Posted by Richard Crowley on 01/09/06 13:31

"Rob J" <rob.j@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
news:MPG.1e2ce4768a4c0840989b45@news.chc.ihug.co.nz...
> In article <11s3pmjfmbhu1a3@corp.supernews.com>, rcrowley@xpr7t.net
> says...
>> "Rob J" wrote ...
>> > Well I plan to build a little box with $20 transformers, not the
>> > expensive ones that Beachtek use (their box costs $293 here). It
>> > needs
>> > to go from a line level to a mic level for the camcorder. Where do
>> > I
>> > get
>> > information on how to pad the line level down to mic level? What is
>> > the
>> > input impedance of the camcorder's mic level input?
>>
>> Pad design info:
>> http://www.uneeda-audio.com/pads/
>
> Maybe useful but I wouldn't have any idea of what I need in that area.

To tell you the truth, I'd use the transformer to go from
balanced to unbalanced, and then a simple "volume control"
potentiometer to provide a continuously-adjustable "pad"
which can be set for the optimal value in each situation.
I'm building one for myself with a "volume control" pot.

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