Phil Collins. We’d do anything in this world to play drums like the Genesis drummer. Maybe this concept system from Petr Hampl is a good place to start. You put on the glove, tape the beat with the included headphones on and record your rhythms. You can go back and edit your tunes, bringing you one step closer to the O2 Arena. And by O2 Arena, I mean your local VFW.
Even though you probably already have a whole slew of iPod accessories floating around in your room, what is there for a doctor? Sure it would be nice for them if they could plug in and jam while diagnosing your problems, but that’s not too professional, is it? Luckly, Thinklabs has created an addon make just for doctors.
The Thinklabs iPod Nano Stethoscope Recording Kit works with the XtremeMac MicroMemo recording unit for the iPod to record what a patient’s heart sounds like. While probably not too useful for your average checkup in an enclosed environment, this can be more applicable our in the open when there are other amibent noises to get in the way of a normal stethoscope. Using a built-in audio amplification coupled with noise reduction, you can hear the heart beats clearer than a normal stethoscope could ever do. The price of the kit shows that it probably isn’t for you, but show it to your doctor, he/she might be impressed! $495. — Nik Gomez
Thinklabs iPod Nano Stethoscope Recording Package [via OhGizmo!]
Look at that, those things that look like they might be trying to make somehing of a tazer are really microphones. And not just any microphones at that. They are two studio quality electric condenser microphones for all of your porable auio recording needs.
THe Zoom H4 Handy Recorder also has two XLR input jacks, an SD card slot, and a USB port to make for an amazing pro portable audio recording device. A 128MB SD card is included, but that really isn’t much if you are serious about what you are doing. The unit is powered by two AA batteries, which provide for 34 hours recording in MP3 stereo mode. Don’t think that the H4 will be cheep though, it will set your back about $300. This definately isn’t for recording your friends nonstop laughter at lunch, you better get serious about audio if you have this. — Nik Gomez
For all of you mini-Chers or Madonas out there, the Music Jam Mixer iPod portable recording & karaoke studio is just what you need to impress every single one of your friends. Your karaoke friends, that is. The Music Jam Mixer utilizes the iPods XLR socket to both playback songs and record what you are singing simultaneously. It also performs the necessary task of lyric display though an included piece of software you install onto your iPod. In addition to these features, the Music Jam also allows for a bit of effects modification. For the microphone, it allows for volume, sustain, and rate; for the channel labeled guitar, you can modify the volume, sustain, rate, tone, and drive. All-in-all it’s pretty customizable for a simple karaoke studio. The Music Jam is priced at $229 and comes with everything you need to get started (sans iPod). Go ahead, belt out the high note, just don’t crack because the Music Jam will have you recorded. — Nik Gomez
