Hey,
Helping trouble shoot for my girlfriend here. She bought a Creative Muvo200 which has a line-in, and a Sony 717 stereo mic (with buit-in 1.5v battery) to do ambient recording. I just got a call from her saying that it's not working well at all. judging by her description it sounds like it's sending a weak signal, which I guess means taht the 717 is giving a mic-level signal that isn't working with the line-in of her recorder.
Anyhow, I thought that I might be able to find her a TINY pre that will boost the signal to line level. Doesn't have to be adjustable or have roll-off or anything, just a basic signal boost in as small a box as possible.
Any ideas on what would do the trick? Would have to be 1/8th stereo in and out.
Also, can anyone confirm that my diagnosis is correct? I thought that having a powered mic would allow her to record at line level without trouble, but I guess I was wrong?
Thanks.
edit to add: wanted to be clear that I'm looking for REALLY basic low budget solutions (ie. not an ad20 or anything of that sort). She's recording things like announcements in airports and traffic noises, not concerts. Maybe there's a homebrew solution?