We need to figure how to access better audio while recording a video

[Ticklemepinks]

I record a video and it sound shatty lol but voice recorder and apps that use it sound great... any app development ideas????

[supdawg]

I think its the codec used while recording video. I am pretty sure its not AAC, which it should be IMO.

[xSD]

The mic is pure shit on this phone. You wont be able to change much.

Sent from my HTC Evo 4G using Tapatalk Pro.

[shappy0869]

I just got a pair of the ZAGG Smartbuds and I plugged them into the headset jack and it looks like the EVO used the noise-canceling mic that is built into the ZAGG buds instead of the phone mic when video is being recorded.

The sound quality seems to be improved, so that might be a hardware solution.

[D\/8]

I was going to recommend the same... The phone should use the mic on headset for any recording function when plugged in... Maybe a higher quality mic would be an easy workaround until a possible software fix is available.

This now makes me wonder if a BT headset would work. It would be pretty cool to be able to have a remote mic in some situations...

on another note, it would be cool if there was an app created to use you BT Headset for recording and also be able to listen from the phone as if you were on a call... Once you initiate the app it could give you a minute or so and then fake a call to you. You take the call and mistakenly leave your BT headset on the table. You excuse your self from the table and walk a reasonable distance away (within BT range) and listen in to see what people have to say. I would buy it!!!

Sorry for the off topic rant... Kind of related with the BT mic recording but not really...

Now, something else just poped into my head here... I did a google search on 3.5MM Mic and BAM!



Not sure how good it is or how well it will work, if at all, but the design that allows you to point the mic in the direction of the source has got to be better than the onboard mic that is located at the base of the phone which we most like have covered with our hand when recording.

I'm sure there are better out there as this was the first one I came across but here is the link:
http://www.davismicro.com/products/product_6966.htm

[lipidfats]

i heard it's because it converts the audio to super low bit rate... i would imagine this could be hacked at some point with custom ROMs.

[abrigham]

Originally Posted by xSD

The mic is pure sh*t on this phone. You wont be able to change much.

Originally Posted by lipidfats

i heard it's because it converts the audio to super low bit rate... i would imagine this could be hacked at some point with custom ROMs.

I have a feeling it's a combination of the two. Since a couple of ppl in the thread mentioned slightly better quality with an external mic (from a headset plugged into the 3.5mm jack) that seems quite logical.

I would be very curious to find out if a Bluetooth mic (like the ones that come with some camcorders) would be able to pair w/ the EVO and be used in the camcorder app...

[shatner]

sorry to rehash an old thread, but I am just realizing the limitations on this feature. Really can't any of the smarter ones on here figure out how to up the bit rate on the audio encode?

[shatner]

any news? Any one else squirming over the crummy 8bit audio?

[lkillen]

The EVO is never going to make Hollywood quality films. It is more for shooting "Don't Touch my Junk" stuff.

You will need to carry a tiny playport or something