I'm interested in buying this device, but one thing that most reviewers never mention or test is the audio recording quality.
(This was/is a major disappointment with my current device, HTC Desire)
Can people test this and comment on this? More specifically:
-how well can it still record high volumes, at concerts, club, etc...
-stereo?
-which format
Haven't tried much myself, but this video shows how bad it is outside if it's windy:
youtube.com/watch?v=zwwmSvwEQzI
I would guess loud bass (which is air pressure, like wind) at concerts and clubs will do the same.
It did on my previous LG and Samsung phones, only Nokia N82 and N8 did a decent job.
Thanks for the reply.
So it seems from that video (correct me if i'm wrong):
-the recording is in stereo
-it has some automatic gain control (already better than my Desire )
Maybe it would be better if you can set that gain manually
It does have stereo indeed. One mic at the bottom and one at the top, for stereo recordings and noise reduction while calling.
I can't say anything about the rest, but there will probably some experts in here too answer that soon.
Can someone try to record and upload a video with mono setting instead of default stereo?
You may want to check out my post and Youtube links here. There's a disturbing high pitch sound when I record in stereo, but not when I record in mono. I hope it's something easily fixable.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24507305&postcount=118
There is no getting around the fact that the audio is bad, no matter how you slice it. HTC is known for bad audio recording, and they are keeping with that tradition. Many HTC phones have stereo recording. Switching between mono and stereo has minimal impact. The wealth of youtube videos shows how HTC is keeping in line with their older phones. Nothing but high pitched clipping that stabs at the ear at the slightest wind, smallest bit of dialogue, or just a car passing by. Even if you can filter the shrill sound out, the actual voices are very robotic and garbled sounding. There are very little low frequencies. HTC is not going to "fix" it with an update because they never did in any of their other phones (like the Amaze 4G, Titan, Sensation, etc.) and expecting some magical update for a hallmark tradition of the brand is unreasonable. Their engineers either don't care or lack the competence for such a simple matter.
If this is a deal breaker, look elsewhere. Don't get coaxed into believing it will get better. This issue in particular will not. Otherwise, the One X is a fantastic phone, if you can ignore this one fatal flaw.
Kinda wished HTC had used the mic from the Rezound. Its so much better than the rest of HTC android phones (other than the annoying random static pops its still better..)
is it confirmed for sure that the One X has horrible music audio in videos? that is a dealbreaker for me because i would be recording myself DJing and concerts/festivals/raves. there hasn't been a post in here since the day it was released, so i need to make sure before i spend over $600. i can just buy a Canon or some other camera until the GS III comes out.
EDIT: it doesn't matter. i will find out myself. i need something to use until something better comes out, so if i don't like it then i will sell it to someone on here in the marketplace.
Thinking of picking one of these up for video chats, anyone got one and have any comments on speaker / microphone quality for 1 or more people?
Looking for louder, more clear audio than whats built into the handset speaker
So I took my OG to a Fallout Boy Concert, was taking various video of my fav. songs, the video quality on full HD is amazing. My fiances iphone paled in comparison, however, the audio is not useable, it is scratchy and extremely muffled and raspy. I know it is probably the bass and drums, but her iPhone was able to handle the sound great. Does anyone have any suggestions for recording this kind of video/audio? Is there an app, or settings of some kind, or is it just the way the phones video (More audio I guess) recorder is?
Thanks!
Tristanlogd said:
So I took my OG to a Fallout Boy Concert, was taking various video of my fav. songs, the video quality on full HD is amazing. My fiances iphone paled in comparison, however, the audio is not useable, it is scratchy and extremely muffled and raspy. I know it is probably the bass and drums, but her iPhone was able to handle the sound great. Does anyone have any suggestions for recording this kind of video/audio? Is there an app, or settings of some kind, or is it just the way the phones video (More audio I guess) recorder is?
Thanks!
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You could buy a rode cameralav microphone. I'm not sure if it's only for iPhone but I figure as long as you have a 3.5mm headphone jack you should be okl
Hi there,
Just wondering if anyone has any feedback on the audio quality when recording videos in a loud setting (concerts/festivals etc)
My OPO was extremely bad in this and ruined a lot of videos (mostly techno festivals). iPhones my friends had were flawless.
Thanks
Has anyone used their Pixel / XL to record video of a live music performance or in a nightclub? I tend to film a lot of live music at concerts large and small and want to know if the audio gets very distorted or not. I currently have a Nexus 6P and it's okay but not great, have to stand fairly far from the stage to avoid distortion. My old HTC phones (M8 and M9) that had a dual microphone setup was nearly flawless in extremely loud places and I really miss that sound quality.
I'm interested in this as well. Anyone tried recording a video in a club or loud concert?
I tested my Pixel XL the other night at a blues club, standing less than 10 feet from the stage and the sound quality is very good, no distortion at all. The sound is a little bit muted in the vocals but much better than my 6P could ever do. I'm quite happy with the sound quality of the video.
Below is a link to the video i made
https://goo.gl/photos/xNNc58QktWZFh3zu5