Audio recorder that syncs to phone video???

Philtheguitar · September 2023

Hi all - I wasn't too sure which category to put this in...

I'm looking for something that I'm not sure exists!

My girlfriend is a musician who plays at lots of weddings - I go along with her to help set up and - inevitably - take the videos for her instagram/socials.

A lot of the time there is a lot of background noise from the venue when using the phone camera sound only, and we're looking for a way to get a more pristine sound.

Is there a way to set up an external audio device to the phone with which to record her playing live, whilst simultaneously syncing that audio up to the video being filmed on the phone, all at the same time?

Perhaps some kind of bluetooth mic???

I've seen those Rode Wireless Go 2 mics - is that the right idea?

I've suggested recording the audio using a field recorder and syncing the audio and video on the computer when we get home, but in my experience the video quality always ends up suffering as soon as it comes off the phone and into a movie editing suite.

Sorry for the long, possibly incoherent question! Hopefully you can make sense of what I'm asking.

Thank you all.

theatreanchor · September 2023

You’re gonna need a portable audio recorder (H4N or suchlike). Then you’ll have to synch the audio yourself by use of a clap. I don’t know what phone you’re using, but I’d suggest investing in a half decent camera (even a used 5D mk II).

mrkb · September 2023

Anything using bluetooth for audio will have a delay - so the audio and video will be slightly out of sync. Better to have an audio and video device and merge /align using good video SW such as Davinci (which has a free version)

Philtheguitar · September 2023

Thanks both - I'll check out some options

Stratavarious · September 2023

If it is an Apple phone, it is class compliant with audio interfaces.. so you can connect a pair of nice directional condensers and when you film, the video app will be synched with the external mic audio.

Best way is to get the audio from the desk and synch it in video editor if it is modern desk with USB or recorder built in and mix a little of the room ambient from the phone in,

You should not lose video quality downloading clips from the phone,

What phone and editor are you using?

hollywoodrox · September 2023

As above ,seperate audio recorder direct to desk whatever and clap to give a place to sync on the waveform. Final Cut Pro can sync up audio automatically these days too if I recall correctly

Stratavarious · September 2023

hollywoodrox said:

As above ,seperate audio recorder direct to desk whatever and clap to give a place to sync on the waveform. Final Cut Pro can sync up audio automatically these days too if I recall correctly

It can.. even with multiple camera clips to create a compound clip. No clap needed. Very slick.

Philtheguitar · September 2023

Stratavarious said:

If it is an Apple phone, it is class compliant with audio interfaces.. so you can connect a pair of nice directional condensers and when you film, the video app will be synched with the external mic audio.

Best way is to get the audio from the desk and synch it in video editor if it is modern desk with USB or recorder built in and mix a little of the room ambient from the phone in,

You should not lose video quality downloading clips from the phone,

What phone and editor are you using?

So I connect an audio interface to the phone - is that what you mean?

iPhone 14 pro max and the footage goes into an ancient 2009 macbook pro and iMovie - I think it's the iMovie that is the culprit for ruining the video quality.

theatreanchor · September 2023

2009 tech is probably unable to cope with 2022/3 tech very efficiently which might explain your issues.

Stratavarious · September 2023

You can edit video fine in Canva.com just using a browser.

Stratavarious · September 2023

Philtheguitar said:

Stratavarious said:

If it is an Apple phone, it is class compliant with audio interfaces.. so you can connect a pair of nice directional condensers and when you film, the video app will be synched with the external mic audio.

Best way is to get the audio from the desk and synch it in video editor if it is modern desk with USB or recorder built in and mix a little of the room ambient from the phone in,

You should not lose video quality downloading clips from the phone,

What phone and editor are you using?

So I connect an audio interface to the phone - is that what you mean?

iPhone 14 pro max and the footage goes into an ancient 2009 macbook pro and iMovie - I think it's the iMovie that is the culprit for ruining the video quality.

You can use iMovie app on the phone too. There should be no quality loss unless you export in a lower resolution.

If you have a modem audio interface advertising apple compatibility it should just connect and be the source.

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