[MV] comfortable microphone?

[Henry Kalir]

Chuck,

Would a microphone working through iMic be OK for iListen?
I use mine with VOIP ("soft phone") when traveling - sounds GREAT!!

Best,

Henry

----- Original Message -----
From: Chuck Rogers <chuck.rogers at macspeech.com>
Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2007 11:44 am
Subject: Re: [MV] comfortable microphone?

> Jonathan (and everyone else):
> 
> You need the USB adapter to use the Voice Tracker (or any 
> microphone,  
> really) with iListen. This is because Macintosh computers do not 
> have  
> a Mic In port. They only support Line In for their sound in port,  
> which uses a different signal strength from microphones.
> 
> Regarding the price, the Voice Tracker is the best array 
> microphone  
> we have ever tested. It provides accuracy nearly as good as a head-
> 
> worn microphone. We have also certified the MicFlex, which sells 
> for  
> about $50, but it does not have the noise-canceling properties the 
> 
> Voice Tracker has. One's concept of expensive versus not is always 
> 
> relative of course, and the Voice Tracker is the most expensive  
> microphone we sell, but in comparison to many professional 
> microphone  
> out there, it is a bargain. (The most expensive microphone we have 
> 
> certified is the Airline 77 from Samson which goes for about $400).
> 
> 
> On May 8, 2007, at 10:32 AM, Jonathan Levi, M.D. wrote:
> 
> > At 9:24 AM -0500 5/7/07, Chuck Rogers wrote:
> >>
> >> The Voice Tracker array microphone from Acoustic Magic works  
> >> nearly as good as a head-worn microphone...
> >
> > I looked them up at http://www.acousticmagic.com. That 
> microphone  
> > comes in two forms:
> >
> > Voice Tracker Array Microphone          	$249.00
> >
> > and
> >
> > Voice Tracker USB Array Microphone	$297.00
> >
> > Does the former work just as well with iListen as the latter? 
> Also,  
> > it's pretty pricey either way: in your experience and that of 
> your  
> > customers (and other members of this list) are there any less  
> > expensive desktop microphones that work as well, or nearly, with 
> 
> > iListen? --tia, Jonathan
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