Which microphone?

[macron]

Ideally need it to work with phones of all connection types, as n hardwire if necessary, appreciate many use Bluetooth but don't really want to risk lagging hence happy with wire, clip on would be fine, also happy with desktop stand.

To be used for recording instructional videos, appreciate there are tons of them out there and many just buy whatever GoPro are offering ATM. If that works, fine, don't mind spending "not the lowest price", but again if you spent £20 and yours rocks, please let me know!

[StevieBee]

There's a few gaps your brief to enable a meaningful suggestion for you.

What's being instructed? Will the process of instruction itself produce noise and if so, how much?

Is this a fun thing or a key part of a serious business endeavour?

[mikef]

For business videos and voiceovers I ve used a £30 Boya BY-M2 wired lav mike, as well as a wireless Sennheiser set up costing close to a grand. Both have given good results

[Phunk]

If you have an iPhone try using the voice recorder function on that, it sounds better than any sub £200 microphone.

I also recommend firing the clips through the Auphonic website - makes a massive difference

[macron]

StevieBee said:

There's a few gaps your brief to enable a meaningful suggestion for you.

What's being instructed? Will the process of instruction itself produce noise and if so, how much?

Is this a fun thing or a key part of a serious business endeavour?

Commentary on exam papers so no real noise, could possibly just be done through recording on Teams and a headset, but some instructional videos needed with little more than lecture-like recording. This is the main use. It makes some money.

Interactive discussion with candidates is done through Teams/ Zoom using nothing but a Plantronics Blackwire C320-M as was recommended on a thread here a while back about a dual use item/ headset request. This is more just the mic needed for less interaction, more recording.

Commentary on performance with background noise, potentially some music, but not loud. Potentially some movement when doing so, but wires can be tolerated and it that improves connectivity/ speed of data transfer over bluetooth, i'm all for it.

Outside chance of use as commentary on performance with significant background noise, potentially loud music. But unlikely, that's covered with studio quality mics via a pro mixing desk so background noise well filtered. This would just be as a back up/ for some movement about a venue.