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Answer» I have a fairly good microphone that I bought for my Cassette Player/Recorder, it has an impedance of 400 ohms and has a 6mm Jack Plug (about 1/4"). Can I use this on my Computer for verbal sound recording? I have noticed that most of the new Mikes are about 2200 ohms so maybe there is some kind of converter on the market. I would appreciate hearing some info on this subject. I can BUILD the ELECTRONICS if required. Thanks.If the jack is compatible there's no harm in trying.Quote from: Allan on October 01, 2010, 05:53:44 AM If the jack is compatible there's no harm in trying.. I can convert the Jack Plug with no trouble to a 3.5 mm, but sometimes the Sound Card can be damaged by drawing too much current with a low resistance device. That is why I need to know if it can be done safely without harm to my Computer HARDWARE. Thanks anyway! RAY.That would depend on what your sound card was made to handle. Make/model? Indeed, yes, it can damage your sound card. A friend of mine ruined his SoundBlaster Live! 24-Bit card that way years ago. He replaced it with an identical card. I don't remember the exact DETAILS of it, but I believe he plugged the mic into his karaoke DVD player which apparently had the right output SPECS that wouldn't blow the card.O.K.I don't have a separate Sound Card, it's part of the Motherboard I believe, but in either case someone sent me instructions on what to do. Basically I plug the mike into my Cassette Player/Recorder and then use the output from the Headphone Jack Socket. It works fine so far! |
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