Double Bass RECORDING APP FOR PRACTICE

[byrdman1960]

Hello Everyone, just need advice on app to download for recording myself at home and share with teacher, ect..Thanks in advance...

 

[Don Hergert]

Do you want audio only or audio/video?

Also, what OS are you needing this to run under?

 

[byrdman1960]

dhetgert, just audio..I have an apple 7 iPhone..

 

[Sean Riddle]

Honestly voice memos can be decent sometimes. I’ve used it to record rehearsals and some lessons and while not pristine sound, it gets the job done.

 

[Anthony White]

For an iPhone, voice memos is fine. Apple also has a music specific one called Music Memos which offers a little extra useful functionality, and is free for apple users, so why not? Spire is quite nice, and has more functionality, but probably not necessary. It’s a few bucks.

I use an external mic - a Rode VideoMicro, which gives useful improvement in sound quality.

And usually, I record video of my playing, because the added visual information about what I was doing when I made a particular sound is really valuable.

 

[Ric Vice]

Good words, if you don’t use a phone case the Blue Mikey Digital plugs right into the lightning connector on the phone.

 

[Chris Fitzgerald]

The Rode mics are great. The Shure MV88+ looks to be even better, as it has an app that controls patterns, and allows you a lot of control over the audio.

 

[redstrand]

Audiobridge has been working great for me, you edit the tracks and layer them up too. I need a better mic tho

 

[byrdman1960]

THANKS EVERYONE! ..I will try the voice memo first and go from there....

 

[ctrlzjones]

The IOS voice memo uses compression. I found no way to change that to AIF or wave that are uncompressed formats. Or maybe there is also a noise cancellation processing involved. As a result the recordings the recordings from that app are “breathing”.