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Originally Posted by lkingston
The reason the phone mics sound so bad is that they are omnidirectional. They pick up sound in all directions and that means there is a lot of room mixed in with the voice.
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I've often thought that it's the noise gate that's built into the phones that is the culprit in getting a bad sound. My logic is based solely on the fact that I've had really bad recordings with my phone when playing acoustic, but some great recordings when playing electric, loudly.
With the acoustic in my atrium (stone floor, high ceiling, lots of windows, etc) there seems to be a lot of 'reflective' sounds that the noise gate tries to filter out. They're getting to the mic 'a little late', as it were, and are perceived as 'noise' instead of ambiance.
With the electric, on the other hand, I'm overwhelming the room with sound so the noise gate circuit hasn't got a moment to make a decision when to cut in or out, so it takes a nap.
This is all conjecture on my part, but it's based on observation.
I don't take any chances now: I bought a Shure MV-88 and the software that runs it does a great job no matter what I throw at it.
Regards,
Howard Emerson