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Re: [gear] iPod and Belkin Tunetalk Stereo

Subject: Re: [gear] iPod and Belkin Tunetalk Stereo
From: "Mike Feldman" gidney_n_cloyd
Date: Fri Jul 28, 2006 11:58 am (PDT)
Pardon the cross-post for folks on both lists.

oryoki2000 wrote:

> Belkin has introduced a new iPod accessory called the Tunetalk Stereo
> (BTS).  ...
> The current iPod (5th generation, "video" iPod) has the ability to
> record audio via its docking connector.  The iPod firmware will
> digitize two channels of analog audio input at a rate of 16/44.1, and
> store the result in an uncompressed WAV file.

I received my Tunetalk Stereo yesterday from the Apple store.  I've only
had time to make some quick "voice notes" with it.  It's got a single
switch to enable/defeat the automatic gain control, and a single LED to
indicate recording which also blinks on overs (so it's a one-bit level mete=
r).
It does provide plug-in-power so some of my DIY electret mics should
work.  Plug-in-power is not defeatable, so I hope it doesn't drive output
stages from preamps batty.  The record software is primative (start/pause/q=
uit)
and there's no on-the-fly file splitting.  No meter display, just elapsed t=
ime,
but there's always faint hope for a firmware upgrade.

I'll try to get some samples up this weekend.  I may be able to feed the
BTS/iPod from the phones out of my SD722 and get a fair A/B of the BTS/iPod
signal path and converters.

-- Mike




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