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Volterock · Post by **Volterock** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:31 am

Does anyone know the exact built microphone specs on the iPhone 3G? (NOT the 3GS)

C00kie · Post by **C00kie** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:06 am

How can that be of any relevance? C'mon, get serious... It's a phone, not a semi-pro audio recording device.

videzyrah · Post by **videzyrah** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:22 am

I was actually quite surprised at the quality of some stuff my friend captured on his.....

Volterock · Post by **Volterock** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:51 am

I thought the same thing too, "What can you get from a phone?" but videzyrah is right. It's amazing what kind of quality appears.

The specs don't seem to be on apples website and when you try to search for it, you get apps or hardware that record audio...

C00kie · Post by **C00kie** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:21 am

It's a well known fact that tiny cheap mics can give pretty decent results. You know, the kind that's glued to the faces of musical stars. The mic is only $1, gear to attach it and send wireless makes the whole package worth a 3-figure number.

stimresp · Post by **stimresp** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:25 am

http://blog.faberacoustical.com/2009/ip ... omparison/

rocket34bg · Post by **rocket34bg** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:27 am

C00kie wrote:It's a well known fact that tiny cheap mics can give pretty decent results. You know, the kind that's glued to the faces of musical stars. The mic is only $1, gear to attach it and send wireless makes the whole package worth a 3-figure number.

^ this was very helpful. thanks for the information!

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:34 am

stimresp wrote:http://blog.faberacoustical.com/2009/ip ... omparison/

That thumbtack mike looks quite nice for basic stuff and there are decent addon mikes for more money:

http://www.bluemic.com/mikey/new/

What I'd like to know is can you use the iPhone mike/phones socket as a line-in for direct digital recording?

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:41 am

Interesting discussion here:

http://www.macosxaudio.com/forums/viewt ... 45&t=46814

rocket34bg · Post by **rocket34bg** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:50 am

i owned the original blue mikey (returned it after a week or so), it made some decent recordings but it couldn't handle loud concerts. pretty lame considering it was advertised as being able to. this new version is supposed to fix this problem. it makes me sceptical of blue... but a small high quality mic attached to my phone is very cool i think. having a line in would be convenient as well, i'm not sure how often i would use it though

Spitfire31 · Post by **Spitfire31** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:56 am

C00kie wrote:It's a well known fact that tiny cheap [sic!] mics can give pretty decent results. You know, the kind that's glued to the faces of musical stars. The mic is only $1…

Beg your pardon? "A well known fact"?

A common mic in this context is the DPA 4060 and sub types and the last time (six years ago) that I bought a pair they were about 400 bucks each (excluding the wireless gear, of course).

$1 mics, my a*s…

/Joachim

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 10:08 am

rocket34bg wrote:i owned the original blue mikey (returned it after a week or so), it made some decent recordings but it couldn't handle loud concerts. pretty lame considering it was advertised as being able to. this new version is supposed to fix this problem. it makes me sceptical of blue... but a small high quality mic attached to my phone is very cool i think. having a line in would be convenient as well, i'm not sure how often i would use it though

Well I'd really love a digital recorder to record all my vinyl with so I'd use it for that if I could

stimresp · Post by **stimresp** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 10:38 am

http://www.amazon.com/Alesis-ProTrack-H ... B001GVIXGU

* Sleek design with clear, protective covers, integrates iPod
* Combo XLR-1/4" inputs for connecting mics, mixers, and more
* Records 16-bit, 44.1kHz or 22kHz stereo digital audio
* Built-in mics in XY configuration for accurate stereo image
* AC/DC operation on 4 AAA batteries or AC adapter (included)

Pricey tho...evenn at the discount price.

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 10:59 am

stimresp wrote:http://www.amazon.com/Alesis-ProTrack-H ... B001GVIXGU

* Sleek design with clear, protective covers, integrates iPod
* Combo XLR-1/4" inputs for connecting mics, mixers, and more
* Records 16-bit, 44.1kHz or 22kHz stereo digital audio
* Built-in mics in XY configuration for accurate stereo image
* AC/DC operation on 4 AAA batteries or AC adapter (included)

Pricey tho...evenn at the discount price.

Yeah I know about these but I don't want to pay that much just to record my LPs. Clearly if the iPhone can accept a stereo mike it should in principle be able to accept a line-in and there are several good quality audio apps already available for it (e.g. FiRe) so I don't get why no one has developed a line-in solution.

rocket34bg · Post by **rocket34bg** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 11:07 am

i considered the protrack, but i decided something like they mikey makes more sense. i also heard that the protrack is not specifically built for the iphone or touch and it could possibly fall out? there was some kind of issue according to reviewers, don't take my word for it though

personally i think the mikey makes more sense. when i had it it was real easy and portable, phone in one pocket and mikey in the other and if i needed it i just connected the two- no worry about batteries or anything. seems like for the size (and price) of the pro track you might as well just get a separate portable recorder

this thread got me thinking about the mikey again... i have a h4n i do for serious recording, but the thing takes like a minute to boot up (longer to find it in my backpack). so most of the time if i need to sample something when i'm out i'll just click fire on my iphone and start recording within seconds. the mic on the iphone is decent for recording a lecture or an acoustic guitar scratch track.. it works

iPhone microphone specs?