Help.. looking for Cheap/Small microphone for recording lectures

[TWang]

im not sure if this is the right newsgroup to post but its worth a try...
its not for "Pro"...

hi im looking for a mic..
not so expensive say max 50Australian dolllars or just say around 40 US
dollars

good for recording lectures where sound isn't too loud.. sitting say around
5-15m in the theater but they have speakers everywhere so i suppose its okay
to point at the speakers

not too big so its portable to take with my laptop to class everyday

other things i wish it could do:
good for doing voice recongnition - so noise cancelling????? would be good
but not necessary

directional may be preferable???????? advices?

i wonder if its possible to get one with stereo so maybe able to record
general ambient sounds later when needed????? (not important at all)
[besides stereo and directional doesn't really go does it???]

will be trying to get one soon in next few days

should i be looking at condensers? but theres a hassle of batteries.. or is
the benifits too good compared to dynamics or are there other types


thank you HEAPS

[Marc Heusser]

In article >,
"TWang" > wrote:

> im not sure if this is the right newsgroup to post but its worth a try...
> its not for "Pro"...
>
> hi im looking for a mic..
> not so expensive say max 50Australian dolllars or just say around 40 US
> dollars
>
> good for recording lectures where sound isn't too loud.. sitting say around
> 5-15m in the theater but they have speakers everywhere so i suppose its okay
> to point at the speakers

try a condensor mic
There are small ones for voice recorders - some do include a battery
(lasts for min 100 hours), if not, your recording device would need to
supply power. Most miniDisc recorders etc do, but most computers don't.
If you use your computer - the most likely noise on the recording is
your hard disk.

Maybe you can get one to test?

HTH

Marc

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[Marc Heusser]

In article >,
"TWang" > wrote:

> im not sure if this is the right newsgroup to post but its worth a try...
> its not for "Pro"...
>
> hi im looking for a mic..
> not so expensive say max 50Australian dolllars or just say around 40 US
> dollars
>
> good for recording lectures where sound isn't too loud.. sitting say around
> 5-15m in the theater but they have speakers everywhere so i suppose its okay
> to point at the speakers

try a condensor mic
There are small ones for voice recorders - some do include a battery
(lasts for min 100 hours), if not, your recording device would need to
supply power. Most miniDisc recorders etc do, but most computers don't.
If you use your computer - the most likely noise on the recording is
your hard disk.

Maybe you can get one to test?

HTH

Marc

--
Marc Heusser - Zurich, Switzerland
Coaching - Consulting - Counselling - Psychotherapy
http://www.heusser.com
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[TWang]

hi thank you for your reply

how well would a omnidirectoinal one work in lectures?

are condensers really more sensitive than dynamic?

as for unidirectional, i may also use it for msn voice communicatoin so
would get a couple of people speaking to it at the same time..


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> In article >,
> "TWang" > wrote:
>
> > im not sure if this is the right newsgroup to post but its worth a
try...
> > its not for "Pro"...
> >
> > hi im looking for a mic..
> > not so expensive say max 50Australian dolllars or just say around 40 US
> > dollars
> >
> > good for recording lectures where sound isn't too loud.. sitting say
around
> > 5-15m in the theater but they have speakers everywhere so i suppose its
okay
> > to point at the speakers
>
> try a condensor mic
> There are small ones for voice recorders - some do include a battery
> (lasts for min 100 hours), if not, your recording device would need to
> supply power. Most miniDisc recorders etc do, but most computers don't.
> If you use your computer - the most likely noise on the recording is
> your hard disk.
>
> Maybe you can get one to test?
>
> HTH
>
> Marc
>
> --
> Marc Heusser - Zurich, Switzerland
> Coaching - Consulting - Counselling - Psychotherapy
> http://www.heusser.com
> remove the obvious CHEERS and MERCIAL... from the reply address
> to reply via e-mail

[TWang]

hi thank you for your reply

how well would a omnidirectoinal one work in lectures?

are condensers really more sensitive than dynamic?

as for unidirectional, i may also use it for msn voice communicatoin so
would get a couple of people speaking to it at the same time..


"Marc Heusser" lid> ¦b¶l
¥ó ¤¤¼¶¼g...
> In article >,
> "TWang" > wrote:
>
> > im not sure if this is the right newsgroup to post but its worth a
try...
> > its not for "Pro"...
> >
> > hi im looking for a mic..
> > not so expensive say max 50Australian dolllars or just say around 40 US
> > dollars
> >
> > good for recording lectures where sound isn't too loud.. sitting say
around
> > 5-15m in the theater but they have speakers everywhere so i suppose its
okay
> > to point at the speakers
>
> try a condensor mic
> There are small ones for voice recorders - some do include a battery
> (lasts for min 100 hours), if not, your recording device would need to
> supply power. Most miniDisc recorders etc do, but most computers don't.
> If you use your computer - the most likely noise on the recording is
> your hard disk.
>
> Maybe you can get one to test?
>
> HTH
>
> Marc
>
> --
> Marc Heusser - Zurich, Switzerland
> Coaching - Consulting - Counselling - Psychotherapy
> http://www.heusser.com
> remove the obvious CHEERS and MERCIAL... from the reply address
> to reply via e-mail