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I just got my 1st Mic in the mail yesterday it's a no name $10 Mic I got off eBay but even it has improved my audio can't wait till I save enough for a awesome mic
Oh my gosh, I've literally learned so much in such a small amount of time. Top marks for making such a wonderful clear video! I feel more confident in investing in an external microphone now!
All that TRRS, TRS stuff is something i never thought i needed to know. Glad i do now because i can now get a mic that's compatible with both my phone _and_ my laptop. 10/10 Video again Dee! 👊 Also: watching this video at 3am. 2:25 scared the sh!t out of me!
Man i know this is a four years old video, but i swear you're the only one that has been able to explain me why my microphone wasn't working on my phone Great video, super fast and clear
I’ve literally spent years trying to figure out how to connect my microphone to my smartphone! I decided to try fix the problem the other day but I only ordered a jack to iPhone adapter not the other one you need so I’ll have to wait and order that as well later. Thanks so much for this vid!! Really helped!! ❤️❤️❤️👍👍
Dee Nimmin Hi, so my apple lightening to headphone jack that’s plugs into my phone came today from amazon and now I just need the other adapter in the video that goes into the microphone to connect into this, is that correct? If so what did you say the name of it was? And where would you recommend ordering one? Thanks 🙏😊
Yey! Thanks for the video, Dee. I am still researching on a good yet budget microphone to be used to my phone. I am so glad to watch this video because I don't have any idea about that TRS and TRRS mic.
It's the little gear bits like this that have made some of the biggest improvement to my client work and workflow. This, DSLR shooter's dual mic adapter, hot/cold shoe mounts, etc. The little things
Great video. Just bought an xperia 5 iv to go along with my Nokia DSLR, and its great to know that I can share my external mics with the xperia with just a TRRS adaptor as it is one of the few phones that still has a 3.5mm jack
hey dee nimmin i wanna say thank you because of your video,i make a youtube channel and i past 100 minutes of watch time that's such a number because im new
Perfect timing Dee. I literally just got my Boya BY-M1 microphone in the mail. I purchased it via your affiliate link after watching your video where you compared 3 mics. Thank you so much for the great videos and insight. P.S. I told Nick he needs a "I'm not Dee Nimmin" shirt! LOL
i wish everyone that do these "how to" would explain as simple and clearly as you have. And the visual on the really "how to" was much appreciated. Do you have a video on which ready to use cell phone mic recommendations? Right now I'm a RODE's lady lol!, but if there's something else that's simple and gets the job done, I'm open. Thanks for a great short straight to the point educational video. Were you an elementary teacher at some point lol! No really, were you?
This seems to be the stock answer everyone is giving on RU-vid but unfortunately it doesn't work on any android I've tried. I've tried it on S10+, Moto One, Moto G7+, and LG V30+. The missing piece in this video is a comparison of sound recording with the mic in and without the mic plugged in. Just using the TRRS adapter solution the devices continue to record with their internal mic so yes its recording sound, but not with the mic I want. The missing component here is something that forces the phone to use the connected external mic, simply plugging in the TRRS adapter doesnt force the device to pull sound from the mic. The only solution I've found so far is the Open Camera app which has a setting to choose the external mic but I dont like that solution. I want to use another camera app and have the sound pull from a TRRS external mic... so the search continues.
I have a Samsung S9, S8, S5, and S3. My mics work fine. Have several different ones and have not had any issues. Here are things that could be causing problems: 1) Where did you get your adapter? Cheap ones often don’t work. 2) What mic? It could be a low quality mic. 3) You’re overlooking a setting somewhere in your phone. 4) Where are you downloading your apps? Make sure they come from the Google Play store. 5) Make sure your phone is updated with the latest update, apps too.
I found the solution from another video, plug in the adapter to your phone first and then plug in the trs jack of the mic into the female part of the adapter. It automatically starts recording on my Galaxy S10+ when it recognizes the external mic. You have to do this process every time you want to plug it in.
Hey friend, I think it would be cool to explain or show what type of room or settings are best to record a voice over in.... Sometimes I have to go in to a closet to escape my loud offspring and sometimes I record sound in one of the bedrooms. I'm actually thinking the closet has less of an echoing sound but I'm not sure. 👍 Thanks for another great video!
I did a bit more research about trs and trss connectors because normally I didn't care about microphones, but the TRRS is divided into the left and right audio channels and one microphone channels. TRRS Tip (left headphone) Ring (right headphone) Ring (ground) Sleeve (microphone) if it's just the TRS Tip Ring Sleeve it leaves out the microphone element and just treated it like it's a stereo left and right headphone. If it's just a TS plug it'll only be mono audio with no microphone. But microphones aside, I don't know if you've ever played around with it, but depending on the recording you listen to, if you pull it out so it's just the tip (pun not FULLY intentional) it will either remove all the right channel audio, or sometimes it will remove all the music, or it will remove most of the vocals because you're eliminating all the channels. It's really cool to do with Korn and Manson albums where there's lots of effects. Sometimes you'll get rid of the music, or sometimes it removes the guitars so you only hear the electronics, or sometimes it gets rid of the main guitars (from one channel) and leave only the under guitars (from the remaining channels) It's fun to learn more about the tech behind tech.
Hello and congratulations for your video! I am a teacher and I make short films every year with my students. I have a camera which unfortunately has no external microphone port. To get better sound in my movies, I decided to buy the rode videomic microphone this year and pair it with my android smartphone (xiaomi redmi note 5) to get the sound and sync it at video editing. I followed all the instructions in your video and all my cables are the proper ones. Yesterday I did some testing and found a very serious problem. During the recording, the sound from the actors' conversations is fine, during the time, however, that there are no speeches in the recording - eg. ambient sound or when actors are walking - the mobile application causes distortion in the sound. Instant breaks. In short, while recording actors from a close distance - which is a joy of quality - in the gaps between their dialogues, while the microphone is catching other environment sounds, creates these distortions/breaks. Also, my problem is not so much the noise, as these breaks in recording. I tried with three android apps (Easy Voice Recorder, Hi-Q MP3 Recorder, RecForge II) with auto gain off and with all the same problem. In all three applications I choose to get the sound from the main mobile microphone. How can I fix the problem? I begin to think that I paid the money for the microphone in vain.
Nick, amazing work. I'm a journalist from Mexico. Along with my dad, who's also a journalist, we're upgrading our work to streaming services and making all mobile (photos, text redaction, etc), so this helps us a lot. Would be amazing if you could talk about handheld mics, more focused for interviews and such, since this is a unknown topic for us.
I use the Blue Snowball ICE but that's because I do voice-only videos now and because it's very professional and affordable compared to a lot of other mics.
Hi Dee, Do you have any suggestions for plugging a mic and charger into an iPhone with just the one connector socket ie the iPhone 7. I have found that streaming a live video for any length of time requires the phone to be plugged into the power supply. Thanks in advance.
Ok... One most important question. I want to use external mic to phonecalls only to have a better sound quality, is it possible to use it during calls including the internal ear speaker as default? I dont want to use the headset just the earspeaker in phone for output sound
Thank you for this great video! I purchased a TAKSTAR SGC-598 shotgun mic to use with my LG G4 smartphone along the the RODE SC4 adaptor. Unfortunately, there is a significant hiss/background noise that seems to be produced by this combination. The mic works great on my PC but adding the adaptor for use with a smartphone seems to always produce unwanted background noise (regardless of shooting environment). Do you think the RODE SC4 adaptor I received might be defective or is there anything I can do to get better sound recording quality and reduce the noise reduction work required in post? Thanks for any tips you might be able to offer!
Great video for people just getting into recording! I'd love if you do more beginner type videos. I've wanted to do more vlogs outside using my smartphone and know the internal mic in my smartphone is terrible, even though I think my camera looks good enough for what I'm doing currently.... I'm picky about audio.
Running the Rode video mic pro, the trrs adapter, and iPhone doggle….other than the cable setup you demonstrated, could there be a setting in the phone I may need to adjust?
Thanks, Dee. We're gonna be filming with the Galaxy S10 very soon. I opted to get this high production phone before a DSLR. Plus, I'm definitely getting the Rode Video Pro Plus. I'm about to take it to the next level. I have decided to use Streamlabs OBS and their website service, so that's coming soon, too.
Hello sir Thanks for video... could you please tell me how did you mount that Rode video mic in the phone.... If you have product page for that holder or stand whatever, could you please share?
I use Blue YETI microphone and my Samsung galaxy S9+ with the Open Camera App. Please let me know how to solve the audio and video out of sync problem.
Can you use a external mic with trrs connection plug ( and iPhone adapter) on iPhone for phone calls , that is you can speak into mic rather than phone itself.
Thank you, this solved half my problem. I have one question. Can I do this exact set-up you described for an Iphone and also have a wireless bluetooth headset connected to the phone? I'm doing boom with this set up and I need to be able to hear the audio being recored on to the phone while its being recorded. Basicaly how a zoom audio recorder would work. Thank you so much!
There are probably adapters to make that work but I’ve never looked into it. I think Rode makes a splitter where you can run a mic and headphones out, that would be a good place to start. Connect the Bluetooth to that and in theory it should work.
