Thank you for this video. Your video has helped me a lot with connecting my H4N pro with a Samsung S8, though it won't record the sound from the h4n on my phone. The recorder app on my phone just shows a straight line, so there is no audio being registered. When I unplug the jack cable from the h4n output port and touch the cable with my finger, then incoming sound is registered by the recording app on my phone. So the splitter and cables seem to be working fine. When I then replug the jack into the output port on the h4n, then my phone comes with a popup which says "complete action using" and I can choose "Google" or "Bixby Voice". When I then select the "Google" option, then it stops the recording and when I start the recording again, I'm back at square one. Searched on internet already but can't find a solution for this, so was hoping that you maybe have a tip. I will be so happy if I'm able to record video's with the h4n as an external mic 🙂
I am trying to understand how to film a video from my phone, where the sound is not from the phone built-in mics, but from the H4n. So that I won't have to sync it later. Is this method going to work?
Hi Kostas, with our experience, this could work for some mobile phones and not others. What we could suggest is if you have a free return service for the new pieces of stuff that you want to try, it's better to try first and see if it works for you or not. Out of the 5 androids we have, 3 of them are working fine with this method and all of them are quite new devices.
I found the presentation quite confusing. I’m trying to play a song on my iPad and hard wire a connection to my zoom to record it for greater clarity. It wasn’t clear who was your audio source here, the phone or the H4n? I’m a musician and need the clarity to transcribe the song into sheet music
Will this set up work for tiktok livestreaming? I tried the tascam and it only had mono sound , not stereo. I also couldn't monitor the sound on tiktok. Also, couldn't you just plug the headphone into headphone jack of the h4n? I have a samsung s21 and it doesn't have 3.5mm , just type c so will I have to use a type c to 3.5mm adapter, then put the splitter on top of that?
Hi Chimney, thank you for your question. With Samsung S2, I believe with Tiktok it will be difficult to make it stereo as I don't know if TikTok could configure that kind of advanced setting on Audio. Yes you could use the zoom headphone to monitor it, but TikTok has its own volume control setting which I believe is not open, make sure it is not too overloud for live stream, I had experience with Instalive and it boosted my volume automatically. The best way to monitor is to use another account while you are doing the LS. But if you want to make an advanced setting, try to use a USB C dongle with USB A input for zoom audio interface, it works more stable from my experience
I want to record my music on the Zoom and then create a wav or MP3 file on the Zoom. That's all well and good but I need to send/ export that file to my android mobile phone. How is this done please?
Thank you so much for the tutorial, and I managed to use my Zoom H5 as an external mic with my android cellphone. Just make sure following the order in the video: hooking the adapter first, then the rest; otherwise it won't work, at least in my case.
It is possible to try out, we don't really know if iPhone has the capability of recognizing zoom, but it worth to try as iPhone camera is also a good one
Do you mean recording or using audio interface? With audio interface it can be up t0 2 plugins only, and live recording 4 channel mode, you can use 2 built mics and other 2 mic/jack plugins
I'd like to record video on my phone with Zoom H4n quality sound - to be clear, is that what this does? (There was no mention of how to adjust settings on phone or H4n to switch audio from phone mics to H4n. I'm using a Pixel 5a with a headphone jack port.)
Hi yes you can try to connect via USB and make it as audio interface with 48kHz setting for most of the middle high phone. Usually when it works it will said youre using an external microphone. It works depends on your phone system, usually it works fine with Samsung or middle high phone. If it doesnt work, then splitter is needed. Hope this help
Hello!!!! How are you? I try with splitter on 3.5 input but don't recognize on my phone... Then I try with USB c input to USB of the zoom h4n ( interface mode) ... Work... But the audio is fast than video 😞😞😞 anything help please? My phone is a Xiaomi redmi note 8 pro
You guys sent the international link with the wrong idea in the comment section. Do it right next time. I gotta return an item now. Thank you for my advice 🙏
you can try to find it in amazon, but you need to make sure you used he correct one to your phone, as now its not only mini USB but also USB-C, let use know and we could suggest you to our affiliate links
I am having trouble connecting H4n to my Galaxy S10. I purchased a few different splitters and they all work very inconsistently. It sometimes works the first time I record, but the phone stops recognizing soon after. Any idea what might be the issue? I tried using a several different connecting set up, but it's the same.
Does it always stop when you playback the recording? From our experience, only play the recording without any splitter plugged in it. If you are using USB audio card, use the pro mode video, and choose usb mic as audio source.. Let us know how things going on. Thanks for watching!
@@TuneInsiders I did playback after disconnecting because I figured it wouldn't play with the 3.5mm plugged in. Once I plug it back to record again, it never connects again. I would say it randomly connects less than 5% of the time. I tried many different splitters and 3.5mm cables, but I just can't seem to get it to work. Would the USB audio card be a more reliable method?
@@PianistBPark Hi Brian, we also had that problem sometimes but now it seems working well for our S7 Edge, Xiami Redmi Note 3, Galaxy A51 5G and Galaxy S21+ so it supposed to work with yours too. But of course different device and system could make big different. We tried also with sound card USB and it seems work well with the video as long as the phone noticed the usb or exterdan microphone. We can't guarantee 100% as we have different device, but it might worth to try, just dont spend too much money where you can't refund it when it doesn't work. Thanks for writing to us
Yes it would, but whatsapp will keep processing your voice automatically. But for sure you will have a better quality. If you are searching for a music dynamic, whatsapp wouldnt give the contrast that you want for music
@@TuneInsiders thanks! I'm using whatsapp these days for piano lessons (as the student), but I'd like to do recordings, so been basically hum/hawing about buying the zoom h4n pro.
So how this works for you? let us know in the comment section below. AFTER MANY COMMENTS WE DO MORE RESEARCH ON WHY MANY OF IT ARE FAILED. 1. The android phone is not for an advanced solution: don't use a USB audio card, or a cheap splitter, use the "Y CABLE" (mike and audio) splitter at a medium price. We have tried many more devices to make sure this could work 2. For an advanced phone with pro mode (ex Samsung Galaxy 10 above), you could use the USB audio card and you could also change the source of audio in the pro mod, if you could not do that, back to number 1 recommendation.
@@ptalch Hi Marcus, you are correct, with this splitter it will be mono as it only has one channel mike. I am not sure if there is 4th ring jack existed. TS for mono, TRS for stereo and TRRS for stereo+ground for mono mike. You probably need sound card to make it stereo for mobile instead of jack connection. Hope this could help www.gearpatrol.com/tech/audio/a724227/headphone-jack-plugs-rings-explained/
@@TuneInsiders thank you for your quick response. I will do some experiments when I receive mine. The most remarkable point is if it sums up both mics to mono or neglects one of them. In this case a stereo to mono adapter will do it.
Thank you for this video. Your video has helped me a lot with connecting my H4N pro with a Samsung S8, though it won't record the sound from the h4n on my phone.
The recorder app on my phone just shows a straight line, so there is no audio being registered. When I unplug the jack cable from the h4n output port and touch the cable with my finger, then incoming sound is registered by the recording app on my phone. So the splitter and cables seem to be working fine. When I then replug the jack into the output port on the h4n, then my phone comes with a popup which says "complete action using" and I can choose "Google" or "Bixby Voice". When I then select the "Google" option, then it stops the recording and when I start the recording again, I'm back at square one.
Searched on internet already but can't find a solution for this, so was hoping that you maybe have a tip. I will be so happy if I'm able to record video's with the h4n as an external mic 🙂
¿Ya encontraste solución?
I am trying to understand how to film a video from my phone, where the sound is not from the phone built-in mics, but from the H4n. So that I won't have to sync it later. Is this method going to work?
Hi Kostas, with our experience, this could work for some mobile phones and not others. What we could suggest is if you have a free return service for the new pieces of stuff that you want to try, it's better to try first and see if it works for you or not. Out of the 5 androids we have, 3 of them are working fine with this method and all of them are quite new devices.
Can I also use this idea to improve the sound quality when I take a video with the mobile device?
Absolutely! Its totally valid
I found the presentation quite confusing. I’m trying to play a song on my iPad and hard wire a connection to my zoom to record it for greater clarity. It wasn’t clear who was your audio source here, the phone or the H4n? I’m a musician and need the clarity to transcribe the song into sheet music
can I use my h6 it as a cameras' microphone? or audio source?
yes you can, depend on which phone you are using but it works well with our Galaxy S phones
@@TuneInsiders thank you
sorry but i want to plug Zoom as Sound Card. Is it possible?
Will this set up work for tiktok livestreaming? I tried the tascam and it only had mono sound , not stereo. I also couldn't monitor the sound on tiktok. Also, couldn't you just plug the headphone into headphone jack of the h4n? I have a samsung s21 and it doesn't have 3.5mm , just type c so will I have to use a type c to 3.5mm adapter, then put the splitter on top of that?
Hi Chimney, thank you for your question. With Samsung S2, I believe with Tiktok it will be difficult to make it stereo as I don't know if TikTok could configure that kind of advanced setting on Audio. Yes you could use the zoom headphone to monitor it, but TikTok has its own volume control setting which I believe is not open, make sure it is not too overloud for live stream, I had experience with Instalive and it boosted my volume automatically. The best way to monitor is to use another account while you are doing the LS. But if you want to make an advanced setting, try to use a USB C dongle with USB A input for zoom audio interface, it works more stable from my experience
Better quality recording! Yes. Thanks.
Thanks!!
great infos, great additions in the comments, thanks
I am going to get this to record thunder audio. Can't wait it sounds so hq!.
I want to record my music on the Zoom and then create a wav or MP3 file on the Zoom.
That's all well and good but I need to send/ export that file to my android mobile phone.
How is this done please?
you can copy it via cable from your PC, or to connect a card reader to your android device
Thank you so much for the tutorial, and I managed to use my Zoom H5 as an external mic with my android cellphone. Just make sure following the order in the video: hooking the adapter first, then the rest; otherwise it won't work, at least in my case.
Glad it helped! and thanks for the tip, we might relesase the update soon too :)
I follow this order, but I am not able to record video using H4npro and my Samsung s10e...
can i use this method to use my iphone camera to film my singing and playing instrument in place of expensive dslr camera?
It is possible to try out, we don't really know if iPhone has the capability of recognizing zoom, but it worth to try as iPhone camera is also a good one
How would you use this set up to video a musical performance for example? Could you use the h4ns multi channel?
Do you mean recording or using audio interface? With audio interface it can be up t0 2 plugins only, and live recording 4 channel mode, you can use 2 built mics and other 2 mic/jack plugins
I'd like to record video on my phone with Zoom H4n quality sound - to be clear, is that what this does? (There was no mention of how to adjust settings on phone or H4n to switch audio from phone mics to H4n. I'm using a Pixel 5a with a headphone jack port.)
Hi, is it posible to use the USB cable from the ZOOM H4N with an adapter , instead of using this splitter and cable? THank you (from Brazil)
Hi yes you can try to connect via USB and make it as audio interface with 48kHz setting for most of the middle high phone. Usually when it works it will said youre using an external microphone. It works depends on your phone system, usually it works fine with Samsung or middle high phone. If it doesnt work, then splitter is needed. Hope this help
@@TuneInsiders ok , thank you!
Hello!!!! How are you? I try with splitter on 3.5 input but don't recognize on my phone...
Then I try with USB c input to USB of the zoom h4n ( interface mode) ... Work... But the audio is fast than video 😞😞😞 anything help please?
My phone is a Xiaomi redmi note 8 pro
Which app 🤔?
wuw! Brilliant! It is possible to use a bluetooth headset and the Zoom h4n in my android?
I dont think its possible with bluetooth as there will be big delay in audio transmitting and quality loss
@@TuneInsiders uhmm it makes sense. thanks for the answer 😃
thats mono :(
Which app are you referring to at the end of this video?
It is zoom meeting app for android
Thanks! How would you record a song that is on your tablet, with the H4n Pro? USB C to ??
Wonderful video thank you! So this would work for the H2N also?
You guys sent the international link with the wrong idea in the comment section. Do it right next time. I gotta return an item now. Thank you for my advice 🙏
Got it! thanks for your eagle eyes!
hi, where.can i find the cable that connects between phone.and.h4n?
you can try to find it in amazon, but you need to make sure you used he correct one to your phone, as now its not only mini USB but also USB-C, let use know and we could suggest you to our affiliate links
@@TuneInsiders sure, I would like to check that out
Great info thanks for sharing
You are very welcome!
Thanks for the helpfulness!
Youre welcome!
I like this idea...such a nice one
Glad you like it!
So helpful
Glad you like it
I am having trouble connecting H4n to my Galaxy S10. I purchased a few different splitters and they all work very inconsistently. It sometimes works the first time I record, but the phone stops recognizing soon after. Any idea what might be the issue? I tried using a several different connecting set up, but it's the same.
Does it always stop when you playback the recording? From our experience, only play the recording without any splitter plugged in it. If you are using USB audio card, use the pro mode video, and choose usb mic as audio source.. Let us know how things going on. Thanks for watching!
@@TuneInsiders I did playback after disconnecting because I figured it wouldn't play with the 3.5mm plugged in. Once I plug it back to record again, it never connects again. I would say it randomly connects less than 5% of the time. I tried many different splitters and 3.5mm cables, but I just can't seem to get it to work. Would the USB audio card be a more reliable method?
@@PianistBPark Hi Brian, we also had that problem sometimes but now it seems working well for our S7 Edge, Xiami Redmi Note 3, Galaxy A51 5G and Galaxy S21+ so it supposed to work with yours too. But of course different device and system could make big different. We tried also with sound card USB and it seems work well with the video as long as the phone noticed the usb or exterdan microphone. We can't guarantee 100% as we have different device, but it might worth to try, just dont spend too much money where you can't refund it when it doesn't work. Thanks for writing to us
@@TuneInsiders Thank you for the suggestions and taking your time responding to my questions!
@@PianistBPark no worries, we are here to help all creators, will do our best and make better content soon. Thanks for your support and good luck!
So helpful for us
Glad you think so!
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This is so helpful and interesting.. thank you for tips and for your passion sharing your knowledge.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you SO MUCH!
You're welcome!
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Glad you like it+
Would this work for a WhatsApp chat?
Yes it would, but whatsapp will keep processing your voice automatically. But for sure you will have a better quality. If you are searching for a music dynamic, whatsapp wouldnt give the contrast that you want for music
@@TuneInsiders thanks! I'm using whatsapp these days for piano lessons (as the student), but I'd like to do recordings, so been basically hum/hawing about buying the zoom h4n pro.
Whoa! Brilliantly explained 🤗
Glad it helped!
So how this works for you? let us know in the comment section below. AFTER MANY COMMENTS WE DO MORE RESEARCH ON WHY MANY OF IT ARE FAILED.
1. The android phone is not for an advanced solution: don't use a USB audio card, or a cheap splitter, use the "Y CABLE" (mike and audio) splitter at a medium price. We have tried many more devices to make sure this could work
2. For an advanced phone with pro mode (ex Samsung Galaxy 10 above), you could use the USB audio card and you could also change the source of audio in the pro mod, if you could not do that, back to number 1 recommendation.
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Will it still be in stereo once its connected to a android
It will, you need a stereo jack too
@@TuneInsiders i got the cables needed thanks so much for this video !
@@TuneInsiders is this real stereo or is it just summed up to mono?
Wouldn't that require a 4th ring and the equivalent in the jack of the phone?
@@ptalch Hi Marcus, you are correct, with this splitter it will be mono as it only has one channel mike. I am not sure if there is 4th ring jack existed. TS for mono, TRS for stereo and TRRS for stereo+ground for mono mike. You probably need sound card to make it stereo for mobile instead of jack connection. Hope this could help
www.gearpatrol.com/tech/audio/a724227/headphone-jack-plugs-rings-explained/
@@TuneInsiders thank you for your quick response.
I will do some experiments when I receive mine. The most remarkable point is if it sums up both mics to mono or neglects one of them.
In this case a stereo to mono adapter will do it.