For those that have the courage to install open source code. A
group of folks at http://forums.rockbox.org/ have devolved a
modification for several players that enhance some of the features.
I have Rockbox installed on my iriver H120 and during recording I
now have an active level meter for the gain.
Gerald White Muscatine, IA
--- In Mike Feldman
<> wrote:
>
> 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 meter).
> 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/quit)
> and there's no on-the-fly file splitting. No meter display, just
elapsed time,
> 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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