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Does anyone know exactly what type of connector you need to hook up a normal headphone output to the input of a PC's microphone jack?
I want to hook up an Android's audio to a PC. I remember my friend said he got one at Radioshack back in around 1992, but there are so many different ones… Thanks. |
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bob smith wrote:
Does anyone know exactly what type of connector you need to hook up a normal headphone output to the input of a PC's microphone jack? I want to hook up an Android's audio to a PC. I remember my friend said he got one at Radioshack back in around 1992, but there are so many different ones… Thanks. There's an assumption here, that the world is based on standards. And that isn't always the case. More than one standard exists for audio jacks. With mobile devices, space is at a premium, which can lead to all sorts of imaginative solutions for I/O. (Apple crap comes to mind.) In which case, you should state the make and model number of your device, just in case it uses some goofy adapter. Desktop PC computers are pretty regular in their usage of 1/8" stereo jacks. For some of my audio needs, I might use something like this. You can get male to male, or male to female (extension) type cords. This is a male to male. "6-Ft. Shielded Cable, 1/8" Stereo Plug to 1/8" Stereo Plug" http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2102949 But I can find plugs with smaller dimensions. This converts the "small" plug hole, to "regular" size. You could take your Android to the mall with you, and get the RadioShack sales person, to line one up for you. "3/32" Stereo Jack to 1/8" Stereo Plug Adapter" http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2062474 ******* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_jack There's a comparison picture here. My headphones, use the connector on the right (but the headphones also have an adapter for 1/8"). You can see the other possibilities, are the 2.5mm and 3.5mm ones, the ones covered in the previous RadioShack links. The metric dimensions are only approximate, if you "attempt to do the math". http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...audiojacks.jpg ******* On one of my Macintosh computers, they use a plug like this for the Microphone. In the Wikipedia article, this one is labeled TRRS. But the Apple version, the dimensions of the contacts (spacing) seem to be different. What I eventually ended up doing with the Apple microphone, is chopping this connector off the end, and putting a regular audio connector, then adding a separate connector for +5V input from a wall adapter. Works great (as the Apple microphone has an amp chip inside it). And the microphone still works with the Apple that way as well. Just needs the wall adapter, to use it. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...00px-3.5mm.jpg Some computer amplified speaker systems, also use TRRS, which is quite annoying. But not an issue for you at the moment. And that four contact thing, is an example of a lack of adherence to decent standards. There's really no need of it, and it need not have been introduced, at all. (You can do phantom stereo microphone power on a three contact 1/8" plug, no problem at all. A fourth contact is not needed. And the Creative speaker systems, could have used conventional plugs as well.) Paul |
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"Paul" wrote in message ... bob smith wrote: Does anyone know exactly what type of connector you need to hook up a normal headphone output to the input of a PC's microphone jack? I want to hook up an Android's audio to a PC. I remember my friend said he got one at Radioshack back in around 1992, but there are so many different ones… Thanks. There's an assumption here, that the world is based on standards. And that isn't always the case. More than one standard exists for audio jacks. With mobile devices, space is at a premium, which can lead to all sorts of imaginative solutions for I/O. (Apple crap comes to mind.) In which case, you should state the make and model number of your device, just in case it uses some goofy adapter. Desktop PC computers are pretty regular in their usage of 1/8" stereo jacks. For some of my audio needs, I might use something like this. You can get male to male, or male to female (extension) type cords. This is a male to male. "6-Ft. Shielded Cable, 1/8" Stereo Plug to 1/8" Stereo Plug" http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2102949 But I can find plugs with smaller dimensions. This converts the "small" plug hole, to "regular" size. You could take your Android to the mall with you, and get the RadioShack sales person, to line one up for you. "3/32" Stereo Jack to 1/8" Stereo Plug Adapter" http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2062474 ******* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_jack There's a comparison picture here. My headphones, use the connector on the right (but the headphones also have an adapter for 1/8"). You can see the other possibilities, are the 2.5mm and 3.5mm ones, the ones covered in the previous RadioShack links. The metric dimensions are only approximate, if you "attempt to do the math". http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...audiojacks.jpg ******* On one of my Macintosh computers, they use a plug like this for the Microphone. In the Wikipedia article, this one is labeled TRRS. But the Apple version, the dimensions of the contacts (spacing) seem to be different. What I eventually ended up doing with the Apple microphone, is chopping this connector off the end, and putting a regular audio connector, then adding a separate connector for +5V input from a wall adapter. Works great (as the Apple microphone has an amp chip inside it). And the microphone still works with the Apple that way as well. Just needs the wall adapter, to use it. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...00px-3.5mm.jpg Some computer amplified speaker systems, also use TRRS, which is quite annoying. But not an issue for you at the moment. And that four contact thing, is an example of a lack of adherence to decent standards. There's really no need of it, and it need not have been introduced, at all. (You can do phantom stereo microphone power on a three contact 1/8" plug, no problem at all. A fourth contact is not needed. And the Creative speaker systems, could have used conventional plugs as well.) In Europe we generally call the miniature audio jacks by 2.5 & 3.5mm. Farnell have even taken to calling the 1/4" guitar lead plugs "6.3mm" |
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