How to Connect External Mic to your Smartphone (Android/iPhone)

[@longstoryband8354]

Man, I have been trying to sort this out for months, and have tried half a dozen different methods...wish I'd come across your video right off the bat. Thank you!!

[@fundoorajat]

Aww thank you, happy to help :)

[@charlie-dl5po]

Yes! I couldn't find a good tutorial on how to set up a microphone anywhere else, and the only ones I did find where really complicated. You made it really simplified and easy to do! Thank you!

[@fundoorajat]

Aww thanks for your comment, i am happy to help :)

[@hiro7964]

When you finally found a helpful tutorial:

[@fundoorajat]

Aww thanks for your comment, happy to help :)

[@hermannyboyyt8551]

Tutorial*** Hiruyoshi

[@t5bc460]

Tutoriol

[@hiro7964]

I has been summoned to correct the word

[@thirdeye311]

Yes?? You finally what? That comment made zero sense bro… It’s like you’re saying it that way so people can fill in the blank or something. It’s the new trendy thing that people are putting as headlines in their videos and see people who trend on top of other peoples trend is ridiculous

[@ameerulaqmalmalek9470]

Finally.. An English title with english language speakers..

[@arsynic4202]

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[@arsynic4202]

@999 Rip Juice Wrld •́ ‿ ,•̀ yea they dont do it on purpose

[@arsynic4202]

@999 Rip Juice Wrld •́ ‿ ,•̀ because their in different languages

[@LouiseDanielleONool]

I'm sick of the India accent..

[@ameerulaqmalmalek9470]

@@arsynic4202 You're full of shit

[@camschells]

Thank you dude.... I just bought a 350$ microphone and I was very angry when I found out it didn't work

[@LosMajesLatinBand]

This is the marvel of KZbin thanks to the ingenuity and generosity of people like you. Thank you.

[@fundoorajat]

aww thanks for this beautiful comment, happy to help :)

[@TrupimOkiemTV]

Thank You, random good guy from KZbin. You saved me some googling.

[@vidalamadi852]

Haha. Thanks 👍

[@veronicastewart1112]

THANK YOU! I learned more in these 5 minutes than I did searching through the user manual online.

[@abinashsharma5036]

thanks man, i was provided with the splitter cable along with mic but had neglected it for a long time

[@LosMajesLatinBand]

Thank you Rajat. I search in my box of cables and I found it. It was your tutorial that helped me to set up my Facebook live. My gratitude.

[@fundoorajat]

You are welcome, happy to help :)

[@MASTERMIND2368]

Great video, do you or anyone know if this works for everything within a phone concerning the mic? Such as calls or voice chat through other games. Or does it only work for voice recording?

[@Shiviz]

Haha.. That's the tutorial people need.. worth it..

[@KavinduPerera]

My mom was blaming saying that the mic i ordered was broken Fixed it like a pro Thanks sir!

[@erichleonhard3188]

Great tutorial Rajat. Thank you. Is there a way to connect an external mic via Bandlab, and cutting off the internal mic. Instead of using an audio interface, can I.... safely... use a USB soundcard connected to phone, via an OTG adaptor cable....then plug the external mic into the soundcard mic socket? Thanks?

[@CatJammies]

Rajat, Excellent Tutorial!! I wish more vlogs were as thorough as you. You showed us how it would not work, then you showed us how to make it work with a simple adapter. CUDOS to you my friend!!!

[@fundoorajat]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jamesdelast7116]

Can you suggest an app for recording. Thanks

[@inspiredmillionaire]

Thanks for the video please does this set up still apply to when I want to use it with laptop??? Because it's been few days now I couldn't connect it to my laptop

[@taiwoakinbode9391]

Thanks for this video, my external microphone has TRRS pin, working with voice recorder but didn't work with video recording should I still get the TRRS splitter or something else?

[@dcfairwi]

Do you have a tutorial for USB connections? Any advice for external microphone with Instagram or Facebook LIVE? Thank you!

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

I have the same splitter as yours, but it doesn't work. I have soldered an xlr cable to a mono mini jack. I tested the cable and mic and they work. Now when I plug that cable into the splitter and connect the splitter to my Samsung Galaxy Note 9, my phone only recognzes headphobes, although I haven't even connected anything to the headphone part of the splitter. Needless to say nothing is being recorded to my voice or camera app.

[@SadalDay]

nope it doesnt work

[@yaksharagamrutha8055]

Sir does this process helps in getting good sound in videorecording too ????

[@fundoorajat]

Yes it does

[@snehalyadav7556]

Hi, this was very helpful I just want to ask one thing the link that you gave in the description box of the trs adapter for india that is not the same adapter that you are using in the video, so should I still buy it will it work the same?

[@fundoorajat]

The links are just suggestions, you can buy something similar from amazon that suits your phone the best.

[@snehalyadav7556]

@@fundoorajat thanks for replying

[@pinatajuju4471]

Thank you for letting me know about this, I was going crazy thinking that my wireless microphone was not working.

[@rabranch32]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I have been reading blog posts and looking at other YT vids with no luck. YOU ARE THE BOSS!

[@AGVersace100]

cool. Can you get two channel audio recording with the stereo mic?

[@fundoorajat]

Yes

[@AGVersace100]

@@fundoorajat good. Thank you

[@AshleyVasel]

Hi, what if I have a newer iPhone and need to use the lightning to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter, will this cause a problem with the recording splitter ?

[@fundoorajat]

Hi, no it should not. It should work fine.

[@nobueno4255]

Bro u are the best

[@geovannyvillap93]

Thank you Mr. Gupta. Do you know how to set up a Yeti blue microphone in a laptop. I have been doing it but nothing, it does not respond . I updated software and still nothing, maybe there is something else that I am missing, take care and I hope you help me

[@mothsed]

Nice video ..but I was looking to connect my smart android phone (note 9 to be precise ) to my boya mic and I know if I want the headphones or earphones also to be connected to the mic I can use the trrs splitter ..but what if I wanna use the mic along with my Bluetooth earbuds ..I was asking this as I would like to sing on karaoke so I wanna use the mic as well as listen to the music on my ear pods..is there an inbuilt option on a smart phone that can change your mic to one device n audio/earphones to another device

[@fundoorajat]

Hi, thanks for commenting. I don't think what you are trying to achieve is possible. The best you can do here is use a headset like a gaming headset that has both speakers and mic, with the phone. But for that you would need to use OTG adapter to connect the USB headset with the phone.

[@mothsed]

Rajat Gupta thank u so much for replying back to me ...too bad that s not possible ;(((( I just bought the boya earphones ....😂

[@mangotrini1]

thank you very helpful ( is there any jack with a xlr male to trs jack)

[@fundoorajat]

A quick search on Amazon gives me options amzn.to/34SxM13

[@Raj-xb5vy]

Thanks Bud that's a very informative video. I have a question ,I have a mic with trrs plug. My phone just won't recognize the mic when connected through splitter.i want to use it for singing apps like smule. Can you suggest something ,please?

[@fundoorajat]

The plug that goes in the phone should have trrs so if you are using an adapter it should be trrs too.

[@Raj-xb5vy]

@@fundoorajat it is.

[@Jon-hb6gx]

Fantastic video, thank you! With this setup, would filming with the phone also use the audio from the microphone?

[@fundoorajat]

Yes, the audio will come through external mic

[@iamthereginatetteh3]

You are awesome 😘....I have been online since 6am looking for help but none of the videos could help. I'm glad I found you 😅😘😘😘😅😅😅😅

[@lsethhill]

This seems to be the stock answer everyone is giving on KZbin but unfortunately it doesn't work on any android I've tried. I've tried it on S10+, Moto One, Moto G7+, and LG V30+. The missing piece in this video is a comparison of sound recording with the mic in and without the mic plugged in. Just using the TRRS adapter solution the devices continue to record with their internal mic so yes its recording sound, but not with the mic I want. The missing component here is something that forces the phone to use the connected external mic, simply plugging in the TRRS adapter doesnt force the device to pull sound from the mic. The only solution I've found so far is the Open Camera app which has a setting to choose the external mic but I dont like that solution. I want to use another camera app and have the sound pull from a TRRS external mic... so the search continues.

[@fundoorajat]

I disagree, i use the TRRS directly with my phone to vlog as well as use TRS with a splitter and both works fine.

[@arkylady]

Thank you! I've been trying to figure this out. Just ordered the adapter :)

[@Phoenix_modelling_company]

In which cam did u took this video? Plz reply

[@WaterMeetsLava]

What if your external microphone is a headphone with a TRRS 3.5mm jack? Would you still need an audio splitter or is there an option in settings which allows you to switch microphone input?

[@fundoorajat]

There is no input in the settings but yes if you have an external mic with a TRRS jack then you don't need a splitter.

[@reasoningtruth]

Thank you! Your video saved me a bunch of time! 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍

[@londondnb]

Hi. I have a trrs cable that is recognized in the voice recorder app on my Samsung A12 but won't record direct audio when using the video camera. I want to record dj mixes using my phone for video and direct audio into the headphone/mic socket from my dj mixer,but the video only records with the built in mic. Any help would be gratefully received. Thanks in advance..

[@publicviewmedia4700]

Does this work for recording the audio on a video with an external microphone?

[@pm_chohan]

Thankyou very much but just tell me that can I use it for voice over during video editing

[@fundoorajat]

You are welcome, yes you can. Just make sure if you are using a PC for video editing then you need a TRS mic. You will need a TRRS mic for phone. Check this kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIi3gIt6btGJqJY

[@AmbassadorofKing]

I just purchased a Lavalier mic for use with my LG Stylo 4 android. I saw some concerns about using the mic with an android. Your video was VERY helpful! Hoping that, with the adapter, it will work :-) Thank you for the video!

[@fundoorajat]

You are welcome, yes the TRRS mic is you need and if you don't have one then you can get the splitter. Like this one amzn.to/2Na0q5B

[@JonDotExe]

Very informative and exactly what I needed to know. Thanks!

[@fundoorajat]

You are welcome, happy to help :)

[@harharmahadev7036]

@@fundoorajat thanx

[@fundoorajat]

@@harharmahadev7036 You are welcome, happy to help :)

[@harharmahadev7036]

@@fundoorajat yes

[@CoreySchulerMD]

Thank you, Rajat. Short and straight to the point.

[@mpp-kb4uo]

thank you so much! i had no idea which side of the audio splitter to use so this video was really helpful

[@victorsanchez4497]

If my microphone hast two conductors only(TS), will it work with the splitter, or do I need to buy some sort of TS to TRS adapter and then the TRRS adapter as well? Thank you!

[@fundoorajat]

That is a good question, i believe one adapter should be ok.

[@ChefBoyarDEEZ]

Here is a question for you. My mic on my phone broke, no one can hear me on calls unless speaker phone, can't use voice to text, nothing. I bought a 3.5mm TRRS mic dongle and plugged it in and now I can do everything I used to be able to do.... except phone calls. The problem is it reads it as a head set so the phone call tries to route audio through a headset that isn't there. Is there a way to trick my phone into thinking that is the default mic without a headset? Or is there a way to use the mic and the phone speaker together? I have tried a few apps but they do not work in calls.

[@Paul_Stillo]

Hi there - I just came across your video. I bought a similar splitter cable from Amazon, but my iPhone doesn't recognize/detect the external microphone when I try to record. It still uses the built-in mic. Is there also a setting in the phone that I need to change to make it work? Thx

[@fundoorajat]

Hi, no there is no setting in the phone to enable recording from the mic. Once an external mic is connected and recognized, the phone starts recording through it. Is the splitter TRRS or TRS? You would need a TRRS splitter.

[@Paul_Stillo]

@@fundoorajat thanks for replying. The splitter looks just like yours. TRRS at one end, and the headphone and microphone jacks at the other end.

[@fundoorajat]

@@Paul_Stillo In that case is the external mic a TRS jack or a TRRS jack? The concept is that the jack that goes in the phone should be TRRS whereas the jack that goes in the splitter should be TRS.

[@Amberdogproductions]

Thank you!!!! Your video just solved our problems!! And the link worked! So glad you explained the differences and made it easy to understand.

[@memeagain4106]

Thanks for the video... I've connected my dj mixer via phono cables to a 3.5mm jack with a trrs converter but it still doesn't record the input.. Any advice? Thanks

[@GopalSharma-qh5kp]

Hello Sir, Wassup !? I wanna ask u that do we use it for calling purpose ?? Plz tell as soon as possible Pls Sir

[@fundoorajat]

No you won't be able to use it for calling purpose. This is used to record voice using camera.

[@ageco2006]

Informative video! Subbed! I also want to know that how can I connect mic to my one plus 7t as it doesn't have a jack. I have been looking online for type c to Jack adapter but I am confused. Please help!

[@fundoorajat]

Thanks, happy to help. You should get something like this Amazon India amzn.to/2YX16RI Amazon US amzn.to/2V8rRkV

[@tapasmishra3246]

please give a link in description box to video that tells difference between TRS and TRRS jack.

[@alexjones2141]

This clarifies allot! Thanks!

[@fundoorajat]

You are welcome, happy to help :)

[@CloverWoodss]

You are a lifesaver :'0 thank you so much for showing examples and being thorough!!

[@haseenafemina2527]

Thankx for the helpful information! Atlast I got a good way to connect on my android! Does the sound clarity good when we connect with the trs connector! please replay!

[@kennethturner7942]

Thank you Very much for this! I am re-doing my videos due to lighting and sound issues and this will be sooo helpful! I read so many reviews of these types of mics for android phones and there were are a lot of people saying the mics wouldn't record any sound. Now, I know why they had their troubles ;)

[@fundoorajat]

haha that's true, and trust me i record many videos from my phone using a TRS mic but with TRRS adapter and the sound is amazing.

[@kennethturner7942]

Ok, so I bought the recommend splitter and an external mic, an omnidirectional BOYA BY M1 Pro. It works, and sounds great. And it works with the default camera video recording app. One little tip for those when testing this equipment. After you've verified its working with the sound recorder app, and test with a short video.... remember to UNPLUG the splitter to hear anything! Lolol I didnt. I left it in, tried to play back my test videos and heard nothing lol I even downloaded several different camera apps, because, you know the problem is the app not the user haha. So yeah, it works great. Again, thank you for your video.

[@fundoorajat]

@@kennethturner7942 Oh yes this is something i should have mentioned lol Thanks though :)

[@sifatahmedx]

Can I use a condenser mic (bm 100fx) ?

[@billcarsonasmr5022]

Sir .. that stereo mic .. Does it really record a left and right audio on smartphone or not ?

[@jayhere_]

What if you don't have a microphone adapter? Is there another solution? Please reply!

[@PoetArora]

I have a Poco F1. I have Boya M1 which has three rings on its 3.5mm connecter. I tried with open camera app to and changed source to external mic. It is still not working. The same mic works well with my laptop, realme 2 pro, and realme 3 pro. Do you know a fix to the problem?

[@omkarnaik2136]

hi Rajat, Will this work on I phone 6 s??..

[@fundoorajat]

If it doesn't have a TRRS jack then you can get an adapter.

[@PandaliCookie]

I'm using an external mic like yours and headphones with a splitter. Any tips how to increase the audio volume? The microphone is pretty quiet. If I boost the volume in Bandlab the quality gets really bad and easily irritated if I'm too loud :(

[@fundoorajat]

My Microphones i have tried are not bad. I would suggest you to try some other mic to see how it works.

[@PradeepSahajwaniMotivation]

Sir One Non technical doubt My channerl is for class 9 th 10th Maths ....but oftenly students ask doubts of physics chemistry which i teach also can i explain them physics chem ....as channel i declared only for maths ....does it affect my identity?

[@fundoorajat]

Hi, no problem. You should answer whatever you can as i think it is about a KZbinr and viewer relationship. It doesn't hurt your channel instead might help it. Oh see, i just answered a question that is not related to my channel :)

[@PradeepSahajwaniMotivation]

@@fundoorajat thank you very much for ur suggestion i appriciate ur sense of humour....

[@fundoorajat]

@@PradeepSahajwaniMotivation You are welcome :)

[@foodiewaalafood499]

Extremely helpful tutorial. I was not told about the 3.5mm Audio Jack Splitter when I bought the mic and was wondering why the voice quality had not improved. For my 1+5 Android phone, which Audio Jack Splitter do you recommend ? And thanks you so so much for this wonderful tutorial 👏👏👏👏

[@billbutler1648]

Thanks for reminding me that I already own a TRRS splitter.

[@kevinyoung84]

Excellent! You have helped me big time!

[@fundoorajat]

You are welcome, happy to help you :)

[@mukundsondagar3764]

Can we use this in OnePlus 3T's stock camera for recording?

[@fundoorajat]

Yes you can connect to any android phone using a TRRS splitter.

[@ElectronVlogz]

I have an external microphone with TRRS jack, then also it is not connecting with my huawei y6 pro(2017 version). What i have to do?

[@vijayacharya8561]

Thank So much Rajat Gupta this was very helfpul most of them suggest to download an app and change setting within the app whereas this was a unique approach in solving the problem.

[@chopdepraful]

Sirji You seem to be the wisest person on earth who has taken the pain to make focuses on " how the inbuilt microphone of Android mobile cheats the beginner podcasters to connect a microphone via 3.5 mm jack & expect it to be a recorded from microphone. It took me 7 days of research to identify it to an extent that i recorded via microphone in one room and kept it connected via 6 MTR wire to mobile in another room, & nothing from microphone was recorded...👌👍✌️🙏 A suggestion, change the tutorial to " how we get cheated by inbuilt microphone of Android even after connecting microphone" This will broaden the search database and do wonders to your subscription... Thanks a ton.

[@fundoorajat]

Thanks for your comment, i appreciate your time to suggest and like us :)

[@bongzilla8063]

Excellent tutorial. Amazing job. Thank you so much!

[@SprachLangue]

Thanks for the video! I wish I had seen this before buying my external microphone!

[@fundoorajat]

aww You are welcome, happy to help :)

[@jaansayjaani]

Wow got it thanksss brother

[@sonnyyera1602]

A bought splitter but without colors on it and it dont work. I tried both of "holes" in this splitter. Can you help me please?

[@kalabao52]

thank you very good review. now i know how to get this external mike working.

[@fundoorajat]

You are welcome, happy to help :)

[@shivamsoni553]

Ohhh another channel 🙂 how's buddy

[@zeyadaghaffar]

how do you control the sensitivity of the mic to make it capture more or less sound?

[@fundoorajat]

The sensitivity of the mic only captures the amount of noise it can record. It won't have effect on amount of sound. Also, it won't be possible in the phone unless your mic has that option.

[@maxeldutz2433]

What is the best microphone for vlogging?

[@fundoorajat]

You can try lapel mic, or a wireless mic

[@maxeldutz2433]

@@fundoorajat ok thank you so much👍🇵🇭

[@hiddenval1402]

Can you use the external mic without the splitter thing?

[@roop11650]

Hi Rajat, I am trying to record video to KZbin channel by using boya mic..on one plus 6T.. but I am unable to record the audio can you please help me with that.

[@fundoorajat]

If you are using a phone to record audio through a mic, then you would need a TRRS jack. Check out this video to learn more about it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIi3gIt6btGJqJY

[@goodlifetalk8779]

can we use this jack in any mobile PLZZ reply

[@fundoorajat]

Yes TRRS jack can work in any mobile having a headset jack

[@goodlifetalk8779]

@@fundoorajat ok thank you

[@TACMura]

Thanks for this simple and good teaching. Big up bro

[@PradeepSahajwaniMotivation]

Which coller mic compitable with redmi not pro8 smart phone with long cord

[@fundoorajat]

You can get any lavalier mic from amazon or ebay just make sure it has a TRRS connection to work in the phone. Similar to this one Amazon India amzn.to/2PL5Sif Amazon US amzn.to/2CaHm1M

[@AlisonFennell]

Thanks Rajat! I never knew all this.

[@kylzepolaczkowaty2197]

Finally i can use a mic i bought for pc for discord calls, thank you!

[@bookswithsimplyharyish2438]

I got mike with TRRS port, but couldn't connect to the phone by the external microphone!! please help me with jt

[@jamesjames3603]

How did you solve it?

[@TheRaizo101]

Thank you for your video. I'm still a little confused though. Recently I bought a boya by-m1 mic and a USB C adapter to go with it. The mic does not have a TRS connection like yours, it already has a TRRS connection (like a set of headphones). However, when I plug it into my phone (OnePlus 7 Pro) nothing happens. Any ideas why?

[@fundoorajat]

If the mic has a TRRS connection then it should be good to use with the phone. I am not sure why it is not working in this case.

[@TheRaizo101]

@@fundoorajat I'm thinking it may be the adapter. The phone doesn't have a headphone jack, just a USB-C. I'm not sure if any 3.5mm to USB-C adapter work fine or if I should get a specific one.

[@fundoorajat]

@@TheRaizo101 Oh yes the phone needs to have a 3.5mm aux port to use the mic. May be you need a USB-C adapter. Check this out amzn.to/2QZgaed

[@gajendrakhanna5729]

Great video. Very informative. What to do if the mobile doesn’t have a 3.1 mm jack?

[@fundoorajat]

You can get adapters from amazon to convert.

[@hyderabadroutines9381]

GOOD ONE MATE .....U SOLVED MY CONFUSIION ....

[@read.with.rupkatha]

Hey sir, that's a great video but at first my mic was working without the splitter thing but after a few days it stopped recording and nothing can be heard in my videos, why did this happen so suddenly?

[@VIRALPLEX]

Can i should do same thing with Real Me 2 mobile ?

[@suhadgn]

when i connect lavalier mic on my android phone, can we have the sound by the mic during video record?

[@utuber1752]

Nice - now where can I get the microphone?

[@aldwinleonard7397]

Thank you for your explanation sir, your explanation explained the most than any other tutorial on the internet. Thank You So Much🙏

[@cristianogaudio3371]

I have a question! When you record with the stereo mic, is it actually recording in stereo or in mono? Let me know, thank you so much! I need stereo recordings

[@fundoorajat]

It is a stereo recording. Check out the recording i did using this mic here kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4moZaNmq8iCf9U&ab_channel=RajatGupta

[@s.chandravanshi9049]

Sir i have boya m1 mike. Is it supportable in iphone se or iPhone 5s. Please reply sir

[@fundoorajat]

You need to check the mic connection, if the connection is TRRS then it will be supported and if not then it will not be.

[@PradeepSahajwaniMotivation]

Spl I impressed with eng speaking I wd like to ur kind of company

[@alaster1403]

Can you use the same port for pc? If someone knows, pls reply....

[@RevelationGirl-ux5zm]

THANK YOU for this video! I loved how you explained it by demonstrating. I am not an audo-tech person, and it was driving me crazy why I couldn't get my lav mic to work with my phone!

[@RagTimeRage]

I have a headset which has different mic and speaker jack. I connected trrs aduio splitter in my android and put the mic part in. But it didnt work the aduio was still coming from device. I have aduio splitter ( TRRS) both of its female jack are attached to each other and there is no logo of headphone and mic. I connected to both the female jack but didnt work Is it because of the splitter?

[@fundoorajat]

I am not sure, i think the headset mic should work if connected properly.