Hooking into preamp

[danny.guitar]

I have an M-Audio DMP3 preamp and an Audiophile 2496 sound card.

I'm getting a pair of binaural in-ear headphone mics. How would I hook them up into the preamp? (I'm not getting a portable recorder).

http://www.microphonemadness.com/products/mmtrunathook.htm

I think both mics go to a single 1/8" stereo phone jack.

Would I need some sort of Y cable to hook them into the preamp?

Or could I get a cable to hook them straight into the analog ins of the Audiophile?

The specs say they run on "plug-in" power, with is about 9 volts I think.

 

[Freddy]

I assume you will use battery power?

It would be interesting to see if anyone else has used these, but I suspect that to get a good answer you may need to go to the manufacturer. A Y cable sounds likely, yes, unless they have a built in preamp (though I'm sure your DMP3 would be better if you can hook them up).

Out of interest (and why I am really posting, as I clearly have no clue on these) what do you plan on using them for? Won't they do strange things to the stereo image if you move your head (maybe you are making a head for them!)?

I'm not familiar with this type of microphone and they sound really interesting!

 

[danny.guitar]

I assume you will use battery power?

The manufacturer has a battery box for power but I was hoping there'd be a way to use these without it. Just by hooking it into my preamp/sound card.

On a soundblaster I'd just be able to plug it into the Line-In but I'm not so sure about the 2496. It has 2 RCA analog-inputs.

unless they have a built in preamp (though I'm sure your DMP3 would be better if you can hook them up).

Yea I'd really like to use the DMP3 for this, or at least hook it straight into the 2496 for the best sound I can get.

Out of interest (and why I am really posting, as I clearly have no clue on these) what do you plan on using them for? Won't they do strange things to the stereo image if you move your head (maybe you are making a head for them!)?

Strange, maybe. But still very cool. I'm using them for binaural recordings. When listened back on headphones it sounds like you're really in the room it was recorded in. Even on loudspeakers you can still hear the effect, just not quite as well.

I'll probably buy/make a dummy head to use them with, but until then I'd be fine using my own. Or when my friend comes over he could wear them, or something.

Once I can afford a portable recorder I may even do field recordings, but I don't know.