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Recording sound with external mic?

Hello guys!
I m a very happy user of my diamond and this forum...
I was wondering if there is any application that would allow to record using and external mic , plugged in via a usb - 3,5mm jack for example.
Then i can stop carryin my Iriver h340 thats getting pretty heavy!
Isn t there a tool that can also update date and time automatically ?
Thanks in advance and big up for all the cookers!

As far as I know, the Notes application is able to record from an external mic just like the fixed mic. Just go to Menu > View Recording Toolbar.
There are several applications to sync the time, can't think of any off the top of my head.

The supplied headset has an external mic in it, you should be able to hack into it and solder on a jack socket, then plug in any mic. In theory you should also be able to do the same with a BT headset.
You need "synchrotime" to correct time and date via the internet.

these were quick answers!!
I was more thinking about recording rehearsals and concerts , so more like a dedicated application were u can choose the sample rate m and also the format for ex wave or mp3 plus a gain control...

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Pardon me for digging up old bones, but I've been searching for an answer to this for a bit now...
Like the OP asked, is there an app out there for recording audio from an external mic plugged into the 3.5mm jack? I own a Samsung Galaxy S (Fascinate) and know that the hardware side of this topic is covered.
The only "Notes" application I have is notebook. I have audio recorder, but that doesn't have any such settings to choose from an external audio source (and I've tried to see if it just switches to that source if it is plugged in, no luck).
This would make life so much easier for me if I could pull this off. I'd pay for a decent app that covered that.

Wanderingandroid said:
Pardon me for digging up old bones, but I've been searching for an answer to this for a bit now...
Like the OP asked, is there an app out there for recording audio from an external mic plugged into the 3.5mm jack? I own a Samsung Galaxy S (Fascinate) and know that the hardware side of this topic is covered.
The only "Notes" application I have is notebook. I have audio recorder, but that doesn't have any such settings to choose from an external audio source (and I've tried to see if it just switches to that source if it is plugged in, no luck).
This would make life so much easier for me if I could pull this off. I'd pay for a decent app that covered that.
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In a twist to this question/ request.
I am and have been looking for an app also that will be able to utilize the external mic 3.5 mm jack to record audio to the built-in video application.
NATIVE! not hacked or Jerry-rigged. I tried this by plugging in a headset /mic to the external mic port on an EVO and HTC Incredible and it still seemed to use the regular mic on the phone not the 3.5 mm jack.
I'd like to use my incredible/ EVO/ (and rumored HTC Incredible HD) to be able to connect a lapel mic with transmitter and receiver so audio sounds local without echo from a distance.
Plus I could have 2 people miced up and one video camera.
There is no reason why this shouldn't work.
We are not talking power just software access.
If the notes apps uses it to record why can't the video app use the same port.
Bodeen3

External Mic and Video
Wanderingandroid said:
Pardon me for digging up old bones, but I've been searching for an answer to this for a bit now...
Like the OP asked, is there an app out there for recording audio from an external mic plugged into the 3.5mm jack? I own a Samsung Galaxy S (Fascinate) and know that the hardware side of this topic is covered.
The only "Notes" application I have is notebook. I have audio recorder, but that doesn't have any such settings to choose from an external audio source (and I've tried to see if it just switches to that source if it is plugged in, no luck).
This would make life so much easier for me if I could pull this off. I'd pay for a decent app that covered that.
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In a twist to this question/ request.
I am and have been looking for an app also that will be able to utilize the external mic 3.5 mm jack to record audio to the built-in video application.
NATIVE! not hacked or Jerry-rigged. I tried this by plugging in a headset /mic to the external mic port on an EVO and HTC Incredible and it still seemed to use the regular mic on the phone not the 3.5 mm jack.
I'd like to use my incredible/ EVO/ (and rumored HTC Incredible HD) to be able to connect a lapel mic with transmitter and receiver so audio sounds local without echo from a distance.
Plus I could have 2 people miced up and one video camera.
There is no reason why this shouldn't work.
We are not talking power just software access.
If the notes apps uses it to record why can't the video app use the same port.
Bodeen3

Way to record audio on Android using external mic
Hi.
You have to buy adapter which will split the signal for microphone in and audio out (you probably know 3.5 jack in your phone is 2 directional as it supports headset with mic)
You can try to look for it on Amazon (headset buddy)
or solder into headset in the pins which are responsible for mic signal.
Then,
I know only 1 app for android which supports recording from external microphone:
Arabela Audio Recorder - choose DEFAULT audio source and it should catch the signal from external mic connected through adapter via 3.5 jack.
I THINK it can catch the audio while recording video because it works in background ... so later you will be able to remove the audio from video recording and join it with the one you recorded using Arabela with some kind of video editor
regards

If you need a adapter for the phone, then check what i did here in this thread:
http://android.stackexchange.com/qu...se-a-external-microphone-with-my-galaxy-nexus
There are also link to a app which can record video with the external microphone

simonbove said:
If you need a adapter for the phone, then check what i did here in this thread:
http://android.stackexchange.com/qu...se-a-external-microphone-with-my-galaxy-nexus
There are also link to a app which can record video with the external microphone
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I think any mic with 4 pole jack should work without any adapters. Like the one's used on iphones etc. Check on ebay for iphone microphone. I ordered a cheap one $1.80 just to test on my SGSII but im 99% it's going to be working. There are some high quality for about $30 as well. Like this one HERE

Voice recorder with external microphone?

OK so the TYTN II has the USB output thingy for headphones and the hands free kit with built in microphone. And you can also buy the USB to 3.5mm connection for standard headphones.
But could you attach a 3.5mm connection microphone to that adapter instead? Could you attach a broadcast quality microphone to the TYTN II and use the built in voice recorder program to record an interview?
Discuss.

Technically yes, but your broadcast mic won't be very useful because AFAIK the phone also has a "telephone quality" filter on the external mic input.

kilrah said:
Technically yes, but your broadcast mic won't be very useful because AFAIK the phone also has a "telephone quality" filter on the external mic input.
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how does it works

What?
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Is it a software or hardware filter?

I use Hi-Q MP3 Recorder with my Vibrant. It records in CD quality and sounds great. I did this the narrative for a quick video I put together a few days ago, just using the phone's built-in mic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXQvJuI41YE
The sound you hear in the background is my noisy desktop PC - didn't go somewhere quiet to record it, my bad. Still, the original sounds *much* better; YouTube's conversion reduced its quality quite a bit. I'd imagine it would produce decent recordings given a better mic.

x1 high quality external microphone ?

Is there any attachable short, hq Microphone one might attach to the xq in order to use it as an recording device?

Hi,
don't know.. Ebay will prob. give the best results..
However, the only type you will be able too use is a dynamic mic.. Wich is less perfect for recording than a condensator mic.
This is because a condens mic needs a current for his pre-amp..
Good luck!
ps. Would be great to have a script that starts recording when a external mic is plugged! ( if you won't use it for playback.. )

problem is that there is no std. for 3.5mm jackconnectors with mics
so everybody does it differently
if I were you i would cut open the headset just under the mic and buttons
and solder a female minijack connector which matched the mic you have
and connect it that way

However, the only type you will be able too use is a dynamic mic.. Wich is less perfect for recording than a condensator mic.
This is because a condens mic needs a current for his pre-amp..
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There are condenser mics for 3,5mm which use a small battery like R6 or similar to feed the pre-amp.
We had one for our band recently. The only prob is, to create your own plug without ruining the recording quality. Maybe try to make your own adaptor.

[REQ]Live listener app

So... I have HTC A300 and I can add external microphone (I have powerful one) to my Pro. What I want is this - after I add the external mic I want to listen the sound from him in live time (with headphones or on speaker) and if it`s possible to record it when I want. Most important to me is to can listen the sound from the mic in live (directly in live time).
Can I anybody write or adapt some app to do this?
Best regards!

With StompBox (http://www.4pockets.com/product_info.php?p=81) you can do this, but you have a little delay....
which mic (and plug) do you use?

Hey, thanks... just tested the demo of the program, indeed have some delay, but this is not the problem - sound quality is very bad. The program "loosing" the quality from the mic. May be is from the demo version... I don`t know... but it`s too expensive to try with "full" app. So it`s not option. For example when I record with this mic and with the build in Voice Recorder I get perfect quality and long microphone range.
The microphone is volumetric, intended for security systems, work only with dedicate power supply. I use the 3.5mm input on the A300 (it`s input and output).
Any other suggestions for program or someone who can write something simple?

pn3r said:
Hey, thanks... just tested the demo of the program, indeed have some delay, but this is not the problem - sound quality is very bad. The program "loosing" the quality from the mic. May be is from the demo version... I don`t know... but it`s too expensive to try with "full" app. So it`s not option. For example when I record with this mic and with the build in Voice Recorder I get perfect quality and long microphone range.
The microphone is volumetric, intended for security systems, work only with dedicate power supply. I use the 3.5mm input on the A300 (it`s input and output).
Any other suggestions for program or someone who can write something simple?
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It's probably a condenser mic then, if it has its own power supply. Interesting idea, though, and I would like to see an app like this as well.

Possible to use an external microphone?

So, I recently got my unit and been trying to get it to work with an external microphone. I have puluz shotgun mic that connects via 3.5mm jack. I have a headphone adapter so I was trying to get it to work with open camera. No dice.
Anybody got an external microphone to work?

Shogun Caper said:
So, I recently got my unit and been trying to get it to work with an external microphone. I have puluz shotgun mic that connects via 3.5mm jack. I have a headphone adapter so I was trying to get it to work with open camera. No dice.
Anybody got an external microphone to work?
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I've not used a proper external mic, though I've a Mi Youth wired headset that works just fine.
I read of someone being unable to get a usbc mic to work

thesoupthief said:
I've not used a proper external mic, though I've a Mi Youth wired headset that works just fine.
I read of someone being unable to get a usbc mic to work
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I'm planning to use the shotgun mic for videos so I wouldn't have to get a label but if I can't make this work, I doubt a label would.
I've only tested it with my mic so I don't know if it's a compatibility issue or not since I tested the mic on my PC and it works just fine. I hope this is not a hardware limitation.

Shogun Caper said:
I'm planning to use the shotgun mic for videos so I wouldn't have to get a label but if I can't make this work, I doubt a label would.
I've only tested it with my mic so I don't know if it's a compatibility issue or not since I tested the mic on my PC and it works just fine. I hope this is not a hardware limitation.
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Not sure what you mean by "a label" (maybe a lapel mic?)
Also I'm not sure if my post was clear that the mic function of my wired headset works fine.
Suggest you have a look at the poles on your microphone jack. Fwiw my headset has 4 poles, though I couldn't tell you which is which.
It tends to be that poles 1 and 2 are left and right audio, 3 is ground and 4 mic - it's possible that Xiaomi use a nonstandard set up on their devices but unlikely.
Depending on the poles on your mic you could probably pick up an adapter plug to switch the poles about or else use insulation tape to blank off some of them

thesoupthief said:
Not sure what you mean by "a label" (maybe a lapel mic?)
Also I'm not sure if my post was clear that the mic function of my wired headset works fine.
Suggest you have a look at the poles on your microphone jack. Fwiw my headset has 4 poles, though I couldn't tell you which is which.
It tends to be that poles 1 and 2 are left and right audio, 3 is ground and 4 mic - it's possible that Xiaomi use a nonstandard set up on their devices but unlikely.
Depending on the poles on your mic you could probably pick up an adapter plug to switch the poles about or else use insulation tape to blank off some of them
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Yep. Lapel mic. Auto correct kept changing it. I bought an adapter so I would have 4 poles but still not working. I tested the mic if it actually works and it worked fine in my PC.

Boya Lapel mic Works with POCO F1
i tried Boya mic with default camera app and it does not work.
I tried with other third party camera app from Play store which allow us to customise the mic settings
I set external mic in the setting and shot a video. Boya works fine with poco f1

Whixh third party camera app?
I've tried open camera but it doesn't work with my BOYA BY-MM1. Can you please share which camera app you got your pocophone to work with an external mic.

A microphone and an app to record sound properly
If you go to this link:
a2zapk.com/345718-easy-voice-recorder-pro-2-5-7-b11089-paid-a2z.html
you have the "pro" version of this app, is really pro. You can record in .WAV lossless if you change it in settings, also in stereo and with 48Khz...
Download it, go to setting and change everything to the maximum quality.
Also have a noise reduction and echo reduction
And the mic can be:
BOYA BY-M1
I hope you like it! :good:

Works with the open camera app
Sharorak said:
If you go to this link:
a2zapk.com/345718-easy-voice-recorder-pro-2-5-7-b11089-paid-a2z.html
you have the "pro" version of this app, is really pro. You can record in .WAV lossless if you change it in settings, also in stereo and with 48Khz...
Download it, go to setting and change everything to the maximum quality.
Also have a noise reduction and echo reduction
And the mic can be:
BOYA BY-M1
I hope you like it! :good:
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I used open camera. go to setting and change audio source to external mic. The default app doesnt let you use the external mic is a shame. I am creating a video checking the quality of the mic right now, will post it in a day on my youtube channel trouvaille -by Aamir

This is the best Android app for recording audio (interview etc), also good for video shoots to edit & sync later:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.pfitzinger.rec

I have the same problem on my poco f1
I tried using my lapel mic, boya mic, shotgun mic all mics faiked to tecord soubd through external mic. The video gets its sound from intetnal mic by default. I ttied all settings but no use.
Its a shame we are not able to use external mic on such a device with good video capapbility.
Not tried any third party apps yet. Plz suggest the besy one that really works.

I use a USB mic blue snowball. With a USB c converter and software from play store. That works.

Some info on 3.5mm connectors on this page: http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/2014/09/15/android-device-external-mic-wiring/
Most (if not all) android phones use the AHJ pinout.

Any solution for this?

Which type is Pocophone?
eLeKtriK EyE said:
Some info on 3.5mm connectors on this page ...
Most (if not all) android phones use the AHJ pinout.
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Hi. Does Pocophone F1 use AHJ or OMTP? Thanks.