Pro Microphone vs PhoneMic

Pro Microphone - Studio Quality Mixer Turn your iPhone or iPad into a live microphone monitor with a built-in studio-style signal chain. Whether you’re rehearsing, hosting, presenting, or just checking how you sound through a speaker or headphones, Pro Microphone routes your voice from the mic to your chosen output with a focus on responsiveness and clarity. Hear yourself, clearly Tap the mic to start. Your voice is processed on the device and played back through the current audio route Bluetooth speaker, AirPods or other headphones, wired earbuds, AirPlay, or the built-in speaker (with smart handling to reduce nasty feedback when you’re on open speakers). Designed for real rooms Live monitoring can cause echo and squealing when the mic picks up the speaker. Pro Microphone includes feedback-aware options so you can start with safer presets or tune things yourself. Adjust Input Gain to control how hot the mic is, and use Volume Boost (200–300%) when you need more level in the room without losing the headroom you need when you’re loud. Shape your tone Dial in Bass, Mid, and Treble with a straightforward studio EQ. Add a light Pop Filter to tame plosives and rumble before the EQ. Choose Echo levels from dry to ambient when you want a bit of space perfect for practice or creative vocal effects. Stay oriented The input meter shows level in dBFS so you can avoid clipping, and status hints help you see how the system is treating latency and routing. If no external speaker or headphones are connected, the app can let you know so you’re not left wondering why everything’s coming from the phone. Bluetooth and daily use Pair your speaker or headset in Settings, then use the app as usual. For the lowest delay, wired headphones are still king; Bluetooth adds some delay by nature of the protocol but the app is tuned to keep the path as snappy as the hardware allows. Thoughtful touches Open How It Works from the help button for a full tour of every control. From the settings menu you can reach support email, privacy policy, and terms. While the mic is active, the display can stay awake so a quick screen lock doesn’t interrupt your session. Privacy-minded Pro Microphone is built around live monitoring: your audio is meant to be heard in the moment, not “stored in the cloud” as part of the core experience described for the app. Permissions are there for microphone (and Bluetooth when the system requires it) so iOS can route audio the way you expect. If you want a pro-style vocal check without a rack of hardware gain, tone, light effects, and flexible output routing Pro Microphone is your pocket studio mixer. Download it and tap the mic to hear yourself the way the room hears you.

PhoneMic turns your phone into a wireless microphone for your Windows or Linux PC. BEFORE YOU START: PhoneMic comes in two halves. This app is the microphone; a small free app on your PC is the other half. Install it first - download it at phonemicapp.com - or the phone has nowhere to send your voice. SETUP ON WINDOWS 1. On your PC, open phonemicapp.com and run PhoneMicSetup.exe. It is free. 2. Install VB-CABLE when the installer asks, then reboot the PC once. 3. Put the phone and the PC on the same Wi-Fi. Your PC appears in PhoneMic by itself - tap it, then tap Start. Then in Zoom, Teams, Discord, OBS or any other app on the PC, choose CABLE Output as the microphone. SETUP ON LINUX 1. On your PC, open phonemicapp.com and paste the one-line install command into a terminal. No driver and no VB-CABLE. 2. Put the phone and the PC on the same Wi-Fi, pick the PC in PhoneMic, then tap Start. 3. In Zoom, Meet, Discord, OBS or any other app, choose Phone Mic as the microphone. The app also has a full step-by-step guide built in, under the question mark in the top left. FEATURES - Low latency - uncompressed 48 kHz audio over your Wi-Fi, delay of a few dozen milliseconds - Works everywhere - shows up as a standard microphone on Windows and Linux - Keep streaming with the phone locked or the app in the background - Mute straight from the Lock Screen or Dynamic Island - Live level meter so you can see your voice coming through - Private by design - audio never leaves your local network REQUIREMENTS - A Windows 10 or 11 PC, or a Linux PC with a PipeWire desktop (Fedora 36+, Ubuntu 22.10+, Debian 12+, Arch), with the free PhoneMic receiver installed - Phone and PC on the same Wi-Fi network SUBSCRIPTIONS PhoneMic requires an active subscription to use the microphone and PC connection features. Choose $4.99 per week, with a 3-day free trial for eligible subscribers, or $24.99 per year, charged when you subscribe. Prices are in US dollars; local prices are shown in the app. Existing monthly subscribers keep their current plan. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, or after the free trial ends if eligible. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in Settings. Restore Purchases is available in the app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://phonemicapp.com/iphone-mic-pc/privacy/