GandalfPC
10-01-2002, 10:24 AM
I purchased a Tick Tech Pickup (a sensitive microphone that you clip on to the watch bow via an aligator clip) and hooked it up to a Radio Shack mini amplifier that I had laying around (I have seen the pickup and the amplifier sold as a combo in the TimeSavers catalog)
It works great, allowing me to hear the ticking loud and clear - even better than a stethescope.
When I hook up the output from the mini amp to my computer microphone input, I am able to hear and record the ticking, but there is an electronic feedback hum in the background that I would like to get rid of.
Anyone with any experience in such matters? (I have already tried adjusting the PC's microphone sensitivity and mic boost, but to no avail) - perhaps a filter of some sort?
If need be, I can use a regular microphone to convey the sound from the mini-amp to the PC (just putting the mic up to the mini-amp's speaker) but I would like a direct connection to the PC if possible...
It works great, allowing me to hear the ticking loud and clear - even better than a stethescope.
When I hook up the output from the mini amp to my computer microphone input, I am able to hear and record the ticking, but there is an electronic feedback hum in the background that I would like to get rid of.
Anyone with any experience in such matters? (I have already tried adjusting the PC's microphone sensitivity and mic boost, but to no avail) - perhaps a filter of some sort?
If need be, I can use a regular microphone to convey the sound from the mini-amp to the PC (just putting the mic up to the mini-amp's speaker) but I would like a direct connection to the PC if possible...