Product: iRig Mic
Price: $59.99 MSRP
What It’s Good For: Recording interviews, musical performances and vocal recordings on an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad.
Who It’s Good For: Professional or semi-professional musicians or vocalists. It’s also good for reporters, students and anyone else who needs a way to capture interviews, lectures or other live events.
Limitations: The microphone itself is fairly large and even with its included carrying pouch, isn’t as portable as it could be — this makes it less than ideal for students or reporters who want to record interviews for transcription. Although users can download free versions of recording apps from IK Multimedia, these apps offer limited functionality and the paid versions can be expensive.
Bottom Line: The recording quality of the microphone is quite good and the sensitivity settings work as promised. For the musician or reporter on the go, this is a great add-on to an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
A Look at the iRig Mic
IK Multimedia bills its iRig Mic as “the first handheld, quality condenser microphone for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.” We’re not sure if it’s the first — we’ve seen other microphones for the iPhone in the past, but it is certainly one of the better units available.
The iRig Mic plugs into an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch using the headphone jack. The connector includes a headphone pass-through plug, which is essential so that users can...
