I think I have a problem with FP3+ audio recording, I’m not satisfied with it. I play the guitar, I’d like to record something every now and then but when I listen to the result I immediately delete everything.
The most important problem is the “cut” I can hear on the sound. When the sound intensity drops below a certain threshold it sounds to be cut (there’s a sharp decay, like a “step”).
(if you can’t see the video don’t worry, it was just a chord to let you hear the decay is cut)
I’ve tried with different app and also with another FP3+, same result. I tried with my son’s Samsung A50 and it’s far better. From this I have concluded the problem can be the FP3+ microphone.
I’d try to get around the problem by buying an external microphone to plug into my FP3+.
I don’t need anything professional, I’m just looking for a way to record my guitar (and don’t feel ashamed for the poor sound quality ).
I remember seeing another thread on here discussing a similar (but unrelated) issue regarding the audio quality but I can’t find it at the moment. There were some interesting findings posted about the different ways the phone processes/outputs audio.
You could try setting the audio source to “Unprocessed” if the app supports it - the audio may be a bit quieter but should maintain a consistent recording level
If you’re recording using the original camera app, I couldn’t find any way to change the audio source in there. I use Opencamera instead which can change this - it’s located in Settings > Video Settings > Audio Source
I won’t start again with tickets, I ve just finished.
I bought my phone last Christmas and I’ve spent most of these eleven months exchanging messages with the support and sending back and forth the phone to Cordon.
I’m really tired of troubleshooting, I bought this phone because I wanted a fair phone to use not a troubleshooting marathon to run.
If I can solve the problem with an external mic I’d rather doing that than going back to the support. Otherwise I’ll keep the phone as it is. I’m tired of having troubles to solve.
I’ve tried Audio Recorder right now with the “unprocessed” source but the result is the same.
I’ve heard good things about the rode videomic me, both the USB C and 3.5mm headphone jack versions. (The headphone jack one says that it’s for Apple, but seems to work on Android too)
I’m not sure but I read in another discussion here that the auto gain filter is also applied to external microphones. I have the problem that the recordings are distorted even when I use the audio recorder app and select unprocessed audio source.
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