In your Mac, the internal mic is stored, but it’s not good. From the online store, you can also buy an external USB mic. You can use your iPhone as a wireless microphone for Mac.
Let’s us discuss how to use the iPhone as a wireless microphone for Mac:-
USE IPHONE AS EXTERNAL MIC INPUT IN MACBOOK:-
On your iPhone, when you have downloaded the microphone live app, join your iPhone and MacBook through the lightning to USB cable. Putting your iPhone on a tripod to make the best use of the microphones placed at the bottom.
2. By pressing “Cmd + N” open a new finder window. Select ‘Applications’ in the favorites option.
There are so many options you will see. Search for the utility folder.
Then search for “Audio MIDI Setup”. This set- up manages the audio and media devices.
To get started, download the Microphone Live app on your iPhone or iPad. After that, connect your iOS device to MacBook using USB/Lighting cable. Then, on your Mac computer, open Applications Utilities. Here you can find an app called Audio MIDI Setup. Use Audio Midi Setup to turn your iPhone into a new input source on your Mac Now select your iPhone or iPad from the device list on the left and click Enable. Rode IXYL Cardioid Condenser Microphone For iOS. The Rode IXYL can be used for a variety of.
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A new window will open. Search for your iPhone device name on the left-hand side of the window. Tap on the “Enable” option. Then your iPhone matches as an audio input device on your MacBook.
Now for open Microphone lite app, go back to your menu. At the bottom of the screen, you will find the input and output device. The app displays the input device as iPhone Bottom Mic. But in some devices, you’ll notice that when you enable the device on your Mac, the audio input changes to Front iPhone Mic.
A new window will open. You will see the output device menu at the bottom of the app. Click on the “Dock Connector” option.
On your launchpad or spotlight open “system preferences” option and search for the “sounds” option.
Now you will see that your iPhone is now accessible as an input device for your Mac. Select your iPhone device and you are ready to go.
If you want to use Audacity to record audio, in the drop-down menu you can now see iPhone in the input device.
Now open the microphone lite app if it is not open already and to activate iPhone mic then press the power button.
And at last, tap the record button on Audacity and start recording audio on your Mac from your iPhone’s mic.
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Your Macbook has an internal mic, but it isn’t that good. Off course you can buy those external USB mics from Amazon, but they are quite expensive as well. Turns out, you can use your iPhone’s mic as an audio input for your Mac. The trick here is simple. All you need is an app that transmits audio from your iPhone to your Mac and set up your Mac, to make it receive audio input. Let’s see how to do this.
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You Will Need
A free app – Microphone Live
Apple’s Lightning to USB cable
And of course, iPhone and MacBook.
Use iPhone as External Mic Input in MacBook
Step 1
Once you have downloaded the Microphone Live app on your iPhone, connect your iPhone and MacBook through the lightning to USB cable. Placing your iPhone on a tripod or hold it in your hand, to make the best use of the microphones placed at the bottom.
Step 2
Now, go to your Mac and open a new Finder window by pressing ‘cmd + N’. Click on ‘Applications’ under the head favorites, in the left navigation menu.
Step 3
Scroll down to find the ‘Utilities’ folder. You can also access the same in your Launchpad or even in the Spotlight search.
Step 4
Look for ‘Audio MIDI Setup’. This app is a macOS utility that manages audio and MIDI devices.
Step 4
Open the Audio MIDI Setup and look for your iPhone’s name on the left menu. Click on ‘Enable‘ right under your iPhone’s name. This allows your iPhone to appear as an audio input device on your MacBook.
Step 5
Now, go back to your iPhone and open Microphone lite app. You’ll see the input and output options at the bottom of the screen. Although initially, the app shows the input device as iPhone Bottom Mic. But in some devices, you’ll notice that as soon as you enable the device on your Mac, the audio input changes to Front iPhone Mic.
This is because your device has another microphone that you were probably not aware of. It is placed right on top along with the stereo speakers.
Step 6
On the bottom right of the app, you’ll see the output device menu. Tap on it once and select ‘Dock Connector’ if not already selected.
Step 7
Open System Preferences either through launchpad or Spotlight and look for Sounds.
Here you’ll see that iPhone is now available as an input device for your Mac. Select iPhone and you are good to go. You can check if the device is working right from this menu itself. As you speak the sound bar shows input.
Step 8
Similarly, if you use Audacity to record audio, you can now see iPhone in the input device drop-down menu.
Step 9
Now go back to your iPhone, open the microphone lite if it’s not already open and press the power button to activate iPhone mic.
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Step 10
And that’s it, hit the record button on Audacity and start recording audio on your Mac from your iPhone’s mic. You might have to do some noise removal and audio compression with Audacity, here is our step by step article on how to improve your voice over with Audacity
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Although there are other ways to record audio on your iPhone and then transfer it to your MacBook, for better audio quality. In fact, you can even record audio on the native Voice Memo app which is common across your Apple devices and hence you can access it on your Mac as well. But then again there’s a hassle of importing the audio file into the editing software. Microphone Live and other similar apps let you record audio in apps like audacity in real-time. So make your choice and let me know your experience in the comments below.