M-Audio MicroTrack 10dB Pad

-10dB inline minijack pad for use with portable recorders

The Great Idea Department was definitely 'on' the day that M-Audio came up with this one. It's designed for use with their MicroTrack, but will go nicely with any of those handheld / palm recorders around that have a stereo minijack input for additional microphone. Or a video camera. Or a laptop.

And the blurb from M-Audio:
The MicroTrack 10dB Pad is a specially designed attenuator for the 1/8" microphone input on the MicroTrack - or any device with similar output impedance and phantom power characteristics. It reduces the output of a connected electret condenser microphone by approximately 10dB, which protects the input stage of the MicroTrack from becoming overloaded and distorting when recording high-SPL sources. The in-line pad attenuates the audio signal from the mic while passing unaltered the 5V supply needed to power the internal preamp of electret condenser microphones.

$25 (RRP)