Adventures on the Central Line

I spent much of the day in the corner office on the 7th floor of City Point researching how to resolve my mic problem. How to power externally? It seemed, after much referencing that a battery powered pre amp would be the way to go. Maplins down the road didn't have one and the ones on the net were either too expensive or took too long to deliver and there were no second hand ones on ebay or gumtree.



I jumped on the tube at Liverpool st and went over to Tottenham court road. Theres a street full of music stores and related electrical suppliers just around the back of the station, not knowing this however I took the long way around, via Oxford street, then Soho, then to the street in question.

The guys in the shop were very helpful and let me run some tests on the pre amp. The phone recorded the shop assistance voice clearly via a the mic following some experimentation's with different wiring configurations, and it recognised the mic as a head set and so picked up calls automatically, a bonus. Our experiment drew admiring glances from some musicians who asked for a brief description of the project.



That night I ran some tests with a laptop and the pre amp while England played Ghana on the TV in the background. I downloaded a free software application called Audacity and I have to say I was delighted with the recording quality and pick up. I ended the day feeling as though I was edging closer to a full technological resolution for the project.