If you’ve ever tried recording audio on your phone and found it sounding muffled or full of background noise, you’re not alone.
Built-in microphones are fine for quick calls, but when it comes to creating content, recording music or capturing crystal-clear audio for a podcast, you need a mobile microphone that’s up to the task.
Lavalier microphones are perfect for presenting to the camera with the flexibility to move around while maintaining consistent audio quality.
The benefit of a shotgun microphone is that they tend to be highly directional, which makes them perfect for podcasts, recording instruments, foley sounds and much more.
There are plenty of great wireless lavalier microphone options with convenient adapters, which can connect directly to your smartphone via Bluetooth.
Mobile-specific mics are great, but there’s nothing stopping you from using your cell phone microphone or another you might already have (if it’s somewhat portable).
Connecting USB microphones directly to phones is rarely as simple as just one cable.
The iPhone is a whole other situation with USB microphones having a good chance of working via the USB camera kit, that’s still inelegant sometimes.
The article gives recommendations for “regular” microphones that pair well with a phone and then the cables and adapters that you’ll need to get set up.
The article also mentions wireless DJI's Mic 2 system, which provides some important upgrades from its predecessor.