Best Recording Signal Converters
It converts input from consumer grade equipment (laptop computers, MP3 players, CD players) to a mic level balanced output. Self-contained unit converts input from consumer grade equipment to a mic level balanced output.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Dislikes: Output level is pretty low, even for a "mic-level" signal. But it also makes it easy to use."
"I wasn't thrilled about spending more than $50 for this device, but it's well worth the money to get something that you KNOW is going to work every time."
"I provide sound for a lot of different types of events."
"Works exactly as you would expect."
"The volume knob gives me (or the client) local control of the volume, easy to grab quick to turn up or down the sound locally - perfect for a house patch situation in a break out where you don't have control."
"Best priced for one of these interfaces, after two years of abuse the mini plug on mine had come loose and rather than repairing it I just went ahead and bought another."
"This thing is great - I would give it 5 stars but the knob doesn't have ANY distinguishing marks - so you never know when it's on BLAST (at a glance)."
"I also have the other model from Rapco listed below with the ground lift switch. I just saved myself the money and have been buying this Rapco model without the ground lift switch and have been opening up the item and disconnecting the ground wire from pin 1 of the XLR connector where the ground lift switch would be in place of and permanently leaving the ground in the lifted position. Rapco Horizon LTIGLBLOX Laptop Interface With Ground lift. Rapco Horizon- LTIGLBLOX "With Ground Lift Switch" This is the second most cost effective solution out of the four different types listed on here. Doesn't have the 1/8" Stereo wire permanently attached like the Rapco products listed above. When people are doing presentations and aren't getting audio for one reason or another, a volume control can confuse them and they end up turning it down creating a chain reaction of events of audio issues. I'll hook up the other end of that 1/8" Audio connection to the Isopod and convert to the XLR run to the Audio Mixer."
1,Teorder RCA/Composite AV/CVBS to HDMI Converter is a universal convertor for analog composite input to HDMI 1080p (60HZ) output. 7,Weight(lb):0.088 Package Contents: 1)Main unit (Mini CVBS to HDMI converter)-----1 PCS. 2)USB cable ---------------------------------------------1 PCS. 3)User Manual------------------------------------------1 PCS Warm Tips: 1,Make sure you power the USB port during the hook in order for it to work properly. 2,Please setting your rca signal source device output resolution to 480i/576(AV signal) when used av to hdmi converter. 1.Teorder RCA to HDMI converter is a must have if you want to keep using your older devices with your new smart modern HD TV/ HDMI monitor.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I took the HDMI from my Roku 3 and ran it into this convertor, then connected to the RGB video and audio jack on the back of my set and used the USB plug on the tv (fortunately that still worked)."
"This device let me go from optical audio to RCA so she could keep using her insanely priced headset with her TV so she could hear her shows."
"All parts were included, along with instructions which were easy to follow. The return was easy and I scheduled a UPS pickup and received a credit to my Amazon acct for the full amount paid the day after my UPS pick up."
"I wish it had a longer power cord (mini USB, I just had to buy a longer one for my setup but no biggie) and sometimes I have to fidget with the N64 and the converter power to get it to connect/output to my TV (it always does come on, but after being left on with no RCA input (i.e. N64 off) for an extended period sometimes it needs to be rebooted, also no biggie)."
"I plugged the power cable ( USB on the other end) to a USB on the TV set so I wouldn't have to use a power brick or anything else!"
"it's perfect, I can play all my n64 games on my hd tv, it would only allow a few here and there due to the expansion pack, but any game that didnt utilize it wouldn't work on the hdtv, though you will want to switch back and forth between resolutions, and zoom your screen a bit, games like resident evil 2 look fine at 1080p, while mario 64 I prefer it at 720p."
"This solved a major problem for us to get sound from a cable box via Optical Cable Output and into a stereo that did not have an Optical Cable Input."
"i love it.. it is kind of tricky to apply audio devices but it works well."
Style: Single Channel with Ground Lift. Self-contained unit converts input from consumer grade equipment to a mic level balanced output.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Dislikes: Output level is pretty low, even for a "mic-level" signal. But it also makes it easy to use."
"I wasn't thrilled about spending more than $50 for this device, but it's well worth the money to get something that you KNOW is going to work every time."
"I provide sound for a lot of different types of events."
"Works exactly as you would expect."
"The volume knob gives me (or the client) local control of the volume, easy to grab quick to turn up or down the sound locally - perfect for a house patch situation in a break out where you don't have control."
"Best priced for one of these interfaces, after two years of abuse the mini plug on mine had come loose and rather than repairing it I just went ahead and bought another."
"This thing is great - I would give it 5 stars but the knob doesn't have ANY distinguishing marks - so you never know when it's on BLAST (at a glance)."
"I also have the other model from Rapco listed below with the ground lift switch. I just saved myself the money and have been buying this Rapco model without the ground lift switch and have been opening up the item and disconnecting the ground wire from pin 1 of the XLR connector where the ground lift switch would be in place of and permanently leaving the ground in the lifted position. Rapco Horizon LTIGLBLOX Laptop Interface With Ground lift. Rapco Horizon- LTIGLBLOX "With Ground Lift Switch" This is the second most cost effective solution out of the four different types listed on here. Doesn't have the 1/8" Stereo wire permanently attached like the Rapco products listed above. When people are doing presentations and aren't getting audio for one reason or another, a volume control can confuse them and they end up turning it down creating a chain reaction of events of audio issues. I'll hook up the other end of that 1/8" Audio connection to the Isopod and convert to the XLR run to the Audio Mixer."
Best Recording Signal A-B Boxes
Route one signal to two outputs or two inputs to one output. Battery or 9V DC Power Supply for LED.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I figured it might come from the same factory that made the Morley (China) so I ordered it instead of the ART Coolswitch for the same price. I inserted a 9V battery, plugged two amps on A & B and my guitar in the middle and started stomping on the switches. I didn't hear any noise added by the box nor any coloration to the original tone or character of each amp. Both my Fender & Traynor amps only have that bright switch button you press on the panel.........too bad!"
"I keep one amp on a clean setting and my second amp on a distorted setting but when I switch over to the distorted channel I get horrible noise through the clean amp."
"It works great for splitting guitar signal to different signal chains or both simultaneously, or splitting between my amp and the house PA system."
"This switch enables me to use 2 different amps while playing live and toggling between them for clean and metal sounds."
"was a little worried when my confirmation email had a picture of a different product next to the description of the pedal."
"If you need a ground lift or phase flip, you’ll need something pricier."
"I love this cute little ABY switch."
"- "I was surprised at the good quality and sturdy build of this pedal. I price checked various models by different manufacturers of this type of pedal and found that there was 2 other companies that had similar looking pedals as this ,only the logo printed on them were different. I had a bad hum when I daisy chained my wall-wart power supply and my other pedals with it. No biggy, I ran a battery with it and it's fine, just don't forget to unplug the middle jack to turn off the battery. Doesn't affect the pedals function."
Best Recording Signal A-D & D-A Converters
This converter works great with either 720p or 1080p TVs, and the output mode is easily selectable with a switch on the device. This converter's advanced processing allowing you to get the clearest picture quality possible with optimal color and detail reproduction. Package Contents: 1 x S-ciing RCA to HDMI Converter. 1 x User Manual. 1 x USB Power Adapter 2 year warranty. 【WHAT YOU GET】S-ciing AV to HDMI Converter,convert analog composite signal to HDMI.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"🅿🆁🅾🆂. 🔶 Able to convert to HDMI. 🔶 Able to adjust resolution. 🔶 Good connectivity. 🔶 Small & compact. 🅲🅾🅽🆂. 🔶 USB power source required. I have been looking for a CVBS AV converter for my old devices. Since many of my camcorders, vintage gaming devices and other old items use CVBS AV to display the video to monitors its becoming harder and harder to find displays that still use CVBS AV since everything is switching over to HDMI. This is why I was little concerned that I might not be able to play or display the output to a capture device or even just a monitor."
"I'll probably purchase a new Blueray DVD player to get the HD quality, but this is a good temporary fix until I can get one and it will let me watch an old VHS tape if I want."
"This product was me dipping my foot in the water of having these gaming systems connect to an HDTV."
"One odd thing: when I plug the USB power cord into my PS2 (or my PS4) I get the video on the screen but no sound."
"I am pleased with the converter's plug and play simplicity in allowing me to connect my Series 2 Tivo to my new Samsung Smart television."
"I got it to convert a Toshiba DVD-VCR Player to an HDMI cable to hook up to an hdtv."
"Product works but had to watch a video on You Tube to figure out I had to plug in the USB cable to a power source."
"My old converter worked perfectly until audio died...That one used the other RCA cables..Not the blue, yellow white ones that this one uses so not sure if that matters."
Best Recording Signal Direct Boxes
The Radial Pro DI is a high quality passive direct box that employs a proprietary transformer for both impedance conversion and isolation. Linear from 20Hz to 18kHz, the Radial Pro DI features how distortion and virtually zero phase distortion, making it a perfect choice for live and studio performance. Radial Pro DI Features Full range passive direct boxes Isolation transformer eliminates noise Very low harmonic and phase distortion Compact and rugged design Ideal for live sound and studio Since Radial introduced the JDI back in 1996, customers have asked them to produce a more affordable passive direct box so that home studios, small sound companies and community centers can enjoy some of the benefits of using a JDI. Full range passive direct boxes.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Only DI Boxes I'll buy!"
"It's the standard passive box."
"These are pro level DI boxes."
"Just clean signal and playing freedom in a well-constructed, small package."
"Non musicians kept commenting "Wow, the guitar sounds great!""
Best Recording Signal Effects Processors
Your smartphone is always with you and you record your video at home and on the street, but the sound quality does not suit you? Are you shooting videos in noisy public places (airport, train stations, stadiums, concerts, parties, presentations ...) with your iPhone / Android smartphone, but only hear the noise, not your voice? Add professional clean sound using the external YouMic lavalier microphone. PACK FOR NO HASSLE Each purchase includes a crocodile clip, wind muff, microphone with 59 inches velcro wrapped cord so you can use selfie stick or tripod for video and audio recording with your iPhone or smartphone wherever you go! 100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEED If you are not absolutely happy, for any reason, with your experience recording on our lavalier iphone microphones, simply send if back for a full refund.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Check out the video to hear the difference the mic makes."
"Please note you will be able to used it effectively in recording sound but not for communication because you will not be able to hear the other part's voice unless you have separate port for mic and headphone."
"I"m a musician and sometimes send some recordings for festival orchestras and this mic saves me time and money since I don't have to go to a studio to have a decent quality recording."
"I use this mic with my PC for gaming."
"It works with the supplied dongle and with the native recording app."
"I bought this to use for recording vocals on Music Maker Jam."
"Arrived in new box with all accessories and in quality packaging."
"These worked as expected, which is to say not incredibly well."