Use a mic of your own choosing this way as well ( Figure 1). Connect the TRRS plug to that Apple Lightning adapter. Recent iPhones come with a TRRS-to-Lightning adapter, also called 3.5mm-to-Lightning adapter. Plug the mic’s TRRS plug into the smartphone. Tape the mic to a mic stand about 1 foot from a soloist or 2 feet from a band. I suggest trying a PopVoice lavalier mic with a 16-foot cable and a TRRS connector for this approach. Then you can record and/or stream videos with a professional sound: clear and close.ġ) Connect One Closeup Mic To The Smartphone What’s needed are ways to get one or more mics closer to you (and if applicable, your fellow performers), and here I’ll describe several ways to do just that. When performing music on video via a smartphone, is the sound distant and muddy? If so, it’s because the smartphone’s built-in microphone is too far from you/your band.
