Re: Built-in Mic and MS Word
- From: Jim Gordon MVP <goldkey74@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 15:09:07 -0400
Hi,
I did a google search and here is the first thing I found (no endorsement implied - I never tired one of these):
http://www.dreamhardware.com/products/details.php?product_id=9174
There were over 5 million hits, so there is plenty of hardware to choose from.
A simple funnel-shaped device attached to your computer might do the trick. You could probably make one from cardboard or other rigid material.
-Jim
-- Jim Gordon Mac MVP MVP FAQ <http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;mvpfaqs>
Seeker wrote:
Hi there,
I was hoping to get some feedback from the newsgroup members concerning what I hope to accomplish with my iBook.
I have an iBook G4 with the built-in microphone on the right-hand side of the screen and am using the computer to take notes in my university lectures.
When I first learnt of the feature in MS-Word's notebook layout that I can record sound files directly into the word document I became excited as the program time-stamps the audio recording for when each bullet-point is taken. In this case if when reviewing my notes something is unclear I can jump directly to that part of the recording instead of sorting through the audio for an entire lecture again as many of the other students I study with try to do.
My problem is that the mic is facing the wrong way!! The mic is facing me the typer, not the lecturer.
My early experiments with this feature yielded muffled audio and the sound of my typing completely drowned out voice of the speaker.
I'm not a very technically minded person so I don't know if this can be compensated for by altering some of the recording settings, but if anyone has any advice as to what I should try setting them too I'd be very appreciative if you would share.
My other idea was to get a small external microphone that I could Velcro to the lid of my laptop and remove while storing. Since the iBook does not have an audio-in port that I can find I understand that my options are limited to USB and Blue-Tooth (if such a microphone exists) but I'm having a heck of a time finding something that fits those criteria; all the USB mics that I've found so far are either built-into a headset or are far too large for what I'm hoping to do -- many of my lecture halls don't even have small tables for the seats...
Has anyone tried using their iBooks in this way and how did you accomplish it?
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