[jimodity]

Help:

Does anybody know how to record telephone conversations as an audio file to my compujter? Do I need any special hook ups? (I have a phone with a 2.5 mm headphone jack.)

All ideas will be appreciated.

Jim

 

[Z80]

You need what is reffered to as a Voice Modem. I had one on my old NEC and you always get some telephone answering program for free with it. If you plan on making a device that hooks up to a mic or line in then you are going to be looking at some medium to advanced electronics skills. US Phone lines ring in at 90 volts AC and you can blow your sound card if you don't get it right.

 

[deuce]

If you just wish to record specific conversations, you can always pull one reciever off the hook, and place a mic next to it, but far enough away from your computer speakers to avoid feedback.

I'm assuming you want a permanent solution, right?

 

[jimodity]

Z80: I do have some medium to advanced skills in electronics. So if I had a wiring diagram I could make a circuit. The 90 volts sounds like a problem. Maybe I could put a coupling capacitor before the soundcard input.

Thanks for the info, Jim

 

[jimodity]

Deuce: It could be permanent, I may be recording a series of phone shows that could be part of a radio broadcast. I haven't tried to record from the receiver yet but I will give that a try. I am not sure what kind of sound quality I'll need.

Thanks, Jim

 

[deuce]

Well, to speak from experience, it's not the best setup, but it's the easiest. I am a college student and one night some buddies and I made a few prank calls using those "ebaumsworld" sound baords, and recorded the calls using just a plain microphone. The quality turned out suprisingly well. Very little background noise from us was picked up, and there was hardly any interference or feed-back that was recorded. The actual voice quality was decent. No cracking or anything.


Obviously though, a direct setup would be best. Rigging the speaker directly to the sound card.

 

[jimodity]

Z80: I am going to look into getting a cheap modem or seeing if the modem that comes with my Compac XP computer has any documentation.

Thanks

 

[jimodity]

Deuce: I look at the ebaumsworld site - pretty wild - lots of laughs. I'll try recording direct from the phone receiver and see what happens.

Thanks a lot! Jim

 

[gotrootdude]

Try www.modemspy.com , be aware recording telephone conversations may be illegal without the consent of both parties in your state.