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Title: Cell Phone recording (success)
Post by: Nick's Picks on December 29, 2023, 08:06:36 AM
ok, screw the "stealth deck".
I picked up one of those $15 cable adapters (female 3.5mm stereo > USB C ) ...., hooked up my tiny omni's to it, ran "field recorder" recorded band practice last night as a test.
flawless..., sounded great.   The app is kick ass.

Am I to understand that there is some tiny A/D chip in the cable?   Or is it just carrying the analog signal into the phone's A/D ?
Title: Re: Cell Phone recording (success)
Post by: Gutbucket on December 29, 2023, 09:46:33 AM
Thars a chip in thar.

I'd like a four or six channel version, or the ability to run more than one in parallel.
Title: Re: Cell Phone recording (success)
Post by: robeti on December 29, 2023, 10:05:05 AM
ok, screw the "stealth deck".
I picked up one of those $15 cable adapters (female 3.5mm stereo > USB C ) ...., hooked up my tiny omni's to it, ran "field recorder" recorded band practice last night as a test.
flawless..., sounded great.   The app is kick ass.

Am I to understand that there is some tiny A/D chip in the cable?   Or is it just carrying the analog signal into the phone's A/D ?

Interesting option for super stealth jobs.

Having said that, portable recorders and battery packs are so small these days... I don't really see myself using my smartphone instead.
Title: Re: Cell Phone recording (success)
Post by: jielkade on December 29, 2023, 10:38:19 AM
the Deity PR-2 should arrive in January
Title: Re: Cell Phone recording (success)
Post by: Rairun on December 30, 2023, 05:10:36 AM
Taping is one of those things where I prefer a dedicated device. I've never had issues bringing a small one into a venue. I find USB-C connections a bit too flimsy, and phones do on occasion freeze up (I know, it's rare, but it happens).
Title: Re: Cell Phone recording (success)
Post by: robeti on December 30, 2023, 10:47:17 AM
Taping is one of those things where I prefer a dedicated device. I've never had issues bringing a small one into a venue. I find USB-C connections a bit too flimsy, and phones do on occasion freeze up (I know, it's rare, but it happens).

I agree. Recorders are small and reliable.
Title: Re: Cell Phone recording (success)
Post by: hoserama on December 30, 2023, 12:40:09 PM
Thars a chip in thar.

I'd like a four or six channel version, or the ability to run more than one in parallel.

Certainly not a cheap $15 option, but I use the Teenage Engineering TX-6 for six stereo inputs into phone. Have a dedicated iPhone just for that rig, clocked in 20+ shows in it so far. I should probably do a dedicated post on here for that rig.
Title: Re: Cell Phone recording (success)
Post by: WiFiJeff on December 30, 2023, 03:18:42 PM

Certainly not a cheap $15 option, but I use the Teenage Engineering TX-6 for six stereo inputs into phone. Have a dedicated iPhone just for that rig, clocked in 20+ shows in it so far. I should probably do a dedicated post on here for that rig.

Definitely would love to read such a post.  What do you use for preamps?  Mic powering?
Title: Re: Cell Phone recording (success)
Post by: hoserama on December 30, 2023, 06:39:12 PM

Certainly not a cheap $15 option, but I use the Teenage Engineering TX-6 for six stereo inputs into phone. Have a dedicated iPhone just for that rig, clocked in 20+ shows in it so far. I should probably do a dedicated post on here for that rig.

Definitely would love to read such a post.  What do you use for preamps?  Mic powering?

Ah I'm primarily using it for multiple wireless receivers, but when I've used it for mics, I've just used my regular Church Ugly battery box or pre-amp (if I need more gain). I'll see if I can put something together.
Title: Re: Cell Phone recording (success)
Post by: WiFiJeff on December 30, 2023, 07:10:46 PM

Certainly not a cheap $15 option, but I use the Teenage Engineering TX-6 for six stereo inputs into phone. Have a dedicated iPhone just for that rig, clocked in 20+ shows in it so far. I should probably do a dedicated post on here for that rig.

Definitely would love to read such a post.  What do you use for preamps?  Mic powering?

Ah I'm primarily using it for multiple wireless receivers, but when I've used it for mics, I've just used my regular Church Ugly battery box or pre-amp (if I need more gain). I'll see if I can put something together.

Also curious, isn't it possible to record with it to a USB flash (with the software update), why do you need the iPhone?
Title: Re: Cell Phone recording (success)
Post by: hoserama on December 30, 2023, 07:14:17 PM

Certainly not a cheap $15 option, but I use the Teenage Engineering TX-6 for six stereo inputs into phone. Have a dedicated iPhone just for that rig, clocked in 20+ shows in it so far. I should probably do a dedicated post on here for that rig.

Definitely would love to read such a post.  What do you use for preamps?  Mic powering?

Ah I'm primarily using it for multiple wireless receivers, but when I've used it for mics, I've just used my regular Church Ugly battery box or pre-amp (if I need more gain). I'll see if I can put something together.

Also curious, isn't it possible to record with it to a USB flash (with the software update), why do you need the iPhone?

Yes, but it'll only record the stereo matrix mixdown, not each individual input. Useless in my opinion.
Title: Re: Cell Phone recording (success)
Post by: WiFiJeff on December 30, 2023, 07:31:11 PM

Certainly not a cheap $15 option, but I use the Teenage Engineering TX-6 for six stereo inputs into phone. Have a dedicated iPhone just for that rig, clocked in 20+ shows in it so far. I should probably do a dedicated post on here for that rig.

Definitely would love to read such a post.  What do you use for preamps?  Mic powering?

Ah I'm primarily using it for multiple wireless receivers, but when I've used it for mics, I've just used my regular Church Ugly battery box or pre-amp (if I need more gain). I'll see if I can put something together.

Also curious, isn't it possible to record with it to a USB flash (with the software update), why do you need the iPhone?

Yes, but it'll only record the stereo matrix mixdown, not each individual input. Useless in my opinion.

Ahh yes, I would certainly want to record more than two tracks, too bad. 
Title: Re: Cell Phone recording (success)
Post by: dactylus on December 31, 2023, 09:14:18 AM
Thars a chip in thar.

I'd like a four or six channel version, or the ability to run more than one in parallel.

Certainly not a cheap $15 option, but I use the Teenage Engineering TX-6 for six stereo inputs into phone. Have a dedicated iPhone just for that rig, clocked in 20+ shows in it so far. I should probably do a dedicated post on here for that rig.

Please do a dedicated post detailing your Teenage Engineering TX-6  recording setup! 

Thank you,

David
Title: Re: Cell Phone recording (success)
Post by: jielkade on January 03, 2024, 08:59:34 AM
ok, screw the "stealth deck".
I picked up one of those $15 cable adapters (female 3.5mm stereo > USB C ) ...., hooked up my tiny omni's to it, ran "field recorder" recorded band practice last night as a test.
flawless..., sounded great.   The app is kick ass.

Am I to understand that there is some tiny A/D chip in the cable?   Or is it just carrying the analog signal into the phone's A/D ?

I use two old very good omnis lavs (Beyer mce60) with the Sound Professionals adapter (SP-SAPM-1-USB-c) connected to to my HUAWEI Mate 20.
With all the settings allowed by the German FIELD RECORDER application,
I do stealth recording of good quality, good price and above all very limited weight.
Title: Re: Cell Phone recording (success)
Post by: hoserama on January 03, 2024, 06:54:42 PM
Thars a chip in thar.

I'd like a four or six channel version, or the ability to run more than one in parallel.

Certainly not a cheap $15 option, but I use the Teenage Engineering TX-6 for six stereo inputs into phone. Have a dedicated iPhone just for that rig, clocked in 20+ shows in it so far. I should probably do a dedicated post on here for that rig.

Please do I dedicated post detailing your Teenage Engineering TX-6  recording setup! 

Thank you,

David

Done! Just posted in this forum.
Title: Re: Cell Phone recording (success)
Post by: kindms on January 03, 2024, 08:55:29 PM
ive run an iphone flawlessly for a while now. never had an issue other than when i ran out of hdd space being dumb.

iphone 7 nothing fancy. its an older unused phone i use only for taping.

sonosax m2d2 >iphone7
Title: Re: Cell Phone recording (success)
Post by: thebigredone on January 10, 2024, 07:15:53 AM
ok, screw the "stealth deck".
I picked up one of those $15 cable adapters (female 3.5mm stereo > USB C ) ...., hooked up my tiny omni's to it, ran "field recorder" recorded band practice last night as a test.
flawless..., sounded great.   The app is kick ass.

Am I to understand that there is some tiny A/D chip in the cable?   Or is it just carrying the analog signal into the phone's A/D ?

May I ask exactly what settings you were using in Field Recorder please? I never seem to be able to get it right. Always clipping. Thanks.
Title: Re: Cell Phone recording (success)
Post by: jielkade on January 10, 2024, 09:36:05 AM
Go to the site and FAQ then "GAIN".

Settins/Rec/"low recording gain for loud events".

What microphones do you use? if your mics have a low MAX SPL, they are the problem and not the recorder.
Title: Re: Cell Phone recording (success)
Post by: thebigredone on January 10, 2024, 10:26:02 AM
Go to the site and FAQ then "GAIN".

Settins/Rec/"low recording gain for loud events".

What microphones do you use? if your mics have a low MAX SPL, they are the problem and not the recorder.

Thank you.

SP-BMC-12. No issues with any recorders, just with the phone.