Microphone Sensitivity on the Braillenote Touch Plus
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Debbie April Yuille
Hi all
Does anyone know of a way to reduce the sensitivity of the BN Touch Plus Microphone. I find when doing a recording, most sounds are quite distorted.
Thanks Debbie
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Jaffar Sidek
Is it built in or an external microphone?
On 7/30/2019 2:58 PM, Debbie April
Yuille wrote:
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Gene
It sounds like the question is how to reduce
recording volume. Sensativity is how well a microphone picks up soft or
more distant sounds. If anyone knows how to adjust the actual recording
volume, that may well solve the problem.
It might be useful to know if the microphone is
external. If lowering the volume doesn't help, then perhaps the external
microphone has too high an output, but that isn't likely the
problem.
Gene
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From: Jaffar Sidek
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2019 11:26 AM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Microphone Sensitivity on the Braillenote
Touch Plus Is it built in or an external microphone? On 7/30/2019 2:58 PM, Debbie April Yuille
wrote:
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Gene,
Sensativity is how well a microphone picks up soft or more distant sounds. If anyone knows how to adjust the actual recording volume, that may well solve the problem.I agree in part with you. Sensitivity can be responsible for such distortions as well, specially if it is too high and the person is recording from a close point to the microphone. I'd say then that it's important to reach a balance between volume and sensitivity. Sensitivity can distort a record as much as the volume if one of them isn't set up correctly. Cheers, Marcio AKA Starboy Sent from a galaxy far, far away. --Are you a Thunderbird user? Then join the Thunderbird mailing list to help and be helped with all Thunderbird things - questions, features, add-ons and much more!
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Gene
I'm not sure if I would understand the technical
definition of microphone sensativity if I looked at it slowly and
carefully. I may not have enough technical background. I looked it
up and I didn't understand what I read. But, if it is reasonable to think
of it more or less analogically to a radio, a radio that is more sensative can
pick up more distant stations and there is no relation that I know of between
sensativity and the strength of the signal that is fed into the amplifier by the
receiving part of the radio.
I don't know if there are any adjustments for
microphone sensativity. I've never seen one. And in daily use, when
I've heard people talk about a microphone being sensative, it means it can pick
up more distant sources more clearly and loudly at a proper volume level than a
less sensative microphone would. In other words, you can set the volume of
an insensative microphone so it picks up you speaking well two inches away from
your mouth. At a distance of ten feet, a more sensative microphone, set to
the correct volume, so that the level of someone speaking two inches away is
correct, will pick up a sound better than a less sensative microphone with the
identical sound at the same distance, identical in volume,
frequency , all ways. That is my laymen's
understanding and explanation. others may have more technical knowledge
and may give a technical definition.
Of course, some microphones have higher outputs
than others, but you change the volume of the device you are using to
record. I've never heard of adjusting the characteristics of a microphone
such as sensativity.
Gene
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From: Marcio via Groups.Io
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2019 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Microphone Sensitivity on the Braillenote
Touch Plus Sensativity is how well a microphone picks up soft or more distant sounds. If anyone knows how to adjust the actual recording volume, that may well solve the problem.I agree in part with you. Sensitivity can be responsible for such distortions as well, specially if it is too high and the person is recording from a close point to the microphone. I'd say then that it's important to reach a balance between volume and sensitivity. Sensitivity can distort a record as much as the volume if one of them isn't set up correctly. Cheers, Marcio AKA Starboy Sent from a galaxy far, far away. --Are you a Thunderbird user? Then join the Thunderbird mailing list to help and be helped with all Thunderbird things - questions, features, add-ons and much more!
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Gene
Here is a brief quote written for the layman.
https://thehub.musiciansfriend.com/audio-recording-buying-guides/buying-guide-microphones Sensitivity refers to how quiet a sound the mic can detect, and it is expressed using different systems. Regardless of the system, it is perhaps enough to know that the lower the number, the more sensitive the microphone is. I interpret this as saying something similar to what I'm saying, perhaps
not exactly the same. But as you see, what I quoted made no reference to
more or less sensative microphones having higher or lower output levels because
they are more or less sensative and, although I didn't read much further, I
don't think such a statement is made.
Gene I don't think
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From: Gene Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2019 1:22 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Microphone Sensitivity on the Braillenote
Touch Plus I'm not sure if I would understand the technical
definition of microphone sensativity if I looked at it slowly and
carefully. I may not have enough technical background. I looked it
up and I didn't understand what I read. But, if it is reasonable to think
of it more or less analogically to a radio, a radio that is more sensative can
pick up more distant stations and there is no relation that I know of between
sensativity and the strength of the signal that is fed into the amplifier by the
receiving part of the radio.
I don't know if there are any adjustments for
microphone sensativity. I've never seen one. And in daily use, when
I've heard people talk about a microphone being sensative, it means it can pick
up more distant sources more clearly and loudly at a proper volume level than a
less sensative microphone would. In other words, you can set the volume of
an insensative microphone so it picks up you speaking well two inches away from
your mouth. At a distance of ten feet, a more sensative microphone, set to
the correct volume, so that the level of someone speaking two inches away is
correct, will pick up a sound better than a less sensative microphone with the
identical sound at the same distance, identical in volume,
frequency , all ways. That is my laymen's
understanding and explanation. others may have more technical knowledge
and may give a technical definition.
Of course, some microphones have higher outputs
than others, but you change the volume of the device you are using to
record. I've never heard of adjusting the characteristics of a microphone
such as sensativity.
Gene
----- Original Message
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From: Marcio via Groups.Io
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2019 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Microphone Sensitivity on the Braillenote
Touch Plus Sensativity is how well a microphone picks up soft or more distant sounds. If anyone knows how to adjust the actual recording volume, that may well solve the problem.I agree in part with you. Sensitivity can be responsible for such distortions as well, specially if it is too high and the person is recording from a close point to the microphone. I'd say then that it's important to reach a balance between volume and sensitivity. Sensitivity can distort a record as much as the volume if one of them isn't set up correctly. Cheers, Marcio AKA Starboy Sent from a galaxy far, far away. --Are you a Thunderbird user? Then join the Thunderbird mailing list to help and be helped with all Thunderbird things - questions, features, add-ons and much more!
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Gene,
Your understanding of microphone
sensitivity is, as far as I could see, correct.
Now, you said: I've never heard of adjusting the characteristics of a microphone such as sensativity.Well if we're talking about setting up on the microphone itself, neither did I. But if we're talking about setting it on Windows, for example, then there is a sensitivity slider as well as a volume one, on the very same place :) Cheers, Marcio AKA Starboy Sent from a galaxy far, far away. --Are you a Thunderbird user? Then join the Thunderbird mailing list to help and be helped with all Thunderbird things - questions, features, add-ons and much more!
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Gene
I don't know how common that slider is. I
have never seen one. But I doubt it has anything to do with adjusting the
ssensativity of the microphone. I suspect it has something to do with
adjusting an enhancement in the software that somehow alters the way the
software records the sound from the microphone in terms of noise
reduction. But that isn't changing the actual sensativity of the
microphone. It is changing how the software eliminates extraneous
sound.
But we'll see what others with a lot more technical
knowledge may say. Gene
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From: Marcio via Groups.Io
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2019 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Microphone Sensitivity on the Braillenote
Touch Plus Your understanding of microphone sensitivity is, as far
as I could see, correct.
Now, you said: I've never heard of adjusting the characteristics of a microphone such as sensativity.Well if we're talking about setting up on the microphone itself, neither did I. But if we're talking about setting it on Windows, for example, then there is a sensitivity slider as well as a volume one, on the very same place :) Cheers, Marcio AKA Starboy Sent from a galaxy far, far away. --Are you a Thunderbird user? Then join the Thunderbird mailing list to help and be helped with all Thunderbird things - questions, features, add-ons and much more!
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Abbie Taylor
The BrailleNote Touch Plus has a built-in microphone. As far as I know, there's no way to adjust it in the settings. But if you're using an appp like Sound Recorder Pro, which is what I use, you can adjust the recording level in the app's settings.
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http://www.abbiejohnsontaylor.com abbietaylor945@...
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Debbie April Yuille
It’s the touch’s internal microphone.
Debbie
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Jaffar Sidek
Sent: Wednesday, 31 July 2019 2:26 AM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Microphone Sensitivity on the Braillenote Touch Plus
Is it built in or an external microphone? On 7/30/2019 2:58 PM, Debbie April Yuille wrote:
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Debbie April Yuille
Hi Gene
It’s the Internal microphone.
Debbie
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Gene
Sent: Wednesday, 31 July 2019 2:34 AM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Microphone Sensitivity on the Braillenote Touch Plus
It sounds like the question is how to reduce recording volume. Sensativity is how well a microphone picks up soft or more distant sounds. If anyone knows how to adjust the actual recording volume, that may well solve the problem.
It might be useful to know if the microphone is external. If lowering the volume doesn't help, then perhaps the external microphone has too high an output, but that isn't likely the problem.
Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: Jaffar Sidek Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2019 11:26 AM Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Microphone Sensitivity on the Braillenote Touch Plus
Is it built in or an external microphone? On 7/30/2019 2:58 PM, Debbie April Yuille wrote:
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Debbie April Yuille
Yes, that’s exactly right. SO, I’d like to reduce the Touch’s gain thereby reducing the sensitivity of the mike.
Debbie
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Marcio via Groups.Io
Sent: Wednesday, 31 July 2019 3:15 AM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Microphone Sensitivity on the Braillenote Touch Plus
Gene,
I agree in part with you. AKA Starboy
Sent from a galaxy far, far away. --
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Debbie April Yuille
Ah cool. How accessible is Sound recorder pro?
Debbie
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Abbie Taylor
The BrailleNote Touch Plus has a built-in microphone. As far as I know, there's no way to adjust it in the settings. But if you're using an appp like Sound Recorder Pro, which is what I use, you can adjust the recording level in the app's settings.
http://www.abbiejohnsontaylor.com abbietaylor945@...
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Joseph Lee <joseph.lee22590@...>
Hi, Very accessible. I may need to reopen the app to see if it has microphone level aka sensitivity setting somewhere. Cheers, Joseph
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Debbie April Yuille
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2019 9:07 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Microphone Sensitivity on the Braillenote Touch Plus
Ah cool. How accessible is Sound recorder pro?
Debbie
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Abbie Taylor
The BrailleNote Touch Plus has a built-in microphone. As far as I know, there's no way to adjust it in the settings. But if you're using an appp like Sound Recorder Pro, which is what I use, you can adjust the recording level in the app's settings.
http://www.abbiejohnsontaylor.com
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Debbie April Yuille
Hi Joseph
Could you please send me a play store link as I can’t find it in the play store now.
Thanks Debbie
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Joseph Lee
Sent: Wednesday, 31 July 2019 2:11 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Microphone Sensitivity on the Braillenote Touch Plus
Hi, Very accessible. I may need to reopen the app to see if it has microphone level aka sensitivity setting somewhere. Cheers, Joseph
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Debbie April Yuille
Ah cool. How accessible is Sound recorder pro?
Debbie
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Abbie Taylor
The BrailleNote Touch Plus has a built-in microphone. As far as I know, there's no way to adjust it in the settings. But if you're using an appp like Sound Recorder Pro, which is what I use, you can adjust the recording level in the app's settings.
http://www.abbiejohnsontaylor.com
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Joseph Lee <joseph.lee22590@...>
Hi, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.applicationlab.pro.soundrecorder We had a discussion about this app on BrailleNote Users list: Cheers, Joseph
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Debbie April Yuille
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2019 9:26 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Microphone Sensitivity on the Braillenote Touch Plus
Hi Joseph
Could you please send me a play store link as I can’t find it in the play store now.
Thanks Debbie
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Joseph Lee
Hi, Very accessible. I may need to reopen the app to see if it has microphone level aka sensitivity setting somewhere. Cheers, Joseph
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Debbie April Yuille
Ah cool. How accessible is Sound recorder pro?
Debbie
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Abbie Taylor
The BrailleNote Touch Plus has a built-in microphone. As far as I know, there's no way to adjust it in the settings. But if you're using an appp like Sound Recorder Pro, which is what I use, you can adjust the recording level in the app's settings.
http://www.abbiejohnsontaylor.com
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Jaffar Sidek
is there a switch that will lower the Mic's gain on your device?
or a volume knob that will reduce the volume of the mic? The
ability to turn the mic's volume helps quite a bit.
On 7/31/2019 11:54 AM, Debbie April
Yuille wrote:
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Debbie April Yuille
Thanks, got it.
Debbie
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Joseph Lee
Sent: Wednesday, 31 July 2019 2:30 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Microphone Sensitivity on the Braillenote Touch Plus
Hi, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.applicationlab.pro.soundrecorder We had a discussion about this app on BrailleNote Users list: Cheers, Joseph
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Debbie April Yuille
Hi Joseph
Could you please send me a play store link as I can’t find it in the play store now.
Thanks Debbie
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Joseph Lee
Hi, Very accessible. I may need to reopen the app to see if it has microphone level aka sensitivity setting somewhere. Cheers, Joseph
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Debbie April Yuille
Ah cool. How accessible is Sound recorder pro?
Debbie
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Abbie Taylor
The BrailleNote Touch Plus has a built-in microphone. As far as I know, there's no way to adjust it in the settings. But if you're using an appp like Sound Recorder Pro, which is what I use, you can adjust the recording level in the app's settings.
http://www.abbiejohnsontaylor.com
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