mp3 player with "mic in"

peeddrroo · Post by **peeddrroo** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 12:52 pm

does anyone know of a portable mp3 player with a hard drive that would have a "mic in" input?
i want to replace my mini-disc player.
been searching the web, couldn't find any (even devices with "line in" are not that common).

sweetjesus · Post by **sweetjesus** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 1:03 pm

you can get an addon for an ipod to do this i believe

elektrovert · Post by **elektrovert** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 2:02 pm

Most Irivers have this.

MONKHOUSE · Post by **MONKHOUSE** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 3:30 pm

i have an i river t 30 that has a line in and it's internal mic is ok but i dunno what mic you can use with a 'line' input?

Meef Chaloin · Post by **Meef Chaloin** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 3:32 pm

I just bought this - www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5134555.htm
not sure what the mic input is like though, havent recorded anything so far.

peeddrroo · Post by **peeddrroo** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 4:04 pm

MONKHOUSE wrote:i have an i river t 30 that has a line in and it's internal mic is ok but i dunno what mic you can use with a 'line' input?

the irivers seem the best option, but i'm not sure about the "line in" issue. i'll try it on my MD player.

FORMAT · Post by **FORMAT** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 5:33 pm

What about the MAudio recorder? It records WAV as well as MP3 I believe....

http://de.m-audio.com/products/de_de/Mi ... -main.html

digitalkettle · Post by **digitalkettle** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 5:44 pm

I can recommend iRiver's H140 (they've probably stopped doing them now).
Internal mic / external mic (supplied) / line in, etc.
Variable formats and rates too.

OrsanKart · Post by **OrsanKart** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 7:23 pm

sweetjesus wrote:you can get an addon for an ipod to do this i believe

http://www.podzone.co.uk/general-access ... -recorder/

Lo-Fi Massahkah · Post by **Lo-Fi Massahkah** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 7:29 pm

Edirol R-09. Not mp3 player first. But good. I think Tascam has a new model as well...

-M

The Revrend · Post by **The Revrend** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:06 pm

I've got a creative zen V with a line input. . . records at 160KB MP3, I like it much better than my minidisc recorder. . . files are much easier to work with.

Rev

gort · Post by **gort** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:28 pm

hey the iRiver's H140 is cool and cheap if you can find them. i think they're disc.. but they record a bit on the hot side and dont offer record level. just pick up one of those -10db cut M-Audio thingies and stick btw the input and the mic and you'll be good.

those new MAudio recorders are sweet, as are the Boss ones. but they're still kinda pricey. i think you can find the iRivers for under 200 US ...

digitalkettle · Post by **digitalkettle** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:31 pm

gort wrote:hey the iRiver's H140 is cool and cheap if you can find them. i think they're disc.. but they record a bit on the hot side and dont offer record level. just pick up one of those -10db cut M-Audio thingies and stick btw the input and the mic and you'll be good.

They are HDD and I'm sure there's a recording level (I haven't recorded anything since I installed the 'Rockbox' firmware though).

peeddrroo · Post by **peeddrroo** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:41 pm

thanks all for the input.
i'm really looking for something with a hard drive.
i think the solution with the external device for an ipod could be ok, but i'd rather not deal with itunes, hotsync and all that stuff. i guess iriver or archos are better suited to me.

shame there's nothing like what i'm looking for on the market. i'm sure this would be a good selling point for such a device.

ciw · Post by **ciw** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:16 am

i was wondering about this 2 years ago... stuck with minidisk... it still hasn't changed then!

someone told me that if you run linux on an ipod it can record through the headphone socket. i don't know if that includes a mic pre-amp though, or just does line level.

if it's only line level, that's not too useful as there's a french company that does that, I forget the name.