Belkin TuneTalk Stereo Microphones
With two high-quality omnidirectional microphones, the new Belkin TuneTalk Stereo lets you record memos, lectures, interviews, or conversations in full stereo.
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Overview
Conveniently capture all those important lectures and interviews in stereo on your iPod with the Belkin TuneTalk Stereo. You can then review your CD-quality audio notes later by using your earbud headphones or computer.
Features
- CD-quality stereo recording
- Charge while recording with included cable
- Compatible with most cases
- External microphone adapter (3.5mm stereo)
- One touch navigation for quick memos
- Hands-free recording with included stand
- Real-time adjustable gain for changing noise levels
- Clipping indicator
Specifications
- Dimensions (LxWxH): 1.22 x 5.51 x 5.51 in./3.1 x 14.0 x 14.0 cm
- Weight: 3.5 oz./99.8 g
To use the Belkin Tune Talk with your iPod classic or third-generation iPod nano models, you must have the most current iPod firmware installed.
Warranty Three years
Mfr. Part No.: F8Z082-BLK
Note: Products sold through this website that do not bear the Apple Brand name are serviced and supported exclusively by their manufacturers in accordance with terms and conditions packaged with the products. Apple's Limited Warranty does not apply to products that are not Apple-branded, even if packaged or sold with Apple products. Please contact the manufacturer directly for technical support and customer service.
This accessory is compatible with the following:
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iPod 5th generation (video)
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iPod classic
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iPod classic 120GB
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iPod nano 2nd generation (aluminum)
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iPod nano 3rd generation (video)
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iPod nano 4th generation (video)
Most Recent Reviews
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Belkin TuneTalk Stereo Microphones
Not yet for Classic
Written by NS from Lower Hutt
Mar 18, 2009
Classic firmware not up to it. I've used tunetalk stereos for a year or more. The disk noise is bad, but I now use separate mics p…Read morelugged into the tunetalks, not the internal mics.
But recently upgraded IPOD 5Gs to classics & endless troubles recording. Most "high" quality wav files end up 44.1Ks/s MONO. This can't be the tunetalks' faults: They've run ok for ages. The Belkin site says "only works with latest IPOD software", but latest software not up to it. Occassionally I get 44.1 & Stereo, but mostly the wav file is 44.1 MONO, a mode it has no setting for. Apple store says "compatible with classic". Belkin says works with latest software. But firmware not up to it for classics.(19 of 27 people found this review useful)
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Belkin TuneTalk Stereo Microphones
USELESS !
Written by DF from new york
Feb 13, 2009
I bought this at Adorama, and I should have listen to the salesman who told me to buy a real recorder instead. In fact it worked a…Read more couple of time in the first weeks, then suddenly trash out (just white noise) 2 very important interviews of 30 min each. great isn't it ? I was able to use it for a couple more ITV cutting every 5 or 8 minutes thinking I might not waste so much of the ITV if one of the short file was corrupted as usual... it eventually worked sometimes and then it's again recording white noise ! This product doesn't even worth one star. I'll bring it back or crash it !
(19 of 28 people found this review useful)
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Belkin TuneTalk Stereo Microphones
Good Quality but doesn't last
Written by LB
Jan 3, 2009
I bought this to record my voice lessons and occasional lectures. At first, the sound quality was great and the recorder really d…Read moreid what it was supposed to do - record everything without scratches or static when I sang high frequencies. It picks up EVERYTHING. However, once in a while the device would say it was recording and when I would go and play the song on my ipod or on the computer nothing would be recorded. Also, the chip at the bottom fell out within a few months and I am not rough with my electronics at all. Eventually, it has pretty much stopped recording. It really is a shame because it is a very good product, but within less than a year it has pretty much become useless. I don't know if I'll buy another one, but I'm hard pressed to find any other voice recorder that had as good quality, despite the drawbacks.
Bottom line: Great quality, but there are definite drawbacks and be prepared to lose some of your recordings and get frustrated.(68 of 71 people found this review useful)
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Most Useful Reviews
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Belkin TuneTalk Stereo Microphones
perfect for school
Written by DS from FREMONT
Aug 24, 2006
After long research I decided to buy this over micromemo.. here are the reasons:
1: It can charge while you record long lectures.…Read more..
2: you dont have carry a microphone plus the recorder. Belkin's microphone is located inside the recorder.
3: Recording quality is very clear, its does pick up the hard disk noise once in a while but its not that bad.
I think if you are looking for a recorder for school purpose, definitely get this one over the micromemo because of the charging ability but if you are an artist and want nothing but clear sound with no hard drive noise then get the micromemo...... i hope this helps.(459 of 527 people found this review useful)
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Belkin TuneTalk Stereo Microphones
Hard Disk Noise (and Ugly)
Written by JF from Washington
Jul 27, 2006
This is one of three high quality audio recorders that are or soon will be available for the 5G iPod video: Belkin Tunetalk, Griff…Read morein iTalk Pro, and Xtrememac Micromemo. The best reviews, as always, are at iLounge.
The Belkin and the Griffin both have built-in stereo microphones. The stereo is useless and built-in means hard disk noise on the recording. Also the Belkin and Griffin lack speakers, and the Belkin has too many buttons and is just bug-eyed ugly.
The Belkin has two unique features. First, it can be used when the iPod is in a case (at least a Belkin case, and probably most others) – a big advantage. Second, the Belkin has a mini-USB port that can be used to charge, synchronize, or – most important – power the iPod while it is recording. This is critical for some users because, due to constant hard-disk usage, a 30 GB 5G iPod can only record 1.5 hours and a 60 GB model 3.5 hours of digital audio before the battery dies. On the other hand, for those of us are not going to carry around an AC adaptor anyway, this is a reason to be annoyed at Apple rather than to choose one iPod recorder over another. (Why couldn't they have kept a small-file, low-power recording option for those of us who just want to record lectures or conversation?)
(FYI, Apple has provided two voice recording quality options for the 5G iPod video: 'CD quality' at 1.4 mbps stereo and 'low quality' at 352 kbps mono – 5.5 times the bit-rate of an iTunes mono download.)
The Griffin is less ugly than the Belkin, but lacks the iPod-case feature and the mini-USB port, and like the Belkin has built-in stereo microphones (i.e., hard disk noise) and no speaker.
My choice is the Xtrememac Micromemo, both because it has a separate (detachable) mono microphone and because it has a speaker. The separate microphone means no hard disk noise on your recordings. (You can also attach better quality stereo microphones, as you can with the other two as well.) The speaker means that you can listen to recordings immediately without using headphones. Also, I would assume that you can use the speaker to listen to songs or podcasts as well as voice memo recordings – a whole new market for Xtrememac.
The main disadvantage of the Micromemo, aside from the lack of the Belkin's iPod-case feature and mini-USB port (and the fact that it's not for sale yet), is that the fools put an on/off button right in the middle of the speaker. This has to mean a lower-quality speaker – and anyway, why can't everything be controlled through the buttons on the iPod itself? (The ideal iPod voice recorder would have only a microphone input, a speaker, and a pass-through dock connector.) But for now, for me, it's the best choice.(435 of 538 people found this review useful)
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Belkin TuneTalk Stereo Microphones
great product, just a couple of nitpicks
Written by RJ from Waukesha
Aug 25, 2006
I found that the quality of the recording using the built-in mic was better than I'd expected and very clear, even at the low-qual…Read moreity setting. It's also very easy to use.
There were a couple of surprises, however. I wasn't expecting that external microphones (self-powered lapel mics) would record at only half the volume of the built-in mic, and the subtle background hiss reminds me of recording on cassette tape. Maybe this is simply not possible with any mic of this type, but it would be really nice to be able to monitor the recording through the earbuds and make any needed adjustments in mic settings or placement as needed, rather than having to play it back later and hope for the best.
Overall, though, for recording notes and podcasts, this is a great device, and never having to take my iPod out of its case to use it is a nice plus.(295 of 369 people found this review useful)
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