External microphone for Android phone
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I'm getting conflicting opinions as to whether I can plug an external mic into my Android phone.
I just want a small cheap wired mic, nothing complicated, but differing sites say you can plug a 3.5mm jack into the headphone socket, or you might need some sort of splitter for the 3.5mm socket, or you plug a mic in via the USB-C socket.
Anyone done this before?
I just want a small cheap wired mic, nothing complicated, but differing sites say you can plug a 3.5mm jack into the headphone socket, or you might need some sort of splitter for the 3.5mm socket, or you plug a mic in via the USB-C socket.
Anyone done this before?
What are you wanting to achieve from the external microphone? Is it to improve call quality or for media recording?
I spend a lot of time on hearings / conference call type calls and have a headset (no jokes about Alan Partridge - I ve heard them all) which is a 3.5mm / Emergency Call Operator setup and I purchased a UGREEN converter from Amazon (3.5mm to USB-C) for about £18, and it works tremendously well for call quality.
I spend a lot of time on hearings / conference call type calls and have a headset (no jokes about Alan Partridge - I ve heard them all) which is a 3.5mm / Emergency Call Operator setup and I purchased a UGREEN converter from Amazon (3.5mm to USB-C) for about £18, and it works tremendously well for call quality.
ADJimbo said:
What are you wanting to achieve from the external microphone? Is it to improve call quality or for media recording?
I spend a lot of time on hearings / conference call type calls and have a headset (no jokes about Alan Partridge - I ve heard them all) which is a 3.5mm / Emergency Call Operator setup and I purchased a UGREEN converter from Amazon (3.5mm to USB-C) for about £18, and it works tremendously well for call quality.
I want to try and monitor noise levels in a sealed environment. It's a project my daughter is doing, and we want to monitor the effects of various designs on reducing noise levels. I spend a lot of time on hearings / conference call type calls and have a headset (no jokes about Alan Partridge - I ve heard them all) which is a 3.5mm / Emergency Call Operator setup and I purchased a UGREEN converter from Amazon (3.5mm to USB-C) for about £18, and it works tremendously well for call quality.
I can get an app that measures dB, and want the phone outside so we can see the levels, with the microphone inside in a fixed position.
You can get a decibel meter for about £20 on Amazon...
but since this is a school project, and it's not about accuracy, more about "which of A or B are louder" - then any microphone should do. Do you have any earpods in the house at all? They might be wired/bluetooth/anything, but chances are they have a microphone on them.
Wireless earpods/airpods could be very effective as you can put them anywhere in your experiment.
but since this is a school project, and it's not about accuracy, more about "which of A or B are louder" - then any microphone should do. Do you have any earpods in the house at all? They might be wired/bluetooth/anything, but chances are they have a microphone on them.
Wireless earpods/airpods could be very effective as you can put them anywhere in your experiment.
biggiles said:
You can get a decibel meter for about £20 on Amazon...
but since this is a school project, and it's not about accuracy, more about "which of A or B are louder" - then any microphone should do. Do you have any earpods in the house at all? They might be wired/bluetooth/anything, but chances are they have a microphone on them.
Wireless earpods/airpods could be very effective as you can put them anywhere in your experiment.
I looked at a cheap dB meter, but they are too big to fit inside, and ones with microphone/probes that are detachable seem insanely expensive.but since this is a school project, and it's not about accuracy, more about "which of A or B are louder" - then any microphone should do. Do you have any earpods in the house at all? They might be wired/bluetooth/anything, but chances are they have a microphone on them.
Wireless earpods/airpods could be very effective as you can put them anywhere in your experiment.
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