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Dylan

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Recording problem
« on: May 13, 2009, 01:35:46 AM »
Okay, so I have this bent game (see it here: http://www.vimeo.com/4166157) that I added a jack to and when it's plugged into my amp, it works fine; But when I plug it in to record with it sounds like crap (hear it here: http://www.archive.org/download/ASR200909/06WhenTheMasterIsAwayTorgoWillPlay.mp3). I've used that jack on other bent devices and it's worked fine. Anyone know how to fix this?
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Re: Recording problem
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2009, 02:10:01 AM »
I'm not an expert, but perhaps the output is much to hot for your input jack.  Guitar amps are known to handle much more abuse than other devices.  Is the device a lot louder in your amp than a guitar or other normalized source of input?
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Re: Recording problem
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2009, 02:57:07 AM »
Quote from: goldenbaby on May 13, 2009, 02:10:01 AM
I'm not an expert, but perhaps the output is much to hot for your input jack.  Guitar amps are known to handle much more abuse than other devices.  Is the device a lot louder in your amp than a guitar or other normalized source of input?

This is what I was mentioning that fried some rather expensive equipment in a prior thread.  Though clearly no expert in this field by any stretch of the imagination, would assume that a 100-500k pot on the output might do it perhaps?
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Re: Recording problem
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2009, 10:27:29 AM »
well the links to the mp3's don't seem to work for me but i'm guessing what you need is this topic:
http://www.circuitbenders.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,397.0.html

or more specifically this diagram:
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Re: Recording problem
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2009, 05:14:05 PM »
Quote from: Circuitbenders on May 13, 2009, 10:27:29 AM
well the links to the mp3's don't seem to work for me but i'm guessing what you need is this topic:
http://www.circuitbenders.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,397.0.html

or more specifically this diagram:


Thanks for the assist Paul.  Think that is what I was trying to suggest.
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Re: Recording problem
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2009, 07:06:03 PM »
Quote from: Circuitbenders on May 13, 2009, 10:27:29 AM
well the links to the mp3's don't seem to work for me but i'm guessing what you need is this topic:
http://www.circuitbenders.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,397.0.html

or more specifically this diagram:


So I'd just add a few resistors? Sorry, Kind of a noob.
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Re: Recording problem
« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2009, 08:19:08 PM »
yeah, a 1k between the ground and signal pins of the jack and a 10K between the speaker positive and the signal pin
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Re: Recording problem
« Reply #7 on: May 13, 2009, 09:56:33 PM »
Thanks, I'll try this out tonight.
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