Thanks Chris, that is what I suspected on the fit and recording ability, but still they sound very nice. I think the voice memo was just that, a way to record notes to yourself, but well wishful thinking. :) I believe there is an accessory from Griffin or some such company that does what I'd be interested in, but I have to go out and do some digging again.
tnx, On Jul 3, 2009, at 3:22 PM, Chris Gilland wrote: > > I've not played enough to really comment, with these, but you get 3 > different size cilicon tips that you can change out. So, yeah. > They seem > to fit pretty well. The only thing I don't like is they feel kind a > like > they'd fall out, even though they don't seem to do so no matter what > I do. > > I think you'd be fine. The only drawback I can say with these is if > you're > wanting to soundscape, or record things in your surroundings, like a > class > lecture etc. don't even attempt. These seem to only work at what is > real > close up to the mike. > > Chris. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Howell" <s.how...@verizon.net> > To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 12:40 PM > Subject: Re: IPod ear phones with mike and remote > > >> >> Thanks for the description and operation of these. I wish they could >> record in stereo, that would be quite a handy feature. :) The one >> thing I would be curious about is how well they stay in the ear. I >> have two sets of ear buds here and one is made by Sony and they were >> about $20, but what makes them nice is they don't sound to bad, but >> they have like a loop your ear fits through, which holds the buds in >> place better. The other set I have normally sells for $150 and is >> made >> by Schur, but I got them for $50 and was using them as in-ear >> monitors >> when I was playing in a band. They actually fit slightly into the ear >> canal and the way they are designed, they are held in by the ear >> leather if you will-the ear itself. Do these fit well and not quite >> likely to fall out? The one thing I like about the Sony pair is you >> can even eat and all the jaw flexing won't unset them and the Schur >> seem to be that way, but I've only drank stuff with them in. >> >> tnx, >> >> On Jul 3, 2009, at 10:59 AM, Chris Gilland wrote: >> >>> >>> Just wanted to write in to say that I just got the IPod/IPhone >>> cilicon >>> tipped in the ear ear buds with the remote/mike combo. Though I >>> have not >>> played with it much, I did want to say, the sound quality is just >>> out of >>> this world amazing. The stereo seperation is unbelievable. I >>> wanted to >>> give a few tips though for those who may be thinking of buying it. >>> >>> The microphone and remote actually are about a fourth of the way >>> down the >>> cord from your right ear piece. If you feel on the side of the mike >>> facing >>> away from you, once they're in your ears, you'll feel two little >>> bumps. One >>> on the top and another further down toward the floor. This is your >>> remote >>> volume control. The way I do this is take your thumb on your right >>> hand to >>> grap the back of the mike/remote and then use your index finger on >>> the >>> button and squeeze. Apple told me that it is not a button it's >>> actually a >>> little indention you tap on, but they are actually incorrect on >>> this. You >>> do? actually have to push. Now, in the middle between those two >>> buttons, >>> there is a big kind a flat little indention, not sure how to >>> describe it. >>> It kind a feels totally flushed. It's virtically right between your >>> volume >>> up and down. This is another button that serves a few purposes. If >>> you >>> push it one time, that is your play/pause. Kind a like you hitting >>> the >>> wheel in the middle. Now, if you double tap it like a double click >>> real >>> fast, just go, tap tap, it'll move you to the next track. If you >>> tripple >>> click it: tap tap tap, It'll go to the previous track. >>> >>> I'm not sure if you can do this when the IPod's hold switch is >>> engaged. I >>> would think you could, but I'm not sure. >>> >>> Another thing definitely worth noting is that from what I've read on >>> a few >>> reviews, the volume remote does *not* work with the IPhone. Don't >>> ask me >>> why, but... >>> >>> The other thing I haven't yet tried is in the main menu of the IPod, >>> I don't >>> know if you actually can use the up and down keys to scroll like >>> with the >>> click wheel. I don't think you can, but I've not honestly tried. >>> >>> OK, now, for the voice memo feature. I'm gonna step you through >>> this but >>> just know, I'm doing this based off the IPod Nano 4th Gen. It could >>> be >>> different depending on what model you have, and I guarantee! it'll >>> be >>> different with the IPod touch, although I hardly know anyone on here >>> who'd >>> have that being we're all visiually impaired for the most part. >>> >>> OK, the end of the cord is a standard 8th inch. Now, having said >>> this, >>> don't try plugging it into a mike jack on a pc tower. I somehow >>> dono if >>> that would work. I don't think it would. I guess it's got like a >>> 4way >>> conductor in it. Anyway, once you plug it in, even if it's on hold, >>> your >>> IPod is going to power up, and you'll be in your main menu on >>> music. You'll >>> hear this if you have the voice sinked down, which you should. Now >>> if you >>> scroll clockwize on the wheel, not the remote, I mean the actual >>> click >>> wheel. You're gonna see another menu option that says voice memos. >>> This >>> won't be there unless you have these special headphones. Don't try >>> plugging >>> a regular mike in, it won't work. I already tried. So, click in >>> the center >>> of the wheel on select. ok, now you're gonna have a menu. >>> Basically the >>> first time you do this there'll only be one option. That'll be >>> start >>> recording. So click on that. >>> >>> Now, you're recording and have a few things you can do. the voice >>> isn't >>> gonna speak at this point so hear me out. >>> >>> If you click the wheel in the center like selecting an option, >>> that'll >>> insert another chapter every time that you push it. >>> >>> To stop recording, you got a few things you can do. First, click >>> the >>> menu/back part of the wheel, so bascially push at 12:00. Don't hold >>> it in, >>> just push and release. >>> >>> Now this isn't gonna read, but you're at a menu. If you have the >>> clicks set >>> to come through your ear phones, which by default they are, then you >>> can >>> count clicks. >>> >>> Basically, you have resume recording, pause recording, delete >>> recording, and >>> stop and save. >>> >>> So just brush your finger clockwise until you hear no more clicks, >>> then hit >>> select in the center. Boom, it saves. >>> >>> OK, now to play it: >>> >>> Go back to your main IPod screen. >>> >>> Scroll to voice memos again. This time yeah, you'll see start >>> recording but >>> if you scroll down, now! you'll see something that says recordings. >>> Go in >>> there and you got delete all, or if you scroll down, you have all >>> the >>> recordings. Click on the one you want, then you have things like >>> label, >>> play, delete, etc. Now be aware, when you sync your IPod, look in >>> your >>> sources list. There's gonna be a playlist called voice memos >>> that'll get >>> created. >>> >>> Also, anything that you sync from your system down to the IPod as a >>> voice >>> memo, be aware that will not be under recordings in your voice memos >>> screen >>> on the IPod. What happens is, when you sync a memo to ITunes, it'll >>> remove >>> it from the recordings screen under voice memos and whipe it off the >>> IPod. >>> Now if you resync it, then on the IPod, you'll then wanna go under >>> music >>> from the main IPod menu, then go down to playlists, and finally >>> voice memos, >>> and there they'll all be. >>> >>> I hope that this helps someone thinking of getting these ear phones. >>> >>> Chris. >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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