I have a JB3 in my recording setup and I like it so much that I told my father to buy one because he wanted to use something to record himself playing the banjo. Nothing serious and he is not super concerned with quality, he just wants to be able to hear what he played after he has played it. Well I guess that quality does matter to some degree because he had a little recorder and he did not like it. Anyway I told him that he should buy a NJB3 and he did. We are now working to get a small mic option so we bought a little Sony electret condenser mic for him. I plugged the mic in and it will not work. I checked the FAQ for the NJB3 and it mentions that I could plug a mic directly into the line in jack if my signal is hot enough. Well this mic does not work so I am guessing that the signal is not hot enough. I guess my question here is how do I make the signal hotter. Keep in mind that the intent of using this JB3 and mic combo was to create the least amount of hassles with regard to him being able to record. I need some help here.
Thanks
Cary Hayes