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Recording on ipod (was: nano recording volume)
soap:
--- Quote from: Chronon on January 11, 2007, 06:53:45 PM ---What sort of gain do you see for recording through line-in? It sounds like you got decent quality -- how low is "too low"?
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According to Audacity, my recorded copy was 10dB quieter than the original.
soap:
--- Quote from: iPodFoo on January 11, 2007, 07:23:14 PM ---@soap: Im keen to try out recording on my nano. Is there a particular dock to use as there seems to be quite a few slightly different ones on the market?
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I make my own with parts purchased from http://home.swipnet.se/ridax/connector.htm.
Parts A and E are not as sleek as B and F, but are much easier to work with. Using a strain relief boot (J) is highly recommended, you can use a drill bit (note: not a drill) and your hand to enlarge the through-hole quite easily to accommodate larger wires. I also suggest gluing your cable to the relief boot, as it would not take much in the way of twisting to damage the very small pins on the inside of the connector.
A pin-out and further illustrations of the connectors in question is available http://ipodlinux.org/Dock_Connector.
iPodFoo:
Cool. Thanks soap! I actually deleted my post as you mentioned the http://ipodlinux.org/Dock_Connector site earlier which i missed. Youre too quick. ;D
Though the extra info is most helpful. Need to see if I can find those components in the UK.
By the way, do you make one purely for cost reasons or are official docks not "wired" properly?
Cheers.
soap:
--- Quote from: iPodFoo on January 11, 2007, 07:42:39 PM ---Need to see if I can find those components in the UK.
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The group buy shipped overseas for me, I see no reason they wouldn't ship to the UK - and the price is right.
--- Quote from: iPodFoo on January 11, 2007, 07:42:39 PM ---By the way, do you make one purely for cost reasons or are official docks not "wired" properly?
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A - Soap is a cheap bastard.
B - I've made line-in jacks, line-out jacks, USB jacks, video-out jacks, and about every combination of the four. (Still have yet to make a FireWire jack for 12v charging purposes, though that is a long-standing goal of mine.) All told I've made about twenty different adapters for myself and others, and all for less than the cost of two PocketDocks: http://www.sendstation.com/us/products/pocketdock/lineout-usb.html (though Soap must say those are sexier than his)
C - The websites selling dock-"dongles" with 12 gauge silver cryogenicly treated wire are selling snake oil. There is no way they are connecting anything larger than 18 gauge wire to the actual dock pins (14 gauge wire is larger than pins 1, 3, 5 and the spaces between), and if 2-3" of 18 gauge wire causes discernible voltage drops at line-level amperages I'm a monkey's uncle.
homielowe:
I was astounded by the prices in general, Just ordered two dock connectors plus two cable guards. I will most likely have to sharpen my soldering gun's tip though. Might have multiple cables coming out of one of them (usb, male recording jack).
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