HTC One (M8) Question

[StuW]

Sound should be fine, it has some anti-distortion Mic apparently, there are one or two examples on xda

[ManMachine]

I'm thinking about getting the M8 for my upgrade. I currently have the Galaxy S3. I'm pretty much sold on the M8 for a few different reasons (very close race between the S5 and M8). Though, the rather obvious fault is the camera, so can anyone here that has the M8 give me a little review of your camera?

I've read through a ton of reviews already, so I'm just looking for the "everyday use" review here. I'm also a bit of a concert junkie, and no phone I've ever had could record meal without heavy distortion. Any reviews on the sound quality of the video?

Any help would be appreciated, but please don't point me to reviews as I've probably already read/watched them. I'm also not looking to start a phone flame war, so any unrelated comments will be ignored.

Thanks for the read/help,
Ryan

The quality of the mic is important but the reason mics distort is because of the sound pressure. Sound at a gig is compressed waves in air, when these waves hit the diaphragm in the mic they cause it to vibrate, if they are too strong it will exceed the limits at which it is designed to vibrate, and the sound will distort (called clipping).

Here's a couple of tips;

1. Stand at the back, the lower sound pressure will not have so much impact on the mic diaphragm

2. Use a shield. You might see microphones used by singers with a round head, like an ice cream cone with a round scoop of ice cream in it, this round bit is a shield which absorbs a lot of the sound pressure from the close quarter vocal/amp sounds (assuming amps are not D.I.). Shields can come in other shapes before anyone points that out. Something to deflect the sound from directly hitting the mic diaphragm will work, piece of foam-sponge, your hand, etc.

3. turn the phone away from the direct sound source so it records the reflected sound, reducing the sound pressure on the diaphragm. This can be problematic in some venues as the sound can be reflected on more than one surface and can sound mushed.

4. Buy a proper sound recording device.

Good luck.

MM