Nobody has the patience to listen to hard-to-hear content (windblown interviews, noisy backgrounds, etc), so give your followers a break and invest in a decent mic. The same thing applies to vlogging and podcasting. Adding live vocals has the potential to transform tracks created in these applications, but good luck with using the built-in mics. Modern iOS devices – as well as those dating back a few years – are more than powerful enough to run some seriously capable audio software, including GarageBand, Cubasis, FL Studio and AUM. However, these miniaturised mics, hidden within their pinhead-sized ports, are pretty hopeless when it comes to doing anything meaningful. To be fair, the quality isn't too bad for making and taking one-to-one calls, because most iOS devices feature multiple microphones, and Apple's engineers have also installed some very smart noise-cancelling technology. We can think of only one area in which these devices fall short, and that’s their onboard microphones. The newest iPhones are phenomenally powerful, while the ludicrously fast, M1-powered iPad Pro series rivals – and in some cases outguns – many modern laptops and desktops. Apple's latest iOS devices pack a real punch.
