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I expect it would work, but that's still only a mono input. You could use normal headphones at least.There's probably something a bit better you can get with stereo input and trim control, but I suppose once the price starts creeping up into actual money you're better off looking out for a cheap second-hand Zoom.

While not really a great idea in general, this is for those that do it/have done it...we can post info here about what works/what sucks when recording on a phone, tablet, whatever. I actually recorded a full song on an iPad2 earlier this year when I was without a computer, what a load of horseshit. I digress.I used my old Android smartphone in the past as both a field recorder and to record music ideas or band rehearsals. When it was new-ish, it was one of the nicer phones and it could record in stereo, and whatever mics/hardware were in that thing didn't sound bad at all. Stereo was in fact stereo. Some of the field recordings I made went into actual projects.My cell phone service 'upgraded' their towers or some shit, so this older phone started not working reliably as a phone anymore, so I was forced to upgrade. The new phone I replaced it with is pretty good as a phone, but I wasn't buying it based on it's ability to record audio. Apparently it has trouble recording in stereo, or it just doesn't support it at all. Stereo recording sounds like bad/low-res mp3 encoding - weird warbly drop outs, sounds like a cassette where the tape was chewed up. Mono sounds normal, albeit mono. I usually use either of these 2 Android apps, Titanium Recorder (free) or Field Recorder (not free). Field Recorder has the most 'pro' features, y'know, like a field recorder. I'm usually recording at 44.1, 16 or 24 bit. I've tried some different encoding, i.e. ACC/mp4 but it makes no difference. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.titaniumrecorder.android.freehttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.pfitzinger.rec&hl=enI'm trying to get more info out of the phone maker's tech support, but seemingly I am stuck with mono recording, which when you look at the big picture, is kinda saying realistically, what do you expect? This new phone has no 3.5mm jack, and uses a USB-C adapter for headphones, which has to have an on-board DAC on the little dongle to work, like the Google phone uses. I tried plugging in a lav mic into the adapter, and Field Recorder recognized the USB input, but the mic wasn't one of those kind that is build into earbuds so I couldn't test it fully.I'm wondering if these little USB-C interfaces would work or not. https://smile.amazon.com/Adapter-CableCreation-External-Headphone-Microphone/dp/B075YFDJ4Q/ref=sr\_1\_19?ie=UTF8&qid=1540316211&sr=8-19&keywords=usb-c+microphone

I use the Rode ixy and their Rode Rec software with an iphone SE and get excellent results.

pwalshj wrote:I use the Rode ixy and their Rode Rec software with an iphone SE and get excellent results.+1

llllllllllllllllllllllll wrote:I like the Shure MV88 I use with an iPhone 7+. It sounds better than the Zoom field recorder we were using before. It is really convenient and we have no problem hearing each instrument in our practice space, even though it is so big that it sounds like we re playing in a swimming poolTwo drawbacks:It doesn t quite fit with a heavy duty phone caseCan t send files directly to email from my phone as they are too big with the appSomebody recommended a different app with it in another thread that will make files small enough to email, but I haven t messed with it yet.I use the mv88 all the time. It's so great. Emailing stuff that isn't compressed down to mp3 is a slog. Don't know if this helps, but I just plug the phone into my computer, open up iTunes, go to shared files (?) and you can drag the files directly to my desktop in wav format from the Motiv app. Super easy, super useful. Plus, then I can just pull it into reaper and overdub and edit to my heart's content.

I like the Shure MV88 I use with an iPhone 7+. It sounds better than the Zoom field recorder we were using before. It is really convenient and we have no problem hearing each instrument in our practice space, even though it is so big that it sounds like we re playing in a swimming poolTwo drawbacks:It doesn t quite fit with a heavy duty phone caseCan t send files directly to email from my phone as they are too big with the appSomebody recommended a different app with it in another thread that will make files small enough to email, but I haven t messed with it yet.

another vote for the mv88, with the caveat that one needs to remove the phone case for it to fit in the port correctly. fine for controlled recordings, maybe not optimal for shows or other situations where phone droppage is likelier. i dump its recordings directly to dropbox with the shure motiv app and that's never been an issue for sharing...

We do a lot of practice space recordings and it s definitely been easier to share (and organize) using Dropbox rather than email. I realize the process of sharing half-baked recordings of in-progress songs is different than maybe what the OP is going for, but for me, it s about making a repetitive task convenient.Also, and probably somewhat tangential to the OP, I upgraded this year to an iPhone X, and suddenly I could record (using the built in mic into voice memos) right near my drums without blowing out the recording. So it must have either a mic that handles high SPL better, or some kind of smart gain happening.

Any reason for Dropbox over Google Drive?

I didn't think this thread would get any traction.So I'm giving up on my current phone, because even though this thing has 4 mics built in, the software/implementation is for active noise reduction/cancellation during phone calls, not for recording engineer geekery. Interestingly enough, the tech support dude from the phone maker sent me this, but it's above my patience level/pay grade to get that deep into it -https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21810773/how-to-enable-stereo-recording-on-tablets-smartphones-yielding-only-mono-albeitInstead I'm going to try out some stuff I have laying around. I'm working on a video for projecting at my band's next gig, so I want to use a somewhat decent rehearsal recording to get a rough sync with the video.At work we have a Marantz PMD661 that's just sitting around, can do 96k (moot point) & records to SD cards. I'm going to try pairing that with an old Sharp cassette boombox that'll be recording at the same time. It's one of those older ones with the condenser mics in each corner that sounds pretty cool if you put it in the right spot. I'll try mixing those together and see how much the tape drifts out of sync for laughs.Otherwise, I have my old phone with the stock mics that sound pretty alright. I basically wiped it clean to use as a bare bones capture device. I have the old iPad2, but I am loathe to sink money/time into that for an app that will run on the old hardware, or a mic setup specifically for it.