Good App! Needs a few Tweaks. Works w/ Orig iPhone

5 Star Idea! Reasonable price. Works with my original iPhone.

A bit wierd you have to turn phone around (to bottom to use phone mic. Its great that the microphone graphic is upside down to remind users of the proper orientation for speaking.
Since there is no pop filter, you have to utilize good mic techniques so you speak past the mic, and not into it. Speaking directly into the mic picks up all kinds of annoying breathing sounds and air pops. But adjusting how you place the mic works ok. A tissue over the mic might cut down on that kind of stuff. But this is a great cheap way to turn your iPhone into a Microphone. The sound quality depends on the quality of your speaker set. I have some Klipsch computer speakers, and frankly, the sound is pretty good.

It is a bit odd that there is no Options setting to control the headphone volume output via the iPhone. The speaker jack has to be inserted before you can adjust the (output) headphone volume, which increases (or decreases) the output volume going to the speakers. (The headphone output volume level is controlled separately from the overall volume output level of your iPhone.) Obviously, one can also adjust the output volume of the connected speakers, as long as your stand-alone speakers have independent volume control. I could use this app nicely with my ampified computer speakers.

For original iPhone and non 3G users, you will need one of those headphone adapters so the 3.5mm jack fits OK in the iphone. It wont work without one-- unless you shave down the 3.5mm plug to fit into the narrow headphone jack space. Adapters are about $7 online at Mac accessory dealers. I had an extra jack adapter anyway because I upgraded my headphones when I first bought my iPhone. I also bought a 20ft 3.5mm extension cord (about $12) so I could run my sound through my speakers (after my bluetooth speaker transmitter set up died.) If you do public speaking, you should get a 3.5mm extension cord.

Overall, MEGAPHONE IS a great idea. Just needs a few tweeks for volume settings. Might be cool too if you had a few dif skins for the mic graphic. But I like it !

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