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Product Description: Ever need to record an important telephone conversation? The TP-7, telephone pickup, makes phone recording two sides of the conversation. Just plug the TP-7 jack into the "MIC" jack of your recorder, and put the earphone side into your ear. When speaking on the telephone, the TP-7 will capture both sides of the conversation for recording by your voice recorder.Amazon.com Product Description: Do you ever need to record an important telephone conversation? The TP-7 telephone pickup, makes phone recording easy and even picks up both sides of the conversation. Just plug the TP-7 jack into the "MIC" jack of your recorder, and put the earphone side into your ear. When in use, the TP-7 will capture both sides of the conversation. For added convenience, the TP-7 works great with land lines and cell phones. What's in the Box
Microphone, adapter to convert from monaural 3.5 mm mini-plug to stereo 3.5 mm mini-plug, and monaural 3.5 mm mini-plug to monaural 2.5 mm mini-plug adapter.
Olympus TP-7 Telephone Recording Device Features:
- Economical, sensitive microphone for recording phone conversations
- Works great with cell phones and landlines
- Includes all necessary adapters
- Records both sides of conversation
- Records directly to voice recorder
Customer Reviews:
- Another Idea - Use Your Cheap Earbuds: Okay, full disclsure, I didn't plunk down the Andrew Jackson and buy this thing. After reading the reviews, I realized I didn't have to.
You see, I remembered (probably from a Mr. Wizard episode or something) that small speakers including earphones, can work in reverse as microphones. To listen to my recorder, I already had some cheap stereo earbuds plugged into a $3 radio shack adaptor that converts a mono 1/8" jack output into stereo. I unplugged them from the earphone jack and plugged them into the microphone jack instead. Then I attatched the business end of one earbud to the earpiece of my telephone with a rubber band, let the other one hang near the talk-hole, and presto, I can record telephone conversations with reasonable quality.
Now I'm willing to accept that perhaps this $20 contraption sounds better and it is no doubt more elegant. But my solution was free, and the sound quality seems to be in line with what the reviews here state.
A few cautions - I'm no expert on audio equipment, but when I tried this method with higher-quality earphones (even my ipod ones), it worked worse. For whatever reason, the cheaper the better. Also, you MUST use earphones with those puffy little wind-canceling mittens, otherwise you will record the earphone scratching against the receiver and your own wind.
Next up, I'm going to see if I can get even better sound by using the hands-free thing that came with my mobile phone (another adaptor from radio smack), and finally, see if I can use the jack on the mobile phone to connect the phone directly to my recorder. Man, I am such a dork. - Works great for me!: Just tried this for the first time and it works better than I could have imagined. When I played back the recording, it was very clear. What I like most is that it is not obvious to others that I am recording (both sides of) the phone conversation.
- Great device: I bought this for recording phone interviews with my Olympus VN-4100PC digital voice recorder (only after participants have given informed consent, of course). It's very easy to use--just plug it into the voice recorder and put the earpiece in your ear. The resulting recordings are nice and clear and the earpiece doesn't impede my ability to hear the conversation.
- Disappointed, then surprised: I bought this to accompany the Olympus DS-30 Digital Voice Recorder, hoping to record phone interviews with family members. I should have read the fine print, because I probably would have figured out what it was, and how it works. It does not plug directly into the phone (as I had somehow assumed), but rather it's an earbud with a tiny lav mic. So, you place the bud in your ear, and hold the phone up to that ear so it can record everything it picks up from the phone earpiece. This is not the most comfy way to have a phone conversation, but there is an upside... I had also wanted a lav mic, and now I realize I won't need to make another purchase for an additional accessory, as this will work fine (once I figure out how to attach it to a piece of clothing [it does not come with a clip]). Overall, it's not what I had expected, yet will still be useful to me.
- telephone recording microphone: The purchase was easy and delivery on time as advertised. The item arrived in perfect condition and works just as advertised. The only problem was the job for which I purchased the microphone was cancelled and I did not get to use it that way. However, when I tested the microphone and recorder together to validate the capablity I was happily impressed. Good item, good price, and good transaction all around.
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