Just wondering does anyone experience the problem of recording a video on the Omnia 7, yet no sound is recorded during playback?
I've noticed this heaps of times where apps which require the mic (Shazam, bing voice search, and as mentioned recording a video) does not pic up any sound. The only way to remedy this problem is by dialling a contact and ending it right away before it alerts them. This kind of activates the mic of the phone. Anyone experiencing this?
No, sound is good with my Omnia. Video recording, apps that require the mic...no problem at all.
Thanks. Weird how mine sometimes dont work. Was recording a video, and when I played it back it had no sound... It seems fine now though, but I reckon it will come back eventually ><
Does anyone know if I can buy an external mic to plug into the N4 and be used while video recording? The mic in the phone itself is very distorted during the events so I want to record videos with high quality sound during loud music events.
d0rkster said:
Does anyone know if I can buy an external mic to plug into the N4 and be used while video recording? The mic in the phone itself is very distorted during the events so I want to record videos with high quality sound during loud music events.
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You can but it won't work!!!
I have the same requirement and the standard video app will not use an external mic - It must be a software issue...
I have found an app recently posted on the Play store: Ultra Video Camera. It will allow you to use an external microphone to record video. YAY! It's clunky to use (early days) and has very few user features within it but it does have an option to choose the inbuilt microphone or to use a headset/external microphone.
It works with my Lavalier mic as well as my standard headset + mic that I use for phone calls. The problem is that the quality of the sound recording is AWFUL.
There's a background hiss and a regular 'clicking' throughout the entire video. BOO!
I've emailed the creators and asked them if it can be improved - I'll update here when I get a response.
That aside - It does prove that the issue is a software challenge - and so I ask if anyone can 'hack' embellish the standard video app that comes with Nexus 4 to accommodate an external microphone?
My experience of the quality of the sound on the standard video app is that it's very good, but it prohibits standing any more than 2 metres away from the phone when making a video, hence the requirement for an external microphone.
I have my Verizon S5 currently sitting on 4.4.4 NK7. I've noticed no matter what video recording app I use, whether it be Snapchat or the native camera app, that audio on video playback always seems a bit distorted if the video was captured in a loud environment. Yet I see friends with other newer android phones and iPhones that have recorded footage the same venues (concerts) where their audio is much more tolerable. Has anyone else experienced this? I've been holding off on updating to lollipop, but if that is a known fix I might go that route.
For example, even recording a video on my car with the audio at a normal volume results in distorted audio quality.
Lollipop won't change anything, cause that's a big problem to not fix immediately. Are you possibly covering a mic when recording? Are phone calls clear? I'm not sure how to fix your problem, I'm just throwing out ideas. A search didn't bring up anything.
Apparently it's a common problem within the Samsung phones:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2711008
http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s5/395746-awful-concert-audio.html
Was hoping there was a software option to adjust the gain level it records at.
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Apparently it's a common problem within the Samsung phones:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2711008
http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s5/395746-awful-concert-audio.html
Was hoping there was a software option to adjust the gain level it records at.
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I saw the xda thread but wasn't sure if it was the same. Someone said disable the noise reduction option, and that should fix it.
I got Nexus 6P yesterday and I noticed an issue. After playing back recorded videos, they all sound very muffled and the only things that can be heard is static and some loud elements in the video, such as hand clapping and so on. But overall it can be said that the videos have no sound at all.
Calling works fine, both others can hear me and I can hear them. And voice recording apps from Play store also record audio perfectly. It only muffles the sound if video is being recorded. I tried other camera apps from play store and they all do not work.
What should I do, is there a fix?
Root is out of the question as I might give the phone away from where I bought it.
I have tried several apps for live music recording and I get saturation. Only the video camcorder records a clear audio, but I don't want the video, only the audio. (Sorry for my English)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.media.bestrecorder.audiorecorder
Give this a try.
Horrible, over saturated the best is Easy voice recorder and selecting microphone without processing. And I get a little saturation. The perfect option is to record a video with the built-in camera app. The audio is clear, but I need to convert (extract) video to mp3
What kind of music are u trying to record
I'm having the exact same issue.. when recording from my car, I'm using AOSP extended, and I've tried lots of cameras, still getting the saturated issue
I'm using LineageOS 14.1 and got this in the camera recordings, as well as in the recorder app's recordings. Don't have a clue of why this happens
EDIT: Was trying to record an rock concert, and every other phone that recorded the concert was fine and didn't saturate
I'm musician, and I'm trying to record the band, but all of the voice/music recorder apps fails with the job, only the built-in video camera record a clear audio, but I don't want the video, I want the audio only. I'm using stock Rom.
Audio Recorder by Sony works well for me.
It's available on PlayStore :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sonymobile.androidapp.audiorecorder
Sony app does not work for me. On stage, the sound is too loud, the built-in camera app records fine, but third party apps records with saturation. The iPhone and Samsung records great.
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Sony app does not work for me. On stage, the sound is too loud, the built-in camera app records fine, but third party apps records with saturation. The iPhone and Samsung records great.
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Are you using a custom rom? Of you are, which camera and what rom is it?
Maybe you can try with this one https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.audioRec
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I'm with stock Rom, and using the camera app from Motorola. I would like a third party app that uses the same microphone settings used in the camera app. Otherwise I'll have to record a video and then, convert it to mp3.
(Sorry for my English)
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Maybe you can try with this one https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.audioRec
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With this app I get similar result to "Easy voice recorder".
The settings I used was captured in this screenshot and gain is something below to -6 dB.
I still get some of saturation but is usable
hi guys any of you can record stereo through their phone?
(stock maybe?)
Only with the camcorder. You need to record a video then convert it to mp3 :-/
Hi-Q MP3 Voice Recorder may be worth a try. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hiqrecorder.free&hl=en
I haven't had an opportunity to test it with a full band, but I tried it recently with some amplified music and the results were encouraging. This is with "mic selection" set to "raw audio." It does not record in stereo on my G5+.
The free version will only record 10 minutes, but that should be enough for a test.
Note: I have an older "legacy" version of the app, so some setting might be different in the current version.
Have you tried plugging in an external mic? It could be something about the way the internal mics work (yes, mics, plural, as there are more than one of them). I recall with older Moto phones, like the E2, there was an issue with using VOIP as the dual mics would create a problem (solution was to cover the rear mic with tape), whereas the stock phone calling app used both mics in tandem to cancel out unwanted background noise and it did so nicely.
Perhaps the third party recording apps are having a similar problem since Moto seems to use their own way to handle the dual mics for clear audio, which other apps might not be able to use properly. However, using an external mic plugged into the headphone jack (plenty of cheap adapters for pro mics, or even mics designed for phones with the proper TRRS pin out) might solve the problem as you are bypassing whatever is proprietary about the microphone system built in.
Or, you could try covering the rear mic with tape like the moto e2, but if you want solid quality I'd recommend the external mic as a boost even if you get the in-camera mic to your liking.
Good luck!