How do you find out if the VideoMic Me will work on your mobile device with out having
to buy one? Stick around and I will show you how to do it in 3 simple steps.
G'day, my name is Gary and you're watching the YouTube channel dedicated to make sound
gear easy to understand. This little smartphone mic by RODE called
the VideoMic Me is so easy to carry and fit to your mobile device. The question is, "Is
this mic going to suit your device." There are three simple steps to follow and as a
bonus watch through to end of the video and you find out some detailed measurements of
this mic to determine if it will suit your favourite mobile case.
The first step is to check whether your tablet, iPad or mobile phone is going to connect with
the microphone. Your device came with some sort of headset. Check to see whether it's
got a TRRS plug connected to it. if it has there is a good chance you won't have any
problems. If you want to make sure beyond doubt borough
a friends iPhone earbuds make a call or recording and check it out. You've just confirmed the
mic will work on your device. You can make up some paper templates to determine
if the mic or the windsock is going to block the cameras field of view and this is how
you do it. Use a piece of A4 paper and measure and cut
two pieces. One strip is 295mm by 25mm and the other is 185mm by 75mm.
Make a circle with the narrow piece by bring the ends together and securing it with some
tape. with the other piece of paper roll it up into
a cylinder thats 75mm long and 19mm in diameter and measure out and mark a line 56 mm from
one end and this is actually going to simulate where the plug is on the microphone.
The little cylinder now can be used to simulate the mic without a windsock and the large ring
you have created earlier is used to simulate the mic with a windsock. These two templates
can be held up to your device to see if the VideoMic me is going to block the camera's
view in any way. Hold the small template up to your device
now and make sure it is in the position directly over the microphone input on the mark that
indicates the mic jack. Do the same with the large template that simulates
the windsock and move it around and make sure it doesn't block the camera in any way.
You've just worked out if the mic is going to be a problem on your device.
What about if your iPad, your tablet or your mobile phone has a protective case over the
outside? Let's have a closer look at the dimensions of this microphone and you'll be able to work
it out for yourself. Is the microphone still going to be able to clip in? The microphone
is 75mm long and 19mm in diameter and the mic jack is placed 56mm from one end.
The stabilising clamp can stretch out to about 6mm. There needs to be though a little clearance
around the microphone socket of your device because the plug has quite a study base. Let's
have a closer look at that base. There is a clearance of 3.5mm between the
metal section and the base of the jack. There's about 7mm extension before plug base starts.
The diameter of the plug base is 10mm and it steps down to 7mm in diameter.
I hope that gives you a better idea whether the mic will work on your device. If you would
like some more information I have left some links in the description below this video
and there is often some good discussion in the comments section.
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