![]() That’s enough technical jargon for now – let’s get to the microphones! For comparison, we show the OMTP standard, which is less commonly used today. With the popularity of Apple’s iOS devices, most other devices on the market now likewise use the CTIA pinout. Apple and CTIA, the wireless industry association, worked together to create the CTIA connection (shown below). To further complicate things, there are two major standards for TRRS used with smartphones: Standard CTIA and Standard OMTP. Therefore, if you plug a TRS device (such as a 3.5 mm microphone) into a TRRS device (such as an iPhone), the connection will not work properly. Other devices such as iPhones, iPads, and Android phones/tablets have a TRRS (tip-ring-ring-sleeve) connection. The iPod has a standard TRS (tip-ring-sleeve) connection that connects to headphones (TRS: audio left, audio right, ground, respectively). For example, while the 3.5 mm connection on an iPod and iPhone look similar on the outside, they are different on the inside. When you plug a microphone into a device such as a mixer, computer, or recorder, you always need to make certain that the specifications of the microphone and the other device are compatible. ![]() The reason it depends is that although 3.5 mm (⅛”) microphone connections are the same size, the connections themselves are not created equal. Question: Can I use my microphone with an iOS or Android Device?Īnswer: As we often say, the answer to so many questions in the audio world is “It depends.” And that’s the short (and, perhaps, not very satisfactory) answer here as well. ![]()
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