A good few years ago I bought an iRig Mic for making short podcasts at conferences and the like. It worked well for me. I’ve not got much of an ear or wallet for mikes. Last week I dug it out for my class to use in their podcast. It still works well enough for our needs.

@johnjohnston I was recommended this for smartphone audio apps e.g. Clubhouse.

I'm doing fine with a Rode iOS mic. It seems that when I plug it into Lightning it just becomes the main audio source automatically

@warner I’ve got a wee shure lighting mic for my phone. Easy to stuff in a pocket. I think my class(10-11 years old) like the iRig cause it looks like a mic and they can hold it in their hands. I was astonished it still worked it is at least 10 years old.

@warner I’m on my second one. The connector broke on the first one after an hour 😔 Sound, when recording outside, improved a lot since I’m using it.

@johnjohnston I often think half the value of 'good kit' is simply the spectacle to inspire people - be they grownup singers like me, or your school students - to bring their A-game!! Can be annoying when I'm tryna produce minimalist!

@maique you mean like the little lightning bit that just plugs in? Have you found that iPhone's automatically respect it as audio input, or is there any way to customise that in iPhone?

@warner Yeah, that bit.

And, so far, it’s really plug & play. As soon as it’s connected, sound comes in from the microphone.

@maique as more films are 'Shot on iPhone' I wonder if they will improve the customizability of that on iPhone 14.

Even in 3rd party apps like Mevo, I'm pretty sure it just says 'iPhone microphone' without even distinguishing whether theirs another one plugged in.

@johnjohnston 🎭👏