GlennErvin_at_cableone.net>; "Rockbox development"
>><rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
>>Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 7:17 PM
>>Subject: Re: Recording with the Archos recorder
>>
>>
>>>Hi Glenn
>>>I have pressed the play button in all my experiments.
>>>I haven't tried hooking up the recorder to a line-in source but that's
>>>not a bad idea. What confuses me is that this is a regular mic that
>>>plugs in directly to the recorder, but it still doesn't seem to work.
>>>the only mic I can use is the internal one and given the amount of money
>>>I spent I really would rather use the one I got with it. so I'm really
>>>no further along than where I was before, but thanks for the suggestions.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>At 06:51 PM 5/20/2005, you wrote:
>>>>Sounds like possibly you are leaving out the last step of pushing the play
>>>>button, to start the recording.
>>>>But didn't you say you have successfully done this with the internal mic?
>>>>Try adjusting the recording quality, and maybe something in there will make
>>>>a difference.
>>>>Also, have you ever tried recording from a real line-in source? i.e., like
>>>>plugging in the RCA to 1 eighth inch plug, into a stereo and see if it
>>>>works?
>>>>If it does, then there is something with the mic, like a low battery or
>>>>something.
>>>>Glenn
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: "Chris Skarstad" <toonhead5_at_comcast.net>
>>>>To: <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
>>>>Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 1:31 PM
>>>>Subject: Recording with the Archos recorder
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Hi folks
>>>>Yep, the subject line appears to be a bit stupid, but just hang with me
>>>>here. I can't seem to get it to record anything. To give you an idea, I'll
>>>>run down the steps I took so you'll know where I am in the process.
>>>>1. I go to the recording settings menu in Rockbox and choose my source. I
>>>>have an external mic,it's actually the one made by Archos so it should
>>>>definitely work with it. It works on other things so the mic definitely
>>>>works properly.
>>>> so I'm guessing the correct choice here would be line-in.
>>>> So, I choose that.
>>>>2. In the directory section I have it set to current directory. In my case
>>>>this is called recordings. so now the unit *should* know where to place any
>>>>recordings I make.
>>>>3. I plug in the mic to the line-in jack and start recording. When I'm
>>>>done, I press the stop/off button which takes me back to the recording
>>>>screen in rockbox.
>>>>
>>>>However, I also have headphones plugged in but can not hear myself through
>>>>the headphones while the recording is happening. When I chose the
>>>>internal mic as my source I can definitely hear myself, but with nothing
>>>>else.
>>>>Also, when I hook the unit to the computer to transfer my file i made to
>>>>it, the recordings folder is empty, and there don't seem to be any traces
>>>>of an actual recording even happening. So, what am I doing wrong? I know
>>>>it's got to be one very simple step and I'll probably feel like a total
>>>>idiot when I learn what it is, lol. But I've tried everything I know, and
>>>>the only mic that seems to work in any tests I've done is the internal one.
>>>>and as I said before the mic itself works and I can hear myself just fine
>>>>through the headphones, but no recordings seem to be saving themselves to
>>>>the hard drive. So I'm hoping one of you folks can help set me in the
>>>>right direction.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks.
>>>>
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