Got a Philips N2208 Cassette Recorder - 5 pin din mike or just buy a connector?

[shuggie61]

Hi I just bought a Philips N2208 cassette recorder and am confused.
Can I just buy something like a 5 PIN DIN Connector Cable Plug from eBay and plug a male jack from a modern microphone into it or do I have to go down the car boot/eBay vintage mike route?
I'm really techologically inept so no big words/jargon please!
Thank you.
Hugh

 

[bouldersoundguy]

Well, first of all you have to determine the pin configuration of that DIN connector, then you can solder up an adapter. Most likely it's designed to take a high impedance unbalanced microphone. A low impedance balanced mic may need an impedance matching transformer to work properly, and some mics will need a phantom power supply.

Frankly I'm also confused. Why would you want to use such a device? Most phones can make better recordings than that ancient portable cassette recorder.

 

[witzendoz]

This Link may help http://www.electronics2000.co.uk/pin-out/dincon.php

Also is it a mic connection or a line input? If it's a line or Aux input it wont work with a mic.

Alan.

 

[bouldersoundguy]

This Link may help http://www.electronics2000.co.uk/pin-out/dincon.php

Also is it a mic connection or a line input? If it's a line or Aux input it wont work with a mic.

Alan.

From what I saw in an image search the DIN provides line, phono and mic inputs.

 

[witzendoz]

5 pin Din to 4 x RCA connectors is very common, you could get one of these and a mic to rca adaptor and try each RCA until you get the right one that works LOL.

 

[bouldersoundguy]

Yep, DIN connectors were fairly common in the early days of cassette.

 

[shuggie61]

Thanks for the input(s). My attempt at a tech bad pun. The Philips cassette recorder does have mic, line and phono inputs. I could record onto a phone but I like and am accustomed to singing into a mic and if that makes me comfortable then I'll get a better vocal performance - even if the recordings are demos for band use only. Ta.

 

[witzendoz]

I could record onto a phone but I like and am accustomed to singing into a mic and if that makes me comfortable then I'll get a better vocal performance - even if the recordings are demos for band use only. Ta.

?????? phono inputs are not for phones? They are for vinyl turntable inputs.

Alan.

 

[bouldersoundguy]

?????? phono inputs are not for phones? They are for vinyl turntable inputs.

Alan.

Earlier I suggested he'd get better quality from a smart phone than from that cassette recorder.

 

[witzendoz]

Earlier I suggested he'd get better quality from a smart phone than from that cassette recorder.

OH! I thought he meant ........ never mind

He could try a multitrack setup with the telephone?



Alan.

 

[famous beagle]

Thanks for the input(s).

As far as puns go, I think this was quite a good one.