Best way to use cellular HD Voice for remotes?

[ssndradio]

Hey All;

I'm trying to figure out the best way to take advantage of cellular HD voice for remotes; in my case Sprint has launched it in our area as long as a call is made via compatible phones on the Sprint network (if you are roaming or have 1 bar of signal it's regular phone quality). I've put one phone in the studio set to auto-answer, and another for the remote talent. We log in remotely to the automation via VNC to turn the source on and off.

Mainly I'm looking for advice on the best way to get the high quality audio in and out... I initially purchased a pair of JK audio Daptor 2's -- and although the studio side is great, I can't hook a board or a mic to it remotely without the audio quality completely tanking (the Daptor 2 connects to the phones via the headset jack). If for nothing else than the "show biz factor", I don't want the talent "talking into a cell phone" (although when they talk directly into the mic on an iPhone it rivals that of our Comrex Access)... I also don't like that they are passive... would rather find something with a line level amp in it even if it requires power.

Any ideas would be helpful -- the dream of having high quality remotes without messing with IP is sooo tempting -- to get HD voice you literally just make a phone call.

Thanks!

 

[zachmorton]

We've had great success using I-Rig mics and I-Rig pre units. They plug directly into the iphone and android handsets. Not sure how you will answer the phone at your studio, but we long gave up on Tieline for normal remotes. Sound quality is great! We don't use a live feed though...we record and edit them on site and send them to the studio.

 

[ssndradio]

I have a Sharp Aquos android phone back at the studio -- there's a free ad-free Android app called Auto Answer... does exactly what it says it does, and it's rock solid

I think I'll give the I-Rig a shot on the remote side... the Daptor 2 is fine on the studio end, but the remote side it's terrible -- maybe because I'm using an iPhone on the remote side and the headset jack is weird.

I was also pointed in the direction of the Apogee Mic: http://www.apogeedigital.com/products/mic -- looks interesting, but before I get it I want to make sure it passes audio to the phone and not just for recording (it's via the lightning port).

J

 

[Unregistered]

+1 on the iRig Pre. VERY clean preamp and works with just about any smartphone I've tried. Let us know how your HD voice experiment goes!

 

[PTBoardOp94]

In 2-3 months, Audio Technica will be releasing a version of the AT2020 microphone that plugs into Lightning port on recent IPhones, IPads, and some high end laptops, if you don't need to mix anything.

 

[Unregistered]

In 2-3 months, Audio Technica will be releasing a version of the AT2020 microphone that plugs into Lightning port on recent IPhones, IPads, and some high end laptops, if you don't need to mix anything.

I've used my AT2020USB for years now with iDevices by connecting it with the Apple Camera Connection kit. There's a version for the older 30-pin and Lightning connectors. Works great.