« Reply #8 on: August 13, 2015, 05:25:44 PM »
I own the old 30-pin version of the Røde iXY which I have been very impressed with. I use it in conjunction with the Røde Rec App on the iPhone. I have used the App with the iPhone's inbuilt microphone for recording meetings, and I could see this as a convenient way to record interviews.
With the Røde iXY microphone the results can be quite impressive, and I have used this for many an impromptu field recording when I haven't got my Sony with me. I always have my iPhone with me, and I keep the Røde iXY in the glovebox. I like the old 30-pin version because it packs away much smaller than the new version, it can also be picked up really cheap now. I have a lightning to 30-pin adapter squeezed in the case.
I understand that the iPhone's circuitry allows for devices like the iXY to bypass the on-board electronics of the phone and instead transmit high-quality audio in a way that Android devices cannot.
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