<div dir="ltr">Roland Cube amps have a small lunchbox size unit that you can plug a microphone or guitar into and, use batteries (or AC adapter). It does a good job on guitar playing. And with an adapter that goes from XLR to 1/4" jack, a person could plug in a microphone using a small cable.<div><br></div><div>That set up would be </div><div><br></div><div>Shure sm 58 mic ($100)</div><div>Adapter (about $20)</div><div>XLR cable....($12 or so)</div><div>Roland Cube ($140)</div><div>AA batteries</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://sweetwater.com">sweetwater.com</a> has competitive prices AND knowledgeable sales people who can help spec out items and support their various needs. B&H photo are probably similar though suited mostly to photos, also do audio items.</div><div><br></div><div>I've seen mention of stand-alone items before but suspect those vary in quality and durability.</div><div><br></div><div>A user could also make use of an iPhone/iPad with Garageband...plus adapters and a bluetooth speaker but that might take some special skill to not feedback or run out of power mid-way through a class.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Sep 5, 2019 at 10:23 AM Leyna Bencomo <<a href="mailto:lbencomo@uccs.edu">lbencomo@uccs.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Does anyone recommend a certain brand for a portable amplification system? These are the ones people usually use for small presentations. I have a student who can only whisper. He is straining himself trying to be heard in large classrooms.
I’ve tried an app on the phone as a mic with a bluetooth speaker but there is too much feedback for him to keep the speaker near him.
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