Bryon Wright
Well-known member
Hi all, has anybody successfully used an external mike on a smartphone? Also has anybody enjoyed recording sounds on a Nokia 1020?
Please do keep us informed. Does that microphone work with any Android phone? I remember reading somewhere that there were two types of headphone sockets and, at least, some microphones would only work in one.
Last time I looked at smaller mic options, there really weren't any that I liked. The little "baby shotgun mics" for video cameras that I was able to find didn''t really have enough gain or quality for my desire for field recording. However this market is rapidly expanding and there may be new options. AFAIK the reigning kings for DSLR recordings are the Rode VideoMic Pro and the Sennheiser MKE-400. If you're willing to except 40% of the sensitivity of the ME-66 setup, and can get a good 3rd party recording application to do pre-recording, clip indication, and gain control on your specific cel phone, you could have a pretty slick small setup.