I have a Nokia phone that I also use as a MP3 player now the sound playing quality is fine how ever the sound recording quality is frankly disappointingly poor so I wondered if anyone out there had any experience or knows of a blue tooth device I could use to record sessions.
No not a Blue tongue, that’s a disease of cattle but something small and unobtrusive so I can record tunes and my own playing with out getting in anyones way .
Bluetooth is just a transmission protocol used to connect devices together. Are you asking if there's a bluetooth microphone that would work with your phone? There are bluetooth mics out there, but I have my doubts that your phone would accept a bluetooth audio signal input. And a bluetooth mic will cost you more than your phone, probably.
I have used various devices over the years. I recently got a little Creative Zen V Plus, on sale for about $35, that records pretty well with its built-in mic (well enough that you can hear the tunes recorded in a session, but not commercial quality). It also has a stereo input, so you can use a good stere mic and get much better quality. I took a feed off of the mixing board at a St. Pats gig we did this year, and it sounds pretty good.
There are numerous devices out there that do even better. A popular one right now is the Zoom.
I just dont like to carry round lots of devices, so a small microphone that would connect via a blue tooth connection with the phone would suit me very well.
Again, I have my doubts that your phone would accept bluetooth for recording audio. I could be wrong, it might allow you to do voice recordings with a bluetooth headset, but I don't know exactly.
But something like the Zen I mentioned isn't going to be any more hassle to carry around than a bluetooth mic...
I have a Creative Zen mp3 player/recorder too, and I agree with what Reverend says about them. It's tiny--a Bluetooth microphone couldn't be much smaller--and it will record several hours' worth of decent-quality audio. (Not good enough to crank up on the stereo--but good enough to learn tunes from.)
I used to keep hearing tunes go round in my head. One day I went to the dentist with toothache and he pulled out a blue tooth. Now I can't hear anything except drill music.
Not bluetooth, I know. But if you have an iPod (Nano 2, Nano 3, or Video I think) you can get a Belkin TuneTalk - I use that for recording, it's small and unobtrusive and records the session at almost CD quality so you can hear every note clearly. Problem is, it uses a lot of battery quickly.
I use a pocket pc phone with an sd card. Quality can be adjusted from very poor to extremely good - depending on how compressed files are. (You can probably pick one up pretty cheaply on e-bay now). It isn't stereo, but for making recordings to learn tunes from, it's more than adequate. It's handy, as it's a phone as well as organiser etc. so you don't have to carry extra crap around with you. Only drawbacks are, it's not "one -touch recording", it's certainly not easy to use discretely, and when recording, you have to switch off the phone, and all the reminders, otherwise the recording is dumped.
SilverSpear, if you're talking about the iTalk Pro that you used to have, just set the gain to low and it will be much much better. (Hold the button on the iTalk in until it brings up the menu, then select 'low', then hit the button again...) And it has a mic input jack too.
But you pretty much always have to have it on low gain, I've found, unless you're just recording one instrument in a quiet setting. When it's on "auto gain", it constantly flips back and forth, and makes for choppy recordings, and when it's on "high gain", it will clip.
Don't most phones have an audio recording function? I know the sound REALLY sucks, but in the absence of anything else to record with, it can be good for grabbing a snatch of a tune that you've just noodled into existence.
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I have a Nokia phone that I also use as a MP3 player now the sound playing quality is fine how ever the sound recording quality is frankly disappointingly poor so I wondered if anyone out there had any experience or knows of a blue tooth device I could use to record sessions.
No not a Blue tongue, that’s a disease of cattle but something small and unobtrusive so I can record tunes and my own playing with out getting in anyones way .
# Posted on April 16th 2008 by bazouki dave
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what about one of those wee usb mp3 players?
most of them have a recording feature.
thats what i use when im trying to write tunes.
# Posted on April 16th 2008 by DubChieftain
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Plenty blueberrys might do it, or a leeky pen.
# Posted on April 16th 2008 by meles meles
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Bluetooth is just a transmission protocol used to connect devices together. Are you asking if there's a bluetooth microphone that would work with your phone? There are bluetooth mics out there, but I have my doubts that your phone would accept a bluetooth audio signal input. And a bluetooth mic will cost you more than your phone, probably.
I have used various devices over the years. I recently got a little Creative Zen V Plus, on sale for about $35, that records pretty well with its built-in mic (well enough that you can hear the tunes recorded in a session, but not commercial quality). It also has a stereo input, so you can use a good stere mic and get much better quality. I took a feed off of the mixing board at a St. Pats gig we did this year, and it sounds pretty good.
There are numerous devices out there that do even better. A popular one right now is the Zoom.
# Posted on April 16th 2008 by Reverend
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I just dont like to carry round lots of devices, so a small microphone that would connect via a blue tooth connection with the phone would suit me very well.
# Posted on April 16th 2008 by bazouki dave
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Again, I have my doubts that your phone would accept bluetooth for recording audio. I could be wrong, it might allow you to do voice recordings with a bluetooth headset, but I don't know exactly.
But something like the Zen I mentioned isn't going to be any more hassle to carry around than a bluetooth mic...
# Posted on April 16th 2008 by Reverend
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I have a Creative Zen mp3 player/recorder too, and I agree with what Reverend says about them. It's tiny--a Bluetooth microphone couldn't be much smaller--and it will record several hours' worth of decent-quality audio. (Not good enough to crank up on the stereo--but good enough to learn tunes from.)
# Posted on April 16th 2008 by John Galt
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I used to keep hearing tunes go round in my head. One day I went to the dentist with toothache and he pulled out a blue tooth. Now I can't hear anything except drill music.
# Posted on April 17th 2008 by Rudall the time
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Not bluetooth, I know. But if you have an iPod (Nano 2, Nano 3, or Video I think) you can get a Belkin TuneTalk - I use that for recording, it's small and unobtrusive and records the session at almost CD quality so you can hear every note clearly. Problem is, it uses a lot of battery quickly.
# Posted on April 17th 2008 by camwebby
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Camwebby has good advice.
Don't, however, get Apple's equivalent device. That's what I have and the quality really sucks.
# Posted on April 17th 2008 by DrSilverSpear
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I use a pocket pc phone with an sd card. Quality can be adjusted from very poor to extremely good - depending on how compressed files are. (You can probably pick one up pretty cheaply on e-bay now). It isn't stereo, but for making recordings to learn tunes from, it's more than adequate. It's handy, as it's a phone as well as organiser etc. so you don't have to carry extra crap around with you. Only drawbacks are, it's not "one -touch recording", it's certainly not easy to use discretely, and when recording, you have to switch off the phone, and all the reminders, otherwise the recording is dumped.
# Posted on April 17th 2008 by On Sabbatical
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SilverSpear, if you're talking about the iTalk Pro that you used to have, just set the gain to low and it will be much much better. (Hold the button on the iTalk in until it brings up the menu, then select 'low', then hit the button again...) And it has a mic input jack too.
But you pretty much always have to have it on low gain, I've found, unless you're just recording one instrument in a quiet setting. When it's on "auto gain", it constantly flips back and forth, and makes for choppy recordings, and when it's on "high gain", it will clip.
# Posted on April 17th 2008 by Reverend
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Thanks Pete. I'll give that a go.
# Posted on April 17th 2008 by DrSilverSpear
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Don't most phones have an audio recording function? I know the sound REALLY sucks, but in the absence of anything else to record with, it can be good for grabbing a snatch of a tune that you've just noodled into existence.
# Posted on April 18th 2008 by Mark Harmer
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Mark H: not only does the sound quality suck but often you can only record from 30 seconds up to 3 minutes. Not very long.
# Posted on April 20th 2008 by Snakefingers