Several questions about what hub is being used... Covered it in this video here th-cam.com/video/trUq_0RWf3E/w-d-xo.html. BUT, depending on the mic you don't need a hub. If it's USB-C or Lightning you can connect directly into the iPad or iPhone. The Samson mic is USB-A, but also could be adapter to USB-C. The hub is useful too though as it has HDMI and a 3.5mm headphone jack and it was only $30ish (there's a link to it in the description).
Can you do a full detail tutorial course on how to record vocals on ipad pro .. mix in editing vocals etc .. and final done production that vocals sound good for radio play or at least good enough for a demo .thanks
I record vocals for my sings and mix ad master. My computer is done and i have an ipad..but cant afford a new laptop. is there any way to connect a focusrite interface for my mic??
Can you tell me where do you plug the microphone on a PA and a MA iPad I were there is only one hole and iPad how do you put your headphones in will you put your headphones right Can you answer the question
This is probably a very basic question but I have to ask what are you plugging the microphone and headset into. Is there some other device or accessory I need to get to plug the microphone into my ipad. I don’t have USB port on my ipad. Just the lightning charging port.
Just get an adapter like this for the mic… amzn.to/3xdwpd1. The headphones are actually plugged into the mic (this one offers that, but not all do). You could also get an audio interface if you wanted to like this for XLR mics amzn.to/3qr6LgX.
just ran into this video today, and would like to know if it's still a hit in 2024 or if there's a better microphone. We do news segments at school and record it directly into the ipad. Any tips you could share.
It’s still a very solid option, especially for the price. You could also consider getting an audio interface and then could use any mic with the iPad including nicer XLR… th-cam.com/video/KwF1qX-wAUk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=XUTbHAHSUG7KoJo_
@@iphoneographers Thank you will look into this, we pretty much record directly from the Ipad and use a wireless mic and would like to upgrade to a better one, less echo, noise reduciton.
@@GaryStockton that depends if your mic has a USB C at the end of the cable. Because if it did, you could just plug it in your iPad directly. In this case, it’s a USB at the end of the cable so he needed a hub.
@@girlygamer3346 got it, the video would be better if he had clarified how to connect the mic. Some iPads have lightning, others have USB. Seems like a lot of connections just to record audio, then it needs to be shared to another device?
Did a video about it too... It’s a $30ish hub, but technically you don’t need it if your mic is USB-C or adapted to that. Details here... th-cam.com/video/trUq_0RWf3E/w-d-xo.html
Hey Blake, I saw your videos using ipad for home studio and I was wondering what are your recommendations for recording brass instruments, especially trumpets and trombones? I would like to be able to. Record my practicing so those are long form hour long sessions. even record concert practices in auditoriums. And also I would like to be able to edit and apply effects. I am planning on getting an iPad Pro 2021 Sometime this year. I did see your video about using irig for XLR mics so I would like to get a good microphone with the best reproduction. At current I have a snowball microphone interfaced with a regular iPad 10 inch.thanks
Would go with a dynamic mic... Shure SM57 (or SM58) and also the SM7B is where I’d start looking. You’ll need an XLR interface for the iPad (like the iRigPre or look at Focusrite ). Only thing to beware of is you’ll likely need to really push the input gain. And GarageBand will do a heckuva lot including adding effects and works with VST plugins. Good luck!
I’m a musician and record my music onto tape. Then I transfer the tape to computer using an aux cable. I’m wondering if there’s a way I can directly send and record audio straight into my iPad like how I do with my laptop using adobe audition. It’s like the same concept as this video except instead of a mic it’s just plugging into the audio output on my tape machine.
@@iphoneographers I figured it out actually all I needed was a TRRS 3.5mm aux so my iPad thinks it’s a mic cable but I plug the other end into my tape machine. I didn’t know there were different types of aux until yesterday
@@iphoneographers thanks for the reply. Noise gate effectively clears the quiet parts but the parts where I speak still contains the background hissing noise. I’ll try a plug-in.
Please suggest me best wired or wireless microphone for ipad 9th generation with noise cancellation feature. Like fan voice . Please i am in big trouble try many mic but not satisfied.
Can’t think of any mics with that feature per se, but if you use a mic with a cardioid pickup pattern it will diminish background sounds like computer fans, etc. It’s hard to say what mics are best because everyone’s voice is different and depends on what you’re recording, but Shure makes nice mics and so does RODE… amzn.to/3LA3uEh or maybe amzn.to/3sQPNKx
Your best bet is probably to use a small I/O hub like this one amzn.to/3CNRYRj or an audio interface like the Rode SC6-L or the new AI-Micro. I’ve done videos on both… th-cam.com/video/T-xJVdNy0Lw/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/ei-KacFfzR8/w-d-xo.html.
Can you tell me where do you plug the microphone on a PA and a MA iPad I were there is only one hole and iPad how do you put your headphones in will you put your headphones right
Thanks for the vid. Am embarking myself into becoming a voice actor/audio books narrator. I am an IOS/Ipad enthousiast. Would my ipad pro do the job well for this kind of work, or should I just stick to macOS? Merry X-mas.
It’s really a subjective call, personal preference. Either will work fine. I personally use my iPad Pro all the time to record audio because it’s just convenient. But you can connect any kind of mic to both setups. Though I do still do most of my post work and sweetening on a computer using Adobe Audition. But that too is subjective, there are great tools on the iPad like Ferrite or even GarageBand. Best of luck!
Lets say I have a really nice audio interface connecting a $1,000 mic (compatible with IOS/PC). How will this compare to connecting directly into a high-end PC? Would the iPad have a different noise floor and overall quality change? I'm trying to research this because the iPad will fit really nice into a booth and its a lot more complex to get my PC into the same setup.
In my experience, primarily no. Especially with USB mics. Though mics can sound somewhat different, in particular analog XLR mics, depending on how you record them. For example, using a Focusrite Scarlett Solo I notice when using my Neumann condenser and recording directly into my Mac (via USB-C) it has a bit more bass response than if I record into my Sony camera. This is most likely because of the preamps. But then going to the iPad I hear really no difference. But the noise floor on all are pretty much the same. Others may have a different experience, but that’s been mine. I use my iPad and my iPhone all the time to record VOs and they sound great.
I have a Neumann mic which is a very good mic. Can I plug that into my Ipad thru my focusrite interface? Also can someone tell me how to convert the garage band recording into an MP4. I'm not familiar with garage band.
@@iphoneographers No My 9th IPad Doesn’t Having USB-C It Has The Lightning Port I Today I Just Bought The Lightning to USB Camera Adapter for iPhone, USB OTG Adapter with Fast Charging Port Portable Compatible with iPhone/iPad/Card Reader/USB Flash Drive/Keyboard/Mouse Plug and Play I’ve Been Looking For Help 😅 This’s My First Time Turning My 9th IPad Into A Home Recording Studio! I also Have a Audio interface I’ve to Figure out how to Hook it up to my iPad Might Need To Order More Stuff But I Don’t Know 🤷🏽♂️What To Buy..
That Lightning to USB adapter should do the trick. You’ll likely need to power the audio interface, but otherwise the setup will work like a USB-C iPad. Good luck.
I have an iPad Pro 11 inch, the standard Apple USB C adaptor (single USB port) and a Q2U mic. The mic is powered but it's not picking up the recording. Any advice? I'm also not getting an option to select my inputs like you did.
Sounds like the iPad isn’t seeing the mic. You might try connecting it directly instead of adapting it (use a USB-C to USB cable). Maybe the adapter is bad.
@@iphoneographers hey, thanks so much for getting back to me. The adapter I'm referring to is the USB-C to USB. Everyone else in the world it's plug-and-play lol. Won't seem to work for me.
Oh ok! Well, hmmm. Have you tried the mic on another device or computer to confirm it’s working properly? Usually they’re pretty good about being plug-and-play. The other thing to try is do a hard restart of your iPad and relaunch whatever app you’re using. Not every app sees microphones properly. Hope you get it figured out.
@@iphoneographers hey, thanks again. Unfortunately my iPad input port is damaged and only accepts a charge; I figured this out after hours on the phone with Apple and a couple hours in the Apple store. I would have saved myself a lot of time if when it didn't immediately work on my iPad while I was at home, I would have just tried to plug it into my phone . . . Where it worked instantly lol. Thanks again, I appreciate the video and your help.
Does anyone know where the built-in mic is located on an ipad 11 ? Is it on the front, back, top ? I just want to know which way to face the ipad for best reproduction when recording with the built in mic.
The reason you have to crank up the volume level when using those inexpensive mics for podcast recording is because you have no pre-amp. If you get a pre-amp box or similar accessory, you won't have to risk blowing out your ears overdriving the mic (remember, if you happen to get an iOS notification while you're recording, it will be at a very high volume level).
Seems most of these apps require almost 100% gain using USB mics that don’t offer any gain control on them. Other mics I use that have that will have different gain settings (or if I use an audio interface with a preamp). Fortunately there isn’t any noise added though doing this and also want to avoid any proximity effect getting to close to the mic. Thanks for watching!
While recording in any of these apps, could you multitask with another app or browser and still record? The situation I'm looking at specifically is using a video call platform to chat with the host of a show while recording the audio-only in a separate app for higher quality.
Haven’t tried that, but probably wouldn’t work because you’d be using the microphone in the main app. In that case it probably makes sense to just use an external recorder (could just be an iPhone) with a microphone plugged in as your back up higher quality audio.
Several questions about what hub is being used... Covered it in this video here th-cam.com/video/trUq_0RWf3E/w-d-xo.html. BUT, depending on the mic you don't need a hub. If it's USB-C or Lightning you can connect directly into the iPad or iPhone. The Samson mic is USB-A, but also could be adapter to USB-C. The hub is useful too though as it has HDMI and a 3.5mm headphone jack and it was only $30ish (there's a link to it in the description).
Can you do a full detail tutorial course on how to record vocals on ipad pro .. mix in editing vocals etc .. and final done production that vocals sound good for radio play or at least good enough for a demo .thanks
As always, another great video. That mic really does sound pretty solid. I was surprised at the quality for the price point!
Thanks! Yeah it’s a good low cost option. Hit it with a little compression and some EQ in post and it can actually sound really good.
That hub is next level.
2:17 Garage Band
3:37 Sure Motive
4:50 Ferrite
Hello how do you eliminate the background noise while live streaming on ipad?
On GarageBand you can set the individual track noise gate in the FX, I used about -57db
I record vocals for my sings and mix ad master. My computer is done and i have an ipad..but cant afford a new laptop. is there any way to connect a focusrite interface for my mic??
Can you tell me where do you plug the microphone on a PA and a MA iPad I were there is only one hole and iPad how do you put your headphones in will you put your headphones right Can you answer the question
What is the mic plugged into, what kind of interface is he using?
I have one question now if I edit my microphone sound here then i go to my camera to record a video dose the sound change?
haven't had a chance to tell you I'm liking the talking head stuff!
Thanks man! Just following your lead. :) Try to mix it up here and there.
This is probably a very basic question but I have to ask what are you plugging the microphone and headset into. Is there some other device or accessory I need to get to plug the microphone into my ipad. I don’t have USB port on my ipad. Just the lightning charging port.
Just get an adapter like this for the mic… amzn.to/3xdwpd1. The headphones are actually plugged into the mic (this one offers that, but not all do). You could also get an audio interface if you wanted to like this for XLR mics amzn.to/3qr6LgX.
just ran into this video today, and would like to know if it's still a hit in 2024 or if there's a better microphone. We do news segments at school and record it directly into the ipad. Any tips you could share.
It’s still a very solid option, especially for the price. You could also consider getting an audio interface and then could use any mic with the iPad including nicer XLR… th-cam.com/video/KwF1qX-wAUk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=XUTbHAHSUG7KoJo_
@@iphoneographers Thank you will look into this, we pretty much record directly from the Ipad and use a wireless mic and would like to upgrade to a better one, less echo, noise reduciton.
Nice video and information.. I just been using voice recording Apps in the Microsoft store.. Do you know a good "free" voice and audio app? Thanks.
GarageBand is hard to beat since it’s free and you can install & use plugins too.
Thanks for this!
What’s that hub?.....how was the mic connected to the iPad? .....was waiting for that part.
He got a USB C hub and then plugged his mic into the USB port of the hub
So it does require purchase of a hub.. not spending a lot of money. Not likely.
@@GaryStockton that depends if your mic has a USB C at the end of the cable. Because if it did, you could just plug it in your iPad directly. In this case, it’s a USB at the end of the cable so he needed a hub.
@@girlygamer3346 got it, the video would be better if he had clarified how to connect the mic. Some iPads have lightning, others have USB. Seems like a lot of connections just to record audio, then it needs to be shared to another device?
Did a video about it too... It’s a $30ish hub, but technically you don’t need it if your mic is USB-C or adapted to that. Details here... th-cam.com/video/trUq_0RWf3E/w-d-xo.html
Thank you.
Thanks for sharing.
Any good voice changer app?
Any good audio editor w/ multi layer support?
Garageband is multi-track and so is Ferrite. There are numerous in the App Store.
@@iphoneographers Thanks.
100% my audio is not recorded @ iPad.
It's either TH-cam Audio Library or TTS.
So these two will suit for this workflow?
Sure you can import audio and use the app as a DAW. Or you could also work in a video editing app like Lumafusion.
Nice work! Always looking forward to your content.
Thanks Oliver!
Hey Blake, I saw your videos using ipad for home studio and I was wondering what are your recommendations for recording brass instruments, especially trumpets and trombones? I would like to be able to. Record my practicing so those are long form hour long sessions. even record concert practices in auditoriums. And also I would like to be able to edit and apply effects. I am planning on getting an iPad Pro 2021 Sometime this year. I did see your video about using irig for XLR mics so I would like to get a good microphone with the best reproduction. At current I have a snowball microphone interfaced with a regular iPad 10 inch.thanks
Would go with a dynamic mic... Shure SM57 (or SM58) and also the SM7B is where I’d start looking. You’ll need an XLR interface for the iPad (like the iRigPre or look at Focusrite ). Only thing to beware of is you’ll likely need to really push the input gain. And GarageBand will do a heckuva lot including adding effects and works with VST plugins. Good luck!
I’m a musician and record my music onto tape. Then I transfer the tape to computer using an aux cable. I’m wondering if there’s a way I can directly send and record audio straight into my iPad like how I do with my laptop using adobe audition. It’s like the same concept as this video except instead of a mic it’s just plugging into the audio output on my tape machine.
Sure. You just need an audio I/O like a Scarlett…
amzn.to/3TKObjP
@@iphoneographers I figured it out actually all I needed was a TRRS 3.5mm aux so my iPad thinks it’s a mic cable but I plug the other end into my tape machine. I didn’t know there were different types of aux until yesterday
Thank you Blake! Great and very informative video!
thanks
Can I use I ped 9 generation
is this good enough for acx book narration?
I cannot find an option to reduce background noise within GarageBand editing options. Any advice?
The best way is probably to use the noise gate. Otherwise use another app that has an actual denoiser or plugin (like Ferrite or similar).
@@iphoneographers thanks for the reply. Noise gate effectively clears the quiet parts but the parts where I speak still contains the background hissing noise. I’ll try a plug-in.
Could this setup be used to record an audiobook?
Definitely 👍🏻
How does the mic plug into the ipad?
Here it’s plugged into a USB hub, but if your mic is USB-C you can go directly into the iPad.
Please suggest me best wired or wireless microphone for ipad 9th generation with noise cancellation feature. Like fan voice . Please i am in big trouble try many mic but not satisfied.
Can’t think of any mics with that feature per se, but if you use a mic with a cardioid pickup pattern it will diminish background sounds like computer fans, etc. It’s hard to say what mics are best because everyone’s voice is different and depends on what you’re recording, but Shure makes nice mics and so does RODE… amzn.to/3LA3uEh or maybe amzn.to/3sQPNKx
I have those Sony headphones!
Can we use splitter cable for mic input and headphone for monitoring ?
Your best bet is probably to use a small I/O hub like this one amzn.to/3CNRYRj or an audio interface like the Rode SC6-L or the new AI-Micro. I’ve done videos on both… th-cam.com/video/T-xJVdNy0Lw/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/ei-KacFfzR8/w-d-xo.html.
Can you use ear buds for this purpose?
Sure, those can be fine for monitoring. Just depends on how you want to connect them.
enlighten me please. how did you use the microphone and headphone(for monitoring) at the same time? just by using 1 audio jack only?(usbc hub)
You can use a USB-C hub as you mentioned or here the microphone has a headphone jack in it too.
Can you tell me where do you plug the microphone on a PA and a MA iPad I were there is only one hole and iPad how do you put your headphones in will you put your headphones right
In this example, the headphone jack is in the microphone, but otherwise you use a USB hub or an audio interface.
Thanks for the vid. Am embarking myself into becoming a voice actor/audio books narrator. I am an IOS/Ipad enthousiast. Would my ipad pro do the job well for this kind of work, or should I just stick to macOS? Merry X-mas.
It’s really a subjective call, personal preference. Either will work fine. I personally use my iPad Pro all the time to record audio because it’s just convenient. But you can connect any kind of mic to both setups. Though I do still do most of my post work and sweetening on a computer using Adobe Audition. But that too is subjective, there are great tools on the iPad like Ferrite or even GarageBand. Best of luck!
You say you record on the iPad then edit on your computer; what program do you use for that editing?
It depends, but primarily Adobe Audition and/or Premiere Pro.
Lets say I have a really nice audio interface connecting a $1,000 mic (compatible with IOS/PC). How will this compare to connecting directly into a high-end PC? Would the iPad have a different noise floor and overall quality change? I'm trying to research this because the iPad will fit really nice into a booth and its a lot more complex to get my PC into the same setup.
In my experience, primarily no. Especially with USB mics. Though mics can sound somewhat different, in particular analog XLR mics, depending on how you record them. For example, using a Focusrite Scarlett Solo I notice when using my Neumann condenser and recording directly into my Mac (via USB-C) it has a bit more bass response than if I record into my Sony camera. This is most likely because of the preamps. But then going to the iPad I hear really no difference. But the noise floor on all are pretty much the same. Others may have a different experience, but that’s been mine. I use my iPad and my iPhone all the time to record VOs and they sound great.
@@iphoneographers awesome. Thank you so much for your response. That and the video has been extremely helpful.
What about exporting at 192kbps?!!!!
I have a Neumann mic which is a very good mic. Can I plug that into my Ipad thru my focusrite interface? Also can someone tell me how to convert the garage band recording into an MP4. I'm not familiar with garage band.
Yes you can (depending on the model). I have a Neumann as well and show using it with an iRig Pre that is a similar audio interface.
Check out Reporter from Rode microphones 🎙
I’ve 9th Gen I Pad! What Kind Of Mic 🎤 Do I Need!!?? I’m Using Band Lab
If it has USB-C then any USB mic will work with it you just need to get the correct cable connection.
@@iphoneographers No My 9th IPad Doesn’t Having USB-C It Has The Lightning Port I Today I Just Bought The Lightning to USB Camera Adapter for iPhone, USB OTG Adapter with Fast Charging Port Portable Compatible with iPhone/iPad/Card Reader/USB Flash Drive/Keyboard/Mouse Plug and Play I’ve Been Looking For Help 😅 This’s My First Time Turning My 9th IPad Into A Home Recording Studio! I also Have a Audio interface I’ve to Figure out how to Hook it up to my iPad Might Need To Order More Stuff But I Don’t Know 🤷🏽♂️What To Buy..
That Lightning to USB adapter should do the trick. You’ll likely need to power the audio interface, but otherwise the setup will work like a USB-C iPad. Good luck.
@@iphoneographersI Knw I’m Super Late And Thanks!! It Worked Great 🤜🏾🤛🏻
I have an iPad Pro 11 inch, the standard Apple USB C adaptor (single USB port) and a Q2U mic. The mic is powered but it's not picking up the recording. Any advice?
I'm also not getting an option to select my inputs like you did.
Sounds like the iPad isn’t seeing the mic. You might try connecting it directly instead of adapting it (use a USB-C to USB cable). Maybe the adapter is bad.
@@iphoneographers hey, thanks so much for getting back to me. The adapter I'm referring to is the USB-C to USB. Everyone else in the world it's plug-and-play lol. Won't seem to work for me.
Oh ok! Well, hmmm. Have you tried the mic on another device or computer to confirm it’s working properly? Usually they’re pretty good about being plug-and-play. The other thing to try is do a hard restart of your iPad and relaunch whatever app you’re using. Not every app sees microphones properly. Hope you get it figured out.
@@iphoneographers hey, thanks again. Unfortunately my iPad input port is damaged and only accepts a charge; I figured this out after hours on the phone with Apple and a couple hours in the Apple store.
I would have saved myself a lot of time if when it didn't immediately work on my iPad while I was at home, I would have just tried to plug it into my phone . . . Where it worked instantly lol.
Thanks again, I appreciate the video and your help.
Does anyone know where the built-in mic is located on an ipad 11 ? Is it on the front, back, top ? I just want to know which way to face the ipad for best reproduction when recording with the built in mic.
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Can I Use This Mic With Band Lab? I’ve The New IPad I Need A Good Mic.. And What’s The Name Of This Mic? Can I Buy It From Amazon?
Samson Q2U. It’s a very good affordable bang for the buck mic and works with iPad. amzn.to/39C8qLM
@@iphoneographers Good Looking OUT
How did you set up the microphone?
You mean the connection? It’s a USB mic.
Sorry I’m not the most tech savvy and trying to get this stuff together eventually
how to record video from ipad but audio from the external mic?
You could use any number of USB mics to record your audio into the iPad as you’re recording video.
@@iphoneographers thanks
The reason you have to crank up the volume level when using those inexpensive mics for podcast recording is because you have no pre-amp. If you get a pre-amp box or similar accessory, you won't have to risk blowing out your ears overdriving the mic (remember, if you happen to get an iOS notification while you're recording, it will be at a very high volume level).
These are USB mics, not analog XLR, so you don’t use audio interfaces here.
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Instead of peaking out your gain, get closer to the microphone. Les input noise
Seems most of these apps require almost 100% gain using USB mics that don’t offer any gain control on them. Other mics I use that have that will have different gain settings (or if I use an audio interface with a preamp). Fortunately there isn’t any noise added though doing this and also want to avoid any proximity effect getting to close to the mic. Thanks for watching!
While recording in any of these apps, could you multitask with another app or browser and still record? The situation I'm looking at specifically is using a video call platform to chat with the host of a show while recording the audio-only in a separate app for higher quality.
Haven’t tried that, but probably wouldn’t work because you’d be using the microphone in the main app. In that case it probably makes sense to just use an external recorder (could just be an iPhone) with a microphone plugged in as your back up higher quality audio.
put app recorder
Those sock 😂 Mic
I don’t have an ipad pro….
Can work with any iPad really. Ideally USB-C connection, but Lightning can work with an adapter.
YO I HAVE HIS HEADPHONES AND THE FIRST VIDEO THAT POOPED UP WAS ABOUT NCRAFT AND I USE IT
What does crank up the gang 1:57 mean??? English please lol
“Crank up the gain”… a.k.a. raise the input gain or raise the level.
First!!
My mum is making me make TH-cam videos because I’m always watching TH-cam
You don’t say where you plug the headphones in and you don’t care where you press the microphone on
Can you use ear buds for this purpose?