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Re: recording telephone interviews Line In vs Mic In

by "silva" <silva@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Feb 22, 2008 at 08:51 AM

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I had tried with Fleximusic wave editor for recording  phone calls, i =
found static noise were appeared, but after using Noise reduction filter =
in Fleximusic wave editor, it redduces the noise and gave me a better =
output. May be you can try it.

<pjstock@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message =
news:5ec529ca-33c7-4bcb-ac4c-c786fc5c43b2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>I am experimenting with using my MZ-RH910 to record telephone
> interviews for use in radio features. I purchased a small telephone
> line adapter from a spy supply store here in Toronto and it seems to
> work pretty well.  it seems to just have a telephone type plug on one
> end and a mini-stereo jack on the other -- but the guy at the store
> told me it actually had some electronics built into the mini-stereo
> jack end.
>=20
> anyway, after trying it with all sorts of combinations  -- with
> different telephones, with the Internet connected and disconnected,
> with the USB to PC data cable connnected and disconnected (that seemed
> to cause an enormous amount of static) here's what I"ve found. (I've
> also learned to try to get the interview subject to use a fixed line
> phone and not a cell or speaker phone.)
>=20
> Using the Line In plug gives me the cleanest recording but very low
> levels. (So I have to use the amplify effect in Audacity when I am
> editing) and my voice is recorded at a much higher level.
>=20
> Using the Mic In plg the levels are more balanced but the sound
> quality is worse -- far too much static.
>=20
> Question: what is the difference between the Line In and the Mic In
> plug that I would be getting such radically different results, each
> with their advantages? are they adapted for a different type of signal
> or something? which should I be using for this application?
>=20
> any suggestions for getting better results?
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 6 Posts in Topic:
recording telephone interviews Line In vs Mic In
pjstock@[EMAIL PROTECTED]  2008-02-09 14:19:09 
Re: recording telephone interviews Line In vs Mic In
notareal@[EMAIL PROTECTED  2008-02-12 08:22:40 
Re: recording telephone interviews Line In vs Mic In
Julian <JulianPAdamsNo  2008-02-13 02:52:52 
Re: recording telephone interviews Line In vs Mic In
John in detroit <blank  2008-02-13 13:16:07 
Re: recording telephone interviews Line In vs Mic In
Julian <JulianPAdamsNo  2008-02-13 12:50:32 
Re: recording telephone interviews Line In vs Mic In
"silva" <sil  2008-02-22 08:51:36 

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