Hey, I was wondering if it was possible to connect a phone to the computer to use as a microphone ? Ya know, a regular house phone . I've connected the phone to one of the lines and am lost as to what to do next if this feat is even possible. Thanks, KK
If you mean a reasonably modern phone, most use an electret mic just like in the mics sold to plug into a soundcard.
Just rip the electret insert out the handset and wire a 2k2 resistor in series and a 10uF cap to the join between the two, you need a 3.5mm stereo type jack - I think the signal goes to the tip, the +5 to the middle and the body is GND, all the info is on the net so you'd best check the details, I may have the signal and +5 the wrong way round!!!
You don't even need the external bits ( R and C ).
Some soundblasters mic imputs are wired differently to generic cards AIUI btw.
Graham
I did some DJ work for an internet radio station and had people calling in. I made a cable with 3.5 mm plug on one end and 2 rca plugs on the other. By using the headset feature I plugged in the mic signal to the input of the mixer and used one of the out channels to go back to the phone. I think added a blocking cap on the voice side of the cable as this cordless phone was made for an condenser mic as many headsets have, but did not want to feed the dc portion ito the mixer
I now could talk thru the phone by means of the DJ microphones and hear people talking to me thru my headset hooked up to the mixer. I could make calls and receive calls and control the volume on the mixer.
Just a few cents here
-K
maybe u r looking for this.
How to Record Phone Conversations in the PC
For the amount of time and money it would take to do this sensibly, you'd be better off to just pop down to Radio Shack and pick up a microphone for about $2.95.
Have Fun! Rich
Or the dollar store. Clip on, stick on goes right on the monitor.
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Good point - but sometimes its more fun to play with the electronics and make something useful with parts from something that was about to go in the bin.
Donate it to a teacher. Some like to let their kids dismantle things to see what is inside them.
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