[iBook] Ibook as Lecture Recorder?

[Angus Wallace]

There is also a microphone that plugs into a USB port on the ibook 
(might be by Griffin, too). That would make a much cheaper alternative 
to the ipod/italk combo...

HTH,
-Angus
On 27/02/2005, at 11:00 PM, Jean-Paul Thuot wrote:

> I just bought a Griffin iTalk for my iPod.  I really like it, as it
> has a jack for an external mic thus extending the range.  The sound
> quality is good, not great, but I have heard that it is able to pick
> up a lecture if a) you're close to the lecturer or b) the lecturer is
> mic'ed.
>
> I take private language lessons, and it works fantastically for that.
> I have an Aiwa external mic that I plug into it, as using the mic on
> the iTalk itself sometimes picks up the sound of the HD winding up
> during recording.
>
> Jean-Paul
>
>
> On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 03:11:46 -0600, Tom Legare 
> <Tom.Legare at comcast.net> wrote:
>> The mic on the iBook isn't so good if you're more than 3 feet away, 
>> although
>> it will definitely pick up the sounds of the whole room.
>>
>> No question it will work, but a USB/Firewire voice recorder or an iPod
>> equipped with an iMic will definitely work better.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>> On 2/26/05 6:46 PM, "Pete Nalda" <nalda at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> Has anyone used an ibook's internal mic to record Lectures?  Would 
>>> that
>>> even work?  I used to try with a 1400 and it was really 
>>> temperamental.
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
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>>> Pete
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