[Dream] Preamp Q

[Mark]

On 2/28/07, Phrank Harris put forth:
>
>Battery would be real nice.  The project I want to do involves, on a
>very spontaneous basis, getting people high and talkative and
>recording their conversations.  So, it would be nice to be able to
>just connect my mic, preamp and mp3 player (which records nice clear
>VBR mp3s through an 1/8" line-in) and be done with it, but at the
>very least it should be a setup I can fit in my backpack, and that
>Mackie don't look like such a thing.  Here's another example of what
>I'm talking about:
><http://www.digmind.com/dmcgold_2007_01_01a_038.htm>http://www.digmind.com/dmcgold_2007_01_01a_038.htm
>

Well, there are professional battery-powered mic pre's, but most of those
are expensive,  and work with balanced microphones. There are also
battery-powered microphones like the SONY ECM-MS907, which are
designed for walkmen/mp3 recorders.  If it produces a hot enough
signal for your recorder, it might be a good option if you don't
already have a microphone.  Which would be one less thing. There are
also mp3 recorders than have built-in microphones.  Which would be
two less things.

Also, apparently some mp3 recorders have "plug-in power" in order to
use condenser mics without a separate mic pre, and others don't.

>Do your typical little 2 to 4 channel DJ mixers have mic preamps
>that would work for recording?

I doubt it.