Budget phone audio, or how to be a big instagram pedal star

[baremountain]

The other day I had a sick patch going, so I decided to take a video and share it on Instagram. I quickly captured a great clip of it, only to realize upon reviewing that my roommate was in the shower in my room, and there was a big blanket of white noise that I didn't notice while monitoring through my headphones. I ended up making changes to the patch and never posted or rerecorded because such is life, but it made me think to ask y'all - how do folks get nice quality audio on their instagram videos?

One method I've heard, which sounds like a pain, tbh, is recording video and audio, including some kind of a/v cue, and then editing the two together in post-prod, then posting. My thought is there's gotta be some kind of cheap line in available for iPhones that can replace phone audio? Mine is an oldie with a headphone jack if that changes anything. I'd love to find a solution for less than, say, $50, because I normally talk myself out of posting content these days due to my distaste for the sound quality.

[Ghost Hip]

I have an Android and use a Roland Go:Mixer. Works perfectly for my purposes. Doesn't help iphone users but thought I'd share for anyone looking and has an android.

[cherler]

How often do instagram clips get played through anything better than a phone speaker though?

That's my excuse for just posting shit phone mic stuff

[Invisible Man]

There are mics made for lightning adapters. Run $60-100. I don’t use one, but they seem cool.

[01010111]

I just use an iRig with a lighting adapter. It sounds pretty nice to me

[Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D.]

ya i just got one of the irig's too. its nice. exactly what i want, nothing i didn't need.

just get an app that allows you to monitor the audio while u record.

[spacelordmother]

Darcy (I think) got an iStomp awhile ago and that seemed really cool. I looked into it a little and seems like it would work for this as well as allowing you to use iPad/iPhone apps with pedals, etc.

[Jwar]

The phone mics just don't work that great IMO. I have a Shure mic for my iPhone and it work fine unless I'm using some heavy fuzz, then it loses all character even though live it does not. I think the best way is to use a real mic then adapt it over, which is WAY too much fucking effort. Fuck Instagram.

[baremountain]

How often do instagram clips get played through anything better than a phone speaker though?

That's my excuse for just posting shit phone mic stuff

Yeah this is very true. I often browse at work with nice cans on but I'm certainly the exception rather than the rule. I'll look into the iRig though! Thanks y'all

[GardenoftheDead]

Blue Mics Snowball plugged into a camera connection kit?

[Bartimaeus]

How often do instagram clips get played through anything better than a phone speaker though?

That's my excuse for just posting shit phone mic stuff

+1

[fcknoise]

ugh effort

[adamajah]

yeah most are just straight iphone clips and they sound fine

[worra]

I have an Android and use a Roland Go:Mixer. Works perfectly for my purposes. Doesn't help iphone users but thought I'd share for anyone looking and has an android.

These work for iPhone as well, I have one and for what it is, it is great. Certainly doesn't match the quality of a proper recording into a DAW, but it does wonders for quick insta-clips. I've seen a few used for $40 or $50.