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Message: <blockquote data-quote="iveljay" data-source="post: 3609023" data-attributes="member: 37260">Firstly :What you are doing here is completely right, because if someone hasn't actually put together a working rig, the chances are you will spend money on trial and error experiments before you will get a working solution.I don't have contact with anyone who is doing what you are describing. I do not use waterproof mics. However, the following is my personal view, which you are quite welcome to ignore without offending me.I have every confidence that I could quickly lash up something that would work, but, I have boxes of full of microphones and all the bits I need to make a working system, and if I gave you a potential parts list the cost would not please you as they used for a rather different purpose and are definitely overkill.If I were to do this for real I would be tempted to build a housing for one of these, however, my SM58s are reserved for other purposes!<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95U7wxPQZdE" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95U7wxPQZdE</a>Microphones need to be matched to the device they are connected to, look at the number of microphones returned to Amazon that the purchasers found to be unworkable for their use. For instance, some of the simplest need a appx 1.5v input to work properly that can be generated by a simple audio recorder (we are not talking about more upmarket 48v phantom powered mics here - but simple run of the mill mics) many will take button cells or AA cells to provide the necessary power if it is needed. You need to read the specs to find out.All my mics need a pre-amp to get them to produce enough oomph to drive something useful, such as computer speakers. I have both audio recorders and mixers for this, however you can buy stand alone microphone amplifiers quite cheaply.I understand that there are USB mics out there that have built in headphone drivers which would also work with computer speakers, but I suspect that they need a source of USB power to work.There are people selling waterproof mics - Google 'waterproof mics' and you will get a flood of possibly useful info including people who use them.What you are proposing is clearly possible, however, unless someone comes back with an existing solution they use (give time as audio buffs tend to be less vocal than other folks you might find around here) I would suggest using an off the shelf solution that the seller/manufacturer guarantees will work. It is great fun assembling specialised solutions to things, but can be frustrating and potentially costly if you havn't had any experience.N.B. There are some nice little omnidirectional lapel mics out there that would be my personal starting point if I were learning how to put together a water resistant housing.As I said at the start these are purely my personal thoughts on the subject and if you are really lucky someone will read this, tell you I am talking rubbish and come up with a working solution for you.</blockquote>

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