I know it won't be the BEST quality, but I'd like to be able to record some acoustic guitar playing to my Imagio (Windows Mobile). I can obviously record now using the built in microphone, but the quality is terrible. I think that if I use an external microphone, the quality should be better.
For instance, Blue Mikey is good quality microphone for Iphones - bluemic.com
I've looked around, but I can't find a microphone that says it's compatible. I found this on Amazon, would it work?: Sony-ECM-DS70P
Anyone know of a (simple) solution? The alternative is to get a separate dedicated digital recorder.
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If you worry about quality I suggest you to still get a dedicated recorder (zoom/tascam/etc) and compare its recordings with the iPhone "quality" gear... You'll be amazed.
Why is that Darfri? I would think that, theoretically at least, a Windows Mobile (or iPhone) phone should be able to record as well as a Zoom. Digital storage plus microphone interface plus software to convert sound to a file.
This is a software that might do the trick, although most people seem to use it to record phone calls and lectures: Resco Audio Recorder
I agree that the Zoom/Tascam solution is the easiest and probably the higher quality solution. I just think it would be a more elegant solution to be able to do everything on one (Windows Mobile) device.
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I spoke to someone at HTC. Their bottom line answer was that using the Imagio to try to do a quality recording won't work well. I broke down and got a Zoom H2.
Good choice. I've played with that and it is great. Especially using external expensive mics.
My point about the elegance vs quality is the hardware side of the AD conversion. Some kind of solution would be an external high end AD converter but then again very few devices work as hosts from miniusb (except the microSD slot)
First - Thanks to everyone on these boards for their endless efforts to improve our devices and Android as a whole.
I would like to know if it would be possible to create an app that would overlay a GPS Speedometer over the video camera while the camera is recording video. So as you are recording a video from your window mounted N1 you can also see how fast you were traveling. I am attending a driving school at a local track in the near future and would like to record video of the laps and see the speed I'm traveling at different points on the track. I know there are free GPS apps available and obviously we can record video, but is there a way to combine the two in a kind of augmented reality app?
I would be grateful for any input. I know nothing of programming myself, but I'm willing to learn if someone can help me get started in the right direction.
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I am a musician and I came from an EVO. As part of my practice regimen I have used certain programs to record myself to help refine my performances. For some reason many or all of the recording apps that are available on the market place don't work. I am not sure if it is has something to do with the samsung audio drivers; but frequently, audio is distorted or drops out in the middle, levels can't be set or apps record nothing at all. My EVO didn't have this problem...what gives?
Does anyone have any insight into this problem?
I have Used
Hertz
BMS recorder Lite
Rehearsal Assistant
Droid Recorder
Pocket DJ lite
Make a video instead. Do the apps that you are trying to use have specific features you're looking for?
Hi! I'm a musician and would like to know if there is a good way to connect a stereo microphone to the Samsung Galaxy SIV (3,5 input jack, USB or Bluetooth).
Thanks.
What do you means?
Wanna a good earphone?
jomiber said:
Hi! I'm a musician and would like to know if there is a good way to connect a stereo microphone to the Samsung Galaxy SIV (3,5 input jack, USB or Bluetooth).
Thanks.
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I wanna take high quality recordings.
Thanks, but I don't want to listen music. I need to record sounds in high quality with my smartphone.
Actually, with the app RecForge Pro, you can use the top and bottom mics on the GS4 to make stereo recordings. The quality is actually very good. The only limitation is that that mics will overload somewhere around 100 dbs, so you can't record a super loud concert. I have a nice Tascam recorder, but I actually just use the RecForge Pro and my GS4 to record our quiet jams/practices. Just make sure, in RecForge Pro, in the Settings to set File Format to Stereo Native. You can set recording level and can recording in 16 bit wav, MP3, or Ogg. RecForge 2 is out from the same guy, but it's in beta and does not yet allow stereo recording.
harpdoc said:
Actually, with the app RecForge Pro, you can use the top and bottom mics on the GS4 to make stereo recordings. The quality is actually very good. The only limitation is that that mics will overload somewhere around 100 dbs, so you can't record a super loud concert. I have a nice Tascam recorder, but I actually just use the RecForge Pro and my GS4 to record our quiet jams/practices. Just make sure, in RecForge Pro, in the Settings to set File Format to Stereo Native. You can set recording level and can recording in 16 bit wav, MP3, or Ogg. RecForge 2 is out from the same guy, but it's in beta and does not yet allow stereo recording.
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I do actually record a lot with the phones mikes, too (before that with my S2 either).
But it would be a hell of a project, to transform our device to a stereo-recording with better HQ Mikrophones attached.
There is access to the mics. With enough soldering and additional wires and some non permanent connectors, it could be practicable.
BUT i am no expert in circuits - so i will let that part handle someone else! There certainly would be a need for something like that.
Putting a small hightech mike anywhere with a small Smartphone is not that obvious than having a real Recorder with you to have a good bootleg!
jomiber said:
Thanks, but I don't want to listen music. I need to record sounds in high quality with my smartphone.
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I'm a studio musician myself and have looked into this a bit. You might want to have a leer at USB Audio Recorder Pro (in the play store); getting a high-quality ADC (with built-in mic pre) that is documented as working with that software; and an OTG cable.
Email the gentleman who created USB ARP and he'll give you a few choices that are proven.
Beyond that, get a high-quality USB analog-to-digital converter that works with the software I mentioned and use the mic that you would for a normal recording. I favor the AKG C414 for guitar, but that's just my preference. For field recordings, there are numerous setups to research on sites dedicated to that area.
One issue with Android is that it isn't a real-time OS, and there aren't as many music creation software options that work as there are for iOS. That's also because Apple has a legacy business with pro recording. The only reason I ever bought a mac is because I had to in order to work. All of the recording studios in New York required me to be proficient on it, since I'm a keyboardist and often end up running the show.
However, when it comes to smartphones, I tend to buy Android. I much prefer offerings by Samsung, HTC and Google to the iPhone.
Tablets are another matter. I love my Nexus 7 2014 for everything else, but for music creation and recording, the iPad Air destroys it. That's what I'd tend to use: an iPA with any of the proven ADCs that work with that tablet (and the camera kit) as well as PCs and Macs (no point in having to buy different I/O for my laptop).
The Surface Pro tablets have the potential to do the same in theory (legacy software, true Windows 8.1, etc.), but I haven't had any experience with them. You can read about people who have had on Gearslutz, which might be a better place to ask about recording on the S4.
Thanks for your answers!!!!! They have been very usefull!!!
http://www.ebay.it/itm/Cavo-sdoppia...289?pt=Computer_portatili&hash=item1c3b265d51 this will allow you to connect any microhpone to the audio jack.
Hello,
With some devices, whatsapp audio record looks very awful, almost unlistenable. I know that the app provide some compression over the file to save bandwith, but the strange thing is that with other devices(Sony, Apple, etc...) the sound quality is just great. With this, i have 2 theories about it:
1- There must be a file with audio profiles that the app could use, just like media_profiles.xml that tells output, bitrate, etc, or...
2- Whatsapp is using a "generic" audio record method, not getting advantage of other audio options the device could offer.
The only problem with the second theory is that if you record a video throught the own app/3rd party, the audio is very clear and good.I've tried to look over system/, data/, etc/ and libs/ to see if there's any file that could lead to solution but nothing came.
Please, someone consider some further investigation about this issue, with i believe many people faces this.
Thank you.