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I missed your post. I’m only now considering and testing inexpensive audio options to provide clients who want to film with their smart phone.

That adapter in the video is better than the one I was considering because it provides the ability to monitor the recording. Although the Newer mic doesn’t seem good both audio quality and that 3/4 of the mics didn’t work with the iphone. This could have more to do with the iphone conserving battery life by using as little power as necessary to power a mic. That also brings up the question would adding a cable extension to get the phone far enough away from the subject also cause mics not to work.

Btw, I don’t think the xlr adapter in itself would damage the phone but it increases the risk by giving you the opportunity to plug into pro equipment like a mixer sending line level or phantom power or a battery powered mic, all of which could damage your phone.

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I’ve run several workshops with the lav I listed above - it’s been reliable.

A 6’ extension like this is good with them:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008DWGLLO/dvinfo09-20

That’s about as short as works. There’s also a 20’ extension, which is more that needed, mostly:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00X85S7EA/dvinfo09-20

I recommend not going crazy with volunteers using cell phones. Headphones are too complicated. If you can get them to turn the phone horizontally, hold it steady, lock exposure and focus, and use a lav you’ll really improve quality substantially. This is smartphone filmmaking, it’s important to recognize that the standards and expected quality are very low by pro standards.

To get the most quality out of smartphones, I *highly* recommend the app Filmic Pro, available for iOS and Android. But it’s really more for someone who has at least intermediate shooting skills on a dSLR for video, or on a camcorder.

The next step from there is a holder that can be used on a mini tabletop or full-sized tripod...

Note that iPhone 7 and later don’t have a headphone/microphone jack. But, they do come with a converter that allows use of the mics.

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Pete did you receive my email?

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I didn’t know until you said something. I forgot I have my dvinfo contact set to my secondary email that I check infrequently.

I didn’t follow up with you when saw how expensive isotope rx6, in addition to your time and expertise, it wouldn’t be right to expect you would do it for free. This is for a non profit that I’ve already put in way to much time for what I quoted. I’ll ask if they’re willing to pay extra for this service but it’s unlikely due to their budget . If they won’t, please don’t take it as a sign of disrespect.

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I totally understand. It was a good exercise for me and if they come up with some money wonderful. If not I learned some more RX6 techniques and that's worth something to me too.