{"id":4769,"date":"2023-04-10T17:09:30","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T03:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/?p=4769"},"modified":"2023-04-10T17:09:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T03:09:30","slug":"mobileviews-mini-podcast-35-outdoor-test-recording-using-the-absgeega-wireless-lav-mic-for-android-and-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/10\/mobileviews-mini-podcast-35-outdoor-test-recording-using-the-absgeega-wireless-lav-mic-for-android-and-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"MobileViews mini-podcast 35: Outdoor test recording using the ABSGEEGA wireless lav mic for Android and iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MobileViews mini-podcast 35: ABSGEEGA wireless LAV for Android &#038; iPhone\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=du25i-13dd229-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Arial&#038;skin=1&#038;font-color=auto&#038;logo_link=episode_page&#038;btn-skin=7\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4770\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4770\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lav-absgeega-wireless-usb-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lav-absgeega-wireless-usb-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lav-absgeega-wireless-usb.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ABSGEEGA wireless lavalier microphone for Android &#038; iPhone<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>Correction 1: In the podcast, I said this is mini-podcast 34. However, it is really mini-podcast 35.<br \/>\nCorrection 2: In the podcast, I said it does not use Bluetooth because that it what the product description said. However, the dongle itself appears to use Bluetooth 4.0.<\/p>\n<p>I have been thinking about recording interview\/discussion type podcasts outdoors for a while. I found a low cost (US$27) lav mic that has a wireless dongle with Lightning, USB-A, and USB-C adapters &#8212; allowing it be used with nearly any device. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/ABSGEEGA-Microphone-Professional-Recording-Livestream\/dp\/B0BJQPPFFB\/?tag=totechcom\">ABSGEEGA Wireless USB Lavalier Lapel Microphone for iPhone&#038; iPad&#038; Android Phones<\/a><br \/>\nThe lav&#8217;s product info on Amazon states that no Bluetooth is necessary. However, the dongle it ships with appears to be a Bluetooth 4.0 receiver. The receiver has a USB-C plug for Android and other devices with a USB-C port, a lightning adapter for Apple devices that still use lightning (e.g., iPhone), and a USB-A plug for other devices. The kit includes two wireless lav mics which is perfect for the outdoors-with-a-guest podcast concept. The receiver is powered by the recording device. The lav mics are charged using a USB-C cable.<\/p>\n<p>The receiver is plug-and-play. There was not any special configuration or pairing needed to get it to work with the lav mics. I used Apple&#8217;s Voice Memos app to record this mini-podcast. The first three minutes were recorded using one of the two wireless lav mics. The last minute was recorded using the iPhone 14 Pro&#8217;s built-in mic. The audio recorded using the lav mic sounded a little muddy to me with what sounded like a little vibrato in my speech. However, the muddiness and vibrato may have been an artifact of my sloppy mic placement for this initial test.<\/p>\n<p>The segment using the iPhone&#8217;s built-in mic sounded much more natural to me: No muddiness or vibrato. However, there was a lot of ambient sound because of the lack of a wind shield. This might be preferable in some cases if the idea is to highlight the fact that the recording is being done outdoors.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, it is hard to complain about a sub-$30 product that performs as advertised.<\/p>\n<p>I plan to test the wireless lav mic using <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/just-press-record\/id1033342465?platform=iphone\">Just Press Record<\/a> app for the iPhone (US$4.99) with transcription next.<\/p>\n<p>Available via <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0&#038;gclid=COid8dLi6s0CFQrQfgodJ_8CsA&#038;gclsrc=ds#\/ps\/Ioaoswyblmdonyb42jg6stsl6om\">Google Music Podcasts<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/mobileviews.com-podcast\/id301171904?mt=2\">Apple iTunes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\u201chttps:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/MobileViewscom-Podcast-Podcast\/B08K565TQS?qid=1640555789&#038;sr=1-1&#038;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&#038;pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&#038;pf_rd_r=TXEJVWB2VW471GJ9XQQ0\u201d<\/a>MobileViews Podcast from Audible.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Correction 1: In the podcast, I said this is mini-podcast 34. 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