I found a way to have music without the background noise. Here is my set-up…
Dell Mini, ipod touch, cable with both ends as headphone jacks (I’m sure there’s a more technical term), one clamp from lowes.
1. Plug the ipod into the mic jack. Ipod headphone jack to computer mic jack
2. Log into Wimba as a Guest.
3. Start Ipod playing (I made a playlist to speed things up - and pick songs of similar volume Wimba does not treat all songs equally in regards to playback quality).
4. Mute the speakers of the mini
5. Volume from the ipod controls the music. Adjust as needed. Great way to turn the music down while folks are talking and checking in.
6. Remove the clamp when music is no longer needed.
This was a great way to have music and not have all the background noise that occurs when you lay the mic next to a speaker. It may require a second compute but I think it’s well worth it. Then after the session starts the second computer is my monitor for the participant view.
