I think you mean 'certified' not 'certifiable'. The latter normally refers to mental health issues. OK, maybe you meant to say that.

PS Thanks for the deal btw, a great one.

Well, no. That's nonsense.

At 44.1KHz and above, sampling frequency ceases to be an issue. What determines your sound quality is the mic, the quality of the preamp, and the quality of the ADC. To assume that a phone would be better at recording audio than a purpose-built audio recorder just because it has this app (which I doubt uses anything more than just the stock Android audio libraries) is very naive.

Oh dear. Well, I can see why you went on the offensive with this post.

1) The 'magical cartoonish threshold' of 44.1KHz is not mine, it is from a man named Harry Nyquist. You may be familiar with his work. If you aren't, you should read up on it; it's kind-of an essential if you have any interest in audio engineering. You should also read up on the ramifications of recording at above 44.1KHz.

2) Obviously, recording quality is dependent on lots of factors, but I listed only the top three because they were a bit more relevant and meaningful than just the sampling frequency, which was all you mentioned. Incidentally, I'm not sure why you list post production as one of the things that impact recording quality, or why you mention something as trivial as firmware but not as significant as bit depth.

3) Obviously, I'm talking within a comparable sort of context. Ie. a Zoom H1 against a modern smartphone. I think you're being a bit too silly here.

On the note of civility, you should probably try to heed your own message. You've clearly got a very high opinion of your own knowledge and a very fragile ego, and I suspect that's why you replied to my message, which merely disagreed with you and didn't resort to insults (like yours), with such hostility.

You should grow up a bit. And learn a bit more about audio engineering.

I tested about ten free ones a while back, I only kept these 2 by Sony and Splend:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.splendapps.voicerec

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sonymobile.androidapp.audiorecorder

For pros in Film/video/Radio and music/ent industry as a contingency on you all the time. If you spent tons on Nagra, Tascam, Sennheiser wireless, Rode, Zoom and similar gear, you will be glad to put this on your phone for life with regular updates.

Can connect it to USB OTG to other sound boxes. Good as backup recording just in case your other location devices fail, or run out of battery again. Read reviews for more ideas:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.pfitzinger.rec#details-reviews



Also good for professionals needing to record sound: Secretary, law, writers, surveyors, dictation ...

You can add a lavy mike to it, search on amazon or ebay after you choose one, anything from a tenner to 3 digit prices.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lavalier+phone

Any basic freebie sound recorders available?

I tested about ten free ones a while back, I only kept these 2 by Sony and Splend:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.splendapps.voicerec

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sonymobile.androidapp.audiorecorder

I think you mean 'certified' not 'certifiable'. The latter normally refers to mental health issues. OK, maybe you meant to say that.

PS Thanks for the deal btw, a great one.

Anyone used this for nature sounds? Wind, rain, streams etc? If so, is it any good?

Thank you.

or how about recording what your better half is upto.

purchased - thanks - looking forward to how it may improve stock app on Galaxy....

Isn't own to the quality of the phone's microphone more than anything?