I'm looking to record bird calls on my cellphone but the internal microphone barely gets any of it. Would this type of microphone work for this?
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This is the "entry level" microphone that the American Birding Association blog suggests that people trying to record bird calls use. Without a parabolic or shotgun microphone, you will get a lot of background noise but both of those are much bigger and more expensive. I've used this microphone for bird song and it definitely works, although it does pick up a lot of background noise.
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This was a great microphone for that. Unfortunately for me the plug end which snaps into the iphone fell apart in about a month of use and although Edutige support answered quickly, things died and I never received the RMA to replace. If you buy, I believe you will be happy with the experience, especially if it stays together. Good luck.
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I don't know. I purchased this microphone, plugged it into my iPhone, and tried recording. I could not tell any difference from recording with the internal microphone. But then the real problem: when I attempted to pull out the microphone the outer housing pulled off the plug and the wire attached. It took some work to remove the plug from the socket on the phone. I also tried the iRig microphone. I can't see that it does anything either. I've tried them on my iPhone 5 and on an iPad 3 and 4.
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I can only speak for human conversations since I specifically use it for lectures. I'm not really sure if it would work. You may have to be close to the bird in order to hear it.
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This little mic works for lectures or speakers in classroom size rooms but i doubt it'd work outside as well. you might want to find a directional shotgun mic with its own power source if one exists
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I would think so. I have used my unit in professional recording for a radio broadcast. However, I cannot speak to how well the microphone can record sounds from a distance.
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I am confident it will be better than the cellphone mic. I have been very happy with this mic. I record a lot of presentations in pretty large rooms with great success. I initially bought it when I had an iPhone 4. It did not work quite as well with the iPhone 5 but it works great with my Samsung Note 3. For the price it would be worth a try.
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It depends on how close you can get or how loud the sound is. This is not a shotgun mic, so it won't pick up sounds at a distance, but it would be a good environmental mic, if you're in close or hearing sounds all around. Most shotgun mics aren't real stereo. If you were in the woods with birds chirping right and left, this might work out very nicely. If you're going to be using a telephoto lens to video birds 30 or 50 yards away, and you want to isolate that bird's song, then probably not.
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this is a super mic for recording anything (vocals, instruments) and works as a replacement for your ipad's internal mic for most applications where the internal mic is used. however, i'm not sure if it will enable you to record BOTH sides of a skype conversation. that, i think is app specific, and maybe not possible on the ipad. check out this link (http://lifehacker.com/5827360/how-to-record-skype-calls-on-your-iphone-or-ipad) for more info, and if i learn more i'll post again.
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I use it with an outside parabolic microphone for listening to and recording outside sounds out here in the woods, like owls, wolves, coyotes, all kinds of birds, et c.
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If the Microphone needs phantom power of 48vdc to run the microphone this will not work. Also impendence is part of the answer as well. If the microphone is high impedance going into a low impedance input you may get an in accurate match for frequency response. This would sound tinny or very low volume. You may have to get preamp or cheap mixer to put between the microphone and your recording device that has phantom power. This is a less than 100.00 fix that will give you the best flexibility as well as keep the noise level down that could come from having to turn your input source up to much. Also looking at other comment if Blue Yeti is USB this would not work. If the Microphone needs phantom power of 48vdc to run the microphone this will not work. Also impendence is part of the answer as well. If the microphone is high impedance going into a low impedance input you may get an in accurate match for frequency response. This would sound tinny or very low volume. You may have to get preamp or cheap mixer to put between the microphone and your recording device that has phantom power. This is a less than 100.00 fix that will give you the best flexibility as well as keep the noise level down that could come from having to turn your input source up to... » Read More If the Microphone needs phantom power of 48vdc to run the microphone this will not work. Also impendence is part of the answer as well. If the microphone is high impedance going into a low impedance input you may get an in accurate match for frequency response. This would sound tinny or very low volume. You may have to get preamp or cheap mixer to put between the microphone and your recording device that has phantom power. This is a less than 100.00 fix that will give you the best flexibility as well as keep the noise level down that could come from having to turn your input source up to much. Also looking at other comment if Blue Yeti is USB this would not work. « Show Less
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Hi Andrea, I bought 2 of these, because they brake a lot. You have to connect this to a recorder. After that you put the ear piece in your ear and turn on the recorder. After that you can answer the phone. The voice coming from the phone will be recorded at the ear piece. What you say will be recorded in the other microphone from the recorder. I don't know if there is any app for this. Be aware, this recorder from philips breaks very easily.
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I had that problem with one of my cell phones, and I never solved it. I purchased a different phone , and it showed up on my computer. As for this microphone, I plugged it in my usb port, and it automatically showed up and worked. Try different usb ports if available, some have different settings.
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It works well with Dragon. I don't have legal version. Quality mic but don't drop it. Broke first time I dropped it. It was a fall any cell phone would have survived.
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The microphone needs to be powered by the recorder. I doubt if it would work on you phone. Get one specifically designed for your phone. Answer: No or probably not.
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I just tested mine by plugging it into my computer microphone jack and using windows sound recorder to successfully record my voice. Try to make sure the earpiece jack on your phone is clean and check your phone software to make sure your phone isn't muted.
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Recording quality for me has been excellent. I use an external mic for voice work for audio-books. Haven't used the internal, built-in mics much, so I can't speak to their recording quality.
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I did not test this as the mono audio was enough for me to not try them out longer. I suspect that it should as most mobile device use the second pickup ring for the mic with out tools. This device is built around the iOS devices though.
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I have used it with a smartphone, but I had a separate set of headphones connected using an adapter. The adapter I used is a "headset-buddy" which is sold here on Amazon, but it's rather pricey, and I have since found similar adapters at a much lower price. Now, I don't bother with this mic on my cellphone, because I have an inexpensive headset with detachable mic that works well for this -- and for my PC.My use for this mic is as a remote microphone for my Canon T4i, and it works extremely well for that purpose.
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The microphone is meh. It works well inside on phone calls. It works poorly if there is ambient noise wind, music, etc. I've had many comments from people, "could you please report that ,it seemed garbled."
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Have not tried a maximum distance. Did get bird sounds from about 15 feet using mic on a tripod. Had mic plugged into a Sony digital camcorder. Was recording a bird nest in a tree in my front yard. Birds were quite loud, 3 young in nest all chirping at the same time.
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I think I read somewhere, or saw a YouTube vid that explained that plugging a Lavalier mic directly into a PC using the mic jack doesn't produce good results because there is no power. Seems odd that connecting to an iPhone works great, but not a laptop, but that's what the article said. I use the Rhode when recording to my iPhone, and it is superb. For recording to Camtasia I use a USB mic.
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Radio Shack Carrie a microphone that can be plugged into the recorder and the attached to the handset for recording telephone conversations. Not sure if they are still available or not I have had one for several years and it worked on my cordless handset.