2 Nov
2007
2 Nov
'07
10:21 a.m.
On 11/2/07, david <gnome(a)hawaii.rr.com> wrote:
Paul Davis wrote:
Yes, they do. The preamp is built-in to any soundcard with a "mic"
input. A sound card mic input will be high impedance (a.k.a. Hi-Z)
and have an amplifier (called a preamp in this case) on it in order to
bring the signal up to line level (before it hits the ADC).
But I agree that is what the OP wants, assuming the computers in
question will have mic inputs (I think most motherboards have them
integrated these days).
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 08:27 -0700, william
estrada wrote:
> Hi group,
>
> I wish to thanks all of you for the responses about 'better mics'.
> I think I need to clarify what I am looking for.
>
> I'm writing a suite of programs to be used for a 'Voice Messaging
> System'. The system will be used during field events where communication
> from PC to PC will take place. There by the need for inexpensive hardware.
> We are dealing with cheap HAMs here after all! So supplying everyone with
> a mic is going to be costly to begin with. A preamp, which is the best
> solution, will be too costly. So I need to build a software fix.
I think what you need is to use cheap computer mics, not music-quality
ones, that should only need to plug in to an 1/8th-inch audio in
connection on a sound card. I don't think those kinds of mics require a
preamp of any kind.