Note that it does NOT have the speaker port, and will cut the sound to the iPhone/iPod speaker. I had no trouble with the clear silicon skin I use, but those with heavy cases may need to remove them.Īddendum: If you just want a simple 1/4' to iPhone mic adapter, the least expensive option I have found this far is this Peterson model pictured. The jack KVConnect uses is pretty beefy, and shaped at a right angle, much bigger than the tiny straight-on collar on Apple-issue headphones. Also be certain that any case you have does not interfere with the jack. Sometimes the apps I tested it on, Cleartune and Tuner Tool, had trouble accessing the mic if I plugged it in while the app was live. Some tips: It seemed to work best to plug in the mic before launching the application.

With the proper equipment in place, it's simply a matter of plugging it all in. It is designed for Korg's electronic tuner line, but it uses a standard 1/4' mono mic jack. The external microphone pictured is the Korg CM-100L Contact Mic, on a clip. The app shown is Cleartune - Chromatic Tuner. Plugging a standard mic jack into a 4-band jack will not work because the signals from the mic jack do not match what the iPod's wiring expects. While plugging most any headphone jack will match the bands for sound, not so with a mic. However, these mic-and-speaker jacks have four metal bands, whereas a standard stereo jack has three, and most monophonic microphones have two. The iPod and many Androids use a single jack for stereo output and microphone input. But third party mics may not work with iPod or Android without a proper adapter.

Third-party mics offer better quality and more placement options using stands and clips. Some Android devices have same jack pattern others have the four bands but in a different order.Īpple sells headphones with mics, but the mic is not very high quality, and it's attached to the headphone cable, which is awkward. The two on the tip are the right and left stereo speaker channels.

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