UkingViking
Well-known member
Hi forum,
Mostly courious here, since I dont plan to record too much on my phone. But does anyone have good experience recording with external mics on Android, and what options work for which purpose. I am interested in recording video with good sound quality AND good sound levels.
There are more options for Apple products, I am aware.
There are mics that connect directly to a usc connection, like the one Zoom produces. Looks similar in function to the shure mv88, which only works for Apple. There are microphones than connect to USB C or micro usb through "on the go" cables.
How good an option is this?
Back when most Android phones used micro usb I read than, unlike apples iPhones, Android phones needed software with a specific driver to get sound input from a usb device. So you could not plug a microphone in and get better audio on video recordings with the phones native video app. Is that still the case with usb c? And does that depend if the phone has a 3.5 mm jack at all?
I actually recorded a few things on Android device using on the go cables and an app with the right drivers. The results had very low gain. I needed to anplify it as much as possible, export to pc, and then anplify it more before the level was decent. Despite using a usb mic, shure mv5, that came with a lightning cable, suggesting that it could be used with some phones. Does anybody have better experience with sound levels?
There are mics that you plug into the 3.5 mm jack port. These come as lapel mics and shotgun mics.
I figure that shotgun mics would get sound from the front on a ukulele, while the lapel mic would get it from above it - which works best?
And how are the sound level on these? Shotgun mics intended for cameras come with or without a batteries to boost the sound level or create it to begin with. I only see mics with no batteries for phones. I wonder what will work the best for a phone.
I hope someone has some thoughts to share!
Mostly courious here, since I dont plan to record too much on my phone. But does anyone have good experience recording with external mics on Android, and what options work for which purpose. I am interested in recording video with good sound quality AND good sound levels.
There are more options for Apple products, I am aware.
There are mics that connect directly to a usc connection, like the one Zoom produces. Looks similar in function to the shure mv88, which only works for Apple. There are microphones than connect to USB C or micro usb through "on the go" cables.
How good an option is this?
Back when most Android phones used micro usb I read than, unlike apples iPhones, Android phones needed software with a specific driver to get sound input from a usb device. So you could not plug a microphone in and get better audio on video recordings with the phones native video app. Is that still the case with usb c? And does that depend if the phone has a 3.5 mm jack at all?
I actually recorded a few things on Android device using on the go cables and an app with the right drivers. The results had very low gain. I needed to anplify it as much as possible, export to pc, and then anplify it more before the level was decent. Despite using a usb mic, shure mv5, that came with a lightning cable, suggesting that it could be used with some phones. Does anybody have better experience with sound levels?
There are mics that you plug into the 3.5 mm jack port. These come as lapel mics and shotgun mics.
I figure that shotgun mics would get sound from the front on a ukulele, while the lapel mic would get it from above it - which works best?
And how are the sound level on these? Shotgun mics intended for cameras come with or without a batteries to boost the sound level or create it to begin with. I only see mics with no batteries for phones. I wonder what will work the best for a phone.
I hope someone has some thoughts to share!