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permanently attached to your iPod.  For more 
information about the Griffin iTalk visit their website.  
http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/
 Universal Microphone Adapter:  The Universal 
Microphone Adapter is also made by Belkin and is a 
great choice if you are looking for an external 
microphone for your iPod.  The Adapter plugs into the 
top of your iPod but rather than having a built in 
speaker and microphone it as input and output jacks 
that are separate and give you three-position settings.
Each of the above recording devices will capture a 16 bit 
mono at 8 kHz.  This won’t be very good for recording a 
concert but it will be perfect for voice recording.  To use of 
these devices you simply need to mount them on the top of 
your iPod.  Try to position yourself about two to four feet 
from the source that you are recording.  There is no need 
to hold the recording device up to your mouth and yell as 
they have been designed to be used from a few feet away 
from the source.
If your iPod has a software version that is 2.1 or higher you 
won’t need anything else to record audio files since 
everything is already built into the iPod system.  What you 
will need when you plug your iPod into the computer is 
QuickTime Pro so that you can use the content that you