Smartphone/Tablet Recording

RobertW, what does the "SP" in Tablet/SP mean?   LOL.

Also, lets be fair here, considering what tablets and cell phones are designed to do, it is still amazing what you can do on them.   But ya, if you want top quality everything, you still gotta invest in good equipment and go to your PC for power.

But, having said that, look up the Youtube channel of Doug Demuro.  He does car reviews.  He's got millions of subs, has a huge following on YT, has sponsers, has made enough money to do it for a living and even buy a very nice house with the income, and he STILL does most of it from a cell phone and a lapel mic!  LOL.

So, sometimes, it ain't how good the stuff you have is,
it's how good you are at using the stuff you have. 

You'd be amazed at what some people can do on a phone!  LOL.  There was a guy in my church a while ago that recorded a nice video with editing for the video and sound (and added graphics, the works!).  He did it in like 10 minutes when I was there (but was unaware he was doing that cuz I was doing something else).

Anyways, he showed me the upload on youtube and I said, "Cool, when did you post that?"
He said, "Just now."
I was like, "Oh, when did you make that vid?"
He said, "Just now"
I said, "WHAT?!!" 

I watched the video again and my jaw just dropped.  I asked him to show me how he did it so he pulled out the SP and software he used and went through all the steps and he was just so fluid and natural with it.  It was like his phone and the software were part of him for his whole life!  LOL.

I wish I could remember what the app was but I don't.  But just to say again, you'd be amazed at what's possible from a SP/Tablet.

I know some phone are designed that the jack will detect whether headphone or microphone is plugged in (by impedance I expect) But I don't know of any that advertise that as a feature.
MY phone, a now 2 generations old LG G7 ThinQ, will turn into an FM radio when headphones are plugged in. The headphone wires acts as an FM antennae.
WE know you can plug in headphone with mic, right.. So why doesn't a microphone alone work?


[feverish google research ensues]


Youtube knows!


but its mono...

yes , i'm bored, why do you ask?

Firsts World Problems
So my recording splitter for phone/tablet arrived. I didn't buy the one I linked. I selected another that had a smaller connector cover so as to clear case covers on devices. I have occasionally gotten cables (or usb stick ) that's would not plug in a device because cover did not provide enough clearance. No problem on phone.
Then I went to plug it in the Samsung tablet.
No headphone jack.
what! .no.
[googleing ensues]
apparently in OTHER countries Samsung includes a USB TypeC to 3.5 adaptor in the box.... not in Canada.
Another amazon order.
another Tale from the Tech Rabbithole

I don't know, but he used an old iPhone to do it, so it could have been Garage Band for all I know.  He was using an old iPhone 5S.  This was also a year ago so if Adobe Premiere is new and not fully supported yet, then I guess it's not very likely.