Challenge:
I want to record a video on my android smartphone of myself singing a high, lonesome bluegrass tune in a graveyard and playing a couple of breaks. I want to shoot it outdoors. I have my phone, and a tripod I usually mount it on.
But I'm thinking that in the outdoor setting and from a shooting distance away, the little built-in mic on my phone isn't going to capture my playing or my voice well at all. I don't want and can't really afford a $100+ pro a/v solution.
But I see that there are various mics available now that work with android phones for video-making -- ranging from wireless omnidirectional bluetooth ones (the most expensive) to wired directional ones that mount atop the phone on the tripod).
A single mic isn't likely to capture both instrument and voice, but the instrument is the more important for this purpose. So should I be looking at a lavalier-type mic that I perhaps could clip to my instrument strap? But since the better sound comes from the front of the mando, maybe the directional type would be better and just hope it still captures at least some of my voice too? Or maybe put the lavalier on a boom out in front of me (sort of spoils the naturalistic outdoor effect though).
Has anyone here ever tried anything like this on the cheap? Lessons learned? Tips and recommendations? Learning and perfecting the tune to perform it is challenging enough -- so I don't want a ton of tech issues on top of that.
Suggestions welcome!
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