Hello!
I'm using the native app recorder audio, but i've noticed that when i'll listen what i recorded, the audio is more strong on one side (right) that in both sides.
How can i record to listen in both sides without issues?
Thanks.
Check that the mic holes are not blocked a little.
Lint will get in.
I'll try. Thanks!
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Love the videos this thing makes. There's some on my u tube channel.. bluedrew.
At concerts, the audio gets muffled and distorted. Especially if there's a heavy base, or I'm near the stack. Need some way to cover up, attenuate the input to the mic, but I can't find it.
Tried testing some a/b recording by covering up different ports with my finger. Nothing seems to make a difference. Maybe if I put the whole phone in a foam shield?!
Open the Camera, The "gear" in the bottom left of the screen when you have the camera app open. Open the tools, press the wretch. Its in there to disable audio recording.
us3rX said:
Open the Camera, The "gear" in the bottom left of the screen when you have the camera app open. Open the tools, press the wretch. Its in there to disable audio recording.
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I think he wanted to know where the microphone was, not to stop audio, but to limit the ammount it takes in. I would assume its the same mic used to talk on the phone. Bottom edge of the phone, almost inline with the G in samsung...little hole about the size of a pin head.
Yeah... I saw the option to mute audio, but I want better audio. Either put a sound suppressor somewhere, or use an external mic. Any ideas?
Actually just did a little test on some advice from the sound guy at a show lastnight.
I plugged in the included handsfree earphones that came with the epic. Now audio comes from that. Quality isn't as good, and if you hit the button, recording stops.
So maybe just a better quality external handsfree, or dedicated better quality mic. Any ideas?
So basically you need a good line mic and an adapter to the cel phone audio jack.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8853857#post8853857
This guy seems to be on to something. Kind of confusing to me...
Often when I'm watching a video on my phone I cup my hand behind the speaker to direct the sound out front at me instead of out the back. Anyone know of any cradles/docks that do this? Doesn't have to be powered at all, it's more about using the existing speaker and standing it up.
I just purchased a new Galaxy S4, but have an issue with popping on recorded audio. The pop is mostly coming from the bottom microphone. When I record audio or video, I can see the signal indicator jumping when the input is popping.
If anyone wants to test this, just go to a quiet room and record audio with the voice recorder, and watch for the pops.
Here's a video of the noise, but it does the same with the regular audio recorder. EDIT. I'm a noob and can't post links. Search on youtube for "ngwTBJ5ew08" for a sample video. Listen to the left channel.
BTW, this is not the headphone issue. This is recording and it is part of the recorded file. I.E., it has the same popping sounds consistently, at the same spots, on other devices.
Anyone else notice this? Is this just how it is? Should I exchange it? Thanks.
marriedgeek said:
I just purchased a new Galaxy S4, but have an issue with popping on recorded audio. The pop is mostly coming from the bottom microphone. When I record audio or video, I can see the signal indicator jumping when the input is popping.
If anyone wants to test this, just go to a quiet room and record audio with the voice recorder, and watch for the pops.
Here's a video of the noise, but it does the same with the regular audio recorder. EDIT. I'm a noob and can't post links. Search on youtube for "ngwTBJ5ew08" for a sample video. Listen to the left channel.
BTW, this is not the headphone issue. This is recording and it is part of the recorded file. I.E., it has the same popping sounds consistently, at the same spots, on other devices.
Anyone else notice this? Is this just how it is? Should I exchange it? Thanks.
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Same here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317900
Hi
I have a i9500 which I have enjoyed its high res images and full HD detailed images in 13MP (ozcan rom capability). Everything works flawlessly in my s4. Am not so sure what the problem could be when it comes to the recording of sound in video and voice recording.
I have been scrounging the net for a possible solution but realized that the s4 has a design flaw of pop and crack sounds when video recording. I do experience those but negligible. The sound quality recording is very good on the s4. My issue is it comes with an unpleasant water tap hiss that requires ambient audio to be a certain threshold to completely drown it like an ordinary conversation in a few feet from the microphone. This problem I encountered in both stock rom & ozcan rom.
The trouble comes in when you decide to record video in absolute or near silence. It will be very notable on playback at volume 10 but hardly audible at volume 4. This happens both in voice or cam recorder. Has anyone figured out how to rid of this unpleasant hiss?
Isn't anyone experiencing /has experienced this at all?
Hi,
I have experienced this while recording myself playing guitar, but I thought it was the amplifier hahaha. Sorry I can't help, it seems it's an issue with S4 itself, and if that's the case you can't do anything AFAIK. If I end up discovering a solution I'll update you on this, but I don't think I'll find anything...
~Lord
XxLordxX said:
Hi,
I have experienced this while recording myself playing guitar, but I thought it was the amplifier hahaha. Sorry I can't help, it seems it's an issue with S4 itself, and if that's the case you can't do anything AFAIK. If I end up discovering a solution I'll update you on this, but I don't think I'll find anything...
~Lord
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Oh, I've just seen your reply, I hope am not too late. An in depth further analysis on the nature of this problem is, in the recorded video if you care to open it in a professional video editor, the left audio channel is the one with the distortion. The right one is crystal clear for my case with 0% hiss. In voice recording, only one channel is doing the recording and I assume it is the left one because the distortion is also present in it as bad. I'd like to here of your case though.
Just now I plugged in the earphones with the mic and voice recorder app automatically switched to using the mic on the earphones and this only happens in voice recording. Video recording doesn't automatically switch to external mic with the earphones plugged in, am not certain it is a video mic vs earphone mic compatibility issue. The good news is the earphone mic picks up very faint clear sounds even whispers in 1.5 feet proximity and WITHOUT ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT the distortion (water tap/whistling sound I get) that I get from the internal mic of the phone in voice recording only. Now what is the chance that it is my internal mic next to my charging port that is at fault?
After doing alittle more research right now, I have learnt that the voice recorder does its recording in mono hence has only one channel and the Video recorder does its recording in stereo since it has two audio channels (left and right). This now explains when it fails to use the earphone microphone as an audio external recorder.
Now the S4 has two different microphones as now seen by the video recorder's audio output. I have established that the culprit channel is the left channel. One simple test has now narrowed down which microphone is faulty. I ran the voice recorder app and placed my phone on my bed. I scratched with my finger really close to where the mic 1 (next to the usb charger is) then did the same to the mic 2 next to the earphone jack port. Thank God!! the audio recording has confirmed that it is indeed using the left channel which is the mic 1 placed next to the charging port. This gives me the chance to use this video to rectify the issue. My only problem is finding a genuine part because there are people complaining of quality issues with the replacement parts.
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After doing alittle more research right now, I have learnt that the voice recorder does its recording in mono hence has only one channel and the Video recorder does its recording in stereo since it has two audio channels (left and right). This now explains when it fails to use the earphone microphone as an audio external recorder.
Now the S4 has two different microphones as now seen by the video recorder's audio output. I have established that the culprit channel is the left channel. One simple test has now narrowed down which microphone is faulty. I ran the voice recorder app and placed my phone on my bed. I scratched with my finger really close to where the mic 1 (next to the usb charger is) then did the same to the mic 2 next to the earphone jack port. Thank God!! the audio recording has confirmed that it is indeed using the left channel which is the mic 1 placed next to the charging port. This gives me the chance to use this video to rectify the issue. My only problem is finding a genuine part because there are people complaining of quality issues with the replacement parts.
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Hi there Kernel ranger! Did you manage to fix the noise of the mic? I'm having the same trouble. This morning I recorded a Koto concert from a distance and the left channel is plagued with some kind of electrostatic noise. Right channel seems ok, though. I think I will have to clean that rubbish with Ozone...
Regards
chinchulin01 said:
Hi there Kernel ranger! Did you manage to fix the noise of the mic? I'm having the same trouble. This morning I recorded a Koto concert from a distance and the left channel is plagued with some kind of electrostatic noise. Right channel seems ok, though. I think I will have to clean that rubbish with Ozone...
Regards
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Am glad people with the same issue are following this thread. I'm telling you! I ran all the tests I could and confirmed 100% that my Microphone Mic Flex Cable Ribbon part needed replacement but before I could even do it, someone liked my s4 as it was and I sold it to them. What is your s4 model number? Now I got a Note 4.
What you can do is first get it cleaned with even rubbing alcohol if necessary, if this problem just started just recently. After cleaning it and the problem persists, you will have to get a repair kit like I did from ebay then order Microphone Mic Flex Cable Ribbon part to replace the faulty one. Youtube has tonnes of video about how to replace that part and it will only cost you $10 at the most if you do it yourself correctly.
Been noticing that I say ok Google at the top of the phone and nothing happens then say it at the bottom and it works. Tested with the phone in safe mode and it still happened. If i block the bottom microphone it can't pick up anything. Anyone else can test this to see if they have the same issue or if it's just me that got a defective device.
Thanks in advance
I think the top microphone is for noise cancelation. So I think it's normal.
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It was my understanding that they both pick up sound and noise cancel between them. That's the way it's been on other phones I have had.
Tried mine, and it is the same as yours.
I also tested it by using the voice recorder app, speaking into the top microphone while covering the bottom mic and then playing back to see if it is picking up sound. The playback was very quite. However it works normal when using the bottom mic.
Additional info, the phone user guide indicates that the voice recorder app has two modes of operation - standard and interview. In interview mode both top and bottom mics are in operation. I put the voice recorder app into interview mode and run the same test ( covering the bottom mic and speaking into the top mic) , this time the playback was loud and clear.
So it might be that in normal operation the top mic operates in noise cancellation mode as suggested above.
The bottom mic is designed to take your voice input. The top mic is designed to hear ambient noise, and subtract that information from the signal the bottom mic sends to the phone, reducing the amount of noise on your call or recording. That's the way all my phones with a noise cancelling mic work.
It works with the voice recorder
iofractal said:
Been noticing that I say ok Google at the top of the phone and nothing happens then say it at the bottom and it works. Tested with the phone in safe mode and it still happened. If i block the bottom microphone it can't pick up anything. Anyone else can test this to see if they have the same issue or if it's just me that got a defective device.
Thanks in advance
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Hello, the top mic works with voice recorder when you choose the "interview" mode from the 3 options on top.
I know for sure that both mic works on mine. I don't know whether some apps will use the top mic only for noise cancelation, as others have mentioned.
I used an app called "Easy Voice Recorder Pro" and enabled Stereo recording in the settings in this app. The top mic works as left, and the bottom one works as right. You can try gently rubbing your fingers over the mic area to see if it picks up the sound and play it back wearing a headphone.
As others are saying.
The top moc is use for phone calls.
You can use the top mic for interview mode.
This is all normal