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brianforrester · Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 9:21 pm Post subject: Analog Phone Patch

Hey there all,

Can anybody provide some guidance related to phone patch. I'm trying to find the most economical unit for v/o, but I can only find info on JK Audio stuff. There has to be other companies out there making a decent phone patch unit.

Obviously I'm talking analog, not ISDN. I'd be dreaming if I thougth I could afford an ISDN unit at this point.

Any input or advice would be appreciated.

Cheers,
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Chuck Davis · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 6:35 am Post subject:

Hi Brian,

Try Broadcast Supply West. Look for Telos-1 or Gentner.

Cheaper..you can try Ebay and search those names..or look for a Symetrix TI-101.

Chuck D

mcm · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 6:45 am Post subject:

Brian, I recently bought a JK Audio THAT-2, and even more recently returned it. After a lot of fiddling I realised it needs an amplifier, and I thought I would not spend more money on an amplifier, but rather purchase one that has the amp built in. So far I have not moved on that as other studio matters have muscled ahead of that in line.

Harlan Hogan has a chapter on phone patches in his book, The Voice Actor's Guide to Home Recording (a very useful tome). He mentions the MicTel by CircuitWerkes http://www.broadcastboxes.com

the Comrex TCB1A http://www.comrex.com

and
the Excalibur HC-1

and he mentions Broadcast Supply Worldwide as a good source
http://www.bswusa.com

Let me know what you end up doing; I'll be interested.

ballenberg · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 8:28 am Post subject:

The JK Audio Auto-Hybrid is a good one box solution--simple to set up and does the trick---Gentner no longer makes simple hybrid couplers

brianforrester · Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 9:09 pm Post subject:

Thanks all... I'm looking at all of the above recomendatios and will let you know what I end up doing.

Thanks,
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Deirdre · Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 9:29 pm Post subject:

I got a Symetrix TI-101 from Our Own Micazon last week and haven't even had time to plug it in yet.

Judas Priest!
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brianforrester · Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 10:16 pm Post subject:

DB! You're the one!!! I asked Micazon about it just a couple of days too late!

Oh well, you snooze you lose! Let me know how it works for you.

Actually if you want to test it out I'd be really interested to call into you and hear the audio quality. Let me know if you'd mind doing that.

Enjoy,
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Deirdre · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 6:51 am Post subject:

Boy howdy-- I jumped on that TI-101 right away.
The handset/headphone thing is a drag and I get enough clients wanting in on a non-ISDN session to warrant the equipment.

I'd love to try it out with you-- thanks!
Let me get through this weekend. I'm in a play that just opened Wednesday night and I really can't think of anything "extra" at the moment.
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anthonyVO · 14th Avenue Joined: 09 Aug 2005 Posts: 1470 Location: NYC

i got a Symetrix TI-101 from eBay - not hooked up yet - too busy with productions :cry:

Deirdre · Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 9:01 pm Post subject:

Getting mine up and running has been on my list all this week.

It has been a wild week.

Perhaps tomorrow.
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Frank F · Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 11:15 pm Post subject:

For the super inexpensive "phone patch" go to Radio Shack and they have a little ditty called the "Mini Recorder Control". Play with this 'toy' - it works!

It's portable, easy to operate and very inexpensive.

Frank F

Jeff McNeal · Guest

If anyone still needs a decent phone patch, I have a clean Symetrix TI-101 in good working order that I no longer need that's just taking up rack space. I retired it early last year when I went ISDN. If anyone wants to make me an offer before I throw it on eBay next week, just e-mail me.

audiogenic · Guest

PJHawke · Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 2:23 am Post subject: