I hope this is the right place for this question.
My computer skills are pretty much limited to turning the thing on and off, and grinding my teeth over the complications that the latest Upgrade has induced into my life. It may be that this question has been answered a dozen times here, but I can’t seem to find anything.
I’m getting up in years, and it occurred to me that I ought to have a record of the stuff I can play now. It might not be all that great, but it won’t be improved by the rheumatism and absent-mindedness that might come with old age.
So one night I set up my trusty iPad to frame myself in my guitar-playing chair and did a tune. Playing the video back resulted in a satisfactory visual, but the sound seemed to be coming from the other end of the house. Any decent sound level required me to sit so close to the tablet that only one hand would show.
In the Good Old Days, I attached my Shure crystal microphone to my Voice Of Music tape recorder and got a listenable audio on the 7” tape reel. I figured that a wireless mike in my shirt pocket synched up to the iPad might serve the same purpose, and get the video I wanted as a bonus, so I went to the Apple store to inquire if they had anything. Short answer, NO. They had two microphones, both of which plugged directly into phones or pads. The lady said I couldn’t use a cable to get either of them close to me, and would not speculate as to whether they would be any better than the mike already in the iPad. They had no wireless mikes, and she suggested Best Buy.
So I went home and searched the Net. A “Ten Best Products For Home Recording” site went over some wireless setups compatible with iPhones and iPads. The two that seemed most likely to work were the Fulaim MX-20 and the Viewflex Conica CVMWS60. They both looked pretty elaborate, though, with lots of extra stuff to set up and get working.
As mentioned, I’m not a computer person, and I already have enough stuff that I either can’t get to work or had to endure a half-day of head-banger music On Hold, waiting for the right Apple technician who could understand my poorly expressed problem and whose verbal responses were elementary enough so I could understand him, and who could also solve the problem du jour. I’d like to make some videos, but I’d rather not buy into any more of that.
Is there anything that can just be turned on and used in conjunction with an iPad 20 feet away, that doesn’t need a technician to set up? Do either of the above wireless mikes work well and easily? I don’t necessarily need “studio-grade” recording, but I would hope it would sound as good or better than my old tape recorder.
I’d appreciate any advice or experiences from anyone here. Thanks much in advance.
My computer skills are pretty much limited to turning the thing on and off, and grinding my teeth over the complications that the latest Upgrade has induced into my life. It may be that this question has been answered a dozen times here, but I can’t seem to find anything.
I’m getting up in years, and it occurred to me that I ought to have a record of the stuff I can play now. It might not be all that great, but it won’t be improved by the rheumatism and absent-mindedness that might come with old age.
So one night I set up my trusty iPad to frame myself in my guitar-playing chair and did a tune. Playing the video back resulted in a satisfactory visual, but the sound seemed to be coming from the other end of the house. Any decent sound level required me to sit so close to the tablet that only one hand would show.
In the Good Old Days, I attached my Shure crystal microphone to my Voice Of Music tape recorder and got a listenable audio on the 7” tape reel. I figured that a wireless mike in my shirt pocket synched up to the iPad might serve the same purpose, and get the video I wanted as a bonus, so I went to the Apple store to inquire if they had anything. Short answer, NO. They had two microphones, both of which plugged directly into phones or pads. The lady said I couldn’t use a cable to get either of them close to me, and would not speculate as to whether they would be any better than the mike already in the iPad. They had no wireless mikes, and she suggested Best Buy.
So I went home and searched the Net. A “Ten Best Products For Home Recording” site went over some wireless setups compatible with iPhones and iPads. The two that seemed most likely to work were the Fulaim MX-20 and the Viewflex Conica CVMWS60. They both looked pretty elaborate, though, with lots of extra stuff to set up and get working.
As mentioned, I’m not a computer person, and I already have enough stuff that I either can’t get to work or had to endure a half-day of head-banger music On Hold, waiting for the right Apple technician who could understand my poorly expressed problem and whose verbal responses were elementary enough so I could understand him, and who could also solve the problem du jour. I’d like to make some videos, but I’d rather not buy into any more of that.
Is there anything that can just be turned on and used in conjunction with an iPad 20 feet away, that doesn’t need a technician to set up? Do either of the above wireless mikes work well and easily? I don’t necessarily need “studio-grade” recording, but I would hope it would sound as good or better than my old tape recorder.
I’d appreciate any advice or experiences from anyone here. Thanks much in advance.