#17

I haven’t used it, but I work with a guy that does field recordings on the Rode - I’ve had to work on the subsequent recordings and they come out great - much better than I expected.

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#18

This guy has popped up in a few Instagram videos from folks I follow…

I am almost intrigued enough to pick one up and check it out. Really like the idea of the magnetic base… that is something I feel like I would use a lot…

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#19

Sorry if this is an old question, I’m looking for tips for iPhone video + audio recording of stereo line-in signals. I have an old Art USB Pre which nearly works through a usb/lightning cable, but regularly fails with a ‘this accessory not recognised’ error.
Please do refer to another thread & delete this if I’ve missed it.

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#20

Im enjoying the Roland Go Mixer. Nothing super fancy with lots of inputs and plays nice with my iPhone. They just released a PRO version but I’m not sure of the specs on that. The only downside is the included micro USB to lighting cable that is only 2 FT.

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#21

I’ve been able to use my Komplete Audio 6 interface wth my iPhone/iPad via a powered usb hub. So far (fingers crossed) no unrecognized errors.

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#23

I’m looking for a simple device that I can connect to my iPhone 8+ to do “on the fly” stereo recording using the default iPhone camera app.

Wanting to know, if anyone has used the Line 6 sonic port in this way?

I see it works with garage band etc… but what about if I wanna record a video via default iPhone cam app?

Thanks much!!

#24

It works, I’ve done it!

I usually use my iPad fwiw, no reason to think that it wouldn’t work with a newer iPhone!

#25

THANK YOU!! <3 (that’s a heart symbol which I need to explain so I can go over the minimal character limit so I can reply thank you)

#26

No problem! I’m pretty sure r beny used the Sonic Port in most of his videos.

Also the Roland Go Mixer might work as well!

#27

It looks like Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith is using the Shure MV88 in a video on her Facebook page…

It sounds like she is getting some nice results from the video…

#28

I just picked up a pair of 30-pin mics to use with the collection of old iOS devices I use to make music with. I got a Fostex AR4i and a Tascam iM2 for the princely sum of £10. I’ve not had chance to do anything with them yet but will do over the coming weeks.

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#29

Can anyone recommend something for getting eurorack signals into to an iPhone directly? I’d like to take the lunch box out and record directly to the iPhone without having a mixer in between.

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#30

Now that the USB-C to 3.5mm mic/audio adapters are the new normal, shouldn’t there be a tiny adapter like that which also delivers 5v plugin power in order to use EM172 based microphones like the Usi? That should be technically feasible, since USB can deliver 5 volts, right? Or is that not true for smartphone USB ports?

Some proprietary solutions seem to exist, such as the “GoPro Pro 3.5mm Mic Adapter” and “Osmo Pocket 3.5mm Adapter”, but based on quick googling, they are not class-compliant and would not work with smartphones.

Any thoughts or new information to share?

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#31

so, class compliant usb-c audio interface wired for 3-5v power on TRRS 3.5mm?

does seem like a useful device profile, all very portable form factors

rode makes one (though for iOS, and i am only assuming their “smartlav” pinout is compatible [*])

i’m sure there are more, though a bit surprising that quick search isn’t revealing them. (e.g. i’m surprised IK Multimedia hasn’t added a profile like this to their endless series of “iRigs”)

FWIW, i’ve used a zoom h4 as portable USB interface with 5v mics.

[*] wild guess that the proliferation of nonstandard pinouts could be one obstacle to productization of something like this

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#33

The RØDE one has a lightning connector, but yeah, something like that is what I’m looking for.

I’m using a Zoom too for this purpose, but it would be great to have something for the phone, even mono, because I’m not carrying the Zoom around all the time. Maybe the reason there is not yet a product for this is the somewhat undefined standard of “plugin power” for microphones.

More googling… Syba has a USB-A adapter that claims “near full 5v power output to microphone”, but there is no USB-C version: https://www.amazon.com/Syba-external-Adapter-Windows-C-Media/dp/B001MSS6CS/. Their own website does not repeat this claim of 5v output.

#34

i know it’s a bit astray from the budget bracket in this thread (albeit…), but Sonosax recently put out the M2-D2, a compact “swiss army knife” (dual preamp/mixer/hp/interface/etc) with USB-C capability, that works with smartphones.

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#35

I want to begin live streaming little videos, using my phone. But I don’t have a way to have a decent audio input to my Android phone. My RME FF400 has a firewire connection so…
A simple 2 1/4" jacks USB audio interface would be enough, but 4 inputs would be even better.
Can you recommend me a simple solution to connect my synths to my Android phone?

I thought about something like a Native Instruments Audio Komplete 6, but there is no info I can find if this would work with an Android phone. Maybe multitrack input is not possible and only a stereo input audio interface would work?. I don’t know.

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#36

wondering if any android users here have found any good options for doing field recordings with their phones? I got a Pixel 3a and its the first time I’ve had a phone that can do more than make calls, so I was hoping to be able to use something like the Roland CS-10em binaurals to just have something on me all the time. but from what I can gather and would make sense the Pixel’s mic input is mono (and the internal mic sounds awful), and there doesn’t really seem to be good stereo usb-c options that I can find. there are tons of iphone mics and options but android/usb-c seems seriously lacking unless I’m just missing something? only Rode seems to have a stereo option but I think its only compatible with their mics? Boya seems to produce knock-offs of some of the Rode/Shure shotgun mics I’m guessing targeted at Chinese smartphone users, so maybe I’ll have to settle for that. I was hoping to not even have to have a separate mic to keep everything as in-the-pocket as possible.

I saw price drop to about 1/3rd on the Sennheiser ambio binaural headphones because of them being discontinued, but unfortunately it seems they never came out with the android version of their app, so I’m guessing they are probably useless even with an adapter which is a real shame. might be a good look for any iphone users though

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#37

Yeah, just did a recent set of googling as well. Couldn’t find any Android-friendly compact stereo interface either. Found this one, which is relatively small, and has 9v battery and phantom power: http://www.saramonic.com/product/smartrig-uc/. What I’d like is a similar device with plugin power and stereo inputs. (Oh, and Saramonic has a 2 channel version also: http://www.saramonic.com/product/smartrig-uc-2/.)

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#38

interesting, though the price/size ratio doesn’t seem so appealing either. while its not crazy expensive with something like the 2 channel I start thinking its easier to just carry my recorder without any extra mics around. it won’t give you phantom, but maybe the iRig stream could be used with an adaptor to get a pair of binaurals into a phone at a smaller size, though its unclear to me if you can use it without an iOS. I did find this for those in the US- https://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/item/MS-ANDROID-STEREO-ADAPTER. I’m guessing this is not custom designed but a cheap Chinese USB DAC/ADC which you could then buy/build for around $15 yourself, but I haven’t been able to figure out which one since most are mono mic input. also found this, but not sure how well it would work with different mic types- BY-DM20

I might give the Rode videomicro a shot try since I don’t have any kind of shotgun at the moment anyway, its a cheap way of trying out that style of mic. I watched a bunch of very painful vlogger videos yesterday since thats who all these mics are geared towards and people seem to love the Boya being half the price… but to my ears the side by side test they are VERY different. the Rode has way more clarity and high end/air sound, which they seem to interpret as “lack of bass”, and the Boya while louder and “bassier” also has what sounds like straight up lossy compression character, like you just took several slices out of the spectrum. this is all over youtube compression already too. the Boya lav sounds like… a $20 lav, with the iRig already being substantially better to my ears and the Rode being the best. but, what can you expect when those people are focused just on capturing voice audio clear enough for a lossy compression format.

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