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If you need to record 2+ Subjects using external mics, without headphones or AirPods, who need to hear each other and have a conversation, use the workflow in this article! If you are recording a subject with AirPods and an external mic please view the Professional Audio article for this workflow.
When an external mic is plugged into an iOS device, the device reads it as headphones, thus that device loses the ability to output audio and the Subject can not hear anyone during recording. This is the reason the Director must use Hold to Speak to talk with the Subject while recording.
But using Hold to Speak also prevents two Subjects from being able to have a free-flowing conversation since they would not be able to hear one another.
To work around this, your Subjects (and any Collaborators who may also want to communicate with the Subjects) will need to communicate through an external conference line on a separate device (such as Zoom on a computer or a conference call on a phone).
Tips for Facilitating This Setup
External Conference Line
All participants in the Session call into a conference line on a separate device, including Subjects and/or Collaborators, and the Director.
Director and Collaborator Set Up:
- Equipment: On computer with headphones.
- Secondary Device paired into the Conference
- Mute themselves in OpenReel
- Mutes on conference line to not create audio feedback (on speaker phone)
Subjects 2-4 (Subjects on iPhone w/ lav mic) Set Up:
Equipment:
- iPhone with lav mic connected to OpenReel platform
- Secondary device called into conference line
Recap
Now we have our Subjects on an external conference line able to hear each other; an audio feedback loop is prevented; and you can proceed with your high quality recording!
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