Need Help Finding A Microphone

[Andy123S]

I have a very specific use case with my microphone I make YouTube videos and part of the experience I’m trying to capture with the video is my voice and the background noise. And I was looking for a microphone that can attach to my phone if there is one.  I have looked on google and YouTube for about an hour only can find how to remove background which is the exact opposite of what I want. So if anyone has any suggestions that will be much appreciated thanks

[Nuvion]

Why do you want to capture background noise?

[Andy123S]

10 minutes ago, Nuvion said:

Why do you want to capture background noise?

We make videos of our animals which are usually in the background of the clip.

[GhostRoadieBL]

typically you want to separate voice from background, your use case is extremely uncommon for cell phone recording and really requires a standalone recorder with 2 inputs. 

 

https://www.amazon.com/Tascam-DR-40X-Four-Track-Recorder-Interface/dp/B07N3FDT3M/ref=pd_sbs_3?pd_rd_w=YD9hz&pf_rd_p=c52600a3-624a-4791-b4c4-3b112e19fbbc&pf_rd_r=DG4R0Q7XJHP8YXQYKEJ4&pd_rd_r=b7bd5886-1fde-425b-961d-d14b59105b80&pd_rd_wg=VCaOX&pd_rd_i=B07N3FDT3M&psc=1

 

something like this an an XLR Lav mic for your vocals and another mic for the surrounding is what you will need to control the background and your voice as separate tracks in your editing program. 

 

 

https://www.amazon.com/Lavalier-Lapel-Microphones-Dual-Interview/dp/B07CHCSLVC/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=double+lav+mic&qid=1612056789&sr=8-5

 

the other option (not as good but would work) is a dual Lav mic kit, clip one to yourself for your vocals and the other to the phone facing the background noise you want to record. you have little to no control over how your voice volume is compared to the background so it comes down to trial and error in the environment over and over until the balance works for the video. 

[Andy123S]

5 minutes ago, GhostRoadieBL said:

typically you want to separate voice from background, your use case is extremely uncommon for cell phone recording and really requires a standalone recorder with 2 inputs. 

 

https://www.amazon.com/Tascam-DR-40X-Four-Track-Recorder-Interface/dp/B07N3FDT3M/ref=pd_sbs_3?pd_rd_w=YD9hz&pf_rd_p=c52600a3-624a-4791-b4c4-3b112e19fbbc&pf_rd_r=DG4R0Q7XJHP8YXQYKEJ4&pd_rd_r=b7bd5886-1fde-425b-961d-d14b59105b80&pd_rd_wg=VCaOX&pd_rd_i=B07N3FDT3M&psc=1

 

something like this an an XLR Lav mic for your vocals and another mic for the surrounding is what you will need to control the background and your voice as separate tracks in your editing program. 

 

 

https://www.amazon.com/Lavalier-Lapel-Microphones-Dual-Interview/dp/B07CHCSLVC/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=double+lav+mic&qid=1612056789&sr=8-5

 

the other option (not as good but would work) is a dual Lav mic kit, clip one to yourself for your vocals and the other to the phone facing the background noise you want to record. you have little to no control over how your voice volume is compared to the background so it comes down to trial and error in the environment over and over until the balance works for the video. 

Thanks I will check those out.

[Ahoy Hoy]

Theres a few products which are small mics which plug into the usb or lighting port on the phone

If you use a iphone something like the Shure MV88 is a possibility

Rode makes a similar mic but just goes into a a jack.