{"id":888,"date":"2013-05-10T11:15:23","date_gmt":"2013-05-10T11:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pusabase.com\/blog\/?p=888"},"modified":"2013-05-10T11:15:23","modified_gmt":"2013-05-10T11:15:23","slug":"recording-live-concerts-with-a-phone-what-is-the-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pusabase.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/10\/recording-live-concerts-with-a-phone-what-is-the-best\/","title":{"rendered":"Recording live concerts with a phone? What is the best?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What phones are the best for recording live concerts &#8211; Meet Nokia Lumia 620\/720\/810\/820\/822\/920\/928, Pureview 808 and HTC One (2013)<a href=\"http:\/\/pusabase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/concert_phones_Photo_700-nokia-lumia-920-color-range-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-889\" alt=\"concert_phones_Photo_700-nokia-lumia-920-color-range-2\" src=\"http:\/\/pusabase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/concert_phones_Photo_700-nokia-lumia-920-color-range-2.jpg\" width=\"730\" height=\"730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pusabase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/concert_phones_Photo_700-nokia-lumia-920-color-range-2.jpg 730w, https:\/\/pusabase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/concert_phones_Photo_700-nokia-lumia-920-color-range-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pusabase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/concert_phones_Photo_700-nokia-lumia-920-color-range-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pusabase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/concert_phones_Photo_700-nokia-lumia-920-color-range-2-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a>When you want to take a phone to the live concerts, you want to make sure that it can record distortion free audio. Many phones can record 720p or 108op video, but only a handful can record distortion free audio.<\/h2>\n<p>Currently there aren&#8217;t too many good phones that can record both great audio &amp; video.\u00a0 Nokia is so far the current leader with their HAAC microphone technology, HTC One (2013) is currently the only phone fighting against Nokia Lumia series <strong>620\/720\/810\/820\/822\/920\/928 <\/strong>and<strong> Nokia PureView 808.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Problem with other phones like iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S3 and HTC 8x etc, is that they have poor microphones. Phones mentioned earlier has built-in <strong>HAAC microphones<\/strong> (High Amplitude Audio Capture microphone) that can record distortion free audio (tolerate sound pressure up to 140dB!) giving distortion free recordings (with bass) pretty much in any live concert situation.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some examples recorded with phones that have <strong>HAAC\/Nokia Rich Recording<\/strong> technology:<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Nokia Lumia 620<\/strong> &#8211; Drums test<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wajA606zAl0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nWhere to get one? Nokia Lumia 620 at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;field-keywords=nokia%20lumia%20620&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;tag=brucetapes-20&amp;url=search-alias%3Daps\">Amazon.com<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/s\/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;field-keywords=Nokia%20Lumia%20620&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;tag=pu0c-21&amp;url=search-alias%3Daps\">Amazon.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Nokia Lumia 820<\/strong> &#8211; Accept &#8211; Metal Heart @ Pakkahuone Tampere, 6th November 2012:<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kmvrjgZUE-4\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nNokia Lumia 820 at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;field-keywords=nokia%20lumia%20820&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Anokia%20lumia%20820&amp;tag=brucetapes-20&amp;url=search-alias%3Daps\">Amazon.com<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate-program.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/associates\/network\/build-links\/text\/simple-thispagelink.html?ie=UTF8&amp;assoc_ss_ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2Fmn%2Fsearch%2Fref%3Dnb_sb_noss_1%3F_encoding%3DUTF8%26field-keywords%3DNokia%2520Lumia%2520620%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps\">Amazon.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Nokia Lumia 920<\/strong> &#8211; HTC 8X vs Nokia Lumia 920 &#8211; recording a live Deadmau5 event<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/svM5g_9539Y\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nNokia Lumia 920 at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;field-keywords=nokia%20lumia%20920&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Anokia%20lumia%20920&amp;tag=brucetapes-20&amp;url=search-alias%3Daps\">Amazon.com<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/s\/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;field-keywords=Nokia%20Lumia%20920&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3ANokia%20Lumia%20920&amp;tag=pu0c-21&amp;url=search-alias%3Daps\">Amazon.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Nokia Pureview 808<\/strong> &#8211; Reverend John Wilkins @ Rauma Blues 2012<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sfI2oAPUvDk\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nNokia Pureview 808 at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;field-keywords=nokia%20pureview%20808&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Anokia%20pureview%20808&amp;tag=brucetapes-20&amp;url=search-alias%3Daps\">Amazon.com<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/s\/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;field-keywords=nokia%20pureview%20808&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Anokia%20pureview%20808&amp;sprefix=Nokia%20purev%2Caps%2C195&amp;tag=pu0c-21&amp;url=search-alias%3Daps\">Amazon.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And just for the kicks, here&#8217;s my recording with the <strong>Nokia Lumia 620<\/strong> and <strong>Nokia Pureview 808<\/strong> (Lumia 620 used for video, and both phones used for audio). Bootleggers would call this a &#8220;matrix-recording&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cFaH_8vYze0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>HTC One (2013) &#8211; Bruce Springsteen &#8211; The River (Turku &#8211; Live)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WALbRStjeOg\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This space is reserved for the HTC One phone. Apparently they have used Nokia HAAC microphones without permission. Now some models comes with the built-in HAAC mic, but the never batch has different microphones? More about this when the whole situation is more clear.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2013\/04\/22\/nokia-preliminary-injunction-against-htc-one-mic\/\">Nokia granted preliminary injunction against HTC in the Netherlands over high-amplitude mics <\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>One can only hope that other mobile phone manufactures also adds similar technology to their phones, as we all want great distortion free videos from concerts. I&#8217;m gonna update this blog post when new models comes along. :)<\/p>\n<p>For a great resource of Nokia &#8220;Rich Recording&#8221; (Lumia\/Pureview) material, check out: <a href=\"http:\/\/nokia808recordings.blogspot.com\">nokia808recordings.blogspot.com<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Support my Presidents of the USA blog, and save money with Iherb discount coupon code:<\/h3>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iherb.com\/?rcode=YUY952\" rel=\"nofollow\">iHerb Coupon: Save up to <strong>$10.00 off<\/strong> from your 1st iHerb order<\/a> \u2013 Thanks!<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What phones are the best for recording live concerts &#8211; Meet Nokia Lumia 620\/720\/810\/820\/822\/920\/928, Pureview 808 and HTC One (2013)When you want to take a phone to the live concerts, you want to make sure that it can record distortion free audio. Many phones can record 720p or 108op video, but only a handful can record distortion free audio. 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